Your generous financial support will help OH WOW! ...

• Provide a unique educational and entertaining ‘edutainment’ experience for children and families of the Mahoning Valley and beyond.
• Feature professionally crafted exhibits that will be unlike any others.
• Significantly impact the academic performance of tens of thousands of children.
• Fuel the success of the downtown entertainment district and the region as a whole.
• Attract visitors from throughout the tri-state area, making our community a regional destination.
• Provide rotating exhibits that will encourage repeat visits and offer new experiences.
• Offer focused outreach programs to students and professional development opportunities to educators.

 

Be part of the Science Makes Cents Capital Campaign

To Help Provide Interactive, Science-Based, Hands-On Experiences For Children.

Invest today

In addition to various donation levels, opportunities ranging from facility naming rights to sponsoring or underwriting individual exhibits are available for donors wishing to make a significant impact.
Add your name to the donor list by making your contribution today.
Make a one-time gift today or a multi-year pledge.

For more information, please feel free to talk with a board member, or contact

Suzanne Barbati, Executive Director

330-744-5914 X103

director@ohwowkids.org

Recognizing Our Key Investors

OH WOW! is the direct result of the generosity and vision of individuals, businesses, organizations and foundations who recognize the value of providing our children with this unique opportunity to explore the wonders of science and technology. Because of their financial support, OH WOW! The Roger & Gloria Jones Children's Center for Science & Technology will continue to have a significant impact on the children and families of our community long into the future. We thank you.

Explorers

$100,000+

Roger & Gloria Jones
First National Bank
Frank & Pearl E. Gelbman Charitable Foundation
The Hine Memorial Fund of The Youngstown Foundation
The Solomon & Post Families
Cafaro Family Foundation
The Youngstown Foundation

Discoverers

$25,000 - $99,000

Howard Solomon & Family
Veeraiah Choudary & S. Lakshmi Perni
City of Youngstown
Kennedy Family Fund, a component fund of the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley
The Edward W. Powers Charitable Fund
J. Ford Crandall Memorial Foundation
Kimberly & Jeff Simon
Fireline, Inc.
The Clayman Family
Sam A. & Judy Roth
Rotary Club of Youngstown
M-7 Technologies
Turning Technologies, LLC
WFMJ Television, Inc.
W.T. Leone's Tri-Area Electric
The Raymond John Wean Foundation
Thomases Family Endowment of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation
Faniro Architects, Inc.
Hill, Barth & King, LLC
Nadler Nadler & Burdman Co., L.P.A.
The Fibus Family Foundation

Innovators

$3,000 - $24,999

Florence Simon & Ward Beecher Foundation
Senator Maurice & Florence Lipscher Charitable Fund
John D. Finnegan Foundation
The Brilex Group
Michael Morley & Anita Lin
The Ruth H. Beecher Charitable Trust
Time Warner Cable
The Zita M. & Joseph DiYorio Charitable Foundation
Dominion Foundation
Mary Lou & Fred Alexander
Jane F. Lamb Charitable Foundation
The Frances and Lillian Schermer Charitable Trusts
Bill Florig & Suzanne Barbati
W E Bliss Charitable Foundation
Bruce & Carol Sherman
Roth Bros., Inc.
Ellen & Lowell Satre
PNC Financial Services Group
Akron Children’s Hospital
Rotary Club of Boardman
Keynote Media Group, LLC
NEO HealthForce
Eastern Ohio Area Health Education Center
Aimee & Lulu Seidel Memorial Trust
The Peskin Family
Youngstown Business Incubator
The Murphy Contracting Company
Mahoning County Mental Health Board
Jan & Stuart Strasfeld
Kiwanis of Youngstown
Tim & Suzanne Reardon
General Motors Foundation
Gene Pusateri & Susan Miracle
Mahoning River Consortium
PNC Foundation
Richard & Susan Sokolov

The Walter E. and Caroline H. Watson Foundation

Board of Directors

Chair
Bruce Sherman
Sherman Creative Promotions

Vice Chair
Merry Gubany Wagner
Macchione Richardson Insurance Agency

Treasurer

William Vennetti
Packer-Thomas

Secretary
Jeanette Garvey
M-7 Technologies

Immediate Past Chair 
Ronald Cornell Faniro
Faniro Architects, Inc.

Martin Abraham, Ph.D. 
Youngstown State University 
College of STEM

Holly Burnett-Hanley
Youngstown State University 
Mahoning River Education Project 

Madonna Chism Pinkard
WFMJ-TV

Chris Colella
First National Bank

Brian J Harakal
Chase Bank

George Millich, Jr.

Harrington, Hoppe & Mitchell, Ltd.

Josephine Nolfi
Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County 

Duane J. Piccirilli

Hermitage City Commissioner

Frank Rulli

Faniro Architects, Inc.

Carlton Sears

Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County 

Janet L. Valicenti Williams E

Miranda Young, CPA

Circle Rehabilitation Physical Therapy, Inc.