MANSFIELD — The Women’s Fund of the Richland County Foundation is accepting nominations for the JoAnn Dutton Volunteer Community Service Award. The award celebrates and honors women leaders who devote a significant amount of time and energy in a meaningful way to local charitable organizations. This award sponsored by the Women’s Fund of the Richland […]
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Richland County Foundation awards 2 education grants to Abraxas
MANSFIELD – The Richland County Foundation recently awarded grants for this school year to local teachers across Richland County for their creative or supplemental programs not covered by school funding. The grants are awarded to individual classroom teachers or small teams of classroom teachers with a maximum grant amount of $1,500. This year, two Abraxas […]
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Mansfield-area teachers receive $83K in grants from Richland County Foundation
MANSFIELD – The Richland County Foundation Board of Trustees approved education grants totaling over $83,000. 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 […]
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Richland County Foundation awards $365K in grants
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 […]
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Richland County nonprofit organizations can apply for a Women’s Fund Grant
MANSFIELD – The Women’s Fund of the Richland County Foundation is accepting grant applications from nonprofit organizations for programs that support women and girls. Applications are available at https://www.richlandcountyfoundation.org/nonprofit-organizations/grant-opportunities/. The deadline for submitting an online application is Sept. 1. Programs must occur between Dec. 1, 2026, and Aug. 31, 2027. If you have questions about […]
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Richland Gives registration opens on Aug. 1
MANSFIELD – Registration for Richland Gives, an online giving event hosted by the Richland County Foundation (RCF), opens Aug. 1. It is free; however, Richland County based non-profit organizations must register each year. Thanks to the generosity of RCF donors, $80,000 in incentives will be awarded as grants to participating organizations, beyond what they raise […]
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Downtown Forward, new Mansfield hotel project receive $1.1 million in state tax credits
More than 240 skilled cigar rollers worked in a building at 147 N. Diamond St. for The Hautzenroeder Co. more than a century ago.
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Downtown Forward project in Mansfield gets $5 million in historic tax credits for redevelopment
It will use buildings around the Brickyard downtown that Mansfield residents John and Mimi Fernyak are donating.
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Richland County Land Bank kicks off home repair assistance program
Two single mothers on the southeast side of Mansfield will get help with home repairs through a new Richland County Land Bank initiative.
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Every dollar counts: Richland County Foundation celebrates ripple effect of community’s generosity
MANSFIELD — It’s hard to drive through Mansfield without seeing the impact of the Richland County Foundation. At its annual meeting Friday, President and CEO Allie Watson highlighted several high level projects the foundation has supported the past year, from the restoration of the Vasbinder Fountain to the Mansfield Main Street Corridor Improvement Project, the […]