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Grant recipient EIN 31-1655877Education

Who funds Leadership Akron?

18 private foundations gave Leadership Akron in Akron, OH $442,578 across 40 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

40 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Sisler McFawn Foundation PFDNBrooklyn, OH 2025

    General operating

    $40,000
  2. The Welty Family FoundationAkron, OH 2025

    Community

    $20,000
  3. Mary S & David C Corbin FoundationFairlawn, OH 2025

    Funding for program books for all leadership programs as well as online directory

    $5,000
  4. Sisler McFawn Foundation PFDNBrooklyn, OH 2024

    General operating

    $40,000
  5. Maynard Family FoundationTallmadge, OH 2024

    Toward program support

    $35,000
  6. The Welty Family FoundationAkron, OH 2024

    Community

    $10,000
  7. Charles E and Mabel M Ritchie MemorialColumbus, OH 2024

    General operating

    $5,000
  8. Thomas & Lisa Mandel Family FoundationCleveland, OH 2024

    Project Support

    $5,000
  9. Synthomer Foundation IncBeachwood, OH 2024

    Program/project support

    $4,650
  10. Synthomer Foundation IncBeachwood, OH 2024

    Program/project support

    $2,500
  11. Lehner Family FoundationAkron, OH 2024

    Lieberth comm vision award

    $2,500
  12. Lloyd L & Louise K Smith FoundationColumbus, OH 2024

    General operating

    $2,000
  13. Alpha Phi Alpha Foundation of AkronAkron, OH 2024

    Grant

    $1,500
  14. Brennan Family FoundationAkron, OH 2024

    Donation

    $1,044
  15. Synthomer Foundation IncBeachwood, OH 2024

    Program/project support

    $500
  16. L R Moffitt & L W Moffitt FoundationColumbus, OH 2024

    General operating

    $500
  17. The Marks Family FoundationAkron, OH 2024

    Support charitable purpose of organization

    $250
  18. Sisler McFawn Foundation PFDNBrooklyn, OH 2023

    General operating

    $32,500
  19. Synthomer Foundation IncBeachwood, OH 2023

    Program/project support

    $2,500
  20. Lehner Family FoundationAkron, OH 2023

    Lieberth comm vision award

    $2,500
  21. Maynard Family FoundationTallmadge, OH 2023

    Toward program support

    $2,500
  22. Synthomer Foundation IncBeachwood, OH 2023

    Program/project support

    $400
  23. Sisler McFawn Foundation PFDNBrooklyn, OH 2022

    General operating

    $25,000
  24. Firstenergy FoundationAkron, OH 2022

    Civic

    $10,000
  25. The Welty Family FoundationAkron, OH 2022

    Community

    $5,000
  26. Lehner Family FoundationAkron, OH 2022

    Lieberth comm vision award

    $2,500
  27. Maynard Family FoundationTallmadge, OH 2022

    Toward program support

    $2,500
  28. Synthomer Foundation IncBeachwood, OH 2022

    Program/project support

    $2,000
  29. Synthomer Foundation IncBeachwood, OH 2022

    Program/project support

    $1,500
  30. Sisler McFawn Foundation PFDNBrooklyn, OH 2021

    General

    $25,000
  31. The Maynard Family FoundationTallmage, OH 2021

    Toward program support

    $5,000
  32. Synthomer Foundation IncBeachwood, OH 2021

    Project support

    $1,500
  33. Sisler McFawn Foundation PFDNBrooklyn, OH 2020

    General

    $25,000
  34. Gar FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2020

    General support

    $20,000
  35. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2020

    Professional

    $334
  36. Synthomer Foundation IncBeachwood, OH 2020

    Project support

    $150
  37. Gar FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2019

    General support

    $41,000
  38. Gar FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2018

    General support

    $55,000
  39. The Welty Family FoundationAkron, OH 2018

    Community

    $5,000
  40. The Michelson Foundation Charitable Trust (c/o Richard Michelson JR)Akron, OH 2018

    Educational

    $250

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Akron, OH and are not among Leadership Akron’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 146 grants Preselected only $9,184 to similar organizations
  2. Burton D Morgan Foundation IncHudson, OH 27 grants Accepts applications $1,608,880 to similar organizations
  3. FW Albrecht Family FoundationAkron, OH 9 grants Accepts applications $89,500 to similar organizations
  4. Nemeth Julius L PFDNBrooklyn, OH 9 grants Preselected only $66,000 to similar organizations
  5. Dominion Energy Charitable FoundationRichmond, VA 10 grants Accepts applications $26,587 to similar organizations
  6. GPD Group Employees Foundation IncAkron, OH 7 grants Accepts applications $19,500 to similar organizations
  7. The Mary and Dr George L Demetros CharitableColumbus, OH 10 grants Accepts applications $226,000 to similar organizations
  8. The Swagelok FoundationSolon, OH 8 grants Preselected only $54,510 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 31-1655877 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.