MANSFIELD – The Richland County Foundation Board of Trustees approved $367,505 in grants during its August meeting.
A large portion of the grants were for educational purposes.
The board approved $83,000 in education grants for K-12 teachers in public or private Richland County Schools to encourage them to develop new programs for their classrooms.
Funding was provided from the unrestricted grant budget as well as field of interest funds. Education grants are selected by a committee made up of board members and people from the community for creative and innovative supplemental programs not covered by school funding.
The board approved 15 career technical education scholarships. This year’s total so far is $105,100 for 62 scholarships. The Scholarship Committee implemented a rolling deadline for CTE scholarships to meet various enrollment deadlines.
The Board of Trustees approved grants from donor-advised funds to meet emerging needs at the following organizations:
4 Leaf Rover
Anchor Health
Avon Theatre Film Center
Blessings in a Backpack
Boy Scouts of America Buckeye Council
Catalyst Life Services
Crossroads Church
Discovery School
Domestic Violence Shelter
First Congregational Church
Friendly House Association
Greenwich Point Conservancy
Humane Society of Richland County
Make a Wish Foundation (Ohio/Kentucky)
Mansfield Art Center
Mansfield Police Department
Mt. Sinai Baptist Food Pantry
North End Community Improvement Collaborative
Richland Academy of the Arts
Richland County Dog Warden
Richland County Habitat for Humanity
Richland County Sheriff’s Office
Renaissance Performing Arts
SoundWaters Marine Education Center
St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, Inc.
St. Jude’s Research Hospital
United Way of Richland County
Visual Bucket List Foundation
Wayfinder Ohio, Inc.
YMCA of North Central Ohio
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.