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Arts & Culture Community Issues Session

Join us on May 28 for our next Community Issues Session, which will explore how artists operate as entrepreneurs, how donors can expand artists' reach and stability, and how public spaces come alive through creative activity.

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Celebrating 25 Years of Impact in the LGBTQ+ Community

The Gay Community Endowment Fund will welcome activist Jim Obergefell as the keynote speaker for its special anniversary celebration on Friday, June 5.

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Night at the Akron RubberDucks for Young Professionals

Join Akron Community Foundation's Young Professional Advisor Council for its next gathering on May 14 at the Akron RubberDucks game. This will be a fun and casual opportunity for young professionals in accounting, financial planning, law and related fields to connect with local colleagues.

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Green Community Fund awards 2026 grants

In March, the Green Community Fund awarded eight grants totaling $25,000 to nonprofit programs serving Green residents. This year's total includes a $10,000 impact grant to the Green Family YMCA to support facility renovations.

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Charitable Funds

Amplify your giving with one of our six charitable fund options.

Planned Giving

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Grants & Initiatives

Strengthening the community through strategic charitable investment.

Strengthening
Greater Akron
through generosity.

Akron Community Foundation is where generous families, companies and nonprofits make charitable dollars go the furthest for the good of Summit County — now and forever. Whether you want to provide scholarships for area students or support a variety of nonprofit organizations over your lifetime, we can customize a strategic, lasting plan for your giving.

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ACF by the Numbers

more than
$350
Million
in charitable assets
more than
930
charitable funds
more than
$271
Million
in grants given
Since
1955
70 years of local service
6.2%
5-year annualized net return

Who We Are

We are our community's champion and generator of enduring philanthropy. Learn more about us.

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