Akron Community Foundation Competitive Grants
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Quarterly
- Tracked since
- September 2026
From the program guidelines: “Apply via the Akron Community Foundation grant portal ('Apply for a Grant'); reviewed by the Community Investment Committee on a quarterly cycle.”
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Nonprofits
Geography
- Ohio
- Serving Summit County, Ohio
Overview
Quarterly competitive grants to qualified nonprofits serving Summit County, Ohio across four areas: Arts & Culture, Civic Affairs, Health & Human Services, and Education.
How to Apply
Apply via the Akron Community Foundation grant portal ('Apply for a Grant'); reviewed by the Community Investment Committee on a quarterly cycle.
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from Akron Community Foundation's IRS filings)
Akron, OH · 2021
$74K
Cuyahoga Falls, OH · 2021
$49K
Akron, OH · 2021
$29K
Akron, OH · 2021
$24K
Center for Applied Drama and Autism
Akron, OH · 2021
$15K
11 grants in Akron Community Foundation's 2020–2021 filings reference “Akron Community Foundation Competitive Grants” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
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
- 93% of its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Ohio, where this grant's project is located.
- 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
- Arts
- Education
- Human services
Project Locations
- OH
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