Education Grant Recipients

Your Erie Community Foundation recently awarded 28 nonprofit organizations and 24 schools with over $315,000 in grant money:

• ACES, Inc – $3,250 for PA Business Week 2010
• Bayfront Center for Maritime Studies - $12,500 for Vehicle Purchase
• Boy Scouts of America – $5,000 for Scouting Program Support
• Camp Notre Dame - $5,000 for Summer Camp Scholarships
• Corry YMCA - $17,500 for Daycare Expansion
• Erie Times-News in Education – $10,000 for Teen Newspaper Project
• Erie Yesterday, Inc. - $5,000 for Local History Project for Students
• expERIEnce Children’s Museum - $7,000 for Reading Enrichment Program
• Flagship Niagara League - $15,000 for Student Curriculum/ Teacher Guide
• Foundation for Free Enterprise Education - $5,000 for PA Free Enterprise Week 2010
• Gannon University – $15,000 for Geographic Information System
• GECAC - $15,500 for Family Literacy Collaborative
• Girl Scouts of Western PA – $14,000 for In-school Leadership Program
• HANDS - $2,690 for Computers
• John F. Kennedy Center - $2,075 for Senior Citizen Computer Classes
• Junior Achievement of SW PA, Inc. – $25,000 for High School Financial Literacy
• Martin Luther King Center – $8,000 for Vehicle Purchase
• Masonic Learning Center for Children – $15,000 for Tutoring Equipment and Supplies
• Mental Health Association of NW PA – $2,600 for Wellness Recovery Action Plan Facilitators
• My Father’s House of Erie – $13,165 for Vehicle Purchase
• Perseus House – $10,000 for Learning Center Vehicle Purchase
• Regional Science Consortium at TREC – $2,000 for Insect Identification Microscope
• Royal Family Kids Camp – $8,500 for 2010 Camp Scholarships for Foster Youth
• St. Benedict Education Center - $10,000 for Refugee Workforce Project
• St. Martin Center, Inc. – $8,597 for Daycare Vehicle and Equipment
• Wellsville, Inc. – $10,000 for Childhood Obesity Education
• Youngstown YMCA - $5,000 for 2010 Camp Fitch Scholarships

Emergency Grants

• WQLN – $43,650 for Broadcast Tower Repairs

Link to Learning Mini-Grants

• $19,606 for 40 classroom projects in 24 schools

Education: $252,377
Emergency: $43,650
Link to Learning Mini-grants: $19,606

TOTAL GRANTS: $315,633