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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…

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…

Community Foundation Accepting 2023 Scholarship Applications

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

‘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…

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…

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…

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…

Healthy Community Partnership, Congressman Ryan, Community Leaders, Celebrate Critical Investments In Nutrition Incentive Initiative

Author: Sarah Lowry | Photo credit: Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership Warren, OH – The Healthy Community Partnership-Mahoning Valley (the Partnership) celebrated nearly $7 million in state and federal investment in Produce Perks Midwest’s nutrition incentive program in Ohio on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at 3 PM at the Warren Farmers Market. Recent investments in Produce Perks…

11 Local Arts & Culture Organizations Receive Challenge Grants During COVID-19 Pandemic

Author: Rachael Chacon | Photo credit: Students Motivated by the Arts (SMARTS) Recognizing the important roles that arts and culture organizations will play as the Mahoning Valley rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Community Foundation offered a new challenge grant opportunity for limited capacity organizations this summer. The Foundation accepted applications from smaller arts and…

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