The Christie Brown Leadership Fund will provide an annual grant recognizing the impact of a local nonprofit CEO. The fund aims to support organizations serving people across the region by investing in the leaders behind that work.
The money, one of several grants by the foundation, will support rebuilding the 1,000 Hands Playground that was destroyed in a November 2024 fire.
The grants aim to support community-led projects that help neighborhoods address local challenges.
The gift will support the Osher Center for Integrative Health’s endowment while expanding its new UC Osher Wellness Suite and John & Carrie Hayden Community Learning Kitchen.
The Cincinnati Scholarship Foundation, which connects students with scholarship opportunities, will become a supporting organization of GCF under the agreement.
A job where you get to call nonprofits and tell them you are giving them several million dollars sounds gratifying. But the people at Yield Giving have to deal with the fact that at first no one believes them. The nonprofit getting the call often believes it’s a scam.
This new funding will support community-based organizations that primarily serve low-income families and individuals across Greater Cincinnati. Their work centers on educational success, financial empowerment and housing security, which United Way describes as the building blocks of economic well-being.
The funding will help the nonprofit expand workforce programs across Southwest Ohio, including a healthcare career initiative and one-on-one career coaching for thousands of students.
The funding will support 46 arts organizations across Greater Cincinnati, helping pay for performances, exhibitions, arts education and other community programming.
The funding will allow the nonprofit community center to continue providing free after-school programming that includes academic support and homework help, enrichment activities, mentoring, recreation and a safe space for children to learn, build relationships and develop new skills.
