Ohio · Public charity
Akron Bar Foundation
The foundation supports the activities of the akron bar association under section 509(a)(3). The foundation also acts as the charitable arm of the akron bar association and provides scholarships to deserving law students.
- $117k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $28k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $8,200
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $12,100
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2021 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $5.8M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations Akron Bar Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 3 | $28k | 67% |
| FY2024 | 1 | $8k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $8k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $16k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $18k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Akron Foundation | $28,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Broken Chains Jail & Prison Ministry Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Legal Defenders Office of Summit County Ohio Inc | $12,100 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Akron | $8,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Summit County Children Services | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Bondage Breakers Inc | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
About Akron Bar Foundation
- How much does Akron Bar Foundation give?
- Akron Bar Foundation reported 3 itemized grants totaling $27,800, out of $116,954 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
- What does Akron Bar Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (36%), Crime & Legal (36%), Religion (27%).
- Who are Akron Bar Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: The University of Akron Foundation ($28k), Broken Chains Jail & Prison Ministry Inc ($15k), Legal Defenders Office of Summit County Ohio Inc ($12k).
- Does Akron Bar Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Akron Bar Foundation based?
- Akron Bar Foundation is based in OH.
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