CenterPoint Energy Foundation Grant
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio received a $125,000 grant from CenterPoint Energy Foundation to financially support the mailing of 113,636 books from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library for children living in western Ohio.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio mails children one high-quality, age-appropriate book each month until a child’s fifth birthday. All children - from birth to age five - in Ohio can sign up for the program at no cost. The program remains free to participating families thanks to a collaborative effort between the Dollywood Foundation, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio, and 75 local 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations across Ohio.
Each local program partner is assigned a region and works locally to increase awareness, enroll children, financially support the program, and strengthen community partnerships for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio. Monthly, each local program partner pays for one-half (50%) of the cost of the program in the assigned region. Matching funds are provided by Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio, ensuring the program is free to participating families. The price of each book per month is $2.20.
Ohio counties, and specific local program partners, benefiting from the CenterPoint Energy Foundation grant include:
Auglaize – United Way of Auglaize County
Champaign – United Way of Clark, Champaign, and Madison Counties
Clark - United Way of Clark, Champaign, and Madison Counties
Clinton – Clinton County Foundation
Darke – Darke County United Way
Fayette – United Way of Fayette County
Greene – Greene County Public Library Foundation
Highland
Logan – United Way of Logan County
Madison - United Way of Clark, Champaign, and Madison Counties
Montgomery County — Dayton Children’s
Pickaway – Pickaway County Community Foundation
Shelby – Shelby County Libraries
Warren – Warren County Foundation
Any child in Ohio between birth and age five can sign up for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio. Founded by Dolly Parton, her Imagination Library is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading and learning by gifting books, free of charge to families. To learn more or enroll a child in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio, please visit: OhioImaginationLibrary.org.