The Rosalie and Cecil Smith Fund aims to address and mitigate the issue of feral cat overpopulation in Summit County, as well as provide spay and neuter services to cats and dogs of low-income households, honoring the memory and wishes of Rosalie Smith.
The Community Fund Grants focus on Civic Affairs, emphasizing the belief that the community's well-being relies on citizen involvement. These grants aim to support a variety of quality-of-life programs across Summit County, prioritizing organizational strength, systemic impact, accountability, strengthened capacity of the nonprofit sector, and inclusiveness. Akron Community Foundation supports efficient and effective nonprofit organizations that demonstrate sustainability, honesty, and transparency, and remain true to their mission. They prefer to fund collaborative efforts addressing immediate needs and creating holistic improvements, holding themselves and grantees to high ethical and fiduciary standards, and supporting efforts that foster governance, management, financial, and organizational capacities of agencies and the sector—which also includes promoting equality and inclusiveness.