News Releases: ACF

Education grants include focus on early childhood programs, mentoring Akron Community Foundation’s board recently announced quarterly grants totaling $3.8 million and approved nearly $700,000 in competitive education grants chosen by the foundation’s...

Akron Community Foundation’s board recently approved two grants as part of its proactive grantmaking, which supports nonprofits that offer programming in one of the foundation’s three current priorities: drugs and addiction; diversity, equity and...

Record amount distributed for competitive health and human services grants   Akron Community Foundation’s board recently announced quarterly grants totaling $5 million and approved $722,609 in competitive health and human...

Funded projects range from security upgrades to capacity-building construction Akron Community Foundation’s board of directors recently approved $300,000 in capital grants, selected by the foundation’s Community Investment Committee. Every other year, the...

Civic affairs grants include Akron Marathon course enhancements for 20th race Akron Community Foundation’s board recently announced grants totaling $2,461,000 and approved $563,000 in competitive civic affairs grants chosen by the foundation’s Community...

Two-year, $100,000 grant will support History Center, Akron Bicentennial celebration A recent Akron Community Foundation grant will help support the Akron History Center, a long-lasting, free, museum-quality exhibit that is being created to highlight the...

Tickets are now available for Akron Community Foundation’s 2022 Bert A. Polsky Humanitarian Award dinner honoring Akron Marathon founders Steve and Jeannine Marks. The event will take place Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 6 p.m. at the Hilton Akron/Fairlawn. Tickets...

Akron Marathon founders and civic visionaries Steve and Jeannine Marks have been named the 2022 recipients of Akron Community Foundation’s Bert A. Polsky Humanitarian Award. The couple will receive the award at the annual Bert A. Polsky Humanitarian Award...

Competitive grants support arts and culture programs in Summit County Akron Community Foundation’s board of directors approved grants totaling $2,829,995,including $652,500 in competitive arts and culture grants chosen by the foundation’s Community...

Local nonprofits working on the front lines of the opioid epidemic will receive $260,000 in funding, thanks to recent grants awarded from the Summit County Opioid Healing Fund. This is the second round of funding for the partnership between Akron Community...