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The Burton D. Morgan Foundation Awards Grants
09/30/09

The Burton D. Morgan Foundation recently granted more than $300,000 to promote entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education in Northeast Ohio.

“Our September 2009 grants reflect the Foundation's unwavering commitment to entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education in Northeast Ohio,” Foundation President Deborah Hoover said. “We are working hard to maintain the momentum of increased interest in entrepreneurial activity despite the impact of the recession on the Foundation's grantmaking capacity.”

Grants were awarded to the following organizations:

Foundation for Teaching Economics – $42,500 to fund one Economics for Leaders camp for high school students at the College of Wooster in 2010.

Friends of E Prep Schools – $65,500 to support the entrepreneurship curriculum at the public charter middle school in Cleveland during the 2009-2010 school year.

Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio, Inc. – Up to $75,000 for JA programs about business, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy in Summit, Wayne, Portage, Medina, Ashland, Coshocton, Holmes, and Knox counties in the 2009-10 school year.

Boys and Girls Clubs of Cleveland – $30,000 to provide Money Matters, a financial literacy program, at seven Cleveland sites during the 2009-10 school year.

Junior Achievement of Mahoning Valley, Inc. ¬– $25,000 to provide the JA Our Nation program in 50 fifth-grade classrooms in Trumbull, Mahoning, Ashtabula, and Columbiana counties in 2009-10.

Ohio Business Week Foundation – $14,000 for scholarships and aid for at least 25 students from Summit, Wayne, Medina, Portage, Stark, Geauga, and Cuyahoga counties to attend Ohio Business Week in 2010.

Akron SCORE – $40,000 to help the group of retired executives recruit clients and volunteers to assist fledgling businesses in Summit, Portage, Wayne, and Medina counties.

Hudson Job Search – Up to $7,500 for operating support to help the organization that provides counseling and job-placement advice for unemployed Hudson residents and churchgoers.

Hudson Community Foundation – $5,000 to develop and conduct a research project to assess the economic impact of Taste of Hudson.

Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education – $5,000 for the Youth Entrepreneurship Alliance operational expenses. 
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