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GCEF Grants Support Local Safety and Awareness Issues.
Nov 20, 2007
Since awarding its first grants in 2005, the fund has reinvested a total of $38,980 into local nonprofit initiatives promoting tolerance and well-being in the Greater Akron area.
The following grants were awarded:
The Akron AIDS Collaborative, for the Ujima Safe House Project, $7,500
Akron Area Pride Collective, to publish and increase distribution of its monthly newsletter, $2,500
Fusion Magazine, Kent State University, to produce and expand circulation of the magazine, which strives to unify people of different backgrounds and orientations, $2,000
Rape Crisis Center, for the Reach OUT Initiative pilot program to support GLBT communities, $8,500
University of Akron Foundation, to fund the seminar “Understanding and Strengthining GLBT Couples Relationships: What are the Struggles and What Can Help,” $2,500
The University of Akron, for the conference "Psychological Perspectives on GLBT Persons," $1,000
Contributions of any amount are welcome and support future grant making. Checks may be sent to the Gay Community Endowment Fund of Akron Community Foundation, 345 West Cedar Street, Akron, Ohio 44307-2407. For more information, call 330-376-8522 or visit www.gaycommunityfund.org.
About the Gay Community Endowment Fund:
Founded in 2001, the Gay Community Endowment Fund is a permanent philanthropic endowment. It facilitates and perpetuates philanthropy by supporting programs and services that benefit and promote the GLBT community specifically, as well as the entire Greater Akron community. By promoting philanthropy within the GLBT and allied communities, it acts as a catalyst for the full participation of GLBT people in society.
About Akron Community Foundation:
Celebrating 52 years of building community philanthropy, Akron Community Foundation is a $142.8 million philanthropic endowment with a growing family of more than 300 affiliate funds. In 1955, a $1 million bequest from the estate of Edwin Shaw established the foundation, which works to improve the quality of life in Greater Akron. It accepts charitable gifts and bequests from individuals, families, organizations and corporations committed to making a difference in the community for generations to come. To date, the foundation and its affiliate funds have awarded more than $67 million in grants to qualified nonprofit organizations.
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