• Cleveland Society for the Blind (Cleveland, OH) Early Intervention: Supporting the Development of Children 0-3 Who are Blind or Visually Impaired, $2,500
• Pegasus Farm (Hartville, OH) Take Flight Scholarship Program Assistance, $2,000
• Youth Challenge (Westlake, OH) Art Open House for Young People with Physical Disabilities, $2,000
• Akron Children’s Hospital (Akron, OH) Health Stock Rescue Inhaler Program for Students in Need, $2,000
• Akron Children’s Hospital (Akron, OH) Outreach Hygiene Kits, $15,000
• The Miracle League of NE Ohio (Medina, OH) Finish the Field Capital Improvement Campaign, $10,000
• Girls on the Run of Greater Summit (Brecksville, OH) Healthy and Resilient Girls, $5,000
• Cuyahoga Community College Foundation (Cleveland, OH) Youth Technology Academy at Cuyahoga Community College, $5,000
• Connecting for Kids (Westlake, OH) Teach Me To Play Westlake, $2,000
• Camp Quality Ohio (Akron, OH) Ongoing and New Programming, $15,000
• Stewart’s Caring Place (Akron, OH) Programs and Services for Children Impacted by Cancer, $2,500
• Deepwood Foundation (Mentor, OH) Every Kid Plays, $2,000
• Elves and More of Northeast Ohio (Akron, OH) 2022 December Bicycle Giveaway for Low Income Children, $3,100
• Cleveland Rape Crisis Center (Cleveland, OH) Healing Therapeutic Services for K-12 Survivors of Rape and Sexual Abuse, $3,000
• Akron Children’s Museum (Akron, OH) Makerspace Refresh, $30,000
• Highland Robotics and Technology Boosters (Medina, OH) Steel Stingers Robotics TEAM 2603, $5,000
• NOAS (Northeast Ohio Adoptions Services) (Warren, OH) IGNITE Foster Care Youth Mentoring Program, $2,500
• Homes For Kids of Ohio, Inc. (Niles, OH) Cadence Coffeehouse and Creperie Kitchen Equipment, $5,000
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Summit, Medina, and Stark Counties (Akron, OH) One-to-One Mentoring for Youth, $2,500
• Blick Center (Akron, OH) Therapy Resources/Materials, $2,160
• Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank (Cleveland, OH) Well Read, Well Fed – Book Distribution at Food Pantries, $5,000
• Child Guidance and Family Solutions (Akron, OH) The Toddlers and Preschoolers Succeeding (TAPS) Program, $2,500
• United Disability Services (Akron, OH) Toy and Resource Center to Promote Child Development and School Readiness, $2,500
• Access the Arts (Wadsworth, OH) Ukulele Lessons for Medina County Home and Medina County Juvenile Detention Center Residents, $3,000
• Project Ed Bear, Inc. (Akron, OH) Camp Ed Bear for Northeast Ohio Children Battling Cancer, $5,000
• Rainey Institute (Cleveland, OH) 2022 Summer Arts Camp, $5,000
• CASA Board Volunteer Association, Inc. (Akron, OH) COVID Impact on Abused and Neglected Children and Youth, $5,000
• Girls on the Run of Stark County (Canton, OH) Girls on the Run is for Every Girl 2022- Wayne County, $2,855
• Friends of the Summit 91.3 dba The Summit FM (Akron, OH) KIDJAM! Radio, $10,000
• A Kid Again (Twinsburg, OH) 2022 Program, $15,000
• Providence House, Inc. (Cleveland, OH) Pediatric Crisis Nursery: Support for Children with Medial Needs, $15,000
• Greater Akron Musical Association – Akron Symphony Orchestra (Akron, OH) North High Music Initiative, $2,500
• Ben Curtis Family Foundation (Kent, OH) The Birdie Bag Program, $4,000
• Greater Cleveland Food Bank (Cleveland, OH) Backpacks for Kids, $5,000
• The First Tee of Canton (Canton, OH) Impact Through Outreach 2022, $1,000
• Group Plan Commission (Cleveland, OH) Summer Splash 2022 in Cleveland Public Square, $5,000
• Caring for Kids, Inc. (Cuyahoga Falls, OH) Journey Kits, $2,000
• Art Sparks (Cuyahoga Falls, OH) Summer Enrichment Pop-Up Partnership Program, $5,000
• Embracing Futures, Inc. (Akron, OH) Orthodontic Care Program, $7,500
• Smiles with Style, Inc. (Sagamore Hills, OH) Fund a Smile at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, $3,500
• Victory Gallop (Akron, OH) Victory Athletics 2022, $7,500
• Professional Flair, Inc, (Cleveland, OH) Continuation of Dancing Wheels’ Outreach Programming, $2,500
• The First Tee of Greater Akron (Akron, OH) 2022 Summer Community Programming, $13,000
• Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center (Cleveland, OH) 2022 FACEtime Fluency Group for Kids Who Stutter, $2,500
• RePlay for Kids (Medina, OH) Providing Adapted Toys for Adapted Toy Lending Libraries in Ohio, $2,860
• HELP Foundation (Euclid, OH) Summer Program 2022, $2,500
• Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio (Cleveland, OH) Summer Youth Development at Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio, $5,000
• Autism Society of Greater Akron (Akron, OH) Water Safety Program for Individuals with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, $10,000
• Inspiring Minds (Warren, OH) 2022 Summer Enrichment Program, $5,000
• Adaptive Sports Program of Ohio (Wooster, OH) Youth Dream Camp for Children with Disabilities, $2,000
• Nature Center at Shaker Lakes (Cleveland, OH) Environmental Educator in Residence Program at Stonebrook White Montessori Camp, $2,000
• The Up Side of Downs of Northeast Ohio (Independence, OH) Lifelong Learning-Education Programs for Toddlers to Teens, $5,000
• Fairhaven Foundation (Niles, OH) Fairhaven Bulldog Backpack Program, $2,000
• Empower Sports (Cleveland, OH) Empower Sports Summer Program, $3,000
• The Kelly Reeves Memorial Foundation (Munroe Falls, OH) Kelly’s Grief Center/In-School Counseling Program, $3,000
• Norton City Schools (Norton, OH) Norton Elementary School Sensory Room, $1,000
• Tallmadge City Schools (Tallmadge, OH) Courageous Choices Book Club, $775
• Tallmadge City Schools (Tallmadge, OH) Welcome to the Bug Hotel: Creating an Outdoor Classroom Ecosystem, $2,100
• Stow-Munroe Falls City School District (Stow, OH) Playing with STEAM, $1,148
• Stow-Munroe Falls City School District (Stow, OH) Racing into Physics, $3,500
• Stow-Munroe Falls High School (Stow, OH) Hydraulic Arms—Portable Fluid Power Demonstrator Build, $2,000
• Stow-Munroe Falls City School District (Stow, OH) Social Circles to Keep Special Needs Children Safe, $1,469
• Teays Valley School District (Ashville, OH) A Just Right Book for Every Student, $2,070
• Youngstown City School District (Youngstown, OH) Sew What?!, $2,000
• Louisville City Schools (Louisville, OH) Louisville Community Academy, $14,339
• Louisville City Schools (Louisville, OH) Daily Living Skills In and Out of the Classroom, $1,500
• Louisville City Schools (Louisville, OH) Symbol Success for All, $2,422
• Louisville City Schools (Louisville, OH) Daily Living-Cooking and Community Outings, $1,200
• Louisville City Schools (Louisville, OH) Ashley Macri-Multiple Disabilities Classroom Grades 3-5, $1,500
• Richardson Elementary School (Cuyahoga Falls, OH) Richardson Will Never Forget—Remembering our Heroes Through Literacy, Gardening, and Love, $14,761
• Clearview Local Schools/Durling Middle School (Lorain, OH) How to Tie Dye a T-Shirt Relationship Building Process, $250
• Durling Middle School (Lorain, OH) Engineering Exploration: Early Experiences for Middle School Students, $1,818
• Orange City Schools (Pepper Pike, OH) Awakening and Aligning the Senses, $10,678
• Independence Local Schools (Independence, OH) Expansion of High School’s Athletic Training Area, $20,000
• Brooklyn City Schools (Brooklyn, OH) Mental Wellness Programming, $10,000
• Willoughby Eastlake City Schools (Willowick, OH) Royalview REAL (Reflect, Energize, Assist, Learn) Room, $5,000
• Cleveland Metropolitan School District (Cleveland, OH) Using 3D Printing in Horticulture, $6,000
• Maplewood Elementary School (Cortland, OH) 6^th Grade Social Studies Classroom Chromebooks, $5,200
• Maplewood Elementary School (Cortland, OH) Rocket Fuel, $2,100
• Maplewood Elementary School (Cortland, OH) Chrome Books and Smart Board, $8,354
• Boardman Local Schools (Youngstown, OH) Glowforge Laser Engraver Supplies, $1,557
• Lakeview Local Schools (Warren, OH) Middle School Robotics, $7,500
• Howland Local Schools (Warren, OH) Quake Engineering, $552
• McDonald Local Schools (McDonald, OH) Creating a Collaborative Culture, $1,999
• McDonald Local Schools (McDonald, OH) A Serene Sensory Space, $2,000
• North Canton City Schools/Hoover High School (North Canton, OH) 50 Bowls: Empowering Artists to Bring Change to their Community, $2,500
• North Canton City Schools (North Canton, OH) Sensory Tools for Students, $14,000
• Hudson City Schools (Hudson, OH) Successful Inclusion Toolbox, $2,456
• Hudson City Schools (Hudson, OH) Hudson Girls ROX Program, $1,760
• Herberich Primary School PTA (Fairlawn, OH) Herberich Inclusive Playground, $5,000
• Herberich Primary School (Fairlawn, OH) STEM Design Challenge Projects, $1,000
• Green Mighty Dawgs Inclusive Cheer Program/Green High School (Green, OH) Green Mighty Dawgs Inclusive Cheer Team Uniforms and Warms Up, $2,000
• Coventry Local School District (Akron, OH) Coventry Codebreakers: Completing the LEGO STEM Lab at Coventry Schools, $9,238
• Akron Public Schools (Akron, OH) Soccer Equipment for Students at Forest Hill CLC, $3,904
• Akron Public Schools (Akron, OH) Sensory Path for Students at Forest Hill CLC, $1,244
• Akron Public Schools (Akron, OH) Therapeutic Space for Students At Hyre CLC, $5,967
• Akron Public Schools (Akron, OH) Brain Break Games for Students at Miller South Visual and Performing Arts Middle School, $1,602
• Akron Public Schools (Akron, OH) Personal Hygiene Closet for Students at Seiberling CLC, $5,000
• Cloverleaf Local Schools (Medina, OH) Girls ROX Program, $18,577

Central Ohio Area, $29,538 to the following entities:

• After-School All-Stars Ohio (Columbus, OH) After-School All-Stars Ohio’s RREACT Buddies Program, $2,500
• Circleville City Schools (Circleville, OH) Healthy Closet, $6,000
• Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio (Columbus, OH) Summer Learning Academy, $6,000
• Dublin Special Olympics (Dublin, OH) Shamrock Games 2022, $2,000
• Olentangy Local School District (Lewis Center, OH) World Music Drumming in an Inclusive Elementary Music Classroom, $4,796
• Pickaway County ESC (Circleville, OH) Pathways CARES, $5,000
• Tipp City High School (Tipp City, OH) Inferno Literacy Magazine, $700
• Westerville City Schools (Westerville, OH) ESL Vocabulary, Making Meaning, $820
• Westerville City Schools (Westerville, OH) Making Communication Accessible, $791
• Westerville City Schools (Westerville, OH) Sensory Stream Roller, $702
• Westerville City Schools (Westerville, OH) Nugget Couch for Multiple Disabilities Classroom, $229

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Area, $2,000 to the following entities:

• Engineer’s Society of Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA), Future City Pittsburgh 2022, $2,000

Atlanta, Georgia Area, $45,500 to the following entities:

• Sandy Springs Education Force (Sandy Springs, GA) SSEF Summer Reading Program, $2,800
• Special Olympics GA (Norcross, GA) Georgia State Games, $2,400
• Camp Twin Lakes (Atlanta, GA) Camp Twin Lakes Camper Scholarship Program, $4,000
• Dalton Middle School (Dalton, GA) DRAMATIC RESULTS—Accessible Middle School Performing Arts Programming, $2,000
• SATB2 Gene Foundation (Lilburn, GA) iPads for Communication, $1,800
• Fulton Education Foundation, Inc. (Atlanta, GA) Fulton Child Support Fun, $2,500
• The Center for Children and Young Adults (Marietta, GA) Common Area Furniture for Homeless Girls, $3,000
• Childkind, Inc. (Atlanta, GA) Recruiting Families for Children with Medical, Developmental, and Mental Health Challenges, $2,500
• Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation (Atlanta, GA) Children’s Summer Camps for Pediatric Patients, $2,500
• Creating Connected Communities (Atlanta, GA) Creating Connected Communities’ GOAL Programs for Title 1 Schools, $1,500
• Bearings Bike Shop (Atlanta, GA) Frameworks Advanced Job Training Program, $2,500
• Kincaid Elementary (Cobb County, GA) Reading and Writing Buddies Club, $2,000
• Kincaid Elementary School (Atlanta, GA) Creating Bridges to Nature and Education, $3,000

Texas, $36,900 to following entities:

• Fort Bend ISD Education Foundation (Sugar Land, TX) FBISD Education Foundation- Grants to Teachers and Schools, $4,300
• Alvin ISD Education Foundation (Alvin, TX) STEM Bus, $5,000
• Pasadena ISD Education Foundation (Pasadena, TX) Mini-Grant Program, $5,000
• Stephanie Cravens Early Childhood Academy (Houston, TX) Let’s Read, $5,700
• Brenham ISD Education Foundation (Brenham, TX) Cub Closet, $5,000
• Music Movement (Keller, TX) Music Movement 2022, $5,000
• Northwest ISD Education Foundation (Fort Worth, TX) Special Education Classroom Grants, $2,500
• Northwest ISD Education Foundation (Fort Worth, TX) NEF Resource Store, $2,500
• Norris Elementary School Frisco ISD (Frisco, TX) Clay Palooza, $1,900

Indianapolis, Indiana Area, $35,000 to the following entities:

• Salem Community Schools (Salem, IN) Cultivating Equity and Access to Quality Education Through Assistive Technology, $2,130
• Red Alert Robotics (Greenwood, IN) Red Alert Robotics Team Sponsorship, $8,136
• Bunker Hill (Indianapolis, IN) Special Education Grant, $1,850
• The Children’s TherAplay Foundation, Inc. (Carmel, IN) Children’s TherAplay Play Set and Clinic Technology, $10,050
• Mill Creek Community School Corp (Clayton, IN) Student Spotlight, $1,000
• Indianapolis Public Schools (Indianapolis, IN) Sensory Needs for All, $2,000
• Western Wayne Schools (Indianapolis, IN) Western Wayne Robotics, $4,000
• A Kid Again – Indiana Chapter (Indianapolis, IN) Delivering Smiles and Memories, $5,834

Louisville, Kentucky Area, $11,500 to the following entities:

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana (Louisville, KY) Capacity Building Through One-to-One Mentoring, $2,500
• Boys and Girls Haven (Louisville, KY) Music Therapy Program for Teenage Youth in Out-of Home-Residential Care, $2,000
• Down Syndrome of Louisville (Louisville, KY) $2,500
• Jefferson County Public Schools (Louisville, KY) Race for Justice, $2,000
• Lassiter Middle School (Louisville, KY) Access and Equity, $2,500

Phoenix, Arizona Area, $12,000 to the following entities:

• Ryan House (Phoenix, AZ) Child Life Program, $2,200
• Child Crisis Arizona (Mesa, AZ) Early Education Services, $2,000
• New Pathways for Youth (Phoenix, AZ) FY2023 Healthy Meals Project for Low-Income, At-Risk Phoenix Youth, $1,300
• A New Leaf (Phoenix, AZ) A New Leaf’s Behavioral Health After School and Summer Programs, $1,400
• Arizona Helping Hands (Phoenix, AZ) The Basic Needs for Children in Foster Homes, $1,400
• Biltmore Preparatory Academy (Phoenix, AZ) Social Emotional Learning at Biltmore Prep, $2,500
• Glendale Union High School District (Phoenix, AZ) Graphing Calculators for Student Success, $1,200

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