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Hoover Foundation Income Account → Stark Community Foundation Inc: $2.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024Timken Foundation of Canton → Stark Community Foundation Inc: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2021Stark Community Foundation → United Way of Greater Stark County: $1.6M across 3 grants, latest 2024United Way of Greater Stark County → Stark County Educational Service Center: $1.0M across 4 grants, latest 2024Aultman Health Foundation → United Way Greater Stark County Inc: $919K across 3 grants, latest 2024Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton → Stark Housing Network: $661K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Gessner Family Foundation → Habitat for Humanity: $658K across 4 grants, latest 2024Timken Co Charitable & Educational Fund → United Way of Greater Stark County: $380K across 1 grant, latest 2024North Canton Medical Foundation → Access Health Stark County Inc: $325K across 3 grants, latest 2024Hoover W Henry Fund Ta → Arts in Stark: $175K across 4 grants, latest 2025American Electric Power Foundation → YMCA of Central Stark County: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2025Charity School of Kendal → Massillon Board of Education: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2024Timken Foundation of Canton → Stark State College Foundation: $2.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023Hoover Foundation Income Account → Arts in Stark: $861K across 3 grants, latest 2024Stark Community Foundation → Stark County Historical Society: $820K across 3 grants, latest 2024Aultman Health Foundation → Access Health Stark County: $651K across 3 grants, latest 2024United Way of Greater Stark County → Access Health Stark County: $404K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Gessner Family Foundation → Stark Economic Development Board: $390K across 4 grants, latest 2024Timken Co Charitable & Educational Fund → United Way of Greater Stark County: $244K across 2 grants, latest 2025Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton → Stark County Mental Health and Addiction Recovery: $225K across 1 grant, latest 2022Hoover W Henry Fund Ta → United Way of Greater Stark County: $110K across 2 grants, latest 2024North Canton Medical Foundation → United Way of Greater Stark County Inc: $100K across 3 grants, latest 2024American Electric Power Foundation → United Way of Greater Stark County Inc: $31K across 5 grants, latest 2024Charity School of Kendal → The Ohio State University Foundation: $12K across 2 grants, latest 2024Stark Community Foundation → Stark Economic Development Board: $695K across 2 grants, latest 2024Timken Foundation of Canton → Stark Education Partnership Inc: $658K across 1 grant, latest 2023United Way of Greater Stark County → Care Team Co Stark County Edu Service Center: $262K across 1 grant, latest 2023Hoover Foundation Income Account → Stark Education Partnership: $234K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Gessner Family Foundation → Stark State College Foundation: $230K across 4 grants, latest 2024Aultman Health Foundation → Arts in Stark: $165K across 3 grants, latest 2024Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton → YMCA of Central Stark County: $120K across 1 grant, latest 2022North Canton Medical Foundation → YMCA of Central Stark County: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024Timken Co Charitable & Educational Fund → Kent State University Foundation - Stark Campus: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2025Hoover W Henry Fund Ta → Stark County Hunger Task Force: $48K across 4 grants, latest 2025American Electric Power Foundation → Stark County Historical Society: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024Charity School of Kendal → Stark County Joint Vocational School: $12K across 2 grants, latest 2024Stark Community Foundation → Stark County Humane Society: $648K across 2 grants, latest 2024Timken Foundation of Canton → Stark County District Library: $603K across 1 grant, latest 2024Stark Community Foundation → YMCA of Central Stark County: $562K across 3 grants, latest 2024Timken Foundation of Canton → Arts in Stark: $479K across 1 grant, latest 2023Timken Foundation of Canton → Coleman Professional Services: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2023Timken Foundation of Canton → The Legacy Project of Stark: $209K across 1 grant, latest 2023Timken Foundation of Canton → Stark Economic Development Board Inc: $209K across 1 grant, latest 2024Timken Foundation of Canton → YMCA of Central Stark County: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024Timken Foundation of Canton → Friends of Stark Parks: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024United Way of Greater Stark County → Stark Housing Network Inc: $200K across 4 grants, latest 2024Timken Foundation of Canton → Stark Development Board Inc: $184K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Gessner Family Foundation → Jump Start Inc: $175K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Gessner Family Foundation → Beacon Charitable Pharmacy: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2023United Way of Greater Stark County → Access Health Stark County Inc: $141K across 2 grants, latest 2024Stark Community Foundation → Stark County Hunger Task Force: $127K across 3 grants, latest 2024Hoover Foundation Income Account → Stark Economic Development Board: $123K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Gessner Family Foundation → Vantage Aging Meals On Wheels: $115K across 4 grants, latest 2024United Way of Greater Stark County → Stark Fresh: $113K across 4 grants, latest 2024Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton → Greater Stark County Urban League: $110K across 2 grants, latest 2023United Way of Greater Stark County → YMCA of Central Stark County: $108K across 2 grants, latest 2022Timken Foundation of Canton → Stark County Minority Business Association: $105K across 1 grant, latest 2024Timken Foundation of Canton → Adaptive Sports Ohio: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024Aultman Health Foundation → Stark Economic Development Board: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Gessner Family Foundation → Kent State University Foundation: $95K across 4 grants, latest 2024Hoover Foundation Income Account → Turning Point of Stark County: $90K across 3 grants, latest 2024Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton → Access Health Stark County: $80K across 1 grant, latest 2022Stark Community Foundation → Greater Stark County Urban League Inc: $78K across 1 grant, latest 2023Aultman Health Foundation → Stark County Mental Health & Addiction Recovery: $77K across 1 grant, latest 2022Timken Foundation of Canton: $7.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Timken Foundation of Canton$7.2MStark Community Foundation: $4.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Stark Community Foundation$4.5MHoover Foundation Income Account: $3.4M on this topic. Open the funder.Hoover Foundation Income Acco…$3.4MUnited Way of Greater Stark County: $2.2M on this topic. Open the funder.United Way of Greater Stark C…$2.2MAultman Health Foundation: $1.9M on this topic. Open the funder.Aultman Health Foundation$1.9MThe Gessner Family Foundation: $1.8M on this topic. Open the funder.The Gessner Family Foundation$1.8MSisters of Charity Foundation of Canton: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Sisters of Charity Foundation…$1.2MTimken Co Charitable & Educational Fund: $673K on this topic. Open the funder.Timken Co Charitable & Educat…$673KNorth Canton Medical Foundation: $500K on this topic. Open the funder.North Canton Medical Foundati…$500KHoover W Henry Fund Ta: $333K on this topic. Open the funder.Hoover W Henry Fund Ta$333KAmerican Electric Power Foundation: $101K on this topic. Open the funder.American Electric Power Found…$101KCharity School of Kendal: $38K on this topic. Open the funder.Charity School of Kendal$38KStark Community Foundation Inc: received $4.1M on this topicStark Community Foundation Inc$4.1MStark State College Foundation: received $2.2M on this topicStark State College Foundation$2.2MUnited Way of Greater Stark County: received $1.7M on this topicUnited Way of Greater Stark Cou…$1.7MArts in Stark: received $1.7M on this topicArts in Stark$1.7MStark Economic Development Board: received $1.3M on this topicStark Economic Development Board$1.3MAccess Health Stark County: received $1.1M on this topicAccess Health Stark County$1.1MStark County Educational Service Center: received $1.0M on this topicStark County Educational Servic…$1.0MYMCA of Central Stark County: received $985K on this topicYMCA of Central Stark County$985KUnited Way Greater Stark County Inc: received $919K on this topicUnited Way Greater Stark County…$919KStark County Historical Society: received $850K on this topicStark County Historical Society$850KStark Housing Network: received $661K on this topicStark Housing Network$661KStark Education Partnership Inc: received $658K on this topicStark Education Partnership Inc$658KHabitat for Humanity: received $658K on this topicHabitat for Humanity$658KStark County Humane Society: received $648K on this topicStark County Humane Society$648KStark County District Library: received $603K on this topicStark County District Library$603KUnited Way of Greater Stark County: received $380K on this topicUnited Way of Greater Stark Cou…$380KAccess Health Stark County Inc: received $325K on this topicAccess Health Stark County Inc$325KCare Team Co Stark County Edu Service Center: received $262K on this topicCare Team Co Stark County Edu S…$262KColeman Professional Services: received $250K on this topicColeman Professional Services$250KUnited Way of Greater Stark County: received $244K on this topicUnited Way of Greater Stark Cou…$244KStark Education Partnership: received $234K on this topicStark Education Partnership$234KStark County Mental Health and Addiction Recovery: received $225K on this topicStark County Mental Health and…$225KThe Legacy Project of Stark: received $209K on this topicThe Legacy Project of Stark$209KStark Economic Development Board Inc: received $209K on this topicStark Economic Development Boar…$209KFriends of Stark Parks: received $200K on this topicFriends of Stark Parks$200KStark Housing Network Inc: received $200K on this topicStark Housing Network Inc$200KStark Development Board Inc: received $184K on this topicStark Development Board Inc$184KStark County Hunger Task Force: received $175K on this topicStark County Hunger Task Force$175KJump Start Inc: received $175K on this topicJump Start Inc$175KBeacon Charitable Pharmacy: received $150K on this topicBeacon Charitable Pharmacy$150KAccess Health Stark County Inc: received $141K on this topicAccess Health Stark County Inc$141KUnited Way of Greater Stark County Inc: received $131K on this topicUnited Way of Greater Stark Cou…$131KYMCA of Central Stark County: received $120K on this topicYMCA of Central Stark County$120KVantage Aging Meals On Wheels: received $115K on this topicVantage Aging Meals On Wheels$115KStark Fresh: received $113K on this topicStark Fresh$113KGreater Stark County Urban League: received $110K on this topicGreater Stark County Urban Leag…$110KStark County Minority Business Association: received $105K on this topicStark County Minority Business…$105KAdaptive Sports Ohio: received $100K on this topicAdaptive Sports Ohio$100KKent State University Foundation: received $95K on this topicKent State University Foundation$95KTurning Point of Stark County: received $90K on this topicTurning Point of Stark County$90KAccess Health Stark County: received $80K on this topicAccess Health Stark County$80KGreater Stark County Urban League Inc: received $78K on this topicGreater Stark County Urban Leag…$78KStark County Mental Health & Addiction Recovery: received $77K on this topicStark County Mental Health & Ad…$77KKent State University Foundation - Stark Campus: received $50K on this topicKent State University Foundatio…$50KMassillon Board of Education: received $15K on this topicMassillon Board of Education$15KThe Ohio State University Foundation: received $12K on this topicThe Ohio State University Found…$12KStark County Joint Vocational School: received $12K on this topicStark County Joint Vocational S…$12K
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