The Erie County Community Foundation focuses on supporting a broad array of needs within Erie County, with particular emphasis on Arts and Humanities, Community Development, Education, Environment, Health and Social Services, and Youth Services. They aim to encourage mindful and effective grant-making to foster collaboration, build capacity, leverage resources, ensure sustainability, and provide substantial community benefits.
The Community Grants program by the Erie County Community Foundation supports broad objectives including enhancing collaboration among Erie County organizations, building organizational capacity, leveraging additional resources, demonstrating sustainability, and yielding substantial community benefits. This program focuses on a wide range of causes from Arts and Humanities to Youth Services. Additionally, the Lake Erie Environmental Education Fund specifically supports environmental projects like workshops for students, field trips to The Ohio State University’s Stone Lab, and education programs on local environmental issues.