June 11, 2019
The City of Akron and Akron Community Foundation recently announced "Beyond the Table," a collaborative, neighborhood-based grant award program, which will replace the former Neighborhood Partnership Program (NPP) that has played a critical role in fostering...
May 17, 2019
On Thursday, May 16, Akron Community Foundation welcomed nearly 1,000 guests to E.J. Thomas Hall for its official launch of The Center for Family Philanthropy. The foundation celebrated the launch with a free concert by Emmy Award-winning musician, author and...
May 13, 2019
The Gay Community Endowment Fund of Akron Community Foundation invites local residents and community leaders to save the date for "exhALE: Advancing Lived Equality," GCEF's annual celebration, on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. This signature event celebrates the Gay...
May 13, 2019
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...
April 5, 2019
Akron Community Foundation recently approved $50,000 in grants as part of its first-ever On the Table Community Impact Awards. The grants will be distributed to 26 local nonprofits for projects that address issues discussed during last October's On the Table...
December 7, 2018
Major renovations to the Akron Civic Theatre, a training facility for commercial driver's license seekers, and building improvements for agencies combating homelessness are just a few of the 27 grants approved during Akron Community Foundation's first-ever...
September 7, 2018
The City of Akron and Akron Community Foundation have announced $203,840 in grants to help residents improve their community through the Neighborhood Partnership Program. In all, matching grants were awarded to 51 projects throughout Greater Akron that will...
June 14, 2018
Stark & Knoll co-founding attorney and philanthropist Thomas G. Knoll was named the 2018 recipient of Akron Community Foundation's Bert A. Polsky Humanitarian Award. He will receive the award at the annual Bert A. Polsky Humanitarian Award dinner on...
May 4, 2018
On Thursday, Akron Community Foundation released the survey results from its On the Table Greater Akron event that took place on Oct. 3, 2017. The results were announced at a community forum at the John S. Knight Center, where nearly 500 people gathered to...
April 19, 2018
At its annual meeting on April 19, 2018, the Gay Community Endowment Fund of Akron Community Foundation unveiled a new photojournalism series aimed at fighting stereotypes and increasing inclusion for the transgender community in Greater Akron and beyond....