August 14, 2025, Press Release from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation:
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tennessee – Today, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation (DGLF) announced the award of more than $130,000 in youth literacy grants to Ohio non-profit organizations, libraries and schools. The funds are part of more than $3.5 million recently awarded across the country for recipients to use the funds for professional development opportunities and/or to purchase books, technology, equipment or materials to help extend a brighter future for K-12 students.
“As the need for accessible educational materials and resources for our country’s youth continues, we are proud to provide vital support to local literacy programs,” shared Denine Torr, executive director of the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. “The Dollar General Literacy Foundation believes the investment in the education of a young student is an investment in a brighter future. We are grateful to the local schools, libraries and non-profit organizations that are serving students and helping them thrive.”
Ohio recipients are below, and a comprehensive list of grant recipients may be found online at www.dgliteracy.org. The Ohio grants are expected to positively impact the lives of approximately 9,500 individuals in the state.
Applications for the 2026 Dollar General Literacy Foundation grant cycle supporting youth, family, summer and adult literacy programs will be available at www.dgliteracy.org in January 2026. These grants aim to support schools, libraries, and non-profit organizations within a 15-mile radius of a Dollar General store or distribution center in implementing new literacy initiatives or expanding existing ones. Grant applications may be found online at http://www.dgliteracy.org.
To shine an additional light on literacy, the Foundation recently launched its sixth annual The Yellow Glasses Project. Now through International Literacy Day on September 8 (or while supplies last), DG customers can purchase yellow sunglasses for $2 each at participating DG stores across the country to benefit the DGLF.
Ohio recipients include:
City | Organization Name | Grant Amount |
Amherst | Amherst Exempted Village Schools | $ 4,000 |
Beaver | Eastern Local School District Library | $ 5,000 |
Bellevue | Bellevue City | $ 5,000 |
Burton | Berkshire Local School District | $ 5,000 |
Cant | United Way of Greater Stark County | $ 5,000 |
Columbus | Bridgeway - Academy & Therapy Center | $ 5,000 |
Columbus | Brown Girls Mentoring, Inc. | $ 5,000 |
Convoy | Crestview Local Schools | $ 5,000 |
Dayton | Brunner Literacy Center | $ 5,000 |
Goshen | Marr Cook Elementary | $ 5,000 |
Jamestown | Greeneview Local School District | $ 5,000 |
Kansas | Lakota Middle School | $ 5,000 |
Leetonia | Leetonia Exempted School District | $ 5,000 |
Mansfield | Madison South Elementary School | $ 4,844 |
Marysville | Mill Valley Elementary | $ 5,000 |
Minster | Minster Elementary School | $ 3,690 |
Newark | Big Brothers Big Sisters of Licking and Perry Counties | $ 3,500 |
Parma | Cuyahoga County Public Library | $ 5,000 |
Proctorville | Fairland Middle School | $ 5,000 |
Sandusky | Meadowlawn Intermediate School | $ 5,000 |
Sheffield | Brookside Middle School | $ 5,000 |
Van Wert | Van Wert Middle School | $ 2,064 |
Waterford | Wolf Creek Local School District | $ 4,000 |
Zanesville | John McIntire Elementary | $ 5,000 |
Zanesville | Zane Grey Elementary | $ 5,000 |
Zanesville | Zanesville Middle School | $ 5,000 |
Zanesville | National Road Elementary | $ 5,000 |
Zanesville | Zanesville High School | $ 5,000 |
About the Dollar General Literacy Foundation
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation is proud to support initiatives that help others improve their lives through literacy and education. Since 1993, the Foundation has awarded more than $275 million in grants to nonprofit organizations, helping more than 23.8 million individuals take their first steps toward literacy, a general education diploma or English proficiency. Each year, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation provides financial support to schools, nonprofit organizations and libraries within a 15-mile radius of Dollar General stores and distribution centers. To learn more about the Dollar General Literacy Foundation or apply for a literacy grant, visit www.dgliteracy.org.
