Ohio Philanthropy News - May 2, 2025

Barberton Community Foundation pledged $500K annually over 19 years, totaling $9.5M, of financial support to City Hall’s project to assist with the debt service on bonds for the renovation of two downtown buildings.
 
Flair on the Square/Bryan Development received a $2,500 grant from the Bryan Area Foundation to help purchase tents, tables and chairs for the annual fine arts festival in July.

CreativeOhio’s new Advocacy Leadership Institute, aimed to equip arts and culture leaders across Ohio with the tools and knowledge to advocate for the creative sector, received support from the George Gund Foundation, Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Greater Columbus Arts Council, and Edwards Companies.
 
The Ashtabula Foundation honored Youth Philanthropy students during a luncheon at Sheldon Calvary Camp on Wednesday, April 9 and awarded $5K to the high school Youth Philanthropy Board and students to grant funds to nonprofit organizations in the community. 
 
The Teen Writers’ Symposium, hosted on May 3 by Lake Erie Ink and Cleveland State University’s English Department, is partly supported by a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture and the Ohio Arts Council.
 
The AIDS Funding Collaborative met with activists, government officials, agency staff, academics and those living with the virus on April 29 to work on a local response to counter potential Medicaid cuts that could jeopardize HIV treatment and testing.

The Inspiration Station, an initiative of the Pickaway County Community Foundation, is partnering with COSI, Central Ohio’s premier children’s science center, to bring the Inventor’s Playground to Circleville during the statewide COSI Science Festival on May 2.
 
The Dayton Public Schools District announced on Wednesday that one of its students was awarded a highly selective, nationally touted Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation scholarship.
 
The Community Foundation of Shelby County offers $105K in scholarship grants to those working toward a degree and at least one year out of high school until May 29. 

Other Member News

HealthPath Foundation of Ohio commemorated their 25^th anniversary by awarding $250K in grants to eleven organizations who support initiatives in at least one of HealthPath’s areas of impact that advance health equity by ensuring Ohioans have access to essential resources for optimal health.
 
The Hocking County Community Fund, in partnership with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio, is accepting grant applications from nonprofits, schools and public organizations for projects and programs benefiting the people and communities of Hocking County until June 10.

Muskingum County Community Foundation releases its 2024 annual report, highlighting its $2.59M investment in Muskingum County.