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Two-year, $100,000 grant will support History Center, Akron Bicentennial celebration A recent Akron Community Foundation grant will help support the Akron History Center, a long-lasting, free, museum-quality exhibit that is being created to highlight the...

THIS IS A PAST EVENT Tickets are now available for Akron Community Foundation's 2022 Bert A. Polsky Humanitarian Award dinner honoring Akron Marathon founders Steve and Jeannine Marks. The event will take place Tuesday, Oct. 11, 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 community and improve residents' quality of life, beginning on Sept. 1. Grant applications will be considered for programs that...

The Millennium Fund for Children of Akron Community Foundation is now accepting grant applications from nonprofit organizations that improve the lives of local children. Established at the end of 1999, the Millennium Fund for Children is a permanent endowment...

Akron Marathon founders and civic visionaries Steve and Jeannine Marks have been named the 2022 recipients of Akron Community Foundation's Bert A. Polsky Humanitarian Award. The couple will receive the award at the annual Bert A. Polsky Humanitarian Award...

Sugar Plum Tour will feature enchanting homes throughout Greater Akron THIS IS A PAST EVENT The Gay Community Endowment Fund of Akron Community Foundation invites Greater Akron residents to save the date for its 21st annual Sugar Plum Tour of Holiday Homes....

Competitive grants support arts and culture programs in Summit County Akron Community Foundation's board of directors approved grants totaling $2,829,995,including $652,500 in competitive arts and culture grants chosen by the foundation's Community Investment...

THIS IS A PAST EVENT Tickets are now available for the Gay Community Endowment Fund's 2022 annual celebration, "exhALE: Advancing Lived Equality." The event will take place Friday, June 3, at 6 p.m. at The Trailhead at Cascade Lofts. Tickets start at $50 and...

Proceeds support women and girls in Greater Akron THIS IS A PAST EVENT The Women's Endowment Fund of Akron Community Foundation announced its annual "Who Is Your SHEro?" campaign will run through April 30, with a goal to raise $60,000 to benefit women and...

The GCEF Scholarship Fund of Akron Community Foundation is accepting scholarship applications from LGBTQ+ and allied students who make a meaningful difference in the community. Established by the Gay Community Endowment Fund, the GCEF Scholarship Fund awards...