Nineteen Greater Cincinnati nonprofit organizations have applied for grants through The Gannett Foundation’s A Community Thrives program. Now they need your support.
Gannett is the parent company of The Enquirer/Cincinnati.com. The Gannett Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Gannett. A Community Thrives supports nonprofit organizations’ projects focused on community building and has distributed more than $12 million in grants and donations since 2017.
The crowd-funding campaign period, which is Phase 2 of the program, runs July 19 to Aug. 13. Organizations need to raise a required amount in order to be eligible for grant consideration.
To support organizations, go to https://acommunitythrives.mightycause.com/giving-events/act21/home and search by city or zip code to find local participants. Or click on links below.
Here are the local organizations participating:
Gannett Foundation and A Community Thrives will review and then award:
- 16 national project grants (three $100,000 grants; seven $50,000 grants; six $25,000 grants).
- 100+ local operating grants (amounts vary; applicants that provide services in local Gannett communities and meet eligibility requirements are considered).
- Six top fundraiser grants (three large national nonprofits, three small nonprofits).
- Thirty-two weekly bonus challenge awards.
Last year, the Gannett Foundation provided more than $2 million in grants and helped participating nonprofits raise more than $3 million.
Since 2017, eight Cincinnati-area organizations have been awarded grants, totaling $163,500:
- 2020: Community Resource Center ($7,500), Last Mile Food Rescue ($10,000), Ohio River Foundation ($3,000) and Refugee Connect ($3,000) were awarded local operating grants.
- 2019: BBB Center for Ethics ($5,000), Adopt A Class Foundation ($15,000) and Lydia's House Inc. ($20,000) were awarded local merit grants.
- 2018: Walnut Hills Redevelopment Foundation ($100,000) won a national grant.
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