March 24, 2020
Today, Akron Community Foundation announced $48,000 in grants to assist nonprofits during the coronavirus outbreak. A $10,000 grant from the Food Pantry Capacity Fund at Akron Community Foundation will help the...
March 16, 2020
Also donates $25,000 to Akron Summit County COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund With an initial $100,000, Akron Community Foundation has established the Community Response Fund for Nonprofits to help address emergency needs that arise in Summit and Medina...
March 13, 2020
Akron Community Foundation recently approved $84,000 in grants as part of its second year of On the Table Community Impact Awards. The grants will be distributed to nearly 40 local nonprofits for projects that address issues discussed during last...
March 11, 2020
On Friday, March 6, the Vernon L. Odom Fund of Akron Community Foundation awarded $6,750 in grants to programs that promote diversity and enrich the quality of life within local communities of color. Several of this year's grants supported mentoring and...
December 19, 2019
Akron Community Foundation, The Center for Community Solutions, the Cleveland Foundation, The George Gund Foundation and the Knight Foundation today announced more than $110,000 in journalism grants to address community information needs in Akron and...
December 11, 2019
Akron Community Foundation's Millennium Fund for Children recently awarded 26 grants totaling $49,000 to children's programs throughout Greater Akron. The community foundation's board of directors ratified the grants at its Dec. 6 meeting, bringing the...
December 9, 2019
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...
December 2, 2019
THIS IS A PAST EVENT The Women's Endowment Fund of Akron Community Foundation will welcome Jill Penrose, chief people and administrative officer of The J.M. Smucker Company, as the featured speaker at its "For Women, Forever" annual dinner on March 11, 2020....
October 23, 2019
Through a grant from Akron Community Foundation, the Bert A. Polsky Humanitarian Award Collection has become part of "Summit Memory," the online collaborative resource that is part of the Special Collections Division of the Akron-Summit County Public Library....
September 13, 2019
Today, Akron Community Foundation's board of directors approved quarterly grants totaling $3,378,258, including $225,000 in its first-ever round of proactive grants chosen by the foundation's Community Investment Committee. Over the past two years, Akron...