The program’s goal is to reach 7,000 children primarily from Cincinnati’s Uptown neighborhoods and their low-income households, and to increase tuition assistance through scholarships and a fair share pricing program.

Grants made in October:

Art Creates Us, $20,000.  ProjectArt Cincinnati provides free, weekly afterschool classes at the Avondale, West End and Bond Hill public library branches.  Underserved students develop their artistic skills and knowledge as well as enhance self-esteem, academic engagement, and sense of belonging.  

Arthritis Foundation, $25,000.  Kids Get Arthritis Too is a program that includes a JA Days, Fall Family Camp and a JA packet filled with educational materials and other information about resources and support for children with arthritis and their parents.  

Cincinnati Opera Association, $30,000.  The Opera’s education and outreach features programs that impact more than 4,000 PreK-12 students annually at Music Hall, at school assemblies and in individual classrooms.

Clifton Cultural Art Center, $20,000.  The Youth Arts Education Program offers inclusive , accessible arts education to children from infancy to age 13, primarily serving Cincinnati’s Uptown neighborhoods and their low-income households.  The goal is to reach 7,000 children and increase tuition assistance through scholarships and a fair share pricing program.

Epilepsy Alliance of Ohio, $20,000.  The Community Education program strives to increase the public’s knowledge about epilepsy and acceptance of persons with epilepsy.  Training and education are offered in schools, fire departments, nursing homes and other community locations.

Fernside: A Center for Grieving Children, $30,000.  School-based grief support counseling features on-site support for students experiencing the loss of a loved one, typically a parent or sibling, and the Crisis Program provides large scale intervention to an entire school, such as coping with the death another student.  About 1,500 young people are expected to benefit from the free programs.

Inner City Youth Opportunities, $20,000.  A free, intensive after-school and summer academic intervention and youth development program helps about 50 inner-city children in kindergarten through Grade 6 develop life and social skills and improve their academic abilities.

Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, $35,000.  Education outreach featuring free, in-person and live-streamed concerts for over 4,000 students is 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.

Our Daily Bread, $25,000.  The soup kitchen and social center welcome 400-500 people each day for a hot meal in a safe environment with no barriers to service. A social services team is available to assess guests’ needs and connect them to resources in the community.

Santa Maria Community Services, $75,000.  The Dater4Kids program fosters social skills development and service learning activities that teach youth to contribute to the improvement of their neighborhood.  The program integrates both a Life Skills Training program for at-risk youth along with a Student Strengths Assessment social emotional skills set survey. 

Taft Museum of Art, $60,000.  Educational programs for students, youth and families include school tours, Artists Reaching Classrooms, Third Sunday Funday, and Summer Art Day Camp.  Activities are expected to impact more than 6,000 children and many programs take place in the Taft’s Dater Education Room,

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 3,900 grants totaling over $83 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 700 Walnut Street, Suite 301, Cincinnati, OH 45202.