Five Impact Grants Awarded in 2021
From the Warren County Foundation
Subject to the availability of funds, the Warren County Foundation shall make one or more Impact Grants usually in December of each year, of not less than $10,000 each. The Foundation has awarded five $10,000 Impact Grants in 2021. During the first five years of the program, 23 Impact Grants have been awarded. Impact Grants are one of the goals of the 2016 strategic plan for the Foundation. The Foundation has awarded five $10,000 Impact Grants in 2021, including:
- Beech Acres Parenting Center – With a $10,000 grant from the Foundation, Beech Acres Parenting Center will grow and refine the Beyond the Classroom program in Warren County during the 2021-2022 academic year. Embedded within the schools, the program will provide trauma-informed care for children’s behavioral, emotional, and mental health and parental peer support issues.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati – The program merged with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Warren County in January 2018. United Way of Warren County pledged to continue support for the program, which is no longer available. BBBSGC have secured a $50,000 match per year for three years from TQL to support the program in Warren County. A $10,000 grant will help toward the match for programming in Warren County.
- Countryside YMCA – The Veterans Connect program at the YMCA provides a way for the Y to serve those who have sacrificed, served, and defended our nation by providing them with a free comprehensive program aimed at improving their overall wellbeing and quality of life. Weekly class for veterans will be held every Wednesday with physical activity workouts, activities that foster comradery, and mental and spiritual health resources. The program will start in January and run throughout 2022.
- PEACOC – Parents Empowering All Children of Color – PEACOC continues to move forward with informational and educational activities in the Springboro area. The group is partnering with the Warren County Foundation. The two organizations ran a six-week pilot program, Living Undivided, in October and November, 2021, in the Springboro area. The purpose is to move people from avoidance into relationships that close racial divides. The six-week cohort involved 30 community members (half are white and half are minorities). Another cohort will be scheduled in Springboro during 2022 and additional cohorts are planned across the County.
- WCCS Inc. Adult New Readers – The Warren County Imagination Library continues to do an outstanding job of getting free age-appropriate books in the homes of young children. Families reading together is one of their primary goals. Unfortunately, not every parent can read to their child. The objective of this proposal is for Adult New Readers to teach parents to read the WCIL books and enhance and expand the reading suggestions in the parent’s packet included with each book.
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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The Grants Committee, in its discretion, may waive any of the foregoing criteria upon the applicant’s demonstration that hardship, special or exigent circumstances or other good cause justify such a waiver. The Foundation will always confirm that an organization is eligible for a grant as a 501(c)3 organization.
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: