Barberton Community Foundation is a funder, a convener, and an advocate, built to strengthen this community not just today, but for generations to come.
As a funder, we award grants, provide scholarships, and invest in programs that drive real impact across Barberton. As a convener, we bring together community partners, researchers, and experts to identify needs and build coalitions that get things done. As an advocate, we work at the local, regional, county, state, and federal level to advance the long-term interests of our community.
Everything we do is guided by a simple but powerful strategy: Get, Grow, Give.
Perpetuity Means Forever
Barberton Community Foundation is designed to exist in perpetuity, ensuring a commitment to improving lives and strengthening the Barberton community forever. Our funds are governed by laws that limit how much can be distributed each year, protecting their long-term value and ensuring we can give back year after year. While grantmaking, awarding scholarships, and investing in programs is a core part of our work, sustaining that impact overtime also means growing and stewarding resources with intention through a strategy we call Get, Grow, Give.
Get
In addition to investment income earned on our endowment, we partner with hundreds of donors who establish funds to honor loved ones, or support causes they care about, as well as individuals who contribute directly to our endowment and more than 120 funds under our stewardship.
Grow
We grow that money through careful investment and stewardship, assuring that its value outpaces the cost of inflation to increase our buying power year after year.
Give
We give as much funding as possible each year for programs, grants, and scholarships that support the economic mobility of Barberton’s residents.
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