Arts & Culture
The Nord Family Foundation supports a variety of organizations through its Arts and Culture program area, in fields of theater and performing arts, visual arts, and music. Amidst this variety of art forms, there is an underlying theme and priority for programs that engage children and youth, particularly those who may otherwise have limited access and exposure to the arts. We also provide significant operating support to arts organizations housed within the New Union Center for the Arts, a community venue that is owned and operated by the Foundation.
2014 Arts & Culture Grants
ArtReach, Inc.
Denver, CO
$7,500
in support of community tickets
Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, OH
$35,000
in continued support of summer music program scholarships for Lorain County students
The Beck Center for the Cultural Arts
Lakewood, OH
$30,000
in support of Early Childhood Arts Education in Lorain County
Center for Arts‑Inspired Learning
Cleveland, OH
$30,000
for arts education programming
The Children’s Museum of Denver, Inc.
Denver, CO
$10,000
in support of the Sponsored Admissions and Memberships Program
Choral Spectrum
Oberlin, OH
$4,000
in support of general operations and vocal choral performances
The Cleveland Institute of Music
Cleveland, OH
$1,050
in support of distance learning outreach with Firelands High School
Cleveland International Film Festival, Inc.
Cleveland, OH
$10,000
in support of the 38th Cleveland International Film Festival Screenings at the Apollo Theatre in Oberlin
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Cleveland, OH
$33,000
toward the Appreciative Inquiry Facilitation Project, to engage community stakeholders in the Museum’s capital campaign
The Cleveland Play House
Cleveland, OH
$150,000
to empower schools through “Building Drama Programs and Building Communities” project, over two years
The Columbia Film Society
Columbia, SC
$20,944
in support of “Come Around My Way,” an afterschool media education program, over three years
Columbia Museum of Art
Columbia, SC
$9,969
for continued support toward arts education outreach programming for children
Common Ground
Oberlin, OH
$630
in support of a retreat on capacity building for arts programming in Lorain County
Cultural Data Project
Philadelphia, PA
$15,000
in support of the Ohio Cultural Data Project applications in northeast Ohio
Downtown Aurora Visual Arts
Aurora, CO
$12,000
toward The Art of Transformation, on‑site sequential arts programming for children
The Eleanor B. Rainey Memorial Institute, Inc.
Cleveland, OH
$10,000
in support of the 2014 summer arts camp program
Firelands Association for the Visual Arts
Oberlin, OH
$57,000
in continued support of general operations
Great Lakes Theater Festival, Inc.
Cleveland, OH
$20,000
in continued support of the outreach surround programming in Lorain County
I Can Schools
Cleveland, OH
$18,000
in support of the string pilot program
Joyful Noise Neighborhood Music School
Cleveland, OH
$5,000
in support of the ‘Make a Joyful Noise’ program, providing free musical education, instruments and enrichment activities
Lake Erie Ink
Cleveland Heights, OH
$5,000
in support of Digital Express, a multimedia project using technology to tell stories
Littleton Town Hall Arts Center
Littleton, CO
$12,000
in support of Arts on the Move for children
Lorain County Community College Foundation
Elyria, OH
$15,000
in support of follow the ‘Fish Art and Adventure Trail’ arts initiative
Lorain Historical Society
Lorain, OH
$1,652
to hire a consultant for strategic planning
Lorain Palace Civic Center
Lorain, OH
$30,000
in support of general operations
The MAD* Factory
Oberlin, OH
$50,000
in continued support of general operations
Neos Dance Theatre
Ashland, OH
$10,000
in support of summer scholarships for the Oberlin Dance Intensive
The Nord Family Foundation Initiative
Amherst, OH
$40,000
in support of capacity building for arts programs in Lorain County
Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra, Inc.
Oberlin, OH
$25,000
in continued support of general operations
Oberlin Choristers
Oberlin, OH
$25,000
in continued support of general operations
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH
$2,000
in support of a community discussion on The Amerikans, a film initiative in Lorain County
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH
$20,000
for continued support of the Oberlin Summer Theater Festival
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH
$525
in continued support of the Oberlin Community Music School’s Mega Musical Mash‑up
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH
$134,000
as fiscal agent for StoryLens to launch the real stories of Lorain County with the Apollo outreach, over two years
Ohio Dance Theatre
Oberlin, OH
$58,000
in continued support of general operations
Ohio Dance Theatre
Oberlin, OH
$535
in support of general operations
PlatteForum
Denver, CO
$18,000
in support of ArtLab, Creative Residency, and Learning Lab programs
Professional Flair/Dancing Wheels
Cleveland, OH
$7,000
in continued support toward community outreach programming for local disability service organizations
South Carolina Philharmonic
Columbia, SC
$15,000
in support of general operations
TrueNorth Performing Arts Foundation
Sheffield Village, OH
$12,000
in support of general operations and scholarships
University Circle, Inc.
Cleveland, OH
$12,500
in support of the Early Learning Initiative (ELI) for Lorain County students
Workshop Players, Inc.
Amherst, OH
$2,000
in support of the youth outreach program