Explanation
BACKGROUND: CelebrateOne has been awarded a grant by the Crane Family Foundation, which has been deposited into the CelebrateOne Community Fund at The Columbus Foundation. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $50,000.00 in grant money to support the work of CelebrateOne’s doula programs. The Crane Family pledged a gift of $150,000.00 to be paid over three calendar years. This ordinance accepts and encumbers the second of three years of grant funding.
FISCAL IMPACT: The program activity is funded by private contributions to the CelebrateOne Community Fund at The Columbus Foundation and does not generate revenue nor require a City match. A deposit of $50,000.00 will be made to the City's Private Grant Fund 2291, G401901 after passage of this ordinance.
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To authorize and direct the CelebrateOne Executive Director to accept and transfer grant funds from the Crane Family Foundation through the CelebrateOne Community Fund at The Columbus Foundation to the City's Private Grant Fund for support of CelebrateOne doula programs in the amount of $50,000.00; and to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $50,000.00 to the City's Private Grants Fund. ($50,000.00)
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WHEREAS, $50,000.00 in grant funds have been made available to CelebrateOne from the Crane Family Foundation through the CelebrateOne Community Fund at the Columbus Foundation for CelebrateOne doula programs; and,
WHEREAS, the Executive Director of CelebrateOne is authorized to accept $50,000.00 in private grant funds from the Crane Family Foundation for use in funding doula services; and
WHEREAS, the $50,000.00 grant must be encumbered in the City's Private Grant Fund 2291; and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operation of the Office of CelebrateOne for the Executive Director to accept these grant funds from the Crane Family Foundation to support doula services for enhanced infant and maternal health of CelebrateOne clients...
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