Nine grants to support nonprofit, public and youth-led projects and programs
CALDWELL, Ohio – The Noble County Community Foundation (NCCF) has awarded nine grants, totaling $15,000, to support initiatives benefiting the county’s residents and communities, including three youth-led projects.
“The Noble County Community Foundation is committed to bringing together gifts of time, talent and treasure in ways that can be seen today and will be felt for generations,” said Donald Ullmann, NCCF vice chair. “That’s what these grants are – funding that will make an immediate and lasting impact on our residents and our communities.”
This summer, NCCF and the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio’s I’m a Child of Appalachia® Fund invited nonprofits, schools and public organizations to apply for grants to advance initiatives across five areas essential to creating and sustaining transformative change: arts and culture, community and economic development, education, environmental stewardship, and health and human services. Emphasis was on supporting individuals of all ages who are spearheading projects and programs that create opportunities, meet pressing needs and unleash the potential within Noble County.
Grants were awarded to:
· Boys & Girls Club of Washington County to help cover the cost of healthy snacks at the Noble County-serving Shenandoah Club’s before- and afterschool program
· Caldwell Exempted Village School District to help fund a new STEM-focused makerspace, providing hands-on, creative ways to encourage students to design, experiment, build and invent
· Cancer Support Community Central Ohio to support Living with Cancer Support Groups for Noble County cancer patients and caregivers
· Lutheran Social Services to purchase food for the food pantry distributions in Noble County
· Noble County Historical Society to help replace the metal roof of Bethel Primitive Church at Heritage Park
· Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio to help cover overnight stays for Noble County families
The I’m a Child of Appalachia® Fund provided NCCF up to $5,000 to support projects developed and implemented by local youth under age
18. The goal of this funding is to empower young leaders and inspire them to embrace greater roles in their communities. NCCF awarded youth-led project grant funding to:
· The iBELIEVE Foundation to fund the participation of five Noble County youth in the 2024 iBELIEVE Youth Leadership Workshops
· Noble County CARES to cover the cost of Red Ribbon Week activities, the annual Prom Pledge/Mock Crash, and drug awareness and prevention materials, all led by the Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) chapters at Noble Local and Caldwell schools
· Noble LIFT Youth Leadership to help fund its capstone project, building a Noble County community garden
Matching funds are available for year-end gifts
The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio is providing a 50-cent match for every $1 given to any endowment at FAO, including those supporting its affiliate foundations. Matching funds can even be used to help start a new endowment fund. A total of $500,000 in match funding is available on a first-come, first served basis through Dec. 31, with up to $25,000 in match available per household. For more information, visit https://tinyurl.com/endowmentmatchFAO.
To learn more about the Noble County Community Foundation and how to support its work, visit www.AppalachianOhio.org/Noble, email Noble@ffao.org or call 740.753.1111.