Akron Community Foundation

AKRON, OH EIN: 34-1087615 Website

TO IDENTIFY, ACTIVATE, AND SUPPORT INFORMED AND PASSIONATE PHILANTHROPISTS WHO STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS BY:- BUILDING A PERMANENT SOURCE OF CHARITABLE FUNDING- CULTIVATING STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS WITH DIVERSE CHARITABLE INDIVIDUALS, PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS- INSPIRING NEW DONORS BY CAPTURING AND SHARING COMPELLING EXAMPLES OF THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF PHILANTHROPY IN OUR COMMUNITY- EDUCATING AND CONNECTING DONORS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE NEEDS MATCH THE DONOR'S INTERESTS

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$305.5M

+2.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$14.7M

-12.2% YoY

Grant Count

335

-4.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$44K

-7.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$11M$22M$32M$43M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$305,457,507$297,142,559$259,622,677
Revenue$20,297,406$33,807,174$11,908,040
Expenses$20,048,920$21,947,289$18,169,831
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$3,427,022$10,257,815$3,056,260
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$15M$20M278 grants2019274 grants2020394 grants2021285 grants2022295 grants2023352 grants2024335 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

MEDINA COUNTY COMMUNITY …$1.1MUNITED WAY OF SUMMIT AND…$632KSUMMIT EDUCATION INITIAT…$520KIBH FOUNDATION INC$458KACCESS INC$400KUNIVERSITY HOSPITALS HEA…$382KTHE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON …$374KAKRON ART MUSEUM$317KSUMMIT METRO PARKS FOUND…$266KST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEA…$260K

Grant Size Distribution

2,213 grants across all recorded years

1774<$50K241$50–100K137$100–250K39$250–500K16$500K–1M6$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

JOHN T PETURES JRPRESIDENT & CEO$314KSTEVEN H SCHLOENBACHVICE PRESIDENT, CFO$183KJOHN GAROFALOVP OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT$158KLAURA LEDERERVP & CDO$121KDENNIS JANSKYDIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING & ADM…$114KTRACY BURTDIRECTOR OF MARKETING$113K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MARTY HAUSERCHAIR2
J BRET TREIERTRUSTEE1.5
S THERESA CARTERSECRETARY2
SYLVIA TRUNDLEIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR2
CARLA CHAPMANCOMMUNITY INVESTMENT CO-CHAIR2
MARK BACHMANNTRUSTEE1.5
TRACY DOWETRUSTEE1.5
TRACY CARTERTRUSTEE1.5
LAURA CULPTRUSTEE1.5
JODY KONSTANDGOVERNANCE CHAIR2
JAMES PICKARDVICE CHAIR/AUDIT CHAIR2
BILL STEERETRUSTEE1.5
KIM HAWS FALASCOCOMMUNITY RELATIONS CHAIR2
DOUG KUCZYNSKITRUSTEE1.5
SHEFALI MAHESHTRUSTEE1.5
ANGELINA MILOTRUSTEE1.5
BRIAN MOORETRUSTEE1.5
ERNEST POUTTUTREASURER/FINANCE CHAIR2
STEVE SCHMIDTCOMMUNITY INVESTMENT CO-CHAIR2
KATIE SMUCKERTRUSTEE1.5
KEEVEN WHITESTRATEGIC PLANNING CHAIR2
TIM ABLETRUSTEE1.5
DENNIS BUTTS JRTRUSTEE1.5
KENDRA PHILONTRUSTEE1.5
JOHN T PETURES JRPRESIDENT & CEO40$313,841
STEVEN H SCHLOENBACHVICE PRESIDENT, CFO40$183,123
JOHN GAROFALOVP OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT40$157,634
LAURA LEDERERVP & CDO40$121,226
DENNIS JANSKYDIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING & ADMIN.40$114,215
TRACY BURTDIRECTOR OF MARKETING40$112,893

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

29states
+21 more states

Cities

AdaAkronAlexandriaAliso ViejoAllianceAmherstAnn ArborArlingtonArvadaAthensAtlantaAuburnAuroraAvonBaltimoreBarbertonBarbertpnBathBedfordBellingham

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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