Published Date: July 11, 2014
Cincinnati, Ohio, July 11, 2014 -- The Charles H. Dater Foundation awarded 17 grants totaling $222,000 at its June board meeting, including three grants of $20,000 each to Cincinnati Public Radio for children’s programs on WGUC and WVXU. The grants push Dater Foundation total support of public radio in Cincinnati over the $1 million plateau. This includes grants made to WVXU when the station was owned by Xavier University.
Grants made in June:
American Diabetes Association, $10,000. American Diabetes Association, $10,000. Camp Korelitz is a one-week summer residential camp for children ages 8 to 15 at Camp Joy. Campers are taught self management skills and they learn to be more independent as they build confidence in dealing with their disease.
Cancer Family Care, $10,000. Treehouse Children's Services, a core program for youth ages four through 18 who are coping with their own diagnosis, a loved one’s cancer diagnosis or the death of a loved one from cancer.
Chatfield College, $10,000. Learning to Live, a program designed to recruit and educate low-income adult students by helping them with additional support in the areas of tutoring, child care, transportation and financial aid, all impediments to finishing their education.
Children Inc., $15,000. Region-wide Service Learning Initiative, a free teaching and learning program that enables teachers to impact their students through participation in high quality learning experiences that benefit others in the community. Students experience the joy and satisfaction that comes from giving of their time and effort.
Cincinnati Association for the Blind, $30,000. Early Childhood and Youth Services Music Program, including the Annual Music Recital and the Hands-On Concert Experience, and partial support of two music specialists.
Cincinnati Public Radio:
• WGUC/Classics for Kids, $20,000. Classics for Kids, a program designed to introduce elementary schoolchildren to classical music in a fun way and featuring weekly radio programming and a comprehensive, interactive web site.
• WVXU/Democracy and Me, $20,000. A new program for teachers and their students about the importance of voting and pursuing accurate knowledge about candidates and issues.
• Additional children’s programming support on both WGUC and WVXU, $20,000.
Civic Garden Center, $15,000. Youth Education Program enables young people to foster and appreciation and respect for nature and the environment, understand where food comes from, and engage in health, outside activity. Summer Sprouts and classroom-based gardening and environmental lessons are cornerstones of the program.
Contemporary Arts Center, $10,000. Support of the UnMuseum, a part of the Center that encourages students, teachers and families to enjoy an interactive and hands-on art experience.
Exponent Philanthropy (Association for Small Foundations), $2,000. Resources for grant seekers and support of the grantmaking process.
Middletown Symphony Orchestra, $5,000. Some 250 young people participate in the youth symphony concert series, enhancing their creativity, confidence and musical talents while providing entertainment for their community. The program includes several free performances.
Music Resource Center, $10,000. Operating support to provide a facility for after-school music education and recording resources to teenagers, thereby creating a sense of empowerment and accomplishment.
School House Symphony, $10,000. Teaching Tomorrow’s Audience Today brings over 250 live musical performances by members of a six-person ensemble to schools throughout Greater Cincinnati. Fees are kept low through contributions and grants, and part of the Dater grant will fund programs at underserved inner-city schools.
SON Ministries, $5,000. Back-to-school program providing clothing and school supplies for needy children.
Valley Interfaith Food and Clothing Center, $20,000. Back-to-school program that provides clothing, personal care items, back packs and school supplies to nearly 1,000 children in low-income families.
YMCA – Clippard Family Branch, $10,000. Autism Summer Learning Program at Blue Ash and Clippard branches, offering reduced rates and scholarships for therapy to children from pre-school to first grade during the critical summer months when school is not in session.
The Dater Foundation makes grants to non-profit organizations in the Greater Cincinnati area to carry out programs that benefit children and focus in the areas of arts/culture, education, healthcare, social services and other community needs. Information about the grantmaking process and guidelines and links to an online grant application website are available at www.DaterFoundation.org.
The private foundation was established by fourth-generation Cincinnatian, businessman and philanthropist Charles Dater (1912-1993) to ensure that his resources would continue to fund worthwhile community programs after his death. The foundation has made more than 2,300 grants totaling over $37 million since its inception in 1985.
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For additional information regarding this news release, contact Roger Ruhl (513/598-1141).
The Charles H. Dater Foundation, Inc. is located at 602 Main Street, Suite 302, Cincinnati, OH 45202.