How to Recognize Your Grant from the Hamilton Community Foundation

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Grant Recognition Guidelines

Grants from the Hamilton Community Foundation (HCF), and our affiliate Foundations in Ross and Fairfield, are made possible by generous donors. Public recognition of Unrestricted Fund grants, and thereby all Unrestricted Fund donors, helps encourage future contributions to this permanent community resource.

The Foundation publicly recognizes grants through social media, on our website, and in publications including our annual report. We encourage all grant recipients to publicly recognize grants as well.

Grant Recipient Recognition Responsibilities

Invite the foundation to view or gauge the impact of your completed grant program or project
Send a 250-300 word story and photo about your grant’s impact to the foundation
Share press releases or media coverage of your grant’s impact with the foundation
Acknowledge the grant in your organization’s communications using our logo and acknowledgment language where appropriate
Please direct all correspondence to Tracy Eads at the Community Foundation

Acknowledging Your Grant

Please use the following language to acknowledge your grant: “This project was funded [or funded in part] by a grant from the [Hamilton, Ross, or Fairfield] Community Foundation, made possible by generous donors.” Use "HCF", "RCF", or "FCF" on second reference.

Foundation Descriptions

Please use the following foundation descriptions, if needed:

Hamilton

Founded in 1951, The Hamilton Community Foundation (HCF) has the largest collective impact on the quality of life in Hamilton, Ohio. By professionally managing more than 800 individual, family, and corporate funds, as well as nonprofit agency endowments, the Foundation awards more than $5 million in grants and scholarships annually. HCF works to address new and emerging issues of community concern, while remaining focused on health and social issues, education, and community revitalization. As the largest community foundation in Butler County, HCF is a public charity with more than $160 million in assets.

Ross

The Ross Community Foundation (RCF) was established in 2022 as an affiliate organization of the Hamilton Community Foundation. RCF has 48 founders and donors who gifted more than $500,000 to create an unrestricted grant fund. The Ross Community Foundation has made significant strides in supporting the work of local non- profit organizations and programs that specifically support the Ross communities. With focus on Need, Impact, & Merit the Foundation awards grants demonstrating its ongoing commitment to education, food availability, & neighborhood needs.

Fairfield

Established in 1999, the Fairfield Community Foundation was created by a group of dedicated Fairfield residents who wanted to support the Fairfield and Fairfield Township communities. In July 2022 FCF became an affiliate organization of the Hamilton Community Foundation. With assets of $7 million, FCF is growing in scope, reach and impact.