(Photo: Richland County Foundation Community Investment Officer Bobby Rhea hands out a scholarship to a St. Peter’s High School student.)
MANSFIELD – The Richland County Foundation Board of Trustees approved $1,835,608 in grants during its August meeting. A large portion of the grants were for educational purposes.
The board approved $901,400 in college scholarships to 326 Richland County students. Scholarships are awarded based on a student’s financial need and grade point average. The average scholarship amount this year was $2,765.
RCF awarded 21 career technical education scholarships. So far this year, the board has approved $87,748 in CTE scholarships.
The board approved close to $67,000 in education grants to K-12 teachers in public or private Richland County Schools to encourage them to develop new programs for their classrooms. Funding was provided from the unrestricted grant budget as well as field of interest funds. Education grants are selected by a committee made up of board members and people from the community for creative and innovative supplemental programs not covered by school funding.
The Board of Trustees approved grants from donor-advised funds to meet emerging needs at the following organizations:
Discovery School
First Congregational Church
Friends of the Ashbrook Center
Idea Works
Mansfield Community Playhouse
Mansfield Rotary Club Foundation
Ohio State University
Renaissance Performing Arts
Richland Pregnancy Services
St. Jude Children’s Hospital
Visual Bucket List Foundation
About the Richland County Foundation
The Richland County Foundation, a not-for-profit 501c3, was established in 1945 as a way for
individuals to pool and invest their gifts for the long-term good of Richland County and its residents.
The Foundation helps people in Richland County give back to their community by investing their gifts wisely so that grants can be made to improve the quality of life for all the county’s citizens. Working together with donors, the Foundation meets important needs today and plans for a strong future.
CONTACT: Maura Teynor, chief advancement officer, 419-525-3020 mteynor@rcfoundation.org