GAR Foundation Refines Approach to Education and Awards $1,641,305 to Area Nonprofits
AKRON, Ohio (May 15, 2013) — In its largest grant-making quarter of the year, GAR Foundation awarded $1,641,305 to 43 area nonprofits. The Foundation’s Distribution Committee also approved new priorities […]
GAR Foundation awards more than $1.5 million in grants for first quarter 2013
GAR Foundation announces grants awarded at its first quarterly meeting for 2013. More than $1,598,000 was awarded to are nonprofits serving Greater Akron and Northeast Ohio. For more information, see our […]
Two Innovative Articles All Nonprofit Leaders Should Read
The Stanford Social Innovation Review incubates groundbreaking writings on social change. Two recent articles that GAR staff have been referencing include Collective Impact by John Kania & Mark Kramer and Channeling Change: Making Collective […]
GAR Foundation Challenges the Community with a $800,000 commitment to Akron Public Schools’ STEM High School
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Christine Amer Mayer Assumes the Presidency of GAR Foundation
Christine Amer Mayer took over the reigns of GAR Foundation from Robert W. Briggs on January 1, 2012. For further information on this transition, click here
President Robert W. Briggs to Hand Over Reins of GAR to Christine Amer Mayer
Christine Amer Mayer, Chief Operating Officer and Legal Counsel of GAR Foundation, will assume the presidency from Robert W. Briggs on January 1, 2012. Read more here
Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce releases new study on STEM education
A new research report from Georgetown University highlights the continued need to focus on the teaching and learning of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in the early grades through baccalaureate […]
Grants Awarded at Our May 2010 Quarterly Meeting
GAR Foundation President Robert Briggs announced that the Foundation’s Distribution Committee approved $1,568,551 in grants at its second quarter meeting of 2010. Grants were awarded to support programs and operations […]