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Santa Maria Community Services is pleased to announce that it has received a
$100,000 grant from the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation in support of its Promoting Our Preschoolers (POP) program.
Santa Maria Community Services, Inc. is deeply grateful to the Sisters of Charity for their support of its Promoting Our Preschoolers (POP) program through the Sister Elise Grant. This program is partly made possible through the generous support of the SC Ministry Foundation, which promotes the mission and ministry of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati.
Impact 100 Cincinnati recently presented four local nonprofits with $100,000 grants to
fund innovative community projects (Immigrant and Refugee Law Center, Serenity
Recovery Network, Ohio Valley Voices, Whole Again) and gave two finalists awards of
$10,000 each to Project Yoga and INTERalliance of Greater Cincinnati. Impact 100
grants are chosen by members and awarded annually to fund initiatives that promise to
transform our community and improve lives.
The Cincinnati Art Museum is pleased to announce the election of new Board Officers
for its 2025–26 fiscal year: Chair Bruce Petrie, Jr., President Andrew Quinn, Vice
President Eric Kearney, Treasurer Cheryl Rose and Secretary Jake Ragland. These
roles began on September 1, 2025, and will run through August 31, 2026. Four newly
elected trustees will serve their first term from 2025–2028: Shakila Ahmad, PhD; Ivy
Bayer; Ryan Hays, PhD; and Kristi Nelson, PhD. As president of the CAM Catalysts–the
museum’s YP board–Natalie Leonard will serve as a trustee from 2025–2027.
Green Umbrella and partners are hosting a virtual Cincinnati Local Candidate Climate
Action and Sustainability Forum, October 9, 5:30pm-7:00pm. All candidates running
for Cincinnati City Council and local school boards have been invited to present their
views, plans, and positions on issues related to climate action, resilience, and environmental justice. Members of the public can submit questions for the candidates in advance at the link here.
Questions must be submitted by October 5.
Green Umbrella, Hamilton County ReSource, and Last Mile Food Rescue are co-
hosting Greater Cincinnati’s first Wasted Food Summit Wednesday, October 29,
9:00am-2:30pm at Memorial Hall in downtown Cincinnati. The Wasted Food Summit is
designed to be a powerful gathering of business leaders, chefs, advocates, and
sustainability experts working to turn wasted food into opportunity. This event will equip
institutions, businesses, and advocates with tools, insights, and inspiration to take
action on food donation that benefits the entire community.
EDGE Teen Services would like to thank the Millstone Fund for their generous support
of the expansion of the EDGE@Work Volunteer to Career Program. We are so grateful
to be able to bring this experience to more high school age youth.
The Giving Voice Foundation is proud to officially announce it has achieved a major,
historic fundraising milestone as it strives to empower and support those in our
community dealing with memory loss. The organizations’ ninth annual Cincy Brews for
Brains fundraising event raised a record $33,175 in support of programs for local older
adults living with Alzheimer’s and dementia and their caregivers. This historic fundraiser
also resulted in tipping the grassroots non-profit organization over $1 million in total
dollars raised to date for its causes since Giving Voice fundraising efforts began in
2016.
Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank is grateful to the Millstone Fund for its generous $10,000
grant to support its Diaper Distribution Program. Founded in 2015, Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank distributed 2,573,350 diapers to area families in need in 2024 via their community partners.
On Sept. 26, Girl Scouts of Western Ohio proudly recognized Denise Driehaus,
Ann Hartmann, Amy Vann and Carole Williams alongside Magnified Giving and U.S.
Bank Security Briefing Center Operations Team with the 2025 Changemaker Award.
Their outstanding leadership uplifts and drives meaningful change in our communities.
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