The Wilcox Foundation
Making Grants for the betterment of the Plymouth Community

The following is a Listing of many of the Grants made by the Foundation:

APPLICANT

Plymouth Canton High Schools

Plymouth Music Boosters

Plymouth Historical Society

Plymouth Music Boosters

Plymouth Opportunity House

United Way

Educational Excellence Foundation

Plymouth Community Schools

Educational Excellence Foundation

Plymouth Community Arts Council

Plymouth Community Arts Council

Plymouth Community Arts Council

Plymouth District Library

Plymouth District Library

My Friends Care (Plymouth Jaycees)

Rotary Club of Plymouth

Salvation Army - Plymouth Corps

Plymouth Family YMCA

Plymouth Historical Society

Plymouth Literacy Council

Mel Everson

Plymouth City Municipal Services

Plymouth Family YMCA

Plymouth Theatre Guild

Wilcox Learning Center

Rotary Club of Plymouth

Phoenix Mill Museum

Plymouth Arts Council

Plymouth Arts Council

Plymouth District Library

Plymouth Kiwanis Foundation

City of Plymouth – Wilcox Park

Community Literacy Council

PlyCommunity Council on Aging

Plymouth Library

Plymouth Community Arts Council

Plym Downtown Devel Authority

Plymouth District Library

Diamond Landscaping

Plymouth Goodfellows

Salvation Army

Ply YMCA YVC Summer in Service

New Morning School – Summer camp

Plymouth Historical Museum

Friends of the Penn

Ply District Library 

Gaffield Visual Arts Center

Ply Community Council on Aging

Ply Schools - Gaffield Scholarship

Phoenix Mill Women’s Museum

Charter Township of Plymouth

Salvation Army – Plymouth Corps

Plymouth Kiwanis Club

Plymouth Historical Museum

Rotary Club of Plymouth AM

Plymouth-Canton Schools

Plymouth Kiwanis

Barefoot Productions

Plymouth Community Arts Council

Plymouth Historical Museum

Plymouth Community Arts Council

WSDP Radio–Ply Canton Schools

Ply Preservation, Daisy Pavilion

Plymouth Community Arts Council

Plymouth Salvation Army

Plymouth Garden Club

Plymouth Community Arts Council

Wilcox memorial Plaque

Ply Community Council on Aging

Ply Community Council on Aging

Plymouth Community Arts Council

Lighthouse Family Charity

Barefoot Productions

Plymouth Police Department

Plymouth Garden Club

Plymouth Rotary Foundation
Plymouth Kiwanis Foundation
Kiwanis of Colonial Ply
Ply-Canton Schools- Bridge Program
Ply Community Arts Council
Ply Family YMCA
Charter Township of Plymouth
Ply Salvation Army
Ply Downtown Development  Authority
Ply Salvation Army
Educational Excellence Foundation Ply Canton Schools- ASD Program Barefoot Productions
Ply Schools Essay Contest 2015
Ply Community Arts Council
Ply District Library
Ply Good fellows
Ply Rotary AM
Ply Kiwanis
Ply Community Council on Aging
Ply-Canton Comm Schools- History Class Community Foundation of Plymouth Fund
Ply Community United Way
Ply Downtown Development Authority
Ply District Library
New Morning School
Ply Family YMCA
Charter Township of Plymouth
Ply Community Arts Council
Ply Salvation Army
Ply Downtown Development Authority
Plymouth Garden Club
Ply Schools Essay Contest 2016
Ply Arts and Rec Complex
Plymouth Goodfellows
New Morning School
Barefoot Productions
Plymouth Community Arts Council
Plymouth Community Arts Council
Plymouth Police Department
Plymouth Garden Club
Ply Downtown Development Authority
WSDP Radio- Plymouth Canton Schools Plymouth Salvation Army
Charter Township of Plymouth
Plymouth Family YMCA
Plymouth Community Arts Council
Ply-Canton Schools- Bridge Program
Kiwanis of Colonial Plymouth
New Morning School
Plymouth Community Arts Council
Plymouth Community Arts Council
Tonquish Creek Manor
Plymouth Garden Club
Plymouth Schools Essay Contest 2014
Plymouth Community Arts Council
Plymouth Salvation Army
New Morning School
Barefoot Productions
Ply District Library Newspaper digitizing
Ply District Library- Public Art
Plymouth Goodfellows
Plymouth Rotary Club,AM
Plymouth Opportunity  House
Ply-Canton Schools- Bridge Program
Ply Salvation Army
Ply Kiwanis USA Parade
Ply Downtown Development Authority
Barefoot Productions
New Morning School
Ply Community Arts Council
 Ply Community Foundation
Ply Good fellows
Ply Rotary AM
Ply Community United Way
Ply Schools Essay Contest 2017
Ply Downtown Development Authority
Ply Colonial Kiwanis USA Parade
Ply-Canton Schools- Bridge Program
Ply Community  Arts Council
Ply Community  Arts Council
Ply Community Band
Ply Family YMCA
Charter Township of Plymouth
Ply Literacy Council
Ply Salvation Army
City of Ply, Ply Downtown Devel Authority
Ply Kiwanis Club – Aktion Club
Ply Rotary Foundation
Educational Excellence Foundation
New Morning School
Ply Goodfellows
Ply Historical Museum
Ply Rotary AM Club
Plymouth United Way
Ply Community Council on Aging
Aktion Club of Comm Opportunity House
Kiwanis Club of Colonial Plymouth
Ply Community Arts Council
Ply Community Arts Council
Ply Council on Aging
Ply Salvation Army
Ply Family YMCA
Ply Downtown Development Authority
Ply Community Band
Carol Souchock / Essay Contest
United Way Emergency Aid
Ply Salvation Army
Growthworks
 
Ply Downtown Development Authority
New Morning School
Ply Community Arts Council
Ply Goodfellows
Ply Rotary AM Club
Ply Comm Council on Aging
Ply Schools Essay Contest 2017-18
Ply United Way
Ply District Library
Community Foundation of Ply
Ply Community Band
Ply DDA
Ply Family YMCA
Ply Salvation Army
Garland, Alyssa
Ply Community Arts Council
Community Foundation of Ply
Kiwanis Club of Colonial Plymouth
Ply Garden Club
Ply Garden Club
Ply Schools Essay Contest 2018-19
Ply Salvation Army
Ply DDA
​New Morning School
Old Village Association
Ply Community Arts Council
Ply Goodfellows
Ply Rotary AM Club
Ply PARC
Ply PARC
Ply Community Arts Council
Ply Council on Aging
Ply District Library
Ply PARC
Ply Schools Essay Contest 2019-20
Ply Community Arts Council
Ply Community Band
Ply Salvation Army
Keep Plymouth Leafy
Ply Fife and Drum Corps
Ply Family YMCA
Fallen and Wounded Warriors Fund
Ply Community United Way

PROJECT

Annual Plymouth History Essay Contest / Scholarship

Scholarships for needy Band members-pays annual fees

Donation to pay for archiving student essays

Band Uniforms -Students must tour Museum to earn

Fund Construction of 4 Bedroom Addition to Opportunity House

Fund Repairs to Senior Citizens' Homes

Kids Koncert by Fourth Graders

Tutorial Program for underperforming students- pays tutors

Sponsor Summer Skills Camp for at-risk elementary students

Jack's Front Porch Lecture Series-Funds known speakers

Culture of Women - Sponsor Creation of Photo Exhibit

Annual Music in Kellogg Park - Sponsors Summer Concerts

Microfilm Newspapers at Library

Purchase Historical Magazines for Library

Sponsor Bone Marrow Registration Drive

Academic Scholarships for needy students

Sponsor Annual Summer Day Camp for at-risk kids

Youth Empowerment - Partially Fund Teacher for Program

Sponsor Historical Tutors for 8th Graders

Tutoring Program for Adults - teaches reading skills

Wheelchair ramp at mother's single family home

Sound system for Kellogg Park

Teen Volunteer Corps

Summer Youth Theatre Program Director

Establish Program for Tutoring Math, Reading, grades 4-8

Academic Scholarships for High School students

Funds for Women’s Museum project at Phoenix Mill Museum

Funds to purchase new Culture Units and Sculpture Boxes

Funds for Art Volunteer program – Expression Sessions

Subscriptions for Historical Magazines

Donation re: service club work re Historical Marker

Fund construction of improvements for a City Park

Pilot Program – resource Materials for reading and writing

Funds to replace Van equipped with lift

Pch Equipment to scan, catalog photos from Draper Plates

Music in the Park – Summer Series, Wednesday Afternoon

Replace Christmas Lights in Kellogg Park

Adopt-a-magazine:purchase subscriptions to historical mags

Funds for Hardscape around the Wilcox Historical Marker

Grant to fund shortage in Christmas Newspaper sales

Grant to supplement shortage of Bell Ringing collections

New summer program for multi-step service projects

Fund Scholarships for Science Summer Camp

Restore cast iron fence and finials form Wilcox property

Contribute toward restoration of Penn Theatre property

Digitize 5 years of Ply Observer Newspapers, put on internet

Funds to help establish the Gaffield Visual Arts Center

Van to transport Seniors to doctor appts, shopping, etc.

Gaffield Memorial Scholarship

Purchase descriptive wall panel depicting Ford plants

Fourth of July Fireworks

Back to School Drive – school items for needy families

Fund an Award recognizing past & present Ply Leaders

Funds to support a 200th Anniversary display of Lincoln items

Funds Rotary Senior Citizens Christmas Dinner

Funds for scholarships for students to attend Bridge Program

Funds to Sponsor Fourth of July Parade

Fund local theatre to promote theatre and performing arts

Saturdays at the Penn Children’s Program

Seed Money for employing a Development Director

Pilot program to offer opportunities for special needs

Purchase Comrex Access Equipmt for remote broadcasts

Funds to help restore the “Daisy Wall” for the Daisy Pavilion

Funds for the purchase of tables

Emergency funds to prevent utility shut-offs for low income

Funds for landscape improvements at Wilcox Park

Funds for Summer Camp Program – Supplies and Staff

Funds for Jack Wilcox Memorial Plaque

Funds toward purchase of retractable screen costing $4,450

Funds for Senior Citizen Christmas Dinner

Music in the Park children’s program in Kellogg Park

Child abuse program

Funds for electrical improvements

Funds to provide emergency Trauma Kits for Police Officers

Funds to install a sprinkler system for Wilcox Park

​Partner w Rotary to provide funds to the Ply Arts Council for maint
Seed money to assist the Opportunity House Aktion Club get started
Funding for annual Fourth of July Good Morning America USA Parade
Bridge Program supporting at risk students transitioning to high school
Funds for youth Summer Camp schedule
Funding for the Youth Volunteer Corps
Grant to help fund the Fourth of July Fireworks display
Funds for Summer Day Camp for low-income students
Funds for a Fourth of July Celebration Concert in Kellogg Park
Funds in memory of Myrilla Schrader to be used charitable purposes.
Grant to purchase Blackbaud S/W for Management and Fundraising
Grant to fund production  costs of $15,000 for 5 shows for this season
2014--15 Wilcox Historical Essay Contest
2015 Funds for Summer Camp program- Music in Park­
Funds for new landscape maintenance of a sculpture
Funds to provide Plymouth families food, toys and clothing
Funds for Senior Citizen Christmas Dinner
Parade Sponsorship and honor Fred Hill
Funds to help purchase a Bus to transport Seniors
Funds to help with a project to memorialize the History of old PHS
Funds to provide an Endowment for the Ply Community Foundation
Funds to assist a wounded warrior  w medical,education, mortgage exp
Funds to hire a landscape architect to design Kellogg Park Fountain
Funds to fully digitize the Plymouth Mail /Observer from 1887 to 2000
Funds to pay engineering summer camp fees for low income students
Funding for the Youth Volunteer Corps
Grant to help fund the Fourth of July Fireworks display
Funds for youth Summer Camp schedule
Funds for Summer Day Camp for low-income students
Funds for a Fourth of July Celebration Concert in Kellogg Park
Funds to plant annuals, fertilizer for Wilcox Park
2015-16 Wilcox Historical Essay Contest
Funds to conduct studies to support construction  of the project
Funds to provide Plymouth families food, toys and clothing
Funds to pay engineering summer camp fees for low income students
Funds for electrical improvements
Funds for Plymouth Uptown  Players Children's Theatre Group
Funds for Summer Camp Program- Supplies and Staff
Funds to provide  emergency Trauma Kits for Police Officers
Funds to install a sprinkler system for Wilcox Park
Funds for a Fourth of July Celebration Concert in Kellogg Park
Upgrade Remote Broadcast Equipment
Funds for Summer Day Camp for low-income students
Grant to help fund the Fourth of July Fireworks display
Funding for the Youth Volunteer Corps
Funds for design and implementation of Front Wall
Bridge Program supporting  at risk students transitioning to high school
Funding for annual Fourth of July Good Morning America USA Parade
Funds to pay engineering summer camp fees for low income students
Funds for Summer Camp schedule
Funds for Administrative expenses
Funds for needy Seniors for basic necessities
Funds to replace shrubs that did not survive the drought
2013-14 Wilcox Historical Essay Contest
Music in the Park children's entertainment program  in Kellogg Park
Funds to low income households to prevent  utility  shutoffs
Funds to pay engineering summer camp fees for low income students
Funds for technical infrastructure items: laptop, credit card reader,etc
Funds to digitize 4 years of Ply Observer Newspapers, put on internet
Donation of Bronze of Jack Wilcox, on bench w/ Newspaper,
Funds to provide Plymouth families food, toys and clothing
Funds for Senior Citizen Christmas Dinner
Grant to fund House improvements (equal to overpayment)
Bridge Program supporting at risk students transitioning to high school
Funds for Back-to-School program for low-income students
Sponsor Fourth of July Parade
Funds to install Bike Racks around the downtown area
Funds to assist in re-branding and marketing I fundraising
Funds to pay engineering summer camp fees for low income students
2016 Funds for Summer Music in the Park program
Funds to aid marketing efforts for Youth Endowment
Funds to provide Plymouth families food, toys and clothing
Funds for Senior Citizen Christmas Dinner
Funds to provide for a Wounded Warrier
2016-17 Wilcox Historical Essay Contest
Funds for a Fourth of July Celebration Concert in Kellogg Park
Sponsor Fourth of July Parade
Bridge Program supporting at risk students transitioning to high school
2016 Funds for Summer Music in the Park program
Funds youth Summer Camp program - Staff & Needs based scholarships
Funds to help pay for summer band concerts
Funding for the Youth Volunteer Corps
Grant to help fund the Fourth of July Fireworks display
Funds to purchase Laptop Computer and Software
Funds for Summer Day Camp for low-income students
Funds to provide for the design and construction of a Fountain
​Funds for Food Drive
Funds to fund Grade School Tree Planting program
Funds for a Strategic Planning and Board Capacity Building Initiative
Funds to pay engineering summer camp fees for low income students
Provide Plymouth families food, toys and clothing at Christmas
Funds to provide a Storage System
Funds for Senior Citizen Christmas Dinner                          
Living Exps for Wounded Warriors C Middlebrook, J McFadden
Provide funds to purchase Senior Center Equipmt and assist w fees
Funds to send disabled adults to Kiwanis Convention
Sponsor Fourth of July Parade
2017 Funds for Summer Music in the Park program   
Funds for youth Summer Camp program
Funds to pay for Senior Services Program Staff
Funds for Summer Day Camp for low-income students
Funding for the Youth Volunteer Corps
Funds for a Fourth of July Celebration Concert in Kellogg Park
Funds to help pay for summer band concerts
Provide $100 gift card in appreciation of her support of Essay Contest
Provide funds for Tonquish Creek seniors in need
Funds for Back to School program – supplies for needy students
Funds for Streetscape improvements in honor of Dale Yagelia
 
Funds for a Fourth of July Concert in Kellogg Park
Funds to offset tuition for summer science camp for needy children
2017 Funds for Summer Music in the Park program   
Provide Plymouth families food, toys and clothing at Christmas
Funds for Senior Citizen Christmas Dinner                          
Funds for expanding services and programs for Seniors
2017-18 Wilcox Historical Essay Contest
Grant to PUW Dental Fund for needy citizens,work by Dr Hammernick
Funds to convert microfilm Ply Observer Newspaper to digital images
Funds for Service Project to package meals at the PARC
Funds for Band Concerts in Kellogg Park
Additional Funds for Fourth of July Concert -Kellogg Park see 383-17
Funds for Summer-in-Service Youth Volunteer Corps
Funds for Summer Day Camp for low-income students
Student with brain tumor – funds to help pay for education/dental work
Funds to be used for filming an 8-minute documentary film
Funds for publicity, service work, packaging meals,requested $10,000
Sponsor Fourth of July Parade
Brass Plaque for Donor Names at Wilcox Park
Flowers for Wilcox Park
2018-19 Wilcox Historical Essay Contest
Funds for Back-to-School program for low-income students
Funds for a 2019 Fourth of July Concert in Kellogg Park
Funds to offset tuition for summer science camp for needy children
Funds to plant 40-50 replacement trees and replace Old Village signs
2019 Funds for Summer Music in the Park program   
Provide Plymouth families food, toys and clothing at Christmas
Funds for Senior Citizen Christmas Dinner                          
Funds for printing educational materials about the PARC project
Funds for PARC Theatre renovation project – Contingent on Millage
Request Wilcox continue funding Concerts if Series sponsors added
Funds for a Projector and related equipment
Funds to convert microfilm Ply Observer Newspaper to digital images
Funds for Theatre Renovation project, not contingent
2019-20 Wilcox Historical Essay Contest
2019 Funds for Summer Music in the Park program – Balance of cost
Funds for Band Concerts in Kellogg Park
Funds for Summer Day Camp for low-income students
Funds to plant trees on streets around Plymouth
Funds to contribute toward the purchase of a new truck
Funds for Summer-in-Service Youth Volunteer Corps
Funds to support a military veteran’s living expenses
Grant to the United Way’s Dental Fund for a military veteran