YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, Ohio – The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley and its affiliated foundations have awarded $972,402 to 39 organizations serving area residents in the final quarter of 2023.
Through its General Grant program, the Community Foundation awarded $302,600. The Western Reserve Health Foundation, which supports health-focused projects in Mahoning County, gave $299,802 while its Trumbull County counterpart the Trumbull Memorial Health Foundation awarded $185,000. The William Swanston Charitable Fund, which supports Valley children, made $85,000 in grant awards. Also making a grant award was the Hospice Trust of Trumbull County, which granted $100,000 to Ohio Living Home Health and Hospice.
The $972,402 awarded is the most the Community Foundation has awarded in a single grant cycle this year. In total, the Foundation and its supporting foundations distributed $2.24 million in competitive grants throughout 2023.
“We’re excited to end the year on such a high note and be able to support such a wide range of organizations delivering crucial services to the Mahoning Valley,” says Casey Krell, incoming president of the Community Foundation. “As we head into a new year, the Community Foundation is looks forward to continuing this momentum and providing ongoing support to the Valley’s nonprofits.”
CFMV grant application deadlines in 2024 are Jan. 15, April 15, July 15 and Oct. 15, with a special deadline of Feb. 1 for the newly created Warren Community Impact Fund. Organizations can review all grant opportunities and start their application at CFMV.org/grant-opportunities.
A full list of the fourth-quarter grant awards is available below. As part of our commitment to minimize the impact of racial inequity in the Mahoning Valley, the Community Foundation would like to draw special attention to organizations whose board, staff and executive leadership are at least 50% people of color. Such grant recipients are marked in bold.
Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley
- ACLD School and Learning Center – $10,000 for an expansion project
- American Heart Association – $10,000 for the Libraries with Heart blood pressure monitoring program
- American Red Cross of Greater Akron and the Mahoning Valley – $10,000 for disaster preparedness, response and recovery
- Andrea Mahone Foundation – $10,000 for operating support
- Autism Society of Mahoning Valley – $10,000 for Camp FRIEND
- Boston Avenue Neighbor Association – $10,000 for operating support
- Cadence Care Network – $10,000 for respite support
- Catholic Charities Regional Agency – $10,000 for the Voice of Hope Homeless Shelter
- Clothed in Strength – $5,000 for expanding its boutique into a permanent space
- Compass Family and Community Services – $25,000 for the Compass Senior Guardianship program
- Diva Donations – $5,000 for operating support
- Down Syndrome Association of the Valley – $5,000 for health, wellness and fitness programs
- Family & Community Services – $5,000 for the Mahoning Valley Foster Grandparent program
- Family & Community Services – $20,000 for the Senior Support Action Group
- Family & Community Services – $5,000 for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program
- Hopewell Theatre – $5,000 for parking lot improvements
- Humility of Mary Housing – $10,000 to support low-income and housing-unstable residents at Emmanuel Community Care
- Inspiring Minds – $35,000 for the Youth Enrichment Program
- Northeast Ohio Adoption Services – $10,000 for the Trust Based Relational Intervention and CORE Teen programs
- Plant It You – $10,000 for the Mahoning Valley Food Access Initiative
- Sight for All – $8,000 for the Sight for Kids program
- Skills USA Ohio – $7,600 for student support and the Northeast Regional Competition
- Students Motivated by the Arts – $10,000 for programming support
- The Butler Institute of American Art – $5,000 for the Good Neighbor Arts Education outreach program
- Trumbull County Historical Society – $5,000 for planning to support the Science Fiction Museum
- WILL RESPECT Inc. – $7,500 for the RESPECT Basketball League
- YMCA of Youngstown – $7,000 for outreach programming at Potential Development School for Students with Autism
- Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. – $12,500 for the Glenwood Neighbors community safety programs
- Youngstown Rayen Early College High School – $10,000 for operating support
- Youngstown Symphony Society – $10,000 for roof replacement work at DeYor Performing Arts Center
Hospice Trust of Trumbull County
- Ohio Living Home Health and Hospice – $100,000 for hospice care
William Swanston Charitable Fund
- Cadence Care Network – $15,000 for the job training program at Cadence Coffeehouse & Creperie
- Down Syndrome Association of the Valley – $5,000 for health, wellness and fitness programs
- LifeAct – $10,000 for suicide prevention programs
- Mahoning County CASA-GAL Program – $25,000 for operating support
- United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley $5,000 for kindergarten readiness bags
- Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. – $25,000 for the Glenwood Fresh Market
Western Reserve Health Foundation
- American Heart Association – $25,000 for Libraries with Heart
- American Red Cross of Greater Akron and the Mahoning Valley – $10,000 for Red Cross blood services
- Boston Avenue Neighbor Association – $10,000 for operating support
- Down Syndrome Association of the Valley – $5,000 for health, wellness and fitness programs
- Family & Community Services – $5,000 for the Senior Support Action Group
- Help Network of Northeast Ohio – $10,000 to support navigators for families with special needs
- Mahoning County Land Bank – $20,000 for the side lots and green spaces enhancement program
- Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio – $17,500 for affordable birth control for low-income patients in Youngstown
- Plant It You – $72,302 for the Mahoning County Food Access Initiative
- United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley – $25,000 for the Care Closets program
- Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. – $100,000 to support the Glenwood Fresh Market
Trumbull Memorial Health Foundation
- American Red Cross of Greater Akron and the Mahoning Valley – $20,000 for Red Cross blood services
- Cadence Care Network – $30,000 for Cadence Coffeehouse & Creperie
- Coleman Professional Services Inc. – $10,000 to provide services to underinsured clients
- Down Syndrome Association of the Valley – $5,000 for health, wellness and fitness programs
- Help Network of Northeast Ohio – $5,000 to support navigators for families with special needs
- LifeAct – $5,000 for the suicide prevention programs
- Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio – $20,000 for affordable birth control for low-income patients at Warren Health Center
- Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership – $65,000 for the Trumbull County Health and Wellness Initiative
- Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership – $25,000 for Garden Resources of Warren