Rosalie and Cecil Smith Fund Grant
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.
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Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Animal rescue
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