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Blakney Foundation

Private foundation · Akron, OH · EIN 34-1881439 · reported 2023–2025
21grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$139Ktotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 21 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $500 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.

Who they funded

Recipient and stated purposeWhereAmount
Akron Childrens Hospital
REACH OUT AND READ PROGRAM
Akron, OH$20,000
Nashville Public Library Foundation
BRINGING BOOKS TO LIFE PROGRAM WHICH PROMOTES READING SKILLS, ARTISTIC EXPLORATION, AND CRITICAL THI
Nashville, TN$20,000
Fairlawn Country Club Foundation
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Akron, OH$16,246
Akron Childrens Hospital
REACH OUT AND READ PROGRAM
Akron, OH$10,000
Friends OF Richfield Public Library
ACTIVITY BAGS CONTAINING READING ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG READERS, SUPPORT TO LITTLE FREE LIBRARY, AND P
Richfield, OH$10,000
Mandel Early Childhood Education Center
BI-WEEKLY BOOK CLUB, PURCHASE OF WEEKLY READERS FOR THREE CLASSROOMS, AND FUNDS TO PROVIDE FOR MONTH
Akron, OH$10,000
Mandel Early Childhood Education Center
BI-WEEKLY BOOK CLUB, PURCHASE OF WEEKLY READERS FOR THREE CLASSROOMS, AND FUNDS TO PROVIDE FOR MONTH
Akron, OH$8,000
The Lippman School
SUPPORT LITERACY EFFORTS BY PROVIDING A PRESENTATION AND WORK SHOP ON THE SCIENCE OF READING
Akron, OH$7,000
Friends OF Richfield Public Library
ACTIVITY BAGS CONTAINING READING ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG READERS, SUPPORT TO LITTLE FREE LIBRARY, AND P
Richfield, OH$6,000
Opfob Literacy for Military Children
BOOKS FOR VETERANS, FIRST RESPONDERS, ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS
Okatie, SC$5,000
Akron Childrens Hospital
REACH OUT AND READ PROGRAM
Akron, OH$5,000
The Lippman School
ASSIST IN FUNDING OF A READING INTERVENTION SPECIALIST.
Akron, OH$5,000
Opfob Literacy for Military Children
BOOKS FOR VETERANS, FIRST RESPONDERS, ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS
Okatie, SC$5,000
Ballet IN the City
REPLACEMENT OF STOLEN BOOKS AND OTHER STUDENT LEARNING TOOLS
Cuyahoga Falls, OH$2,500
First Tee OF Greater Akron
OPERATING FUNDS
Akron, OH$2,000
Opfob Literacy for Military Children
BOOKS FOR VETERANS, FIRST RESPONDERS, ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS
Okatie, SC$2,000
First Tee OF Greater Akron
OPERATING FUNDS
Akron, OH$2,000
Akron Childrens Hospital Womens Board
PROVIDE CHILDREN'S BOOKS FOR CHILDREN STAYING IN THE HOSPITAL
Akron, OH$1,000
Ballet IN the City
REPLACEMENT OF STOLEN BOOKS AND OTHER STUDENT LEARNING TOOLS
Cuyahoga Falls, OH$1,000
Mandel Early Childhood Education Center
BI-WEEKLY BOOK CLUB, PURCHASE OF WEEKLY READERS FOR THREE CLASSROOMS, AND FUNDS TO PROVIDE FOR MONTH
Akron, OH$1,000
Haven OF Rest Ministries
EVERY CHILD PROJECT
Akron, OH$500

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