What areas does Artsnow fund?

Artsnow funds arts and culture, creative placemaking, arts education, artist professional development, community development, and advocacy. Its active programs also emphasize equity, access, talent, engagement, neighborhood strengthening, and public space activation within Summit County.

What is Artsnow’s typical grant size?

Its grant sizes center on mid-sized awards: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $16,250, and the 75th percentile is $25,000. The recent list also includes larger awards above that range, including six-figure support.

Does Artsnow fund individuals?

No. The funder is classified as not funding individuals, and its recent grants are all to organizations and community institutions rather than to people.

Where does Artsnow give?

The recent grant list in the data is entirely U.S.-based, with 17 grants and 100% of recipients in the United States. The named places in the grant list cluster around Akron and Summit County, including Cuyahoga Falls and Barberton.

Artsnow

Name: Artsnow — grants, 990 financials & funding data
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AKRON, OHWebsite3302031606

About Artsnow

ArtsNow strengthens Summit County by advancing its arts & culture assets and building connections between arts & culture and the broad community. ArtsNow provides access to information, aggregates and analyzes data to drive sector improvement, advocates for arts & culture, convenes makers and presenters, and builds and strengthens funding for arts & culture.

Focus Areas

Arts & CultureCreative PlacemakingArts EducationArtist Professional DevelopmentCommunity DevelopmentAdvocacy

Who They Fund

local artists and makerspresenting organizations and cultural institutionsSummit County residents and communitiesunderserved or marginalized community members (inclusion-focused)municipalities and place-based stakeholders

About Artsnow

Artsnow’s recent grantmaking is anchored in Akron and Summit County arts infrastructure, with a 2025 grant of $108,283 to Summit Artspace setting the scale for its local support. The foundation backs organizations that advance arts and culture, creative placemaking, arts education, artist professional development, and community development across Summit County. Its portfolio shows a mix of large operating-style awards and smaller project grants, all tied to the Akron/Summit Cultural Plan and local community priorities. Two other 2025 grants show how Artsnow supports both performance and place-based work: $94,500 to Center for Applied Theatre and $25,000 to The Nightlight. The recent grants list also includes Akron Art Museum, Akron Soul Train, and Magical Theatre Company, alongside neighborhood-facing partners such as Main Street Barberton and Akron Parks Collaborative. That mix points to a funder working across cultural institutions, artists, and community settings rather than concentrating on a single type of recipient. Artsnow gives entirely to U.S. recipients in the data provided, and its recent awards include both six-figure and five-figure grants as well as program grants capped at lower amounts.

What Artsnow Funds

In arts and culture infrastructure, Artsnow backed Akron Art Museum with $25,000 and Akron Civic Theatre with $10,000, showing support for established venues and presenting institutions. For artist-facing support, it gave $21,400 to Akron Soul Train and $15,000 to Artsparks, both tied to creative practice and local arts activity. Its community-development orientation appears in grants such as $20,000 to Collide Cuyahoga Falls and $9,840 to Main Street Barberton, where arts activity is linked to neighborhood and public-realm goals. Public-facing access also appears in $5,079 to Akron Summit County Public Library, which connects arts funding with a broader community institution. Across these grants, the common thread is alignment with the Akron/Summit Cultural Plan and work that strengthens Summit County communities.

How Artsnow Gives

Artsnow’s typical grant size centers on mid-sized awards: p25 is $10,000, the median is $16,250, and p75 is $25,000. The 2025 list also includes a few much larger grants, including $108,283 and $94,500, which sit above the typical distribution. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a donor-advised fund, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Several active programs accept unsolicited applications, including Arts Forward, Placemaking Project Grants, and the Creative Investment Program.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$824K

Total Assets

$526K

Total Revenue

$1.1M

Total Expenses

$1.4M

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $16K.

25th Percentile

$10K

Median

$16K

75th Percentile

$25K

Geographic Reach

Leadership

STEVE MILLARD

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
SUMMIT ARTSPACE	AKRON, OH	$143,855	2026	ARTSFORWARD
CITY OF GREEN	GREEN, OH	$50,000	2026	ARTSFORWARD
TUESDAY MUSICAL ASSOCIATION	AKRON, OH	$39,999	2026	ARTSFORWARD
THE MOVEMENT PROJECT	FAIRVIEW PARK, OH	$38,000	2026	ARTSFORWARD
SUMMIT CHORAL SOCIETY	AKRON, OH	$26,500	2026	CREATIVE INVESTMENT PROGRAM
BALLET EXCEL OHIO	CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH	$25,000	2026	ARTSFORWARD
RUBBER CITY THEATRE	AKRON, OH	$25,000	2026	ARTSFORWARD
CITY OF STOW	STOW, OH	$25,000	2026	ARTSFORWARD
ART RESOURCES TRANSFORMATIONS	AKRON, OH	$25,000	2026	ARTSFORWARD
DOWNTOWN AKRON PARTNERSHIP INC	AKRON, OH	$25,000	2026	ARTSFORWARD
CUYAHOGA VALLEY ART CENTER	CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH	$25,000	2026	ARTSFORWARD
NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHOREOGRAPHY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON	AKRON, OH	$20,000	2026	CREATIVE PLACEMAKING GRANTS
MAIN STREET BARBERTON	BARBERTON, OH	$20,000	2026	ARTSFORWARD
CHRIST COMMUNITY CHAPEL	HUDSON, OH	$18,600	2026	ARTSFORWARD
AKRON MAKERSPACE	AKRON, OH	$15,980	2026	ARTSFORWARD
COMMUNITY AIDS NETWORK AKRON PRIDE INITIATIVE	AKRON, OH	$15,778	2026	ARTSFORWARD
COMMUNITY HALL FOUNDATION	AKRON, OH	$15,500	2026	CREATIVE PLACEMAKING GRANTS
CONSERVANCY FOR CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL PARK	PENINSULA, OH	$15,000	2026	ARTSFORWARD
SOUTH STREET MINISTRIES INC	AKRON, OH	$15,000	2026	ARTSFORWARD
WHITE RABBIT GALLERIES	BARBERTON, OH	$14,000	2026	ARTSFORWARD
GLOBAL TIES AKRON	AKRON, OH	$14,000	2026	ARTSFORWARD
PROJECT UJIMA	AKRON, OH	$12,500	2026	ARTSFORWARD
BALLET IN THE CITY	AKRON, OH	$12,500	2026	ARTSFORWARD
ASIAN SERVICES IN ACTION INC	AKRON, OH	$12,000	2026	ARTSFORWARD
STAN HYWET HALL AND GARDENS INC	AKRON, OH	$12,000	2026	ARTSFORWARD
ARTSPARKS	CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH	$10,000	2026	ARTSFORWARD
BIG LOVE NETWORK	AKRON, OH	$10,000	2026	CREATIVE PLACEMAKING GRANTS
HUDSON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	HUDSON, OH	$10,000	2026	ARTSFORWARD
CUYAHOGA VALLEY CHORAL ARTS INC	CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH	$10,000	2026	ARTSFORWARD
NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES	RAVENNA, OH	$10,000	2026	ARTSFORWARD
FRIENDS OF THE SUMMIT	AKRON, OH	$10,000	2026	ARTSFORWARD
HIMALAYAN ARTS LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL ACADEMY	AKRON, OH	$10,000	2026	ARTSFORWARD
SUMMIT COUNTY DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURT	AKRON, OH	$10,000	2026	ARTSFORWARD
BLACK EXCELLENCE ARTS COLLECTIVE	AKRON, OH	$10,000	2026	ARTSFORWARD
TINKER'S CREEK WATERSHED PARTNERS	TWINSBURG, OH	$9,999	2026	ARTSFORWARD
CITY OF BARBERTON	BARBERTON, OH	$9,999	2026	ARTSFORWARD
OHIO SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL	KENT, OH	$8,000	2026	ARTSFORWARD
NORTHEASTERN EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION OF OHIO INC	KENT, OH	$8,000	2026	ARTSFORWARD
AKRON SYMPHONIC WINDS	HUDSON, OH	$7,500	2026	CREATIVE PLACEMAKING GRANTS
AKRON BLACK ARTIST GUILD	AKRON, OH	$7,500	2026	CREATIVE PLACEMAKING GRANTS
BUILDING FOR TOMORROW	AKRON, OH	$7,500	2026	CREATIVE PLACEMAKING GRANTS
CITIZENS AKRON CHURCH DBA THE VINCENT HOUSE	AKRON, OH	$7,500	2026	ARTSFORWARD
CENTER FOR APPLIED THEATRE AND ACTIVE CULTURE	AKRON, OH	$7,000	2026	ARTSFORWARD
SUMMIT ARTSPACE	—	$108,283	2025	—
CENTER FOR APPLIED THEATRE	—	$94,500	2025	—
THE NIGHTLIGHT	—	$25,000	2025	—
MAGICAL THEATRE COMPANY	—	$25,000	2025	—
AKRON ART MUSEUM	—	$25,000	2025	—
AKRON SOUL TRAIN	—	$21,400	2025	—
COLLIDE CUYAHOGA FALLS	—	$20,000	2025	—

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