Foundation Funds Education

The Richland County Foundation Board of Trustees approved $367,505 in grants during its August meeting. A large portion of the grants were for educational purposes.

The board approved $83,000 in education grants for K-12 teachers in public or private Richland County Schools to encourage them to develop new programs for their classrooms.  Funding was provided from the unrestricted grant budget as well as field of interest funds. Education grants are selected by a committee made up of board members and people from the community for creative and innovative supplemental programs not covered by school funding.  

The board approved 15 career technical education scholarships. This year’s total so far is $105,100 for 62 scholarships. The Scholarship Committee implemented a rolling deadline for CTE scholarships to meet various enrollment deadlines.  

The Board of Trustees approved grants from donor-advised funds to meet emerging needs at the following organizations:

4 Leaf Rover

Anchor Health

Avon Theatre Film Center

Blessings in a Backpack

Boy Scouts of America Buckeye Council

Catalyst Life Services

Crossroads Church

Discovery School

Domestic Violence Shelter

First Congregational Church

Friendly House Association

Greenwich Point Conservancy

Humane Society of Richland County

Make a Wish Foundation (Ohio/Kentucky)

Mansfield Art Center

Mansfield Police Department

Mt. Sinai Baptist Food Pantry

North End Community Improvement Collaborative

Richland Academy of the Arts

Richland County Dog Warden

Richland County Habitat for Humanity

Richland County Sheriff’s Office

Renaissance Performing Arts

SoundWaters Marine Education Center

St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, Inc.

St. Jude’s Research Hospital

United Way of Richland County

Visual Bucket List Foundation

Wayfinder Ohio, Inc. YMCA of North Central Ohio