As our home base, the historic City of Hudson represents an important grantmaking priority for Morgan Foundation. In 2016, the Foundation provided grants to the following organizations that contribute to the vibrant sense of community that makes Hudson a special place to live and work.
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association, $2,515
For the purchase of portable screens, projectors and a PA system for use at community events
Case-Barlow Farm, $7,000
For updates to the electrical system
City of Hudson, $1,200
For production costs associated with Hudson Cable TV's Good Day in Hudson
EMS Outreach Fund of Hudson, $1,000
Toward a battery-powered hydraulic ambulance cot
First Congregational Church of Hudson, $10,000
For operating support
Hudson Bandstand, $2,500
For the 2016 Hudson Summer Music Festival
Hudson City Schools, $1,500
To bring the Earth Balloon inflatable globe to Ellsworth Hill Elementary School
Hudson City Schools, $15,000
For Hudson High School clubs
Hudson Community First, $10,000
For the Intern for a Day/Career Panel
Hudson Community Foundation, $10,000
For salary support
Hudson Community Service Association, $250
For the 2016 holiday lighting program
Hudson Farmers Market, $7,500
To support marketing initiatives in conjunction with the 10th anniversary season
Hudson Job Search, $10,000
For operating support
Hudson Library and Historical Society, $250
For business books to honor Burton D. Morgan
Hudson Rotary Foundation, $1,000
For scholarship fund support
Music from the Western Reserve, $5,000
For operating support
Seton Catholic Schools, $2,500
For a youth philanthropy program with Laurel Lake Retirement Community
Temple Beth Shalom, $9,375
To paint the exterior of the building
Western Reserve Academy, $32,500
For the Burton D. Morgan Leadership Program
Total Hudson: $129,090
Other Community
Burton D. Morgan Foundation periodically makes proactive grants to community organizations whose important work falls outside our mission-related grant focus. These grants are typically made once a year and are determined on a proactive basis by the Foundation's Trustees. We do not accept applications for our proactive community grantmaking and typically select a different group of recipient organizations each year.
Additionally, the Foundation makes some grants to organizations that support philanthropy.
89.7 WKSU, $9,750
To support the rebuilding and updating of studio technology and equipment for WKSU in Kent
Adaptive Sports Program of Ohio, $30,000
To provide 15 basketball wheelchairs to youth with disabilities in Akron Public Schools
American Red Cross, $10,000
For Hurricane Matthew relief efforts
Child Guidance & Family Solutions, $20,000
To support the Toddlers and Preschoolers Succeeding (TAPS) Program
Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Conservancy, $25,000
For an "Eat Local" campaign and programming
EMS Success, $1,000
For the Survivors Fund
Friends of Metro Parks, $9,000
To support the Outside Is In program
Grants Managers Network, $3,000
For annual membership
GuideStar USA, $2,000
For annual membership
Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary, $33,050
For capital expenses
Independent Sector, $5,000
For the C-Suite convening in Cleveland
International Institute of Akron, $3,000
For equipment for a communications library for Summit County immigrants and refugees
Mature Services, $5,000
To purchase two reach-in freezers and support the organization's food distribution program
Military Aviation Preservation Society, $13,200
To purchase and install Plexiglas on the second floor mezzanine safety rail
Philanthropy Ohio, $19,964
For operating support
Ronald McDonald House of Akron, $20,000
To support the capital campaign
The Foundation Center, $16,000
For operating and support for strategic planning around social entrepreneurship
Victory Gallop, $10,000
To provide children with scholarships to participate in a therapeutic riding program
Volunteer Florida Foundation, $10,000
For the Florida Disaster Fund in response to terror attack in Orlando
Wayne County Community Foundation, $500,000
To establish the Stanley C. Gault Philanthropic Leadership Fund