Investments
As a Foundation, we invest in people; the most committed, passionate and talented leaders, as well as the many people they support. We firmly believe that an organization’s ability to achieve its goals is directly related to the quality of the organization’s leadership. So we partner with organizations whose leadership has proven capacity to effectively steward funds and achieve results – particularly those that are innovative, replicable and supported by research.
We invest in organizations whose work aligns with our mission and priorities. To that end, we provide funding for organizations that prevent and alleviate poverty, with a focus on education, economic mobility, and thriving families and children.
Local
Investment
THE JAMES E. SHEEHAN HEALTH BUS
Named after Sheehan family patriarch Jimmy Sheehan, the James E. Sheehan Health Bus honors Jimmy’s legacy of leadership, service and caring by bringing primary health care to underserved neighborhoods in his hometown of Springfield, Ohio. The Foundation conceived of the Health Bus to solve a fundamental problem: people living in lower income communities are both at higher risk for chronic illness like diabetes, hypertension and kidney disease and experience greater barriers to accessing the care they need to prevent or manage those conditions. Run by Springfield’s Rocking Horse Community Health Center, the bus brings free, high-quality Rocking Horse care to where many of Springfield’s most at-need neighbors already are – Second Harvest Food Bank distribution sites, schools and churches. Together, the Foundation, Rocking Horse, and a community of partners are providing an innovative, one-stop solution, making it easier for Springfield residents to access the range of services they need to build a healthy, fulfilling life.
FYe 2025 grants awarded
- Alice Lloyd College
- All-In Milwaukee
- Artists for Humanity
- Better Together
- The BlinkNow Foundation
- Bottom Line Chicago
- Bottom Line Ohio
- The Braxton Miller Foundation
- Brooklyn Jesuit Prep
- CarePortal Clark County Ohio
- Catholic Central School
- Catholic Charities USA
- Center for the Rights of Abused Children
- Choosing Hope Adoptions
- Corner to Corner
- Covenant Freedom School
- Crayons to Classrooms
- Cristo Rey Columbus High School
- Cristo Rey Network
- Dance, Stomp, Shake
- The Drexel Fund
- Fit Money, Inc.
- Friends of Hartman Rock Garden
- Genesys Works
- The GO Project
- The Greater Springfield Partnership
- Holy Cross College
- Horizons at Sacred Heart University
- Jefferson Street Oasis Community Garden
- Jeff’s Place
- Kidz2Leaders
- Mercy Learning Center of Bridgeport
- Modern Classrooms Project
- Norwalk/Stamford Grassroots Tennis and Education
- NPower Ohio
- The Oaks Academy
- One Acre Fund
- On-The-Rise
- Partnership Schools
- Per Scholas
- Project Woman of Ohio
- REACH at Regis High School
- Rocking Horse Children’s Health Center
- ROX (Ruling Our Experiences)
- SailFuture
- Second Harvest Food Bank
- School Choice Ohio
- SPARK at WellSpring
- SPARK at Homes for Families
- Springfield City Youth Mission
- Springfield Museum of Art
- Springfield Symphony Orchestra
- Springfield YMCA
- St. Ignatius School
- St. Joseph Financial Services
- STRIVE
- Thread, Inc.
- University of Dayton, Fitz Center
- University of Notre Dame LEO
- Victory Project
- The Wily Network
- World Vision
- The Westcott House
- Young Life Clark County Ohio
- Zelie’s Home