Since its inception in 2013, the IICF Ohio Chapter has granted nearly $300,000 in funding to local nonprofits through its Community Grants Program.
2017 Grant Recipients
Leg Up for Cleveland's Kids (LUCK)
Leg Up For Cleveland’s Kids (LUCK) is a program through the Chagrin Valley Professional Horsemen’s Association. LUCK addresses vulnerable teens with structured opportunities to keep them safe, provide education and responsibilities with specific programs with care of horses, build social skills, and foster better relationships with law enforcement.
Gigi's Playhouse
Believing strongly that individuals with Down syndrome needed a place where they could be accepted, supported and celebrated, Gigi’s Playhouse addresses 3 major needs in Cleveland:
•A physical location to serve individuals with Down syndrome, their families and their communities.
•Educational and therapeutic programs
•Access to support regardless of socio-economic status
Partners in Education
Partners in Education is a non-profit organization, which develops and fosters partnerships between area schools and northwest Ohio businesses, government agencies, organizations and churches. Funded by contributions from businesses, individuals and the community, they leverage their most important investment — the education of our children.
St. Vincent De Paul
The Dayton District Council of St. Vincent de Paul, growing in spirituality and friendship, provides Christ-inspired person-to-person assistance in an empowering effort to improve the lives of those in personal, spiritual, or material need- working to end poverty and homelessness one person at a time.