俄亥俄州马里恩社区基金会公布2026年社区拨款：64.6万美元资助36家本地机构
俄亥俄州马里恩县马里恩市的马里恩社区基金会10月宣布，该基金会董事会已批准2026年度「社区拨款」计划，向36家本地机构发放共646,000美元，支持青少年、健康与福祉、动物照护、基本需求、艺术和环境等领域的项目。
本年度共收到100多份申请，由9名社区志愿者组成的评审委员会逐项审议。项目经理凯特·麦克利斯（Kate McCleese）说：「社区拨款计划让我们有机会直接接触每天在社区一线工作的非营利机构。」按用途划分，65%的资金投向机构日常运营，27%投向资本改善，包括医疗设备更新和公园安全设施升级。
受助项目包括：俄亥俄中心无家可归者庇护所的运营、马里恩家庭基督教青年会（YMCA）的青少年中心、救世军为每年供餐逾1万份的社区厨房更换商用烤箱、法律援助住房正义项目，以及为居家长者送餐的送餐上门服务。基金会总裁兼首席执行官朱莉·普雷蒂曼（Julie Prettyman）表示，2026年基金会指定拨款达665,000美元、奖学金项目超过682,000美元。
Ohio's Marion Community Foundation Awards $646,000 in 2026 Community Grants to 36 Local Organizations
The Marion Community Foundation in Marion, Marion County, Ohio, announced in October that its board of directors has approved $646,000 in awards under its 2026 Community Grants program, funding 36 local organizations working in youth development, health and wellness, animal care, basic needs, the arts and the environment.
More than 100 applications were submitted, and a nine-member committee of community volunteers reviewed each one. 'The Community Grants program gives us an important opportunity to engage directly with the nonprofits working every day to address the needs of our community,' said program manager Kate McCleese. By purpose, 65 percent of the funding supports ongoing operations and 27 percent goes to capital improvements, including health care equipment and safety upgrades in local parks.
Funded projects include operations at the Heart of Ohio Homeless Shelter, the Marion Family YMCA's teen center, replacement commercial ovens for a Salvation Army kitchen that prepares more than 10,000 meals a year, a legal aid housing justice project, and home-delivered meals for older adults. Foundation President and CEO Julie Prettyman said the foundation's designated grants reached $665,000 in 2026 and its scholarship program topped $682,000.
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