The Erie Community Foundation

The Erie Community Foundation Announces $2 Million in Grants

Jul 20, 2010 | Posted in Homepage, News, Press Releases

The tagline of The Erie Community Foundation is Helping today…Shaping tomorrow. Helping today grants are reactive. They address immediate needs in the nonprofit sector. “If a nonprofit organization, like Erie Dawn, doesn’t have to worry about the costs of furnishing apartments, they can focus on their mission of providing a two-year program to help women get back on their feet through mentoring and advocacy,” said Mike Batchelor, president of The Erie Community Foundation. “We lighten a funding burden, and in turn, Erie Dawn or any other nonprofit receiving a Helping today grant, can help more people.”

Shaping tomorrow grants are proactive and strategic. Shaping tomorrow grants address big picture items and systemic community issues. Shaping tomorrow works on the antecedents to poverty including: healthcare, workforce development and early childhood education. “To do this work, we created Community Advisory Panels with field experts,” said Shiloh Turner, vice president of Programs. “Each panel member knows the issues and knows the resources to solve community problems.”

At today's press conference, hosted by Erie Dawn, The Erie Community Foundation announced the distribution of over $2 Million in grants, which will benefit the community as follows:

Human Services “Helping today grants”

  1. ANNA Shelter – Cage Recovery System for Animals -$2,000
  2. Community of Caring – Civility Training for Ex-Offenders – $10,000
  3. Erie City Mission – Bedding Equipment and Supplies – $15,000
  4. ErieDawn – Residential Furnishings and Appliances – $30,000
  5. Family Services of NWPA – Electronic Health Record – $18,965
  6. Gateway Rehabilitation Center-Erie: Offender re-entry program, $12,000
  7. Harborcreek Youth Services–Multi-Agency Evidence based training- $10,000
  8. Mercy Center for Women – Building Renovations for Expansion – $6,000

Community Development “Helping today grants”

  1. Better Housing of Erie – Public Housing Community Garden – $2,612
  2. Erie Downtown Partnership – Downtown Graffiti Removal – $9,500
  3. Erie Homes for Children and Adults: Vocational Training Certification – $7,500
  4. Habitat for Humanity – Land Survey Project – $12,000
  5. Perry Square Alliance – Perry Square Underground Sprinklers – $12,200
  6. Safe Horizons – Renovation and Refurbish – $18,347
  7. Sisters of St. Joseph Neighborhood Network: Little Italy Emergency Repair Fund: $5,000
  8. Trinity Square Foundation – Inner City Poetry Park – $15,000
  9. Wattsburg Agricultural Society – Erie County Fair Building Repair – $10,000
  10. West Springfield United Methodist Church – West County Wheelchair ramps – $5,000
  11. Western Pennsylvania Conservancy – East Erie Community Garden – $3,342

Donor Directed & Agency Grants: -- “Helping today grants”

  1. Donor Directed Grants—127 grants totaling $364,409
  2. Agency Endowments – 41 grants totaling $576,095

Strategic & Collaborative “Shaping tomorrow grants”

  1. Hamot Health Foundation – Patient Care Assistance Apprenticeship Program -$90,315
  2. Hamot Health Foundation: Hamot-Wayne Community School-Based Health Center: $35,000
  3. Community Health Net – Girard School District School-Based Health Center - $35,000
  4. Community Health Net :Union City School District School-Based Health Center - $35,000
  5. The Nonprofit Partnership – $240,000
  6. Erie Free Taxes – $189,000
  1. h2. ReTool Erie Grants “Shaping tomorrow grants”
  1. HERO, Inc. - Capacity Building - $34,840
  2. My Father's House of Erie - Capacity Building -$25,600
  3. SafeNet - Capacity Building -$24,950
  4. Opportunities Unlimited - Capacity Building - $24,886
  5. Erie County CASA – Capacity Building - $24,843
  6. Corry Higher Education Council – Capacity Building - $24,780
  7. Erie DAWN – Capacity Building - $23,490
  8. St. Martin's Center Culinary Lab, Inc. – Capacity Building - $22,445
  9. Erie Homes for Children and Adults – Capacity Building - $20,956
  10. Erie Tenant Council – Capacity Building - $12,970
  11. Technology Council of NWPA – Capacity Building - $11,500