Community Foundation Board Approves over $730,000 in Grants

The Board of Directors of The Community Foundation of Lorain County approved $730,263 in grants at its December meeting.  The Foundation funds non-profit organizations serving Lorain County citizens in 5 areas:  Arts and Culture, Community-Building, Education, Health, and Social Services.  Local agencies receiving grants include CityMusic Cleveland, receiving $5,000 towards five concerts in Elyria, Main Street Elyria, receiving $15,000 for operating support, Educational Service Center of Lorain County, receiving $4,520 for a Gifted Arts Mentorship program, Gathering Hope House, receiving $26,881 for homeless outreach, and Boys and Girls Club of Lorain County, receiving $40,200 for Project Learn.  A complete list of Community Foundation grants is below:

Arts and Culture
CityMusic Cleveland, Inc.
2009-2010 season in Elyria:  5 concerts - $5,000

Firelands Association for the Visual Arts
General Operating Support - $20,000

Lorain County Historical Society
Community Educational Outreach - $13,000

Lorain Palace Civic Center
2010 Summer Movies and General Support - $25,000

Opera Cleveland
Music!Words!Opera! in Lorain County Schools - $16,000

Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio
Lorain County Schools Arts Programs - $20,000

Community-Building
American Red Cross, Lorain County Chapter
Red Cross support for emergency service personnel - $10,000

Direct Action for Central Lorain CDC
2009 Revitalization Initiative:  Challenge Grant - $30,000

Fido's Companion Rescue
General Operating Support - $500

ideastream
Project Help Wanted - $10,000

Lorain County General Health District
Car Seat Program - $4,200

Main Street Elyria
Downtown revitalization:  Challenge Grant - $15,000

Main Street Wellington
Main Street Program - $15,000

The Foundation Center
Safety net for nonprofits - $4,000

Town Hall of Cleveland
The importance of art for students - $1,500

Wesleyan Village
Second Wind Dreams - $5,750

Zion Community Development Corporation
General Operating Support:  Challenge Grant - $15,000

Education
Educational Service Center of Lorain County
Gifted High School Art Mentorship - $4,520

National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation
Club Invention in Lorain County - $16,000

Scholastic Games of Lorain County
2010 Scholastic Games Radio Quiz Show - $5,800

Health
Alzheimer's Association
General operating support for Lorain County Office - $15,000

Children's Developmental Center
Resource Bank - $30,000

Community Health Partners Foundation
Parish Nurse Program:  Promoting health and wellness in the rural faith community - $55,000

Echoing Hills Village, Inc.
Camp Echoing Hills - $15,000

Elyria Club of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc.
Tri-City Lupus Project - $7,500

Gathering Hope House
Homeless Outreach - $26,881

Lorain County Free Clinic
General Support - $45,000

The Nord Center
Sexual Assault Care Unit - $25,000

Social Services
Blessing House
General Operating Support - $25,000

Boys & Girls Clubs of Lorain County
Project Learn - $40,200

Community Foundation of Lorain County
Service Project for the Homeless - $2,338.71

El Centro de Servicios Sociales, Inc.
General operating support - $40,000

Lorain County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services, Inc.
Vocational Case Managers - $51,074

Lorain County Furniture Bank
General Operating Support - $12,000

Oberlin Community Services Council
Emergency Services - $30,000

Pathways Counseling and Growth Center
Project Access:  Challenge Grant - $10,000

Salvation Army Elyria Corps
Social services and community programming - $25,000

Salvation Army Lorain
Learning Zone - $25,000

Youth Challenge
Lorain County programs - $14,000

Total:  $730,263.71