Below is a list of the Chaffee Family Foundation's gifts.
2024 Grants
- Assistance for an organization in their initiative to build soundproof booths for GED testing, helping out-of-school youth complete graduation testing requirements and transition into employment.
- Support for a jazz orchestra in its outreach to middle school students, exposing them to music creation and enhancing their engagement in school.
- Support for a Science Center in developing engaging STEM exhibits and programs, equipping students with essential future workforce skills while ensuring accessibility for all families.
- Tools and supplies for a high school robotics team for building robots for future robotics competitions.
- Zoological program funding for instruction and supplies, enhancing education and leadership training in science and technology.
2023 Grants
- Art supplies for a small group organizing an Art in the Park, fostering artistic expression to promote peace and harmony in the community.
- Elementary school comfortable, flexible seating to encourage young children to enjoy peer reading in small groups.
- High school music program supplies allowing students to explore the full process of music creation and recording while discovering careers in the music industry.
- Learning center summer program supplies, supporting students with behavioral challenges in staying academically engaged during the summer break.
- Program supplies, enabling high school students, with the support of an organization, to modify battery-operated toys and make them accessible for children with disabilities.
- Science Center and high school robotics program supplies for competitions.
- Zoological program funding for instruction and supplies, fostering a lifelong interest in science and promoting harmony between humans, animals, and plants.
2022 Grants
- Creative expression supplies for a support organization, helping children process emotions through art as they heal from exposure to violence and trauma.
- High School and Science Center robotics program building supplies for robotic competitions.
- Supplemental educational aids for dropout prevention and career pathway programming for students who are at risk of graduating from high school.
- Support for a jazz orchestra in its outreach to middle school students, introducing them to creating music.
- Wooden dolls for several kindergarten classes, allowing children to engage in imaginative play while fostering an appreciation for diverse nationalities and cultures.
2021 Grants
- Elementary school reading program to teach and foster the love of reading to early readers.
- Elementary school music program with xylophones to foster the love of music.
- Science Center STEM workshops and community outreach to families who would not be able to participate in these activities without this support.
- High School college awareness materials and a program so students and their families who do not typically have exposure are aware of the opportunity of secondary education.
- High School innovation lab equipment where students use technology and creativity to create engraved, sewn, and 3-D printed items to use or gift to others.
2020 Grants
- Middle school robotics program for STEM learning.
- Virtual science field trips to engage students and families in science learning during the pandemic.
- School to career program to assist students to complete their education and assist with a successful transition to employment.
2019 Grants
- Elementary school sensory pathway to assist with cognitive skills, refocus, attention, and activity.
- High School Chamber Ensemble project to provide students the opportunity to develop musical ability in a variety of small group settings.
Testimonial
"We are beyond grateful for community stakeholders who understand the importance of contributions and donations that help reinforce the progress we are working to achieve in the district. We truly thank you for your thoughtfulness and generosity to our schools."
"The F&P guided reading books will be used for years to come. They will make such a positive impact for our students! Thank you for your generosity!"
"Thank you so much for the Chaffee Family Foundation’s support of our virtual STEM programming during a particularly challenging school year. With your support, we served over 2,500 students from Title I schools with virtual field trip experiences."
"Thank you to the donor who made our field trip and Big Science Show possible. The Science Center field trip for 3rd graders has become a tradition for our students. In fact, last year our trip was just weeks before the world shut down. You made the 3rd grade class so happy that they were not 'skipped' for this year."
"Dear Chaffee foundation, thank you for getting us the books. You were so kind. You are really nice. They are so helpful. The books help us read and learn. We want to be authors like the ones who wrote the books! Have a good day."
The Chaffee Family Foundation supports educational initiatives of Ohio charitable organizations to enrich lives through learning opportunities.
