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CFMV Awards $693,000 in Grants for 2023 Q1 Cycle

YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, Ohio ­– The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley and its three supporting foundations have awarded just over $693,000 in grant awards to 36 nonprofit organizations in the first round of funding for 2023. Through the CFMV General Grant, fundholders awarded $179,300. The Trumbull Memorial Health Foundation awarded $175,000 and the Western Reserve Health…

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Community Foundation Welcomes Marvin Logan, Meghan Reed, Ted Stazak as Board Members

YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, Ohio ­– The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley is excited to announce the addition of three new members of its Board of Directors: Marvin Logan, Meghan Reed and Ted Stazak. “Meghan, Marvin and Ted bring perspectives and insights that are invaluable as we expand the ways in how the Community Foundation goes about…

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Martha Ellers Endowment Fund Helps Trumbull County Historical Society Create Paid Internship

Author: Josh Medore | Photos courtesy of Ellers Family and the Trumbull County Historical Society WARREN, Ohio — Lifelong Warren resident Martha Ellers had an abiding interest in history.  Preserving it, researching it, celebrating it, and understanding it. It is with this in mind that a new endowment fund has been created in her name…

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Community Foundation Accepting 2023 Scholarship Applications

The Community Foundation’s universal scholarship application is now open, with applications due March 1, 2023.

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‘Giving Tuesday And Beyond’ Campaign Gives $81K to Agency Funds

YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, Ohio ­– Local residents ended 2022 on a giving note as they supported the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley’s month-long Giving Tuesday And Beyond campaign, leading to more than $80,000 being donated to area nonprofits. Between Giving Tuesday on Nov. 29 and the end of the year, donors themselves gave $31,560.97 to agency…

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Community Foundation Awards $506K in 4Q Grants, Ends Year at $2.3M

YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, Ohio ­– The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley and its supporting organizations awarded $506,615 in grants to local nonprofits in its final grant cycle of 2022. In total, the Community Foundation’s general grant program awarded $179,615 to 20 organizations in its final grant cycle of the year. The Western Reserve Health Foundation awarded…

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Community Foundation Opens 2023 Grant Applications with New Deadlines

YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, Ohio ­– The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley has opened its first grant cycle for the new year, bringing with it a handful of changes to applications. Nonprofits serving Mahoning and Trumbull counties can apply any time at CFMV.org/grant-opportunities. The most noticeable change is new deadlines for all grant applications, which have moved…

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Community Foundation Commits $50,000 to Agency Funds for Giving Tuesday

YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, Ohio –Following a successful launch last year, the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley is bringing back its month-long Giving Tuesday campaign that will see donations to its agency funds matched up to a total of $50,000. Starting on Giving Tuesday on Nov. 29 and running through the end of the year, all donations…

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CFMV Kicks Off New Nonprofit Mentoring Network

YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, Ohio ­– Ten local organizations met at the offices of the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley on Thursday to kick off the Nonprofit Mentoring Network, the foundation’s newest effort to support a culture of collaboration, professional development and alignment between the area’s nonprofit agencies. The year-long pilot program pairs established nonprofit organizations with…

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Community Foundation Awards More than $550,000 in Grants

YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, Ohio ­– The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley and its supporting organizations awarded $557,800 in grants as part of the second-quarter grant cycle. In total, the Community Foundation’s general grant program awarded $164,000 to 22 organizations in the second quarter, while the Young Philanthropist Fund – led by Mahoning Valley Young Professionals –…

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