Grant Recipients

Your Erie Community Foundation recently awarded 20 nonprofit organizations and 21 schools with over $220,000 in grant money:

Education

• ACES, Inc. – $ 5,000 for Business Week for Ft. LeBoeuf Students
• Bethesda Foundation for Children – $15,150 for Educational Programs Expansion
• Booker T. Washington Center – $10,000 for Vehicle Purchase
• Boy Scouts of America (French Creek Council) – $5,000 for Scouting Program Support
• Catholic Charities Counseling & Adoption Services – $26,500 for Wayne School Truancy Collaborative
• CHAMPS After-School Program – $13,450 for Career Exploration Program Supplies
• Christian Institute of Human Relations – $3,683 for Technology Upgrades
• Common Ground Youth Center – $10,000 for After-school Equipment
• Dafmark Dance Theater – $7,500 for Refugee Dance Project
• Erie County Drug & Alcohol Coalition – $5,000 for Substance Abuse Seminar
• Erie Philharmonic – $13,533 for 2010 Youth Concerts
• expERIEnce Children’s Museum – $15,000 for Math/Science Exhibit Rental
• Girl Scouts Western PA – $14,000 for Leadership Program Expansion
• Goodell Gardens & Homestead – $9,672 for Educational Programming Expansion
• Junior Achievement of Erie Region – $18,600 for Middle/High School Financial Literacy
• Multicultural Community Resource Center – $4,200 for Classroom Computers and Software
• Tickets for Kids Foundation – $5,000 for Tickets for Educational Activities
• Urban Erie Community Development Corp. – $5,000 for Walking in Black History 2011
• Women’s Care Center – $ 6,525 for Early Literacy Collaborative
• WQLN – $10,000 for TeacherLine Trainings

Education Link to Learning Mini-grants

• 42 classroom projects for 21 Erie County schools – $19,744.89

Education: $202,813
Link to Learning Mini-grants: $19,744.89

TOTAL GRANTS: $222,557.89