Community Foundation Grants Awarded

Rounds 1 & 2, 2023

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Erie County Community Foundation is pleased to announce the completion of its Round 1 and Round 2, 2023 community grants cycles. Funding for these grants was made possible as the result of a major grant to the Community Foundation from the Randolph J. and Estelle M. Dorn Foundation and the generous support of many donors in the community. 2023 grants totaled $427,666, awarded to 68 local, non-profit organizations. Grants were awarded to organizations that serve all of Erie County, including Berlin Heights, Huron, Margaretta Township, Milan, Perkins Township, Sandusky, and Vermilion.

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American Red Cross North Central Ohio - $9,800 for Supporting Blood Drives in Erie County

Animal House Sober Club - $2,135 for Books and Chips

Anthonys Villa Inc - $5,000 for Community Therapeutic Services for Children in Residential Home and Foster Care

Bellevue City Schools - $5,400 for Certified Academic Language Practitioner (CALP) Training

Bowling Green State University - $3,000 for Keep McBride Arboretum Beautiful/Signage for Benches Having ECCF Name

Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio - $6,453 for Improved Security to BGCNEO Erie Teen Center

Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio - $7,500 for Enhancing Audio-visual technology at Erie Teen Center

Cancer Services of Erie County - $3,500 for Transportation for Erie County Cancer Patients

Care and Share Inc. of Erie County - $20,000 for Serving our dynamic community

Catholic Charities Diocese of Toledo - $5,000 for Erie County Furniture Ministry

City of Sandusky Fire Department - $1,825 for Roper Lock Box Initiative

City of Sandusky Parks & Recreation - $5,376 for Eclipse 2024: Total Eclipse of Sandusky

Downs On The Farm - $5,000 for Interactive Paddock 3

EC Agricultural Society (Erie County Fair Board) - $4,260 for Upgraded LED lighting in Building 2 and Heritage Barn at the EC Fairgrounds

Edison Birthplace Association - $2,500 for Replace Floor Mats and Vacuum (Henry Fund)

Erie County 4-H Camp, Inc - $5,105 for New Gaga Ball Pit (Access to Recreation Fund)

Erie County Economic Development Corp. - $7,500 for RISE – 2nd of 3 year commitment (Bd. Approved 9/24/21)

Erie County Economic Development Corp. - $10,000 for Business Development Services

Erie County Family and Children First Council - $3,500 for Parenting Support Group

Erie County Health Department - $10,000 for Care Beyond the Unit: Sustaining Recovery with Nutrition and Hygiene Assistance

Erie County Public Defender's Office - $8,000 for Project Strength Program

Erie Metropolitan Housing Authority - $5,037 for Purchase of a New Single Door Freezer for the Erie County Senior Center

Erie Shore Network, Inc. - $2,000 for Health & Wellness Program

Family Health Services - $20,000 for Erie County Medical Center Renovation

Father's Heart Ministry - $14,000 for Food Pantry Building

Firelands Habitat for Humanity - $7,000 for Plumbing for an extra-large Habitat Family.

Firelands Symphony Orchestra - $6,500 for FSO Artistic Expenses for 2023-2024 Season

Flat Rock Homes - $3,000 for Supportive Living Medical Equipment (Buckeye Broadband Fund)

Harbourtown Fine Arts Center - $2,000 for Cleveland Ballet & Sailorway Middle School: Ballet in the Schools

Hospice of the Western Reserve fbo Stein Hospice - $15,000 for Bringing in-home, pre-hospice palliative care to Erie County seniors

Humane Society of Erie County - $5,000 for Paving the way

Huron Public Library - $2,000 for Girls Who Code Equipment

Huron Public Library - $2,310 for Memory Kits

Kinship, Inc. dba Kinship House - $2,500 for Kinship House Painting Upgrade

Law Enforcement Foundation - $5,000 for Police Training Series, D.A.R.E. Officer Training, and Community Relations and Engagement Program

LifeAct - $4,800 for Suicide Prevention Programs for Vermilion Youth (2023-2024) (Bettcher Mental Health Fund)

Main Street Vermilion - $1,500 for Kids Play Place at the 15th Annual Vermilion Ice A Fair

Margaretta Local Schools - $3,000 for New Perspectives at Margaretta High School

Margaretta Township Firefighters Association - $3,610 for CO Detectors

Nehemiah Partners of Sandusky - $5,000 for Early Intervention and Family Engagement Pilot Program

New Jerusalem Baptist Church - $2,000 for Dora Grant, Mary Ann Lavender Award (Volunteer Center Fund)

New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church - $1,500 for Back to school shoes

OHgo - $7,500 for Project Happy Neutral and Teen gifts

OHgo - $13,230 for Pantry Supplies

OhioGuidestone - $10,000 for Support for Erie County Youth Wellness Program

Open Doors Academy - $5,000 for Afterschool Educational Support and Enrichment Services for Sandusky Intermediate School Students

Peds on Wheels - $5,000 for Project Pediatric Asthma

Perkins Township - $2,500 for Baseball for All

Project Noelle - $4,446 for Peer Support for Kids and Teens & Overdose Awareness Day

Ritter Public Library - $12,500 for Ritter Library Teen Room Sensory Space

Sandusky City Schools - $2,000 for Common Threads for Fashion Design

Sandusky City Schools - $25,000 for 1st of 2 yr commitment Strobel Field Artificial Turf replacement (Bd. Approved 7/28/23)

Sandusky Education Foundation - $10,000 for Over the Horizon of Lake Erie Public Art Exhibit

Sandusky State Theatre - $2,500 for Caryl Crane Youth Theatre

Sandusky State Theatre - $7,500 for Sandusky Pride Festival 2023

Second Harvest Food Bank - $15,000 for Food Distribution to Erie County

Spirit & Truth Ministries of Sandusky - $3,094 for Train Up a Child" Play Park Project/Swing Set

St Peter Catholic School - $5,000 for Project Enhanced Security

The Road to Hope Inc. - $10,000 for Rent subsidy for residents of Genesis by the Lake

The Salvation Army - $10,000 for Emergency Social Services and Homeless Prevention

United Church Homes - $5,000 for Campus Grounds Beautification

United Church Homes - $5,000 for UCH Engage Service Coordination

United Way of Erie County, Inc - $1,875 for Education for United Way Non-Profit Leaders

Vermilion History Museum - $4,410 for Replace 7 Windows

Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana - $15,000 for Safe Housing with Dignity

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church - $2,500 for 41st Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner