The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley and its supporting foundations have awarded $640,000 in grants to 53 nonprofit organizations through its first grant cycle of 2025.
Through the CFMV General Grant opportunity, $271,000 was awarded, while the Foundation’s three affiliated organizations – the Trumbull Memorial Health Foundation, Western Reserve Health Foundation and William Swanston Charitable Fund – awarded $140,000, $157,000 and $90,000, respectively.
“We are continually impressed by the work the Valley’s nonprofits do, and this cycle is no different,” CFMV President Casey Krell said. “It’s always inspiring to see people so dedicated to improving their community. We know the first quarter of 2025 has been challenging for nonprofits to navigate. While philanthropic dollars cannot replace the public funding that many organizations rely on, the Community Foundation is exploring how we can best support our local nonprofits as we all adapt to a new landscape in our sector.”
Here are the grants that were awarded in the first quarter of 2025:
Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley
ACTION: $10,000 for operating support.
Akiva Academy: $2,500 for expansion project.
American Red Cross of Greater Akron and the Mahoning Valley: $10,000 for home fire safety campaign.
Behind Closed Doors Ministries: $2,500 for operating support.
The Butler Institute of American Art: $5,000 for the Good Neighbor education outreach and field trip program.
Eversight: $3,000 to support clinic operations, training surgeons and research.
Flying High Inc.: $10,000 for the expansion of the Professional Development Center.
God’s Warehouse: $10,000 for operating support.
Grace AME Church of Warren: $10,000 for the Trumbull County Try Fitness Program.
Greater Youngstown Community Dialogue on Racism: $10,000 for social justice history programming in Youngstown City Schools.
Harvesting Hope in Your Community: $5,000 for operating support.
Humility of Mary Housing: $10,000 to support clearing barriers to employment and housing for patrons at Emmanuel Community Care Center.
Junior Achievement of Eastern Ohio: $5,000 for K-12 programs.
Lake to River Foundation: $20,000 for operating support for the Lake to River Economic Development district.
Lit Youngstown: $10,000 for operating support.
Mahoning County Soil and Water Conservation District: $10,000 for the Mahoning County Backyard Conservation program.
The McGuffey Centre: $10,000 for operating support.
National Inventors Hall of Fame: $2,500 for the Camp Invention summer program.
Nikki’s House: $10,000 for operating support.
Northeast Ohio Adoption Services: $10,000 for operating support.
Oak Hill Collaborative: $10,000 for the Digital Advantage program.
Ohio State Extension Mahoning County: $8,000 for a summer intern with Mahoning County 4-H.
Tri County Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates: $2,500 for career readiness programs at Liberty High School.
United Way of Trumbull County: $5,000 for the United 4 Kids program.
Valley Economic Development Partners: $20,000 for its revolving loan fund.
Warren Grown: $3,000 for the From Sapling to Sovereign youth summer program.
Yellow Brick Place: $10,000 for operating support.
YMCA of Youngstown: $15,000 for upgrades to the kitchen at Central YMCA.
Youngstown Business Incubator: $10,000 for its Elevating Every Entrepreneur program.
Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation: $22,000 for the Healthy Community Partnership’s Where the Sidewalk Ends No More initiative
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