Commerce Awards Over $100,000 to Ohio Nonprofit Cemeteries
Commerce Awards Over $100,000 to Ohio Nonprofit Cemeteries
Twenty-nine townships are among many Ohio cemeteries that were awarded financial assistance to help preserve their history and make them safer for visitors. The Ohio Department of Commerce's Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing, for the seventh year, awarded $104,000 in grants to 45 Ohio cemeteries located in 31 counties through the FY 2025 Cemetery Grant Fund. The annual grant is funded by $1 of every $2.50 from burial permit fees received by the Division. Cemeteries who did not receive funding for 2025 are encourage to apply again when the application window opens up on July 1st.
Cherry Valley Twp. Cemetery (Cherry Valley Twp., Ashtabula Co.) - $2,500
Dorset Twp. Cemetery (Dorset Twp., Ashtabula Co.) - $2,500
Cork Cemetery (Harpersfield Twp., Ashtabula Co.) - $1,000
Linwood Cemetery (Colerain Twp., Belmont Co.) - $2,500
Decatur Cemetery (Byrd Twp., Brown Co.) - $2,500
Fincastle Cemetery (Eagle Twp., Brown Co.) - $2,500
Grandview Cemetery (Center Twp., Carroll Co.) - $2,500
Newson Cemetery (Jackson Twp., Champaign Co.) - $1,739
Jefferson Twp. IOOF (Jefferson Twp., Clinton Co.) - $2,500
Sabina Cemetery (Richland Twp., Clinton Co.) - $2,500
Franklin Cemetery (Franklin Twp., Coshocton Co.) - $2,500
Berkshire Cemetery (Berkshire Twp., Delaware Co.) - $2,500
Tedrow Cemetery (Dover Twp., Fulton Co.) - $2,199
Keene Cemetery (Swanton Twp., Fulton Co.) - $614
Maple Shade Cemetery (Auburn Twp., Geauga Co.) $2,070
North Chardon Cemetery (Chardon Twp., Geauga Co.) - $1,173
Wakeman Twp. Cemetery (Wakeman Twp., Huron Co.) - $2,500
Campbell Cemetery (Lick Twp., Jackson Co.) - $2,500
Camden Cemetery (Camden Twp., Lorain Co.) - $2,500
Lowellville Cemetery (Poland Twp., Mahoning Co.) - $2,500
Hamilton-Bethel Cemetery (Union Twp., Mercer Co.) - $2,500
Hedding M E Cemetery (South Bloomfield Twp., Morrow Co.) - $2,500
Kalida Cemetery (Union Twp., Mercer Co.) - $2,500
White Cemetery (Madison Twp., Scioto Co.) - $2,500
Lexington Twp. Cemetery (Lexington Twp., Stark Co.) - $2,500
Brookfield Cemetery (Tuscarawas Twp., Stark Co.) - $2,500
Howland Twp. Cemetery (Howland Twp., Trumbull Co.) - $2,400
Vienna Twp. Cemetery (Vienna Twp., Trumbull Co.) - $2,500
Riverside Cemetery (Superior Twp., Williams Co.) - $1,850
This first appeared in the January/February 2026 issue of the Ohio Township News magazine. Contact the OTA at communications@ohiotownships.org to submit your township stories.