Community Foundation fundholders grant $693K | News, Sports, Jobs

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.