The William Swanston Charitable Fund is committed to supporting children in Mahoning and Trumbull counties who have experienced crises, including those who are/have been abused, neglected or dependent children reliant on others and/or external systems of support, besides parents, for their care.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley
State: Ohio
County: Mahoning County (OH), Trumbull County (OH)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/15/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
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Those experiences can limit opportunities for their gifts and talents to fully manifest throughout their lives. The Swanston Fund is the legacy of a local farmer who cared about his community and who wanted to uplift the well-being of others, especially children.
Granting Priorities
No child is the sum of the challenges and adversities they may have encountered, and all children deserve an equitable chance to pursue success. Reflecting on its commitment to fostering transformative change in the lives of children:
- Health and Wellness – The following priorities were identified through the 2025 Akron Children’s Hospital Community Health Needs Assessment. Initiatives that can result in greater opportunities for children to excel by increasing access to convenient, quality care, early intervention efforts, and trusted health information to improve health outcomes:
- Mental and Behavioral Health: Focusing on strengthening care coordination, ensuring safe environments and expanding early intervention efforts
- Access to Care: Focusing on increasing access to providers, affordable insurance options, and health services that are easy to navigate
- Health Information: Focusing on empowering families with reliable health information to support informed decisions and improve pediatric well-being
- Education – Initiatives addressing disparities in educational outcomes that exist in the following areas:
- Kindergarten Readiness
- 3rd Grade Reading Proficiency
- 8th Grade Math Proficiency
- High School Graduation/College & Career Readiness
- Children’s Services – Initiatives that address the intersection of child welfare and parental substance abuse and/or parental incarceration, or initiatives that address the needs of youth involved with the juvenile justice system.
They also consider how an organization does its work and who leads it. Strong proposals incorporate a combination of:
- Clearly defined metrics for success
- People with direct experience of the issues being addressed involved in planning and implementation
- Highly engaged partners from a range of sectors
- Plans to address underlying social and economic challenges.
Funding Information
Funding is typically available up to $10,000 and supports both general operating requests and specific programs or projects.
For more information, visit CFMV.
