Akron Community Foundation
A community foundation founded in 1955 serving Summit County and Greater Akron, Ohio, stewarding more than 900 charitable funds and nearly $340 million in assets to grant across arts, civic affairs, health, human services and education.
Financial profile
Akron Community Foundation · EIN 34-1087615 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $11,908,040 | $8,950,295 | $0 | $18,169,831 | $225,852,703 | Mar 2023 |
| FY2022 | $29,242,242 | $19,758,048 | $0 | $17,458,880 | $245,485,310 | Mar 2022 |
| FY2021 | $39,277,326 | $22,353,578 | $0 | $24,610,356 | $240,162,756 | Mar 2021 |
| FY2020 | $15,338,811 | $11,553,844 | $0 | $15,175,742 | $175,437,048 | Mar 2020 |
| FY2019 | $17,836,804 | $10,763,025 | $0 | $14,432,006 | $193,962,306 | Mar 2019 |
| FY2018 | $26,227,595 | $13,807,658 | $0 | $16,268,159 | $192,893,376 | Mar 2018 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies Akron Community Foundation is read alongside.
SCF
Stark Community Foundation
A Stark County community foundation connecting donors to local causes, with a conviction that education is…
ECF
Erie Community Foundation
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126 companies named
BCCF
Battle Creek Community Foundation
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BTCF
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
A regional community foundation serving the rural corner where New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts meet…
WCF
Whatcom Community Foundation
A Washington community foundation whose creed is that giving here matters, serving all of Whatcom County…
Who backs ACF
Every company Akron Community Foundation names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| Sikich | Award sponsor | BAI DETC GFOA GCP MMAC |
| State and Federal Communications, Inc. | Award sponsor | USCM |
| Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP | Award sponsor | AHLA |
| 330 Dental | Award sponsor | Only Akron Community Foundation, so far |
| Clearstead | Award sponsor | Only Akron Community Foundation, so far |
| J.D. Williamson Construction Co., Inc. | Award sponsor | Only Akron Community Foundation, so far |
| Onyx Creative Inc. | Award sponsor | Only Akron Community Foundation, so far |
| Western Reserve Trust Company | Award sponsor | Only Akron Community Foundation, so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
2026 Bert A. Polsky Humanitarian Award sponsors and contributors. Read September 28, 2026. Polsky Humanitarian Award dinner sponsors only.
Who backs Akron Community Foundation's peers, but not Akron Community Foundation
Companies named publicly by at least one of Akron Community Foundation's five peer societies, and not found in Akron Community Foundation's reviewed public records.
The outside view
A community foundation founded in 1955 serving Summit County and Greater Akron, Ohio, stewarding more than 900 charitable funds and nearly $340 million in assets to grant across arts, civic affairs, health, human services and education.
- Consensus
- Build
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Village
Where everyone is known by name.
The Village is built on belonging, where everyone knows everyone and relationships are the point. Its gift is loyalty and warmth, its challenge is scaling beyond the intimacy that makes it work.
Also reads toward The Republic and The Legacy.
Strengths
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