About this foundation

The Stocker Foundation was established in 1979 by Beth K. Stocker and remains an all-family board headquartered in Lorain County, Ohio. Since 2010 its competitive grantmaking has focused on reducing the reading achievement gap for under‑resourced prekindergarten through eighth grade public school students. Focus areas include development of foundational reading and writing skills, implementation of cross-disciplinary STEAM project-based learning, and limited funding for safety-net services that remove barriers to learning. The foundation prioritizes Lorain County and other communities where trustees reside. The foundation provides downloadable application materials and an email submission process for its annual competitive grants.

Funding focus

The Stocker Foundation invests in Literacy and STEAM-focused programming from educating students to read and write to teaching students to think critically and creatively with a design and entrepreneurial mindset.

Grant programs