The Richland County Foundation Board of Trustees approved $449,876 in grants during its April board meeting.
The Richland County Humane Society was awarded a grant to help with a plan to reorganize for sustainability of the organization. That plan includes a newly created position for a managing director to provide leadership in operations, including budgeting and fundraising activities.
The Richland County Foundation is supporting summertime programs focused on children.The Summertime Kids Committee Co-Chaired by Foundation Board of Trustee members Julie McCready and Jotika Shetty along with members from the community awarded $53,321 in Summertime Kid grants. The grants of up to $2,500 were given to support creative, educational and fun-filled activities for hundreds of Richland County children.
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:
American Red Cross
Catholic Charities Diocese of Toledo
City of Mansfield - Community Development
Discovery School
First Congregational Church of Mansfield
Friends of the Black Fork
Friends of the Gorman Nature Center
Hartwick College
Hospice of North Central Ohio
Idea Works
Kingwood Center Gardens
Little Buckeye Children's Museum
Mansfield Area Y
Mansfield Art Center
Mary McLeod Bethune Intervention/Enrichment
Mid Ohio Guardianship Services, Inc.
Muskingum University
NECIC
North Central Ohio Land Conservancy
North Central State College Foundation
Ohio Bird Sanctuary
OSU Foundation
Raemelton Therapeutic Equestrian Center
RCDG
Renaissance Performing Arts Association
Richland Academy of the Arts
Richland Community Development Group
Richland County Foundation
Salvation Army
United Way of Richland Co.
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 of the county’s citizens. Working together with donors, the Foundation meets important needs today and plans for a strong future.