News Releases: ACF

Today, Akron Community Foundation promoted Laura Lederer to Vice President and Chief Development Officer, following the departure of Margaret Medzie, who led the organization's development and donor engagement department for the past decade. Laura has been...

Funded projects focus on zip codes with highest food insecurity rates  Akron Community Foundation's board of directors recently approved $179,600 in grants to local food pantries. The foundation created this grant process due to the current food crisis...

Akron Community Foundation's board of directors approved 32 grants totaling $445,000 to nonprofit organizations supporting Summit County residents directly impacted by the opioid epidemic. This is the fourth round of grants from the Summit County Opioid...

Civic affairs grants include new media resource Signal Akron Akron Community Foundation announced quarterly grants and distributions totaling $3,813,325 to benefit hundreds of nonprofits in our community. These grants were distributed through both board...

THIS IS A PAST EVENT Tickets are now available for Akron Community Foundation's 2023 Bert A. Polsky Humanitarian Award dinner honoring Theresa Carter, president of Synthomer Foundation. The event will take place Monday, Nov. 6, at 6 p.m. at the Hilton...

Yesterday, Akron Community Foundation's board and staff announced the establishment of the Black Giving Collective Fund, the newest affiliate fund at the community foundation. Board member Tracy Carter announced the creation of the endowment fund, which will...

Theresa Carter, president of Synthomer Foundation, was announced as this year's Bert A. Polsky Humanitarian Award recipient at Akron Community Foundation's annual meeting this evening. She will receive the award at the annual Bert A. Polsky Humanitarian Award...

Challenge winners donate to Building for Tomorrow, Akron Zoo, among others  This spring, Akron Community Foundation relaunched its popular On the Table event as the On the Table Action Challenge, which took residents on a personal journey of connecting...

Competitive grants include arts and culture programs in Summit County Akron Community Foundation's board of directors recently announced grants totaling $3.4 million and approved $664,650 in arts and culture grants chosen by the foundation's Community...

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...