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...
June 26, 2019
Yesterday, Akron Community Foundation officials welcomed more than 450 fundholders, donors, grantees, professional advisor partners and other community leaders to celebrate its growth and success during its fiscal year ending March 31, 2019. Guests gathered...
June 20, 2019
A civic activist who has volunteered thousands of hours and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Akron civic, cultural, and charitable organizations is the 2019 recipient of Akron Community Foundation's Bert A. Polsky Humanitarian Award. Dave Lieberth...
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...
