Over $1M Announced in December Grants
Thanks to our donors, Community Foundation distributes over $1M in grants in a challenging year
Community Foundation of Lorain County Board of Directors announced over $1M in grant awards to 31 non-profit organizations.
2020 has had an overwhelming effect on our community and the non-profits that serve Lorain County. “Thanks to our generous donors and our grants committee, we can continue to support our local non-profits during this challenging year,” says Cindy Andrews, President & CEO at the Community Foundation of Lorain County. “Many organizations have seen an increase in services. We will continue to be responsive and support our community.”
Due to Covid-19, most of us will not be able to get together with our family members, and many vulnerable and older individuals will be alone this holiday. “Our grant of $25,431 will support outreach to seniors in six communities in southern Lorain County: Brighton, Huntington, Penfield, Pittsfield, Rochester, and Wellington,” says Maria Grega, Grants Committee Chair. “Services include home-delivered meals, transportation to medical appointments, and supportive social work services.”
As we approach the holiday season, organizations like RePlay for Kids are actively bringing joy to youth in our community. RePlay for Kids’ mission is to increase toys and assistive devices for children with disabilities. This year’s grant will enable RePlay for Kids to adapt toys for Lorain Public Library. The Library will create a lending library of bags with adapted toys and books for children. We thank the donors of the following funds for making this grant possible: Cy Pres Fund, Lorain Glass Company Fund, North Ohio Heart Center Fund, Ruth and Ted Jacobs Fund, Sanford and Thelma Slutzker Fund, and the Vanek Family Fund. Four of these funds are unrestricted, which gave the Community Foundation the most flexibility to use the funds to support programs addressing the most critical needs in the future. None of these donors would have known of the opportunity to adapt toys for children with disabilities when they established their funds.
If you would like to donate unrestricted dollars to our Touch the Future Fund or learn more about setting up an unrestricted fund to address future community needs, please contact our Development Officer, Laura Malone 440.984.7390 or visit peoplewhocare.org.
If you or someone you know needs a switch-adapted toy this season, please call RePlay for Kids at 216.536.1731 or visit replayforkids.org
December 2020 Grantees:
| ACES Program: Achievement thru Community Education and Support | $35K |
| Avon/Avon Lake Community Resource Services | $5K |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lorain County | $50K |
| Blessing House | $75K |
| Business Volunteers Unlimited | $25K |
| Coalition for the Uninsured of Lorain County | $38.7K |
| Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio | $5K |
| Effective Leadership Academy | $24.9K |
| El Centro de Servicios Sociales | $55K |
| Elyria Arts Council | $29.8K |
| Firelands Association for the Visual Arts | $10K |
| Hospice of the Western Reserve, Inc. | $25.4K |
| Humility of Mary Housing | $35K |
| ideastream | $10K |
| Karen P Nakon Breast Cancer Foundation | $20K |
| Lorain Civic Center Committee | $50K |
| The LCADA Way | $50.4K |
| Lorain County Historical Society | $25K |
| Lorain County LGBTQ+ and Allies Task Force | $20.2K |
| Lorain County Office on Aging | $25.4K |
| Lorain Public Library System | $20K |
| Oberlin Business Partnership | $7.5K |
| Main Street Vermilion | $7.5K |
| Mercy Foundation of Lorain County | $55K |
| National Inventors Hall of Fame | $40K |
| North Pointe Ballet | $7.6K |
| North Ridgeville Community Care | $10K |
| Oberlin Choristers | $10K |
| Oberlin Heritage Center | $25K |
| Passages, Inc. | $25K |
| Prevent Blindness, Northeast Ohio Chapter | $7K |
| RePlay for Kids | $14.1K |
| Road To Hope House Inc. | $50K |
| Salvation Army | $30K |
| Save Our Children | $35K |
| Scholastic Games of Lorain County | $6K |
| TECH CORPS | $20K |
| Youth Challenge | $22K |
| Youth Opportunities Unlimited | $10K |