Richland County Foundation Approves $1.8M in Grants

The Richland County Foundation Board of Trustees approved grants totaling $ 1,824,304.10 during its February meeting.

Grants were awarded from the Community Fund to the following nonprofit organizations:

Richland Community Development Group received a grant to purchase flowers and hanging baskets for its Mansfield and Bellville Beautification Sectors and to the Bellville Arts Sector to paint crosswalks.  

Plymouth Historical Society received a grant to assist in its application to designate Plymouth as a Historic District.

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                                                              

Domestic Violence Shelter                                                    

First Congregational Church                                  

Forgotten Felines                                           

Grand Foundation                          

Harmony House                                                                     

Heartland Academy        

Humane Society of Richland County                                

Inclusive Higher Education Certificate Program  

Kingwood Center Gardens         

Mid Ohio Youth Mentoring                                         

Little Washington Congregational Church              

Lucas Local Schools                         

Mansfield Art Center                                    

Mansfield Christian School                                                    

Mansfield City Schools                  

NECIC                                                    

Ohio Health MedCentral Health System                           

Philanthropy Ohio

Raemelton Therapeutic Equestrian Center

RCDG                                                   

Renaissance Theatre                                     

Richland County Habitat for Humanity 

Richland Outreach Center           

Ronald McDonald House             

Shelby Helpline Ministries     

Troublesome Horse Rescue and Rehabilitation    

United Way of Richland County                                            

The board approved 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 new suitable organizations. 

The following organizations received grants form donor designated and agency funds:

AA / Mansfield Area Intergroup

American Guernsey Foundation

American Red Cross

Ashland University

Buckeye Council Boy Scouts of America      

Catalyst Life Services

Center for Individual and Family Services

Children's Theatre Foundation

Children's Dyslexia Center

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 Gorman Nature Center

Habitat for Humanity (Richland County)

Hospice of North Central Ohio

Kingwood Center

Lucas Local Schools

Malabar Farm Foundation

Mansfield Area Y

Mansfield Art Center

Mansfield Aviation Club

Mansfield Cancer Foundation

Mansfield Cancer Foundation - Pat Kracker

Mansfield Christian School Endowment

Mansfield City Schools

Mansfield First Evangelical Presbyterian Church

Mansfield Memorial Homes

Mansfield Playhouse

Mansfield Richland Public Library

Mansfield Rotary Club Foundation, Inc.

Methodist Theological Seminary

Mohican School in the Out-Of-Doors

North Central Ohio Alzheimer's Association

North Central State College

North Central State College Foundation

North End Community Improvement Collaborative

Ohio Bird Sanctuary

Ohio Genealogical Society

OhioHealth Foundation

OhioHealth MedCentral

Ohio State University College of Medicine

Ohio State University-Mansfield

Ontario Local Schools

OSU/NCSC Photo Arts Program

Pioneer Career and Technology Center

RCF Administrative Fund

Renaissance Performing Arts

Richland Academy of the Arts

Richland Carrousel Park

Richland County Children Services

Rich. Co. Children's Services Aux./The New Store

Richland County Historical Society

Richland County Museum

Richland Newhope Center

Richland Newhope Industries

Richland Pregnancy Services

Salvation Army

St. John's Church

The Domestic Violence Shelter, Inc.

Third Street Family Health Services

Trapshooting Hall of Fame, Inc.

United Way of Richland County

University Club Foundation

Volunteers of America

Women's Fund at RCF

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.