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United Way of Summit and Medina

United way of summit & medina works to transform our community to make it easier for people to get help and build fulfilling, healthy lives.

$1.1M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
16
Grants FY2025
40
Organizations funded FY2024
20%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$45,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$200,000
Organizations funded a year
40 to 148
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
1
Total assets, FY2025
$15M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 20% of the organizations United Way of Summit and Medina funded were first-time grantees, receiving 13% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $359k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthEducationHuman ServicesPhilanthropyCommunity ImprovementPublic BenefitOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving15$1.1M7%
FY202440$2.8M20%
FY202342$2.9M10%
FY202266$3.7M11%
FY202161$3.2M15%
FY202071$4.4M6%
FY201974$4.4M15%
FY2018148$5.1M13%
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Human Services$11MHealth$5.6MEducation$4.8MPhilanthropy$2.8MYouth Development$2.3MHousing & Shelter$1.6MCommunity Improvement$1.5MEmployment$1.3MOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Summit Education Initiative$1,935,823921%
Young Men's Christian Association of Akron Inc$1,916,39983%
Child Guidance & Family Solutions$1,530,04982%
Akron Community Service Center & Urban League Inc$1,191,65089%
American Red Cross of Summit Portage & Medina Counties #35384$1,176,1766n/a
Building for Tomorrow$1,049,873827%
Hope and Healing Survivor Resource Center$999,72283%
Catholic Charities Community Services of Summit$995,1436n/a
Greenleaf Family Center$845,732612%
National Inventors Hall of Fame Inc$818,36661%
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All grantees of United Way of Summit and Medina by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Summit Education Initiative$1,935,823921%
Young Men's Christian Association of Akron Inc$1,916,39983%
Child Guidance & Family Solutions$1,530,04982%
Akron Community Service Center & Urban League Inc$1,191,65089%
American Red Cross of Summit Portage & Medina Counties #35384$1,176,1766n/a
Building for Tomorrow$1,049,873827%
Hope and Healing Survivor Resource Center$999,72283%
Catholic Charities Community Services of Summit$995,1436n/a
Greenleaf Family Center$845,732612%
National Inventors Hall of Fame Inc$818,36661%
Trailhead Community Health Foundati on of Greater Akron$746,9256n/a
Access Inc$729,07997%
Project Grad Akron$728,026718%
Conxusneo$662,50099%
Asian Services in Action Inc$612,39583%
Tri County Jobs for Ohio's Graduates$590,00072%
Info Line Inc$516,202224%
Heart to Heart Leadership Inc$485,027826%
Urban Vision$482,964614%
Akron Children's Hospital Foundation$467,79261%
Leadership Akron$465,800911%
Boys & Girls Club of the Western Reserve Inc$417,395314%
The Salvation Army$406,6507n/a
United Way of Greater Cleveland$404,73060%
Summit County Children Services$373,5444n/a
The Well Community Development Corporation$363,82562%
Catholic Charities Corporation$349,19250%
Akros Middle School$310,70158%
Students With a Goal$310,543538%
Legacy III Inc$302,99976%
Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank$299,16970%
United Way of Greater Stark County$289,77961%
South Street Mnistries Inc$262,813710%
Jewish Community Center of Akron$259,15342%
Victim Assistance Program Inc$253,15973%
Family Promise of Summit County Inc$246,70099%
Stewart's Caring Place Inc and Subsidiary$244,93895%
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio$244,82760%
Family & Community Services Inc$235,76960%
Feeding Medina County$235,66254%
United Disability Services Inc$232,63251%
Girl Scouts of North East Ohio$232,24151%
OhioGuidestone$232,00030%
Great Trail Council of Boy Scouts of America Inc$211,24463%
Western Reserve Academy$210,38021%
Community Health Center Foundation$210,000212%
Akron Inner City Soccer Club$205,664866%
Pastoral Counseling Service of Summit Co$203,25031%
Portage Path Behavioral Health$200,11321%
Habitat for Humanity of Medina County Inc$200,00026%
The Packard Institute Inc$200,0002n/a
United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County$199,88661%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio$199,66531%
Truly Reaching You Inc$165,71272%
Vantage Aging$162,78921%
Community Legal Aid Services$155,70931%
The University of Akron Foundation$154,58130%
Opportunity Parish Ecumenical Neighborhood Ministry$148,0276n/a
Akron Community Service Center & Urban$145,7611n/a
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Summit Medina and Stark Counties Inc$145,174231%
Love Akron Inc$143,296522%
Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park$140,47551%
United Way of Berks County Inc$138,75621%
The Lippman School$132,39926%
Jewish Family Service of Akron Ohio$129,432318%
Summit County Adult Literacy Council$128,95527%
East Akron Neighborhood Development Corporation$125,49822%
Greater Akron Chamber$125,00051%
Summa Health$125,00010%
Norfolk Area United Way Inc$123,85565%
Early Childhood Resource Center$117,00641%
Kent State University Foundation$114,25340%
Links Community & Family Services$110,000217%
Community Drug Board Inc Dba Chc$110,00011%
The Salvation Army$105,7381n/a
Oriana House Inc$105,33320%
Archbishop Hoban High School Inc$103,9313n/a
Summit County Community Partnership Inc$100,000213%
United Way of Westmoreland County$96,0552n/a
Haven of Rest Ministries Incorporated$93,7036n/a
The Arc of Ohio Inc$91,17424%
United Way of Beaver County$89,55344%
United Way of Greater Toledo$88,96540%
Project Ujima Inc$86,0001n/a
Ace Mentor Program of America Inc$85,000446%
United Way of Lake County Inc$83,84332%
Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Conservancy$80,26729%
Lets Grow Akron Inc$80,2642n/a
Youth Success Summit$75,000115%
International Institute of Akron Inc$74,48322%
United Way of Central Ohio Inc$69,51560%
United Way of Portage County Inc$67,03934%
John Carroll University$60,23130%
Akron General Foundation$58,4562n/a
Greater Ohio Bleeding Disorders Foundation$53,00225%
Law and Leadership Institute LLC$50,60543%
Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio$50,25462%
Alchemy Inc$50,083210%
International Soap Box Derby Inc$50,06632%
Progressive Community Development Corporation Inc$50,0001n/a
Akron Community Development Association Inc$50,00011%
The United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley$49,37521%
Humane Society of Summit County$47,89221%
The Goodwill Industries of Akron Ohio Inc$47,48640%
National Fatherhood Initiative$47,45614%
Tygart Valley United Way Inc$46,46427%
The Lebron James Family Foundation$46,28721%
St Vincent - St Mary High School$45,8672n/a
United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counites Inc$44,80222%
Friends of the Summit$44,484210%
Casa Board Volunteer Association In$43,05144%
Emerge Ministries Inc$41,50031%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$40,3653n/a
Open M Foundation$40,000269%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$39,07830%
Rotary Camp for Children With Special Needs Inc$38,86042%
Community Outreach Resources Exchan$38,797419%
Christ Community Chapel$37,9643n/a
Embracing Futures Inc$36,77125%
United Way of Geauga County$36,68231%
Rmh of Akroninc$36,54941%
United Way of Summit and Medina$35,79220%
Akron Art Museum$34,91320%
United Way of Union County Inc$33,80842%
Interfaith Caregivers Program of Summit County Faith in Action$33,6512n/a
Charter Oak United Methodist Church$33,0202n/a
American Heart Association Inc$32,98120%
Collegescholars Inc$32,000235%
Furnace Street Mission$31,7633n/a
City of Hope$31,60820%
St Hilary Parish Foundation$31,4722n/a
United Way of Wayne and Holmes Co$31,28741%
United Way of York County$30,31320%
Trans World Radio$30,2002n/a
Northeast Ohio Medical University Foundation$28,39311%
Old Trail School$27,44620%
Akron Hebrew Congregation$26,4452n/a
Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens Inc$26,23820%
United Way of Ashtabula County$26,08731%
Grace Brethren Church of Norton$25,9152n/a
The University of Akron$25,0001n/a
Heritage United Methodist Church$24,9232n/a
Shelter Care Inc$24,73230%
United Way of Erie County$24,53920%
United Way of Greater Lorain County Inc$23,88621%
Akron Zoological Park$23,44920%
Alternative Paths Inc$23,25010%
Palm Desert Community Presbyterian$23,0002n/a
Saint Sebastian Parish Foundation$22,94122%
Exalting Christ Ministries$22,8002n/a
Akron Pregnancy Services$21,52332%
United Way of Lawrence County$21,05922%
Akron Childrens Museum$20,75732%
The Community Hall Foundation Inc Dba Akron Civic Theatre$20,59420%
Cuyahoga Valley Youth Ballet$20,52026%
Summer Reinforcement Program$20,000224%
Greater Akron Fore Youth Development Inc Formerly the First Tee of Akron$20,00012%
Pregnancy Solutions and Services Inc$19,70832%
United Way of Trumbull County$19,62222%
United Way for Southeastern Michigan$19,58210%
United Way of Washington County Maryland Inc$17,9812n/a
Community Support Services Inc$17,94220%
Telugu Association of North America Inco$17,50010%
The Chapel Inc$17,0872n/a
United Way of Harrison County Inc$16,97721%
Catholic Charities Corporation$16,5752n/a
United Way of Genesee County$16,35810%
Westmoreland County Food Bank Inc$16,26720%
United Way of the Southern Alleghenies Inc$16,24921%
Akron Promise$15,7501n/a
United Way of Northern New Jersey Inc$15,53120%
Stow Alliance Fellowship of the Christian and Missionary Alliance$15,4002n/a
Zion Lutheran Church of North Canton$15,2172n/a
Breakthrough T1d$15,01820%
Greater Akron Musical Association Inc$14,78611%
Gpd Group Employees Foundation Inc$14,62011%
St Nicholas Orthodox Church$13,8342n/a
Indian Friends of Atlanta Inc$13,0001n/a
United Way of Lancaster County$12,77920%
United Way of Central Indiana Inc$12,75620%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio Inc$12,38610%
Woodridge Recreation Assoc Inc$12,1792n/a
The Apple Tree Child Day Care Center$12,15021%
Spring Garden Waldorf School$12,07211%
United Way of Collier and the Keys Inc$12,00020%
Sarahs House Inc$11,8872n/a
Green Welfare Association$11,5982n/a
First Congregational Church Dba Treehouse Preschool$11,3422n/a
Habitat for Humanity of Summit County Inc$11,09720%
Hattie Larlham Foundation$10,69410%
The Akron Marathon Charitable Corporation$10,50411%
Can Do Multiple Sclerosis$10,05220%
Somerset Hills Lutheran Church$10,0001n/a
United Way of Butler County Inc$9,89211%
St Mary Parish$9,3171n/a
Ideastream$9,04810%
African Sky Inc$8,7821n/a
United Way of Washington County$7,80011%
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc$7,71810%
St Michael the Archangel Church$7,6271n/a
United Way of Sandusky County Inc$7,57911%
First Presbyterian Church$7,5601n/a
Interval Brotherhood Homes Inc$7,5361n/a
Akron Interfaith Immigration Advocates$7,5001n/a
Wonder World Child Development Center$7,50011%
Church of Christ Hempfield Township$7,3501n/a
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$7,32410%
Christ United Methodist Church$7,2691n/a
Core Furniture Bank - Community Outreach Resources Exchange$7,0251n/a
Collings Foundation$7,0001n/a
The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Inc$7,00010%
Denison University$7,00010%
United Way of Greater Houston$6,88910%
Business Volunteers Unlimited$6,77910%
Good Neighbors Inc$6,75612%
The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges$6,50010%
Trinity Assembly of God$6,3001n/a
Hospice of the Western Reserve Inc$6,28510%
Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority$6,2661n/a
First Christian Church of Medina Ohio$6,2501n/a
Rahab Ministries Inc$6,1951n/a
United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley$6,10610%
United Way of Richland County$6,07210%
Westmoreland County Community College Education Foundation Inc$6,03911%
United Way Alliance of the Mid-Ohio Valley Inc$5,89511%
United Way Services of Northern Columbiana County$5,83613%
Compassion Delivered Inc$5,67013%
Rape Crisis Center$5,65210%
United Way of Southern Columbiana County$5,56717%
Case Western Reserve University$5,42210%
United Way of Blair County$5,40911%
Westminster College$5,40010%
Crosspoint United Methodist Church$5,3841n/a
Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry$5,35010%
The Cleveland Animal Protective League$5,25510%
United Way of Bay County$5,2221n/a
Firestone Akron Swim Team$5,16513%
The United Way of Clark Champaign & Madison Counties Inc$5,12410%
Ohio State University Foundation$5,12210%
United Way of Frederick County Inc$5,07510%
Faith United Methodist Church$5,0251n/a
The YMCA of Greater Cleveland$5,0101n/a
Alexs Lemonade Stand Foundation$5,00010%
Tuesday Musical Association$5,00011%
International Christian University Foundation Inc$5,0001n/a
Boys & Girls Club of Dumplin Valley$5,00010%

Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($210k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

United Way of Summit and Medina supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 8 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 184 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSummit Education Initiative: $1,935,823 over 9y, 21% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Akron Inc: $1,916,399 over 8y, 3.4% of budgetChild Guidance & Family Solutions: $1,530,049 over 8y, 2.4% of budgetAkron Community Service Center & Urban League Inc: $1,191,650 over 8y, 9.2% of budgetBuilding for Tomorrow: $1,049,873 over 8y, 27% of budgetHope and Healing Survivor Resource Center: $999,722 over 8y, 3.2% of budgetGreenleaf Family Center: $845,732 over 6y, 12% of budgetNational Inventors Hall of Fame Inc: $818,366 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetAccess Inc: $729,079 over 9y, 6.8% of budgetProject Grad Akron: $728,026 over 7y, 18% of budgetConxusneo: $662,500 over 9y, 8.9% of budgetAsian Services in Action Inc: $612,395 over 8y, 2.5% of budgetTri County Jobs for Ohio's Graduates: $590,000 over 7y, 2.1% of budgetInfo Line Inc: $516,202 over 2y, 24% of budgetHeart to Heart Leadership Inc: $485,027 over 8y, 26% of budgetUrban Vision: $482,964 over 6y, 14% of budgetAkron Children's Hospital Foundation: $467,792 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetLeadership Akron: $465,800 over 9y, 11% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of the Western Reserve Inc: $417,395 over 3y, 14% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Cleveland: $404,730 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetThe Well Community Development Corporation: $363,825 over 6y, 2.3% of budgetCatholic Charities Corporation: $349,192 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetAkros Middle School: $310,701 over 5y, 7.5% of budgetStudents With a Goal: $310,543 over 5y, 38% of budgetLegacy III Inc: $302,999 over 7y, 6.1% of budgetAkron-Canton Regional Foodbank: $299,169 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Stark County: $289,779 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetSouth Street Mnistries Inc: $262,813 over 7y, 9.7% of budgetJewish Community Center of Akron: $259,153 over 4y, 2.1% of budgetVictim Assistance Program Inc: $253,159 over 7y, 3.1% of budgetFamily Promise of Summit County Inc: $246,700 over 9y, 9.0% of budgetStewart's Caring Place Inc and Subsidiary: $244,938 over 9y, 5.3% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of Greater Ohio: $244,827 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetFamily & Community Services Inc: $235,769 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetFeeding Medina County: $235,662 over 5y, 3.8% of budgetUnited Disability Services Inc: $232,632 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetGirl Scouts of North East Ohio: $232,241 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetOhioGuidestone: $232,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGreat Trail Council of Boy Scouts of America Inc: $211,244 over 6y, 2.7% of budgetWestern Reserve Academy: $210,380 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetCommunity Health Center Foundation: $210,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetAkron Inner City Soccer Club: $205,664 over 8y, 66% of budgetPastoral Counseling Service of Summit Co: $203,250 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetPortage Path Behavioral Health: $200,113 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Medina County Inc: $200,000 over 2y, 5.5% of budgetUnited Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County: $199,886 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio: $199,665 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetTruly Reaching You Inc: $165,712 over 7y, 2.4% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 184.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Akron Community FoundationOH161.1× affinity98 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Akron Community Foundation · The Welty Family Foundation · Sisler McFawn Foundation Pfdn · Gar Foundation · Charles E and Mabel M Ritchie Memorial · Firstenergy Foundation · Lloyd L & Louise K Smith Foundation · L R Moffitt & L W Moffitt Foundation · Northern Ohio Golf Charities Foundation Inc · Mary S & David C Corbin Foundation · W Paul Mills & Thora J Mills Memorial · Lehner Family Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About United Way of Summit and Medina

How much does United Way of Summit and Medina give?
United Way of Summit and Medina reported 16 grants totaling $1,107,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 40 and 148 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does United Way of Summit and Medina fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (30%), Health (16%), Education (13%).
Who are United Way of Summit and Medina's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Summit Education Initiative ($1.9M), Young Men's Christian Association of Akron Inc ($1.9M), Child Guidance & Family Solutions ($1.5M).
Does United Way of Summit and Medina fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as United Way of Summit and Medina?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Akron Community Foundation, The Welty Family Foundation, Sisler McFawn Foundation Pfdn.
Where is United Way of Summit and Medina based?
United Way of Summit and Medina is based in OH.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 256 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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