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The Lubrizol Foundation2019 Annual Report

2 • The Lubrizol Foundation • 2019 Annual Report

missionThe Lubrizol Foundation

statementThe mission of The Lubrizol Foundation is

to complement and support the interests,

values and vision of The Lubrizol Corporation

by awarding financial support to educational

institutions and charitable organizations in

communities primarily within the United States

where Lubrizol operates major facilities.

Vocational Guidance Services

The Lubrizol Foundation • 2019 Annual Report • 3

2019 2018

Education $1,735,396 $697,000Health & human services 985,560 753,202Civic & cultural 161,000 193,500Youth activities 77,015 160,180Environmental 71,500 585,500Community connection 35,500 38,000Matching gift program 831,161 822,094

Total grants $3,897,132 $3,249,476

The Foundation continues to support educational initiatives, focused on our core funding priority of STEM, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics education for underserved youth. We are proud of our Founders commitment to education.

$3,897,132

Matching Gift Program $831,161

21%

Environmental $71,500

2%

Community Connection $35,500

1%

Education $1,735,396

45%

Civic & Cultural $161,000

4%

Youth Activities $77,015

2%Health & Human Services $985,560

25%

Summary of Grants

Education is crucial for our country, for success in business and for the dignity and growth of an individual.

A. Kelvin Smith

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2019 Giving by Category


For 68 years, the Lubrizol Foundation has improved lives in communities where our employees work and live. Since 1952, the Foundation has donated over $91 million to organizations with missions that provide for the education, health and welfare of our neighbors. Continuing this history of generosity, in 2019, the Lubrizol Foundation donated over $3.8 million in both direct grants and matching our employee’s generosity.

Social responsibility is a key pillar of Lubrizol’s sustainability. As our sustainability strategy matures and aligns with the United Nations

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), our Foundation will be an engine to achieve those goals in our local communities. Indeed, the philanthropic priorities of the Foundation’s first trustees align remarkably with several of the UN SDGs. As we reaffirm our commitment to our communities through Lubrizol’s sustainability strategy, we will focus our grant priorities consistent with the following UN SDGs:

UN SDG 3: good health and wellbeingUN SDG 4: quality education UN SDGs 13, 14 and 15: climate action, life under water and life on land.

Lubrizol has set a goal of improving 2 billion lives by its centennial in 2028 and the Foundation can contribute here as well. Beginning this year the Foundation will introduce reporting requirements for grantees, which will enable us to measure and report the number of lives improved though Lubrizol’s philanthropy. This information will help us to understand and continually improve the positive impact of Lubrizol’s giving.

Moving forward, the Foundation will be an active partner in setting the direction to a sustainable future for Lubrizol, its employees and our neighbors. We look forward partnering with organizations that share our vision of improving lives in the communities we call home.

President of The Lubrizol Foundation

A message from the

Elizabeth Grove


Education scholarships, fellowships and awards22 Grants – $336,000Throughout its history, The Foundation’s priority has been support for higher education. Under the terms of the scholarship program, The Foundation selects the colleges and universities and designates the fields of study. Principal emphasis is given to the study of chemistry, chemical engineering and mechanical engineering. All grants are based on established student achievement and/or academic potential or the financial need of exceptional students. The students are selected by the colleges and universities.

Education general36 Grants – $1,399,396The Foundation also has a commitment to support education through grants for capital and operating purposes, not only to colleges and universities, but also, to a lesser extent, to elementary and secondary schools. Grants are also made to educational programs and combined educational funds for operating expenses.

Health & human services66 Grants – $985,560In addition to significant annual contributions to united campaigns in Ohio and Texas,The Foundation provides direct capital and operating support for health and human service organizations. Grants are also made to nonprofit hospitals, specialized health care providers and to organizations providing basic human services, e.g., clothing, rehabilitation and hospice care to those in need.

Civic & cultural29 Grants – $161,000The performing arts, museums, public broadcasting stations and special interest groups enhance the communities in which we live and work. These organizations must generally look to the private sector for their principal support. The Foundation is pleased to provide both capital and operating grants to many of these organizations.

Youth activities21 Grants – $77,015The Foundation considers its youth activity grants to be an excellent investment in the future. The Foundation provides operating and capital grants to organizations that provide training in leadership skills and responsible citizenship.

Environmental13 Grants – $71,500Since 1954, The Foundation has provided support for environmental activities through grantmaking in civic and cultural areas. In 2001, the Board of Trustees, consistent with the corporate vision, made it a separate program area. This category supports parks, nature centers, conservancies and local environmental education efforts.

Community connectionMatching donor hours to 54 charitable agencies – $35,500Full-time and part-time U.S. employees of The Lubrizol Corporation or its U.S. subsidiaries, who complete 40 hours or more of volunteer work in a calendar year for an eligible not-for-profit organization, can complete an application for a $500 grant from The Lubrizol Foundation to the charitable organization. An employee may submit one grant application per year to The Foundation.

Matching gift programMatching Gifts – 1,081 donations matched – $831,161The Matching Gift Program was established to provide an incentive to participants to give financial support to educational institutions and charitable organizations and to encourage and support volunteer work in the communities in which they work and live.


By focusing on every person’s unique abilities and strengths, Vocational Guidance Services helps individuals with intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities develop marketable workplace competencies and accomplish their employment goals. Programs combine education services, on-the-job training, and job placement support.

Vocational Guidance Services provides a comprehensive range of job training, workforce development, and vocational rehabilitation programs and services at locations in Cleveland, Elyria, Columbus, and Brooklyn. By partnering directly with local businesses, Vocational Guidance Services is able to train individuals with disabilities for job opportunities that are immediately available. Vocational Guidance Services supports, trains, and employs nearly 4,000 individuals with disabilities who may otherwise be excluded from the workforce.

Vocational Guidance Services strives to be on the cutting edge of accessibility with building systems that are automated to accommodate a range of disabilities. In undertaking significant facility repairs, the primary goal of the facility condition assessment is to ensure Vocational Guidance Services maintains an environment that reflects and reinforces the value and dignity of the individuals they serve.

The Lubrizol Corporation and The Lubrizol Foundation are proud supporters of Vocational Guidance Services since 1965, when at that time a capital grant was made to support their building fund. In partnership with Lubrizol, Vocational Guidance Services has also launched job readiness programs and provided accessible transportation for individuals with developmental disabilities.

A TIME-HONORED COMMITMENTVocational Guidance Services, Cleveland, Ohio

2019 Grant: $100,000 in support of the ACHIEVE Capital Campaign.

Vocational Guidance Services’ mission is to prepare people with barriers to employment for a brighter future.


EDUCATION/SCHOLARSHIPSThe Literacy Cooperative, Cleveland, Ohio

The mission of The Literacy Cooperative is to work to advance literacy through an effective service delivery system reflecting the highest standards in the field. In 2017, The Literacy Cooperative, became a local partner to administer and fund The Dolly Parton Imagination Library program with the mission of improving kindergarten readiness and family literacy habits.

The Dolly Parton Imagination Library is a unique book gifting program that mails a brand new, age-appropriate book to enrolled children every month from birth until five years of age, instilling a love of books and family reading from an early age. Since 1995, Dolly Parton Imagination Library has gifted over 132,000,000 books and has over 1,500,000 children registered from across the globe. There are no income restrictions.

The Literacy Cooperative believes the book gifting program can be leveraged to better connect to

families. The Literacy Cooperative mails a welcome letter upon enrollment and emails a quarterly newsletter to families to share useful literacy and parenting resources and offer invitations to child development events and suggest creative ideas

for parents and caregivers to enrich their child’s learning experiences. Through their book mailing, welcome letter, and newsletters, they develop positive relationships with their families and become a resource for other needs. They build upon their interactions to connect families to useful educational information, partner organizations, and local events at libraries and in the community.

2019 Grant: $25,000 in support of The Dolly Parton Imagination Library program in the city of Wickliffe.


EDUCATION/SCHOOLSHoly Name High School, Parma Heights, Ohio

Holy Name High School is a premier Catholic, co-educational, comprehensive, and college preparatory school that represents the Catholic Church and affirms the importance of Catholic education and its impact on young men and women. It is the oldest Diocesan owned co-educational Catholic high school in Northeast Ohio, built on a 105-year tradition of teaching young men and women to live according to Catholic values which prepare them to lead responsible, constructive, civic minded, and purposeful lives.

Today, Holy Name High School serves 588 students in grades 9 through 12; the student body is comprised of a diverse ethnic, economic, and religious background. Eighty-one percent of their students are Caucasian and 19% identify as African American, Hispanic or another non-specified ethnicity. Holy Name serves students from 39 different communities and 97 primary schools throughout Northeast Ohio. The curriculum is rigorous and diverse. Ninety-nine percent of the seniors matriculate to college upon graduation.

In 2019, Holy Name completed a Chemistry Lab renovation which included the purchase of the Anatomage Table. The Anatomage Table will be used across disciplines at Holy Name, including in classes such as anatomy and physiology, forensics, nutrition and first aid, and biology.

The Anatomage Table is considered the most technologically advanced anatomy visualization system for education used in today’s 21st-century high school classrooms.

2019 Grant: $25,000 capital grant toward the purchase of an Anatomage Table, Classic Table which is a virtual dissection table.


HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESUniversity Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio

University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital is a trusted leader in pediatric health with a dedicated team of more than 1,300 specialists providing more than 700,000 patient visits annually.

Children and families come from across the United States to access Rainbow’s premier care, innovative services and leading-edge treatments. Rainbow continues to be ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report, including earning national ranking in nine children’s

specialties in the most recent survey. Their physician-scientists engage in groundbreaking discovery, providing the latest treatments through clinical trials, and they are training the next generation of pediatric physicians as an affiliate of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and with their world-class residency and fellowship programs.

For children, time spent in the hospital can be a stressful and scary experience and engaging in school work can be a beneficial distraction and provide a sense of normalcy and routine during an extended hospital stay.

University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital’s School Program, led by the Department of Family & Child Life Services, provides educational, holistic and therapeutic services with compassion and sensitivity to help young patients cope with the feelings of stress and uncertainty that can result from illness and hospitalization. Their full-time teacher is on site to meet the educational needs of patients and help bridge the gap between home and hospital.

2019 Grant: $50,000 in support of the Education Program at UH/Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital providing equipment, technology and supplies.


Geauga Engineering and Robotics 4-H Club (GEAR), Chesterland, Ohio

YOUTH ACTIVITY

field of engineering, especially electronics, computer programming and robotics. They have programs for members third grade through high school.

The ability to design projects has led to winning fifteen awards, including the prestigious Honda Innovation Award, at the National Robotics Challenge (NRC) over the last four years. In addition to these awards, GEAR members have scored perfect scores at all levels of science fairs, including the Ohio Academy of Sciences Science Day. Members have also received very high scores, including winning the Clock Award three times, at the Ohio State Fair for engineering projects. In 2019 the Geauga Engineering and Robotics 4-H Club was awarded the Golds for the Autonomous Vehicle Challenge (ACV) and the Rescue Robot Challenge at the National Robotics Challenge (NRC).

4-H is delivered by Cooperative Extension – a community of more than 100 public universities across the nation that provides experiences where young people learn by doing. For more than 100 years, 4-H has welcomed young people of all beliefs and backgrounds, giving kids a voice to express who they are and how they make their lives and communities better.

Richard Ivans is a committed Senior Advisor for the GEAR- Geauga Engineering and Robotics 4-H Club and is a Lubrizol employee. The GEAR 4-H Club was founded in 2014. They focus on the

2016-2019 Grants: $12,215 toward the purchase of equipment for the club’s STEM activities. The program is supported by the Foundation’s Volunteer Program, Community Connection.


Cleveland Play House (CPH) was founded in 1915 and is America’s first professional regional theatre. Throughout its rich history, Cleveland Play House has remained dedicated to its mission to inspire, stimulate and entertain diverse audiences in Northeast Ohio by producing plays and theatre education programs of the highest professional standards.

Cleveland Play House acts as an indispensable resource for our Northeast Ohio community, and takes pride in the fact that CPH plays are MADE IN CLEVELAND FOR CLEVELAND.

Education Commitment Since 1933

During the Great Depression, Cleveland Play House launched theatre education programs – the first of its kind for a regional theatre. Today, the theatre continues to strive for programming that contributes to the community as well as the national field. Arts and education are twin priorities in the Cleveland Play House mission: to inspire, stimulate and entertain

CIVIC & CULTURALThe Cleveland Play House, Cleveland, Ohio

diverse audiences in North East Ohio by producing plays and theatre education programs of the highest professional standards. Theatre Education programs serve to advance each of the Cleveland Play House Core Values: Artistry, Community, and Lifelong Engagement. Their strategic plan maintains education as a core strategy with specific goals: Deliver excellent and innovative theatre education programs that expand appreciation of the art form; help to develop

21st century workforce skills such as creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration; serve a broad range of age groups among diverse populations in Northeast Ohio; and are national models for the field.

2019 Grant: $10,000 in support of the Cleveland Play House Theatre Education Program.


ENVIRONMENTAL

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo has amazing scientific expertise and educational teaching resources to share. From using human medications to treat heart disease in gorillas to saving one of the world’s rarest turtles in Vietnam, the Zoo is at the forefront of its industry, and is widely considered a leader among AZA accredited zoos in research projects that involve animal behavior, endocrinology, genetics, epidemiology, veterinary medicine and social science.

Transportation and program fees are often barriers to science learning opportunities at the Zoo. The Zoo Education & Workforce Development scholarship fund helps alleviate transportation costs and program fees for the region’s most underserved students.

The Zoo offers almost 30 different programs, designed to meet the needs of a broad and diverse audience representing all ages and varying levels of interest in science and the natural world.

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and its nonprofit advocate, the Cleveland Zoological Society, are leaders nationally, known for the outstanding quality of education and conservation programs, the strength of the public /private partnership, and the consistent delivery of $100 million in economic impact annually to Northeast Ohio.

The Zoo has a long history of providing top-notch educational programming for the community with a continuum of learning opportunities in STEM that is available to students in preschool through graduate school and beyond. The Zoo is an invaluable asset with 500,000 students participating in their educational programs and camps over the past five years.

The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cleveland, Ohio

2019 Grant: $25,000 in support of the Zoo Education & Workforce Development Initiative.


Education scholarships, fellowships and awards: The University of Akron $ 46,000

University of Cincinnati 20,000

Cleveland State University 40,000

Cuyahoga Community College 7,000

University of Dayton 12,000

Gaston College 6,600

Hiram College 13,000

University of Houston 12,000

University of Houston - Clear Lake 10,000

Jefferson Community & Technical College 6,600

John Carroll University 12,000

Lake Erie College 6,000

Lakeland Community College 10,200

Lorain County Community College 6,600

Louisiana State University 4,000

The Ohio State University 64,000

Paducah Junior College 8,000

University of Pittsburgh 8,000

San Jacinto College Central 16,000

Texas A&M University - College Station 12,000

The University of Texas at Austin 8,000

University of Toledo 8,000

Total $ 336,000

Education capital grants:Benedictine High School $ 50,000

Capital grant toward infrastructure improvements

Bowling Green City Schools 18,396

Capital grant in support of a STEM VR Lab

Holy Name High School 25,000

Capital grant toward the purchase of an Anatomage Table,

a virtual dissection table for the chemistry laboratory

Total $ 93,396


Educational programs and combined funds operating grants:Auburn Career Center $ 10,000

In support of the First Responders Training House project

Boys Hope Girls Hope Northeastern Ohio 20,000

In Support of The Academy Program

Cleveland Kids Book Bank 15,000

Coach Sam Inner Circle Foundation 10,000

In support of the after-school program “Aiming Higher”

Communities in Schools, Inc. 3,500

Cuyahoga County Public Library 15,000

In support of the Library’s after-school homework assistance program

Daily Dose of Reading 5,000

Facing History and Ourselves 10,000

Free Enterprise Institute 3,000

Invent Now 4,000

In support of Camp Invention

Junior Achievement

Greater Cleveland 2,500

Southeast Texas 3,000

Learning About Business 4,000

The Literacy Cooperative 1,500

Grant to support three years of implementation of the Imagination 25,000

Library & The Literacy Cooperative within the city of Wickliffe

National Merit Scholarship Corporation 59,500

Northeastern Ohio American Chemical Society 2,500

Northeastern Ohio Science & Engineering Fair 4,000

Ohio CPA Foundation 3,000

Sponsorship for student participation in the CPA camp at Cleveland State University’s

Monte Ahuja College of Business

Porter Center for Science & Mathematics 3,500

Say Yes Cleveland Scholarship, Inc. 1,000,000

Science Engineering Fair of Houston 1,500

Society of Women Engineers 1,500

Total $1,207,000

Education operating grants:Citizens Academy $ 3,500

Cleveland Institute of Art 3,500

Cleveland Institute of Music 3,500

Cleveland State University 10,000

Support of Radiance increasing scholarships at CSU

Metro Catholic School 3,000

Shaker Schools Foundation 25,000

In support of the Engineering and Manufacturing Pathways program

Saint Martin De Porres High School 15,000

In support of the Tuition Assistance Program

Teach For America 30,000

Urban Community School 3,000

St. Edward High School 2,500

In support of the Robotics Program in the Department of Pre-Engineering

Total $ 99,000


Health & human services United Way campaign grants:United Way of Ashtabula County $ 3,144

United Way of Greater Cleveland 212,250

United Way Services of Erie County 416

United Way Services of Geauga County 20,536

United Way of Greater Houston 85,000

United Way of Lake County 110,000

Employee Pledge Match 4,985

United Way of Greater Lorain County 14,167

United Way of Medina County 8,713

United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha 8,380

United Way of Piedmont 208

United Way of Portage County 5,114

United Way of Stark County 948

United Way of Summit County 28,604

United Way of Trumbull County 1,320

United Way of Wayne and Holmes County 800

United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley 455

Total $ 505,040

Health & human services capital grants:American Cancer Society $ 25,000

In support of Hope Lodge’s Capital Campaign

American Red Cross Greater Cleveland Chapter 25,000

In support of the Bloodmobile Campaign

Ecumenical Shelter Network of Lake County Project Hope 25,000

In support of the Friends Helping Friends Campaign

Extended Housing 25,000

In support of The Western Lake County Permanent Supportive Housing project

Hatttie Larlham Foundation 10,000

Toward the purchase of special health equipment

Lake Count Free Clinic 10,000

Toward the purchase of laptop computers to work into their exam rooms

University Hospital Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital 50,000

Capital grant in support of the Education Program providing equipment, technology and supplies

Vocational Guidance Services 100,000

ACHIEVE Capital Campaign

Total $ 270,000

Health & human services operating grants:American Red Cross

Greater Cleveland & Lake County $ 5,000

Central Bay Area 2,500

Matching grant for Disaster Relief Assistance for Hurricane Dorian 10,020

A disaster relief grant, aiding residents displaced by a fire at a 2,500

Neighboring apartment complex in Willoughby, Ohio

Assistance League of the Bay Area 2,500

Bay Area Rehabilitation Center 2,500

The Bridge 2,500

Cenikor Foundation of Texas, Inc. 2,500

Circle Health 2,500

Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center 5,000


Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Foundation $ 5,000

In support of the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Summer Legal Academy

Cleveland Sight Center 2,500

Collaborative to End Human Trafficking 10,000

Emma’s Hugs 2,500

Fairhill Partners 2,500

Operating support grant 10,000

Flat Rock Children’s Home 7,500

Foundation Fighting Blindness 3,000

Frontline Service 10,000

Greater Cleveland Food Bank 2,500

Support of the Harvest for Hunger campaign 10,000

Greater Cleveland Volunteers 2,500

Hattie Larlham Foundation 2,500

Hospice of the Western Reserve 2,500

In support of the Peaceful and Proud program, Raising the 25,000

Standard for Palliative and Hospice Care of Veterans

Jewish Federation of Cleveland 2,500

Lake County Free Clinic 2,500

Legal Aid Society 2,500

Lifeline 10,000

In support of Lifeline’s 211 emergency assistance call line

Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry 10,000

In Memory of Dr. George R. Hill

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Houston 2,500

Malachi House 10,000

Ronald McDonald House of Houston 2,500

The Rose 2,500

The Salvation Army, Pasadena, Texas 2,500

The Salvation Army, Lake County Area Services 5,000

In support of the Back to School Bash Event

Shoes and Clothes for Kids 2,500

Vocational Guidance Services 5,000

West Side Catholic Center 10,000

Wheel House, Inc. 2,500

WomenSafe, Inc. 2,500

Total $ 210,520

Civic & cultural capital grants:Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad $ 15,000

Powering Ahead Capital Campaign

Total $ 15,000

Civic & cultural operating grants:Association of Fundraising Professionals $ 2,500

Business Advisers of Cleveland 2,500

Business Volunteers Unlimited 2,500

Candid/The Foundation Center Library 2,500

The City Club of Cleveland 2,500

Cleveland Council on World Affairs 10,000

Cleveland Leadership Center 2,500

The Cleveland Museum of Art 2,500

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History 5,000


The Cleveland Play House $ 3,000

In support of the theatre education programs 10,000

Great Lakes Science Center 5,000

Great Lakes Theater Festival 2,500

Houston Museum of Fine Arts 2,500

Houston Museum of Natural Science 2,500

Houston Symphony 2,500

ideastream® WVIZ/PBS & 90.3 WCPN 2,500

The Lakeland Foundation 5,000

Sponsor of Modern Warrior LIVE theatrical performance

Leadership Lake County 2,500

Musical Arts Association 30,000

Philanthropy Ohio Central Office 10,000

Playhouse Square Foundation 2,500

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum 2,500

San Jacinto Museum of Natural History 3,000

University Circle Incorporated 2,500

In memory of Ann Pinkerton Ranney 2,500

In support of UCI’s Clean and Safe Ambassador Program 20,000

Western Reserve Historical Society 2,500

Total $ 146,000

Youth activities capital grants:Geauga Engineering and Robotics 4-H (GEAR) Club $ 2,015

Toward the purchase of equipment for the Club’s STEM activities

Total $ 2,015

Youth activities operating grants:Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Northeast Ohio $ 2,500

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Houston 2,500

Boy Scouts of America

Lake Erie Council 5,000

Sam Houston Area Council 4,500

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cleveland 2,500

Girl Scouts of North East Ohio 2,500

Operating support grant 5,000

Girl Scouts of San Jacinto 4,500

Hiram House 2,500

Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage 2,500

Cleveland Ripley Neighborhood Center 2,500

Today’s Harbor for Children 6,000

YMCA Greater Cleveland

Central Branch 3,000

Hillcrest Branch 3,000

YMCA of the Greater Houston Area

Baytown Branch 2,000

San Jacinto Branch 2,000

Lake County YMCA

Central Branch 5,500

In support of the Summer Learning Loss Prevention Program 10,000

West End Branch 2,000

YWCA Greater Cleveland 5,000

Total $ 75,000


2019 TRUSTEES

J. A. EdgarCorporate Vice President, InnovationChief Sustainability OfficerThe Lubrizol Corporation

R. T. GrafVice President, Data Science & AnalyticsThe Lubrizol Corporation

E. A. GroveDirector, Public Affairs and SustainabilityThe Lubrizol Corporation

K. L. JethrowGlobal HSE&S DirectorThe Lubrizol Corporation

K. A. LerchbacherProgram OfficerThe Lubrizol Foundation

J. Brian PittsCorporate Vice PresidentChief Financial Officer & TreasurerThe Lubrizol Corporation

E. R. SchnurChairman, President andChief Executive Officer The Lubrizol Corporation

2019 OFFICERS

E. R. SchnurChairman

E. A. GrovePresident

J. Brian PittsTreasurer

K. A. LerchbacherSecretary

Environmental capital grants:Armand Bayou Nature Center $ 2,500

Cleveland Zoological Society 2,500

In support of the Zoo Education & Workforce Development Initiative 25,000

Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park 3,000

In support of the Environmental Education Center

Drink Local Drink Tap 2,500

Wavemaker program for Schools 10,000

Foundation for Geauga Park 10,000

In support of the Geauga Skywatchers Club

Holden Forest & Gardens 3,500

Houston Arboretum & Nature Center 2,500

Houston Zoo 2,500

Lake Metroparks 2,500

Land Studio 2,500

Western Reserve Land Conservancy 2,500

Total $ 71,500


Policies and objectives

A private foundation established in 1952, The Lubrizol Foundation is a nonprofit Ohio corporation and exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Foundation’s activities are directed by a Board of Trustees which determines its policies and objectives, elects its officers and appoints the members of its committees. The Foundation has four committees: Executive, Gift, Investment and Scholarship.

The Lubrizol Foundation makes grants in support of education, health care, human services, civic, cultural, youth and environmental activities of a tax-exempt, charitable nature.

Except for its scholarship program at 22 colleges and universities, The Foundation makes grants primarily to charitable organizations in communities where The Lubrizol Corporation has major U.S. operations. Priority is given to the greater Cleveland, Ohio and Houston, Texas areas. In addition to these activities, The Foundation administers The Lubrizol Matching Gift Program.

Application process

Written applications of established nonprofit charitable organizations will be considered on a case by case basis. There are no application deadlines. Grants are not made for religious or political purposes, to individuals nor, generally, to endowments.

Grant proposals should include the following:

• a cover letter that summarizes the purpose of the request, signed by the executive officer of the organization or development office.

• a narrative of specific information related to the subject of the request.

• current audited financial statements and a specific project budget, if applicable.

• documentation of the organization’s 501(c)(3) nonprofit tax-exempt status.

Additional descriptive literature (e.g., an annual report, brochures, etc.) that accurately characterizes the overall activities of the organization is appreciated. Upon review, further information may be requested including an interview and site visit.

Applicants will receive written notification of the decision on their proposal. An organization whose request has been declined will not be reconsidered for 12 months. Applicants are welcome to contact The Foundation office for further clarification of the foregoing requirements.

Grant applications should be mailed to:

The Lubrizol Foundation29400 Lakeland BoulevardWickliffe, Ohio 44092

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