Grants

Category Grants Awarded in
Year 2018

Akron Art Museum

Amount
$25,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

FY2019 Corbin Gallery Exhibits and related programming

Akron Community Service Center & Urban League

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018 Summer Enrichment Day Camp

Akron Marathon Corporation

Amount
$7,500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

Salaries for four interns

Akron Zoological Park

Amount
$50,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

ROAR Capital Campaign, Phase II – Wild Asia

Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank

Amount
$15,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2019 Food Sourcing and Distribution Program

Alchemy, Inc.

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018-2019 Programming

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

Amount
$50,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018-19 Summit County Disaster Cycle Services

Apollo’s Fire, The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018-2019 Summit County Series

Arthritis Foundation –
Great Lakes Region, Northeastern Ohio Office

Amount
$1,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018 Contribution

Autism Society of Greater Akron

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018 Autism-friendly training in Summit County

Battered Women’s Shelter

Amount
$15,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018 Summit County Crisis Intervention Services

Bluecoats, Inc. – Endowment Fund

Amount
$1,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018 Contribution

Boy Scouts of America, Great Trail Council

Amount
$2,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018 Contribution

Building for Tomorrow

Amount
$15,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018-19 Early Childhood Initiative

Chamber Music Society of Ohio
Fiscal Agent for Urban Troubadour

Amount
$2,500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2017-2018 Four-Concert Season

Child Guidance & Family Solutions

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

Ellet Office Access Control System

Children’s Concert Society of Akron, Ohio

Amount
$8,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018-19 In-School Concert Series

Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron

Amount
$25,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018 Office of Addiction Services, Phase I

Cleveland Modern Dance Association
d.b.a. DANCECleveland

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018-2019 Summit County Fall Outreach

Coleman Professional Services, Inc.

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018-2019 Data Entry Skills Training

Community Hall Foundation, Inc.
d.b.a. Akron Civic Theatre

Amount
$210,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

Transforming Main Street Capital Campaign

Cuyahoga Valley Preservation
and Scenic Railway Association

Amount
$100,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

Acquisition of historic four-car California Zephyr
trainset under Celebrating the Past, Preparing for
the Future Capital Campaign

Cuyahoga Valley Youth Ballet

Amount
$7,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

43rd Performance Season

Donovan’s Kids, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018 Summer Camp

Downtown Akron Partnership

Amount
$6,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

Downtown Akron Beautification Program

Family & Community Services, Inc.

Amount
$16,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018-19 Summit County Mobile Meals Program

Family Promise of Summit County, Inc.

Amount
$15,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

Renovate one unit at Glendora House

First Tee of Akron, Inc.

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018-19 After-School TARGET Pilot Project

Foundation Center – Cleveland

Amount
$500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018 Contribution – Library/Learning Center

Freedom House for Women, Inc.

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018 Adult Supportive Services Program

Friends of Children’s Hospital Charity Events

Amount
$2,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018 Contribution

Friends of Historic Glendale Cemetery

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

Road Improvement

Furnace Street Mission

Amount
$8,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018 Safety Forces Chaplaincy Center operating costs

Girl Scouts of North East Ohio

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018-19 Girl Scout Journey Program

Good Neighbors, Inc.

Amount
$6,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018 Food Pantry

Goodwill Industries of Akron, Ohio, Inc.

Amount
$2,500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018 Contribution

Greater Akron Musical Association –
Akron Symphony Orchestra

Amount
$15,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

Three Red Chair Sponsorships for 2018-19 Season

Greenleaf Family Center

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018-19 Adolescent Suicide Prevention Program

GroundWorks DanceTheater

Amount
$2,500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

January – June, 2019 Summit County performances and outreach

Habitat for Humanity of Summit County, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018-19 Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative

Haven of Rest Ministries

Amount
$2,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018 Contribution

Humane Society of Greater Akron

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

Cat portals, fiberglass cages and Fear Free Certification Program

International Institute of Akron, Inc.

Amount
$15,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2019 Refugee Employment Services

International Soap Box Derby, Inc.

Amount
$25,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

FY2018 Operating support

Jewish Family Service of Akron, Ohio

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018-19 Summit County Seniors: Happy, Healthy and at Home Project

Junior Achievement of North Central, Ohio, Inc.

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018-2019 Summit County school programs

Keep Akron Beautiful

Amount
$4,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018 Flowerscape sponsorship at Mill Street

Legacy III, Inc.

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018 Humble Beginnings Program

Let’s Grow Akron, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018 Operating costs

Mature Services, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018-19 Non-Medicaid Client Home Wellness Solutions Program

Musical Arts Association –
Cleveland Orchestra (Blossom Music Center)

Amount
$50,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018 Blossom Festival

Oak Clinic

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018 Wellness Services and Emergency Assistance

Ohio Shakespeare Festival

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018-2019 Season

Opportunity Parish Ecumenical Neighborhood Ministry

Amount
$20,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018-2019 General operating support

OPRS Communities – Rockynol Life Care Fund–Akron, Ohio

Amount
$1,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018 Contribution

Philanthropy Ohio

Amount
$1,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018 Contribution

Project GRAD Akron

Amount
$6,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018 Making the Connection – Education Pays
Summer College Institute

Rape Crisis Center

Amount
$12,500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018 Summit County Crisis Intervention Services

Reaching Above Hopelessness and
Brokenness Ministries, Inc.

Amount
$25,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018 Therapies, interventions, and evaluations at
Women’s Safe House

Salvation Army

Amount
$12,500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018-2018 Learning Zone

Stewart’s Caring Place

Amount
$15,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2019 General operating

Summit County Children Services –
Graduation Recognition Fund

Amount
$500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018 Contribution

Summit County Children Services –
Sharing & Caring Fund

Amount
$500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018 Contribution

Summit County Children Services
Women’s Auxiliary Board – Contribution Fund

Amount
$4,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018 Contribution

Summit County Historical Society of Akron, Ohio

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

John Brown House Restoration and Renovation, Phase III of III

Summit Education Initiative

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018-2019 Classroom Assessment & Scoring System training

The Akron Roundtable

Amount
$1,500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2019 Student Ticket Program

The Well Community Development Corporation

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

Interior renovations to seven one-bedroom residential
East Market Street properties

Tuesday Musical Club

Amount
$6,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018-2019 Education and Community Engagement Programs

United Way of Summit County

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2019 2-1-1 Addiction Services Hotline

Victim Assistance Program, Inc.

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018 Summit Victim Assistance Academy

Victim Assistance Program, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

New location build out

Weathervane Community Playhouse, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018-19 Season

Western Reserve Historical Society – Hale Farm & Village

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2018

2018-2019 Adopt-a-School Program:
Leggett Elementary School

Total $1,039,000