2007 Annual Report - Akron Community Foundation

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Imagine if something you did today could inspire local residents
for years to come.
A gift to the Community Fund enables each of us to do exceptional
things. This fund is unique, pooling and investing gifts from all over
the community. As it continues to grow, it keeps pace with the
community’s changing needs and improves life for future generations.
Each quarter, the foundation’s board uses a portion of the fund’s
assets for grant-making in one of four areas: arts and culture,
civic affairs, health and human services, and education. Grants go to
qualified 501(c)(3) organizations that provide the most useful and
timely services to residents. The board prefers collaborative programs
that promote proven ways of strengthening the community.
Support the Community Fund
The Community Fund’s ability to meet our changing needs is only as
strong as its financial support. You have the opportunity to impact our
community forever with a gift in any amount. The foundation welcomes
gifts of cash, publicly traded securities, closely held stock, insurance,
real estate, retirement plans and other readily marketable gifts.
Donors can choose to make gifts as a memorial or tribute to honor
a loved one, friend or colleague. For more information or to make
a contribution to the Community Fund, call the foundation office at
330-376-8522, or visit www.akroncommuntiyfdn.org.
THE COMMUNITY FUND
Grants were made possible by the following unrestricted funds:
Adam Fund
Alcohol/Drug Abuse Prevention Partnership Program
Jean S. and Thomas J. Amer Fund
V. E. (Tom) Atkins Fund
Dick and Chris Chenoweth Fund
This City Reads Fund
Community Fund
Decker Endowment Fund for Families
Charles C. and Dorathea S. Dilley Fund
Lisette Ertel Fund
John L. Feudner Jr. Fund
Frances H. and Paul A. Frank Fund
Gala Fund
Lillian D. and Lincoln H. Gries Fund
Hermine Z. Hansen Fund
Lucille Scott Harris Fund
Vivienne S. and Russell R. Johnstone Family Fund
Kathleen Joyce Fund
Arthur Kelly Fund
John S. Knight Fund
William C. Krisher Fund
Maggie & Jerry Lippman Tikkun Olam
“Repair the World” Fund
W. Bishop & Elizabeth C. McIntosh Fund
The Burton D. Morgan Foundation Fund
Pat and Alan Ockene Fund
Ohio Charitable Fund
C. Colmery Gibson Polsky Fund
Polsky Fund
Helen S. Robertson Fund
James G. Robertson Fund
Roush Memorial Fund
Sanatorium Contingent Fund
Shaw Foundation
Richard W. & Charlotte E. Staiger Fund
George Stevens Fund
Jean P. Stevens Fund*
Ronald L. Stiles Fund
Trustees Annual Giving Fund
Georgia Urda Fund
Emma Vioran Fund
William Wallace Fund
L. Frank & Angela M. Wilson Fund
William C. and Betty J. Zekan Fund
Muriel A. Zodrow Fund
* New fund this fiscal year
the COMMUNITY FUND
The true measure of Akron Community Foundation’s
impact can be found in its community investment. The
stories that follow demonstrate how Community Fund
grants inspire local residents to dream more, learn more,
do more and become more.
During the fiscal year April 1, 2006, to March 31, 2007, 98 Community
Fund grants totaling $ 1,388,734 were awarded in the areas of:
Arts & Culture – $ 305,652
22 % | Grant deadline: April 1
Civic Affairs – $ 421,630
30 % | Grant deadline: July 1
21.53
Health
30.36
22.01
26.10
& Human Services – $ 362,400
21.53
30.36
26 % | Grant deadline: October 1
Education – $ 299,052
22 % | Grant deadline: January 2
“If your actions inspire others to
dream more, learn more, do more and become more,
21.53
22.01
21.53
22.01
22.01
26.10
26.10
26.10
30.36
30.36
you are a leader.”
- John Quincy Adams
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