Canton Ohio Foundation

In addition to grantmaking, the Foundation serves as a convener, facilitator and collaborator around community issues affecting the poor and underserved

The Foundation primarily serves Stark County, Ohio, awarding grants to nonprofit organizations addressing these topics. However, requests are considered from Carroll, Holmes, Tuscarawas and Wayne counties in Ohio.

In addition to its grantmaking, the Foundation serves as a convener, facilitator and collaborator around community issues affecting the poor and underserved with a greater commitment in the following areas:

Early Childhood Education
Homelessness
Behavioral Health

For more information about the Foundation and its grantmaking process, please visit scfcanton.org.

In addition to grantmaking, the Foundation serves as a convener, facilitator and collaborator around community issues affecting the poor and underserved

Established 1996

Based upon Gospel values, Catholic social teaching and the congregation's mission and beliefs as they are related to major societal challenges, the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine has directed their foundations to confront key issues that impact the poor and underserved.

Therefore, the three Sisters of Charity Foundations remain committed to addressing the needs of the poor and underserved by understanding the root causes of poverty, nurturing the growth of healthy communities, emphasizing youth and family, and measuring the outcomes of these efforts.

Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton

400 MARKET AVE. N, SUITE 300
CANTON, OH 44702
P: 330 454 5800
WWW.SCFCANTON.ORG

Recent Blog Posts

October 31, 2025

Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina launches new 2026–2028 Strategic Plan

The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina recently launched its new 2026–2028 Strategic Plan. Through careful listening, reflection, research and discernment, the foundation team has been working diligently on this plan development for more than a year. This new plan calls the foundation to work in systems change, leaning into three focus areas: economic mobility, housing security and health care. In order to truly alleviate poverty across South Carolina, the foundation believes in challenging the systems that perpetuate cycles of poverty.

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August 1, 2025

Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton spotlights grantee that provides free, "imperfect" local produce

"Imperfect" produce that doesn’t meet grocery store standards is still perfectly good (and healthy) to eat. A Whole Community, Inc. in Wayne County near Canton has partnerships with local farms that allow the non-profit to acquire “seconds” produce at reduced costs for its Community Food Project. The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton has supported the food project in recent years. The program provides free, fresh produce to underserved individuals and families.

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June 13, 2025

Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton awards grants totaling $1,520,003

The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton Board of Directors has announced $1,520,003 in grants for the first and second quarters of 2025. Grants were awarded in three strategic areas: Responsive Efforts with a commitment to respond to specific or short-term community needs; Strategic Collaborations with work alongside others to launch programs that build capacity and increase effectiveness in community services; and, Foundation-Led Initiatives, which are efforts to develop and hone programs focused on systemic change.

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May 14, 2025

Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina distributes $1.2 Million in grants

The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina recently awarded grants to 93 nonprofit organizations working to reduce poverty in the state. Totaling $1,287,000, the grants support organizations that serve all 46 South Carolina counties. The funded nonprofits address a wide variety of issue areas, including affordable housing, healthcare access, food insecurity, legal representation, education and economic mobility.

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April 4, 2025

Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina releases 2024 annual report, highlighting strategic work to reduce poverty

The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina recently released its 2024 annual report, highlighting its $2.87 million in grant investments and partnerships that provided impactful funding and collaboration to more than 200 nonprofit organizations across all 46 counties in South Carolina. Those organizations share in the foundation's mission to make the South Carolina a place where all can thrive.

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March 5, 2025

Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton 2024 annual report focuses on heroes in the community

The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton works to build community by supporting and enhancing the efforts of those who directly serve others. The foundation recently released its 2024 annual report, which highlights how it spent the past year as a resource, partner, convener and supporter for the heroes in the Canton community who deliver vital services to people in need. The foundation awarded $3,519,065 in grants in 2024 in three categories of need: foundation-led initiatives, strategic collaborations and responsive grants.

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December 23, 2024

Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton supports new home of EN-RICH-MENT Arts Education Center

EN-RICH-MENT in Canton provides free music and arts education, plus leadership and life skills classes for youth ages 5 to 18. The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton helped support the building of a new education center in Downtown Canton dedicated to the educational programs of EN-RICH-MENT, with the new facility opening in June. The foundation's board of directors held a recent meeting at the new building.

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