The Community Foundation for Crawford County recently announced more than $405,000 in grants to local non-profit agencies distributed so far this year.
We are proud to be able to provice $191,000 to 37 organizations in designated agency and agency fund grants and $214,000 to 15 agencies in community grants.
Community grants went to:
- Together We Hurt, Together We Heal — $10,000 towards a sober living facility for male recovering addicts
- Village of Crestline - $3,500 towards the Lady Softball Complex
- American Red Cross - $20,000 towards a new disaster response vehicle
- Team Focus - $5,000 towards a leadership camp for young Crawford County fatherless males
- Wayside Christian School - $1,200 for an automated external defibrillator
- Junior Achievement - $5,400 towards program funding for Crawford County school classrooms
- Alpha Recovery 12-Step Program - $10,000 towards renovation for a sober living facility for female recovering addicts
- Bucyrus Public Library - $7,200 towards an upgraded security system
- Galion Youth Baseball - $20,000 towards improved fencing and backstop at Peco Park and Galion Graders fields
- Bucyrus Township Volunteer Fire Department - $2,945 for six gas air monitoring systems
- Wildlife Haven - $5,000 towards food and intern scholarship expenditures
- United Way of Crawford County - $3,750 towards the 2-1-1 information and referral service
- North Central State College Foundation - $50,000 for the Crawford Success Center
- Crawford County Education and Economic Development Partnership – 1) $50,000 towards the 2020 Vision initiative, and 2) $20,000 to Crawford Works to help the working poor advance to self-sufficiency
Established in 1985 with the help of the Timken Foundation, The Community Foundation for Crawford County works to enhance the quality of life for all Crawford County residents.
