News Releases

Sugar Plum Tour will feature enchanting homes throughout Greater Akron The Gay Community Endowment Fund of Akron Community Foundation invites Greater Akron residents to save the date for its 23rd annual Sugar Plum Tour of Holiday Homes. The Sugar Plum Tour is...

Father Norm Douglas, co-founder of Heart to Heart Leadership, has been named the 2024 recipient of Akron Community Foundation's Bert A. Polsky Humanitarian Award. The Catholic priest will receive the award at the annual Bert A. Polsky Humanitarian Award...

Competitive grants include arts and culture programs in Summit County Akron Community Foundation's board of directors recently announced grants totaling $6.8 million and approved $671,100 in arts and culture grants chosen by the foundation's Community...

Today, the City of Akron, Akron Community Foundation, and Victim Assistance Program Inc. are announcing the creation of a Gun Violence Response Fund to support the victims of the June 2nd shooting on Kelly Avenue and other victims of gun violence in our...

Akron Mayor Shammas Malik to speak on LGBTQ+ issues in Greater Akron Tickets are now available for the Gay Community Endowment Fund's 2024 annual celebration, "exhALE: Advancing Lived Equality." The event will take place Friday, June 7, at 6 p.m. at the...

Nonprofit consultant Barb Greene honored with 2024 Judith A. Read Tribute Award for Service & Advocacy for Women The Women's Endowment Fund of Akron Community Foundation announced $203,000 in grants – the largest amount awarded in a single year in the...

Scholarship funds available for LGBTQ+ and allied students throughout Greater Akron The GCEF Scholarship Fund of Akron Community Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications from LGBTQ+ and allied students who make a meaningful difference in the...

Akron Community Foundation President and CEO John T. Petures Jr. announces his retirement, planned for the second quarter of 2025, concluding 17 years of dedicated leadership and unwavering commitment to the foundation and the community it serves, and more...

Akron Community Foundation awards $52,000 grant to Downtown Akron Partnership to help create equitable investment and development  Akron Community Foundation's board of directors recently approved a proactive grant that will help bring equitable access...

Grants will support programs empowering children and families in Summit County On Friday, March 1, the Vernon L. Odom Fund of Akron Community Foundation awarded $10,500 in grants to programs dedicated to enriching the quality of life among local communities...