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Community Foundation of Lorain County
The Community Foundation began in 1980 through a challenge grant from the Nordson Foundation.
The Community Foundation works to improve our community and solve problems, identifying situations in need of community attention, engaging people and organizations that have a stake in the future of our community, making key connections, starting meaningful dialogues, and mobilizing resources and ideas for real and lasting results in Lorain County and adjacent communities.
Web Address
www.peoplewhocare.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @connectcarematr
The Community Foundation works to improve our community and solve problems, identifying situations in need of community attention, engaging people and organizations that have a stake in the future of our community, making key connections, starting meaningful dialogues, and mobilizing resources and ideas for real and lasting results in Lorain County and adjacent communities.
Web Address
www.peoplewhocare.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @connectcarematr
Assets and Giving for Community Foundation of Lorain County
Assets
2019 - 145,554,113
2018 - 128,611,463
2017 - 137,811,315
2019 - 145,554,113
2018 - 128,611,463
2017 - 137,811,315
Domestic Grants
2019 - 5,408,813
2018 - 4,783,571
2019 - 5,408,813
2018 - 4,783,571
Recent News from Community Foundation of Lorain County
Drive-Thru Scholarship Celebration | Community Foundation Lorain County
Foundation: Community Foundation of Lorain County
Scholarship celebration introduces a new mentoring program. At the end of an extraordinary school year, the Community Foundation of Lorain...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Lorain County
Scholarship celebration introduces a new mentoring program. At the end of an extraordinary school year, the Community Foundation of Lorain...more
Community Foundation of Lorain County awards $415000 in scholarships
Foundation: Community Foundation of Lorain County
ELYRIA — The Community Foundation of Lorain County awarded more than $415,000 in scholarships for the 2021-2022 school...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Lorain County
ELYRIA — The Community Foundation of Lorain County awarded more than $415,000 in scholarships for the 2021-2022 school...more
Pillow Therapy Community Building Workshop Seeks Donations
Foundation: Community Foundation of Lorain County
The Community Foundation of Lorain County held its first community project, a pillow therapy workshop designed to foster a sense of healing, relaxation and comfort in making pillows and was looking...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Lorain County
The Community Foundation of Lorain County held its first community project, a pillow therapy workshop designed to foster a sense of healing, relaxation and comfort in making pillows and was looking...more
Community Foundation of Lorain County hosts annual meeting; seeking 500 local mentors
Foundation: Community Foundation of Lorain County
In 1998, the Jim Doughman Community Service Award Fund was established at the Community Foundation through close friends and family efforts...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Lorain County
In 1998, the Jim Doughman Community Service Award Fund was established at the Community Foundation through close friends and family efforts...more
Community Foundation of Lorain County named award recipients at annual meeting
Foundation: Community Foundation of Lorain County
LORAIN -- The Community Foundation of Lorain County recognized “people who care” in the county at its annual meeting Wednesday...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Lorain County
LORAIN -- The Community Foundation of Lorain County recognized “people who care” in the county at its annual meeting Wednesday...more
Community Foundation of Lorain County offering matching grants to volunteer projects in Lorain
Foundation: Community Foundation of Lorain County
... residents to create projects like community cleanups, gardens, book clubs or cooking classes and crowdsource funding. The Community...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Lorain County
... residents to create projects like community cleanups, gardens, book clubs or cooking classes and crowdsource funding. The Community...more
Community Foundation of Lorain County announces new initiative
Foundation: Community Foundation of Lorain County
The Community Foundation has partnered with In Our Backyards, also known as ioby, which is a nonprofit crowd-funding organization focused...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Lorain County
The Community Foundation has partnered with In Our Backyards, also known as ioby, which is a nonprofit crowd-funding organization focused...more
Teen art to be spotlighted in the community
Foundation: Community Foundation of Lorain County
A partnership with the Elyria Arts Council and funded through the Community Foundation of Lorain County's Racial Equity Fund, the Leaders Of...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Lorain County
A partnership with the Elyria Arts Council and funded through the Community Foundation of Lorain County's Racial Equity Fund, the Leaders Of...more
Lorain County Non-Profits: Register For Connect To A Cause 2021
Foundation: Community Foundation of Lorain County
The Community Foundation is looking for local businesses to join the campaign to help double the $21K pro-rata match to participating non-profits....more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Lorain County
The Community Foundation is looking for local businesses to join the campaign to help double the $21K pro-rata match to participating non-profits....more
Community Foundation of Lorain County announces 2021 Toni Morrison scholars
Foundation: Community Foundation of Lorain County
Community Foundation of Lorain County announced Feb. 17 the 2021 Toni Morrison scholars. Honoring the Nobel Prize-winning late author...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Lorain County
Community Foundation of Lorain County announced Feb. 17 the 2021 Toni Morrison scholars. Honoring the Nobel Prize-winning late author...more
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Childcare Charitable Group Named Top Social Enterprise
Employers For Childcare Charitable Group (EFCG), a Lisburn-based charity, has been crowned top Social Enterprise at the Ulster Final of 2014’s Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards. EFCG seeks to “make it easier for parents with dependent children to get into work and to stay in work.”