Gar Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 34-6577710
Foundation Overview
Based in Pittsburgh, PA, Gar Foundation has awarded 429 grants totaling $64,226,799 to organizations in Pennsylvania, Ohio and 4 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $30 to $7,544,893, with a median award of $25,000.
Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$64,226,799
Total Assets
$187,738,597
Median Grant (all grants)
$25,000
Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot
Total Grants
1
Median Grant
$7,544,893
% No Significant Change
4%
(vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year:
February 2026
Foundation Intelligence
Advanced analytics and strategic insights to help nonprofit organizations assess grant opportunities and optimize their application strategies
New Applicant Friendliness
Limited Sample: 0%
1 total grant. Insufficient data for reliable pattern analysis. Foundation may be highly selective or recently established.
Geographic Focus
Ohio
96% of all grants are concentrated in Ohio, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within Ohio, funding concentrates in Akron (72%), Cleveland (8%), Cuyahoga Falls (3%).
Funding Trajectory
+22%
Moderate 22% growth trend over 7 years suggests stable and gradually increasing funding capacity. This positive trajectory indicates reliable grant-making resources and sustainable philanthropic commitment.
Program Areas
General Purposes + 3 others
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (78%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Gar Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recipient Statement Attached | $7,544,893 | Pittsburgh, PA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Recipient Statement Attached | $7,223,231 | Pittsburgh, PA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Recipient Statement Attached | $7,367,501 | Pittsburgh, PA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Recipient Statement Attached | $7,367,501 | Pittsburgh, PA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Recipient Statement Attached | $7,367,501 | Pittsburgh, PA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Recipient Statement Attached | $7,174,986 | Pittsburgh, PA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Akron Art Museum | $193,500 | Akron, OH, US | Essential Experiences | 2020 |
| County Of Summit | $10,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Magical Theatre Company | $42,500 | Barberton, OH, US | Renovations To The Theatre | 2020 |
| Heart To Heart Communications | $15,000 | Akron, OH, US | Presidential Discretionary | 2020 |
| International Institute Of Akron | $55,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2020 |
| Early Childhood Resource Center | $224,300 | Canton, OH, US | Stars Program | 2020 |
| Rubber City Shakespeare Company | $28,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Conservancy For Cuyahoga | $85,450 | Brecksville, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| The Well Community Development | $1,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2018 Grant Award | 2020 |
| Artsparks | $79,650 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Akron Blind Center | $2,500 | Akron, OH, US | Dc Advised Grant | 2020 |
| Project Grad Akron | $85,800 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Akron Zoological Park | $60,453 | Akron, OH, US | Essential Experiences | 2020 |
| Family Promise Of Summit County | $10,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2017 Grant Award | 2020 |
| United Way Of Summit County | $255,000 | Akron, OH, US | Professional Development | 2020 |
| He Brought Us Out Ministry | $5,200 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Akron - Canton Regional Foodbank | $150,100 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2020 |
| Akron Community Foundation | $3,800 | Akron, OH, US | Student Art Exhibit Fund - | 2020 |
| Akron Public Schools | $250,000 | Akron, OH, US | Griffin Inspiration Station | 2020 |
| Kent State University Foundation | $100 | Kent, OH, US | For Nine Lives | 2020 |
| United Way Of Summit County | $202,800 | Akron, OH, US | Covid-19 Emergency Support | 2020 |
| The Miami Foundation | $5,500 | Miami, FL, US | Gum Dip Theatre | 2020 |
| Northeast Ohio Center Pain | $5,000 | Oberlin, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| United Way Of Summit County | $231,100 | Akron, OH, US | General Support Plus | 2020 |
| Walsh Jesuit High School | $1,650 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH, US | Matching Gifts | 2020 |
| Akron Public Schools | $18,000 | Akron, OH, US | Virtual Village Expansion | 2020 |
| Akron Public Schools | $13,390 | Akron, OH, US | It Is All The Rage | 2020 |
| St Vincent-st Mary High School | $15,000 | Akron, OH, US | Clean Food, Clear Mind | 2020 |
| Akron Public Schools | $8,400 | Akron, OH, US | United By Our Stories | 2020 |
| Open Tone Music | $25,050 | Cleveland, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Akron Public Schools | $14,000 | Akron, OH, US | Oh, The Places We Will Go | 2020 |
| None To Fragile Inc | $17,500 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Western Reserve Historical | $171,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Victim Assistance Program | $6,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Archbishop Hoban High School | $1,820 | Akron, OH, US | Microprocessor Controlled | 2020 |
| Urban Vision | $50,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Shelter Care Inc | $15,000 | Tallmadge, OH, US | Safe Landing Youth Shelters | 2020 |
| Stow-munroe Falls City Schools | $4,000 | Stow, OH, US | Sel And Vr | 2020 |
| St Joseph School | $14,990 | Cleveland, OH, US | Building Community Through | 2020 |
| Springfield Lsd | $9,990 | Akron, OH, US | A Pixar Is Worth A Thousand | 2020 |
| Musical Arts Association | $30,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| St Barnabas School | $56,880 | Northfield, OH, US | Wow; Embracing Cultural | 2020 |
| Manchester Local Schools | $8,600 | Akron, OH, US | Composting To Save Water | 2020 |
| Ohio Alliance For Arts Education | $300 | Columbus, OH, US | Matching Gift | 2020 |
| Coventry Local School District | $15,000 | Akron, OH, US | Project Reading Readiness | 2020 |
| Barberton City Schools | $14,960 | Barberton, OH, US | Breathe, Think, Respond | 2020 |
| Groundworks Dance Theater | $40,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Copley-fairlawn City Schools | $5,000 | Copley, OH, US | Rooted In Concern | 2020 |
| Greater Akron Musical Assoc | $95,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2018 Grant Award | 2020 |
| Akron Public Schools | $20,000 | Akron, OH, US | Building Scholars Thru | 2020 |
| Girl Scouts Of North East Ohio | $100 | Macedonia, OH, US | Girl Scout Leadership | 2020 |
| Akron Public Schools | $19,880 | Akron, OH, US | Steam Cafe; Honey Bees | 2020 |
| Akron Public Schools | $5,000 | Akron, OH, US | Project Rise | 2020 |
| Akron Public Schools | $5,000 | Akron, OH, US | Dei Microgrant | 2020 |
| Emmanuel Christian Academy | $45,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Cuyahoga Valley | $2,500 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Cuyahoga Valley Contryside | $309 | Peninsula, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Akron Community Service | $50,000 | Akron, OH, US | Capital Grant | 2020 |
| Apollo's Fire The Cleveland | $5,000 | Cleveland Heights, OH, US | Operations In Summit Cnty | 2020 |
| First Congregational Church | $2,500 | Akron, OH, US | Discretionary Grant | 2020 |
| University Of Akron Foundation | $20,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2019 Grant Award | 2020 |
| Community Hall Foundation | $50 | Akron, OH, US | Crossroads Writers Conf/ | 2020 |
| Artsnow | $197,063 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Alchemy Inc | $70,200 | Copley, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Asian Services In Action Inc | $60,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Building For Tomorrow | $292,500 | Akron, OH, US | Scheduled Grant Payment | 2020 |
| Child Guidance & Family Solutions | $85,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2020 |
| Downtown Akron Partnership | $80,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2019 Grant Award | 2020 |
| Family And Community Services | $72,500 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Tri-county Jobs For Ohio's | $75,000 | Akron, OH, US | Operating Support In 2019 | 2020 |
| Tuesday Musical Association | $55,000 | Akron, OH, US | Knight Arts Challenge | 2020 |
| Weathervane Community Playhouse | $50,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2020 |
| Access Inc | $99,025 | Akron, OH, US | 2019 Grant Award - Glass | 2020 |
| Akron Creative Inc | $30,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Battered Women's Shelter | $21,250 | Akron, OH, US | General Support Plus | 2020 |
| Community Legal Aid Services Inc | $51,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| Salvation Army Summit Cnty | $147,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2018 Grant Award | 2020 |
| South Street Ministries Inc | $55,100 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens | $159,081 | Akron, OH, US | Capital Grant For | 2020 |
| Summit Education Initiative | $229,500 | Akron, OH, US | 2020 Grant Award, Matching | 2020 |
| Crafty Mart Inc | $10,000 | Charlotte, NC, US | For Bechdel Fest | 2020 |
| Haven Of Rest Ministries Inc | $47,600 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2020 |
| Greater Akron Chamber | $235,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Leadership Akron | $20,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Fund For Our Economic Future | $283,334 | Akron, OH, US | Feb 2019 Grant | 2020 |
| Let's Grow Akron | $30 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations 2020, | 2020 |
| Center For Applied Theatre | $9,500 | Akron, OH, US | For Ma'sue Prodictions | 2020 |
| Bounce Innovation Hub | $85,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Akron Development Corp | $85,000 | Akron, OH, US | Creation Of An Economic | 2020 |
| Truly Reaching You | $1,500 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2020 |
| Project Learn Of Summit County | $63,500 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2020 |
| Akron Area Ymca | $105,000 | Akron, OH, US | Neighborhood Leadership | 2020 |
| Summit County Public Health | $1,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Cuyahoga Falls City Schools | $58,050 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH, US | Exploring Our World - Not | 2020 |
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation | $37,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | 2020 Covid Grant | 2020 |
| Torchbearers | $5,000 | Akron, OH, US | Presidential Discretionary | 2020 |
| Summit Artspace | $5,000 | Akron, OH, US | Art Resources | 2020 |
| Akron Soul Train | $20,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2018 Grant Award | 2020 |
| Girls On The Run Northeast | $8,500 | Akron, OH, US | Matching Gift | 2020 |
| Links Community & Family | $45,000 | Akron, OH, US | Support Of Afterschool | 2020 |
| Axesspointe Community | $12,500 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2020 |
| Akron Urban League | $86,100 | Akron, OH, US | General Support Plus | 2020 |
| Thirdspace Action Lab Llc | $8,748 | Cleveland, OH, US | Dei Work | 2020 |
| Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad | $5,000 | Peninsula, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition | $100,000 | Akron, OH, US | Resource Development Plan & | 2020 |
| Les Delices | $5,500 | Cleveland, OH, US | Knight Arts Challenge Match | 2020 |
| Students With A Goal | $35,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Habitat For Humanity | $10,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Akron Civic Theatre | $100,250 | Akron, OH, US | Emergency Support | 2020 |
| Progressive Alliance Community | $21,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support Plus | 2020 |
| Council On Alcohol And Drugs Inc | $7,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | Knight Arts Challenge | 2020 |
| Roots Of American Music | $5,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | Kac Grant | 2020 |
| Harmony House | $10,000 | Mansfield, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Goodwill Industries Of Akron | $28,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| North Akron Community Development | $27,500 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Our Lady Of The Elms School | $20,920 | Akron, OH, US | Emploring Historical Akron; | 2020 |
| The Nightlight Cinema | $5,000 | Akron, OH, US | Emergency Support | 2020 |
| Case Western Reserve University | $10,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Art Resources Transformations Llc | $17,500 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Boys And Girls Clubs Of Northeast Ohio | $110,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Revere Local School District | $15,000 | Richfield, OH, US | The Growing Space | 2020 |
| Canton Museum Of Art | $50 | Canton, OH, US | Matching Gift | 2020 |
| Conxusneo | $130,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Inlet Dance Theatre | $7,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | Knight Arts Challenge Grant | 2020 |
| Hudson City School District | $35,050 | Hudson, OH, US | Lenses Of Sustainability; | 2020 |
| Cleveland Museum Of Art | $62,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | Essential Experiences | 2020 |
| Project Ujima | $29,100 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations Plus | 2020 |
| Summa Foundation | $35,000 | Akron, OH, US | Covid Grant | 2020 |
| Front Exhibition Company | $10,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | Kac Grant | 2020 |
| Kenmore Heighborhood Alliance | $20,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Twinsburg City School District | $9,070 | Twinsburg, OH, US | Cardio-connect | 2020 |
| Stark State College Foundation | $10,000 | North Canton, OH, US | Scholarships For Dual | 2020 |
| Open M | $12,500 | Akron, OH, US | General Support Plus | 2020 |
| Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition | $200,000 | Akron, OH, US | Resource Development Plan & | 2018 |
| Akron Art Museum | $163,500 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2018 |
| Revere Local School District | $9,600 | Richfield, OH, US | Bath Elementary School Tiny | 2018 |
| American Heart Association | $320 | Akron, OH, US | Matching Gift Program | 2018 |
| Magical Theatre Company | $25,000 | Barberton, OH, US | Renovations To The Theatre | 2018 |
| Stark State College Foundation | $300,000 | North Canton, OH, US | Scholarships For Dual | 2018 |
| Akron Area Arts Alliance | $18,000 | Akron, OH, US | Wandering Aesthetics | 2018 |
| International Institute Of Akron | $45,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2018 |
| Young Mens Christion Association | $15,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Community Support Services | $12,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Akron Roundtable | $2,500 | Akron, OH, US | Presidential Discretionary | 2018 |
| Rebuilding Together Ne Ohio | $22,500 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Stidents With A Goal | $10,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Our Lady Of The Elms School | $15,000 | Akron, OH, US | Agricultural Exploration | 2018 |
| Summit Cnty Dept Of Job And | $10,000 | Akron, OH, US | Fatherhood Initiative | 2018 |
| Chapel Hill Christian School | $15,000 | Akron, OH, US | Coding Into Critical | 2018 |
| Jewish Community Board Of Akron | $3,000 | Akron, OH, US | Forum 360 | 2018 |
| Early Childhood Resource Center | $250,025 | Canton, OH, US | Stars Program | 2018 |
| Global Cleveland | $5,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | Dc Advised Grant | 2018 |
| Rubber City Theatre | $3,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Chamber Music Society Of Ohio | $8,000 | Akron, OH, US | For Urban Troubadour | 2018 |
| Children's Hospital Medical | $51,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Conservancy For Cuyahoga | $80,000 | Brecksville, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| The Well Community Development | $50,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2018 Grant Award | 2018 |
| Hudsonjs Inc | $2,500 | Hudson, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Artsparks | $100,650 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Stewart's Caring Place | $300 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Akron Blind Center | $5,000 | Akron, OH, US | Dc Advised Grant | 2018 |
| Kennmore Neighborhood Alliance | $21,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Rape Crisis Center | $500 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Project Grad Akron | $60,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| National Center On Nonprofit | $4,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic | $100 | Chagrin Falls, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Akron Zoological Park | $31,094 | Akron, OH, US | Essential Experiences | 2018 |
| Cleveland Museum Of Art | $48,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | Essential Experiences | 2018 |
| United Way Of Summit County | $450,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2018 Grant Award | 2018 |
| Akron - Canton Regional Foodbank | $55,040 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2018 |
| Akron Community Foundation | $91,000 | Akron, OH, US | Student Art Exhibit Fund | 2018 |
| Akron Public Schools | $7,300 | Akron, OH, US | Bridges Bulldogs Broadcast | 2018 |
| Kent State University Foundation | $46,500 | Kent, OH, US | For Nine Lives | 2018 |
| United Way Of Summit County | $150,000 | Akron, OH, US | April 2018 Grant | 2018 |
| The Miami Foundation | $3,000 | Miami, FL, US | Girls Rock Camp | 2018 |
| Northeast Ohio Center Pain | $20,000 | Oberlin, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| United Way Of Summit County | $13,070 | Akron, OH, US | Bold Future Ball Table | 2018 |
| Keep Akron Beautiful | $50 | Akron, OH, US | 2018 Grant Award | 2018 |
| Walsh Jesuit High School | $1,950 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH, US | Matching Gift | 2018 |
| Akron Public Schools | $6,100 | Akron, OH, US | Glover Clc The Big 3 | 2018 |
| Seton Catholic School | $21,400 | Hudson, OH, US | Intelligent Classroom | 2018 |
| Akron Public Schools | $9,700 | Akron, OH, US | Growing Student Mindsets | 2018 |
| Akron Public Schools | $5,900 | Akron, OH, US | My Creativity My Future | 2018 |
| Open Tone Music | $25,700 | Cleveland, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Akron Public Schools | $10,000 | Akron, OH, US | Dc Advised Grant | 2018 |
| None To Fragile Inc | $33,750 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Youth Excellence Performing | $30,050 | Akron, OH, US | Matching Gift | 2018 |
| Western Reserve Historical | $86,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Immaculate Heart Of Mary Schools | $39,000 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH, US | Makerspace Is More Than | 2018 |
| Victim Assistance Program | $30,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Urban Vision | $25,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Woodridge Local Schools | $14,200 | Peninsula, OH, US | Park Talks | 2018 |
| United Way Of Summit County | $100,000 | Akron, OH, US | July 2018 Description | 2018 |
| Shelter Care Inc | $10,000 | Tallmadge, OH, US | Safe Landing Youth Shelters | 2018 |
| Stow-munroe Falls City Schools | $9,600 | Stow, OH, US | Heart Rates | 2018 |
| Springfield Local Schools | $6,300 | Akron, OH, US | Junior High Chromakey | 2018 |
| Musical Arts Association | $65,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| St Barnabas School | $19,100 | Northfield, OH, US | What A Great Idea | 2018 |
| Manchester Local Schools | $17,100 | Akron, OH, US | Composting To Save Water | 2018 |
| Neos Dance Theatre | $10,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2018 |
| Groundworks Dance Theater | $32,500 | Cleveland, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Greater Akron Musical Assoc | $60,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2018 Grant Award | 2018 |
| Akron Public Schools | $100,000 | Akron, OH, US | Implementation Of Ccaa | 2018 |
| Akron Public Schools | $5,000 | Akron, OH, US | Dc Advised Grant | 2018 |
| First Glance Student Center Inc | $20,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2018 |
| Emmanuel Christian Academy | $35,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| East Akron Neighborhood | $40,000 | Akron, OH, US | East Akron Revitalization | 2018 |
| Blu Jazz Master Class Foundation | $10,000 | Akron, OH, US | Knight Arts Challenge | 2018 |
| Cuyahoga Valley Christian | $5,100 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH, US | Mentoring Mathletes | 2018 |
| Cuyahoga Valley Contryside | $20,000 | Peninsula, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Boys And Girls Club Of Western | $85,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2018 |
| Akron Community Service | $67,000 | Akron, OH, US | Capital Grant | 2018 |
| Philanthropy Ohio | $5,000 | Columbus, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| University Of Akron Foundation | $39,200 | Akron, OH, US | 2018 Grant Award | 2018 |
| Summit County Historical Cociety | $30,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Community Hall Foundation | $822,750 | Akron, OH, US | Crossroads Writers Conf/ | 2018 |
| Artsnow | $235,500 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Alchemy Inc | $45,000 | Copley, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Asian Services In Action Inc | $50,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Building For Tomorrow | $185,000 | Akron, OH, US | Spark | 2018 |
| Bvu The Center For Nonprofit | $4,500 | Cleveland, OH, US | Technical Assist. Workshops | 2018 |
| Child Guidance & Family Solutions | $80,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2018 |
| Downtown Akron Partnership | $85,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2018 Grant Award | 2018 |
| Family And Community Services | $60,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Info Line Inc | $10,000 | Akron, OH, US | April 2018 Grant | 2018 |
| Tri-county Jobs For Ohio's | $75,000 | Akron, OH, US | Operating Support In 2018 | 2018 |
| Tuesday Musical Association | $58,000 | Akron, OH, US | Knight Arts Challenge | 2018 |
| Weathervane Community Playhouse | $45,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2018 |
| Access Inc | $75,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2018 Grant Award - Glass | 2018 |
| Akron Creative Inc | $30,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Community Legal Aid Services Inc | $30,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Operating Support | 2018 |
| Cuyahoga Valley Preservation | $2,500 | Peninsula, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Salvation Army Summit Cnty | $134,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2018 Grant Award | 2018 |
| South Street Ministries Inc | $30,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens | $174,663 | Akron, OH, US | Capital Grant For | 2018 |
| Akron Community Foundation | $70,000 | Akron, OH, US | Gar Donor Advised Fund | 2018 |
| Summit Education Initiative | $225,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2018 Grant Award | 2018 |
| The Miami Foundation | $10,100 | Miami, FL, US | Matching Gift To Love | 2018 |
| Community Initiatives | $5,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Crafty Mart Inc | $28,000 | Charlotte, NC, US | For Bechdel Fest | 2018 |
| Haven Of Rest Ministries Inc | $32,500 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2018 |
| Leadership Akron | $55,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Summit Workforce Solutions | $125,500 | Akron, OH, US | Matching Gift | 2018 |
| Summit Education Initiative | $1,000 | Akron, OH, US | Matching Grant | 2018 |
| Bme Community Akron | $30,000 | Akron, OH, US | Presidential Discretionary | 2018 |
| Foundation Center - Cleveland | $10,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Center For Applied Theatre | $11,000 | Akron, OH, US | For Ma'sue Prodictions | 2018 |
| Akron Community Foundation | $25,000 | Akron, OH, US | Gar Daf | 2018 |
| Akron Development Corp | $120,000 | Akron, OH, US | Creation Of An Economic | 2018 |
| Project Learn Of Summit County | $50,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2018 |
| Cuyahoga Falls City Schools | $110,300 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH, US | Sphero Robotics,tiger Time | 2018 |
| Hudson City Schools | $39,300 | Hudson, OH, US | How Do I Use Models | 2018 |
| Torchbearers | $7,500 | Akron, OH, US | Presidential Discretionary | 2018 |
| Akron Inner City Soccer Club | $2,100 | Akron, OH, US | Presidential Discretionary | 2018 |
| Akron Regional Development Board | $400,000 | Akron, OH, US | For Planning Efforts | 2018 |
| Akron Soul Train | $25,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2018 Grant Award | 2018 |
| Girls On The Run Northeast | $150 | Akron, OH, US | Matching Gift | 2018 |
| Links Community & Family | $25,000 | Akron, OH, US | Support Of Afterschool | 2018 |
| Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition | $100,000 | Akron, OH, US | Resource Development Plan & | 2017 |
| International Soap Box Derby | $25,000 | Akron, OH, US | Creation Of A New Gravity | 2017 |
| Cleveland International Film | $21,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | 38th Cleveland Intrnl Filn | 2017 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope | $20,000 | Garfield Heights, OH, US | For Hope Prep | 2017 |
| Axesspointe Community | $41,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2017 |
| Akron Art Museum | $100,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2017 |
| Revere Local School District | $15,000 | Richfield, OH, US | For The R Leaders Project | 2017 |
| Magical Theatre Company | $25,000 | Barberton, OH, US | Renovations To The Theatre | 2017 |
| Akron Area Arts Alliance | $8,500 | Akron, OH, US | Organizatioal Self-study | 2017 |
| International Institute Of Akron | $40,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2017 |
| Family Promise Of Summit County | $40,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2017 Grant Award | 2017 |
| United Way Of Summit County | $30,000 | Akron, OH, US | Bridges Out Of Poverty | 2017 |
| Habitat For Humanity Of | $15,000 | Akron, OH, US | Capital Grant | 2017 |
| Casa Board Volunteer Association | $26,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2017 |
| Akron - Canton Regional Foodbank | $95,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2017 |
| Akron Score | $20,000 | Akron, OH, US | Presidential Discretionary | 2017 |
| Akron Community Foundation | $50,000 | Akron, OH, US | Student Honoraria & | 2017 |
| Akron Public Schools | $150,000 | Akron, OH, US | Support Veggie U Prog In | 2017 |
| Kent State University | $57,000 | Kent, OH, US | For Student Scholarship | 2017 |
| Greenleaf Family Center | $56,000 | Akron, OH, US | Matching Gifts Program | 2017 |
| United Way Of Summit County | $26,560 | Akron, OH, US | Fatherhood Initiative To | 2017 |
| Interfaith Caregivers Program | $25,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2017 |
| The Miami Foundation | $15,000 | Miami, FL, US | For Storefront Windows | 2017 |
| Northeast Ohio Center Pain | $2,500 | Oberlin, OH, US | Office Spave Renovations | 2017 |
| United Way Of Summit County | $400,000 | Akron, OH, US | For Support Of Community | 2017 |
| Keep Akron Beautiful | $27,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2017 Grant Award | 2017 |
| Walsh Jesuit High School | $12,810 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH, US | Bring Back The Monarch | 2017 |
| Akron Public Schools | $8,410 | Akron, OH, US | Buchtel Super Modeling | 2017 |
| Seton Catholic School | $5,000 | Hudson, OH, US | Educator Initiative Grant | 2017 |
| Akron Public Schools | $3,550 | Akron, OH, US | Case Classroom Makerspace | 2017 |
| Akron Public Schools | $12,500 | Akron, OH, US | Jennings Clc Virtual | 2017 |
| Open Tone Music | $20,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | 1st Annual Rubber City Jazz | 2017 |
| Akron Public Schools | $4,970 | Akron, OH, US | Stem Hs What A Waterful | 2017 |
| None To Fragile Inc | $24,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2017 Off-broadway Series | 2017 |
| Youth Excellence Performing | $30,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2017 Grant Award | 2017 |
| Western Reserve Historical | $58,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | 2017 Grant Award | 2017 |
| Immaculate Heart Of Mary Schools | $4,980 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH, US | Increasing Student | 2017 |
| Victim Assistance Program | $30,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2017 Grant Award | 2017 |
| Urban Vision | $35,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2017 Grant Award | 2017 |
| Woodridge Local Schools | $9,890 | Peninsula, OH, US | Enriching The Stars Project | 2017 |
| United Way Of Summit County | $40,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2017 Grant Award | 2017 |
| Cornerstone Community School | $11,790 | Tallmadge, OH, US | Using Robotics | 2017 |
| Shelter Care Inc | $40,000 | Tallmadge, OH, US | Safe Landing Youth Shelters | 2017 |
| Markwood Partners Llc | $3,000 | Akron, OH, US | Change Mgmt / Leader | 2017 |
| Rubicon Cinema | $2,500 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Stow-munroe Falls City Schools | $29,360 | Stow, OH, US | Using Virtual Reality | 2017 |
| St Mary Elementary School | $15,000 | Akron, OH, US | For Math Core Fdn Textbooks | 2017 |
| Springfield Local Schools | $11,565 | Akron, OH, US | Building Self-esteam | 2017 |
| Musical Arts Association | $75,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | 2015 Blossom Music Festival | 2017 |
| Springfield Local Schools | $11,565 | Akron, OH, US | Programming Experiments | 2017 |
| St Barnabas School | $12,590 | Northfield, OH, US | Writers Workshop | 2017 |
| Junior Achievement Of North | $21,000 | Akron, OH, US | Programs In Summit County | 2017 |
| Manchester Local Schools | $15,360 | Akron, OH, US | Implementing A Culture Of | 2017 |
| Ohio Campus Compact | $5,000 | Granville, OH, US | Presidential Discretionary | 2017 |
| Neos Dance Theatre | $7,500 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2017 |
| Barberton City Schools | $10,000 | Barberton, OH, US | 2017 Capital Grant | 2017 |
| Groundworks Dance Theater | $26,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General Operations For | 2017 |
| Copley-fairlawn City Schools | $8,690 | Copley, OH, US | Transition Outcomes Program | 2017 |
| Greater Akron Musical | $81,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2017 Grant Award | 2017 |
| Great Lakes Biomimicry Inc | $26,000 | Bath, OH, US | Glbio's Lift Off Cap-bldg | 2017 |
| Akron Public Schools | $9,260 | Akron, OH, US | Windemere Clc Art Of The | 2017 |
| Girl Scouts Of North East Ohio | $36,000 | Macedonia, OH, US | Girl Scout Leadership | 2017 |
| Akron Public Schools | $5,000 | Akron, OH, US | Glass Half Full Award | 2017 |
| First Glance Student Center Inc | $35,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2017 |
| Akron Public Schools | $50,000 | Akron, OH, US | Lost Art Of The Letter | 2017 |
| Emmanuel Christian Academy | $35,000 | Akron, OH, US | Extended Day Pilot Program | 2017 |
| East Akron Neighborhood | $49,000 | Akron, OH, US | East Akron Revitalization | 2017 |
| Blu Jazz Master Class Foundation | $15,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2017 Grant Award | 2017 |
| Cuyahoga Valley Christian | $6,930 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH, US | Upgrades And Renovations To | 2017 |
| Cuyahoga Valley Contryside | $21,000 | Peninsula, OH, US | Expansion Of Mini-markets & | 2017 |
| College Now Greater Cleveland | $56,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | College Access Services In | 2017 |
| Boys And Girls Club Of Western | $86,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2017 |
| Akron Community Service | $21,000 | Akron, OH, US | Capital Grant | 2017 |
| Summit Metro Parkd Foundation | $10,000 | Akron, OH, US | Capital Grant | 2017 |
| Philanthropy Ohio | $5,000 | Columbus, OH, US | General Operations In 2015 | 2017 |
| Oriana House | $450 | Akron, OH, US | Support A Full-time Reentry | 2017 |
| Apollo's Fire The Cleveland | $8,500 | Cleveland Heights, OH, US | Operations In Summit Cnty | 2017 |
| Friends Of Wksu | $1,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2015 Spring Fund Drive | 2017 |
| University Of Akron Foundation | $50,000 | Akron, OH, US | Art Bomb Brigade - Synapse | 2017 |
| Summit County Historical Cociety | $16,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2nd Installment Of Grant | 2017 |
| West Hill Neighborhood | $4,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2017 |
| Community Hall Foundation | $185,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2017 Grant Award | 2017 |
| Cuyahoga Valley Youth Ballet | $15,000 | Cuyahoha Falls, OH, US | Reach Out And Dance | 2017 |
| Artsnow | $5,300 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Alchemy Inc | $45,000 | Copley, OH, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Asian Services In Action Inc | $66,000 | Akron, OH, US | International Community | 2017 |
| Building For Tomorrow | $160,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2017 Grant Award | 2017 |
| Bvu The Center For Nonprofit | $26,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General Operations In | 2017 |
| Child Guidance & Family Solutions | $61,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations Of The | 2017 |
| Children's Concert Society | $10,000 | Akron, OH, US | Concert Hall Series And | 2017 |
| City Of Akron | $750 | Akron, OH, US | 2015 Heinz Poll Summer | 2017 |
| Community Outreach | $8,000 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH, US | 2017 Grant Award | 2017 |
| Downtown Akron Partnership | $80,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2017 Grant Award | 2017 |
| Family And Community Services | $60,500 | Akron, OH, US | May 2017 Grant Award | 2017 |
| Great Trail Council | $26,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations In | 2017 |
| Broken Chains Ministry | $14,750 | Akron, OH, US | Matching Gift | 2017 |
| Info Line Inc | $10,000 | Akron, OH, US | Summit Cnty Basic Needs | 2017 |
| Jewish Family Service Center | $20,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations In 2017 | 2017 |
| Tri-county Jobs For Ohio's | $50,000 | Akron, OH, US | Operating Support In 2017 | 2017 |
| Tuesday Musical Association | $49,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2017 Grant Award | 2017 |
| Weathervane Community Playhouse | $46,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2017 |
| Women's Network Of Northeast | $20,000 | Fairlawn, OH, US | Leadership Training & Pro | 2017 |
| Access Inc | $86,350 | Akron, OH, US | Renovation & Update Of | 2017 |
| Akron Creative Inc | $37,500 | Akron, OH, US | Capital Grant For A Second | 2017 |
| Battered Women's Shelter | $10,500 | Akron, OH, US | Renew & Restore Community | 2017 |
| Community Legal Aid Services Inc | $25,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Operating Support | 2017 |
| Cuyahoga Valley Preservation | $30,000 | Peninsula, OH, US | Restore St Lucie Soundcar | 2017 |
| Tsne Missionworks | $7,500 | Akron, OH, US | Early Childhood Funders | 2017 |
| Salvation Army Summit Cnty | $169,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2017 Grant Award | 2017 |
| Ohio Shakespeare Festival | $3,000 | Akron, OH, US | Presidential Discretionary | 2017 |
| South Street Ministries Inc | $45,000 | Akron, OH, US | Grant For The Front Porch | 2017 |
| Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens | $30,300 | Akron, OH, US | Capital Grant For | 2017 |
| Akron Community Foundation | $25,000 | Akron, OH, US | Women's Endowment Fund | 2017 |
| Summit Education Initiative | $202,100 | Akron, OH, US | 2017 Grant Award | 2017 |
| The Miami Foundation | $14,500 | Miami, FL, US | General Operations | 2017 |
| Community Initiatives | $15,000 | Akron, OH, US | Fiscal Sponsor For | 2017 |
| Sound & Vision Inc | $14,573 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH, US | Conference Room Upgrade | 2017 |
| Crafty Mart Inc | $8,500 | Charlotte, NC, US | Annual Educator Conference | 2017 |
| Haven Of Rest Ministries Inc | $26,500 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2017 |
| Greater Summit County Early | $75,000 | Akron, OH, US | Scope Academy Operations | 2017 |
| Leadership Akron | $55,000 | Akron, OH, US | Founder Society Impact | 2017 |
| Fund For Our Economic Future | $563,333 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations For 2016 | 2017 |
| Summit Workforce Solutions | $80,500 | Akron, OH, US | Implementation Of Talent | 2017 |
| Summit Education Initiative | $1,000 | Akron, OH, US | Matching Grant | 2017 |
| Ohio Living Holdings | $11,000 | Columbus, OH, US | 2017 Grant Award | 2017 |
| Mature Services Inc | $26,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2017 Grant Award | 2017 |
| Let's Grow Akron | $26,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations 2017 | 2017 |
| Bme Community Akron | $5,000 | Akron, OH, US | Presidential Discretionary | 2017 |
| Hispanic Ministries Of Tuscarawas | $7,500 | Canton, OH, US | Proyecto Raices In 2015-16 | 2017 |
| Great Lakes Theatre Festival Inc | $10,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | Support Of Student Matinees | 2017 |
| Foundation Center - Cleveland | $10,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | General Operations 2015-16 | 2017 |
| Center For Applied Theatre | $2,500 | Akron, OH, US | For Drama & Autism | 2017 |
| Central Summit County Choral | $25,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations 2015-16 | 2017 |
| Battered Women's Shelter | $70,000 | Akron, OH, US | Shelter/rape Crisis Center | 2017 |
| Akron Community Foundation | $162,150 | Akron, OH, US | Matching Gift For The | 2017 |
| Akron Development Corp | $150,000 | Akron, OH, US | Creation Of An Economic | 2017 |
| Truly Reaching You | $36,750 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2017 |
| Project Learn Of Summit County | $51,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2017 |
| Akron Area Ymca | $20,000 | Akron, OH, US | Neighborhood Leadership | 2017 |
| Lawrence School | $26,000 | Broadview Heights, OH, US | Fund A Need Student | 2017 |
| Global Ties Akron | $15,000 | Akron, OH, US | Akron City Repair | 2017 |
| Cuyahoga Falls City Schools | $72,650 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Hudson City Schools | $48,230 | Hudson, OH, US | Ellsworth Hil Pathways To | 2017 |
| National Inventors Hall Of Fame | $1,000 | Alexandria, VA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Christ Child Society Of Akron | $25,000 | Akron, OH, US | Clothing Center In The 2017 | 2017 |
| Rotary Camp For Children With | $5,000 | Akron, OH, US | For Camperships In 2017 | 2017 |
| Cascade Locks Park Association | $985 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2017 |
| Cleveland Modern Dance | $3,500 | Cleveland, OH, US | 2017 Grant Award | 2017 |
| Opportunity Parish Ecumenical | $85,500 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2017 |
| Torchbearers | $7,500 | Akron, OH, US | Presidential Discretionary | 2017 |
| Summa Health System | $600 | Akron, OH, US | Matching Gift | 2017 |
| Friends Of 913 | $10,000 | Arlington, VA, US | Challenge Grant | 2017 |
| Northeast Ohio Council On | $1,000 | Cleveland, OH, US | Arts/humanities Career Fair | 2017 |
| Victim Assistance Program | $1,000 | Akron, OH, US | Capital Grant For Building | 2017 |
| Akron Inner City Soccer Club | $1,000 | Akron, OH, US | Presidential Discretionary | 2017 |
| Akron Regional Development Board | $50,000 | Akron, OH, US | For Planning Efforts | 2017 |
| Ma'sue Productions | $1,000 | Akron, OH, US | Presidential Discretionary | 2017 |
| Akron Soul Train | $25,000 | Akron, OH, US | 2017 Grant Award | 2017 |
| Norton City Schools | $14,930 | Norton, OH, US | Primary Elementary Steam | 2017 |
| United Disability Services Inc | $25,000 | Akron, OH, US | Capital Grant | 2017 |
| Girls On The Run Northeast | $5,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Operations | 2017 |
| Crown Point Ecology Center | $1,000 | Bath, OH, US | Professional Development | 2017 |
| Proyecto Raices | $1,000 | Akron, OH, US | Program Support In 2017 | 2017 |
| Links Community & Family | $20,000 | Akron, OH, US | Support Of Afterschool | 2017 |
| Bright Star Books | $1,000 | Akron, OH, US | General Support | 2017 |
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| EIN | 34-6577710 |
| Website | http://www.garfoundation.com |
| Address | 277 E MILL ST Akron, OH 44308-1735 |
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| Co-trustee | Pnc Bank N A |
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| Co-trustee | Laura Culp |
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