Erie County > Akron
School districts: Akron Central School District
Emergency services: Akron Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Lions, Masons, Moose, VFW
Not-for-profit cemeteries: Evergreen Lawn Cemetery, Goode Cemetery, Indian Falls Cemetery, Mount Olive Cemetery, Pioneer Cemetery
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have funded a food pantry, a school-based mental health clinic, a master-plan study and other causes.
Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:
Akron Airport/Jesson Field
AIR NY Aviation Capital Grant Program - Albany, NY - $1,940,000 (2025)
Akron Central School District
New York State Office of Mental Health - Albany, NY - $25,000 (2023)
Akron Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $6,686 (2025)
Akron Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $19,576 (2025)
Akron Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $21,533 (2025)
Akron Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $41,455 (2025)
Akron Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $106,722 (2025)
Akron Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $357,374 (2025)
Akron Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $446,717 (2025)
Akron Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $3,919 (2024)
Akron Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $5,366 (2024)
Akron Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $11,540 (2024)
Akron Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $19,110 (2024)
Akron Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $26,753 (2024)
Akron Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $68,250 (2024)
Akron Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $100,956 (2024)
Akron Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $182,571 (2024)
Akron Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $334,629 (2024)
Akron Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $346,169 (2024)
Akron Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $4,086 (2023)
Akron Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $5,346 (2023)
Akron Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $18,178 (2023)
Akron Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $19,995 (2023)
Akron Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $58,353 (2023)
Akron Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $92,489 (2023)
Akron Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $94,658 (2023)
Akron Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $108,175 (2023)
Akron Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $253,092 (2023)
Akron Central School District
U.S. Department of Education - Washington, DC - $287,935 (2023)
Akron Fire Company
U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Washington, DC - $489,170 (2023)
Akron Newstead Food Pantry
Whiting Family Foundation - Lancaster, NY - $4,000 (2024)
Akron Newstead Senior Citizens
John R Oishei Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $4,000 (2024)
Akron Newstead Senior Citizens
John R Oishei Foundation - Buffalo, NY - $4,000 (2023)
Akron-Newstead Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Washington, DC - $125,000 (2024)
Christian Airmen
U.S. Department of Transportation - Washington, DC - $394,724 (2025)
Christian Airmen
U.S. Department of Transportation - Washington, DC - $98,523 (2024)
Friends of Limerick
NYS Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $17,945 (2026)
Magic's Mission Beagle & Hound Rescue
Peter & Ann Lambertus Family Foundation - Boston, MA - $10,000 (2023)
Newstead Fire Company
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $232,718 (2023)
Newstead Fire Company
U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Washington, DC - $232,718 (2023)
Village of Akron
NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation - Albany, NY - $6,500,000 (2025)
Village of Akron Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $149,159 (2024)
White Whiskers Senior Dog Sanctuary
Whiting Family Foundation - Lancaster, NY - $5,000 (2024)
Wolcottsville Volunteer Fire Company
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $56,500 (2023)
Wolcottsville Volunteer Fire Company
U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Washington, DC - $56,500 (2023)
Largest nonprofits in Akron (by assets) include:
Newstead Fire Company
Newstead Historical Society
Wolcottsville Volunteer Fire Company
Akron Newstead Senior Citizens
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the Us Dept of NY Newstead Memorial
Akron Music Parents Association
United Steelworkers
American Legion
Akron Soccer League
Akron Sports
Akron Little League Football
Akron Parents Association Nursery School
Clann Na Cara Parent Organization
Magics Mission Beagle & Hound Rescue
Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan for Employees of Cold Spring
Friends of the Newstead Public Library
Barbara and Jack Davis Charitable Foundation