MANSFIELD - Richland Gives, an online giving event hosted by the Richland County Foundation, raised $739,860 via 1,994 donors to benefit 88 Richland County nonprofit organizations. Since its inception in 2015, Richland Gives has raised $4,535,191.
Richland Gives is designed to encourage people to contribute to local nonprofits they care about through a single giving website. The foundation hosted the day to build capacity, grow philanthropy, and make the community stronger. It allows local organizations to raise funds and awareness as well as cultivate new donors and reinvigorate lapsed donors.
The Foundation awarded $80,000 in grants as prize incentives during the giving event. The nonprofit organizations with the most donors or those who raised the most dollars in the small, medium, and large nonprofit categories were awarded $5,000 for first place, $3,000 for second place, and $1,000 for third place. Nonprofits could win only one leaderboard prize.
The winners in the small nonprofit category for achieving the most donors were: 1 Mansfield Noon Optimist Club 2 Mansfield Rotary Club 3 Music Academy of Karate & Empowerment
The winners in the small nonprofit category for achieving the most dollars were: 1 Taking Root Farms 2 Time for a Change Diaper Bank 3 Furniture Bank of North Central Ohio
The winners in the medium nonprofit category for achieving the most donors were: 1 Humane Society of Richland County 2 Visual Bucket List Foundation 3 North Central State College Foundation
The winners in the medium nonprofit category for achieving the most dollars were: 1 Lucas Community Center 2 Ohio Bird Sanctuary 3 North Central Ohio Land Conservancy
The winners in the large nonprofit category for achieving the most donors were: 1 St. Peter’s School 2 Richland Pregnancy Services 3 Renaissance Performing Arts
The winners in the large nonprofit category for achieving the most dollars were: 1 Discovery School 2 Kingwood Center Gardens 3 Friendly House
Early Giving $1,000 Golden Ticket Winners were: Discovery School, Ohio Bird Sanctuary, Mansfield Noon Optimist Club, Kingwood Center Gardens, Domestic Violence Shelter, Richland Carrousel Park, St. Peter’s School, Ohio State University at Mansfield, Visual Bucket List Foundation, and Friendly House.
The organizations awarded $500 to $1,000 grant prizes for raising either the most money or having the most donors during Golden Ticket hours were: Time for a Change Diaper Bank (two), Mansfield Rotary Club, Lucas Community Center (two), Visual Bucket List Foundation, Renaissance Performing Arts, Discovery School (two), Kingwood Center Gardens, St. Peter’s School, and Friendly House.
Nonprofits that raised at least $2,000 between Nov. 17 and Dec. 1 during early giving were entered into a random drawing for a chance to win a $250 grant prize. The winners were: Richland Carrousel Park, Richland Pregnancy Services, Monsignor Dunn Foundation, Starfish Project, Mid-Ohio Guardianship, and Forgotten Felines.
Best Marketing Plan Award and $1,000 was awarded to the Domestic Violence Shelter.
Two $500 social media prizes were awarded to: YMCA of North Central Ohio and Richland Academy of the Arts.
The Fab Freshman $500 award went to: Furniture Bank of North Central Ohio
Matching grant prize awards of $1,000 each were given to: Music Academy of Karate & Empowerment, Hope Food Pantry of Catholic Charities, and Ohio Bird Sanctuary.
Education attendance $500 award went to : Kaleigh Hall of the 179th Friends and Family
Peer-to-peer fundraiser prize of $480 was awarded to: Lottie’s Wolfpack Read-A-Thon a peer-to-peer fundraiser that benefited the Discovery School.
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