MANSFIELD — Richland Gives, an online giving event hosted by the Richland County Foundation, raised $504,504, via 1,220 donors for 86 Richland County nonprofit organizations.
Since its inception in 2015, Richland Gives has raised $1,940,373.
Richland Gives is designed to encourage people to contribute to local nonprofits they care about through a single giving website. The foundation hosted the day to build capacity, grow philanthropy and make the community stronger. It allows local organizations to raise funds and awareness as well as cultivate new donors and reinvigorate lapsed donors.
The Foundation awarded $100,000 in grants as incentives during the giving event. The nonprofit organizations that raised the most in the small and large nonprofit category were awarded $10,000 for first place, $5,000 for second place, $3,000 for third place and $1,000 for fourth, fifth and sixth place.
The winners in the small nonprofit category with annual budgets under $250,000 were:
1. Lucas Community Center
2. North Central State College Foundation
3. Humane Society of Richland County
4. North Central Ohio Land Conservancy
5. Altrusa
6. Linden Road Presbyterian Church
The winners of the large nonprofit category with annual budgets over $250,000 were:
1. Renaissance Performing Arts
2. St. Peter’s School
3. Discovery School
4. Richland Academy of the Arts
5. Richland Pregnancy Services
6. Friendly House
These following 10 organizations were the first to raise $5,000 online and were awarded a $2,000 grant prize.
Richland Pregnancy Services
Linden Road Presbyterian Church
Women’s Fund
Salvation Army
Altrusa
Lucas Community Center
Mansfield Area Y
Love in the Name of Christ
Shelby YMCA
Richland Academy of the Arts
The organizations awarded $1,000 grant prizes for raising either the most money or having the most donors during Golden Ticket hours were:
North Central State College Foundation
Renaissance Performing Arts (4 tickets)
Richland Academy of the Arts (2 tickets)
Lucas Community Center (3 tickets)
Little Buckeye Children’s Museum
Richland Pregnancy Services
Ohio Bird Sanctuary
Visual Bucket List
St. Peter’s School
Grant prizes worth $250 each were awarded by a random drawing during the Leader Board Watch Party:
Mansfield Playhouse
Discovery School
Richland Community Development Group
Ohio Bird Sanctuary
Women’s Fund
Catholic Charities
Catalyst Life Services
Richland Academy of the Arts
Mansfield Art Center
Humane Society of Richland County
Friendly House
North Central Ohio Industrial Museum
Harmony House
Third Street Family Health Services
Shelby YMCA
Little Buckeye Children’s Museum
St. Peter’s School
Clear Fork Valley Foundation
New Store
Richland Pregnancy Services
North End Community Improvement Collaborative
Salvation Army
Mid Ohio Guardianship
Linden Road Presbyterian Church
Pat Kracker Breast Cancer Fund
Mansfield Area Y
Altrusa
Lucas Community Center
Transport for Christ
Downtown Mansfield Inc.
Starfish Project
Love in the Name of Christ
Grant prizes worth $500 each were awarded by a random drawing during the Leader Board Watch Party
North Central State College Foundation
Kingwood Center Gardens
About the Richland County Foundation
The Richland County Foundation, a not-for-profit 501(c) (3) organization, was established in 1945 as a way for individuals to pool and invest their gifts for the long-term good of Richland County and its residents.
The Foundation helps people in Richland County give back to their community by investing their gifts for charity wisely so that grants can be made to improve the quality of life for all of the county’s citizens. Working together with donors, the Foundation meets important needs today and plans for a strong future.
