June Grantees Announced totaling $550,264
We are pleased to announce that our Board of Directors approved $550,264 in grants on June 23, 2026. The recipients included the following programs:
June Open Grants
Akron Public Schools - Building Teacher Capacity and Student Achievement through Collaboration, Coaching and Mentoring - $14,380
Bi-Okoto Drum & Dance Theatre - Expansion of the E Sin Mi D’Afrika Arts-Integrated Residency Program - $15,000
Canton City School District - The Bulldog LAUNCH Initiative: Empowering Student Agency through Design Thinking - $25,000
Center for Arts-Inspired Learning - ArtWorks Summer 2026 - $15,000
City Club of Cleveland - City Club Educational Engagement - $25,000
Cleveland Classical Guitar Society - Cleveland Classical Guitar Society Education Program in Cleveland Metropolitan School District - $10,000
Cleveland Council on World Affairs - Model UN Program - $15,000
Columbus Council on World Affairs - Global Scholars Diploma Program - $35,000
Educational Service Center of Lorain County - AI for Impact: From Awareness to Classroom Change - $35,000
Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio - 2026-2027 Ohio 8 Coalition Instructional Focus Series - $15,000
Fairbanks Local Schools - Future-Ready Fairbanks - Empowering Educators to Design Real-World Learning - $20,000
Footpath Foundation - Outside Discovering Me (ODM) - $20,000
Greater Cleveland NSBE Jr - College Prep - $15,000
Hancock County Educational Service Center - CS3: Collaborative Systems for Student Success - $15,000
Kids Voting Ohio - Kids Voting Ohio - $20,000
Literacy Cooperative of Greater Cleveland - Advancing Student Learning and the Teaching Profession - $40,000
Logan Hocking Schools - Leveling Up Green Elementary's Leader in Me Implementation - $9,750
Muse Machine Inc. - 2026 Filmmaking Educator Institute - $15,000
New Miami Schools - Project LIFT: Language Instruction for Today’s Classrooms - $4,635
Olivet Housing and Community Development Corporation - OHCDC-CDF Freedom School 2026 - $20,000
Open Doors Inc. - Strengthening Literacy through Afterschool Programming Led by School-Day Teachers - $22,000
Re:Source Cleveland - Teen Response Program - $15,000
Sandusky City Schools - Leading for Learning: Executive Coaching & Leadership Development Initiative - $40,000
Shaker Lakes Regional Nature Center - Applied Science & Educator Programs - $15,000
Southwest Licking Schools - Driven Foundation - Boys Leadership Training - $7,500
Tallmadge City Schools - Hands-On Learning: Tallmadge Middle School Robotics - $20,000
Western Buckeye Educational Service Center - NWOH AI Innovation Conference - $15,000
June Grants-to-Educators
Akron Public Schools - Deborah Holliday - Functional Math in Real Life Lab - $2,975
Akron Public Schools - Kimberly Hathaway - STEAM Powered Inquiry - $2,999
Boardman Local Schools - Dana Safarek - Elevating Student Journalism - $2,750
Columbus City Schools - Corinne Jones - West Broad’s Own Patchwork Garden - $3,000
Fairport Harbor Exempted Village Schools - Susan Tenon - Reading, Research-writing, & Rhetoric - $3,000
Hilliard City Schools Preschool - Dr. Tabatha Stover - Blueprints for a Better Tomorrow - $3,000
Indian Hill Middle School - Dr. Kim Given - STEM Lab: Design, Build & Compete - $3,000
Indian Valley Local Schools - Sean McConnell - AP Calculus APSI - $1,075
Lake Local Schools - Kari Willoughby - 3…2…1… Blast Off! - $2,608
Warren City Schools - Fran Compton - From Phonics to Fluency - $2,975
Warren City Schools - Janell Richardson - SEL=Student Success! - $1,617
Westerville City Schools - Dr. Renee Morris - WNHS 2026 Warrior Way Leadership Summit - $3,000
