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Community Foundation Awards $130K in Scholarships
MAHONING VALLEY, Ohio – The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley has awarded 73 students $130,747 in scholarships to help them along as they continue their education at colleges across the country. “We are incredibly proud of the students who applied for the scholarship opportunities that our generous fund holders create. The journey to postsecondary…
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Community Foundation Awards $1.2M in Grants
MAHONING VALLEY, Ohio – The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley and its supporting foundations have awarded $1.22 million in grant awards to 61 nonprofit organizations through its second-quarter grant cycle. Through the CFMV General Grant opportunity, $247,000 was awarded, while the Foundation’s three affiliated organizations – the Trumbull Memorial Health Foundation, Western Reserve Health…
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CFMV Supports Valley LGBT+ Projects with $191K Commitment
MAHONING VALLEY, Ohio – In celebration of Pride Month and as part of its ongoing commitment to funding work that addresses and supports systemic change, the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley is excited to announce $191,500 in grant awards and sponsorships that will support the local LGBTQ+ community. Two major projects will begin later…
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CFMV Accepting Applications for Warren Sixth Ward Improvement Fund
WARREN, Ohio – The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley is now accepting applications for the newly created Warren Sixth Ward Neighborhood Improvement Fund through July 31. Created by Sixth Ward Councilwoman Honeya Price, this process will be used to disburse American Rescue Plan funds designated for her ward. Grants will be made to support…
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Healthy Community Partnership Highlights Expansion, Momentum in Annual Report
MAHONING VALLEY, Ohio – The Healthy Community Partnership, a strategic initiative of the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley, has released its 2022-2023 Years in Review report (click HERE to read), highlighting the work of community partners toward creating lasting change to health in the Valley. Now in its eighth year, the Healthy Community Partnership…
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Fund for Women & Girls Awards 3 Grants to Women-Led Organizations
YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, Ohio – On April 16, donors and supporters of the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley’s Fund for Women & Girls awarded three grants totaling $3,500 to local nonprofits working with young women in the Valley. As a community-led fund, each shareholder in the Fund for Women & Girls has a say in how…
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Community Foundation Awards $706K in Grants
YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, Ohio – The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley and its supporting foundations have awarded $706,684 in grant awards to 50 nonprofit organizations in the first round of funding for 2024. Through the CFMV General Grant, fundholders awarded $311,700. The William Swanston Charitable Fund, which supports projects aimed at kids in the Valley, awarded…
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CFMV Leadership Transition Complete
Casey Krell Assumes Position as President, Board Launches Fund in Honor of Retired President Shari Harrell YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, Ohio – The leadership transition taking place over the last few months at the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley is officially complete as Shari Harrell retired as president of the organization on March 1 and Casey Krell…
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New Fund Honors Shari Harrell’s Lifelong Service to the Valley
Harrell Fund for the Community The Board of Directors of the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley has established a fund in honor of Shari Harrell, President and CEO July 2013 to March 2024. The Harrell Fund for the Community is an unrestricted grantmaking fund that the CFMV board will guide based on the needs…
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Giving Tuesday And Beyond Campaign Raises $235K for CFMV Agency Funds
MAHONING VALLEY, Ohio — More than 1,000 people donated over the final month of 2023 as part of the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley’s Giving Tuesday And Beyond campaign, helping raise more than $235,000 for local nonprofits. Over the campaign, which ran from Nov. 27 to Dec. 31, all donations to agency funds housed…
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