Community Foundation Announces $1M in Grants

People who care. Causes that matter.

The Community Foundation of Lorain County Board of Directors announced more than $1M in grant awards to 36 organizations at the regular July Board meeting. The grants focused on the four program areas: Arts & Culture, Education & Youth Development, Health & Human Services, and Strengthening Lorain County.

2021 July Grant Cycle Awards
ARTS and CULTURE $85K
  • Great Lakes Theater
  • Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra
  • Lorain Historical Society
  • MAD Factory
EDUCATION and YOUTH DEVELOPMENT $187K
  • Leadership Lorain County
  • Educational Service Center of Lorain County
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio
  • Ohio State University Extension, Lorain County
  • Cleveland Museum of Natural History
  • College Now Greater Cleveland
  • Junior Achievement of Greater Cleveland
  • Atmosphere Adventures
  • Second Baptist Church Adopt-A-School Initiative

HEALTH and HUMAN SERVICES $530K

  • Catholic Charities Corporation
  • Neighborhood Alliance
  • Lorain County Free Clinic, Inc.
  • Lorain County Safe Harbor Genesis House
  • Alzheimer’s Association
  • Family Planning Services of Lorain County
  • Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center
  • Let’s Get Real, Inc.
  • Lorain County Lutheran Presbyterian Cooperative Ministries
  • Pathways Enrichment Center
  • Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry
  • Oberlin Community Services Council
  • Voices for Children
  • Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging Foundation
  • Achievement Centers for Children
  • NAMI Lorain County
STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY $215K
  • Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
  • Lorain County Urban League
  • YWCA Elyria
  • Lorain County Habitat for Humanity
  • Harrison Cultural Community Centre
  • Western Reserve Land Conservancy
  • SCORE Cleveland Chapter 30