Promoting and supporting opportunities for children in Ohio!
The Michael Dean Gibbs Foundation provides awards, grants and scholarships to help empower kids to reach their full potential!
The MDG Foundation was founded in honor of Michael Dean Gibbs — a former resident of Granville, Ohio, who passed away from ALS/Lou Gehrig’s Disease in 2018.
We award scholarships and grants for kids to pursue their passions, whether that be an activity or community project. We also sponsor awards for supports and interventions for children with disabilities and delays as well as for gifted students.
Inclusion Award
This award provides funding for kids who needs supports or interventions in light of a disability or delay or because they are gifted. This is perfect for kid who needs up to $1,000 to pay for a service, equipment, supplies, or anything else that will help the kid reach their full potential.
Empowerment Scholarship
This scholarship is perfect for the child who needs up to $2,500 for music or dance lessons, sports equipment, camp fees, program tuition, online courses to learn something new, or anything else that helps them pursue their passions.
Change-Maker Grant
This scholarship is perfect for the child who needs up to $2,500 to develop and implement a project to improve the community or the world.
“The purpose of life is to help others.”
— Michael Dean Gibbs