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Community Foundation of Lorain County Announces Grant Awards
Elyria, Ohio – July 18, 2019
Community Foundation of Lorain County Board of Directors announced $1M in grant awards to 39 organizations at its regular meeting on July 17, 2019.
Community Foundation, which supports non-profit organizations serving residents in Lorain County, has invested over $100M in the community since 1980.
Maria Grega, Grants Committee Chairperson stated,
“Our Community Foundation mission is to connect people who care with causes that matter; the Grants Committee’s work is the culmination of that mission in our local community.”
July Grants Include:
Arts & Culture – $95,115
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
$15,115 Enhancing Science Education in Lorain County
Great Lakes Theater Festival Students
$35,000 2019-20 Education Programs: Lorain County
Lorain Historical Society
$10,000 Capacity Building Grant
MAD Factory
$5,000 Theatre Arts Based Programming
Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra
$25,000 2019-2020 NOYO Season
North Pointe Ballet
$5,000 Sensory-Friendly Performances 2019/2020
Education & Youth Development – $124,584
Achievement Centers for Children
$7,500 Camps for Children and Adults with Disabilities
Atmosphere Adventures
$15,000 Atmosphere Adventures Science Enrichment Project
Boys and Girls Clubs of Lorain County
$30,000 School Year Teen Out-of-School Time Enrichment
College Now Greater Cleveland
$18,207 College Access Advising for Lorain County
Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio
$5,000 Building Youth Leadership by Cultural Exchanges
Educational Service Center of Lorain County
$2,084 Spelling Bee Programs 2019-2020
Junior Achievement of Greater Cleveland
$15,000 JA Programs for Lorain County Students
Health & Human Services – $739,464
American Red Cross, Lake Erie/Heartland Chapter
$10,000 Request for Biomedical Fleet
Catholic Charities Corporation
$70,000 Catholic Charities St. Elizabeth Center
Cleveland Clinic Research Institute
$50,000 Medication Assistance for Alzheimer’s Patients
Cleveland Clinic Research Institute
$50,000 Medication Assistance for Oncology Patients
Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center
$30,000 2019 Deaf Serving Deaf in Lorain County
Family Planning Services of Lorain County
$40,000 Operating Support
Gathering Hope House
$5,000 Art Recovery Therapy
Hospice of the Western Reserve
$15,000 Reframing the Lens on Dementia at the End of Life
Let’s Get Real, Inc.
$25,000 Intake and outreach for persons moving to recovery
Lorain County Board of Mental Health
$4,484 Vicarious Trauma Training for First Responders
Lorain County Children Services
$8,130 Adoption Finalization Package
Lorain County Free Clinic, Inc.
$60,000 General Operating Support and Prescriptions
Lorain County Habitat for Humanity
$15,000 Affordable Housing Solutions
Lorain County Lutheran Presbyterian Cooperative Ministries
$12,500 Food and Community Assistance Programs
Lorain County Safe Harbor Genesis House
$50,000 Aftercare Program
Lorain County Urban League
$50,000 2019 Vision: Expand and Increase Outcomes
Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry
$25,000 Guardianship Services – Lorain County
Neighborhood Alliance
$60,000 Support of Haven Center Shelter & Senior Nutrition
Nord Center
$10,000 Integrated Healthcare Preparation Project
Oberlin Community Services Council
$25,000 Cultivating Hope
Second Baptist Church Adopt-A-School
$2,390 Senior Programming, and Back to School Rally Initiative
Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio
$56,610 School Pantry Program Expansion
University Hospitals Health System
$50,000 UH Rainbow Pediatric Cancer Family Fund
Voices for Children
$5,000 General Operating Support
Wesleyan Senior Living Foundation
$10,350 Addressing Unmet Needs in Dementia Behaviors
Strengthening Lorain County $44,225
Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park
$14,225 Environmental Education Programs: Lorain & Elyria Schools
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
$30,000 Access to Basic Needs through Legal Aid in Lorain County
2019 Community Responsive July Grant Cycle
Founded in 1980, the Community Foundation of Lorain County is made up of more than 660 endowed Funds valued at approximately $130M. On average, $5.8M is awarded annually in grant support to non-profit organizations serving Lorain County. Visit www.peoplewhocare.org.
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