COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Butler Institute of American Art has received a state grant of $104,540 to fund its continuing operations.

The Youngstown museum was among more than 20 arts organizations in the Mahoning Valley to receive grants.

The Ohio Arts Council on Wednesday approved a total of 1,013 grants, valued at $23.2 million, to organizations and artists statewide.

It was the largest single round of grant awards distributed to OAC funding applicants in the agency’s history. It was the first and broadest funding round for fiscal year 2027.

The grants stem from the state’s 2026-27 operating budget, which included a record-high appropriation of nearly $53.5 million for the OAC over the two-year period.

There are three types of grants:

  • Operational sustainability, which provides  funding for any use.
  • Project, which provides flexible funding for short-term projects.
  • Educational, which supports educational projects.

Here is the list of grants given to organizations in the Valley:

Mahoning County

  • Stambaugh Chorus, Poland, sustainability, $6,046.
  • Ballet Western Reserve, Youngstown, sustainability, $15,783.
  • The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, sustainability, $104,540.
  • East Middle School/Youngstown City School District, Youngstown, educational, $8,400.
  • Etruscan Press, Youngstown, sustainability, $4,464.
  • Harding Elementary School/Youngstown City School District, Youngstown, educational, $4,200.
  • Henry H. Stambaugh Auditorium Association, Youngstown, sustainability, $42,869.
  • Lit Youngstown, Youngstown, sustainability, $6,869.
  • Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past, Youngstown, sustainability, $6,458.
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School/Youngstown City School District, Youngstown, educational, $4,200.
  • McDonough Museum of Art/Youngstown State University, Youngstown, sustainability, $12,418.
  • Opera Western Reserve, Youngstown, sustainability, $9,619.
  • Paul C. Bunn Elementary School/Youngstown City School District, Youngstown, educational, $4,200.
  • Rayen Early College Middle School/Youngstown City School District, Youngstown, educational, $4,200.
  • Students Motivated by the Arts, Youngstown, sustainability, $32,151.
  • Taft Elementary School/Youngstown City School District, Youngstown, educational,  $4,200.
  • Thrive Mahoning Valley, Youngstown, project, $17,214.
  • Volney Rogers Elementary School/Youngstown City School District, Youngstown, educational, $8,400.
  • Youngstown Playhouse, Youngstown, sustainability, $18,456.

Trumbull County

  • Lakeview High School/Lakeview Local School District, Cortland, educational, $42,000.
  • Millennial Theatre Company, Girard, educational, $3,429.
  • Fine Arts Council of Trumbull County, Warren, project, $3,862.
  • Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership, Warren, sustainability, $1,278.
  • Warren Symphony Society, Warren, educational, $3,591.

Columbiana County

  • East Liverpool Community Partnership for Revitalization, East Liverpool, project, $8,341.
  • Lepper Library, Lisbon, sustainability, $5,507.
  • Stage Left Players, Lisbon, sustainability, $6,500.
  • Salem Chamber of Commerce, Salem, sustainability, $1,035.