10.08.2012 - 

1. Over the past 25 years, almost 17,000 individuals and 2,400 businesses and organizations have built our endowment funds that now total more than 410.

2. Each year, almost 2% of Lorain County's population gives through the Community Foundation—gifts of all sizes that add up to a growing source of community capital.

3. The Community Foundation is a diligent steward of more than $85 million in charitable assets for generous donors and judicious nonprofit organizations. More than $3.5 million is invested back into the community as high-impact grants.

4. Since we were established in 1980, the Community Foundation has made more than $45 million in grants to 625+ local organizations and 2,016+ scholars.

5. We've started several innovative community programs, including:
- School Endowment Funds (first of their kind in the nation)
- Leadership Lorain County
- Center for Leadership in Education
- Second Harvest Foodbank
- Fund for Our Economic Future
- Project Match (benefiting local fire departments)