Hardin County Community Foundation to Award $175,000 in Grants

The Hardin County Community Foundation will award approximately $175,000 in grants and scholarships this spring, it was announced Tuesday at the organization¹s quarterly meeting in Kenton.

The figure includes $7,500 in grant money returned by recipients who were unable to complete projects during 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The foundation will accept grant applications from area organizations from Feb. 1 to Feb. 28.

Applications can be found on the foundation¹s website, hardin foundation.org.

Because of the pandemic, trustees decided not to hold a grant award banquet this year.

That means as soon as the grant committee approves grants for 2021, checks will be issued to recipients.

Also during the meeting, Dr. Todd Oates, a Kenton optometrist, was welcomed as a trustee.

The foundation reported that as of Dec. 31, 2020, total assets were $9,469,979, which included $78,218 in property and equipment. Assets invested through Stratos Wealth Partners increased $1.5 million (15.1%) during the year.

It also was announced that $10,550 was collected through the foundation¹s annual fund drive conducted during the final quarter of the year.