A first-time grant of $25,000 was made to Grant Us Hope, which seeks to reduce suicide, destigmatize mental illness and provide mental health support for youth in crisis.  Some 79 schools with 52,000 students in Greater Cincinnati participate in the free program. 

Grants applications received and grants awarded in June:

Boys & Girls Club of Greater Cincinnati, $25,000.  The Graduate education program provides 2,400 underserved young people in Cincinnati’s poorest neighborhoods with tutoring, high-level activities and life skills to prepare them for trade school, military enlistment, community college or a four-year college/university.

Cincinnati Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired, $25,000.  Early Childhood and Youth Services Music Program, including the Annual Music Recital and partial support of two music specialists.

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, $50,000 (first of five $50,000 grants 2022-2026).  The Hematology/Oncology Research Department’s Translational Core Laboratory is actively involved in moving cell and gene therapies into clinical trials.  The Foundation has made annual grants of $50,000 in this area since 2000.

Grant Us Hope, $25,000.  Hope Squad is a highly effective peer-to-peer youth suicide prevention program that equips young people with the skills they need to identify classmates who might be struggling, empathetically communicate with them, and connect them to trusted adults who can get them the help they need before it is too late.

Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation, $20,000.  Violence prevention and intervention services, including a safe room and a full-time master’s-level therapist, are provided free of charge to students ages 11 to 18 at Riverview East Academy.  In addition to individual and group counseling sessions, a school-wide awareness program is a part of the program.

Last Mile Food Rescue, $75,000.  Last Mile uses an extensive network of volunteers and innovative technology to deliver unused or unwanted food to organizations that serve people who are hungry and in need.  Some 1.6 million pounds of food provided 1.4 million meals in 2021 at a cost of 23 cents per meal to the organization.

Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission, $25,000.  The Lincoln Grant Scholar House program provides affordable housing and educational support counsel and services to single student parents while also addressing the childcare and early education needs their children.

President Drive Church of Christ (Faith Alliance Coalition), $15,000.  After successfully pivoting to a drive-thru event to accommodate Covid-19 restrictions, the Coalition anticipates once again conducting its  Day of Hope in 2021 in a safe manner.  Backpacks as well school and hygiene supplies and information about community resources will be distributed.

St. Vincent de Paul Council of Northern Kentucky, $30,000.  Preventing Housing Poverty for NKY Children is dedicated to keeping children in their homes and their utilities connected.  Vincentian volunteers make home visits to assess families’ needs.

Taft Museum of Art, $40,000.  A $500,000 grant to the Taft’s major renovation and expansion capital campaign in 2001 supported the creation of the Dater Education Room.  A previous grant of $120,000 and this $40,000 grant provide for major enhancements to the room that will add impact to the Museum’s robust youth education program, which is also supported by a Dater grant.

Renewal Grants made in June:

Adopt A Class, $35,000

American Diabetes, $20,000 

American National Red Cross, $20,000

Art Academy of Cincinnati, $25,000

ArtWorks, $30,000

Bethany House, $50,000 

Camp Joy, $30,000 

Cancer Family Care, $25,000

CISE, $60,000 

Chatfield College, $30,000 

Childhood Food Solutions, $35,000 

Children’s Home, $25,000, 

Children’s Home, $25,000, 

Cincinnati Boychoir, $25,000

Cincinnati Landmark Productions (Madcap), $25,000 

Cincinnati Nature Center, $25,000

Cincinnati Opera, $25,000

Cincinnati Public Radio, $75,000 – Democracy and Me

Cincinnati Public Radio, $75,000 – Classics for Kids

Cincinnati Public Radio, $25,000

Cincinnati Works, $25,000 

City Gospel Mission, $30,000 

Civic Garden Center, $25,000

Community Meal Center, $20,000 

Contemporary Arts Center, $30,000 

Council on Child Abuse, $20,000 

Crayons to Computers, $30,000

DePaul Cristo Rey, $35,000 

Down Syndrome, $20,000 

Easterseals Serving Greater Cincinnati, $30,000 

Economics Center, $25,000 

Ensemble Theatre, $50,000 

Every Child Succeeds, $25,000 

Family Nurturing Center, $25,000 

First Tee, $20,000 

Found House Interfaith Housing, $30,000 

Gateway Community College Foundation, $20,000 

Hearing Speech & Deaf Center, $25,000

iSpace, $25,000 

Karen Carns Foundation, $25,000 

Kennedy Heights Arts Center, $25,000 

Library Foundation of Cincinnati & Hamilton Country, $75,000 

Lifecenter, $20,000 

Lighthouse Youth and Family Services, $30,000 

Literacy Network of Greater Cincinnati, $30,000 

Matthew 25 Ministries, $25,000 

Notre Dame Urban Education Center, $25,000 

Our Daily Bread, $25,000

Prevention First, $20,000 

Ronald McDonald House, $15,000

St. Francis Seraph Ministries, $20,000 

St. Vincent de Paul - Cincinnati, $30,000

Salvation Army, $15,000 

School House Symphony, $30,000 

Urban Health Project, $20,000 

WAVE Foundation, $25,000 

Women Helping Women, $25,000 

WordPlay, $20,000 

YMCA of Greater Cincinnati, $25,000

YWCA of Greater Cincinnati, $30,000 

The Dater Foundation makes grants to non-profit organizations in the Greater Cincinnati area to carry out programs that benefit young people 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 3,400 grants totaling over $66 million since its inception in 1985.

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