MANSFIELD – The Richland County Foundation is supporting summertime programs focused on children.
The Summertime Kids Committee chaired by Foundation Board of Trustees member Karen Bierly along with members from the community approved $68,226.72 in Summertime Kids grants to 29 organizations.
The grants of up to $2,500 support creative, educational, and fun-filled activities for hundreds of Richland County children.
The Summertime Kids Committee wishes local children an incredibly happy summer. The following STK grants were approved.
ABC Learning Center — ABC Summer of Fun.
Buckeye Imagination Museum — Summer Camp.
College Now — Summer Xplore.
Flying Horse Farm — Summer Camp for Kids with Serious Illnesses.
Friendly House — Staycation & Field Trips.
Friends of the 179CW/200RHS — Military Kids Camp/Kelleys Island Adventure.
Independent Living Center NCO — Community Explorers.
K-City Childcare & Preschool — Camp Curiosity.
Kingwood Center Gardens == Summer Camp.
Lifecare Alliance — Camp Hamwi.
Love On A Mission — The Giving Circle.
Mansfield Playhouse — Seussical Jr.
Mansfield Parks and Recreation — Summer Fun in the Parks.
Mansfield-Richland Educational Foundation — High School Arduino Camps.
Music Academy of Karate & Empowerment — Karate Summer Camp.
NAMI of Richland County — Richland County Sun Sprouts.
NECIC — Youth Agriculture Workshop.
Ohio Bird Sanctuary — Learning Together About Birds Day Camp.
Ontario Community Events — Summer Recreation.
Pioneer Career & Technology Center — Summer Camp.
Recreation Unlimited Foundation — Residential Summer Camp.
Renaissance Performing Arts — Broadway Camp.
Richland Academy of the Arts — Youth Choir.
Richland Newhope — Campership Program.
Shelby City Schools — Camp Invention.
Salvation Army — Summer Zone.
Third Street Family Health Services — Summer Mobile Unit Tour.
YMCA of North Central Ohio — Summer Field Trips.
Zoe’s Learning Center — Summer Field Trips.
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 wisely so that grants can be made to improve the quality of life for all the county’s citizens.
Working together with donors, the Foundation meets important needs today and plans for a strong future.