News Releases: Bath Community Fund

Latest grants support capital improvement projects, township service equipment On Friday, Dec. 3, Bath Community Fund of Akron Community Foundation announced 21 grants totaling $50,000 to nonprofit organizations serving Bath Township. This latest round of...

Beginning Sept. 1, Bath Community Fund of Akron Community Foundation will accept grant proposals for programs that enrich the Bath community and improve residents’ quality of life. Grant applications will be considered for programs that preserve Bath’s...

Grant to Victim Assistance Program provides resources for Bath police officers A recent grant from the Bath Community Fund of Akron Community Foundation is increasing awareness about services available to Bath residents who have experienced crime or trauma....

On Friday, Dec. 4, Bath Community Fund of Akron Community Foundation announced grants totaling $22,100 to 12 local nonprofit organizations, bringing the fund’s cumulative grantmaking total to more than $100,000 in just five grant cycles since its inception...

In June, Western Reserve Playhouse in Bath received a $5,000 grant to develop new online arts education programs as a safe alternative to summer camps and workshops during the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant was awarded through Akron Community Foundation’s...

Grants support capital improvement projects at local parks, theaters, farms On Friday, Dec. 7, Bath Community Fund of Akron Community Foundation announced its fourth round of grants to support nonprofit organizations serving Bath Township. Grants totaling...

On May 2, nearly 75 supporters of Bath Community Fund gathered at Hale Farm & Village to celebrate the fund's fifth anniversary of strengthening the Bath community at its annual meeting. In the nearly five years since the fund was established in June...

In celebration of Bath's bicentennial, a group of local women have launched a campaign to preserve the township's historical and environmental legacy for the next 200 years and beyond. The goal of the "200 Years -- 200 Women" campaign is to raise $250,000 for...

On March 30, nearly 60 supporters of Bath Community Fund gathered to celebrate the fund's growth and impact in the community at its third annual meeting. In front of an audience of donors and volunteers at Victory Gallop, fund leaders announced the endowment...

After 25 years of service to his parishioners and the Bath community at large, the Rev. Mark Frey, senior minister at The Bath United Church of Christ, officially retired on Sunday, Oct. 2. Frey and his wife, Margee, were feted by friends and churchgoers at a...