Richland County Foundation Approves $449,876 in Grants

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.