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The Stocker Foundation Awards Grants in Eight Communities Across the United States
ELYRIA, OH (May 21, 2024) —The Stocker Foundation Board of Trustees approved 109 competitive grants totaling $1.52 million, supporting nonprofit organizations in eight communities across the United States. Grant awards aim to lessen the reading achievement gap for public school students, PreK through eighth grade, by building critical foundational reading and writing skills and/or by implementing cross-disciplinary and project-based learning through STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics).
Grant awards benefiting Northeast Ohio include:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lorain County: $18,070
Black River Innovative Artist Residence (BRIAR): $5,000
El Centro: $30,000
Family Connections of Northeast Ohio: $25,000
Firefish Arts: $I0,000
Footpath Foundation: $246,524 (over three years)
Great Lakes Theater: $10,000
Greater Cleveland Volunteers: $15,700
Literacy Cooperative: $15,700
Lorain County Imagination Library: $47,500
Lorain County Urban League: $38,484
MAD Factory: $7,500
North Pointe Ballet: $10,000
Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra: $7,500
Oberlin Kids Community Rollaborative: $15,000
Open Doors Academy: $22,500
Rainey Institute: $15,000
Save Our Children of Elyria: $40,983
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Ohio: $75,000
Shoes and Clothes for Kids: $15,700
Spark Theatre Company: $10,000
TECH Corps: $29,500