Wow, You Are Generous!
By Maura Teynor
November 30, 2016
(Photo: Little Buckeye Children's Museum Executive Director Fred Boll checks the Richland Gives leader board.)
Thanks to generous donors, Richland Gives, 12-hour online day of giving hosted by the Richland County Foundation, raised over $172,000 for 64 Richland County nonprofit organizations.
The Foundation awarded $38,500 in matching grants during the event.
The day is designed to encourage people to contribute to local nonprofits they care about through a single giving platform/website. The foundation hosted the day to build capacity, grow philanthropy and make the community stronger. It allows local organizations to raise funds and awareness as well as cultivate new donors and reinvigorate lapsed donors.
Matching grants of $1,500, $500 and $250 were awarded to the first, second and third place organizations.
The small nonprofit organizations that raised the most during the event were: Little Buckeye Children’s Museum $10,139, Taking Root Farms $5,215 and North Central Ohio Land Conservancy $4,745.
The large nonprofit organizations that raised the most during the event were: Friendly House$7,810, North Central State College Foundation raised $6,475 and Downtown Mansfield Inc. raised $4,480.
These following organizations were among the first to raise at least $1,000 during Richland Gives and were awarded a $1,000 matching grant:
Small Nonprofit Organizations:
Little Buckeye Children’s Museum
Taking Root Farms
North Central Ohio Land Conservancy
Ohio Bird Sanctuary
North Central Ohio Industrial Museum
Love Inc.
Malabar Farm Foundation
Compassion in Action
Starfish Project of Richland County
Exchange Club Parent Aide Program
Linden Road Presbyterian Church
Community Action for Capable Youth
Large Nonprofit Organizations:
Friendly House
North Central State College Foundation
Downtown Mansfield Inc.
Young Men’s Christian Association
Richland County Children’s Auxiliary, aka, The New Store
Heart of Ohio Council, Boy Scouts of America
Richland Community Development Group
Discovery School
Kingwood Center Gardens
United Way
Mansfield Art Center
Ohio State University Foundation
Renaissance Performing Arts
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio
Domestic Violence Shelter
Ohio Genealogical Society
North End Community Improvement Collaborative
A $500 matching grant was awarded to the first 10 nonprofit organizations that raised at least $500 via Richland Gives in 2015 and increased donations this year by at least 30%:
Heart of Ohio Council, Boy Scouts of America
Kingwood Center Gardens
Community Action for Capable Youth
Exchange Club Parent Aide Program
Friendly House
Little Buckeye Children’s Museum
North Central Ohio Land Conservancy
Richland County Children’s Auxiliary, aka, The New Store
Taking Root Farms
Young Men’s Christian Association
