Published Date: December 2, 2014
Cincinnati, Ohio, November 14, 2014 -- The Charles H. Dater Foundation awarded 14 grants totaling $268,000 in November, including $75,000 as part of a two-year commitment of $150,000 to the Cincinnati Zoo for the Hippos! exhibit in the fourth and final phase of Africa.
Grants made in November:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Butler County, $5,000. Mentoring program matching committed volunteers with at-risk youth in the Middletown, Ohio area.
Cancer Support Community, $10,000. Kid Support and Kreative Kids, two programs that provide opportunities for children and teens to understand their feelings and cope with the grief that comes when loved ones are diagnosed with or die from cancer.
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, $50,000. Continuing support for the Hematology/Oncology Research Department’s gene therapy for cancer and inherited blood diseases focusing on brain tumors, Fanconi anemia, and sickle cell anemia. The Foundation has made grants of more than $500,000 in this area since 2000.
Cincinnati Museum Center, $20,000. Children’s Museum, which serves young people and families with exciting, educational and age-appropriate programming throughout the year. Support also includes the Learning Through Play conference and registration vouchers for underserved participants.
Cincinnati Opera, $20,000. Opera Outbound Tour, presenting more than 20 school and community performances to more than 7,000 young people.
Cincinnati Works, $10,000. Project Phoenix builds upon the groundwork laid by CIRV (Cincinnati Initiative to Reduce Violence) to encourage youth gang members to reject a life of criminal activity and violence and become part of the Cincinnati Works Core Program.
Cincinnati World Piano Competition, $10,000. Hammers Strings & Keys Piano Education Series, which gives young people, including many who live in low-income areas, the opportunity to attend live classical music performances and participate in an interactive educational experience.
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, $75,000. Part of a two-year, $150,000 commitment to the Hippos! exhibit in the fourth and final phase of Africa. Past Dater Foundation grants to the Zoo total more than $1.5 million.
Hearing Speech & Deaf Center of Greater Cincinnati, $15,000. Katie’s House, a therapeutic office designed to resemble a home-like environment in order to relieve anxiety on the part of young patients.
Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, $10,000. Education outreach featuring free concerts for young people designed to introduce and showcase classical music, assist educators in teaching core concepts in the arts and humanities, and offer impactful ways to inject music into cross-cultural lesson plans.
Madcap Productions, $15,000. Performances by Madcap’s highly acclaimed puppeteers at its Hats Off series and at area elementary schools that would not otherwise have the resources to provide this kind of programming.
Our Lady of the Woods, $5,000. Franciscan Haircuts from the Heart, providing children living at the poverty level with free hair care services at a walk-in salon in Over-the-Rhine and through vouchers redeemable at other locations.
Ronald McDonald House Charities, $12,000. The Family Performance and Activities Program, providing games, arts and crafts, shows and entertainment – many of them held in the Charles H. Dater Performance Theatre -- for guests at Ronald McDonald House.
UC Med Mentors, $11,000. Medical students volunteer to mentor young people through outings to local cultural venues and special events that the youngsters would not otherwise have the opportunity to attend. Nearly 200 medical students, about one-fourth of the medical student population, participate.
The Dater Foundation makes grants to non-profit organizations in the Greater Cincinnati area to carry out programs that benefit children and focus in the areas of arts/culture, education, healthcare, social services and other community needs. Information about the grantmaking process and guidelines and links to an online grant application website are available at www.DaterFoundation.org.
The private foundation was established by fourth-generation Cincinnatian, businessman and philanthropist Charles Dater (1912-1993) to ensure that his resources would continue to fund worthwhile community programs after his death. The foundation has made more than 2,500 grants totaling over $38 million since its inception in 1985.
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For additional information regarding this news release, contact Roger Ruhl (513/598-1141).
The Charles H. Dater Foundation, Inc. is located at 602 Main Street, Suite 302, Cincinnati, OH 45202.
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