The Hope Foundation of the Mahoning Valley is a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization formed in 2007. Its mission is to the furtherance of charitable and financial support and volunteer services to and for chronically/terminally ill children on a local, regional and/or national level. The foundation was formed to continue the tradition established with "The Game of Hope Charity Basketball Classic" that began back in 2005. In addition to taking over this event, the HFMV has hosted many other events including softball, flag football and bocce games of hope that have raised funds for chronically/terminally ill children. In addition, supporters can donate anytime during the calendar year by going to our website, www.hopemv.org.

The Hope Foundation and its volunteers feel that every child's life is valuable, and we aim to support any local organization that shares our common goal of helping each of these children exceed his or her potential. The Foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees. The Board is responsible for establishing the policies for grants or donations consistent with the stated purpose for which the Foundation was established.

The sub-committee of the Board of Trustees of the HFMV will consider requests for grants from all eligible organizations committed to using the funds within the Foundation's mission statement.

This foundation will support, but not be limited to, providing grants and dedicating its resources to the education, research, and/or charitable centers across the Mahoning Valley that provide services for chronically/terminally ill children.

You can either mail your grant request in or e-mail it to grants@hopemv.org

Maximum grant awarded per organization: $1000.

Deadline for the grants are Friday, July 16, 2010

**All Grant applications submitted are the sole property of the Hope Foundation of the Mahoning Valley and are kept Confidential.