YOUNGSTOWN — The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley and its three supporting foundations have awarded just over $693,000 in grant awards to 36 nonprofit organizations in the first round of funding for 2023.
Through the foundation’s general grant, the fundholders awarded $179,300. The Trumbull Memorial Health Foundation awarded $175,000 and the Western Reserve Health Foundation awarded $205,000. The William Swanston Charitable Fund awarded $133,800.
“This is a great start to the year, with lots of exciting work being done across the Valley,” Shari Harrell, president of the Community Foundation, said. “This work is much-needed and vital to building a Mahoning Valley that’s the best it can be for all of us.”
The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley strives to be a leader and advocate for strategic philanthropy, partnering with donors to anchor a permanent and growing endowment and making investments in the Mahoning Valley that improve the quality of life for all residents.
The first-quarter grants are:
Trumbull Memorial Health Foundation
• ACTION — $25,000 for the Trumbull County Mobile Market initiative
• Down Syndrome Association of the Valley — $5,000 for health and wellness initiatives
• Easter Seal Society — $20,000 for integrated therapy services
• Healthy Community Partnership — $50,000 for operating support
• Kidney Foundation of Ohio — $5,000 for direct assistance to patients with kidney disease
• Inspiring Minds — $25,000 for its health and wellness programs
• Nikki’s House — $35,000 for operating support and rent assistance
• The Salvation Army — $10,000 for its mental health drop-in center
Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley
• Boardman Park — $5,000 for the addition of public restrooms at the Maag Outdoor Arts Theatre
• Classroom 2 Capitol — $5,000 for civic engagement programs for Youngstown City Schools students
• Community Legal Aid — $20,000 for legal services and advocacy for low — income residents of the Valley
• Direction Home of Eastern Ohio — $10,000 for the Caring for Caregivers program
• Diva Donations — $5,000 for operating support
• Easter Seal Society of Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana Counties — $7,500 for their specialized preschool for children with disabilities
• Eversight — $2,500 for surgeon education and support for surgeries and research
• Finer Things Academy — $7,500 for the social skills program for local youth
• God’s Warehouse — $10,000 for operating support
• Leadership Mahoning Valley– $1,000 to support the relaunch of the program
• Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past — $5,000 for student trips to civil rights movement sites
• National Inventors Hall of Fame — $7,800 for the Camp Invention summer education program
• Nikki’s House — $10,000 for operating support and rent assistance for women in recovery
• OCCHA — $10,000 for operating support
• Our Community Kitchen — $7,500 for kitchen support
• Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County– $8,000 for the creation of a sensory space and outreach
• Shepherds of All God’s Children Learning Center — $10,000 for building maintenance
• Stambaugh Chorus — $2,500 for community outreach performances
• The Needle’s Eye Christian Life Center — $10,000 for operating support and building upgrades
• Tri-County Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates — $10,000 for academic interventions and career pathway program
• TriYou Cares — $10,000 for its summer youth program
• Youngstown Business Incubator — $10,000 for the Elevating Every Entrepreneur program
• WYSU-FM– $5,000 to match listener gifts
Western Reserve Health Foundation
• American Cancer Center — $10,000 for Hope Lodge Cleveland patient support
• Full Spectrum Community Outreach — $20,000 to support its LGBT+ housing project
• Easter Seal Society — $30,000 for its specialized preschool
• Healthy Community Partnership — $50,000 for operating support
• Kidney Foundation of Ohio — $5,000 for direct assistance
• Our Community Kitchen — $5,000 for kitchen support
• Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. — $60,000 for the creation of the Youngstown TreeCorps program
• YWCA Mahoning Valley — $25,000 for housing with supportive services
William Swanston Charitable Fund
• Direction Home of Eastern Ohio — $20,000 for the Caring for Caregivers program
• Down Syndrome Association of the Valley — $5,000 for health, wellness and fitness programs
• Easter Seal Society — $20,000 for its specialized preschool
• Fossil Ledges Animal Education Center — $5,000 for equine therapy and exposure programs
• Healthy Community Partnership — $25,000 for operating support
• Know Your Neighbor Block Watch — $10,000 for youth engagement
• Shepherds of All God’s Children Learning Center — $20,000 to support its pre-K program
• Tri-County Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates — $10,000 for academic intervention and career pathway program
• Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership — $18,800 for active living and healthy support for its summer youth programs.
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