The City of Akron and Akron Community Foundation have announced $203,840 in grants to help residents improve their community through the Neighborhood Partnership Program. In all, matching grants were awarded to 51 projects throughout Greater Akron that will help strengthen neighborhoods from Goodyear Heights to North Hill. An art garden in the Highland Square neighborhood will … [Read more...]
Bath Community Fund seeks grant proposals
Beginning Sept. 1, Bath Community Fund of Akron Community Foundation will accept grant proposals for programs that enrich the Bath community and improve residents’ quality of life. Grant applications will be considered for programs that preserve Bath’s historical and environmental legacy, enhance the local arts and culture landscape, serve youth through education and … [Read more...]
Animal welfare fund accepting grant proposals for spay, neuter programs
The Rosalie and Cecil Smith Fund of Akron Community Foundation is accepting grant applications from nonprofits that help reduce Summit County’s stray animal population. Grants are available for spaying and neutering feral cats and for spaying and neutering cats and dogs of low-income individuals. The fund accepts requests from applicants with experience in, or a firm … [Read more...]
Millennium Fund for Children seeks grant proposals
Applications due Sept. 1 -- The Millennium Fund for Children of Akron Community Foundation is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations that improve the lives of local children. Established in 1999, the Millennium Fund for Children is a permanent endowment created through a partnership between Akron Community Foundation and the Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com. … [Read more...]
Medina County Community Fund announces impact grant to meet transportation needs
The Medina County Community Fund of Akron Community Foundation announced the largest grant in its 24-year history at its annual Spring into Summer event on June 22. Fund officials presented the $15,000 grant to Faith in Action Medina County Caregivers for the purchase of a new van to transport area residents to medical appointments. Altogether, more than 85 percent of this … [Read more...]
Medina County Women’s Endowment Fund announces $13,000 in grants
The Medina County Women’s Endowment Fund of Akron Community Foundation announced its 2017 grant distributions on Friday, June 16. Grants totaling $13,000 were awarded to nine nonprofit organizations serving women and children in Medina County. Since its inception in 1998, the fund has awarded 94 grants totaling nearly $150,000 to improve the lives of local women and … [Read more...]
Bath Community Fund invites residents to annual meeting
Bath Community Fund leaders are gearing up for the fund’s third annual meeting, where they will join supporters and local residents in celebrating the achievements of the philanthropic endowment and showcase its first grant recipients. The meeting is scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 30, at 5 p.m. at Victory Gallop, located at 1745 N. Hametown Road. “It’s exciting … [Read more...]
Women’s Endowment Fund awards $114,460 to women’s and girls’ causes
On Friday, the Women’s Endowment Fund of Akron Community Foundation awarded $114,460 to 19 nonprofit organizations that uplift women and girls in Summit County. This latest round of grants represents the largest amount awarded in a single year in the fund’s 24-year history and brings its cumulative grant-making total to more than $960,000. Among this year’s funding … [Read more...]
Vernon L. Odom Fund grants support diversity initiatives throughout Summit County
On Friday, Feb. 24, the Vernon L. Odom Fund of Akron Community Foundation awarded $11,500 in grants to programs that promote diversity and enrich the quality of life within local minority communities. A $1,000 grant to Global Ties Akron will support the Know Your Community – Know Your World program, which introduces students to cultures from around the globe right in … [Read more...]
Medina County funds seek grant proposals
Beginning Wednesday, Feb. 1, the Medina County Community Fund and the Medina County Women’s Endowment Fund of Akron Community Foundation will accept grant proposals from Medina County nonprofit organizations that improve residents’ quality of life. The joint grant application will be available online at www.akroncf.org/applyMCCF and www.akroncf.org/applyMCWEF. Applications … [Read more...]
