Education
Over its history, the foundation has maintained a diverse portfolio of grants to public schools, charter schools and faith-based schools. We work closely with school leaders and teachers to learn from them what they think constitute quality teaching and learning for young people.
We discuss the outcomes at board meetings to see how our learning can be shared with others in the education community. The foundation seeks programs that are innovative and have the potential to be replicated in other regions we serve.
The foundation holds a particular place of honor for teachers and seeks to support opportunities for those with energy and love of their vocation. Aristotle once said, “Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well.” It is our intention to continue to explore new opportunities in this program area.
2016 Education Grants
Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, OH
42,465
in continued support of Summer Music Program Scholarships for Lorain County students
Blythewood Historical Society
Blythewood, SC
10,000
in support of educational programming
Boys & Girls Clubs of Lorain County
Lorain, OH
50,000
in continued support of general operations
Boys & Girls Clubs of Lorain County
Lorain, OH
95,000
in continued support for out‑of‑school‑time programming
Camp Discovery at His Acres
Blythewood, SC
35,000
in continued support of general operations
Cleveland Council on World Affairs
Cleveland, OH
10,000
in continued support of the Model United Nations Program for Lorain County students
Craig Hospital Foundation
Englewood, CO
25,000
in support of The Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Scholars Fund for the Education Programs
Educational Service Center of Lorain County
Elyria, OH
2,000
to construct an interactive sandbox to be displayed at Lake Erie Nature & Science Center in Bay Village, OH
Educational Service Center of Lorain County
Elyria, OH
2,000
in continued support of Scholastic Games of Lorain County
EdVenture Children’s Museum
Columbia, SC
25,000
in support of the Community Engagement Initiative
Effective Leadership Academy
Warrensville Heights, OH
15,000
in support of Camp LEAD programming for Lorain County students
The Epiphany School
Dorchester, MA
25,000
in continued support of general operations
Esperanza, Inc.
Cleveland, OH
30,000
in continued support of Mentors Making a Difference
Florence Crittenton Services of Colorado
Denver, CO
25,000
in support of the Healthy, Self‑Sufficient Teen Families Project
Friends of Breakthrough Schools
Cleveland, OH
150,000
in continued support of general operations, over three years
Junior Achievement of Greater Cleveland, Inc.
Cleveland, OH
12,000
in continued support of K‑12 Economic Education Programs for Lorain County students
Keuka College
Keuka Park, NY
2,000
in support of the Eastman@Keuka Summer Music Camp for Yates County students
Lake Erie Ink
Cleveland Heights, OH
9,000
in continued support of Digital Express
Lake Erie Nature and Science Center
Bay Village, OH
40,000
in continued support of general operations
Lake Ridge Academy
North Ridgeville, OH
2,000
in support of a pilot summer STEM camp at Lake Ridge Academy for students from Elyria and Lorain City School Districts
Little Lighthouse Learning Center
Lorain, OH
50,000
in continued support of general operations
Lorain County Community College
Elyria, OH
9,000
in continued support of “Atmosphere Adventures” science enrichment program presentations
MAGNET: The Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network
Cleveland, OH
30,000
in support of Manufacturing Success programming in Midview Schools
Mass Insight Education and Research Institute, Inc.
Boston, MA
15,000
in support of College Success Communities
Midview Local School District
Grafton, OH
500
for collaboration efforts with teachers from Penn Yan Central School District, Penn Yan, New York
Midview Local School District
Grafton, OH
70,000
in support of Project Lead the Way’s Biomedical Science and Launch program expansion
Montessori Development Partnerships
Burton, OH
25,000
in support of Stonebrook Montessori, a CMSD sponsored Charter Montessori School in Glenville
New Legacy Charter High School
Aurora, CO
50,000
in support of general operations
Northeastern Ohio Science and Engineering Fair
Cleveland, OH
2,000
in support of the 63rd Annual Northeastern Ohio Science and Engineering Fair
Oberlin City School District
Oberlin, OH
2,000
in support of a writing workshop for high school students
The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges, Inc.
Columbus, OH
50,000
toward The Nord Family Foundation Scholarship Program
Saint Martin de Porres High School
Cleveland, OH
50,000
in support of professional development
Shaker Lakes Regional Nature Center
Cleveland, OH
10,000
in support of ASK! (Applied Science for Kids) for Cleveland Schools
Teach For America
Cleveland, OH
100,000
in continued support for programming in Northeast Ohio
Teach For America, Inc.
North Charleston, SC
120,000
in continued support of recruiting, developing, and retaining local leaders to teach critical need subjects like STEM and stay in South Carolina, over two years
Thomas B. Fordham Institute
Washington, DC
50,000
toward remediating Ohio’s charter school sector
Trinity Housing Corporation
Columbia, SC
25,000
in continued support for St. Lawrence Place Children’s Program
Young Americans Center for Financial Education
Denver, CO
6,500
in support of the Send‑a‑School Initiative for International Towne