2013 Jim Doughman Award
04.01.2013 - James C. Doughman began his career with Nordson Corporation in 1966, and in 1976 was promoted as...

Great Grants: Main Street Vermilion
01.07.2013 - “No matter where people give, Vermilion wins!” That phrase is the unofficial motto of...

Thank You Margo!
01.07.2013 - After more than 18 years of service to our Foundation and to the community, Margo Hirth has retir...

2012 Women of Compassion Videos
10.22.2012 - See the stories behind the 2012 Women of Compassion Honorees in our Video Library...

A 4-Holistic approach to youth development
09.21.2012 - The Community Foundation recently awarded a $30,000 grant to help 4-H to build citizenship,...

Focus Locally, Influence Globally
09.21.2012 - Back in 2000, the Community Foundation of Lorain County hosted Nina Spallek, Operating Manager of...

Hispanic Fund Wine & Beer Tasting
09.05.2012 - The Hispanic Fund of the Community Foundation of Lorain County invites you to spend an evening...

Great Grants: Atmosphere Adventures and Lake Erie Nature & Science Center
08.21.2012 - Science class just became a lot more fun thanks to programs like Atmosphere Adventures and...

Join Us for the Fifth Annual Women of Compassion Luncheon
08.09.2012 - Please join us on Thursday, October 11th, as we honor six compassionate women who are doing...

Board Approves $560,000 in Grants
07.27.2012 - The Board of Directors of the Community Foundation of Lorain County voted to approve grants total...

Great Grants: Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio
07.27.2012 - Young Audiences, founded in 1953, enhances student development, creative learning and teaching by...

Great Grants: Team Lorain County
06.28.2012 - Team Lorain County was created in 2005 as a central organization to promote Lorain County as a...

Foundation Celebration of Giving
06.25.2012 - The Community Foundation of Lorain County awarded over $3.6 million in grants to nonprofit...

Community Foundation Scholars
05.25.2012 - Each year in May, the Foundation awards nearly $300,000 in competitive scholarships to local...

Foundation Sets Trainings
04.26.2012 - The Community Foundation has partnered with funders Nord Family Foundation, Nordson Corporation...

2012 Women of Compassion Nomination Forms are Available!
03.30.2012 - In 2007, The Community Foundation of Lorain County and Lorain County Community College joined for...

Great Grants: Credo
03.26.2012 - Each summer, student musicians between the ages of 13 and 22 from across the United States and...

Great Grants: Ohio Dance Theatre
02.27.2012 - Would it surprise you to learn that Lorain County has a professional dance company located right...

Home Donated to Foundation
02.27.2012 - A challenging situation led to a win for the community with the donation of a home in Elyria's St...

Power of the Purse Event
02.21.2012 - The Women's Fund of The Community Foundation of Lorain County will host the 2012 Power of the Pur...

Great Grants: Youth Challenge
01.27.2012 - Founded in 1976, Youth Challenge believes that there is an athlete in every child, including thos...

Join the Women's Fund for a Pajama Party!
01.10.2012 - CLICK HERE to register!...

Foundation Board Approves $755,000 in Grants
12.28.2011 - The Board of Directors of The Community Foundation of Lorain County approved $755,339 in grants t...

Great Grants: Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Lorain County
11.28.2011 - Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Lorain County changes lives, one child at a time, through one-on-one...

A Time for Sharing
10.27.2011 - At the Foundation, we often say that we have a Mezzanine View of the community -- we work...

Our International Connections
10.27.2011 - The Foundation's mission is to connect people who care with causes that matter, and we do this wo...

Great Grants: Veggie U
09.26.2011 - The mission of Veggie U is to promote the well-being of children through a healthy lifestyle....

Great Grants: Herrick Memorial Library
08.29.2011 - Wellington's Herrick Memorial Libary received a grant from The Community Foundation totaling...

Foundation Board Approves Grants
07.26.2011 - Community Foundation Board Approves $565,000 in Grants The Board of Directors of The Communi...

Great Grants: Western Reserve Land Conservancy
07.26.2011 - Western Reserve Land ConservancyFrom the Lake Erie Shoreline to the rolling farmland of its south...

Ninde Collaborative Achieves Overwhelming Success
07.01.2011 - Dick Ninde wanted to help prepare students in Oberlin Schools to apply for and attend...

A Living Legacy Gala
06.29.2011 - The African American Community Fund invites you to a Living Legacy Gala, The Heart of...

Great Grant - Main Street Elyria
05.26.2011 - The staffs of the Main Street organizations across Lorain County are gearing up for a busy summer...

Great Grants - Cuyahoga Valley National Park Association
04.27.2011 - Since 2006, The Community Foundation has supported the Cuyahoga Valley National Park...

Great Grant - Bringing the Cleveland Museum of Natural History to Rural Schools
03.25.2011 - With school district budgets shrinking, there is less and less funding available for field trips,...

Great Grants - Second Harvest Food Bank Benefits Bank
02.28.2011 - For those who have followed the work of the Community Foundation for some time, you might already...

The Women's Fund
02.28.2011 - March is Women's History Month, so it seemed fitting to feature the Community Foundation's...

Great Grants - the Slowik Music Institute
01.26.2011 - Slowik Music Institute, also known as Credo, is a three-week summer music camp in Oberlin for str...

The Foundation's Commitment to Philanthropy for All
01.26.2011 - The Foundation, now in its 31st year of operating, has always had strong commitment to build...

Great Grants - ideastream
01.03.2011 - Great Grant Story -For several years, the Foundation has made grants to ideastream that fund...

Happy New Year!
01.03.2011 - Happy New Year! 2010 was definitely a phenomenal year for The Community Foundation of Lorain...

Foundation Closed on Dec. 31
12.30.2010 - The Foundation's office will be closed on Friday, December 31, so that employees may celebrate th...

Home is Where the Heart Is
11.29.2010 - Every house where love abides and friendship is a guest,Is surely home, and home sweet homeFor...

Youth Fund Members Care
11.29.2010 - On the Sunday before Thanksgiving, members of the Youth Fund Advisory Committee gathered at The...

Foundation's New Home Nears Completion
10.28.2010 - After nearly a year of planning, designing, building and remodeling, the Community Foundation's n...

Game Club Makes an Impact
10.28.2010 - The Community Foundation proudly and accurately boasts that we were the first in the world t...

In Memory of Patricia Lindley
09.13.2010 -      With profound sadness, we must share the news that Community Foundation...

Draft IRS Form Available to Calculate Health Tax Credit for Small Businesses and Nonprofits
09.12.2010 - The IRS today announced the release of a draft version of the Form 8941 that both small...

Moving Forward on our New Home
08.25.2010 - It's been a full flurry of activity here at The Community Foundation as we plunge...

Announcing the 2010 Women of Compassion Honorees
08.20.2010 -  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE2010 Women of Compassion Recipients Announced For additional...

Foundation Board Approves over $500,000 in Grants
07.29.2010 - The Board of Directors of The Community Foundation of Lorain County approved $506,888 in...

An Update on our New Home
07.27.2010 - Kermit the frog said it best, “It isn’t easy being green”. While we had ho...

Wrapping up an Unforgettable Anniversary
07.27.2010 - June of 2010 was a crazy month with the celebration of the Foundation's 30th Anniversary.  W...

Foundation Salutes 2010 Scholars
06.28.2010 - Did you know that the Community Foundation grants nearly $300,000 in scholarships annually to Lor...

What a Great Month!
06.28.2010 - June of 2010, a month that we've been anticipating for so long, is now another part of the Commun...

Gathering Hope House Supports Homeless
04.27.2010 - Imagine calling a tent your home, especially during the cold Ohio winter.  For man...

Last Chance to Nominate a Woman of Compassion
04.27.2010 - The Community Foundation and LCCC are seeking a few good women.  Consider nominating a terri...

The Foundation Celebrates its 30th Year
03.29.2010 - The Community Foundation was founded in 1980, during difficult economic times much like today. In...

A True Believer in The Community Foundation - Dr. Paul J. Kopsch
02.24.2010 - We at the Foundation are in the people business and consider ourselves fortunate, on most days, t...

An Early Investment Pays Off
02.24.2010 - In 1981, the Board of Directors of The Community Foundation released its first annual report.&nbs...

African American Community Fund Announces Grants
02.01.2010 - The African American Community Fund, an affiliate of The Community Foundation of Lorain County,...

$1,000 Investment in 1980 Leads to Long-Running Arts Program
01.27.2010 - In 1981, Firelands Association for the Visual Arts (FAVA) applied for a $1,000 grant from the the...

Free Governance Workshop
01.25.2010 - Susan Meier, VP of Consulting and Training at BoardSource will facilitate a free day-long worksho...

Haitian Relief
01.14.2010 - A message from Steve Gunderson, President of the Council on Foundations, on philanthropy's respon...

Foundation Finds Permanent Home
01.04.2010 - The Community Foundation of Lorain County will soon have a permanent home at 9080 Leavitt Road in...

Hunger Continues Past the Holidays
01.04.2010 - The generosity that occurs over the winter holidays tends to overwhelm all of us who work in the...

Foundation Board Approves over $730,000 in Grants
12.28.2009 - Community Foundation Board Approves over $730,000 in Grants The Board of Directors of The...

Believe - a Word for our Times
11.20.2009 - We hear the word "Believe" quite frequently during the holiday season, whether it's referring to ...

The Community Foundation Believes in the Work of Boys and Girls Club
11.20.2009 - Most adults wouldn’t bet that a girl who grew up in a housing project would win a full...

About the Youth Fund Advisory Committee
10.26.2009 - Looking back on 30 years of history, with over $50 million disbursed out into Lorain County as...

Youth Fund Project
10.26.2009 - We began with something that was simple, but would still be very helpful to those that it would g...

Day of Caring Project Nears Its End
09.25.2009 - Thank you to all who contributed books and toys to our Day of Caring project at LCADA's The Key...

2009 Women of Compassion Recipients Announced
09.18.2009 - Six local women have been selected as recipients of the Second Annual Women of Compassion Awards,...

Main Street Programs as Engines of Economic Development
08.25.2009 - Did you know that, for every $100 spent at a local, independently owned store, $68 returns to the...

Not too Late to Help with Day of Caring Project
08.25.2009 - It's not too late to help the Foundation's staff with our Extreme Make-over Day of Caring...

Women of Compassion Luncheon
08.07.2009 - Please join us for the Second Annual Women of Compassion Luncheon.  We will be honoring six...

Foundation Board Approves Grants
07.16.2009 - Community Foundation Board Approves $394,325 in Grants  July 15, 2009 LORAIN, OHIO R...

Foundation Takes Part in Day of Caring
07.16.2009 - Community Foundation staff have long participated in United Way’s Day of Caring – fro...

Foundation Helps Those Who Help Themselves
07.14.2009 - The path of life’s journey is certainly smoother for some than others.  Circumstances...

A Smart Partnership: Cleveland Reads and Big Brothers/Big Sisters
06.29.2009 - One of the pictures we hold in our minds during these unfortunate and difficult times is a home w...

The Power of the Purse
03.31.2009 - May 2nd, 2009 will be The Women’s Fund Annual Friend/Fundraiser entitled “Power of th...

Our Strategy in a Difficult Economy
03.16.2009 - The Community Foundation of Lorain County turns donors charitable dreams into permanent legacies,...

Women of Compassion Recipients Selected
09.11.2008 - September 10, 2008, LORAIN, OHIO – Seven local women have been selected as the first...

Foundation Board Approves $396,000 in Grants
07.29.2008 - Gifted students from Elyria and Lorain City Schools will have the opportunity to participate in a...

Foundation's Annual Meeting Coming Up on June 18
06.04.2008 - Join us for our Annual Meeting Luncheon on Wednesday, June 18, 2008, from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM at ...

Youth Fund Members Visit Second Harvest
02.12.2008 - On January 13, 2008, the Youth Fund took a field trip to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Nor...

Foundation Board Approves Over $1 Million in Grants
12.21.2007 -           The Community Foundation of Lorain...

Wealth Transfer in Lorain County
11.12.2007 - New research provides an insight into how the generational transfer of assets might provide an...

Foundation Makes First Grant from Anna Martin Fund
11.09.2007 - October 31, 2007  LORAIN,  OHIO – Lorain  County  women  and ...

New IRS Compliance Guides
10.26.2007 - The IRS has released specialized publications for public charities and private foundations...

A New Guide to Good Governance
10.22.2007 - The Panel on the Nonprofit Sector was convened by the Independent Sector and has released...

Foundation Invites You to Walk a Mile in Another's Shoes
09.14.2007 - LINKS Program - Wednesday, October 3, 2007 Join The Community Foundation as we partner with...

Streamlined Web Menu
09.10.2007 - We've simplified the menu on our website to better connect people with the information they...

Foundation Creates New League
09.06.2007 - A donor approached us recently with a bit of a dilemma -- how could he work with the Foundat...

Nonprofit Alert - New IRS Filing Required
08.31.2007 - Don’t Throw Away Your Tax-Exempt Status Beginning in 2008, small tax-exempt organizations w...

Marty Kelly is named 2007 Doughman Award Recipient
07.09.2007 - Marty C. Kelly, Chief Executive Officer of the local Girl Scout Council, was recognized with the...

The Community Foundation of Lorain County holds the 2007 Annual Meeting
07.09.2007 - The Community Foundation of Lorain County awarded over $3.6 million in grants to nonprofit...

Over 80 Heritage Trees Planted in Lorain County Metro Parks
05.23.2007 - On February 1st, the Community Foundation donated $25,000 to the Lorain County Metro Parks in ord...

Parting Thoughts from the 2006-2007 Youth Fund
05.23.2007 - Youth Fund Time CapsuleMay 20, 2007Jennifer Pulkownik, Publicist and 2007 graduate of Amherst Ste...

Parting Thoughts: Lessons Learned from the 2006-2007 Youth Fund Members
05.22.2007 - ...

Youth Fund Members Review Grants
04.06.2007 - Recently, the Youth Fund Advisory Committee reviewed and decided upon fourteen grant...

Grant Application Deadline Changed
02.26.2007 - The Community Foundation of Lorain County has changed the second grant deadline from August 1st t...

New Nonprofit Resource
02.20.2007 - Click here to visit our resource page for nonprofit organizations and their Boards of Directors, ...

Youth Fund Serves Meal at Salvation Army
02.15.2007 - On January 13, 2007, the Youth Fund of The Community Foundation of Lorain County visited the...

Fresh New Look!
12.29.2006 - These changes have been in the works for some time and result from listening to constituents...

Foundation Approves $657,207 in Grants
12.14.2006 - Neighborhood House Association has served those most in need in Lorain County since 1927. ...

October LINKS Presentations
10.13.2006 - Community Foundation donors joined the Leadership Lorain County Class of 2006-2007 to learn about...

Report from Regional Town Hall Meeting
09.22.2006 - Over 900 people from 15 Northeast Ohio counties participated in the Voices & Choices 21s...

IRA Charitable Rollover
08.22.2006 - Now through December 31, 2007, you may be eligible to roll a portion of your IRA over to charity...

ACTION UPDATE
08.14.2006 - The Attorney General of Ohio has significantly revised the proposed State Regulations for nonprof...

Nonprofit Regulations Proposed in Ohio
07.12.2006 - Last week, Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro released a 46-page document of proposed rule changes f...

Our Promise to Anna Martin and to Lorain County
04.21.2006 - In 1958, Anna Martin signed her Last Will and Testament with a provision for a simple and generou...

May LINKS Program Scheduled
04.12.2006 - The Community Foundation's donor education program LINKS is back by popular demand.  Th...

Foundation Board Approves $823,623 in Grants
12.22.2005 - LORAIN, OHIO December 22, 2005 – Christmas came early for thirty-seven local nonprofit...

Foundation Board Approves Latest Grants
08.10.2005 - The Board of Directors of The Community Foundation of Greater Lorain County recently voted to...

2005 Annual Meeting
06.22.2005 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFor more information, contact:Beth Maiden, Communications Coordinator(440)...

Foundation Recognized for Compliance with National Standards
06.20.2005 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   For more information contact: Brian Frederick  (440)...

Hurricane Katrina Relief
02.01.2005 - As foundations across the U.S. respond to the crisis that continues to unfold in the wake of...

Foundation One of First to Submit for National Standards
01.21.2005 - Once again, your Community Foundation is recognized as a leader in its field by being one of the...

Foundation Board Approves Grants
12.16.2004 - COMMUNITY FOUNDATION BOARD APPROVES $611,033 IN GRANTSLORAIN, OHIO, September 2, 2004 -- The Boar...

Great Grants: Leadership Lorain County
12.16.2004 - Take a look at some of the good things happening around Lorain County and, chances are, an alumnu...

Great Grants: The Family Care Center of Lorain
12.16.2004 - CBS News recently reported that an additional 6 million individuals in the United States lost the...

Great Grants: The Story of Blessing House
12.16.2004 - Eamon, the therapy dog, waits patiently for his charges.  His name means “blessed...

Touching the Future: Music, Words, Opera
12.16.2004 - Teachers had pretty much given up hope on reaching Rachel.  Bounced from foster home to fost...

Community Foundation brings an international honor to Lorain
11.23.2004 - Morning Journal Editorial, September 24, 2004Around here, if you say the name “Lorain...