July Grantees Announced totaling $359,949
We are pleased to announce that our Board of Directors approved $359,949 in grants on July 22, 2025. The recipients included the following programs:
July Open Grants
America SCORES Cleveland – SCORES Literacy, Fitness & Youth Development – $15,000
Art Possible Ohio – Adaptation, Integration, and the Arts – $10,000
Arts Impact Incorporated – Social and Emotional Learning and the Arts – $15,000
Building Bridges to Careers Inc. – Helping Teachers Be Bridges – $15,000
Cleveland Classical Guitar Society – CCGS Education Program in CMSD – $10,000
Cleveland Institute of Music – 2025-26 CIM Teaching Artists Program – $15,000
Educational Service Center of Central Ohio – OSU Student Leadership Research Collaborative – $15,000
Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio – 2025-2026 Ohio 8 Instructional Focus Series – $15,000
Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio – 25-26 First Ring Student Leadership Institute – $15,000
Footpath Foundation – Discover Your Path – $15,000
Great Lakes Theater Festival Inc. – School Residencies 2025-26 – $15,000
Greater Cleveland Urban Film Foundation – Amplifying Youth Voices Programming 2025 – $15,000
Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage – Stop the Hate: Youth Sing Out – $15,000
MetroHealth Foundation Inc. – The MetroHealth SAFE Project – $10,000
Miami County Educational Service Center – Literacy for ALL 25-26 – $15,000
Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra Inc. – School Clinics with Underrepresented Artists – $15,000
Refugee Response – Teen Response – $15,000
Spice Acres Field Kitchen Inc. – Understanding Our Community Food System – $15,000
Teaching Cleveland Foundation – Teaching Cleveland Student Challenge – $15,000
University of Cincinnati Foundation – GCSC Makers in Education – $15,000
Western Reserve Historical Society – Youth Entrepreneurship Education – $15,000
Young Mens Christian Association Lake County – Arthur Holden Leadership Institute – $45,000
July Grants to Educators
Crystal Barnett-Sheaves – Marietta City Schools – STEAM Learning with Lego Education – $3,000
Jon Darkow – Amherst Exempted Village Schools – Modeling Classroom Project – $2,949
Madison Heddleson – Noble Local Schools – The Souper Bowl – $3,000
Tara Hootman – Triway Local Schools – Learn to POP! – $3,000
Jason Smith – Benjamin Logan Local Schools – Future-Ready with A+ – $3,000