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Grants paid by Gar Foundation, tax year 2020
EIN 34-6577710 · Akron, PA · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2020, Gar Foundation (EIN 34-6577710) reported 133 grants paid totaling $6,782,643. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2020
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Building for Tomorrow Akron, OH | B | $292,500 | paid | SCHEDULED GRANT PAYMENT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Fund for Our Economic Future Akron, OH | D | $283,334 | paid | FEB 2019 GRANT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | United Way of Summit County Akron, OH | U | $255,000 | paid | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Akron Public Schools Akron, OH | U | $250,000 | paid | GRIFFIN INSPIRATION STATION | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Greater Akron Chamber Akron, OH | U | $235,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | United Way of Summit County Akron, OH | U | $231,100 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT PLUS | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Summit Education Initiative Akron, OH | C | $229,500 | paid | 2020 GRANT AWARD, MATCHING | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Early Childhood Resource Center Canton, OH | B | $224,300 | paid | STARS PROGRAM | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | United Way of Summit County Akron, OH | U | $202,800 | paid | COVID-19 EMERGENCY SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Artsnow Akron, OH | C | $197,063 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Akron Art Museum Akron, OH | B | $193,500 | paid | ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCES | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Western Reserve Historical Cleveland, OH | C | $171,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens Akron, OH | B | $159,081 | paid | CAPITAL GRANT FOR | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Akron - Canton Regional Foodbank Akron, OH | B | $150,100 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Salvation Army Summit Cnty Area Services Akron, OH | U | $147,000 | paid | 2018 GRANT AWARD | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Conxusneo University of Akron Akron, OH | U | $130,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio Akron, OH | C | $110,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Akron Area YMCA Akron, OH | U | $105,000 | paid | NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Akron Civic Theatre Akron, OH | B | $100,250 | paid | EMERGENCY SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition Akron, OH | C | $100,000 | paid | RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PLAN & | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Access Inc Akron, OH | B | $99,025 | paid | 2019 GRANT AWARD - GLASS | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Greater Akron Musical Assoc Akron, OH | U | $95,000 | paid | 2018 GRANT AWARD | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Akron Urban League Akron, OH | D | $86,100 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT PLUS | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Project Grad Akron Akron, OH | C | $85,800 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park Brecksville, OH | C | $85,450 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Child Guidance & Family Solutions Akron, OH | B | $85,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Bounce Innovation Hub Akron, OH | C | $85,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Akron Development Corp Akron, OH | B | $85,000 | paid | CREATION OF AN ECONOMIC | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Downtown Akron Partnership Akron, OH | B | $80,000 | paid | 2019 GRANT AWARD | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Artsparks Akron, OH | D | $79,650 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Tri-County Jobs for Ohio's Graduates Akron, OH | B | $75,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT IN 2019 | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Family and Community Services Akron, OH | C | $72,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Alchemy Inc Copley, OH | B | $70,200 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Project Learn of Summit County Akron, OH | B | $63,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland, OH | B | $62,000 | paid | ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCES | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Akron Zoological Park Akron, OH | B | $60,453 | paid | ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCES | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Asian Services in Action Inc Akron, OH | B | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Cuyahoga Falls City Schools Cuyahoga Falls, OH | C | $58,050 | paid | EXPLORING OUR WORLD - NOT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | St Barnabas School Northfield, OH | D | $56,880 | paid | WOW; EMBRACING CULTURAL | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | South Street Ministries Inc Akron, OH | B | $55,100 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | International Institute of Akron Akron, OH | C | $55,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Tuesday Musical Association Akron, OH | C | $55,000 | paid | KNIGHT ARTS CHALLENGE | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Community Legal Aid Services Inc Akron, OH | C | $51,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Akron Community Service Akron, OH | U | $50,000 | paid | CAPITAL GRANT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Weathervane Community Playhouse Akron, OH | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Urban Vision Akron, OH | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Haven of Rest Ministries Inc Akron, OH | B | $47,600 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Emmanuel Christian Academy Akron, OH | B | $45,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Links Community & Family Akron, OH | D | $45,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF AFTERSCHOOL | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Magical Theatre Company Barberton, OH | B | $42,500 | paid | RENOVATIONS TO THE THEATRE | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Groundworks Dance Theater Cleveland, OH | U | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH | C | $37,000 | paid | 2020 COVID GRANT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Hudson City School District Hudson, OH | U | $35,050 | paid | LENSES OF SUSTAINABILITY; | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Summa Foundation Akron, OH | B | $35,000 | paid | COVID GRANT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Students With a Goal Akron, OH | C | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Musical Arts Association Cleveland, OH | B | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Akron Creative Inc Akron, OH | B | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Project Ujima Akron, OH | C | $29,100 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS PLUS | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Rubber City Shakespeare Company Akron, OH | C | $28,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Goodwill Industries of Akron Akron, OH | B | $28,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | North Akron Community Development Corporation Akron, OH | U | $27,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Open Tone Music Cleveland, OH | D | $25,050 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Battered Women's Shelter Akron, OH | B | $21,250 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT PLUS | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Progressive Alliance Community Akron, OH | U | $21,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT PLUS | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Our Lady of the Elms School Akron, OH | B | $20,920 | paid | EMPLORING HISTORICAL AKRON; | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Akron Public Schools Akron, OH | U | $20,000 | paid | BUILDING SCHOLARS THRU | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Kenmore Heighborhood Alliance Akron, OH | C | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Akron Soul Train Akron, OH | B | $20,000 | paid | 2018 GRANT AWARD | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Leadership Akron Akron, OH | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | University of Akron Foundation Akron, OH | B | $20,000 | paid | 2019 GRANT AWARD | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Akron Public Schools Akron, OH | U | $19,880 | paid | STEAM CAFE; HONEY BEES | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Akron Public Schools Akron, OH | U | $18,000 | paid | VIRTUAL VILLAGE EXPANSION | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | None to Fragile Inc Akron, OH | D | $17,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Art Resources Transformations LLC Akron, OH | C | $17,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Revere Local School District Richfield, OH | U | $15,000 | paid | THE GROWING SPACE | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Coventry Local School District Akron, OH | U | $15,000 | paid | PROJECT READING READINESS | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Shelter Care Inc Tallmadge, OH | B | $15,000 | paid | SAFE LANDING YOUTH SHELTERS | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | St Vincent-St Mary High School Akron, OH | C | $15,000 | paid | CLEAN FOOD, CLEAR MIND | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Heart to Heart Communications Akron, OH | D | $15,000 | paid | PRESIDENTIAL DISCRETIONARY | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | St Joseph School Cleveland, OH | U | $14,990 | paid | BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Barberton City Schools Barberton, OH | D | $14,960 | paid | BREATHE, THINK, RESPOND | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Akron Public Schools Akron, OH | U | $14,000 | paid | OH, THE PLACES WE WILL GO | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Akron Public Schools Akron, OH | U | $13,390 | paid | IT IS ALL THE RAGE | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Open M Akron, OH | D | $12,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT PLUS | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Axesspointe Community Health Center Akron, OH | U | $12,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | County of Summit Akron, OH | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Habitat for Humanity Akron, OH | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Crafty Mart Inc Charlotte, NC | U | $10,000 | paid | FOR BECHDEL FEST | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Harmony House Mansfield, OH | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Front Exhibition Company Cleveland, OH | U | $10,000 | paid | KAC GRANT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Family Promise of Summit County Akron, OH | C | $10,000 | paid | 2017 GRANT AWARD | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Stark State College Foundation North Canton, OH | B | $10,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DUAL | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Springfield Lsd Akron, OH | U | $9,990 | paid | A PIXAR IS WORTH A THOUSAND | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Center for Applied Theatre Akron, OH | U | $9,500 | paid | FOR MA'SUE PRODICTIONS | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Twinsburg City School District Twinsburg, OH | U | $9,070 | paid | CARDIO-CONNECT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Thirdspace Action Lab LLC Cleveland, OH | U | $8,748 | paid | DEI WORK | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Manchester Local Schools Akron, OH | U | $8,600 | paid | COMPOSTING TO SAVE WATER | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Girls On the Run Northeast Ohio Akron, OH | C | $8,500 | paid | MATCHING GIFT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Akron Public Schools Akron, OH | U | $8,400 | paid | UNITED BY OUR STORIES | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Inlet Dance Theatre Cleveland, OH | B | $7,000 | paid | KNIGHT ARTS CHALLENGE GRANT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Council On Alcohol and Drugs Inc Atlanta, GA | B | $7,000 | paid | KNIGHT ARTS CHALLENGE | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Victim Assistance Program Akron, OH | C | $6,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | The Miami Foundation Miami, FL | B | $5,500 | paid | GUM DIP THEATRE | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Les Delices Cleveland, OH | B | $5,500 | paid | KNIGHT ARTS CHALLENGE MATCH | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | He Brought US Out Ministry Akron, OH | B | $5,200 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | The Nightlight Cinema Akron, OH | U | $5,000 | paid | EMERGENCY SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Summit Artspace Akron, OH | C | $5,000 | paid | ART RESOURCES | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Akron Public Schools Akron, OH | U | $5,000 | paid | DEI MICROGRANT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Apollo's Fire the Cleveland Baroque Orchestra Cleveland Heights, OH | U | $5,000 | paid | OPERATIONS IN SUMMIT CNTY | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Peninsula, OH | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Akron Public Schools Akron, OH | U | $5,000 | paid | PROJECT RISE | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Roots of American Music Cleveland, OH | C | $5,000 | paid | KAC GRANT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Copley-Fairlawn City Schools Copley, OH | D | $5,000 | paid | ROOTED IN CONCERN | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Torchbearers Akron, OH | B | $5,000 | paid | PRESIDENTIAL DISCRETIONARY | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Northeast Ohio Center Pain Management Oberlin, OH | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools Stow, OH | U | $4,000 | paid | SEL AND VR | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Akron Community Foundation Akron, OH | B | $3,800 | paid | STUDENT ART EXHIBIT FUND - | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Cuyahoga Valley Cuyahoga Falls, OH | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | First Congregational Church Akron, OH | C | $2,500 | paid | DISCRETIONARY GRANT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Akron Blind Center Akron, OH | D | $2,500 | paid | DC ADVISED GRANT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Archbishop Hoban High School Akron, OH | B | $1,820 | paid | MICROPROCESSOR CONTROLLED | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Walsh Jesuit High School Cuyahoga Falls, OH | C | $1,650 | paid | MATCHING GIFTS | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Truly Reaching You Akron, OH | B | $1,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | The Well Community Development Corporation Akron, OH | B | $1,000 | paid | 2018 GRANT AWARD | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Summit County Public Health Akron, OH | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Cuyahoga Valley Contryside Conservancy Peninsula, OH | D | $309 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Ohio Alliance for Arts Education Columbus, OH | B | $300 | paid | MATCHING GIFT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Girl Scouts of North East Ohio Macedonia, OH | B | $100 | paid | GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Kent State University Foundation Kent, OH | C | $100 | paid | FOR NINE LIVES | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Community Hall Foundation Akron, OH | U | $50 | paid | CROSSROADS WRITERS CONF/ | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Canton Museum of Art Canton, OH | B | $50 | paid | MATCHING GIFT | 202103199349103625 |
| 2020 | Let's Grow Akron Akron, OH | B | $30 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS 2020, | 202103199349103625 |
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