Grants and Other Large Gifts

• Arthur L. Charni Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust −

  $516,944 as an unrestricted gift.

• LSTA KnowItNow −

  $512,311 for providing reference services 24x7.

• LSTA Ohio Library for the Blind & Physically Disabled −

  $234,000 for providing services for the blind and physically disabled.

• Cleveland Foundation Grant from the Helen C. Cole Charitable Trust Fund −

  $162,000 for the purpose of establishing the Learning Centers.

• PNC Foundation Grant −

  $48,000 to support the Grow Up Great program for preschool children in northeast Ohio that will foster financial values incorporating preschool financial education into the Library's early literacy program.

• Saint Luke's Foundation Grant −

  $45,800 administered by Neighborhood Progess, Inc. for the Rice Branch Student Learning Center to provide assistance to students in the Buckeye Neighborhood.

• Thomas Lynch Trust −

  $40,000 to aid young readers programs.

• Tremont West Development Corporation −

  $30,700 for storm water improvements to the parking lot of the Jefferson Branch.