SitemapThe Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley has awarded $944,600 in its first grant cycle of 2026, supporting 57 nonprofits serving Mahoning and Trumbull counties.
With support from fundholders and the foundation’s discretionary funds, $365,400 was awarded through the CFMV General Grant. Meanwhile, three of CFMV’s supporting foundations accounted for more than half of the funds disbursed this grant cycle; the Western Reserve Health Foundation awarded $215,500; the Trumbull Memorial Health Foundation awarded $204,500; and the William Swanston Charitable Fund awarded $117,200.
As part of the foundation’s effort to better support nonprofits as community needs increase, boards of the Community Foundation and its supporting organizations approved a one-year funding increase for 2026. The increase is equal to roughly $200,000 per quarter between all CFMV quarterly funding opportunities.
“Over the past two years, community-based organizations have seen the demand for services skyrocket while at the same time facing more challenges in acquiring the necessary funding to deliver those programs,” said Casey Krell, CFMV president. “While the Community Foundation’s dollars alone can’t bridge that gap, we believe this is an important step in making sure local nonprofits continue to provide crucial support to their communities. This is currently only a one-year increase, but the foundation is committed to finding ways to provide nonprofits with the support they need.”
Here are the first-quarter grant awards:
Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley
A Kid Again Northern Ohio Chapter: $10,000 for A Kid Again 2026.
American Red Cross of Greater Akron and the Mahoning Valley: $10,000 for Disaster Cycle Services in the Mahoning Valley.
Associated Neighborhood Centers McGuffey Centre: $2,500 for operating support.
Autism Society of Mahoning Valley: $10,000 for operating support.
Axess Family Services: $10,000 for National Service Programs of Axess Family Services.
Braceville Community Foundation: $6,900 for staff support for the Braceville African American Heritage Museum.
Direction Home of Eastern Ohio: $10,000 for the Kinship Families program.
Eastern Ohio Healthcare Collaborative: $10,000 for operating support.
Empower Family Wellness Center: $2,500 for operating support.
Eversight: $5,000 for sight-saving surgeries, vision research and surgeon education.
Fairhaven Foundation: $10,000 for its Inclusive Community Experiences program.
Geauga-Trumbull Solid Waste Management District: $10,000 for an education and outreach campaign to expand curbside recycling in Trumbull County.
Gods Warehouse Inc.: $7,500 for operating support.
Grace AME Church Of Warren Inc.: $5,000 for the TRY Fitness program.
Great Trail Council of Scouting America: $5,000 for operating support.
Grief and Loss in Motion: $5,000 for operating support.
Jubilee Gardens Inc.: $6,000 for its Summer Work and Grow and Sell programs.
Junior Achievement of Eastern Ohio: $7,500 for its career readiness and workforce development curriculum.
Kool Boiz Foundation: $5,000 for the Young Men’s Empowerment Series mentoring program.
Loop Youngstown: $10,000 for operating support.
Love Your Community: $5,000 for its Beyond the Game mentoring program.
Mahoning County Land Bank: $20,000 for Mahoning County Healthy Environment and Active Living Spaces program.
Make-A-Wish Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana: $2,500 for granting wishes.
National Inventors Hall Of Fame: $7,500 for scholarships to the Camp Invention program.
Nikki’s House: $10,000 for operating support.
Northeast Ohio Adoption Services: $10,000 for operating support.
Ohio Children’s Alliance: $10,000 to expand the Ohio Reach emergency fund for Mahoning Valley foster youths.
Rae’s Safe Haven Inc.: $5,000 for operating support.
RCF Family Life Center: $5,000 for its Pen Soul: Music Intervention Program for Justice Involved Youth.
The National Center for Urban Solutions: $10,000 for its virtual welding program.
Thrive 10:10: $10,000 for its Pathways programs.
Top Hat Productions: $7,500 for Tri-City Drama Club.
Trumbull Mobile Meals: $10,000 for operating support.
Ursuline Sisters Mission: $7,500 for the Ursuline Sisters Mission Scholars program.
Valley Economic Development Partners Inc.: $20,000 to recapitalize the GrowBiz CDFI Revolving Loan Fund.
Warren Philharmonic Orchestra: $7,500 for operating support.
Western Reserve Land Conservancy: $10,000 for Coalburg Lake Preserve.
Yellow Brick Place: $7,500 for operating support.
Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries: $15,000 for its work in building a Social Information Exchange Network referral system.
YBI: $7,500 for YBI Elevating Every Entrepreneur program.
Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp.: $12,500 for neighborhood improvement projects.
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