Philanthropy Front and Center-Cleveland

Timken Foundation Supports K-9 Program

Bomb detecting dogs were sworn in today (November 13, 2009) at the Akron-Canton Airport (CAK) by Sheriff Drew Alexander. Able to detect up to 19,000 scents leading to explosives, Summit County Sheriff K-9s, Cori and Harley, help keep Akron-Canton Airport (CAK) and Summit County safe.

Cori, a 3-year-old English Labrador Retriever, is permanently assigned to detect explosives at CAK. She was generously donated by the Timken Foundation. Her buddy, Harley, a 4-year-old chocolate Labrador Retriever, patrols all of Summit County and backs up Cori at CAK if needed. The dogs undergo 12-weeks of intense training and then are state certified before being sworn in. They learn nine basic compounds leading them to detect up to 19,000 different scents such as powders, plastic, dynamite and TNT.

"We are deeply grateful to the airport and the Timken Foundation for their commitment to our K-9 program," said Sheriff Drew Alexander. "Cori has become more than a deputy to us; she is part of our close-knit law enforcement family. Our success in protecting the public is inextricably tied to the deep support we receive from the community and from organizations like the Timken Foundation. We would not be able to uphold the high level of security the community has come to expect from the Department without these important community based partnerships." 

You can view photos of Cori and Harley's swearing-in ceremony here, and read the full press release here.

Funding for Environment and Animals--All Recipients vs. Ohio

June is Funding for the Environment Month at the Foundation Center. We are pleased to present the second in a series of snapshots into the state of funding for environment and animals in Ohio. The following table provides a look at giving for environment and animals by larger foundations to all U.S. recipients vs. Ohio.

About the data: Each year the Foundation Center indexes all of the grants of $10,000 and more awarded by some 1,200 of the nation’s largest private and community foundations. Our most recent (2006) sample includes 140,484 grants awarded by 1,263 larger U.S. foundations totaling $19.1 billion.

Funding for Environment and Animals in Ohio--Distribution of Grant Dollars

June is Funding for the Environment Month at the Foundation Center. We are pleased to present the first in a series of snapshots into the state of funding for environment and animals in Ohio. The following chart provides a look at the distribution of grant dollars for environment and animals awarded to Ohio recipients.

About the data: Each year the Foundation Center indexes all of the grants of $10,000 and more awarded by some 1,200 of the nation’s largest private and community foundations. Our most recent (2006) sample includes 140,484 grants awarded by 1,263 larger U.S. foundations totaling $19.1 billion. This chart analyzes 189 environment and animal grants made to Ohio recipients totaling $14.6 million.