Mission
THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE ACTIVITIES OF THE AKRON BAR ASSOCIATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(3). THE FOUNDATION ALSO ACTS AS THE CHARITABLE ARM OF THE AKRON BAR ASSOCIATION AND PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO DESERVING LAW STUDENTS.
Public Charity
AKRON BAR FOUNDATION
AKRON BAR FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in AKRON, OH. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $424K revenue, $343K expenses, $5.8M total assets. 9 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $208K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 341503646
AKRON, OH
Health (General & Financing)
NTEE: E80
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$424K
Total Expenses$343K
Total Assets$5.8M
Grant Records9
Funding Total$208K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Akron Bar Foundation
How Akron Bar Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$77
Programs
the work itself
$23
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $77 for programs
$59
Scholarships and other grants provided to support activities of the Akron bar association and other charities
$18
To promote legal research and to provide support for legal, educational or literary research and the operation of libraries or other research services for the legal profession
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
GENERAL OPERATIONS
$12,481
GENERAL OPERATIONS
$56,559
GENERAL OPERATIONS
$14,633
GENERAL OPERATIONS
$7,465
GENERAL OPERATIONS
$9,645
Showing up to 5 of 9 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
GOVERNOR
Alisa Benedict O'brien
GOVERNOR
Blake Gerney
EXECUTIVE DI
C Allen Nichols
CEO
Catherine Kurela
SECRETARY
Christopher Meager
PRESIDENT
Doug Godshall
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $424K | $343K | $5.8M |
| 2024 | $194K | $312K | $5.5M |
| 2023 | $213K | $282K | $5.2M |
| 2022 | $441K | $288K | $4.9M |
| 2021 | $310K | $292K | $5.8M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $310K to $424K (+37%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.8M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.