Ohio · Nonprofit
LEADERSHIP AKRON
LEADERSHIP AKRON (Ohio) receives grants from 23 organizations whose IRS filings report $608,930 to it, the largest being SISLER MCFAWN FOUNDATION PFDN ($187,500). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $926k
- Funders on record
- 23
- Grants received
- $609k
- Net assets
- $22k
What Leadership Akron does
Mission
The mission of Leadership Akron is to inspire, strengthen, and empower leaders. Our purpose is to unlock the potential of leaders and serve as a catalyst that drives them to create a greater akron.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Signature program (fka flagship program) - the Leadership Akron program begins in august with a tour and spirited opening retreat. In the months that follow, the class is immersed in experiences that address specific aspects of our community. Each program day gives the class a hands-on look at what is happening in that field, the opportunity to hear from leaders of organizations and the key issues they are addressing, and firsthand accounts from providers and customers. Each day-long experience is designed by Leadership Akron alumni who have expertise in the field of interest for that day. In addition to each month's day-long seminar, short site visits to unique locations provide a deeper understanding of the topic at hand. Leadership Akron presents an unparalleled opportunity for leaders to see beyond their own spheres.
$256,007 spentof which $45,998 as grants$204,600 earned by the program33% of program spendingJunior Leadership Akron - patterned after the flagship program, to high school juniors. To foster a sense of community awareness and prepare them for future leadership.
$124,661 spentof which $5,500 as grants$6,300 earned by the program16% of program spendingCli - Leadership Akron has partnered with major employers in akron to custom design community leadership programs that align with each organization's culture, competencies, and strategic focus.
$124,792 spent$74,216 earned by the program16% of program spendingInsight akron - one full-day community orientation for senior executives who are new to akron through site visits, presentations and activities.n.e.x.t. - Leadership Akron provides senior community leaders at or near retirement the opportunity to examine personal strengths and their potential for individual involvement in the akron community.diversity on board - Leadership Akron develops diverse talent for service on local nonprofit boards through leadership development and education.
$267,403 spentof which $5,319 as grants$54,277 earned by the program35% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $772,863.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $411k to $251k (−39%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 10% · 2022 21%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
65% of LEADERSHIP AKRON’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (57% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 7 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Danielle Kimmell
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 6 funders to 4 funders, grant income fell $139k → $40k.
3 of 23 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 6% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $1.9M from 5 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Akron Community Foundation). These are real filings, and they are not money LEADERSHIP AKRON raised.
From the IRS filings of LEADERSHIP AKRON’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
LEADERSHIP AKRON leans on a few funders — its largest provides 31% of grant income and the top three 71%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 53% · 2018 91% · 2019 100% · 2020 55% · 2021 83% · 2022 46% · 2023 80% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
22% of LEADERSHIP AKRON's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 39% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
57% of LEADERSHIP AKRON's grant income comes from Ohio funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $34k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
LEADERSHIP AKRON receives grants from 23 organizations whose IRS filings report $609k to it.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,450 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like LEADERSHIP AKRON
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Ohio
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
76% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
86%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for LEADERSHIP AKRON: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds LEADERSHIP AKRON?
- LEADERSHIP AKRON (Ohio) receives grants from 23 organizations whose IRS filings report $608,930 to it, the largest being SISLER MCFAWN FOUNDATION PFDN ($187,500). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does LEADERSHIP AKRON have?
- IRS filings report 23 organizations giving $608,930 in grants to LEADERSHIP AKRON, 9 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of LEADERSHIP AKRON?
- SISLER MCFAWN FOUNDATION PFDN is the largest funder on record, with $187,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like LEADERSHIP AKRON find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Ohio. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 23 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing