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Rosalie and Cecil Smith Fund Grant

Akron Community Foundation

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Eligible organizations

  • Eligible applicants must operate within Summit County, either independently or in affiliation with larger organizations, to ensure effective program implementation and community welfare.

Geography

  • Within Summit County, either independently or in affiliation with larger organiz
  • In Summit County
  • Serving Summit County

Overview

The Rosalie and Cecil Smith Fund, established by Cecil Smith in 2007, aims to reduce the feral cat population in Summit County through spaying and neutering initiatives. This grant supports nonprofit organizations with expertise in feral animal care, focusing on low-income households. Eligible applicants must operate within Summit County, either independently or in affiliation with larger organizations, to ensure effective program implementation and community welfare.

The Rosalie and Cecil Smith Fund was established in 2007 by Cecil Smith in honor of his wife, Rosalie, to help reduce Summit County’s feral cat population and to spay and neuter cats and dogs living in low-income households. The fund accepts requests from applicants with experience in, or a firm understanding of, feral animal spay and neuter methods. Local organizations may be affiliated with regional or national organizations, but their programs must be executed in Summit County.

Eligibility

Nonprofit organization serving Summit County.

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

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Nonprofits
  • Animal rescue

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