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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.

BCF's Impact: Western Reserve Playhouse
BCF's Impact: Western Reserve Playhouse
By August Scarpelli, artistic director of Western Reserve Playhouse It's no secret or surprise that the nonprofit arts world can be difficult to sustain an organization in, not to mention one in a smaller and mostly rural community. There are those of us...
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Bath Community Fund welcomes new advisory board members
Bath Community Fund welcomes new advisory board members
Bath Community Fund is excited to welcome two new advisory board members in 2024. James McClellan James McClellan grew up in Akron but spent over 30 years in the United States Air Force. He traveled all over the world, but when it was time to retire in 2021,...
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From Our President and CEO: Fall 2024
From Our President and CEO: Fall 2024
British illustrator Frederick Barnard once said, "A picture is worth a thousand words." That might be true, but not today, as you're reading what is likely my final Foundations message to the Greater Akron and Summit County community. I've known for many...
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Serving With Joy
Serving With Joy
The impactful life of the 2024 Bert A. Polsky Humanitarian Award recipient, Father Norm Douglas In 1933, a young woman named Elsie May Goodall boarded a bus to leave her hometown of Staten Island, New York. She set her sights on the glitter of Tinseltown,...
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Nonprofit spotlight: North Hill CDC
Nonprofit spotlight: North Hill CDC
Mission: North Hill Community Development Corporation's mission is to unite people, places, and programs in stimulating a robust and creative economy in North Hill, while anchoring a flourishing intercultural community that celebrates its vibrant diversity....
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BCF's Impact: Victory Gallop
BCF's Impact: Victory Gallop
As part of our 10th Anniversary, we're sharing stories of how grants from Bath Community Fund have impacted local nonprofits. To help us celebrate, Kim Gustely of Victory Gallop shared how Bath Community Fund has been instrumental to Victory Gallop's...
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