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


Program Statistics

$20,000

20 Teacher wish lists were fulfilled up to $1,000 each. We provided funds to teachers for supplies for the 2026-2027 school year.

105,940

Teachers in the Wish List program and the ODNR Field Trip for the 2026-2027 School Year

93,210

Certified Teachers in the Science of Reading program for the 2025-2026 School Year




1,450

Title 1 Schools in the Lots of Literacy program for the 2025-2026 School Year  

1,537

School supplies donated through our participation in the Stuff the Bus initiative in July 2026

Stuff the Bus 2026

$29,242

Donated to the State of Ohio Combined Charitable Campaign in October 2025


4,641

Meals provided to the Second Harvest Food Bank in Youngstown and the Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank since 2025

804 +

Books collected for the Cleveland Kids' Book Bank since 2025


$500

Gift card and a free field trip for the Teacher Appreciation Field Trip Giveaway in partnership with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for the 2025-2026 School Year

$1,600

in gift cards and prize packs awarded to 16 bus drivers from Greenville High School for the 2025-2026 School Year


2,845

Pounds of food collected through Cash Explosion Facing Hunger Campaign in November 2025

CE - Facing Hunger Helpers
CE - Food Donations
Giving Back - Great Lakes Science Center

3,333

Students funded to visit the Great Lakes Science Center for the 2025-2026 School Year

22,923

Title I students funded to attend the Cleveland Museum of Natural History's STEM program for the 2025-2026 School Year

Giving Back - Title I Students

$100,000

800 schools received enrollment fee support, helping more students participate in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

854

Graduating seniors featured in the Best of Class program for the 2025-2026 School Year

Program Recipients

Teacher Wish List

2026

  • H G Blake Elementary School - Andrea Risenhoover
  • Washington High School - Matthew Ferrell
  • Rayen Early College Middle School - Karen Engel
  • Barber Community Learning Center - Kimberly Carroll
  • Warren G. Harding High School - Stephanie Cox
  • South High School - Chloe Merriman
  • Hull Prairie Intermediate School - Emily Stough
  • Indian Lake Middle School - Todd Dietz
  • Highland Elementary School - Samantha Bennett
  • Columbus Bilingual Academy North - Dorthea Chatman 
  • Little Miami Middle School - Gavriella Douglass 
  • Reading Jr. Sr. High School - Beverly Doyle
  • North College Hill Middle School - Keri Russell
  • Pleasant Ridge Montessori School - Nikila Shekaran
  • Reading Jr/Sr High School - Nicholas Schaefer
  • Union Local Middle School - Olivia Kanters 
  • Warren Elementary School - Brianne Schaad
  • Green Elementary School - Ashley North
  • Granville Intermediate School - Andrea Imhoff
  • Pickerington High School North - David Spring

2025

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

April 2026

  • Amy Pallini - Memorial High School
  • Erin Estell - Central Primary School
  • Shandy Mizer - Ridgewood Middle School
  • Charles Copeland - Wapakoneta High School
  • Michael Otte - Maple Dale Elementary School
  • Cathy Valaitis - Henry F Lamuth Middle School
  • Sarah Wolosz - Medina County Career Center
  • Cheryl Carlisle - Brunswick Middle School
  • Megan Conti - Youngstown Community School
  • Jennifer Gressman - Green Springs Elementary School

January 2026

  • 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 2025

  • 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

 *This program ended in August 2026

Lots of Literacy 

March 2026

  • Delshire Elementary School-Cincinnati
  • Madison Park Elementary School-Trotwood
  • Etna Road Elementary School-Whitehall
  • Alexander Elementary School-Albany
  • Mt. Pleasant Elementary School-Lancaster
  • Stadium Drive Elementary School-Youngstown
  • Ohio College Preparatory School-Maple Heights
  • Livingston Elementary School-Columbus
Teacher Appreciation Field Trip Giveaway 

May 2026

  • Corey Zickefoose, Greenville Senior High School

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