Ohio Philanthropy News - November 22, 2024

The Ashtabula Foundation awarded the Ashtabula County District Library Foundation a $100K grant for the expansion project of Geneva Public Library.

The Marietta Community Foundation is celebrating its 50th anniversary during Community Foundation Week.

The Kaulig Companies Championship and the Ambassador of Golf Event presented by FirstEnergy Foundation raised $1.3M for over 30 charities this year.

PNC Foundation awarded over $200K in grants to the Greater West Dayton Incubator to help underrepresented businesses in the community.

The new generation of foundation leaders is younger and more diverse; after serving as a program officer and interim president at the Nord Family Foundation, Tina Kimbrough, who is Black, was tapped in 2023 to become the northern Ohio grantmaker’s permanent leader

The Muskingum County Community Foundation awarded $50K to eight local organizations in the fall grant competition for capital improvement projects.

The Raymond John Wean Foundation announced this week the addition of two staff members: Aditi Srivastava as program officer, grantmaking, and Chyna Mitchell-Parker as executive administrator.

The Cuyahoga Arts & Culture board approved more than $10.7M in grants as the agency prepares for an influx of funding from the county cigarette tax.

Ashland City Schools Foundation and Ashland County Community Foundation provided mini-grants totaling $27K to 25 Ashland County educators to implement innovative programs and projects to advance student learning.

Mercy Health Foundation was one of three groups to receive part of OneOhio Recovery Foundation’s $2.4M in grants with Mercy Health Foundation receiving $400K for recovery support for the three years.

Other Member News

The George Gund Foundation awarded $14.7M at its November meeting.

The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, is accepting grant and scholarship applications for funding available through the Edge of Appalachia Adams County Fund.

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