The GAR Foundation has approved nearly $2 million in grants to 24 nonprofit organizations in Greater Akron.
The foundation announced the grants May 19 following a distribution committee meeting.
GAR Foundation President Christine Amer Mayer emphasized the importance of investing across sectors to support stability and vitality in the region.
“These grants reflect our belief that a strong community depends on meeting essential needs while also fostering creativity, connection and shared understanding,” Mayer said in a prepared statement.
The grant recipients are:
∎ ACCESS: $180,000 for multiyear operating support.
∎ Akron Art Museum: $250,000 for multiyear operating support.
∎ ArtsNow: $145,000 for operating support and ArtsForward administration.
∎ ArtSparks: $25,000 for operating support.
∎ Axess Family Services: $70,000 for Mobile Meals operating support in Summit County.
∎ Better Kenmore: $55,000 for operating support.
∎ Center for Applied Theatre and Active Culture: $15,000 for operating support.
∎ Community Legal Aid: $80,000 for multiyear operating support.
∎ Downtown Akron Development Corp.: $100,000 for multiyear operating support.
∎ Nazareth Housing Development Corp.: $20,000 for the Building Akron Together program.
∎ National Center for Choreography-Akron: $25,000 for operating support.
∎ Ohio Shakespeare Festival: $10,000 for operating support.
∎ Project Learn of Summit County: $130,000 for multiyear operating support.
∎ Progressive Alliance CDC: $35,000 for operating support and challenge grant.
∎ Red Oak Behavioral Health: $50,000 for mental health consultation in APS pre-kindergarten classrooms.
∎ Signal Akron: $100,000 for operating support.
∎ South Street Ministries: $55,000 for operating support.
∎ Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens: $30,000 for operating support.
∎ Summit County Continuum of Care: $20,000 for the Lived Experience Committee
∎ Students With a Goal (SWAG): $25,000 for operating support and challenge grant.
∎ Urban Vision: $35,000 for the Set on Success afterschool program.
∎ Vantage Aging: $40,000 for Meals on Wheels of Northeast Ohio.
∎ The Vincent House (Citizens Akron Church): $20,000 for the Middle School Leadership Program.
∎ West Hill Neighborhood Organization: $10,000 for WonderFest and West Hill Wednesdays.
∎ Youth Success Summit: $250,000 for operating support.
Galen Roush, co-founder and chief executive officer of Roadway Express, and his wife, Ruth Roush, established the GAR Foundation in 1967. The foundation’s mission is “to help Akron become smarter, stronger and more vibrant.” Visit www.garfoundation.org for more information.
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