GREATER AKRON — GAR Foundation has awarded $880,000 in capital funding to 28 organizations in Greater Akron. This year, the Foundation made several larger awards for special one-time cultural projects.
“We continue to be impressed with the innovative work coming from our local nonprofits and these grants will help them achieve mission-critical objectives,” said Christine Amer Mayer, president of GAR Foundation. “We saw a lot of important community-building and expansion projects that will strengthen public spaces and increase services to the community.”
Organizations receiving capital support include:
- Akron Art Museum, $125,000 for the Centennial Campaign
- Akron Children’s Museum, $21,000 for expansion of new exhibits
- Akron History Center, $65,000 for the Akron History Center in The Bowery
- Akron Parks Collaborative, $25,000 to revitalize Morgan Park in South Akron
- Akron AxessPointe Community Health Centers, $20,000 for a new federally qualified Health Center
- Broken Chains Jail & Prison Ministry, $10,000 for capital upgrades to its women’s residence
- Center for Applied Theatre and Active Culture, $7,500 for new signage and safety upgrades
- Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, $20,000 for new locomotives and maintenance of existing ones
- Family & Community Services Inc., $20,000 for improvements to Valor Home for homeless veterans
- Family Promise of Summit County, $24,000 for renovations to a second house in their Survive to Thrive Program
- Friends of 91.3, $15,000 for upgrades to equipment for in-house production
- Friends of Glendale Cemetery, $20,000 for road paving and repair
- Girl Scouts of Northeast Ohio, $30,000 for a state-of-the-art STEM facility
- Habitat for Humanity of Summit County, $20,000 for a new storage facility and safety upgrades
- Harmony House, $25,000 for creation of an emergency shelter space
- Nightlight Cinema, $50,000 for the Second Screen capital campaign
- North Hill Community Development Corp., $30,000 for enhancement of the Howard Street Heritage Courtyard
- Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition, $100,000 for long-term maintenance of the improved Lock 3 Park
- OPEN M, $14,000 for signage and security upgrades
- Red Oak Behavioral Health, $20,000 for the Connect-GROW-Thrive capital facility improvement project
- South Street Ministries Inc., $20,000 for outside safety and beautification elements
- Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens, $20,000 for renovation of concession stands
- Stewart’s Caring Place, $15,000 for capital improvements at the Wellness Center
- Summit ArtSpace, $20,000, for signage and space renovation
- The Well Community Development Corp., $12,500 for facility upgrades to the Akron Food Works kitchen
- United Way Summit and Medina, $95,000 for the Sojourner Truth Plaza
- Urban Vision, $11,000 for signage and security upgrades
- Wesley Temple African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, $25,000 for kitchen renovations that support community outreach and engagement