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Akron Community Foundation is a library of personal stories. Their authors? Charitable people just like you who want to enrich the community in their own unique way, now and forever.

Some are fundholder stories, which feature charitable individuals, families and organizations that find purpose, ease and fulfillment by giving through Akron Community Foundation. Others are grantee stories about nonprofits that are leveraging generous gifts from our donors and fundholders to improve life all over Summit County. Still others are advisor stories about legal and financial professionals who have expanded their services and strengthened client relationships by offering philanthropic services through Akron Community Foundation.

Ready to write your own story? Learn how you can start a charitable fund and leave your mark on the community for generations to come. You can also read our publications for more inspiring stories about philanthropy in Greater Akron.

Inherited IRAs: Big Headache or Big Opportunity?
Inherited IRAs: Big Headache or Big Opportunity?
Don't be surprised if your clients are walking into your office in a state of bewilderment over something they've read recently about the IRS's distribution rules for inherited IRAs.  What's the back story? Until the law changed a few years ago, a client...
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Grassroots Growth
Grassroots Growth
By Olivia Eastly, Marketing & Communications Coordinator Small nonprofits find new opportunities for growth amid the pandemic Over the past few years, everyone has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, but younger, more grassroots organizations were...
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Five Ways to Maximize Your Clients' Year-End Giving
Five Ways to Maximize Your Clients' Year-End Giving
Before your clients ring in the new year, make sure they have maximized their charitable giving for 2022. Gifts made to a charitable fund by Dec. 31 will earn them a tax deduction for the current year while supporting the causes they love for many years to...
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GCEF presents 2022 scholarships
GCEF presents 2022 scholarships
The Gay Community Endowment Fund recently awarded scholarships to five students who have positively impacted the LGBTQ+ community. In total, the GCEF Scholarship Fund awarded $8,500 this year to help local students achieve their higher education goals,...
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GCEF presents 2022 Paul Daum Award to Cindy Christman
GCEF presents 2022 Paul Daum Award to Cindy Christman
Each year, the Gay Community Endowment Fund recognizes an individual, business or organization that has actively supported the LGBTQ+ community with its Paul Daum Award. The award, which is named for a founding donor of the fund and a professor of...
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Bright spots in the midst of economic challenges
Bright spots in the midst of economic challenges
Bear markets aren't much fun for anyone. But that doesn't mean your charitable giving commitments have to be put on hold. If you are like many donors, you are still looking for ways to support the organizations you care about that rely on your support to...
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Honoring Our Past, Building A Legacy For The Future
Honoring Our Past, Building A Legacy For The Future
One Sunday morning in the early 1990s, a group of women gathered on the back deck of Marie Covington's home, chatting about life and their community.  When the conversation turned toward the needs of women and girls in Summit County, a powerful idea was...
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