Community Foundation Disburses $67,500 in Grants
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Young Philanthropist Fund and the Fund for Warren’s Future, both component funds of the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley, made $67,500 in combined grants during the first part of this year.
The Young Philanthropist Fund was established in 2006 to introduce young leaders to philanthropy, and the G.I.V.E.S. Committee of the Mahoning Valley Young Professionals club directs grant making from the fund.
This year, the committee selected four projects to give grants to. These are the Butler Institute of American Art’s Summer Visual Arts Day Camp, Boys & Girls Club of Youngstown, Piggyback Foundation of Youngstown and Making Kids Count.
The Fund for Warren’s Future, opened in 2017 by three local businessmen in collaboration with the City of Warren, chose five projects from four organizations to support this year.
Inspiring Minds received the largest grant of $15,000 for its We Are Warren initiative. A pilot model, the program will provide an immersive workforce learning experience for eligible Warren residents between the ages of 18 through 24. The coordinator will find paid internships for 15 local, post-high school youth enrolled in college or who demonstrate other career aspirations.
Fine Arts Council of Trumbull County, Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership and Warren Redevelopment & Planning Corp. all received grants from the fund as well.
The following were additional grants made by one or more component funds of the Community Foundation:
- $2,686 to Bascom Elementary, LaBrae Local Schools for the Bounce into Bascom (Kennedy Family Fund)
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$2,000 to Boardman Township Zoning Department for Tree Steward Training (Kennedy Family Fund)
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- $10,000 to Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. for Corridor Improvement Corps (Kennedy Family Fund)
Applications are being accepted through June 1 for the Community Foundation’s general grant and the International Institute Funds, which supports organizations that promote the interests of and understanding of foreign-born people. The Fund for Warren’s Future will review requests received by July 3 at their next board meeting. Further information and access to online applications for these opportunities can be found at foundation’s website.
Pictured: Rebecca Davis, Butler Institute of American Art; Janelle Nagy, Piggyback Foundation of Youngstown; Lauren Martauz, Schroedel, Scullin, & Bestic CPAs (G.I.V.E.S. Committee); Nico Saborse, Schroedel, Scullin, & Bestic CPAs (G.I.V.E.S. Committee); Germaine McAlpine, Boys & Girls Clubs of Youngstown; Laura Weymer, Boys & Girls Clubs of Youngstown; Jana Coffin, Making Kids Count; Rose Shaffer Saborse, The Tech Belt Energy Innovation Center (Mahoning Valley Young Professionals president); Bob Gratz, AmeriFirst Home Mortgage (G.I.V.E.S. Committee).
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