“This cycle challenged our grants committee more than any previous,” Susan Straker Holdren said of the J.W. & M.H. Straker Charitable Foundation’s 2024 call for grants. An unprecedented number of requests totaled five times the funds allotted. The Foundation was able to fund 37 requests in Muskingum County for a total of just over 1.2 million dollars. Two other awards are pending further details.
Recipients include the following:
- Allwell Behavioral Health; Bell Street facility security; $43,776
- Amy Totes of Hope; Supplies for chem patients; $10,400.00
- The Animal Shelter Society, Inc.: generator and repairs in dog kennel area; $107,730.00
- Bethel Mission, Inc.; Kindergarten Boot Camp; $21,198.76
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Zanesville; office renovation and technology upgrade; $48,701.07
- The Carr Center; Toddler Program support; $15,000.00
- City Of Zanesville; Gant Stadium Playground upgrade; $100,000.00
- Coburn United Methodist Church; Covered walkway project; $15,000.00
- Dresden Community Association, Inc.; signage and self-guided tour materials; $25,500.00
- Dresden Elementary Amateur Radio Club; storage units; $1,500.00
- First United Methodist Church; Roof Repairs; $21,853.00
- Forest Mumford American Legion; Ironspot Veterans Memorial Project; $8,200.00
- Girls Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland; four HVAC units at Zanesville facility; $55,000.00
- I AM a Warrior; permanent sign; $1,880.00
- John Glenn High School Lacrosse and New Concord Youth Lacrosse; uniforms and equipment; $29,435.66
- Maysville Elementary School; pollinator garden; $3,800.00
- Maysville Youth League Baseball and Softball; ball field upgrades; $32,005.00
- Miles Mission; annual event support; $2,500.00
- Muskingum County Center for Seniors; furniture upgrades; $12,000.00
- Muskingum County Dependency Court and Junior Hope Court Specialty Dockets; Emergency needs fund; $20,000.00
- Muskingum History; professional support for application for National Significance status; $5,945.00
- National Inventors Hall of Fame; Muskingum County summer camps; $20,000.00
- Nelson T. Gant Foundation; renovating parking lot, walkway, and front step; $32,834.50
- Ohio University Zanesville; Student Support Fund; $5,000.00
- PAWS of Muskingum County; supporting spay and neuter programs; $40,000.00
- Philo Junior High School; software and supports for PBIS program; $3,500.00
- Roseville Historical Society; digital upgrades; $7,500.00
- Roseville Volunteer Fire Department; two Lucas devices; $41,007.12
- Salvation Army; Emergency Response funds; $20,000.00
- Tri-Valley Band Boosters; drum-line kit; $24,513.00
- Tri-Valley Boys & Girls Soccer Boosters; field upgrades; $50,000.00
- Tri-Valley Youth Baseball League; upgrades, Field 1 & 2; $57,000.00
- Village of Dresden Swim Center; door replacement, shelter house, backup pump, and shelter house #2; $43,000.00
- Zane Grey Intermediate School; Nature Trail; $50,470.00
- Zane Grey Intermediate School; one day science camp; $2,000.00
- Zanesville City Schools; Maker space/design lab; $115,000.00
- Zanesville City School; drivers’ ed support; $24,500.00
- Zanesville Community Theatre; complete back wall repair; $18,816.77
- Zanesville Day Nursery; asbestos abatement; $26,313.00
For more information on the J.W. & M.H. Straker Charitable Foundation, please visit their website at www.strakerfoundation.org
