The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley (CFMV) announced in a news release on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, that it has awarded over $700,000 in its fourth and final competitive grant cycle of 2025.

The grant money distributed is planned to be used to further several projects across the Mahoning Valley.

Of the funds distributed, $222,341 was awarded through the CFMV General Grant. In addition, three of the CMFV's supporting foundations accounted for more than half of the funds, including:

  • $154,000 from the Western Reserve Health Foundation
  • $141,361 from the Trumbull Memorial Health Foundation
  • $91,061 from the William Swanston Charitable Fund

The Ohio Living Lifelong Learning & Senior Support Funds awarded $8,675 for three nonprofits, alongside the Hospice Trust of Trumbull County, which awarded $100,000 to Ohio Living Home Health & Hospice for its Pathways of Healing program.

In total, $717,438 was granted to projects across the Mahoning Valley, ranging from the construction of a school library to state-level advocacy work to operating support.

"2025 was a turbulent year for nonprofits as they worked to navigate policy changes, surges in community need and more uncertainty than ever. The resiliency and tenacity we saw from everyone working in Valley nonprofits was inspiring and that energy carries us forward into 2026," said Foundation President Casey Krell.

Krell continued," The Community Foundation remains committed to providing support in all aspects of nonprofit work, from grant funding to professional education to networking. Change in our community doesn't happen without investing in the people to do the work."

Applications for the Quarter 1 grant period for the Community Foundation and its supporting foundations are being accepted until January 15. After that, the following grant periods will close on April 15, July 15 and October 15.

Application deadlines, opportunities and forms can be found on the CFMV website.