Grants

Category Grants Awarded in
Year 2019

Akron Art Museum

Amount
$25,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

FY2020 Corbin Gallery Exhibits and related programming

Akron Art Museum

Amount
$25,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

Planning stages of Center for Creative Learning

Akron Creative, Inc.

Amount
$4,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2020 Nightlight Film Society Classic Cinema Series

Akron Marathon Corporation

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

Salaries for two interns

Akron Roundtable

Amount
$500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019 Contribution

Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank

Amount
$15,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2020 Food Sourcing and Distribution Program

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

Amount
$50,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019-20 Summit County Disaster Cycle Services

Art Resources Transformations

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2020 Curated Storefront

Arthritis Foundation –
Great Lakes Region, Northeastern Ohio Office

Amount
$1,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019 Contribution

ArtsNow

Amount
$2,500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

Purchase two computers

Autism Society of Greater Akron

Amount
$3,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019 Adapted Polar Express Train Ride

Battered Women’s Shelter

Amount
$16,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019 Summit County Crisis Intervention Services

Big Brothers and Sisters of
Summit and Medina Counties, Inc.

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019 Summit County Big/Little Match Programs

Bluecoats, Inc. – Endowment Fund

Amount
$1,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019 Contribution

Boy Scouts of America, Great Trail Council

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2020 Pathfinder Urban Scouting Program

Boys and Girls Clubs of the Western Reserve

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019 Direct organizational programming costs

Building for Tomorrow

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019-20 Early Childhood Initiative

Central Summit County Choral Society

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

30th Anniversary Season

Children’s Concert Society of Akron, Ohio

Amount
$8,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019-20 In-School Concert Series

Cleveland Modern Dance Association
d.b.a. DANCECleveland

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019-20 Summit County Fall Outreach

Community Outreach Resources Exchange

Amount
$6,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019 Furniture Bank

Community Pregnancy Center, Inc.

Amount
$5,500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

Cribs, crib mattresses, car seats, and formula

Cuyahoga Valley Youth Ballet

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

44th Performance Season

Donovan’s Kids, Inc.

Amount
$2,500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019 Summer Camp

Downtown Akron Partnership

Amount
$6,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2020 Downtown Akron Beautification Program

Embracing Futures, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

Two 2019 Orthodontic Treatment Program Participant Sponsorships

Family & Community Services, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019-20 Summit County Mobile Meals Program

Foundation Center – Cleveland

Amount
$500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019 Contribution – Library/Learning Center

Freedom House for Women, Inc.

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019 Adult Supportive Services Program

Friends of 91.3

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

Elevate Capital Campaign

Friends of Children’s Hospital Charity Events

Amount
$2,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019 Contribution

Furnace Street Mission

Amount
$8,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019 Safety Forces Chaplaincy Center

Girl Scouts of North East Ohio

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019-20 Girl Scout Journey Program

Good Neighbors, Inc.

Amount
$6,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019 Food Pantry

Good Samaritan Hunger Center, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019 General operating

Goodwill Industries of Akron, Ohio, Inc.

Amount
$2,500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019 Contribution

Greater Akron Musical Association –
Akron Symphony Orchestra

Amount
$15,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

Three Red Chair Sponsorships for 2019-20 Season

Habitat for Humanity of Summit County, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019-20 Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative

Hattie Larlham Foundation

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

AED Units for Summit County Constant Companion sites

Haven of Rest Ministries

Amount
$2,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019 Contribution

Humane Society of Greater Akron

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

Security improvements

International Institute of Akron, Inc.

Amount
$15,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2020 Refugee Employment Services

International Soap Box Derby, Inc.

Amount
$25,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

Real-Time Finish Line Scoreboard and Message Display

Keep Akron Beautiful

Amount
$6,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019 Lion Bed Flowerscape sponsorship and operating expense

Let’s Grow Akron, Inc.

Amount
$7,500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019 Operating costs

Magical Theatre Company

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2018-19 Residence Performance Program

Musical Arts Association –
Cleveland Orchestra (Blossom Music Center)

Amount
$40,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019 Blossom Festival

Oak Clinic

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019 Wellness Services and Emergency Assistance

Ohio Shakespeare Festival

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019-20 Season

Opportunity Parish Ecumenical Neighborhood Ministry

Amount
$20,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2018-19 General operating support

OPRS Communities – Rockynol Life Care Fund–Akron, Ohio

Amount
$1,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019 Contribution

Philanthropy Ohio

Amount
$1,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019 Contribution

Rape Crisis Center

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019 Summit County Crisis Intervention Services

Stewart’s Caring Place

Amount
$15,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2020 Cancer Wellness Services

Stewart’s Caring Place

Amount
$15,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

Our Family Caring for Your Future Capital Campaign

Summit County Children Services –
Graduation Recognition Fund

Amount
$500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019 Contribution

Summit County Children Services –
Sharing & Caring Fund

Amount
$500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019 Contribution

Summit County Children Services Women’s Auxiliary Board

Amount
$4,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019 Contribution Fund contribution

Summit County Historical Society of Akron, Ohio

Amount
$500
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019 Contribution

Summit Education Initiative

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019-20 Key Steps to Reading Success

Truly Reaching You

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

Raise the Roof Commercial Warehouse Renovation

Tuesday Musical Club

Amount
$6,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019-20 Season

United Disability Services, Inc.

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

Patio renovation

Vantage Aging

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019-20 Non-Medicaid Client Home Wellness Solutions Program

Victim Assistance Program, Inc.

Amount
$5,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019 Summit Victim Assistance Academy

Weathervane Community Playhouse, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

2019-20 Season

Well Community Development Corporation

Amount
$15,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

Restore Middlebury Neighborhood housing

Western Reserve Historical Society – Hale Farm & Village

Amount
$10,000
Category
Grants Awarded in
Year
2019

Adopt-a-School Program: Leggett Elementary School

Total $599,000