Total, Hudson: $200,060

City of Hudson, $10,000
For upgrades to the City's web capabilities related to economic development, including unifying its web presence, adding data-gathering and reporting capabilities, and creating a searchable Hudson business directory

First Congregational Church of Hudson, $30,000
For the 2010 annual pledge drive supporting 2010 operations

Hudson Bandstand, $3,300
To sponsor fully a concert by "The Dodworth Group" as part of the 2011 Hudson Summer Music Festival

Hudson City School District, $1,500
To bring the Inflatable Globe Earth Balloon to Ellsworth Elementary School in the 2010-11 school year

Hudson Community First, $10,500
For two career panels, a one-day student internship program, and to expand the Hudson Young Entrepreneurs

Hudson Community Foundation, $5,000
To support the July 2010 fireworks show in Hudson

Hudson Community Service Association, $320
To sponsor the special holiday lighting of "Burt Morgan's tree" on the Hudson Green in 2010, 2011, and 2012

Hudson Community Service Association, $8,000
To assist those in need in Hudson and within the City's school district in 2010

Hudson Fire Department Association, $500
For the scholarship program for graduating high school seniors

Hudson Heritage Association, $250
For a Preservationist membership donation

Hudson High School Music Association, $300
For support of the Parade of Bands

Hudson Library & Historical Society, $1,000
In recognition of the library's 100th birthday

The Hudson Players Guild, $4,890
To purchase six new leg curtains to be used in the theater space at Barlow Community Center

Hudson Rotary Foundation, $1,000
To benefit the Hudson High School Scholarship Fund supported by the Rotary's annual auction

Laurel Lake Retirement Community, $7,500
To conduct a youth education program in philanthropy for academic year 2010-11

Western Reserve Academy, $116,000
For the 2010-11 and 2011-12 Burton D. Morgan Leadership Program

 

Other Community

Total, Other Community: $144,125

The 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.

Akron Art Museum, $50,000
For the revolving Artworks Fund for deposits on future exhibits

Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, $20,000
To aid the foodbank in 2010

American Red Cross of Summit and Portage Counties, $10,000
For earthquake relief efforts in Haiti

American Red Cross of Summit and Portage Counties, $30,000
To help the Akron-based chapter in its mission of aiding those in need of local disaster relief

Association of Fundraising Professionals North Central Ohio Chapter, $400
For operating support

Battered Women's Shelter, $3,000
For the purchase and installation of four washers and four dryers for use by the residents of the Battered Women's Shelter facilities

The Foundation Center, $2,500
For two Cleveland center initiatives in 2010: to build grantseeker capacity to seek funding and operate effectively; and to increase understanding of the work and impact of foundation philanthropy

The Foundation Center, $2,000
For costs associated with producing an update of the 2008 edition of the "Spotlight on Economic Development Grantmaking in Ohio" report

Grants Managers Network, $250
For operating support

Lake Ridge Academy, $10,000
To purchase computers for the lower school computer lab in memory of Donald A. and Shirley E. Brown

Ohio Grantmakers Forum, $9,975
For operating support

Ohio Grantmakers Forum, $5,000
For operating support and support of OGF's 2010 annual conference

Pine Shores Presbyterian Church, $1,000
In memory of Helen Elaine Godsall