May Grantees Announced totaling $417,429
We are pleased to announce that our Board of Directors approved $417,429 in grants on May 27, 2025. The recipients included the following programs:
May Open Grants
Ada Exempted Village Schools - Stronger Together - $15,000
Aurora City Schools - Maximizing GPS (Gifted Potential of Students) - $18,784
Center for Arts-Inspired Learning - ArtWorks Summer 2025 - $15,000
Columbus Council on World Affairs - Career-Ready Global Scholars - $35,000
East Cleveland City Schools - If I Can You Can - $29,843
East Cleveland Neighborhood Center Inc. - Summer Steam Module and Engaged Learning - $17,727
Educational Service Center of Lorain County - Empower AI 2.0: Elevating Practice - $15,000
Effective Leadership Academy - 8th Grade Career Pathways Program - $10,000
Facing History and Ourselves Inc. - Northeast Ohio Partner Schools Network - $20,000
Fairfield County Educational Service Center - Elevate Voices, Transform Classrooms - $17,500
Girl Scouts of North East Ohio - The Girl Scout Journey in CMSD Schools - $10,000
Indian Hill Exempted Village Schools - Educator Leadership Academy - $20,800
Jackson-Milton Local Schools - Pages for Positivity: Lit & Behavior Grant - $8,905
Montessori Development Partnerships - Strengthening Public Montessori - $20,000
North Point Educational Service Center - The PortfoliOH Playbook - $30,500
Ohio Soybean Council Foundation - ChickQuest: A Life Cycle Journey - $15,350
Ridgedale Local Schools - Building Sustainable Learning Communities - $20,000
Southeast Local Schools - Keys to Our Students’ Future - $11,900
May Grants to Educators
Justin Abshear - Dalton Local Schools - Sphero Edu - $2,000
Joshua Cintron - Manchester Local Schools - Leonardo da Vinci’s Engineering - $2,996
Aimee Darnell - Perry Local Schools - Paws for a Peaceful Environment - $3,000
George Edmonds Jr. - Columbus City Schools - Eastmoor Aquatics STEM Laboratory - $2,582
Zachary Griffith - Akron Public Schools - Statics with This Old Bridge - $2,965
Bradley Helenthal - Norwayne Local Schools - Engaging History through Multimedia Prod - $3,000
Amy O’Connell - Madison Local Schools - Madison Market Place - $2,098
Veronica Price-Story - Cleveland Metropolitan Schools - The Hughes Hope Garden - $3,000
Danielle Shaub - Lake Local Schools - Blue Streak Beats: Rhythm & Friendship - $2,977
Heather Young - Columbus City Schools - STEM Learning through Coding - $2,938