The Richland County Foundation Board of Trustees approved $568,627 in grants to area nonprofit agencies during its October meeting.

The Mansfield Art Center received a grant for its Art Rising campaign. The campaign includes funding to build a new arts education building, an events pavilion, renovations to the current building, an outreach program with Mansfield City Schools and support of a new marketing/development employee.

Other nonprofits that received grants for projects and programs from the community and field of interest funds that are impacting area residents include:

-Catholic Charities to provide individual assistance.

-Flying Horse Farms to send Richland County children with serious illnesses to camp.

-North Central State College Foundation to renovate classrooms to include smart technology.

The Board of Trustees approved additional grants from donor-advised funds to meet emerging needs to the following organizations:

  • American Red Cross
  • Artists Archive of the Western Reserve
  • Crawford County Economic Development
  • Discovery School
  • Friendly House
  • Healthnetwork Foundation
  • Inclusive Higher Education Certificate Program
  • Lucas Community Center
  • Madison Summer Baseball League
  • Malabar Farm Foundation
  • Mansfield Area Y
  • Mansfield Art Center
  • Mansfield Playhouse
  • Mansfield Richland Educational Chamber Foundation
  • North Central Ohio Land Conservancy
  • Richland Community Development Group
  • Resurrection Parish
  • Village of Bellville

Source: Richland County Foundation

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