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  • September 28, 2022
    Gar Foundation Renews Three-year Commitment to Essential Experiences℠

    Akron, Ohio, (September 14, 2022) — GAR Foundation announces the continuation of Essential Experiences℠, which provides every Akron Public Schools student in PreK through 5th grade with a meaningful, co-curricular […]

  • June 13, 2022
    Summit County educators receive grants from GAR Foundation for classRoom-based projects

    AKRON, Ohio (June 9, 2022) —GAR Foundation announced $350,000 in funding to 42 teams of educators through its annual Educator Initiative Grant (EIG) program. The EIG program offers grants to […]

  • May 19, 2022
    GAR Awards More Than $2.25 Million to Akron-Area Nonprofits

    GAR Foundation awarded more than $2.25 million in grants to Akron nonprofit organizations at its May distribution meeting. The Foundation has focused significant support this quarter on inclusive economic and […]

  • April 15, 2022
    GAR Foundation’s 12th Annual Student Art Show

    GAR Foundation is thrilled to celebrate the 12th annual Student Art Show, highlighting the work of 27 undergraduate students from The School of Art at Kent State University and The […]

  • November 19, 2021
    GAR Foundation Awards $2.2 million in grantS

    GAR Foundation awarded $2,263,000 in grants to Akron nonprofit organizations at its November grant distribution meeting. Reflective of GAR’s commitment to improving Akron’s economic health, 43% of the funding awarded […]

  • November 05, 2021
    GLASS HALF FULL AWARD: TERESA R. LEGRAIR

    GAR Foundation is thrilled to announce that its 2021 Glass Half Full Award will go to President & CEO of Akron Urban League, Teresa R. LeGrair. This award was created […]

  • September 20, 2021
    Positive Results from GAR Foundation’s STARS: Supporting Teachers and Ready Students

    Akron, Ohio (Sept. 16, 2021) – With the beginning of a new school year, GAR Foundation analyzed the first two years of data from its STARS (Supporting Teachers and Ready […]

  • September 03, 2021
    Community Organizations Receive Over $1.7 Million in Funding from GAR Foundation

    GAR Foundation awarded $1,727,000 in grants to Akron nonprofit organizations at its August grant distribution meeting. This round of funding was awarded to 20 nonprofits and included five multi-year grants […]

  • July 26, 2021
    The Results are In!

    We are deeply grateful for the time you spent in responding to our Grantee Perception Survey. You offered a great deal of wisdom on many different facets of our work. […]

  • July 20, 2021
    Musings on our DEI Journey

    In recent months many of you, our grantee partners, have been working hard to deepen your understanding of how racial injustice and systemic racism can show up in nonprofit work. […]

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