The Ohio Lottery is Giving Back

Impact

The Ohio Lottery supports initiatives beyond K-12 funding that benefit teachers, students, and communities.

Giving 

Back

To schools, teachers, students, and the Great State of Ohio

2025-2026 School Year

$20,000

20 Teacher wish lists were fulfilled up to $1,000 each. We provided funds to teachers for supplies for the 2025-26 school year.

112,040

Teachers in the Wish List program and the ODNR Field Trip

93,210

Certified Teachers in the Science of Reading program

1,450

Title 1 Schools in the Lots of Literacy program

1,800

School supplies donated through our participation in the Stuff the Bus initiative

$29,242

Donated to the State of Ohio Combined Charitable Campaign

4,641

Meals provided to the Second Harvest Food Bank in Youngstown and the Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank

544

Schools with seniors featured in the Best of Class program

$500

Gift card and a free field trip for the Teacher Appreciation Field Trip Giveaway in partnership with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources

2,845

Pounds of food collected through Cash Explosion Facing Hunger campaign

Giving Back - CE Facing Hunger
CE - Facing Hunger Helpers
CE - Food Donations

562

Books collected for the Cleveland Kids' Book Bank

Giving Back - Great Lakes Science Center

3,942

Students funded to visit the Great Lakes Science Center

18,919

Title I students funded to attend the Cleveland Museum of Natural History's STEM program

Giving Back - Title I Students

800

Ohio Schools benefited from enrollment fee support for the Scripps National Spelling Bee

1,261

Graduating seniors featured in the Best of Class Program

Program Winners

Teacher Wish List

September

  • Rachel Degeo - Asbury Elementary School
  • Eric Poorman - River Valley High School 
  • Jacqueline Mccammon - Hayes Intermediate School 
  • Carey Kiess - Edon Elementary School 
  • Tonya Howard - Rothenberg Preparatory Academy  
  • Kelly Sword - Miami Trace Middle School 
  • Kelsey Dickey - Fairfield Local High School 
  • Ginger Isaac - West Clermont Middle School 
  • Brian Eggleton - Miami Trace Middle School 
  • Samantha Dostall - Artemus Ward 
  • Jon Foreman - Constellation Schools Parma Community 
  • Matthew Ziemnik - Lewis F Mayer Middle School 
  • Wanda Martinez - Buhrer Dual Language 
  • Amy Josef - Green Elementary School 
  • Angela Moyer - Pickerington Lakeview Jr. High School 
  • Sarah Steele - St. Clairsville Middle School  
  • Chelsie Wright - West Muskingum Middle School 
  • Emily Hineline - Violet Elementary School 
  • Tracy Hurn - Symmes Valley Elementary School
  • Michelle de Groff - Horizon Science Academy Toledo  
Science of Reading Awards

January

  • Kevin Dailey - Struthers High School
  • Catherine Watson - Hilliard Crossing Elementary School
  • Brianne Poilek - Shadyside High School
  • Madison Barabasch Mick - Northwest High School
  • Michelle Niinisto - Hyre Learning Community Center
  • Cari Heinrich - Miami Whitewater Elementary School
  • Lori Moncilovich - Poland Seminary High School
  • Kirk Ambrose - North Royalton High School
  • Maria Walls - Ohio Connections Academy
  • Jennifer Graham - Cedarville Elementary School

November

  • Sarah Wadsworth - Hamilton Stem Academy k-6
  • Michael Prib - Riverview Elementary School
  • Amanda Thiel - Dalton Elementary School
  • Rebekah Estep - Newark High School
  • Tanesha Kinsey - Springdale Elementary School
  • Breelyn Tackett - Clay Elementary School
  • Alfred Huge - Nordonia High School
  • Chad Curtis - Greenville Middle School
  • Meredith Carver - Fallen Timbers Middle School
  • Cynthia Clark - Franklin Intermediate School
Lots of Literacy 
  • Coming Soon in March!
Teacher Appreciation Field Trip Giveaway 
  • Coming Soon in May!

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