MAHONING VALLEY, Ohio – In its final grant cycle of 2024, the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley and its supporting organizations awarded $634,000 to 34 local nonprofits.
Through its General Grant, the Foundation awarded $223,500 to 27 organizations. The Trumbull Memorial Health Foundation, which focuses on programs to improve health in Trumbull County, awarded four grants totaling $124,400. The Western Reserve Health Foundation, which supports similar work in Mahoning County, awarded seven grants totaling $100,000. The William Swanston Charitable Fund made grants totaling $86,500 to seven organizations.
In addition, the Hospice Trust of Trumbull County awarded $100,000 to Ohio Living Home Health & Hospice to launch a new holistic health programs for its clients.
The fourth-quarter grants bring the total amount awarded last year by the Community Foundation to $3.3 million in competitive grant awards in 2024, an increase of over $1 million from the year before.
The Community Foundation and its supporting foundations have four deadlines for 2025: January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15. Organizations can see grant opportunities and start their application at CFMV.org/grant-opportunities.
A full list of the fourth-quarter grant awards is available below.
Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley
- Axxess Family Services – $5,000 for the foster grandparent AmeriCorps program
- Axxess Family Services – $5,000 for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program
- Boston Avenue Neighbor Association – $6,000 to support the Happy Place Sanctuary
- Cadence Care Network – $10,000 to support the addition of a career exploration coach at the Cadence Coffeehouse & Creperie
- Compass Family and Community Services – $20,000 for the senior guardianship program
- Down Syndrome Association of the Valley – $5,000 for health and wellness programs
- Dylan’s House – $5,000 for operating support
- Fairhaven Foundation – $10,000 for its community experiences program
- Honeycomb Arts and Wellness Collective – $5,000 to create a new website and marketing plan
- Loop Youngstown – $10,000 for operating support
- Malone University – $2,800 for its textbook library
- Mercy Health – $10,000 for the Stepping Out program
- Northeast Ohio Adoption Services – $9,000 for operating support
- OCCHA – $4,200 to modernize organizational policies
- Ohio Urban Renaissance – $15,000 for its Initiative for College Academics Now (ICAN) program
- River Valley Organizing – $4,000 for operating support
- Scholastics Art and Writing-Youngstown State University – $5,000 to provide arts supplies and support to high school students
- Shepherds of All God’s Children Learning Center – $10,000 for pre- and after-school programs
- Smith Township – $5,000 for a new playground at the site of the former Maple Ridge Elementary
- Students Motivated by the Arts – $10,000 for arts education programs
- Kelly Pavlik Charitable Organization – $5,000 for operating support
- Trumbull County Historical Society – $20,000 for first phase construction of the Museum of Science Fiction & Fantasy Arts
- Ursuline Sisters Mission – $10,000 for its HIV/AIDS ministry
- Warren Heritage Center – $5,000 to install new exhibits at the Kinsman House
- Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries – $10,000 to implement findings from its workforce-focused community needs assessment
- Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. – $12,500 for the neighborhood cleanup program
- The Youngstown Playhouse – $5,000 for its youth theater program
Trumbull Memorial Health Foundation
- Mercy Health – $10,000 for the Stepping Out program
- Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership – $68,400 for the Trumbull Health and Wellness Initiative
- Yellow Brick Place – $40,000 for operating support
- Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries – $6,000 for implementing its community needs assessment
Western Reserve Health Foundation
- Greater Ohio Policy Center – $20,000 for policy advocacy, coalition-building and research work to support local revitalization efforts
- Mahoning County Land Bank – $10,000 for the side lots and greenspaces improvement projects
- Mercy Health – $10,000 for the Stepping Out program
- Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio – $20,000 to support the Youngstown health center
- Yellow Brick Place – $10,000 for operating support
- Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. – $20,000 for the Glenwood Fresh Market
- Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries – $10,000 for implementing its community needs assessment
William Swanston Charitable Fund
- Cadence Care Network – $11,000 for its job training program at Cadence Coffeehouse & Creperie
- Fossil Ledges Animal Education Center – $5,500 for equine assisted therapy program
- Inspiring Minds Youngstown – $20,000 for its youth programs
- Kent State University – $10,000 for the Lake to River LGBTQ+ community needs assessment
- Smith Township – $15,000 for a new playground
- United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley – $5,000 for its kindergarten readiness bags
- Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. – $20,000 for the Glenwood Fresh Market
The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley strives to be a leader and advocate for strategic philanthropy, partnering with donors to anchor a permanent and growing endowment and making investments in the Mahoning Valley that improve the quality of life for all residents. The Community Foundation is the only local foundation with certification from the Community Foundation National Standards Board.