Burton D. Morgan Foundation supports programming that advances Akron's growing entrepreneurial ecosystem, as well as select region-wide initiatives.
Akron Regional Development Board Educational Fund, $100,000
The support Choose Growth 330 activities (two years)
Bounce Innovation Hub, $252,500
To support strategic planning and programming
Crafty Mart, $10,000
For the 2020 Maker Sessions
Downtown Akron Partnership, $13,200
To support the Pop Up Program
Economic and Community Development Institute, up to $146,200
To support operations of the Akron office
Economic Growth Foundation, $35,000
To support the Business Growth Collaborative and integration of Greater Akron onto the Inclusion Marketplace
Ideastream, up to $124,500
To support the creation of 35 Making It videos, community meetings, and presentations at conferences (two years)
StartInCLE, $4,000
To sponsor four Founder Dinners in Greater Akron, with one dinner focused on the region's diversity and inclusion efforts
Summit Food Coalition, $20,000
To develop a local food action plan for Akron and Summit County, including analysis of how to improve resources and distribution networks available to food entrepreneurs, and as a match for a USDA grant
University of Akron Research Foundation, $100,000
To support the I-Corps Sites program (two years)
Well Community Development Corporation, $35,000
To support year to of Akron Food works and capacity building for additional work under The Well's economic development initiative