Akron Community Foundation

Community Fund - Arts & Culture

Description

The Akron Community Foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations that improve the quality of life of the residents of Summit County, OH.

The Community Fund is split into four funding streams with different interest areas, including Arts and Culture. For this stream, the focus is on:

performing and visual arts programs;
historic preservation;
museums; and,
multimedia storytelling.

More from this funder

These are other opportunities from this funder

Akron Community Cemetery Preservation Fund

Bath Community Fund

Capital Grants

Community Fund - Civic Affairs

Community Fund - Education

Community Fund - Health & Human Services

Gay Community Endowment Fund

Green Community Fund

Millennium Fund for Children

Parent Coalition Heritage Fund for Adults with Special Needs

Proactive Grants

Summit County Opioid Healing Fund

Vernon L. Odom Fund

Women's Endowment Fund

Opportunity Information

Application Deadlines

Grant Details

Geographic Scope

Additional Clarification

Areas of Interest

Types of Support

Funder Information

Total Annual Giving: $15,513,159

Type

EIN

Application Procedures

Requirements

Eligibility Details

Restriction Details

Contact Information

General Contact

Primary Contact

Grants History

This funder has a page on their website listing previous grantees.: Grants Awarded

You can review this for their grants history and giving priorities.: Annual report

You can review tax forms on ProPublica. Learn more about them and the 990.: 990s

This is a list of grant recipients noted on the funder’s 990 forms.

This includes forms filed in 2023 and later, so it can include information for tax years earlier than that.

The information below is pulled directly from the form itself without any alterations.

If the details are not included, e.g. “Various”, they may be indicated on the PDF on the IRS site.

Grants less than $5,000 are not necessarily listed on the 990 form.

Tax Year	Title	City	State/ Province	Country	Purpose	Amount
2022	IBH FOUNDATION INC	AKRON	OH	US	FOR IMPROVEMENTS, MAINTENANCE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT	$1,001,956
2022	CONSERVANCY FOR CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL PARK	PENINSULA	OH	US	FOR THE JULY FUNDRAISING MATCHING GRANT APPEAL AT THE "MEADOW" LEVEL	$641,817
2022	UNITED WAY OF SUMMIT AND MEDINA	AKRON	OH	US	SPENDABLE INCOME FOR THE QUARTER ENDING MARCH 31, 2021	$515,599
2022	COMMUNITY HALL FOUNDATION PROGRAM ENDOWMENT DBA AKRON CIVIC THEATRE	AKRON	OH	US	TO SUPPORT THE AKRON CIVIC THEATRE BOARD AND STAFF'S ENGAGEMENT IN IDEA TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT	$440,638
2022	SUMMIT EDUCATION INITIATIVE	AKRON	OH	US	QUARTERLY DISTRIBUTION	$415,595

The full list of grants awarded is available to members. Join today!

The most recent tax form filed for 2025 lists the following key individuals.

Name	Title
ANGELINA MILO	Trustee
BILL STEERE	Trustee
BRIAN MOORE	Trustee
CARLA CHAPMAN	Community Investment Co-Chair
DENNIS BUTTS JR	Trustee
DENNIS JANSKY	Director Of Accounting & Admin.
DOUG KUCZYNSKI	Trustee
ERNEST POUTTU	Treasurer/Finance Chair
J BRET TREIER	Trustee
JAMES PICKARD	Vice Chair/Audit Chair
JODY KONSTAND	Governance Chair
JOHN GAROFALO	Vp Of Community Investment
JOHN T PETURES JR	President & Ceo
KATIE SMUCKER	Trustee
KEEVEN WHITE	Strategic Planning Chair
KENDRA PHILON	Trustee
KIM HAWS FALASCO	Community Relations Chair
LAURA CULP	Trustee
LAURA LEDERER	Vp & Cdo
MARK BACHMANN	Trustee

The full list of key leaders is available to members. Join today!

Unlock more funder details for only 41 cents a day.