January Grantees Announced totaling $496,228
We are pleased to announce that our Board of Directors approved $496,228 in grants on January 21, 2025. The recipients included the following programs:
Open Grants
Art of Me Productions - Youth Stories of Hope Program - $15,000
Case Western Reserve University - thinkSTEM Day Camp at CWRU - $15,000
Children's Defense Fund - Student Wellness & Whole Child Education - $31,000
Cleveland Play House - CARE in 15 CMSD Schools - $30,000
Cleveland State University Foundation - Podcasting for Excellent Teaching - $29,995
Community Food Initiatives - Growing Strong Roots: CFI Garden Education - $15,000
Drink Local Drink Tap Inc. - Wavemaker Program (PreK-12th Grade Expansion - $30,000
Greater Cleveland NSBE Jr - STEM - Engineering Exposure - GC NSBE Jr - $15,000
Greater Than Math Inc. - The Math Movement's 2025 Summer Camp - $15,000
Ideastream - FY25 NewsDepth - $25,000
Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio - Semester Financial Literacy Course - $15,000
Learning About Business Inc. - LAB Week 2025 - $12,000
Licking Heights Local Schools - Innovate to Empower - $15,000
Literacy Cooperative of Greater Cleveland - Professional Excellence Series - $50,000
Musical Arts Association - Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra (COYO) 2024-2025 - $30,000
Musical Arts Association - Crescendo & Music Mentors 2024-2025 - $20,000
Musical Theater Project - Strengthening "Kids Love Musicals!" - $12,000
Ohio Excels - Ohio Excels 2025 Support - $20,000
Otterbein University - NExT Hub Year 5 - $24,900
Rise Up: Northeast Ohio - Life as a Scientist: Immersive Learning - $27,160
University School - Entrepreneurship Education for Educators - $15,000
Western Local Schools - STEAM Career Day 2025 - $10,000
Grants-to-Educators
Steven Clark - Shelby City Schools - Sphero - $3,000
Richard Day - Tallmadge City Schools - High Stakes in Robotics - $2,972
Kelly Fulton - Delaware City Schools - Social Science Projects - $636
Christina Laudermilt - St. Clairsville-Richland City Schools - LEGO Spike Prime Kits - $2,800
Hannah Rings - Jonathan Alder Local Schools - Monarch Waystation Student Garden - $2,533
Jennifer Taylor - Midwest Regional ESC - SWSD Vocational Training Program - $2,765
Susan Tenon - Fairport Harbor EVS - Propagating Curiosity and Sustainability - $3,000
Keven Wise - Margaretta Local Schools - One School, One Book - $2,492
Shawn Zavodney - Manchester Local Schools - "Historical Interview Project" - $3,000
Meredith Zimmerman - New Richmond EVS -Environmental & Sustainability Workshop - $975