Akron Art Museum

For the "Create A Masterpiece" campaign, to expand the Akron Art Museum, enlarge its endowment, and name the new building in honor of John S. and James L. Knight

Summit Artspace

To further establish Summit Artspace as a central and highly visible headquarters for arts and culture where artists and the public can interact and showcase the value of the arts to economic development and neighborhood revitalization

Greater Akron Musical Association

To produce and present George Gershwin's Porgy & Bess in a semi-staged performance in April 2011

Tuesday Musical Association

To honor the memory of the Knight brothers' mother through support of the Clara I. Knight Scholarship Endowment Fund at the Tuesday Musical Association

Akron Art Museum

To help digitize the Akron Art Museum's collection

The Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom Music Center

To engage Akron residents who are new audiences in classical music through performances by The Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom Music Center

Youth Excellence Performing Arts Workshop

To provide extensive arts training for youth in Cascade Village of greater Akron, and to leverage our 2010 Communities grant by enabling youth to engage their community through the arts and encourage passion for the arts

Springboard for the Arts

To bring Springboard for the Arts' Community Supported Art program to Knight Foundation's eight communities over the next two years, inspiring local art movements

Knight Night in Akron

To support "Knight Night in Akron" and Akron Preview Event for the 35th Cleveland International Film Festival (2011) and 36th Cleveland International Film Festival (2012).

Lock 3

To support downtown arts summer programming, including Lock 3 (concerts and festivals) and Lock 3 Summer Arts (professional and apprentice student public art), for this, the 10th-anniversary season of Downtown Akron's premier event and entertainment venue

Summit County Chapter - Ohio Music Teachers Association

To support the replacement of the Steinway grand piano donated to the Akron-Summit County Main Library in 1969 by Mr. and Mrs. John S. Knight

Tuesday Musical Association

To engage young people and develop a future audience for classical music by expanding the educational outreach component of the FUZE! series, a collaboration between Tuesday Musical Association and the Akron Art Museum