Akron Community Foundation



The Mission of the foundation is to improve the quality of life in the Greater Akron area by building permanent endowments and providing philanthropic leadership that enables donors to make lasting investments in the community.


To fulfill this mission, Akron Community Foundation is committed to:


  • Serving Akron and surrounding areas with creative, visionary and sensitive grants that address the evolving needs of an area experiencing rapid economic and social change.

  • Devoting special emphasis to programs that enrich the community in the following distinct areas: Arts and Culture, Education, Health and Human Services, and Civic Affairs/Community Services.
  • Advising donors in the areas of their particular concerns and assisting them in achieving the highest likelihood of beneficial results.
  • Demonstrating community leadership by designing innovative programs and acting as a catalyst in identifying problems and sharing information with other foundations.


Web Address

www.akroncommunityfdn.org

Social Media Links

Twitter - @AkronCF


Assets and Giving for Akron Community Foundation

Assets

2020 - 199,407,624
2019 - 220,708,500
2018 - 218,987,730
Domestic Grants

2020 - 11,148,494
2019 - 10,444,435


    

Recent News from Akron Community Foundation


About the Millennium Fund for Children
Foundation: Akron Community Foundation

In 1999, the Akron Community Foundation and the Akron Beacon Journal joined forces to create the Millennium Fund for Children, asking residents...more

Counselors encourage teenage athletes to talk with peers about pain pills
Foundation: Akron Community Foundation

The Millennium Fund for Children, a community-funded effort led by the Akron Beacon Journal and the Akron Community Foundation, has awarded Boyd's group $1,800 to pilot Generation Rx in...more

Ohio city gives $34000 in grants to local LGBT programs
Foundation: Akron Community Foundation

Paul Daum, a founding member and theater professor at the University of Akron, was dedicated to arts and LGBT youth. 'We're proud to carry on Paul's legacy with grants to organizations he cared about...more

Celebrate the holidays Akron-style with new 12 Days of Christmas series
Foundation: Akron Community Foundation

Holiday music “sung by some of the most beautiful young voices in our community” according to the Civic website, also benefits the Beacon of Light fund of the Akron Community Foundation. •...more

Akron Community Foundation awards $34000 in grants to local LGBT programs
Foundation: Akron Community Foundation

The $34,000 in grants come from the community foundation's Gay Community Endowment Fund and were ratified at its quarterly meeting Nov. 17. Grants awarded this year will promote HIV testing and...more

Regional briefs, Nov. 22: Holiday hours for customer service
Foundation: Akron Community Foundation

AKRON: The Helen S. Robertson Fund of the Akron Community Foundation has given a $15,000 operating grant to the International Soap Box Derby. “The funds will be used to support various programs...more

Bath Community Fund awards more than $14000 in grants for 2017
Foundation: Akron Community Foundation

ARKON, Ohio -- Bath Community Fund of Akron Community Foundation awarded more than $14,000 in grants Nov. 17 as part of its second round...more

Beacon Journal/Ohio.com editorial board: What next for the Second Chance Village?
Foundation: Akron Community Foundation

The Akron Community Foundation awarded the Homeless Charity, created by Lewis to support the village, a $5,000 grant last week to aid...more

Neighbor sues to shut down Akron's largest tent city for the homeless
Foundation: Akron Community Foundation

... its first public grant Friday, a $5,000 award from the Akron Community Foundation “to support recovering opiate users experiencing...more

Akron Community Foundation names Laurie Zuckerman as 2018 Judith A. Read Tribute Award ...
Foundation: Akron Community Foundation

Laurie Zuckerman, a lifelong champion of women and girls in Greater Akron, will be presented with the 2018 Judith A. Read Tribute Award for Service & Advocacy for Women at the "For...more



Social Enterprise Network Sites


Employers For Childcare Charitable Group (EFCG), a Lisburn-based charity, has been crowned top Social Enterprise at the Ulster Final of 2014’s Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards. EFCG seeks to “make it easier for parents with dependent children to get into work and to stay in work.”




Federal Government Grant and Assistance Programs



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