Grants

Year Grants Awarded in 2017

Grants Awarded in $732,700

Access, Inc.

Amount
$7,700
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
Grants Awarded in 2017

Playground rubber mulch

Act II Productions Illusion Factory

Amount
$3,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

Theater in Education Program

Akron Art Museum

Amount
$20,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

FY2018 Corbin Gallery Exhibits

Akron Children’s Museum

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

All-Access Outdoor Playground

Akron Community Service Center & Urban League

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017 Summer Enrichment Day Camp

Akron Marathon Corporation

Amount
$7,500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

Salaries for four interns

Akron Roundtable

Amount
$1,500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017-18 Student Ticket Program

Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank

Amount
$15,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2018 Transportation and Produce Procurement costs

Alchemy, Inc.

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017-18 Programming

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

Amount
$50,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017-18 Summit County Disaster Cycle Services

Apollo’s Fire, The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

Music Alive! at Akron Art Museum

Arthritis Foundation –
Great Lakes Region, Northeastern Ohio Office

Amount
$1,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017 Contribution

Battered Women’s Shelter

Amount
$15,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017 Summit County Crisis Intervention Services

Big Brothers and Sisters of
Summit and Medina Counties

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017-18 Summit County Big/Little Community Match Programs

Bluecoats, Inc. – Endowment Fund

Amount
$1,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017 Contribution

Boy Scouts of America, Great Trail Council

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017-18 Pathfinder Urban Scouting Program

Boys and Girls Clubs of the Western Reserve

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017 Direct organizational programming costs

Building for Tomorrow

Amount
$15,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017-18 Early Childhood Initiative

Central Summit County Choral Society

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017-18 Continuum of Musical Training – First Grade through College

Children’s Concert Society of Akron, Ohio

Amount
$8,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017-18 In-School Concert Series

Cleveland Modern Dance Association
d.b.a. DANCECleveland

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017-18 Summit County Fall Outreach

Coleman Professional Services, Inc.

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017-18 Data Entry Skills Training

Community Outreach Resources Exchange

Amount
$6,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017 Furniture Bank operating costs

Cuyahoga Valley Preservation and
Scenic Railway Association

Amount
$25,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

Celebrating the Past, Preparing for the Future Capital Campaign

Cuyahoga Valley Youth Ballet

Amount
$7,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

42nd Performance Season

Downtown Akron Partnership

Amount
$6,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

Downtown Akron Beautification Program

Easter Seal Society of Northeast Ohio

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

New passenger van

Embracing Futures, Inc.

Amount
$16,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
Grants Awarded in 2017

2017 Orthodontic treatment for three Summit County needy children

Family & Community Services, Inc.

Amount
$15,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017-18 Summit County Mobile Meals Program

First Tee of Akron, Inc.

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017 General operating

Foundation Center – Cleveland

Amount
$500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2018 Contribution – Library/Learning Center

Freedom House for Women, Inc.

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017 Adult Supportive Services Program

Friends of Children’s Hospital Harness Race Rally

Amount
$2,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017 Contribution

Girl Scouts of North East Ohio

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017-18 The Girl Executive Officer Program

Good Neighbors, Inc.

Amount
$6,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2018 Food Pantry

Goodwill Industries of Akron, Ohio, Inc.

Amount
$2,500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017 Contribution

Greater Akron Musical Association –
Akron Symphony Orchestra

Amount
$15,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

Three Red Chair Sponsorships for 2017-18 Season

Greenleaf Family Center

Amount
$7,500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017-18 Adolescent Suicide Prevention Program

GroundWorks DanceTheater

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2018 Summit County performances and outreach

Habitat for Humanity of Summit County, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017-18 Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative

Haven of Rest Ministries

Amount
$2,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017 Contribution

Humane Society of Greater Akron

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

Kennel transfer doors

Info Line, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017 2-1-1 Information and Referral Program

International Institute of Akron, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2018 Citizenship and Immigration Services Programs

International Soap Box Derby, Inc.

Amount
$25,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2016-17 General operating

Jewish Family Service of Akron, Ohio

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017-18 Summit County Seniors: Happy, Healthy and at Home Project

Junior Achievement of North Central, Ohio, Inc.

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017-18 Summit County school programs

Keep Akron Beautiful

Amount
$3,500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017 Flowerscapes

Kent State University Foundation – Porthouse Theatre

Amount
$15,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

$1 Million Capital Campaign – Phase II: Replace Picnic Tables

Leadership Akron

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

Alumni Association: 2017-18 Akron Encounters

Legacy III, Inc.

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017 Humble Beginnings Program

Let’s Grow Akron, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017 Operating costs

Magical Theatre Company

Amount
$7,500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017-18 Residence Performance Program artistic fees

Mature Services, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017-18 Homecare Program

Musical Arts Association –
Cleveland Orchestra (Blossom Music Center)

Amount
$40,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017 Blossom Festival

Oak Clinic

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017 Wellness Services and Emergency Assistance

Ohio Shakespeare Festival

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017-18 Season

Opportunity Parish Ecumenical Neighborhood Ministry

Amount
$20,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017-18 General operating support

OPRS Communities – Rockynol Life Care Fund–Akron, Ohio

Amount
$1,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017 Contribution

Partners for Theater, Inc.

Amount
$1,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017 Summit StageFest

Philanthropy Ohio

Amount
$1,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017 Contribution

Pregnancy Solutions & Services, Inc.

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

Facility upgrades

Rape Crisis Center

Amount
$12,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017 Summit County Crisis Intervention Services

Reaching Above Hopelessness and
Brokenness Ministries, Inc.

Amount
$20,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

Adult Safe House van

Rebuilding Together Summit County

Amount
$7,500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017 Operating costs

RED Company real.edge.dance

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

Seventh Season

Salvation Army

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017-2018 Learning Zone

Stewart’s Caring Place

Amount
$15,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2018 Health & Wellness Programs

Summit County Children Services –
Graduation Recognition Fund

Amount
$500
Category
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Year
Grants Awarded in 2017

2017 Contribution

Summit County Children Services –
Sharing & Caring Fund

Amount
$500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
Grants Awarded in 2017

2017 Contribution

Summit County Children Services –
Women’s Auxiliary Board

Amount
$4,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
Grants Awarded in 2017

2017 Children’s Christmas Fund Contribution

Summit County Historical Society of Akron, Ohio

Amount
$20,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

John Brown House restoration and renovation

Summit Education Initiative

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017-18 Key Steps to Reading Success Program

Truly Reaching You

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

Employment Skills Training Program: Equipment for Lawncare & Landscaping Tract

Tuesday Musical Club

Amount
$6,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017-18 Education and Community Engagement Programs

United Way of Summit County

Amount
$13,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

Bold Goal #4, reduce Emergency Room visits due to drug overdose

Victim Assistance Program, Inc.

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017 24-Hour Crisis Response Program

Weathervane Community Playhouse, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

2017-18 Season

Western Reserve Historical Society – Hale Farm & Village

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2017

Adopt-a-School Program: Leggett Elementary School

Total: $732,700