Greater Toledo Community
Foundation is pleased to announce that local
philanthropists, family foundations, corporations and
businesses continue to add to the COVID-19 Response Fund of
the Greater Toledo Community Foundation. GTCF's program
department and Board of Trustees are reviewing applications
and approving grants at record pace, and 100% of the
donations made to this fund will be granted out to our local
nonprofits as they deal with the effects of the COVID-19
pandemic in our communities.
The Board of Trustees of
Greater Toledo Community Foundation recently approved seven
grants totaling $61,450 from the COVID-19 Response Fund to
support northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan nonprofit
organizations, bringing the total distributed in three weeks
to more than $200,000. Another $18,000 in grants has been
recommended and are in the approval process.
The following seven grants
totaling $61,450 were recently approved through the fund.
Bittersweet Farms: to
purchase personal protective equipment and cleaning supplies
to support services for residents with intellectual
disabilities.
The Cocoon: to provide
crisis support services to survivors of domestic and sexual
violence by increasing staff time, providing communication
devices and basic needs items.
Heartbeat of Toledo: to
support additional costs for formula and diapers for
clients.
Ohio Living: to support
additional staff hours and personal protective equipment to
continue to support elderly residents living in its
northwest Ohio locations.
St. Martin de Porres - The
Claver House: to support transitioning an in-person feeding
program that serves the homeless, veterans and other adults
to a grab-and-go system.
Sunshine Foundation: to
purchase medical supplies and personal protective equipment.
United Way of Greater
Toledo: to increase the hours of staff who operate the 211
service and manage data collection.
Greater Toledo Community
Foundation created the COVID-19 Response Fund to support
northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan nonprofit
organizations as they assist in responding to the spread of
COVID-19 in the community and experience financial
challenges in doing so.
Donations to the COVID-19
Response Fund at GTCF are urgently needed to meet the huge
demand for aid to Toledo Region residents affected by
COVID-19's economic consequences.
Donations can be made online
at https://toledocf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/list
GTCF will
continue to make grants from the COVID-19 Response Fund as
long as donations are received. GTCF will provide grants to
northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan nonprofits and will
not be giving money directly to individuals. GTCF is
distributing 100 percent of funds raised.
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