The new 40,000-plus square-foot facility will allow the organization to expand services, deepen partnerships, and create a welcoming, dignified environment for those seeking assistance.  Features include doubling the capacity of the food pantry, a multi-purpose room and teaching kitchen, and an expanded call center and guest services area.

Grants made in December:

Butler Philharmonic Orchestra, $25,000.  Orchestra professionals mentor young musicians and extend their music education in master classes and through side-by-side concert performances.

Dragonfly Foundation, $30,000.  Support for pediatric cancer patients and their families visiting Cincinnati Children’s features activity programs/events like the annual Christmas Party and family-oriented excursions to Great American Ballpark, Kings Island, the Cincinnati Zoo, the Newport Aquarium and other locations.

Economics Center for Education and Research, $25,000.  The Student Enterprise Program (StEP) provides more than 6,000 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.  

Greater Cincinnati Stem Collaborative, $25,000.  Two after-school programs – 3d Printers Club and STEM Bicycle Clubs – meet weekly during the school year with the goal of developing and expanding students’ interest in STEM fields.  More than 700 young people participate annually.

La Soupe, $50,000.  The Rescue/Transform/Share program rescues perishable food from restaurants and stores where it is transformed into meals by staff and volunteers and then distributed through a network of over 150 agencies, schools, senior centers, churches, food pantries and other nonprofits helping those in need. 

St. Vincent de Paul - Northern Kentucky, $250,000.  See above.

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 $84 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.