Affiliate Fund: Millennium Fund for Children Grants
Funding Amount
Up to US $2,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- It supports arts, civic, education, and health and human services projects for children living in the Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com’s audience coverage area, which includes Summit, Portage, Medina, Stark, Wayne and Cuyahoga counties.
Overview
The Millennium Fund for Children, a collaboration between the Akron Community Foundation and the Akron Beacon Journal, aims to enhance the quality of life for children across Summit, Medina, Portage, Stark, and Wayne counties. This fund supports various programs in arts, education, and health services, making impactful grants that address community needs. By connecting passionate philanthropists with local organizations, the fund fosters enduring philanthropic relationships and inspires new donors to contribute to meaningful causes.
It makes grants where even a small amount can make a big difference.
Eligibility
It supports arts, civic, education, and health and human services projects for children living in the Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com’s audience coverage area, which includes Summit, Portage, Medina, Stark, Wayne and Cuyahoga counties.
What Akron Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 335
- Total given
- $14.69M
- Median grant
- $15K
- Range
- $5,108–$1.1M
- By dollars: Ohio 93%, Tennessee 2%, Nevada 2%. Top recipient cities: Akron, OH; Cleveland, OH; Cuyahoga Falls, OH.
- 63% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 19% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Medina County Community Foundation · Medina, OH
For general program support
$1.1M
United Way of Summit and Medina · Akron, OH
For general program support
$632K
Summit Education Initiative · Akron, OH
For general operating support
$520K
IBH Foundation Inc · Akron, OH
For improvements, maintenance and program support
$458K
Access Inc · Akron, OH
For general program support
$400K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Youth programs
- Arts
- Education
- Health education
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