Impact Grants Awarded in 2018
The Warren County Foundation awarded six $10,000 Impact Grants in 2018. The Grants Committee recently approved four Impact Grants in November. Two from funds raised from the Board of Trustees and other donors and two anonymously. The four Impact Grants went to Abuse & Rape Crisis Shelter, Countryside YMCA, Greater Cincinnati Center for Economic Education, and United Way of Warren County.
Earlier in the year, two Impact Grants were awarded from the George and Mary Alice Leasure Fund to Camp Kern and Countryside YMCA. Additional funding continues for the Workforce Development Initiative by United Way of Warren County which received an Impact Grant in 2017.
The Abuse & Rape Crisis Shelter is providing a professional Advocate to educate and train Warren County Human Services staff on recognizing the signs on Intimate Partner and Family Violence. ARCS will assist in the development of creating policy and procedures within the agencies on Trauma-Informed Response and Referral Protocols. During the process, ARCS will provide advocacy and support to all survivors identified and referred to the Community-based Advocate.
The Countryside YMCA C.A.R.E.S. program is building relationships that foster Compassion, Academics, Resources, Empowerment, and Support to help families in the community who are at the most risk. The program will help expand awareness in the community by making the outreach programs more recognizable and understandable to those in need. Some of the programs include: Countryside YMCA Early Learners Program; Homework Club; and Kids to Camp. A new program, Parent Resource Center, is being added.
The Greater Cincinnati Center for Economic Education will provide 100 Warren County K-12 educators with a free, in-person professional development training on how to integrate economics and personal finance into standard classroom instruction. The sessions will provide educators with financial literacy curricular resources that can easily integrate into the core content teaching areas – particularly mathematics. English language arts, and social studies.
United Way of Warren County launched a Volunteer Resource Center in July 2018. The current budget pays for office space. The Impact Grant will provide funding to scale the program and accelerate growth. The purpose of the Volunteer Resource Center is to provide volunteer opportunities, aligned with UWWCs comm unity impact goals. The three primary strategic goals include: school readiness; workforce development, and basic/emergency needs.
Additional Impact Grants were awarded earlier in the year from the George and Mary Alice Leasure Fund to Camp Kern and Countryside YMCA. Camp Kern through the YMCA of Greater Dayton has provided meaningful summer camp experiences to youth since 1910. The Impact Grant is used to provide financial assistance (scholarships) to families who would not otherwise be able to afford a camp experience for their children.
The other Impact Grant was awarded to the Countryside YMCA to support LIVESTRONG, a free 12-week research-based physical activity and well-being program designed to help adult cancer survivors reclaim their total health. Annually, over 500 people in Warren County are diagnosed with cancer.
The Impact Grant program is part of the Foundation’s strategic plan. The Warren County Foundation Impact Grant program will continue in 2019 with applications available next August.
Earlier in the year, two Impact Grants were awarded from the George and Mary Alice Leasure Fund to Camp Kern and Countryside YMCA. Additional funding continues for the Workforce Development Initiative by United Way of Warren County which received an Impact Grant in 2017.
The Abuse & Rape Crisis Shelter is providing a professional Advocate to educate and train Warren County Human Services staff on recognizing the signs on Intimate Partner and Family Violence. ARCS will assist in the development of creating policy and procedures within the agencies on Trauma-Informed Response and Referral Protocols. During the process, ARCS will provide advocacy and support to all survivors identified and referred to the Community-based Advocate.
The Countryside YMCA C.A.R.E.S. program is building relationships that foster Compassion, Academics, Resources, Empowerment, and Support to help families in the community who are at the most risk. The program will help expand awareness in the community by making the outreach programs more recognizable and understandable to those in need. Some of the programs include: Countryside YMCA Early Learners Program; Homework Club; and Kids to Camp. A new program, Parent Resource Center, is being added.
The Greater Cincinnati Center for Economic Education will provide 100 Warren County K-12 educators with a free, in-person professional development training on how to integrate economics and personal finance into standard classroom instruction. The sessions will provide educators with financial literacy curricular resources that can easily integrate into the core content teaching areas – particularly mathematics. English language arts, and social studies.
United Way of Warren County launched a Volunteer Resource Center in July 2018. The current budget pays for office space. The Impact Grant will provide funding to scale the program and accelerate growth. The purpose of the Volunteer Resource Center is to provide volunteer opportunities, aligned with UWWCs comm unity impact goals. The three primary strategic goals include: school readiness; workforce development, and basic/emergency needs.
Additional Impact Grants were awarded earlier in the year from the George and Mary Alice Leasure Fund to Camp Kern and Countryside YMCA. Camp Kern through the YMCA of Greater Dayton has provided meaningful summer camp experiences to youth since 1910. The Impact Grant is used to provide financial assistance (scholarships) to families who would not otherwise be able to afford a camp experience for their children.
The other Impact Grant was awarded to the Countryside YMCA to support LIVESTRONG, a free 12-week research-based physical activity and well-being program designed to help adult cancer survivors reclaim their total health. Annually, over 500 people in Warren County are diagnosed with cancer.
The Impact Grant program is part of the Foundation’s strategic plan. The Warren County Foundation Impact Grant program will continue in 2019 with applications available next August.
Discretionary GrantsThe Warren County Foundation currently tends to make Discretionary Grants in amounts ranging from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars. Proposals are reviewed every two months by the Grants Committee. Because Discretionary Grant funds are limited each year, the Grants Committee reviews each proposal carefully and considers the criteria below.
Subject to available funds, the Warren County Foundation is more likely to award Discretionary Grants to organizations that demonstrate that their proposed projects:
Generally Discretionary Grants are not awarded to:
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Impact Grants
Subject to the availability of funds, the Warren County Foundation shall also make one or more Impact Grants usually in December of each year, of not less than $10,000 each.
In addition to the criteria for Discretionary Grants, Impact Grant recipients will be selected based upon a consideration of which submittals most effectively promote the following: lasting improvement in the health, safety and welfare within Warren County; elimination or mitigation of barriers to the full enjoyment of social, cultural, economic and educational resources within the community. The grant must have a meaningful impact on the organization or program.
Priority in the selection of Impact Grant recipients will be given to submittals benefiting and promoting the well-being of families and children, or economic development in the County. Collaborations of various organizations and agencies will receive preference in the review process.
If, having reviewed the guidelines, you have a question about whether a project may or may not qualify for funding, please call the Warren County Foundation at (513) 934-1001, and we will be happy to discuss it with you.
If you would like to apply for a grant through the Warren County Foundation you may print out, complete and mail the following application to:
In addition to the criteria for Discretionary Grants, Impact Grant recipients will be selected based upon a consideration of which submittals most effectively promote the following: lasting improvement in the health, safety and welfare within Warren County; elimination or mitigation of barriers to the full enjoyment of social, cultural, economic and educational resources within the community. The grant must have a meaningful impact on the organization or program.
Priority in the selection of Impact Grant recipients will be given to submittals benefiting and promoting the well-being of families and children, or economic development in the County. Collaborations of various organizations and agencies will receive preference in the review process.
If, having reviewed the guidelines, you have a question about whether a project may or may not qualify for funding, please call the Warren County Foundation at (513) 934-1001, and we will be happy to discuss it with you.
If you would like to apply for a grant through the Warren County Foundation you may print out, complete and mail the following application to: