Medina County Grants for Nonprofits

Mission

The Sam J. Frankino Foundation is an independent family foundation dedicated to creating opportunities and enhancing the quality of life for children and families in need.

Vision

Through this foundation, the Frankino family desires to share God’s blessing by a commitment to philanthropic excellence.

The Foundation awards monetary grants to qualifying institutions and agencies for initiatives designed to improve the quality of life along with the advancement of medical research. We are a family foundation guided by the enduring business philosophy and personal values of Mr. Sam Frankino. His approach to business and community participation were the groundwork for the foundation’s philanthropic direction overall. As Executive Director of the foundation, Lorraine Frankino-Dodero guides the foundation by seeking out and researching charitable organizations that are best able to make a meaningful impact. Building on the legacy of our founder, we believe that the leadership of our grantees will make a profound impact and create lasting change within our community.

About the Foundation

The Sam J. Frankino Foundation (SJFF) supports excellence in education as well as other avenues for child development and personal growth. We seek to partner with organizations or groups to satisfy basic human needs — whether that takes the form of economic assistance for the homeless, local food banks, safe shelters for children and families that fall victim to domestic violence, etc.

SJFF supports community and culture, particularly the Italian-American community. We desire to facilitate pioneering discoveries in medical and surgical research; construction of health care facilities that support the complex healing process; creation and support of the arts; initiatives that strive to protect our environment; and other special projects that affect the lives of children and families in need, primarily within Northeast Ohio

Programs

Child & Family

Education is the cornerstone within the life and development of a child. The Sam J. Frankino Foundation is committed to supporting schools and other academic institutions. Future generations of Newtons, Monets, Einsteins, Hemingways, Goodalls, and Jobses will certainly bring amazing discoveries and creations in science, the arts, literature, technology, and more to our world. It begins by providing them with the tools necessary to see beyond their walls.

The Foundation welcomes opportunities to partner with nonprofit organizations that reach out to youth — particularly children who are homeless or within foster care — and that offer physical education programs, thereby encouraging physical as well as mental health.

SJFF also supports programs that seek to help victims of child abuse and domestic violence, whether through women’s shelters, law enforcement programs or judicial avenues. We offer grants for programs and services that empower children and families to overcome poverty or other adversities, thereby fostering hope and inspiring change.

Community

The Sam J. Frankino Foundation welcomes opportunities to support our community and culture, particularly the Italian-American community. We contribute to social, educational, recreational and other creative initiatives for all ages that strengthen community and are dedicated to preserving and enriching our heritage and traditions.

Health & Human Services

It is a mission of the Sam J. Frankino Foundation to help those in need to get the proper care and support to lead productive, rewarding lives.

The SJFF gives high priority to support health care initiatives and organizations that deliver care to the poor, sick and disabled in our community as well as institutions that advance the knowledge of medicine and surgery in maintaining one’s overall health.

SJFF seeks to help the poor, homeless, and broken, primarily within our community, through grants that support programs and services that reach these fragile groups. We also want to help when tragedy strikes – whether a home fire, tornado, or other natural disaster.

Our Foundation continues to support organizations that care for children and adults challenged with physical and developmental disabilities as well as mental health issues. We also honor our valiant, courageous veterans. Sam J. Frankino served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army, and like all veterans, fought to protect the freedoms we hold so dear. We are proud to be able to give back to those who served.

Arts & Culture

The creative spirit and imagination are central to healthy communities. Artistic expression nourishes the soul and breaks down boundaries among races, classes, religions, and cultures. The arts also bring attention to inequalities and celebrate individuality.

Our region is rich with ambitious artists who should be nurtured through support of their creative endeavors. Our Foundation supports professional organizations that create excellent, innovative art and protect art treasures throughout the world.

Beyond the paint, canvas or stage, SJFF supports such worthwhile organizations and programs as zoos, botanical gardens, theaters, museums, symposiums and cultural exhibitions.

Science & Medical

Supporting pioneering discoveries in science, medical research and bioengineering is achieved not only through The Sam J. Frankino Foundation’s generous undergraduate and graduate scholarships but through our financial support of regional health care institutions.

SJFF supports scholastic endeavors and organizations that strive to enrich the lives of those residing primarily in northeast Ohio. We applaud state-of-the art breakthroughs in medical research as well as the delivery of innovative health care solutions.

SJFF demonstrates a history of supporting research and improvements in the areas of:

• Cancer
• Heart Disease
• Parkinson’s
• Leukemia
• Epilepsy
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Lupus
• Arthritis

Our Foundation will provide grants to further the understanding of diseases and advance the capabilities of medicine and surgery that may one day bring cures.

Environment

Clean air, clean water, land conservation, a sustainable environment–The Sam J. Frankino Foundation is committed to supporting such “green” initiatives. A clean, healthy environment is vital for future generations. All must step up and invest to make this goal achievable.

The Sam J. Frankino Foundation supports partnerships that bring together people who value, nurture and protect the natural environment. The SJF Foundation is specifically interested in increasing the understanding of the environment and our relationship to it and its activities.

The Great Lakes Foundation

The Great Lakes Foundation (GLF) is an IRS 501(c)(3) charity. It is dedicated to preserving the richness of wilderness cruising areas of the Great Lakes, as well as fostering the art and culture of cruising. The Foundation has awarded more than $318,212 in grants since 1993 to applicants that meet the Foundation's Grant Policy. Some of the supported projects have included breakwater construction, dredging, and university level research.

Objectives 

Named the "Great Lakes Foundation," the organization is dedicated to preserving the richness of wilderness cruising areas of the Great Lakes and to fostering the art and science of cruising.

Purpose

The Foundation is organized exclusively for charitable, educational or scientific purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. By way of illustration and not by way of limitation, the Foundation's purpose includes promoting marine safety through education, including publications and seminars; and protecting and preserving wilderness areas; by its providing information that will enhance the appreciation of the Great Lakes by its members and the general public; encouraging the study and preservation of the marine environment; and supplying encouragement, information and, where appropriate, financial assistance to persons and organizations who further the purposes of the Foundation.

Organization

The Foundation is managed by a Board of Directors composed of the directors of the Great Lakes Cruising Club. All members of the Club are automatically members of the Great Lakes Foundation and participate in its affairs at its annual meeting. The Foundation is exempt from federal income tax as a charitable organization under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, all gifts and bequests to the Foundation by U.S. citizens qualify for income tax deduction.

PNC Foundation

Strengthening and enriching the lives of our neighbors in communities where we live and work.

Vision & Mission

For decades, we have provided resources to seed ideas, foster development initiatives and encourage leadership in nonprofit organizations where imagination and determination are at work enhancing people's lives everyday.

The PNC Foundation's priority is to form partnerships with community-based nonprofit organizations in order to enhance educational opportunities, with an emphasis on early childhood education, and to promote the growth of communities through economic development initiatives.

Foundation Grant

The PNC Foundation supports a variety of nonprofit organizations with a special emphasis on those that work to achieve sustainability and touch a diverse population, in particular, those that support early childhood education and/or economic development.

Education

The PNC Foundation supports educational programs for children and youth, particularly early childhood education initiatives that meet the criteria established through PNC Grow Up Great. Specifically, PNC Grow Up Great grants must:

• Support early education initiatives that benefit children from birth to age five; and
• Serve a majority of children (>50%) from low- to moderate-income families; and
• Adhere to all other standard PNC Foundation guidelines, as outlined on the PNC Foundation website, applicant eligibility quiz, as well as the Foundation policies and procedures; and
• Include one or a combination of the following:
  • direct services/programs for children in their classroom or community;
  • professional development/workforce development for early childhood educators;
  • family and/or community engagement in children’s early learning
• Additional considerations:
  • The grant focus should include math, science, reading, vocabulary development, the arts, financial education, or social/emotional development.
  • The grant recipient, or collaborative partner, should have early childhood education as an area of focus. If the organization’s focus is beyond birth to age five, the specific grant must be earmarked for birth to age five.
  • Incorporate opportunities for PNC volunteers in classroom or non-classroom-based activities.

Economic Development

Economic development organizations, including those which enhance the quality of life through neighborhood revitalization, cultural enrichment and human services are given support. Priority is given to community development initiatives that strategically promote the growth of low-and moderate-income communities and/or provide services to these communities.

• Affordable Housing
  • The PNC Foundation understands the critical need for affordable housing for low-and moderate-income individuals.
  • We are committed to providing support to nonprofit organizations that:
    • give counseling and services to help these individuals maintain their housing stock;
    • offer transitional housing units and programs; and/or
    • offer credit counseling assistance to individuals, helping them to prepare for homeownership.
• Community Development
  • Because small businesses are often critical components of community growth and help foster business development, the PNC Foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations that
    • offer technical assistance to, or loan programs for, small businesses located in low-and moderate-income areas or
    • support small businesses that employ low-and moderate-income individuals.
• Community Services
  • Support is given to social services organizations that benefit the health, education, quality of life or provide essential services for low-and moderate-income individuals and families.
  • The PNC Foundation supports job training programs and organizations that provide essential services for their families.
• Arts & Culture
  • Support is given for cultural enrichment programs benefitting the community.
• Revitalization & Stabilization of Low-and Moderate-Income Areas
  • The PNC Foundation supports nonprofit organizations that serve low-and moderate-income neighborhoods by improving living and working conditions.
  • Support is given to organizations that help stabilize communities, eliminate blight and attract and retain businesses and residents to the community.

Makulinski Family Foundation Grant

The Makulinski Family Foundation is committed to creating long lasting investments in the community and bases grant funding on the success of each charity.

Since its creation, the Makulinski Family Foundation has worked to create persistent change in local communities domestically and internationally. To maximize the impact of donations and grants, MFF will match investments in either time or treasure. Matches range from a 10 to 1 to a 1 to 2 depending on the perceived affluence of the beneficiaries.

The Makulinski Family Foundation is proud of our work in Ohio, Michigan, South Carolina, and abroad. The foundation is happy to take all proposals under consideration.

Background

The Reinberger Foundation was established by Mr. and Mrs. Reinberger in 1966. Mr. Reinberger left a substantial bequest to the Foundation at his death in 1968.

Our mission is “to help individuals move toward self-sufficiency as well as provide opportunities for enrichment in the communities we serve.” We are looking to provide support to organizations and programs that will further this mission.

Application Guidelines

We are seeking requests that will move our mission forward: to help underserved individuals move toward self-sufficiency as well as provide opportunities for enrichment in the communities we serve.

Program Area: Human Service

• Housing Stability, including shelter and temporary housing
• Food Insecurity
• Family Violence

NFL Foundation Grassroots Program

The NFL Foundation Grassroots Program provides non-profit, neighborhood-based organizations with financial and technical assistance to improve the quality, safety and accessibility of local football fields. The program is a partnership of the National Football League Foundation, which provides funding, and LISC, which provides technical assistance and manages the program. 

Objectives

Athletic fields can serve as tremendous community assets by offering opportunities for recreation, education, and relaxation that contribute to the local quality of life. The NFL Foundation Grassroots Program seeks to redress the shortage of clean, safe and accessible football fields in low and moderate-income neighborhoods.

Non-profit neighborhood-based organizations can play a leading role in the improvement of existing or creation of new athletic playing fields. With experience in both real estate development and community building, many of these organizations possess the capacity to address both the capital aspects of playing fields development and the program elements (i.e. youth football leagues, sports tournaments, science fairs, summer festivals, community celebrations, and after-school events). Equally important to this experience, neighborhood-based organizations have connections to their community that legitimize their operations and draw resident support for their work. If local residents have a sense of ownership and see themselves as stakeholders in the creation and maintenance of playing fields, these community assets are more likely to be protected and preserved for long-term use. The NFL Foundation Grassroots Program is intended not only to respond to the immediate shortage of playing fields, but also to build an infrastructure through partnerships and resident involvement that will sustain these open spaces for community use.

To incorporate and improve health and safety on community football fields, the NFL Foundation Grassroots Program collaborates with USA Football, the governing body of American football in the United States, the sole U.S. member of the International Federation of American Football, and a recognized sports organization of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Its nonprofit mission includes designing and delivering premier educational, development, and competitive programs for American football. USA Football partners with leaders in medicine, child advocacy and athletics to support positive football experiences for youth, high school, and other amateur players. USA Football’s mission is to grow, unify and advance America’s favorite sport.

Organizations gain significant benefits by partnering with USA Football, enrolling in its Football Development Model (FDM) education program being among them. Supported by experts in long term athlete development, medicine, and football, the FDM is the sport’s first long-term athlete development model. The FDM teaches sport through a skill-based progression that is developmentally appropriate physically, mentally, and socially for young players. The model is designed to build better athletes and provide youth programs with training and tools to ensure a high-quality and fun experience while keeping focus on the health and well-being of all athletes.

Availability of Funding

There are two levels of funding available:

• general field support (e.g. irrigation, bleachers, lights, etc.); and
• field surface grants.

General Field Support: Applicants may submit requests of up to $50,000 for capital projects not associated with the actual field surface. This support includes the installation/refurbishment of bleachers, concession stands, lights, irrigation systems, etc.

Field Surface Grants: Matching grants of up to $250,000 are available to help finance the resurfacing of a community, middle school or high school football field. Matching grants of up to $250,000 will be available to applicants seeking to install new synthetic sports turf surfaces. The ability of these new surfaces to withstand constant use and require little ongoing maintenance costs makes this an attractive option for communities, schools and youth groups to consider.

A smaller number of matching grants of up to $100,000 will be available to help finance the resurfacing of a community, middle school or high school football field utilizing natural grass/ sod surfaces. If applicants choose to utilize natural grass/sod surfaces as opposed to the synthetic sports surfaces, a minimum five-year maintenance plan and corresponding financial budget must be provided in order to demonstrate that the applying organization will maintain the field despite projected wear and tear and potential overuse by youth sports participants. Funds from the Program may not be used to maintain field surfaces, as all grant funds must be used for capital expenditures. 

Georgia-Pacific Foundation

Established in 1958, the Georgia-Pacific Foundation sets aside resources to improve life in the communities where we operate. We’ve worked with thousands of outstanding community-based programs, service projects and disaster relief efforts, focusing our investment in four areas we believe make the most impact:

• education,
• environment,
• enrichment and
• entrepreneurship.

Investment Priorities

• Aligns with GP’s mission and values
• Aligns with GP’s Four Focus Areas of giving: Education, Environment, Enrichment of Community and Entrepreneurship
• Serves communities where GP has manufacturing facilities
• Creates value by contributing to and positively impacting long term well-being and sustainability of GP communities

Our Mission

The Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation seeks to assist Greater Cleveland's organizations and leaders to improve the health and well-being of the Jewish and general communities now and for generations to come.

What We Fund

Health of the Jewish Community

• The Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation seeks to support efforts to improve the physical and mental health of Mt. Sinai's founding constituency. The Foundation will collaborate with the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and with other Jewish agencies and organizations on health issues of concern to the Jewish community.
• The Foundation will support projects that build organizational capacity in those Jewish organizations that address these needs. Foundation-initiated special projects in this area may also be developed.

Health of the Urban Community

• In the tradition of The Mt. Sinai Medical Center, the Foundation is committed to improving the health of Greater Cleveland's most vulnerable individuals and families. To achieve impact in this area, scale is a significant factor.
• The Foundation seeks to support especially those projects focusing on health promotion and disease prevention that have the potential to access large populations through existing community infrastructure. To optimize impact in large populations, partnering with both public and private funding sources may be appropriate and necessary.
• Of particular interest are proposals focusing on primary prevention and early intervention.

Academic Medicine & Bioscience

• The Foundation seeks to strengthen Cleveland's prominence as a national leader in medical education and biomedical science, perpetuating Mt. Sinai's leadership role in these areas. Emerging collaborations among Cleveland's academic medical centers present opportunities to build organizational capacity and advance progress. The Foundation will work with Cleveland's academic medical community to accomplish these goals.

Health Policy

• Notwithstanding significant support from the private sector and philanthropy, government at all levels remains the single greatest financial contributor to the health of at-risk populations, including children, seniors, and the poor. Through strategic initiatives in the area of health policy, the Foundation seeks to support projects that maximize the effectiveness of government in meeting its safety-net obligations and the obligations of the Affordable Care Act.

Proposal Review Criteria

The Foundation receives many more deserving requests than it can possibly fund. Funding priority will be given to those proposals that fit the Foundation's guidelines and demonstrate the most potential according to the following criteria:

• Evidence of sound design, appropriate budget, well-qualified staff, and a strong implementation plan.
• Clear articulation of plans for continued support of the project beyond the term of a Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation grant, e.g., earned income, long-term philanthropic support (endowment), support from an organization's core budget, or other means, when applicable.
• Clear description of measurable outcomes and how they will be achieved.
• Potential opportunities for working with other organizations to address issues of common concern specific to the proposed project, when applicable.
• Potential for the Foundation's investment to leverage additional resources for support of the project, when applicable.
• Demonstration of solid fiscal and management practices and governing board oversight.
• Demonstrated board commitment, leadership, engagement, and financial support.

Mission

The Sears-Swetland Family Foundation is a small family foundation that is committed to serving the Greater Cleveland community through the support of non-profit programming in the areas of urban environmental health and education, livable communities and economic development through sustainable initiatives.

Our mission is to help create healthy, livable communities that will benefit our entire city, its residents and the regional economy that is inextricably tied to it.

Since its creation, our foundation has had a strong environmental interest.  We supported land acquisition through the Nature Conservancy, helped to found the Shaker Lakes Nature Center and supported organizations with environmental programs such as the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and the Cleveland Botanical Garden. 

With the passage of time, our goals have evolved to include programming for urban revitalization and sustainability, environmental education and community health.

Focus Areas 

• Environmental Education
• Environmental Health
• Smart Growth
• Sustainable Communities

The types of grants that we support include:

• Operating support 
• Program support
• Internships, scholarships and camperships support
• Capital campaign support

We ask that no requests for the current year be made after mid-November. Annual fund requests have a better chance of being funded by our foundation if they are sent in the spring. The foundation does make multi-year grants to institutions. Our policy is then to take at least a year off from funding an organization after a multi-year grant cycle is completed, excluding operating grants. The foundation trustees meet three times per year at their discretion, so there are no formal deadlines for requests.

PLTW Launch

Burns & McDonnell is a family of companies bringing together an unmatched team of 10,000 engineers, construction and craft professionals, architects, planners, technologists and scientists to design and build our critical infrastructure. With an integrated construction and design mindset, we offer full-service capabilities. Founded in 1898 and working from more than 60 offices globally, Burns & McDonnell is 100% employee-owned.

Getting students excited about STEM is essential to building a brighter future for all of us. Showing students how STEM topics fit into the real world and real careers can give them the tools to embrace this vital message. Burns & McDonnell and its Foundation have partnered with PLTW to increase access and participation to PLTW programs for students located in Burns & McDonnell communities. PLTW programs empower students to develop and apply in-demand, transportable skills by exploring real-world challenges.

Through this partnership, Burns and McDonnell is supporting PLTW grants to schools interested in starting and expanding PLTW programs beginning in the next academic year.

Program Requirements

Grantees must use these grant funds to expand their program. Example expansion activities include but are not limited to adding an additional PLTW Launch module not previously offered, and/or offering existing PLTW Launch modules to more students, and/or training additional teachers in PLTW Launch Classroom Teacher Training or PLTW Launch Lead Teacher Training for the 2025-2026 academic year. Grantee must complete one year of grant reporting. 

PLTW Program Status

Program Expansion

School Type: Public, Charter

Mission Statement

Ridgecliff Foundation provides grants to non-profit organizations that have a mental health or chemical dependency component. Ridgecliff Foundation funds programs which promote client services, prevention and education in the field of mental health and chemical dependency in a ten county area within Northeast Ohio.

Grants

Grant requests must be in the fields of mental health or chemical dependency, focused on one or more of the following:

• Education
• Prevention
• Treatment

About NOACA

The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) is the transportation and environmental planning agency that represents state, county, city, village, and township officials in Greater Cleveland. NOACA addresses the transportation, air quality, and water quality needs of Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain and Medina counties. The agency and its partners cooperatively develop and implement plans to ensure that travel throughout the region is safe, cost-effective and environmentally sound. 

Transportation for Livable Communities Initiative (TLCI)

This program provides transportation infrastructure funding for projects which have been recommended through a TLCI planning study (or a locally supported TLCI-like planning study).

The TLCI program consists of two components: planning and implementation.

• Planning awards help fund planning studies that can lead to improvements to transportation systems and the neighborhoods they support.
• Implementation awards help communities move forward with the development and installation of infrastructure from past completed livability studies. Project sponsors are encouraged to submit minimum implementation requests of $100,000. However, projects requiring less than $100,000 will be considered if they exemplify the goals of the TLCI program.

Implementation Awards

Implementation awards will be administered by NOACA staff in partnership with participating communities. Implementation awards will fund projects recommended in completed TLCI plans, or in plans that:

• Included a public involvement/engagement process (must include public meetings with neighborhood or community feedback specific to the transportation component)
• Have a multimodal transportation focus (i.e., pedestrian, bicycle, roadway, safety, and/or transit analysis and recommendations)
• Recommend specific countermeasures at specific locations

Implementation awards will result in the programming, procurement, and installation of infrastructure that achieves the goals of the TLCI program. Projects will be balanced across transportation modes, with the goal of comprehensively improving accessibility and safety at specific locations.

Funding

The total budget available for TLCI planning and implementation is $2,000,000. To effectively manage the program, the NOACA Board may limit the funds available within a specific application cycle. TLCI awards are at the discretion of the Board. The Board may also limit the number of awards and funding to applicants within an application cycle. Planning will comprise up to $500,000 of the total TLCI budget, with the remainder dedicated to implementation. In-kind services in lieu of financial participation cannot count as local match.

PLTW Launch

Burns & McDonnell is a family of companies bringing together an unmatched team of 10,000 engineers, construction and craft professionals, architects, planners, technologists and scientists to design and build our critical infrastructure. With an integrated construction and design mindset, we offer full-service capabilities. Founded in 1898 and working from more than 60 offices globally, Burns & McDonnell is 100% employee-owned.

Getting students excited about STEM is essential to building a brighter future for all of us. Showing students how STEM topics fit into the real world and real careers can give them the tools to embrace this vital message. Burns & McDonnell and its Foundation have partnered with PLTW to increase access and participation to PLTW programs for students located in Burns & McDonnell communities. PLTW programs empower students to develop and apply in-demand, transportable skills by exploring real-world challenges.

Through this partnership, Burns and McDonnell is supporting PLTW grants to schools interested in starting and expanding PLTW programs beginning in the next academic year.

Program Requirements

Grantee must offer at least one PLTW Launch module in the 2025-2026 academic year and must offer one additional module each academic year of the grant period (two different modules in two years). Grantee may implement any PLTW Launch modules of their choosing. Grantee must complete two years of grant reporting.

PLTW Program Status

New Program

School Type: Public, Charter

Our Vision

We are our community's champion and generator of enduring philanthropy.

Our Mission

To identify, activate and support informed and passionate philanthropists who strive to improve the quality of life in our community.

We accomplish this by:

Building a permanent source of charitable funding.

Cultivating strategic relationships with diverse charitable individuals, professional advisors and community organizations.

Inspiring new donors by capturing and sharing compelling examples of the positive impact of philanthropy in our community.

Educating and connecting donors to nonprofit organizations whose needs match the donor's interests.

Millennium Fund for Children

A partnership of Akron Community Foundation and the Akron Beacon Journal, the Millennium Fund for Children supports arts, civic, education, and health and human services programs for children throughout Summit, Medina, Portage, Stark and Wayne counties. It makes grants where even a small amount can make a big difference. 

What We Fund

We organize our work through program areas:

Climate and environmental justice.

We support the use of Cleveland’s unique environmental history and leadership, especially regarding water, to advance a healthy and sustainable future. In particular, we focus on projects and policies that contribute to the fight against climate change. Linked to every aspect of life, climate change increasingly threatens human lives. We support organizations led by and serving communities of color and others who historically have been underrepresented and are the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. We support organizations that develop and advocate for public policy on climate change and to advance clean energy, transportation, water and air. We invest in organizations that work to mitigate climate change by promoting sustainable land use, creation of accessible green spaces in Cleveland, and environmental justice—the ability of all to live in a safe and healthy environment.

Creative culture and arts.

We promote a vibrant, diverse and thriving arts community in Cleveland that enhances learning, strengthens pride of place, creates an emotional connection to our environment and deepens the impact of opportunities for those who might otherwise be denied them. We seek to balance support among Cleveland’s legacy institutions and smaller emerging organizations that reflect the full breadth of our culture and neighborhoods. We promote equity by helping to fortify organizations led by and serving people of color who have been historically underrepresented. We support the Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s plan to help students realize their full creative and intellectual potential through rich artistic experiences. And we encourage integrating the creative thought, energy and inspiration that art can spark into the civic dialogue and sense of community that are needed to make progress on the complex issues that confront us.

Public education.

We support public education because it is fundamental to American democracy. It promotes the common good, brings together children and families across different cultures, and serves all students, regardless of means, ability or circumstances. We believe in the premise and power of public education and we work to ensure every child in Cleveland attends a high-quality school and every neighborhood has a multitude of great schools from which families can choose. We work primarily with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and its partners to support schools that inspire joy and creativity, build resilience and character, impart and elicit knowledge, and produce just, kind and engaged citizens ready for college, career and civic life. We are committed to the values of racial and economic justice and to overcoming the continuing issue of segregated schools and communities. We support advocacy for sound and consistent statewide policy that furthers our work and mitigates the effects of poverty on learning.

Thriving families and social justice.

Historic barriers to opportunity for both individuals and families must be removed to fully realize human potential. We strive toward a more just community and society that eliminate the conditions that create human need or limit fundamental rights. Consequently, we invest in growth and development opportunities for historically marginalized people at critical life junctures, such as pre-natal and early childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, and when entering the workforce or forming a family. We support public policies that reduce poverty, that strengthen family economic stability and that secure equitable access to basic human needs such as food, shelter, and health care—particularly primary, behavioral, and reproductive. We pursue equitable treatment for both juveniles and adults in the civil and criminal justice systems plagued by racial disparities. We promote fair tax and fiscal policies which establish the framework for all public investment and the equitable use of data to accurately reflect the lived experience of society’s most marginalized populations.

Vibrant neighborhoods and inclusive economy.

We support work to achieve inclusive growth and opportunity for all of Cleveland’s neighborhoods and residents. City neighborhoods are essential to our regional economy as the largest concentrations of employers and employees, as talent magnets and as places where the exchange of ideas and insights can flourish. City neighborhood density, walkability, bike-ability and access to transit help to fight climate change. The people who live in the neighborhoods are essential participants in the strong regional team needed to compete in the global economy. Too often, however, barriers to opportunity such as lack of quality jobs, racial segregation, concentrated poverty and underinvestment in diverse entrepreneurs block progress. We support those who are working to eliminate such barriers through collaborative economic and community development efforts, including advocacy for policy change.

Background

The Reinberger Foundation was established by Mr. and Mrs. Reinberger in 1966. Mr. Reinberger left a substantial bequest to the Foundation at his death in 1968.

Our mission is “to help individuals move toward self-sufficiency as well as provide opportunities for enrichment in the communities we serve.” We are looking to provide support to organizations and programs that will further this mission.

Application Guidelines

We are seeking requests that will move our mission forward: to help underserved individuals move toward self-sufficiency as well as provide opportunities for enrichment in the communities we serve.

Program Area: Arts, Culture & Humanities

• Museums
• Visual Arts
• Performing Arts
• Media and Communication
• Arts Education
• Zoos
• Public Recreation

PLTW Gateway

Burns & McDonnell is a family of companies bringing together an unmatched team of 10,000 engineers, construction and craft professionals, architects, planners, technologists and scientists to design and build our critical infrastructure. With an integrated construction and design mindset, we offer full-service capabilities. Founded in 1898 and working from more than 60 offices globally, Burns & McDonnell is 100% employee-owned.

Getting students excited about STEM is essential to building a brighter future for all of us. Showing students how STEM topics fit into the real world and real careers can give them the tools to embrace this vital message. Burns & McDonnell and its Foundation have partnered with PLTW to increase access and participation to PLTW programs for students located in Burns & McDonnell communities. PLTW programs empower students to develop and apply in-demand, transportable skills by exploring real-world challenges.

Through this partnership, Burns and McDonnell is supporting PLTW grants to schools interested in starting and expanding PLTW programs beginning in the next academic year.

Program Requirements

Grantee must use their grant funds to expand their existing PLTW Gateway program. Example expansion activities include but are not limited to adding an additional PLTW Gateway unit not previously offered, and/or adding additional class periods of an existing PLTW Gateway unit previously offered, and/or training additional teachers in a PLTW Gateway unit for the 2025-2026 academic year. Grantee must complete one year of grant reporting. 

PLTW Program Status

Program Expansion

Mission

Our mission is to help underserved individuals move toward self-sufficiency as well as to provide opportunities for enrichment in the communities we serve.

Program Area: Education

• Schools and programs that serve school age low income populations in and out of school time
• Adult Education/Literacy
• Workforce Development

In general, organizations will only be awarded one grant in each calendar year.

Mission

To improve the lives of people with serious mental illness by investing in innovative projects in Northeast Ohio having national transformational impact.

The Foundation invests primarily in mental health programs in Northeast Ohio. We also support arts and education initiatives in Summit County.

MCMF: Mental Health Grant

After the Morgan family faced challenge after challenge while searching for mental health treatment for their son, Peg committed to help other families, just like hers, and their loved ones living with mental illness.

And she wanted to Think Big.

Today, thanks to Peg’s guidance, our primary focus is on programs and projects addressing prevention, treatment, and recovery for those living with serious mental illness (SMI).

At Peg’s Foundation, here’s what SMI means: Serious Mental Illness (SMI): A chronic mental illness causing impairments that interfere with an individual’s ability to function within their family or society. The illness may have dangerous consequences, and we remain guided by the fact that schizophrenia was the primary illness impacting Peg’s family.

Peg’s Foundation believes in relevant and innovative—and at times disruptive—ideas to improve access to care and treatment for the seriously mentally ill.

Together, we strive to promote the implementation of a stronger, more effective, compassionate, and inclusive health care system for all.

Goals

Here are some example goals that potential grantees may find helpful to consider:

• Supporting the person and family by improving the care they receive during all points of the illness, with specific goals like:
  • Enhancing the quality of life, resulting in long-term, consumer driven supports for employment, education, housing, medical care, socialization, and transportation
  • Providing engagement, stabilization, and resilience, improving function and helping consumers become more self-sufficient
  • Reducing long-term dependence on care systems and increasing hope for wellness at all points of illness
• Engaging stakeholders for improving the care delivery system, with solutions including:
  • Programs resulting in holistic, integrated, and cost-effective solutions for addressing system gaps
  • Projects providing basic needs and minimizing instances of crisis
  • Creative solutions, new ideas, evidence-based practices, and collaborative efforts for nurturing high levels of recovery
• Empowering all to improve public understanding and compassion, with initiatives that:
  • Engage leaders and change agents, disrupting the status quo, accelerating knowledge sharing, informing policy discussion, and rewarding impact
  • Deepen mental health knowledge, increasing public understanding, and building an effective mental health workforce
  • Advance mental health literacy by promoting early identification of mental disorders, reducing stigma, and enhancing help-seeking behaviors

PNC Foundation

Strengthening and enriching the lives of our neighbors in communities where we live and work.

Vision & Mission

For decades, we have provided resources to seed ideas, foster development initiatives and encourage leadership in nonprofit organizations where imagination and determination are at work enhancing people's lives everyday.

The PNC Foundation's priority is to form partnerships with community-based nonprofit organizations in order to enhance educational opportunities, with an emphasis on early childhood education, and to promote the growth of communities through economic development initiatives.

Grow Up Great Grant

PNC Grow Up Great is our signature program. It is a $500 million, multi-year, bilingual initiative that began in 2004 to help prepare children from birth to age 5 for success in school and life.

As part of this initiative, the PNC Foundation has earmarked funds for grants to nonprofit organizations that work to improve school readiness by providing support in areas such as:

• vocabulary development; social-emotional learning; math; science; and the arts.

By focusing our support on high-quality early childhood education, we aim to positively impact school readiness and contribute to stronger, smarter and healthier children, families and communities. PNC supports eligible organizations, events and initiatives across the States, in the counties specified.

The principal objective of the NOAA Great Lakes Fish Habitat Restoration Partnership Grants competition is to provide federal financial and technical assistance to habitat restoration projects that meet NOAA's mission to restore coastal habitats and support the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) goal to protect and restore habitats to sustain healthy populations of native fish species in the eight U.S. Great Lakes states. Proposals submitted under this solicitation will be evaluated based on alignment with our program priorities, including:

• contribution to GLRI Focus Area 1 (Toxic Substances and Areas of Concern) goals to implement management actions within Areas of Concern (AOC), and
• contribution to GLRI Focus Area 4 (Habitats and Species) goals to restore habitat for native Great Lakes fish species whose populations have been impacted by habitat degradation.

Through this solicitation, we intend to address GLRI Focus Area 4 goals by prioritizing a subset of habitat restoration projects identified by the Lake Committees as Environmental Priorities to meet fish community objectives for Great Lakes fish species. Lake Committees are composed of senior officials from state, provincial, and U.S. intertribal fishery agencies, convened by the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. Together, they are responsible for managing the Lakes’ fisheries and developing plans and guidance to sustain healthy populations of Great Lakes commercial and recreational fish species.

Funding Guidelines

The Great Lakes Protection Fund invests for impact. We fund projects that accelerate transformational change and deliver massive improvements to the health of our shared ecosystem.

Meaningful Ecological Outcomes

Projects must deliver ecosystem improvements in the Great Lakes that are real and regionally significant.

Real improvements are measurable positive changes to significant physical, chemical, or biological impairments in the Great Lakes ecosystem.

Regionally significant improvements show increasing system-wide outcomes and potential for impact at the scale of the ecosystem.

A Strategy for Systemwide Change

We support projects with a compelling plan for transformational, basin-wide impact. Successful projects use market forces, new social norms, or policy shifts to change behavior. 

A Collaborative Team

Projects teams must include all the parties involved in your strategy: designers, implementers, experts, advisors, and the people who will ultimately use the results to make a difference. It should also include people who express concern about (or even opposition to) new ideas. 

Solution Focus and Action Orientation

The projects we support launch new approaches to solving Great Lakes problems. Your work should include concrete actions attempted in the real world that support your transformational strategy. The most impactful teams learn by doing and adapt based on what they have learned. 

Scientific Rigor

We fund projects that use the results of existing research and apply the skills of the scientific community — in short, projects that are based on sound science. We only support scientific or policy research if it’s part of a larger action strategy.

The Fund can support team members almost anywhere in the world. This includes for-profit businesses, non-profit organizations, universities, governmental agencies, and individuals. Your team doesn’t need to be located within the Great Lakes region, but your project must have a positive impact on the region’s ecosystem.

About NOACA

The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) is the transportation and environmental planning agency that represents state, county, city, village, and township officials in Greater Cleveland. NOACA addresses the transportation, air quality, and water quality needs of Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain and Medina counties. The agency and its partners cooperatively develop and implement plans to ensure that travel throughout the region is safe, cost-effective and environmentally sound. 

Transportation for Livable Communities Initiative (TLCI)

This program provides transportation infrastructure funding for projects which have been recommended through a TLCI planning study (or a locally supported TLCI-like planning study).

The TLCI program consists of two components: planning and implementation.

• Planning awards help fund planning studies that can lead to improvements to transportation systems and the neighborhoods they support.
• Implementation awards help communities move forward with the development and installation of infrastructure from past completed livability studies. Project sponsors are encouraged to submit minimum implementation requests of $100,000. However, projects requiring less than $100,000 will be considered if they exemplify the goals of the TLCI program.

Planning Awards

Only planning activities are eligible for TLCI planning awards. Planning activities must coordinate partners and stakeholders and result in deliverables that recommend transportation infrastructure improvements.

TLCI plans should reflect national best practices in transportation planning and engineering practice.

Examples of eligible planning activities include (but are not limited to):

• Transportation plans supporting redevelopment
• Bicycle and pedestrian network/complete streets implementation plans
• Transit-oriented development plans
• Neighborhood traffic calming plans, including improvements for bicycle and pedestrian safety and accessibility
• Transportation Demand Management studies

Funding

The total budget available for TLCI planning and implementation is $2,000,000. To effectively manage the program, the NOACA Board may limit the funds available within a specific application cycle. TLCI awards are at the discretion of the Board. The Board may also limit the number of awards and funding to applicants within an application cycle. Planning will comprise up to $500,000 of the total TLCI budget, with the remainder dedicated to implementation. In-kind services in lieu of financial participation cannot count as local match.

PLTW Engineering

Burns & McDonnell is a family of companies bringing together an unmatched team of 10,000 engineers, construction and craft professionals, architects, planners, technologists and scientists to design and build our critical infrastructure. With an integrated construction and design mindset, we offer full-service capabilities. Founded in 1898 and working from more than 60 offices globally, Burns & McDonnell is 100% employee-owned.

Getting students excited about STEM is essential to building a brighter future for all of us. Showing students how STEM topics fit into the real world and real careers can give them the tools to embrace this vital message. Burns & McDonnell and its Foundation have partnered with PLTW to increase access and participation to PLTW programs for students located in Burns & McDonnell communities. PLTW programs empower students to develop and apply in-demand, transportable skills by exploring real-world challenges.

Through this partnership, Burns and McDonnell is supporting PLTW grants to schools interested in starting and expanding PLTW programs beginning in the next academic year.

Program Requirements

Grantee must use their grant funds to expand their existing PLTW Engineering program. Example expansion activities include but are not limited to adding an additional PLTW Engineering course not previously offered, and/or adding additional class periods of an existing PLTW Engineering courses previously offered, and/or training additional teachers in PLTW Engineering courses for the 2025-2026 academic year. Grantee must complete one year of grant reporting. 

PLTW Program Status- Program Expansion

School Type: Public, Charter

PLTW Gateway

Burns & McDonnell is a family of companies bringing together an unmatched team of 10,000 engineers, construction and craft professionals, architects, planners, technologists and scientists to design and build our critical infrastructure. With an integrated construction and design mindset, we offer full-service capabilities. Founded in 1898 and working from more than 60 offices globally, Burns & McDonnell is 100% employee-owned.

Getting students excited about STEM is essential to building a brighter future for all of us. Showing students how STEM topics fit into the real world and real careers can give them the tools to embrace this vital message. Burns & McDonnell and its Foundation have partnered with PLTW to increase access and participation to PLTW programs for students located in Burns & McDonnell communities. PLTW programs empower students to develop and apply in-demand, transportable skills by exploring real-world challenges.

Through this partnership, Burns and McDonnell is supporting PLTW grants to schools interested in starting and expanding PLTW programs beginning in the next academic year.

Program Requirements

Grantee must offer at least one PLTW Gateway unit in the 2025-2026 academic year and must offer one additional unit each academic year of the grant period (two different units in two years). Grantee may implement any PLTW Gateway units of their choosing. Grantee must complete two years of grant reporting.

PLTW Program Status

New Program

School Type: Public, Charter

Grant Award and Distribution Schedule

• Total Award: $20,000
  • First Year: $10,000
  • Second Year: $10,000

PLTW Computer Science

Burns & McDonnell is a family of companies bringing together an unmatched team of 10,000 engineers, construction and craft professionals, architects, planners, technologists and scientists to design and build our critical infrastructure. With an integrated construction and design mindset, we offer full-service capabilities. Founded in 1898 and working from more than 60 offices globally, Burns & McDonnell is 100% employee-owned.

Getting students excited about STEM is essential to building a brighter future for all of us. Showing students how STEM topics fit into the real world and real careers can give them the tools to embrace this vital message. Burns & McDonnell and its Foundation have partnered with PLTW to increase access and participation to PLTW programs for students located in Burns & McDonnell communities. PLTW programs empower students to develop and apply in-demand, transportable skills by exploring real-world challenges.

Through this partnership, Burns and McDonnell is supporting PLTW grants to schools interested in starting and expanding PLTW programs beginning in the next academic year.

Program Requirements

Grantee must use their grant funds to expand their existing PLTW Computer Science program. Example expansion activities include but are not limited to adding an additional PLTW Computer Science course not previously offered, and/or adding additional class periods of an existing PLTW Computer Science courses previously offered, and/or training additional teachers in PLTW Computer Science courses for the 2025-2026 academic year. Grantee must complete one year of Grant reporting. 

PLTW Program Status

Program Expansion

School Type: Public, Charter

Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR)

The history of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is rich and varied, beginning with its creation by the Ohio Legislature in 1949.

At that time, the department was charged with the responsibility of formulating and putting into execution a long-term comprehensive plan for the development and wise use of the natural resources of the state, to the end that the health, happiness and wholesome enjoyment of life of the people of Ohio may be further encouraged.

A department of incredible diversity, ODNR owns and manages more than 800,000 acres of land, including 75 state parks, 24 state forests, 140 state nature preserves and 150 wildlife areas. The department also has jurisdiction over more than 120,000 acres of inland waters; 7,000 miles of streams; 481 miles of Ohio River; and 2.25 million acres of Lake Erie. In addition, ODNR licenses all hunting, fishing and watercraft in the state and the department is responsible for overseeing and permitting all mineral extraction, monitoring dam safety, managing water resources, mapping the state's major geologic structures and mineral resources and providing multiple outdoor grant programs to local communities.

Each division and office is unique in how they operate to fulfill the main mission of ODNR. The ODNR Division of Wildlife receives more than 97% of its funding through the sale of licenses, permits, federal reimbursements and donations. With the increase in oil and gas production since 2012, the ODNR Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management has grown from a staff of 44 to more than 130, including inspectors, engineers, geologists and hydrogeologists. Divisions and offices also change over time to improve efficiency. For example, in 2016 the Division of Parks and Recreation merged with the Division of Watercraft since they had overlapping responsibilities.

Ohio River Basin H2Ohio Wetland Grant Program

The H2Ohio Statewide Wetland Grant Program is a reimbursement grant program that provides up-to-100 percent project funding for high quality natural-infrastructure projects focused on nutrient reduction and water quality improvement across the state of Ohio. This grant program is state-funded through Ohio’s H2Ohio program and is administered by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (“ODNR”).

Types of Eligible Ohio River Basin H2Ohio Wetland or Natural-Infrastructure Projects Includ:

• Wetland creation
• Hydrologic restoration of wetlands on hydric soils
• Hydrologic enhancement of existing wetlands, floodplains, and riparian corridors
• Stream, conservation channel design* and floodplain restoration
• Restoration of forested riparian buffers
• Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) Abatement Projects
• Dam removal and associated restoration
• Property acquisition if associated with water quality restoration project
• Stormwater retention and/or green infrastructure projects

Funding

Per-project budget must be justified in the application with a minimum funding request of approximately $50,000 with no maximum funding cap.