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Smart disaster giving can offer predictability to the unpredictable
Category: Professional Advisor Updates Sadly, rarely does a month go by without the news of another disaster or humanitarian tragedy. Most recently, the Maui fires and Hurricane Idalia are making the headlines–and also generating widespread charitable support. Locally, East Palestine and nearby communities are still recovering from the train derailment earlier this year. Indeed, many…
Helping your clients get organized: Structure is a critical step in multi-generational philanthropy
Category: Professional Advisor Updates Instilling the idea of charitable giving in children and grandchildren at first blush may appear to be easy, but where to begin, and how to make it ongoing? More and more, wealth advisors are being asked by their clients to weigh in on strategies for fostering a family’s financial values, which…
CFMV President Shari Harrell to Retire After 10 Years of Service
CFMV President Shari Harrell to Retire After 10 Years of Service Casey Krell, Long-time Director at CFMV, Appointed as Next President YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, Ohio – The Board of Directors of the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley publicly announced today the upcoming retirement of Shari Harrell, the organization’s president for the past ten years. Casey Krell,…
Dutton’s Work with Swanston Fund Left a Brighter Future for Valley Kids
When he passed away in 1919, Canfield farmer William Swanston could never have known that his name would still be associated with projects serving the Mahoning Valley’s kids more than a century later. But through the William Swanston Charitable Fund – and especially long-time board member Paul Dutton, who passed away in May – efforts…
CFMV Awards $152K in Scholarships
YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, Ohio – The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley has awarded 92 students $152,168 in scholarships to help them along as they continue their education at colleges across the country. In total, 111 awards were made through 27 of the Foundation’s scholarship funds. “Scholarship season is always busy, and we greatly appreciate all of…
CFMV Now Offers Emergency Grants
YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, Ohio – The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley is now offering emergency grants outside of its regular quarterly opportunities to help local nonprofits address immediate and unexpected issues. “As we’ve thought about how we can better serve the Valley’s nonprofit community, this was an idea that came up time and time again,” says…
Bridging the gaps in multi-generational family philanthropy
Category: Professional Advisor Updates Differing views within families is nothing new. For generations, common topics of disagreement have included popular culture, politics, religion and parenting, just to name a few. Frequently outranking all is money—how it’s made, spent or saved—or not. How benevolent families share money, whether agreeably or disagreeably, is a topic all its…
Gifts of cash or stock – is it a toss up?
Category: Professional Advisor Updates As your philanthropic clients can likely attest, the going has been rough for many of the nonprofit organizations they support. Turbulent economic conditions, concerns about inflation, and challenges in the banking sector are just a few of the factors that are causing donors to be more financially conservative and perhaps begin…
Fund for Women & Girls Awards Grants to 3 Nonprofits at Microfunding Event
YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, Ohio – Donors and supporters of the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley’s Fund for Women & Girls awarded three micro-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 grants from the…
Local philanthropist continues tradition of giving through Roberta M. Hannay Charitable Fund at CFMV
YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, Ohio – The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley is proud to welcome Roberta M. Hannay to its family as founder of our newest donor advised fund. The Roberta M. Hannay Charitable Fund was established at the beginning of May with a contribution of just over $1 million. Hannay is a descendent of the…
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