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Elyria, Ohio-December 18, 2019
Community Foundation of Lorain County Board of Directors announced $1.1M in grant awards to 48 organizations at its regular meeting on December 18, 2019.
Community Foundation, which supports non-profit organizations serving residents in Lorain County, has invested over $100M in the community since 1980.
Board member Karen Wells stated, “The Community Foundation always celebrates the holiday season by funding our local organizations. This year, we awarded $1.1M in the categories of Arts & Culture, Education & Youth Development, Health and Human Services and Strengthening Lorain Count, with 54% of those funds targeted to Health & Human Services where the need is so great.”
2019 December Grantees:
Arts & Culture – $135,582
Elyria Arts Council – $26,000
Lorain County Historical Society – $25,000
Oberlin Heritage Center – $24,582
ideastream – $10,000
Firelands Association for the Visual Arts – $22,000
Oberlin Choristers – $10,000
Slowik Music Institute (dba Credo Music) – $8,000
Great Expectation Ministries – $6,000
Education & Youth Development – $292,705
Effective Leadership Academy – $26,160
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lorain County – $50,000
Save Our Children, Inc. – $35,000
National Inventors Hall of Fame – $49,900
Ohio State University Extension, Lorain County – $40,000
Lorain Public Library System – $27,500
Youth Challenge – $22,000
Girl Scouts of NEO – $15,000
RePlay for Kids – $11,145
Youth Opportunities Unlimited – $10,000
Scholastic Games of Lorain County – $6,000
Health & Human Services – $610,425
Blessing House – $ 75,000
Lorain County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services, Inc., d/b/a The LCADA Way – $65,287
Mercy Foundation of Lorain County – $59,000
El Centro de Servicios Sociales – $55,000
Road To Hope House Inc. – $50,000
Sleep in Heavenly Peace – $50,000
Passages, Inc. – $25,000
Coalition for the Uninsured of Lorain County – $38,750
Humility of Mary Housing – $35,000
Salvation Army – $29,000
Lorain County Office on Aging – $25,431
Camp Imagine – $6,000
Lorain County LGBTQ+ and Allies Task Force – $23,557
Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging Foundation – $16,000
Prevent Blindness, Northeast Ohio Chapter – $7,000
YWCA Elyria – $14,900
Echoing Hills – $10,000
Avon/Avon Lake Community Resource Services, Inc. – $7,500
Lorain County Public Health – $12,000
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Cleveland – $5,000
Lorain County Safe Harbor Genesis House – $1,000
Strengthening Lorain County – $88,000
Village of Grafton – $5,000
Amherst Fire Department – $5,000
Friendship Animal Protective League – $20,000
Main Street Oberlin, Inc. dba Oberlin Business Partnership – $7,500
Main Street Vermilion – $5,500
Candid Midwest – $4,000
Hummingbird Project – $1,000
Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity – $40,000
In 2018, the Community Foundation received more than $5.8M in gifts, distributed approximately $6M in grants and scholarships, and ended the year with assets of $130M. To get more information about grant, scholarships or updates about the Community Foundation visit our website, peoplewhocare.org