The Hershey Foundation is committed to supporting unique, innovative, and impactful projects for children in Northeast Ohio with a focus on empowering educators and community leaders to dismantle patterns of racism and injustice in schools and neighborhoods. They envision a world where all young people learn and thrive in racially equitable, liberating, and empowering educational spaces.
The Hershey Foundation Grant aims to support projects with broad goals towards creating innovative and impactful change for children in Northeast Ohio. Specific areas of support include providing equipment that directly impacts children, funding for capital campaigns, and endowment campaigns. Additionally, the foundation has a new strategic initiative focused on empowering educators and community leaders to address and dismantle patterns of racism and injustice within educational and community spaces. The grant emphasizes the foundation's commitment to fostering racially equitable, liberating, and empowering environments for youth. The typical grant range is from $5,000 to $25,000.
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