The Richland County Foundation Board of Trustees approved grants totaling $2,544,460 during its February meeting. A grant was awarded from the Community Fund and the Leona M. Miles Fund to the Imagination District to expand the Little Buckeye Children’s Museum and Renaissance Performing Arts.Grants were awarded from Individual Assistance Funds to Mansfield Memorial Homes for Rotary Adult Daycare and Raemelton Equestrian Center for equine-based therapy scholarships.
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
Crawford County United Way
Cousteau Society
Discovery School
Domestic Violence Shelter
Friendly House
Galion Community Center YMCA
Galion Community Foundation
Harmony House
Humane Society
Idea Works
Lucas Local Schools
Mansfield Christian School
Mansfield City Schools
Mansfield Mehock Relays
Mansfield Memorial Homes
Mid Ohio Youth Mentoring
Nature Conservancy
New Store
Ocean Conservancy
Ohio Bird Sanctuary
OhioHealth MedCentral Health System
Ohio Heartland Community Action Center
Ohio State University Foundation
Plymouth Area Historical Society
Raemelton Therapeutic Equestrian Center
Richland County Habitat for Humanity
Shelby Helpline Ministries
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 from donor designated and agency funds:
AA / Mansfield Area IntergroupAmerican Guernsey FoundationAmerican Red CrossAshland UniversityMansfield Aviation ClubBuckeye Council Boy Scouts of AmericaCatalyst Life ServicesCenter for Individual and Family ServicesChildren's Dyslexia CenterChildrens Theatre FoundationCity of Ontario, Police DepartmentClear Fork Valley FoundationCommunity Action for Capable YouthDiscovery SchoolDomestic Violence ShelterDowntown Mansfield Inc.First Christian Church, MansfieldFirst Congregational ChurchFriendly House AssociationFriends of Gorman Nature CenterRichard David Gardner FundHabitat for Humanity (Richland County)Hospice of North Central OhioKingwood CenterLucas Local SchoolsMalabar Farm FoundationMansfield 1st Evangelical Presbyterian Mansfield Area YMansfield Art CenterMansfield Aviation ClubMansfield Cancer FoundationMansfield Cancer Foundation - Pat KrackerMansfield Christian School EndowmentMansfield City SchoolsMansfield Memorial HomesMansfield PlayhouseMansfield Richland Public Library Mansfield Rotary Club Foundation, Inc.Methodist Theological SeminaryMohican School in the Out-Of-DoorsNorth Central Ohio Alzheimer's AssociationNorth Central State CollegeNorth Central State College FoundationNorth End Community Improvement CollaborativeOhio Bird SanctuaryOhio Genealogical SocietyOhio Health FoundationOhio Health MedCentralOhio State College of MedicineOhio State University-MansfieldOntario Local SchoolsOSU/NCSC Photo Arts ProgramPioneer Career and Technology Center RCF Administrative Fund Renaissance Performing ArtsRichland County Historical SocietyRichland Academy of the ArtsRichland Carrousel ParkRichland County Children ServicesThe New StoreRichland County Historical SocietyRichland County MuseumRichland Newhope Center Richland Newhope IndustriesRichland Pregnancy ServicesSalvation ArmySt. John's ChurchThe Domestic Violence Shelter, Inc.Third Street Family Health ServicesTrapshooting Hall of Fame, Inc.United Way of Richland County University Club FoundationVolunteers of AmericaWomen's Fund at RCF