Straker Foundation awards grants
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ZANESVILLE - The J.W. & M.H. Straker Charitable Foundation recently awarded nearly $1.6 million in grants to various local entities. This included $100,000 to support a new county talent recruitment and retention program.
Major grants included $600,000 to Muskingum University for health and wellness center support, $100,000 to the city of Zanesville for community development and park renovation, $92,669.65 to Dresden for the community swim center, $90,000 to Muskingum County History for building renovations, $52,991.09 to the dog warden for keen construction and security cameras, $50,000 to Eastside Community Ministry for building construction, $50,000 to Trulight Ministries for homeless program support and $50,000 to Zanesville Community Theatre for facility upgrades.
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Straker Foundation Approves $1.6 Million in Grants in Muskingum County
Family
members and the community honored J. William Straker at a memorial service on
Saturday, May 1, 2021. That afternoon, the Trustees of the J.W. & M.H.
Straker Charitable Foundation met to approve grant awards totaling almost 1.6
million dollars.
Straker
Trustees are the children and grandchildren of J. William and Mary Helen
Straker, who established the Foundation.
The J.W.
& M.H. Straker Charitable Foundation will announce a smaller competitive
grant cycle for Fall 2021.
Grants
awarded in the Spring cycle include the following:
$10,017.00
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