Education Across the Ages
This initiative focuses on enabling children and youth to have a solid educational foundation beginning with early childhood literacy, transitions with the provision of traditional scholarships, and continues through life by equipping adults with the financial means to develop their minds and raise their career prospects.
Education
Traditional
Scholarships
We have scholarships available for graduating high school and current college students who are pursuing either an Associate or Bachelor’s degree or career credentials.
Adult Education Scholarships
Imagination Library
Y-Give Program
Youth-Granting, Investing, Volunteering and Engaging in Hancock County
Creating a culture of philanthropy starts by encouraging our youth to give and serve their community. Y-GIVE seeks to do just that by establishing a board of youth ambassadors for the Community Foundation with representation from each Hancock County public high school.
Martha Beckenholdt Youth Philanthropy Award
This process is closed until January 2024.
This award, named in honor of long-time Hancock County resident and philanthropist Martha Beckenholdt, recognizes a Hancock County high school junior who has contributed outstanding time, talent, and energy to philanthropic endeavors. These are the true attributes of the woman whom the award honors.
The award recipient will select a Hancock County nonprofit organization or agency to receive a $1,000 grant in his or her name, donated by the Community Foundation. Applicants must be Hancock County high school juniors with a recommendation from a high school staff member or nonprofit organization leader located in Hancock County. Read all about the 2023 recipient here.
