MANSFIELD – The Richland County Foundation Board of Trustees approved grants totaling $3,468,689 during its February meeting.
Competitive, field of interest and donor-advised fund grants approved by the board:
The North End Community Improvement Collaborative Community Impact Center received a grant for its new multi-purpose facility to serve youth, adults, and seniors. The Impact Center will host NECIC’s housing and community development program, minority business assistance, supportive social services, youth and adult employment and workforce development, and a commercial kitchen. Space will be leased to provide direct services such as healthcare, legal and financial services.
YMCA of North Central Ohio received a grant for its indoor/outdoor sports complex in Bellville. The complex will feature soccer and an all-purpose area for other sports such as basketball, volleyball, and pickleball. The building will feature a fitness area, sports medicine, coffee shop, food service, and a sports gear retail shop.
Ronald McDonald House of Central Ohio received a grant for its Helping Hands Program. Families with a seriously ill child hospitalized at National Children’s Hospital can stay at the Ronald McDonald House while their child receives treatment. This grant will help cover costs for Richland County families.
Four career technical education scholarships were approved for students to earn a certification at a technical institution. The Scholarship Committee implemented a rolling deadline for CTE scholarships to meet various enrollment opportunities. In aligning with Ohio’s Attainment Goal, the Foundation wants to help fill the gap between job openings and certified employees as well as lead the way to support workforce development through CTE scholarships.
Graduating high school seniors and current college students from Richland County are eligible to apply for college and career technical education scholarships.
New applicants including high school seniors must have at least a 2.5 grade point average (GPA), and returning applicants must have at least a 2.0 GPA, attend an accredited school and
be a resident or high school graduate of Richland County. The deadline for college scholarship applications is April 1.
The Board of Trustees approved grants from donor-advised funds which allows individuals, families, and corporations the opportunity to make grant suggestions to their 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:
Alzheimer’s Association, NW Ohio Chapter
American Red Cross
American Red Cross East Central Ohio
Area Agency on Aging
Buckeye Imagination Museum
Community Foundation of Otsego County, Inc.
Crawford County United Way
Domestic Violence Shelter
Family Planning of South-Central New York
Family Service Association
Fenimore Art Museum
Friends of the Richland County Park District
Galion Community Center - YMCA
Glimmerglass Festival
Habitat for Humanity – Richland County
Heartwood
Helios Care
Highlands Nature Center
Killbuck Water Shed Land Trust
Lucas Local Schools
Mansfield City Schools
Mansfield-Richland County Spelling Bee
Mid-Ohio Youth Mentoring
Nature Conservancy
North Central Ohio Land Conservancy
North Central State College and Foundation
North End Community Improvement Collaborative
Nuhop Center for Experiential Learning
Ohio Bird Sanctuary
Ohio Environmental Council
OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital
Ohio Heartland Community Action Center
Pathfinder Village Foundation, Inc.
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio
Raemelton Therapeutic Equestrian Center
Rails to Trails of Wayne County
Renaissance Theatre
Richland County Agricultural Society
Richland Pregnancy Services
Ronald McDonald House of Central Ohio
Rubies Women’s Group
Shelby Helpline Ministries
Sierra Club Foundation
Sierra Club Ohio
Soundwaters, Inc.
Springbrook Foundation
St. Peter’s Parish
The Ocean Conservancy
United Way of Ashland County
United Way of North Central Ohio United Way of Richland County
Wayne Center for the Arts
Wooster Community Hospital Foundation
YMCA of North Central Ohio
The board allocated grants from donor-designated and agency funds. Agency funds are established by charitable organizations and can be endowed or non-endowed. The agency benefits from the Foundation’s professional asset management, which allows the agency’s staff and board to focus on providing services to their constituents.
Designated funds provide annual support to the charities selected by the donor. They offer the added benefit that if the organization ceases to exist the Foundation has the responsibility to ensure that the donor's original intent is met in seeking a new suitable organization.
The board approved grants from donor designated and agency funds to the following organizations: AA/Mansfield Intergroup American Guernsey Foundation American Red Cross Ashland University Buckeye Council Boy Scouts of America Catholic Charities Catalyst Life Services Center for Individual and Family Services Children’s Dyslexia Center Children’s Theatre Foundation Clear Fork Valley Foundation Community Action for Capable Youth
Discovery School Domestic Violence Shelter Downtown Mansfield Inc. First Christian Church, Mansfield First Congregational Church Friendly House Association Friends of Richland County Park District Habitat for Humanity Richland County Hospice of North Central Ohio Kingwood Center Gardens Lucas Local Schools Malabar Farm Foundation Mansfield Richland Public Library Mansfield 1st Evangelical Presbyterian Church Mansfield Area Y Mansfield Art Center Mansfield Aviation Club Mansfield Cancer Foundation Mansfield Cancer Foundation – Pat Kracker Mansfield Christian School Mansfield City Schools Mansfield Memorial Homes Mansfield Playhouse Mansfield Police Department Mansfield Rotary Club Foundation, Inc. Mansfield/Richland Public Library Methodist Theological Seminary North Central Ohio Alzheimer’s Association North Central Ohio Land Conservancy North Central State College North Central State College Foundation North End Community Improvement Collaborative Ohio Bird Sanctuary Ohio Genealogical Society OhioHealth Foundation OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital Ohio State College of Medicine Ohio State University – Mansfield Ontario Local Schools Ontario Police Department OSU/NCSC Photo Arts Programs Pioneer Career and Technology Center Plymouth Area Historical Museum Renaissance Performing Arts Association
Renaissance Theatre Richard David Gardner Fund Richland Academy of the Arts Richland Carrousel Park Richland Community Development Group Richland County Children Services Richland County Historical Society Richland County Museum Richland County Sheriff’s Office Richland Newhope Center Richland Newhope Industries Richland Pregnancy Services Salvation Army Shelby Helpline Ministries St. John’s Church The New Store Third Street Family Health Services Trapshooting Hall of Fame Inc. United Way of Richland County University Club Volunteers of America
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 the county’s citizens. Collaborating with donors, the Foundation meets important needs today and plans for a strong future.
CONTACT: Maura Teynor, chief advancement officer, 419-525-3020 mteynor@rcfoundation.org