Published Date: July 8, 2015
Cincinnati, Ohio, July 8, 2015 -- The Charles H. Dater Foundation awarded 14 grants totaling $160,603 in June, including $10,000 to School House Symphony, which has been presenting imaginative multicultural music education programs to pre-school and elementary age children throughout Greater Cincinnati since 1976.
The programs feature performances and discussions of music from different cultures and periods of time, including folk, jazz, classical, and popular music. SHS presented 292 performances at over 83 different schools for more than 20,000 students in the 2014-15 season from September through May. Dater Foundation funding helps keep costs affordable for schools and also provides for performances at no charge to inner city schools.
Grants made in June:
Artworks, $10,000. The Youth Apprentice program employs about 200 young artists ages 14-21 who work alongside professional artists to produce 15-20 arts-related project around Greater Cincinnati.
Bloc Ministries, $10,000. The Lower Price Hill Arts program brings constructive activities to 350 at-risk children and teens each month in a new facility located in one of Cincinnati’s most vulnerable urban areas.
PreventionFIRST, $5,000. (Formerly Coalition for a Drug Free Greater Cincinnati) Programs gather and disseminate data and promote the availability of substance abuse prevention resources through organizations in local neighborhoods.
Contemporary Arts Center, $15,000. Education programming includes the UnMuseum, a part of the Center that encourages students, teachers and families to enjoy an interactive and hands-on art experience.
Economics Center for Education and Research, $15,000. The Student Enterprise Program (StEP) provides students with real-world applications of economics principles as they set up their own mini-economy in their classroom, save and invest their “school cash,” and create and sell goods and services at Market Madness. The Center is part of the University of Cincinnati and focuses on education and research.
Friends of Sunrock Farm, $10,000. A scholarship fund allows children from low-income families to experience the joys of nature through field trips and day camps at an educational farm in Wilder, Ky.
Mayerson Academy, $20,000. A summer practicum for teachers includes one-on-one tutoring to help dyslexic children in grades K-3 with reading, writing and spelling. Teachers take their new knowledge back to their classroom, benefiting their students throughout the school year.
Purcell Marian High School, $10,000. American Sign Language Program provides three full-year courses as an alternative to a traditional foreign language curriculum. This is the only high school program of its kind in the area and students reach out to members of the deaf community.
School House Symphony, $15,000. Teaching Tomorrow’s Audience Today brings over 250 live musical performances by members of a six-person ensemble to schools throughout Greater Cincinnati. Fees are kept low through contributions and grants, and part of the Dater grant will fund programs at underserved inner-city schools.
Valley Interfaith Food & Clothing Center, $25,000. The Back-to-School program provides clothing, personal care items, back packs and school supplies to nearly 1,000 children in low-income families.
WAVE Foundation, $10,000. The Shark Cart will take the Newport Aquarium’s science education capacity to schools and community centers to give young people a look at the fascinating and misunderstood world of shark behavior.
YMCA-Clippard Family Branch, $10,000. The Autism Summer Learning Program at the Clippard and Blue Ash branches offers reduced rates and scholarships for therapy to children from pre-school to first grade during the critical summer months when school is not in session.
Grants were also made to Philanthropy Ohio and Exponent Philanthropy (formerly Association for Small Foundations) in the amounts of $3,603 and $2,000, respectively. Both organizations provide resources for grant seekers and support of the grantmaking process.
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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