Grants totaling more than $640,000 were awarded in 2001.

Academy for Leadership & Governance	$15,000
To support the publications and educational programs of the Academy, which serves board presidents, executives, and boards of not-for-profit organizations.
Alexander Local School District	$1,000
For the Occupational Work Adjustment Program, which provides career experiences for high school students.
Amethyst, Inc.	$20,000
To fund a therapeutic summer camp for children of Amethyst clients who are recovering from drug and alcohol abuse.
Audubon Ohio -	$750
To support Audubon Centers, where children can observe birds in their natural habitat.
Beatitude House -	$10,000
To support hiring a full-time Child Advocate to work with children whose disadvantaged mothers are enrolled in the programs of this Youngstown organization.
Belpre City Schools -	$5,000
For general operating support for an Appalachian school system.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Greater Columbus -	$12,500
To provide the nationally acclaimed BBBS model of one-to-one mentoring programs and a camp experience for 2,500 at-risk children in central Ohio.
Center for Effective Discipline -	$10,000
To fund SpankOut Day USA 2002, a national initiative to eliminate all types of corporal punishment of children.
Central Community House	$35,000
For new headquarters to house a variety of programs that serve residents living in one of Columbus' near east side neighborhoods.
Champion of Children	$20,000
To help low-and moderate-income families pay tuition for their children to attend early childhood centers that meet specific standards of quality.
Children’s Defense Fund - Ohio -	$10,000
To support the Ohio advocacy and public education initiatives of this national organization.
Children's Hunger Alliance -	$50,850
To support the mission and public education activities to eliminate hunger from Ohio.
Club Surrender	$15,000
To enable 50 disadvantaged children to participate in computer activities, recreation, Double Dutch, and learning enhancement during the summer.
Columbus State Community College Development Foundation	$10,000
To support operations of a Child Development Center that serves a diverse population of children whose parents go to college, work or live downtown.
Columbus Zoo -	$10,000
To help build an exhibit so children and their families can enjoy the wildlife and national habitats of Australia. To support the Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project.
Communities in Schools -	$22,210
To bring community resources into Columbus Public Schools and to coordinate these resources to serve 65,000 students and their families.
Community Youth Development Services	$15,000
For summer and after-school programs to serve children living on Columbus' south side.
Court-Appointed Special Advocates of Franklin County	$25,000
To provide trained and supervised community volunteers to advocate for abused, neglected, and dependent children in court proceedings.
Deaf Services Center -	$20,000
To support the salary of a Deaf Youth Activities Coordinator, so that an after-school programming component can be added to the Deaf Youth Leadership Program.
Directions for Youth -	$10,000
To empower thousands of young people to overcome significant challenges and create opportunities for a promising future.
Kids on Campus -	$24,935
To support a summer program that provides a variety of enrichment activities for disadvantaged children from Athens County, Ohio.
Morgan Options, Inc	$10,000
To support early childhood and after-school programs for disadvantaged children.
Network for Family Life Education -	$15,000
To support distribution of SEX, ETC. to teenagers throughout Ohio.
Opera Columbus -	$15,000
To support participation by low-income children in a summer camp and after-school programming.
The Phoenix Theatre Circle -	$20,000
For programming in 16 Columbus Public Schools so that inner-city children will experience the magic of creative learning through theatre.
Planned Parenthood of Central Ohio	$20,000
To expand a pregnancy-prevention program for teenagers in high-risk high schools.
ProMusica Chamber Orchestra -	$26,250
To support a music education outreach program and to enable disadvantaged and at-risk children prepare for and attend "ProMusica at COSI: Youth & Family Day."
Riverview School District	$3,625
For materials and hiring adult and college-age mentors and tutors for "Camp Learn-a-Lot," a summer program for at-risk elementary school children.
Samaritan Outreach Services -	$2,000
To support a food and clothing bank in Hillsboro, Ohio.
Social Policy Action Network -	$25,000
To support an attitudinal survey in central Ohio, part of a nationwide project sponsored by SPAN and the National Practitioners Network for Fathers and Families, entitled, "Confronting Gender Bias in Employment and Social Services at the Local Level."
South Side Settlement House	$34,000
To provide training to increase the number of certified home daycare providers in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods of southeast Columbus.
Strategies Against Violence Everywhere (S.A.V.E.)	$35,000
To fund a prevention specialist in Heyl Elementary School to deliver violence prevention programs in the school.
Sunday Creek Associates	$30,000
To support a summer camp and a variety of out-of-school programs for children in southern Perry County.
The Thurber House -	$17,500
To fund the Thurber House Residency in Children’s Literature, which will bring children’s author and illustrator Kathryn Hewitt to Columbus for a number of outreach activities with and for children.
Tri-County Mental Health and Counseling Services	$5,000
To support the Strengthening Families Program, a seven-week curriculum designed to build stronger families in Athens, Hocking and Vinton Counties by bringing parents together with their children with the goal of reducing substance abuse and other problem behaviors in youth.
Youth Cultural Center -	$10,000
To secure permanent funding for a drop-in center for middle-school youth in Marietta.
YWCA -	$25,000
To support the YWCA Double Dutch program, so that as many jumpers as possible are involved in the city and state tournaments and in the World Tournament at Bowie State University.