News Releases

Akron Community Foundation's board of directors approved 32 grants totaling $445,000 to nonprofit organizations supporting Summit County residents directly impacted by the opioid epidemic. This is the fourth round of grants from the Summit County Opioid...

Civic affairs grants include new media resource Signal Akron Akron Community Foundation announced quarterly grants and distributions totaling $3,813,325 to benefit hundreds of nonprofits in our community. These grants were distributed through both board...

THIS IS A PAST EVENT Tickets are now available for Akron Community Foundation's 2023 Bert A. Polsky Humanitarian Award dinner honoring Theresa Carter, president of Synthomer Foundation. The event will take place Monday, Nov. 6, at 6 p.m. at the Hilton...

Bath Community Fund of Akron Community Foundation will accept grant proposals from nonprofit organizations that enrich the Bath and Revere communities and improve residents' quality of life, beginning on Sept. 1. Grant applications will be considered for...

Yesterday, Akron Community Foundation's board and staff announced the establishment of the Black Giving Collective Fund, the newest affiliate fund at the community foundation. Board member Tracy Carter announced the creation of the endowment fund, which will...

The Millennium Fund for Children of Akron Community Foundation is now accepting grant applications from nonprofit organizations that improve the lives of local children. Qualified nonprofits are eligible to receive up to $2,000 in grants. Established at the...

Theresa Carter, president of Synthomer Foundation, was announced as this year's Bert A. Polsky Humanitarian Award recipient at Akron Community Foundation's annual meeting this evening. She will receive the award at the annual Bert A. Polsky Humanitarian Award...

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 22nd annual Sugar Plum Tour of Holiday Homes. The Sugar Plum Tour is...

Challenge winners donate to Building for Tomorrow, Akron Zoo, among others  This spring, Akron Community Foundation relaunched its popular On the Table event as the On the Table Action Challenge, which took residents on a personal journey of connecting...

Fund announces $175,000 in new grants to programs that empower women and girls The Women's Endowment Fund of Akron Community Foundation has approved $175,000 in grants to 31 nonprofit organizations, bringing the fund's cumulative grantmaking total to more...