Five Impact Grants Awarded in 2020
The Warren County Foundation awarded five $10,000 Impact Grants in 2020. During the first four years of the program, 18 Impact Grants have been awarded. Impact Grants are one of the goals of the 2016 strategic plan for the Foundation. The five Impact Grants were awarded to Beech Acres Parenting Center; Countryside YMCA; Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Inc.; Warren County Imagination Library Endowment; and Waynesville Area Heritage & Cultural Center at the Friends Home, Inc.
Beech Acres Parenting Center – With the grant, Beech Acres Parenting Center will grow and refine Beyond the Classroom in Warren County during the 2020-2021 school year. This is the second Impact Grant in a row for Beech Acres. Beyond the Classroom will expand to serve 20 partner schools throughout greater Cincinnati, including five in Kings Local School District. Beyond the Classroom will continue support tailored to each individual and school both face-to-face and through telehealth.
Countryside YMCA – The Impact Grant will support the ForeverWell Program provides senior programming in a safe environment that is focused on physical fitness, mind strengthening, chronic disease prevention, and social engagement. Seniors age 60 years and older will be provided the opportunity to join a program that will help them thrive and live a better quality of life by improving their health, both physically and mentally, while being in a safe “COVID-19” environment.
Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Inc. – No Kid Sleeps on the Floor in Our Town! Is the theme of the Lebanon chapter which builds bunk beds for local children, age 3-17, who are sleeping on floors, couches and in other uncomfortable situations. The group delivers the beds, equipped with mattresses, sheets, pillows, and a blanket and they partner with organizations, churches, businesses, and individuals to build them at events called “Build Days.” The Impact Grant will support a Build Day, building 28 bunk beds for a total of 56 beds.
Warren County Imagination Library – The Impact Grant will go to the Warren County Imagination Library Endowment. The first three-year pilot program is supported by the five Warren County Library Districts. After the first three years, the earnings from the endowment will support the purchase of children’s books each month from the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. As of November 15, 2020, there are more than 6,300 children registered for the program which is 48 percent of the eligible birth to five population in Warren County.
Waynesville Area Heritage and Cultural Center at the Friends Home, Inc. – The grant will support facility expansion of an outdoor facility for programs, events, and storage. The Friends Home is located in the heart of the Quaker Historic District in the Village of Waynesville. The Museum provides historical exhibits and teaching programs about the broad history of northern Warren County. The new outdoor space will be constructed with funds from the Impact Grant, additional gifts from individuals and organizations, and cash on hand.
The Impact Grant program will continue in 2021 with applications available in August, 2021.
Beech Acres Parenting Center – With the grant, Beech Acres Parenting Center will grow and refine Beyond the Classroom in Warren County during the 2020-2021 school year. This is the second Impact Grant in a row for Beech Acres. Beyond the Classroom will expand to serve 20 partner schools throughout greater Cincinnati, including five in Kings Local School District. Beyond the Classroom will continue support tailored to each individual and school both face-to-face and through telehealth.
Countryside YMCA – The Impact Grant will support the ForeverWell Program provides senior programming in a safe environment that is focused on physical fitness, mind strengthening, chronic disease prevention, and social engagement. Seniors age 60 years and older will be provided the opportunity to join a program that will help them thrive and live a better quality of life by improving their health, both physically and mentally, while being in a safe “COVID-19” environment.
Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Inc. – No Kid Sleeps on the Floor in Our Town! Is the theme of the Lebanon chapter which builds bunk beds for local children, age 3-17, who are sleeping on floors, couches and in other uncomfortable situations. The group delivers the beds, equipped with mattresses, sheets, pillows, and a blanket and they partner with organizations, churches, businesses, and individuals to build them at events called “Build Days.” The Impact Grant will support a Build Day, building 28 bunk beds for a total of 56 beds.
Warren County Imagination Library – The Impact Grant will go to the Warren County Imagination Library Endowment. The first three-year pilot program is supported by the five Warren County Library Districts. After the first three years, the earnings from the endowment will support the purchase of children’s books each month from the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. As of November 15, 2020, there are more than 6,300 children registered for the program which is 48 percent of the eligible birth to five population in Warren County.
Waynesville Area Heritage and Cultural Center at the Friends Home, Inc. – The grant will support facility expansion of an outdoor facility for programs, events, and storage. The Friends Home is located in the heart of the Quaker Historic District in the Village of Waynesville. The Museum provides historical exhibits and teaching programs about the broad history of northern Warren County. The new outdoor space will be constructed with funds from the Impact Grant, additional gifts from individuals and organizations, and cash on hand.
The Impact Grant program will continue in 2021 with applications available in August, 2021.
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: