2025 Grant Award Recipients
Community Wellness Grants were awarded for area programs and initiatives that focus on youth mental health and youth healthy living due to the statistics related to mental health concerns for our youth and the importance of establishing healthy lifestyles at young ages.
Here are the recipients:
- Bellefontaine City Schools, $5,000 - Behavioral Leadership
- Benjamin Logan Middle School, $700 - ROX (Ruling Your eXperiences)
- Indian Lake High School SADD, $800 - There's a Place at the Lake for Every Boat
- Indian Lake Middle School, $1,689 - Smart Indoor Garden
- LifeCare Alliance - $5,000 - Camp Hamwi Diabetes Camp for Kids
- LoCo Art, $1,500 - Stress Less Workshops
- The Reach Community Resource Center, $3,850 - Healthy Youth, Healthy You Room
- Where the Church Meets, $2,500 - Mentoring Youth Program
Mary Rutan Foundation is proud to invest in these programs. We believe that we can be most impactful by partnering with area educators and non-profit organizations to provide resources that promote healthy lifestyles and improve the mental health and well-being of youth in the communities we serve.