Funding search · EIN 341087615 · Grantmaking charity · Akron, OH

Akron Community Foundation

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$56.2M
in grants paid
1,267
grants
545
recipients
2021–2024
filing years

Funding pattern

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Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

  • $1.1M

    Medina County Community Foundation · Medina, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $631,898

    United Way of Summit and Medina · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $519,648

    Summit Education Initiative · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general operating support

  • $457,747

    Ibh Foundation · Akron, OH · 2024

    For improvements, maintenance and program support

  • $400,229

    Access · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $382,466

    University Hospitals Health System · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $373,869

    The University of Akron Foundation · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $316,655

    Akron Art Museum · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $266,351

    Summit Metro Parks Foundation · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $260,182

    St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024

    For general program support

  • $250,000

    Friends of Medina County Parks · Medina, OH · 2024

    To be used for the creation of a new playscape at allardale park, a medina county park, which will allow children of all ages to discover an exciting way to connect with nature through an innovative playscape

  • $243,010

    Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $230,000

    Friends of the Franciscan Chapel Center · Henderson, NV · 2024

    For the fcc capital campaign

  • $221,654

    Humane Society of Summit County · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $220,824

    Akron Public Schools · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $187,500

    Downtown Akron Partnership · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general operating support

  • $182,719

    Business Volunteers Unlimited Dba Bvu the Center for Nonprofit Excellence · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $181,347

    Community Hall Foundation Program Endowment Dba Akron Civic Theatre · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $169,300

    Well Community Development Corporation · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $151,500

    Victim Assistance Program · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general operating support

  • $143,750

    Child Guidance & Family Solutions · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $137,389

    Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park · Peninsula, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $132,550

    Leadership Akron · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $126,000

    Akron 200 · Akron, OH · 2024

    To support akron's bicentennial celebrations

  • $125,393

    Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $123,828

    Building for Tomorrow · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $122,317

    Hope and Healing Survivor Resource Center Aka Battered Women'S Shelter · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $121,350

    Akron Rotary Camp for Children With Special Needs · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $108,850

    Greenleaf Family Center · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $107,600

    City of Akron · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $106,250

    Summit Artspace · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general operating support

  • $100,000

    The Philanthropic Collaborative for Education · Washington, DC · 2024

    To support work in ohio to strengthen students' (especially underserved students) experiences with stem through sports

  • $100,000

    Barrow Community Foundation · Winder, GA · 2024

    Of which $50,000 is for the barrow community crisis fund and $50,000 is for a scholarship fund, both as further specified by the donor

  • $99,670

    Rec2connect Foundation · Wadsworth, OH · 2024

    To establish a new fund at cleveland foundation due to the organization's service area being primarily located in cuyahoga county

  • $95,000

    Society of St Vincent De Paul · Fairlawn, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $90,000

    St Mary Parish School · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $86,500

    South Street Ministries · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $86,000

    Axesspointe Community Health Center · Akron, OH · 2024

    To support a new joint initiative addressing hunger among seniors and disabled individuals in summit county, while integrating community health workers to tackle social determinants of health

  • $86,000

    Community Legal Aid Services · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $85,500

    Ohio Local Information Initiative Inc Dba Signal Ohio · Columeus, OH · 2024

    For general operations

  • $73,294

    Children'S Concert Society of Akron · Akron, OH · 2024

    To support the mission of children's concert society

  • $70,671

    Boy Scouts of America Council · Stow, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $68,309

    Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $65,422

    Summit County Historical Society of Akron Ohio · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $64,250

    Big Brothers and Sisters of Summit Medina & Stark Counties · Akron, OH · 2024

    To support proven one-to-one and site-based mentoring programs for youth

  • $62,729

    Akron General Foundation · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $62,500

    Truly Reaching You · Akron, OH · 2024

    To support general operations

  • $61,719

    Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $60,615

    National Inventors Hall of Fame · North Canton, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $60,000

    The Oak Clinic · Uniontown, OH · 2024

    For general operating support

  • $59,500

    Ymca of Akron Ohio · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $59,467

    Opportunity Parish Ecumenical Neighborhood Ministry Dba Open M · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $57,250

    Western Reserve Academy · Hudson, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $55,200

    American Red Cross Northern Ohio Region · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general operating support

  • $55,024

    Garden Club of Ohio Inc Dba Akron Garden Club · Fairlawn, OH · 2024

    To support the goals of akron garden club

  • $53,075

    Akron Community Service Center & Urban League · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $53,000

    Brimfield Historical Society · Kent, OH · 2024

    For maintenance and operating expenses of the historical society

  • $52,500

    Phi Delta Theta Foundation · Oxford, OH · 2024

    To general program support

  • $51,682

    Medina Creative Housing · Medina, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $51,130

    The Salvation Army · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $50,724

    Regents of the University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    For general program support

  • $50,000

    Mount Hope Cemetery Corporation · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general operating support

  • $50,000

    Christ Community Chapel · Hudson, OH · 2024

    To support every minute matters

  • $50,000

    Literacy of Love · Olean, NY · 2024

    For general operations

  • $49,000

    Artsnow · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general operating support and artsforward

  • $48,300

    The University of Akron · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $48,250

    Tuesday Musical Association · Akron, OH · 2024

    To support six concerts as well as related education and community engagement activities in the 2024-25 season

  • $48,211

    Ymca Endowment Foundation of Akron · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $46,211

    Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio · Canton, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $46,100

    Love Akron · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general operating support

  • $44,624

    Stewart'S Caring Place · Fairlawn, OH · 2024

    For general operating support

  • $43,950

    Akron Children'S Museum · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $43,000

    Pastoral Counseling Services of Summit County Dba Red Oak Behavioral Healt · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $42,799

    Grace House Akron · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $41,500

    International Institute of Akron · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $41,500

    College Now Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $41,000

    Habitat for Humanity of Summit County · Akron, OH · 2024

    To support implementation of the new home construction program

  • $40,878

    Greater Akron Musical Association · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $40,300

    Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $40,000

    University Parish Newman Center · Kent, OH · 2024

    For operating support

  • $38,462

    Cuyahoga Valley Preservation and Scenic Railway Association · Peninsula, OH · 2024

    For general operating support

  • $35,750

    Project Grad Akron · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $35,000

    Julie Billiart Schools · Lyndhurst, OH · 2024

    For scholarships for akron students

  • $34,550

    Art Resources Transformations Dba Curated Storefront · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $34,500

    Reaching Above Hopelessness & Brokenness Ministries Inc Dba Rahab Ministr · Akron, OH · 2024

    To support the akron drop-in home for sex trafficking survivors

  • $34,450

    Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $34,103

    Interval Brotherhood Homes Corporation Dba Ibh Addiction Recovery · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $33,500

    Family Promise of Summit County · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $33,000

    Casa Board Volunteer Association · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general operating support

  • $32,000

    Cuyahoga Valley Youth Ballet Dba Ballet Excel Ohio · Cuyahoga Falls, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $31,500

    Western Reserve Land Conservancy · Moreland Hills, OH · 2024

    For general operating support in summit county

  • $31,354

    Vantage Aging · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general operating support

  • $31,000

    Broken Chains Jail & Prison Ministry · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $30,795

    Summit Choral Society · Akron, OH · 2024

    To support the continuum of musical training for children and adults

  • $30,000

    Northside Christian Church · Wadsworth, OH · 2024

    For medina tithe

  • $29,820

    Musical Arts Association Dba the Cleveland Orchestra · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $29,000

    United Disability Services · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $29,000

    Holden Arboretum Dba Holden Forests & Gardens · Kirtland, OH · 2024

    For the peter and marilyn tsivitse scholarship for green corps, in honor of peter and marilyn tsivitse

  • $28,615

    Children'S Hospital Medical Center of Akron Dba Akron Children'S Hospital · Akron, OH · 2024

    For general program support

  • $27,500

    Northeast Ohio Medical University Foundation · Rootstown, OH · 2024

    For the parkinson's research fund - 72175

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Unlike private foundations, grantmaking charities and associations often run formal grant programs with real application cycles — check their website for current opportunities. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.