MANSFIELD – The Richland County Foundation Board of Trustees approved grants totaling $3,617,687 during its February meeting.
Competitive, field of interest and donor-advised fund grants approved by the board:
Akron Children’s Hospital Mansfield Location
Behavioral Health Center
The hospital will construct a building north of its current one on S. Trimble Road. It will house a Behavioral Health Center and will employ 20 staff by 2025. Richland County ranks highest in the Greater Akron Region for the number of children who have experienced two or more adverse childhood experiences in their lifetime.
City of Ontario
Inclusive Playground and Spray Park
Ontario is taking steps at Marshall Park to provide an inclusive playground and spray park for families. It will be constructed in 2022 to provide opportunities for able-bodied children to play alongside differently abled children in a unique environment accessible to everyone.
OhioHealth Foundation
Mobile Mammography Unit
OhioHealth will purchase a new mobile mammography unit to provide mammograms in our area. Only 50% of eligible women receive a mammogram annually. The unit will bring care to women and remove a key barrier of accessibility.
Ronald McDonald House of Central Ohio
Helping Hands Program
Families with a seriously ill child hospitalized at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus can stay at the Ronald McDonald House while their child receives treatment. In 2021, RMHC provided service to 67 Richland County families for a total of 521 nights. The grant will provide 250 nights of rest for Richland County families this year.
— The Renaissance Theatre, Mansfield-Richland County Public Library, Little Buckeye Children’s Museum, and Idea Works will collaborate to show three outdoor movies this summer in the greenspace by the theatre on Park Avenue West.
This is a Mansfield Rising project and a grant from the Board Discretionary Fund will support it.
— Zoe’s Learning Center received a general support grant and Raemelton Therapeutic Equestrian Center received a COVID-19 Rapid Response grant for general operating support.
— One career technical education scholarship was approved for a student to earn a certification at a technical institution. The Scholarship Committee implemented a rolling deadline for CTE scholarships to meet various enrollment deadlines.
In aligning with Ohio’s Attainment Goal, the Foundation wants to help fill the gap between job openings and certified employees as well as lead the way to support workforce development through CTE scholarships.
Graduating high school seniors and current college students from Richland County are eligible to apply for college and career technical education scholarships.
New applicants including high school seniors must have at least a 2.5 grade point average (GPA), and returning applicants must have at least a 2.0 GPA, attend an accredited school and be a resident or high school graduate of Richland County. The deadline for college scholarship applications is April 1.
The Board of Trustees approved grants from donor-advised funds which allows individuals and families the opportunity to make grant suggestions to favorite charities. Donor-advised funds are a flexible and convenient alternative to a private foundation. It is also a way to keep charitable contributions anonymous, at the preference of the donor.
The following organizations received grants from donor-advised funds:
Akron Children’s Hospital, Mansfield location
American Red Cross, Richland County
Ashland Schine Theatre
Ashland University
Bruce Museum
Catalyst Life Services
Catholic Charities
City of Ontario
Cooperstown Food Pantry
Discovery School
Domestic Violence Shelter
Downtown Mansfield Inc.
Family Planning of South-Central New York
Fenimore Art Museum
First Congregational Church
Friendly House
Friends of the Richland County Park District
Galion Community Center – YMCA
Glimmerglass
Grace Episcopal Church
Habitat for Humanity – Richland County
Harmony House
Helios Care
Humane Society of Richland County
Idea Works
Little Buckeye Children’s Museum
Mansfield Christian School
Mid-Ohio Civic Opera
Mid-Ohio Jazz Orchestra
Mid-Ohio Youth Mentoring
Nature Conservancy
New Store
North Central Ohio Land Conservancy
North Central State College Foundation
North End Community Improvement Collaborative
Ocean Conservancy
Ohio Bird Sanctuary
Ohio Environmental Council
Old Growth Forest Network
OhioHealth Foundation
Ohio Heartland Community Action Center
Pathfinder Village Foundation, Inc.
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio
Raemelton Therapeutic Equestrian Center
Renaissance Theatre
Richland Academy of the Arts
Richland Community Development Group
Richland County Commissioners – Dog Warden
Richland Pregnancy Services
Ronald McDonald House of Central Ohio
Salvation Army, Mansfield
Shelby Help Line Ministries
Sierra Club Foundation
Sierra Club of Ohio
Springbrook Foundation
Supporters of Del-Nor Wiggins Park, Inc.
Trust for Public Land
United Way of Ashland County
United Way of Crawford County
United Way of Richland County
Wayne Center for the Arts
The board allocated grants from donor-designated and agency funds. Agency funds are established by charitable organizations and can be endowed or non-endowed.
The agency benefits from the Foundation’s professional asset management, which allows the agency’s staff and board to focus on providing services to their constituents.
Designated funds provide annual support to the charities selected by the donor. They offer the added benefit that if the organization ceases to exist the Foundation has the responsibility to ensure that the donor’s original intent is met in seeking a new suitable organization.
The board approved grants from donor designated and agency funds to the following organizations:
AA/Mansfield Intergroup
American Guernsey Foundation
American Red Cross
Ashland University
Buckeye Council Boy Scouts of America
Catholic Charities
Catalyst Life Services
Center for Individual and Family Services
Children’s Dyslexia Center
Children’s Theatre Foundation
Clear Fork Valley Foundation
Community Action for Capable Youth
Discovery School
Domestic Violence Shelter
Downtown Mansfield Inc.
First Christian Church, Mansfield
First Congregational Church
Friendly House Association
Friends of Richland County Park District
Habitat for Humanity Richland County
Hospice of North Central Ohio
Kingwood Center Gardens
Lucas Local Schools
Malabar Farm Foundation
Mansfield Richland Public Library
Mansfield 1 st Evangelical Presbyterian Church
Mansfield Area Y
Mansfield Art Center
Mansfield Aviation Club
Mansfield Cancer Foundation
Mansfield Cancer Foundation – Pat Kracker
Mansfield Christian School
Mansfield City Schools
Mansfield Memorial Homes
Mansfield Playhouse
Mansfield Police Department
Mansfield Rotary Club Foundation, Inc.
Mansfield/Richland Public Library
Methodist Theological Seminary
North Central Ohio Alzheimer’s Association
North Central Ohio Land Conservancy
North Central State College
North Central State College Foundation
North End Community Improvement Collaborative
Ohio Bird Sanctuary
Ohio Genealogical Society
OhioHealth Foundation
OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital
Ohio State College of Medicine
Ohio State University – Mansfield
Ontario Local Schools
Ontario Police Department
OSU/NCSC Photo Arts Programs
Pioneer Career and Technology Center
Renaissance Performing Arts Association
Renaissance Theatre
Richard David Gardner Fund
Richland Academy of the Arts
Richland Carrousel Park
Richland Community Development Group
Richland County Children Services
Richland County Historical Society
Richland County Museum
Richland County Sheriff’s Office
Richland Newhope Center
Richland Newhope Industries
Richland Pregnancy Services
Salvation Army
Shelby Helpline Ministries
St. John’s Church
The New Store
Third Street Family Health Services
Trapshooting Hall of Fame Inc.
United Way of Richland County
University Club
Volunteers of America
About the Richland County Foundation
The Richland County Foundation, a not-for-profit 501c3, 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 the county’s citizens. Collaborating with donors, the Foundation meets important needs today and plans for a strong future.
