Youngstown & Mahoning Valley - The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley has announced on Wednesday that it, alongside its affiliates have awarded over $972,000 in grants.

According to a press release, the Foundation awarded a total of $972,402 to 39 organizations serving area residents in the final quarter of 2023. This is the most the Foundation has awarded in a singer grant cycle in 2023.

The Community Foundation awarded $302,600 in funds through its general grant program.

Meanwhile the Western Reserve Health Foundation awarded $299,802 to support health-focused projects, Trumbull Memorial Health Foundation awarded $185,000, the William Swantson Charitable Fund awarded $85,000 to support Valley children and Hospice Trust of Trumbull County awarded $100,000 to Ohio Living Home Health and Hospice.

"We're excited to end the year on such a high note and be able to support such a wide range of organizations delivering crucial services to the Mahoning Valley," said incoming Community Foundation President Casey Krell.

A full list of grant recipients, along with how much they received can be found below:

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE MAHONING VALLEY:

- ACLD School and Learning Center - $10,000 for an expansion project

- American Heart Association - $10,000 for the Libraries with Heart blood pressure monitoring program

- American Red Cross of Greater Akron and the Mahoning Valley - $10,000 for disaster preparedness, response and recovery

- Andrea Mahone Foundation - $10,000 for operating support

- Autism Society of Mahoning Valley - $10,000 for Camp FRIEND

- Boston Avenue Neighbor Association - $10,000 for operating support

- Cadence Care Network - $10,000 for respite support

- Catholic Charities Regional Agency - $10,000 for the Voice of Hope Homeless Shelter

- Clothed in Strength - $5,000 for expanding its boutique into a permanent space

- Compass Family and Community Services - $25,000 for the Compass Senior Guardianship program

- Diva Donations - $5,000 for operating support

- Down Syndrome Association of the Valley - $5,000 for health, wellness and fitness programs

- Family & Community Services - $5,000 for the Mahoning Valley Foster Grandparent program

- Family & Community Services - $20,000 for the Senior Support Action Group

- Family & Community Services - $5,000 for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program

- Hopewell Theatre - $5,000 for parking lot improvements

- Humility of Mary Housing - $10,000 to support low-income and housing-unstable residents at Emmanuel Community Care

- Inspiring Minds - $35,000 for the Youth Enrichment Program

- Northeast Ohio Adoption Services - $10,000 for the Trust Based Relational Intervention and CORE Teen programs

- Plant It You - $10,000 for the Mahoning Valley Food Access Initiative

- Sight for All - $8,000 for the Sight for Kids program

- Skills USA Ohio - $7,600 for student support and the Northeast Regional Competition

- Students Motivated by the Arts - $10,000 for programming support

- The Butler Institute of American Art - $5,000 for the Good Neighbor Arts Education outreach program

- Trumbull County Historical Society - $5,000 for planning to support the Science Fiction Museum

- WILL RESPECT Inc. - $7,500 for the RESPECT Basketball League

- YMCA of Youngstown - $7,000 for outreach programming at Potential Development School for Students with Autism

- Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. - $12,500 for the Glenwood Neighbors community safety programs

- Youngstown Rayen Early College High School - $10,000 for operating support

- Youngstown Symphony Society - $10,000 for roof replacement work at DeYor Performing Arts Center\

HOSPICE TRUST OF TRUMBULL COUNTY:

- Ohio Living Home Health and Hospice - $100,000 for hospice care

WILLIAM SWANSTON CHARITABLE FUND:

- Cadence Care Network - $15,000 for the job training program at Cadence Coffeehouse & Creperie

- Down Syndrome Association of the Valley - $5,000 for health, wellness and fitness programs

- LifeAct - $10,000 for suicide prevention programs

- Mahoning County CASA-GAL Program - $25,000 for operating support

- United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley $5,000 for kindergarten readiness bags

- Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. - $25,000 for the Glenwood Fresh Market

WESTERN RESERVE HEALTH FOUNDATION: 

- American Heart Association - $25,000 for Libraries with Heart

-  American Red Cross of Greater Akron and the Mahoning Valley - $10,000 for Red Cross blood services

- Boston Avenue Neighbor Association - $10,000 for operating support

- Down Syndrome Association of the Valley - $5,000 for health, wellness and fitness programs

- Family & Community Services - $5,000 for the Senior Support Action Group

- Help Network of Northeast Ohio - $10,000 to support navigators for families with special needs

- Mahoning County Land Bank - $20,000 for the side lots and green spaces enhancement program

- Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio - $17,500 for affordable birth control for low-income patients in Youngstown

- Plant It You - $72,302 for the Mahoning County Food Access Initiative

- United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley - $25,000 for the Care Closets program

- Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. - $100,000 to support the Glenwood Fresh Market

TRUMBULL MEMORIAL HEALTH FOUNDATION:

- American Red Cross of Greater Akron and the Mahoning Valley - $20,000 for Red Cross blood services

- Cadence Care Network - $30,000 for Cadence Coffeehouse & Creperie

- Coleman Professional Services Inc. - $10,000 to provide services to underinsured clients

- Down Syndrome Association of the Valley - $5,000 for health, wellness and fitness programs

- Help Network of Northeast Ohio - $5,000 to support navigators for families with special needs

- LifeAct - $5,000 for the suicide prevention programs

- Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio - $20,000 for affordable birth control for low-income patients at Warren Health Center

- Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership - $65,000 for the Trumbull County Health and Wellness Initiative

- Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership - $25,000 for Garden Resources of Warren