December Grantees Announced totaling $440,495
We are pleased to announce that our Board of Directors approved $440,495 in grants on December 7, 2024. The recipients included the following programs:
December Open Grants
1000 Ties - Financial Literacy & SEL for Success - $15,000.00
Apollo's Fire: The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra - 2024-2025 Apollo’s Fire Workshops - $15,000.00
Berkshire Local Schools - Preschool Sensory Room and AAC Support - $11,004.00
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company - PROJECT38: 2024-2025 School Year - $10,000.00
Cleveland Council on World Affairs - Model United Nations Program - $15,000.00
Cleveland Heights-University Heights City Schools - Student-Centered Coaching - $32,300.00
College Now Greater Cleveland Inc. - Higher Education Compact - $25,000.00
College of Wooster - B-WISER Science Camp for Girls - $15,000.00
Columbus Preparatory Academy - Tower Garden Supplies - $3,650.00
Cuyahoga County Public Library - Literacy Support for K-3rd graders - $15,000.00
Friendly Inn Settlement, Inc. - Creative Futures: STEAM Exploration - $15,000.00
Kent State University Foundation - Bringing EL Students' Strengths - $15,082.00
Lesbian Gay Bisexual & Transgender Community Center of Greater Cleveland - LGBTQ+ School-Based Programming - $15,000.00
Miami University - Early Career Teacher Communities of Practice - $30,000.00
Midwest Regional ESC - Hands On Writing to Give Students a Voice - $6,436.00
Minds Matter - Summer College Immersion Programs - $30,000.00
Motogo - Bringing Shop Class to CMSD Schools - $12,500.00
Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center - Science of Reading - $5,586.00
North Canton City Schools - Building Community Connections in N. Canton - $8,000.00
Piqua Arts Council - Piqua Arts Council Creative Classrooms - $15,000.00
Playhouse Square Foundation - Virtual Classroom Connections Workshops - $35,000.00
Rainey Institute - El Sistema@Rainey Music Program - $15,000.00
S.H.I.N.E. Girlz/S.H.I.N.E. Brothers - Miles Park School Money Explorers Project - $15,000.00
Southwest Licking Local Schools - Supporting Students in Structured Literacy - $7,762.00
Springfield City Schools - PAES Lab - $13,175.00
Swanton Local Schools - What Does a Grade Mean? - $15,000.00
University Circle Incorporated - Connecting Educators with Circle Programming - $15,000.00
Youngstown City School District - Youngstown STEAM Storytellers Program - $15,000.00
Grants-to-Educators
John Wilson - Ace Community Academy - Flying High: drone training $3,000.00
Michael Lamp - Akron Public Schools - Student-Run School Store Startup $3,000.00
Nichole Helenthal - Ashland County Community Academy - ACCA Journalists in Training $2,566.00
Bridget McCarthy - Cleveland Metropolitan Schools - Let's Dance Through Reading $3,000.00
Theresa McKnight - Oak Hills Local Schools - Orchestra Class Concerto $2,925.00
Sarah Singer - Oak Hills Local Schools - Pop Music with Ukuleles $2,780.00
James Willis - Ontario Local Schools - Stabilizing Model Rockets $2,371.00
Rebecca Randolph - Ravenna School District - Sensory Solutions To Learn $2,978.00
Heather Cachat - South-Western City Schools - Storytelling and Coding $3,000.00
Fran Compton - Warren City Schools - Emerging From Readers to Leaders $2,004.00
Jennifer Buckler - Western Local Schools - Experience Science through Experiments $3,000.00
Hannah Lavelle - Youngstown City School District - Books Abound, Books All Around! $1,458.00
