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Richland County Foundation supports children’s summer activities
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 $59,000 in Summertime Kids grants to 26 organizations. The grants of up to $2,500 support creative, educational, and fun-filled activities for hundreds […]
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Richland County Foundation grants more than $8.7 million in 2024
MANSFIELD – During the Richland County Foundation annual meeting, President & CEO Allie Watson reported the Foundation granted $8,771,101 in 2024. Donors continued to be very generous and gifts for the year totaled $8,721,037. Foundation donors were most passionate about supporting community development with grants totaling $2,640,595. Other sectors receiving grants were children/families/youth $1,618,939, education […]
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Better Together: Why child care should be everyone’s business
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Mansfield-area teachers can apply for classroom grants
MANSFIELD — Local educators are invited to submit grant applications to the Richland County Foundation. Education grants are selected by a community committee for creative and innovative supplemental programs not covered by school funding. The grants are given to K-12 teachers in public or private Richland County schools to encourage them to develop new programs […]
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Richland County Foundation supports summer programs for children
MANSFIELD – The Richland County Foundation Board of Trustees approved grants totaling $293,288.70 during its April meeting. The Foundation is supporting summertime programs focused on children. The Board of Trustees approved 27 Summertime Kid grants totaling $59,000. The grants of up to $2,500 were given to support creative, educational, and fun-filled activities for hundreds of […]
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Kingwood Center Gardens to host May 9 Richland County Foundation meeting
MANSFIELD – The Richland County Foundation will conduct its annual meeting Friday, May 9 at 11:30 a.m. at Kingwood Center Gardens, 50 Trimble Road, Mansfield. The Foundation invites anyone in the community who is interested to the lunch. Registration is online at richlandcountyfoundation.org, click the donate tab and then events. The cost is $30 per […]
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The Ideas of March: An update to Mansfield Rising begins
MANSFIELD — Welcome to the Ideas of March! Over the next couple of weeks, the Source has partnered with Mansfield Rising and the Richland County Foundation to introduce nine new ideas for a better Mansfield and Richland County. Each day will bring a new idea and a new opportunity to ask questions and get involved. […]
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Richland County Foundation funds a homeless shelter renovation among other emerging needs
MANSFIELD – The Richland County Foundation Board of Trustees approved grants totaling $2,067,053 during its February meeting. Competitive, field of interest and donor-advised fund grants approved by the board included the following grants: Wayfinders Ohio, the local homeless shelter, received a grant to renovate a building at 661 Park Avenue East to create a larger […]
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Lee Tasseff: ‘It’s time to put the Richland County branding story to use’
MANSFIELD — Lee Tasseff said it’s time to take the next step with the Richland County branding message. “The good news it’s time to put the Richland County branding story to use,” the president of Destination Mansfield-Richland County told the Richland County Board of Commissioners this week. “The better part of the news is we […]