At its October 2024 meeting, Erie County Community Foundation’s Board of Directors awarded $214,677 in charitable grants to numerous Erie County nonprofits, schools, and municipalities, according to a news release.
Erie County Community Foundation distributed funds to 40 separate projects in this grant cycle.
Erie County Community Foundation’s Grants Committee, Board of Directors and staff are proud to grant funds for these and other projects intended to build community and address Erie County’s most pressing needs, the release said.
Erie County Community Foundation offers two community grants rounds each year, with deadlines typically in February and August.
For organizations and individuals wishing to create a lasting impact in Erie County through charitable giving, Erie County Community Foundation will offer another round of grants next spring, with an application deadline Feb. 1, according to the release.
For complete application process information, visit www.eriefoundation.org/nonprofits or call 419-621-9690.
Organizations awarded in the 2024 Round 2 Grants Cycle are:
• Ability Works Inc. — Toddler flowers for outside sensory expansion, $5,919
• American Red Cross North Central Ohio — Family relief for vulnerable Erie County residents for recovery from disasters, $5,000
• Bellevue Society for the Arts — “Bring It On” theater production, $3,375
• Bowling Green State University McBride Arboretum — McBride Arboretum accessibility project, $3,000
• Cancer Services of Erie County — Transportation assistance for cancer patients, $6,000
• Catholic Charities Diocese of Toledo — Beds and mattresses for Erie County Furniture Ministry, $3,000
• City of Vermilion — Community pool modernization plan/spray pad project, $10,000
• Cleveland Museum of Natural History — Improving public access to Scheele Nature Preserve on Kelleys Island, $10,000
• Community Youth Mentoring — Children holiday gifts for “All Kids Count” annual holiday party, $2,640
• Edison Birthplace Association (Henry Fund for Milan) — New security system for Edison Birthplace and Museum/office, $3,400
• Erie County Health Department — Grow & Live Well program, $5,000
• Erie County Public Defender’s Office, food for Project Strength, $2,500
• Erie Shore Network — Health and wellness program, $2,000
• Father’s Heart Ministry — Walk-in cooler condenser, $8,500
• Firelands Symphony Orchestra —Artistic expense for 2024-25 season, $10,000
• First Congregational United Church of Christ — Laundry Love program, $3,000
• Friends of Ritter Public Library — Bach’s Musical Family Program for 2025 featuring Apollo’s Fire, $3,000
• Grace Lutheran Church — Community meals, $4,000
• Humane Society of Erie County — Seal it Up! program, $2,600
• Holy Angels Parish — Parish Hall floor improvements, $7,500
• Hospice of the Western Reserve — Stein Hospice for continuing to provide in-home, pre-hospice palliative care to seniors in Erie County, $10,000
• Kidney Foundation of Ohio — Transportation assistance program, $2,500
• Kinship House — Air conditioner replacement, $5,000
• Law Enforcement Foundation — Police training series and D.A.R.E. officer training program, $2,500
• LifeAct — 2024-25 suicide prevention education programs for Erie County youth, $10,000
• Lighthouse Church — Cleaning and hygiene supplies, $3,500
• Margaretta Local Schools — Lu interactive playground, $7,500
• Merry Go Round Museum — Exterior roof sealing, $5,000
• My Faith Learning Center — Child playground, $10,000
• New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church — Helping Hands program, $1,000
• OHgo — Project Happy teen gifts and trees, $10,000
• Project Noelle — Youth programming for Project Noel, $2,900
• Road to Hope — General operations, $10,000
• The Salvation Army — Emergency social services and homeless prevention, $10,000
• Sandusky Central Catholic School — Innovate and Create class, $3,843
• Sandusky State Theatre — Production support for “Amélie,” $3,000
• Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio — Food distribution for Erie County, $10,000
• United Church Homes — Engage service coordination, $5,000
• Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sandusky — 42nd annual community Thanksgiving dinner, $2,500
