Knight Foundation donations made to University of Akron Foundation

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Basic donor information

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Country United States
Wikipedia pagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_S._and_James_L._Knight_Foundation
Facebook username knightfdn
Websitehttps://knightfoundation.org/
Donations URLhttps://knightfoundation.org/grants
Twitter usernameknightfdn
Page on philosophy informing donationshttps://knightfoundation.org/about
Grant application process pagehttps://knightfoundation.org/apply/
Data entry method on Donations List WebsiteSQL insertion commands generated by script https://github.com/riceissa/knight-foundation

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Full donor page for donor Knight Foundation

Basic donee information

We do not have any donee information for the donee University of Akron Foundation in our system.

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Donor–donee relationship

Item Value

Donor–donee donation statistics

Cause areaCountMedianMeanMinimum10th percentile 20th percentile 30th percentile 40th percentile 50th percentile 60th percentile 70th percentile 80th percentile 90th percentile Maximum
Overall 8 174,990 211,998 15,000 15,000 20,396 120,000 174,990 174,990 250,000 250,000 425,000 440,600 440,600
Arts 3 20,396 51,799 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 20,396 20,396 20,396 120,000 120,000 120,000 120,000
Communities 5 250,000 308,118 174,990 174,990 174,990 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 425,000 425,000 440,600 440,600

Donation amounts by cause area and year

If you hover over a cell for a given cause area and year, you will get a tooltip with the number of donees and the number of donations.

Note: Cause area classification used here may not match that used by donor for all cases.

Cause area Number of donations Total
Communities (filter this donor) 5 0.00
Arts (filter this donor) 3 0.00
Total 8 0.00

Skipping spending graph as there is at most one year’s worth of donations.

Full list of documents in reverse chronological order (0 documents)

There are no documents associated with this combination of donor and donee.

Full list of donations in reverse chronological order (8 donations)

Graph of all donations (with known year of donation), showing the timeframe of donations

Graph of donations and their timeframes
Amount (current USD)Amount rank (out of 8)Donation dateCause areaURLInfluencerNotes
174,990.005--Communitieshttps://knightfoundation.org/grants/6955-- Grant period: 03/15/2016 - 01/31/2017; goal: To promote nonpartisan journalism excellence and audience engagement in Ohio during the 2016 presidential election by supporting the Informed Citizen Akron (ICAkron) project to conduct nonpartisan in-depth polling and, nonpartisan civic engagement, to help newsrooms listen more closely and respond to the broad information needs of Ohio voters.
120,000.006--Artshttps://knightfoundation.org/grants/6522-- Grant period: 08/01/2014 - 07/31/2016; goal: To engage new audience with 10 intimate and artistically excellent 'Stage Door' performances at the University of Akron's EJ Thomas Performing Arts Hall, and provide 500 free tickets to performances to students and young adults.
15,000.008--Artshttps://knightfoundation.org/grants/6512-- Grant period: 08/01/2014 - 07/31/2015; goal: To support 'Synapse' - a series of innovative workshops and events that will engage Akron audiences through examinations of the relationship between art and science. The Synapse series explores enlightened collaborations between art and science. This initiative at The University of Akron probes the ideas, images, and mutual interests connecting art and science professionals and disci- plines. Open to all university disciplines and the public, Synapse events take the form of residencies, internships, collaborative projects, lectures, workshops, panel discussions, and exhibitions.
20,396.007--Artshttps://knightfoundation.org/grants/6511-- Grant period: 07/01/2014 - 09/30/2015; goal: To engage diverse Akron audiences with 'Rhythm Experience' - a series of artistically excellent percussion programs and workshops, and provide 200 free tickets to the University of Akron Steel Drum Band April 2015 concert.
250,000.003--Communitieshttps://knightfoundation.org/grants/5489-- Grant period: 10/01/2012 - 09/30/2013; goal: To provide bridge funding to University Park Alliance for interim operations support while working toward a larger grant supporting revitalization efforts through urban re-investment and community engagement.
425,000.002--Communitieshttps://knightfoundation.org/grants/4808-- Grant period: 10/01/2010 - 10/31/2013; goal: To create and implement an innovative education recruitment and retention model that will increase the number of African-American males enrolling in and graduating from the University of Akron.
440,600.001--Communitieshttps://knightfoundation.org/grants/4340-- Grant period: 03/01/2008 - 02/28/2009; goal: To underwrite half of the cost of developing a 10-year business plan for a new Academic Health Center in Akron.
250,000.003--Communitieshttps://knightfoundation.org/grants/4344-- Grant period: 03/01/2008 - 02/28/2009; goal: To develop a strategic plan that will meet the goal to achieve systemic change in health-care education, research and clinical services through the creation of an Academic Health Center in Akron.