Toledo Walleye Transportation Fund Grant

The Toledo Walleye Transportation Fund offers grants to accredited schools and nonprofit organizations in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan, facilitating transportation to Toledo Mud Hens baseball or Walleye hockey games. Aiming to eliminate financial barriers, the fund provides awards up to $1,000 for eligible applicants. Schools and nonprofits can receive one transportation award for each game annually, promoting enriching experiences for students and communities.

Mud Hens-Walleye Transportation Fund of the Greater Toledo Community Foundation is pleased to announce transportation grants for accredited schools and nonprofit organizations wishing to attend a Toledo Mud Hens baseball or Toledo Walleye hockey game. The goal of the fund is to address financial barriers, which prevent schools and nonprofits from spending an unforgettable day at the ballpark or ice rink. Awards of up to $1,000 will be granted to schools and nonprofit organizations that meet the eligibility requirements.
Grant requests must be between $100 and $1,000.
Applicants are eligible to receive one transportation award for one Mud Hens game and one transportation award for one Walleye game annually.
The funding must be used to support a field trip to The Toledo Walleye at Huntington Center to attend a hockey game or to The Toledo Mud Hens at Fifth Third Field to attend a baseball game. Funds may only be used for school buses and rented charter buses or vans specifically required for transportation of participants.

Eligibility

Accredited schools (private, public, charter or parochial) and nonprofit agencies within northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan who demonstrate a financial need for the funding. Proposals will only be considered from nonprofit, charitable organizations, which have been designated as having tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service code or from accredited schools.

Ineligibility

Funds may not be used to reimburse mileage or provide travel expenses on borrowed vehicles or vehicles belonging to the grantee organization that do not require specialized licenses and drivers.