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Grant Funders in Akron, OH

Bespoke Grants indexes 31 grant-making foundations headquartered in Akron, Ohio — together $86.4M in indexed annual giving. Their giving most often supports higher education, health care, arts & culture and housing & homelessness. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Akron nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

31
Foundations in Akron
$86.4M
Indexed annual giving
31
Listed below
OH
State

Foundations headquartered in Akron

Ranked by giving in available IRS summaries. Filings may cover different years; these totals are not a current-year funding pool. Each links to a public overview and up to three sample grants. Full grant history and research tools require All access at $19/month.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1United Way of Summit and Medina$16.0M2025
2The University of Akron Foundation$11.2M2024
3Akron Community Foundation$11.1M2025
4Firstenergy Foundation$9.8M2024
5Akron Children's Hospital Foundation$7.7M2024
6Jim & Vanita Oelschlager Foundation$3.2M2023
7Remember Nhu$2.8M2018
8The Lebron James Family Foundation$2.0M2022
9Jewish Community Board of Akron$1.9M2023
10Sankey Family Foundation$1.6M2024
11Oriana Services Inc$1.5M2022
12The Goodyear Foundation$1.3M2024
13Ibh Foundation Inc$1.2M2024
14Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens Foundation$1.2M2024
15The Mpb Charitable Foundation$1.2M2024
16Mg O'neil Foundation$1.1M2024
17The Mccready Family Foundation$1.1M2017
18St Vincent Parish Foundation$1.1M2025
19Lehner Family Foundation$972K2024
20Signet Love Inspires Foundation$947K2024
21Artsnow$897K2025
22Mary S & David C Corbin Foundation$863K2023
23Berlin Family Foundation Inc$832K2024
24Milton James Foundation Inc$687K2024
25Gpd Group Employees Foundation Inc$672K2023
26St Vincent - St Mary High School$629K2024
27Walter Henry Freygang Foundation$587K2024
28Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron$579K2024
29Akron Regional Development Board$548K2024
30Creutzfeldt-jakob Disease$540K2024
31Hoban Trust Fund Inc$534K2024

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a Akron, OH address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund Akron nonprofits; the one lifetime free funder search accounts for both.