Grants

Year Grants Awarded in 2015

Grants Awarded in $1,050,500

Access, Inc.

Amount
$15,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Step II capital renovations under Capital and Endowment Expansion Campaign

Act II Productions Illusion Factory

Amount
$3,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Theater in Education Program

Akron Art Museum

Amount
$20,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

FY2016 Corbin Gallery Exhibits

Akron Community Service Center & Urban League

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Summer Enrichment Day Camp

Akron Marathon Corporation

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Salaries for three interns

Akron Roundtable

Amount
$500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015 Contribution

Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank

Amount
$15,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2016 Transportation costs

American National Red Cross –
Summit, Portage and Medina Counties Chapter

Amount
$15,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015-16 Summit County Home Fire Campaign

Arthritis Foundation –
Great Lakes Region, Northeastern Ohio Office

Amount
$1,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015 Contribution

Battered Women’s Shelter

Amount
$15,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015 Summit County Crisis Intervention Specialist staff salaries

Blick Clinic for Developmental Disabilities, Inc.

Amount
$7,500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Help construct, furnish and equip working kitchen in new facility

Bluecoats, Inc. – Endowment Fund

Amount
$1,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015 Contribution

Boy Scouts of America, Great Trail Council

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015-16 Pathfinder Urban Scouting Program

Boys and Girls Clubs of the Western Reserve

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015 Direct organizational programming costs

Building for Tomorrow

Amount
$15,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2016 Early Childhood Initiative

Child Guidance & Family Solutions

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Information systems security enhancements

Children’s Concert Society of Akron, Ohio

Amount
$8,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015-16 In-School Program artistic fees

Community Hall Foundation, Inc.
d.b.a. Akron Civic Theatre as Fiscal Agent for Summit County Arts & Culture Initiative

Amount
$20,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Initiative’s Implementation Phase

Community Support Services, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Summit County Homeless Intake and Outreach Center

Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Amount
$100,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Cuyahoga Valley National Park Central Visitor Center

Cow Creek Presbyterian Church

Amount
$3,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015 Contribution

Cuyahoga Valley Preservation and
Scenic Railway Association

Amount
$12,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Exterior repairs to Corbin Car (#110) under Fleet Appearance Enhancement Project

Cuyahoga Valley Youth Ballet

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

40th Performance Season

Downtown Akron Partnership

Amount
$6,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Downtown Akron Beautification Program

Dr. Bob’s Home

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Exterior repairs and historic renovation, Phase II

East Akron Neighborhood Development Corporation

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

HVAC at 550 South Arlington Street

Embracing Futures, Inc.

Amount
$16,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015 Orthodontic treatment for three Summit County needy children

First Book – Greater Akron

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015 Ready and Reading Initiative

Foundation Center – Cleveland

Amount
$2,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015 Contribution

Freedom House for Women, Inc.

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015 Adult Supportive Services Program

Friends of Children’s Hospital Harness Race Rally

Amount
$2,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015 Contribution

Friends of Historic Glendale Cemetery

Amount
$20,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Glendale Cemetery Bell Tower Restoration Project (capital piece only)

Furnace Street Mission

Amount
$8,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015 Safety Forces Chaplaincy Center operating costs

Girl Scouts of North East Ohio

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015-16 The Business of Babysitting Program

Good Neighbors, Inc.

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015 Food Pantry

Goodwill Industries of Akron, Ohio, Inc.

Amount
$2,500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015 Contribution

Greater Akron Musical Association –
Akron Symphony Orchestra

Amount
$15,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Three Red Chair Sponsorships for 2014-15 Season

Greenleaf Family Center

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015-16 Adolescent Suicide Prevention Program

GroundWorks DanceTheater

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2016 Summit County performances and outreach

Habitat for Humanity of Summit County, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative

Hattie Larlham Community Living

Amount
$9,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Open produce merchandising rack for Food Processing Center Retail Market

Haven of Rest Ministries

Amount
$2,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015 Contribution

Here’s Hope Horse Farm

Amount
$3,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

New horse stall flooring

Humane Society of Greater Akron

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Hospitality Suite equipment

Info Line, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Database upgrades and training

International Institute of Akron, Inc.

Amount
$20,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2016 Citizenship and Immigration Services Programs

International Soap Box Derby, Inc.

Amount
$25,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

General operating

Jewish Family Service of Akron, Ohio

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015-16 Summit County Seniors: Happy, Healthy and at Home Project

Junior Achievement of North Central, Ohio, Inc.

Amount
$6,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015-16 Summit County school programs

Legacy III, Inc.

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015 Humble Beginnings Program

Let’s Grow Akron, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015 Operating costs

Magical Theatre Company

Amount
$50,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Second award to 2014 Restore the Magic! Capital Campaign

Magical Theatre Company

Amount
$7,500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015-16 Residence Performance Program artistic fees

MAPS Air Museum

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Repair, resurface and stripe parking area

Mature Services, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015-16 Homecare Program

Mobile Meals of Akron, Inc.

Amount
$15,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015-16 Meals and medically prescribed supplements and nutrition education

Musical Arts Association –
Cleveland Orchestra (Blossom Music Center)

Amount
$40,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015 Blossom Festival

National Society to Prevent Blindness
d.b.a. Prevent Blindness Ohio

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

EyeWatch Education Program serving Summit County, Ohio

Oak Clinic

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015 Operating costs/patient care

Ohio Shakespeare Festival

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015 Summer Season

Opportunity Parish Ecumenical Neighborhood Ministry

Amount
$20,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2014-15 General operating support

OPRS Communities – Rockynol Life Care Fund–Akron, Ohio

Amount
$1,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015 Contribution

Philanthropy Ohio

Amount
$1,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015 Contribution

Project GRAD Akron

Amount
$7,500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Making the Connection – Education Pays Summer College Institute

Rape Crisis Center

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Sexual Assault Victim Advocacy Program staff salaries

Rebuilding Together Summit County

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015-16 Safe at Home Senior Modifications Program

RED Company real.edge.dance

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Fifth Season

RED Company real.edge.dance

Amount
$2,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Dance Center and floor

Rotary Camp for Children with Special Needs, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015 Camperships

Salvation Army

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015-16 Learning Zone

St. Vincent-St. Mary High School

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Green Street Stadium concrete repairs and upgrades

Stewart’s Caring Place

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Integrative Care and Group Programs, Workshops and Classes

Summa Health System

Amount
$100,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Upgrade to Toshiba Titan 1.5T MRI System

Summit County Children Services –
Children’s Home Allowance Fund

Amount
$500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015 Contribution

Summit County Children Services –
Graduation Recognition Fund

Amount
$500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015 Contribution

Summit County Children Services –
Women’s Auxiliary Board

Amount
$4,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
Grants Awarded in 2015

2015 Contribution

Summit County Community Drug Board, Inc.

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Peachtree Estates children’s space addition

Summit County Historical Society

Amount
$13,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Perkins property restoration

Summit Education Initiative

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

High-volume scanner

Tuesday Musical Club

Amount
$6,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015-16 Education and Outreach Program

United Disability Services

Amount
$20,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Fully handicap-accessible vehicle

United Way of Summit County

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015 Campaign

Victim Assistance Program, Inc.

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015 General operating

Weathervane Community Playhouse, Inc.

Amount
$15,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

2015-16 Season operating costs

Western Reserve Historical Society – Hale Farm & Village

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Adopt-a-School Program: Leggett Elementary School

Young Men’s Christian Association of Akron, Ohio

Amount
$50,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2015

Camp Y-Noah Spillway Bridge replacement

Total: $1,050,500