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Search Our Grants Archive The foundation allocates money to local nonprofits in two ways. One way is through responsive grantmaking, which means nonprofits apply for funding and we distribute based on greatest need. The other way is through proactive grantmaking, which allows the foundation to make targeted, long-term grants for larger...

Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund

A coalition of Northeast Ohio philanthropic, corporate and civic partners have joined together to launch the second phase of the Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund for continued support to nonprofit organizations dealing directly with the ongoing effects of the pandemic in Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties.    updated...

Stories of Impact: How the Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park is Connecting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with Environmental Justice and Preservation

The 33,000 acres of protected land between Cleveland and Akron that we know as Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) was established in 1974 as a part of President Nixon’s “Parks to the People” policy, an initiative created to make national parks relevant to nearby urban populations. Now, CVNP, the only national park in Ohio, is...

The Power of a Neighborhood Park  

By Nelson Beckford P.S. 162 John Golden in Queens, New York and Fairview Park in Ohio City (Cleveland, Ohio) are two neighborhood parks that hold a special place in my heart. At P.S. 162 in my hometown, I learned how to ride a bike, played tag and then handball, and simply hung out. It was the neighborhood backyard. Later in life...

Organizational Funds

Strengthening our Community It seems that just when a charitable organization is needed most by its constituents, funds from private, philanthropic and government resources become all the more difficult to obtain. Forward-thinking board members and staff of charitable organizations are discovering the need to establish stable investments...

Join MyCom Cleveland at Family Unity in the Park!

This Friday and Saturday, July 19 - 20, Family Unity in the Park returns to Luke Easter Park in Cleveland! Kicking off the two-day festival, MyCom Cleveland will join Mt. Pleasant NOW, Seeds of Literacy, and The Literacy Cooperative to host MyCom Reads, an event designed to promote literacy, community engagement, family support and more...

Cleveland Foundation announces $5 million centennial legacy grant for Lake Link Trail

Cleveland Foundation announces $5 million centennial legacy grant for Lake Link Trail “Cleveland Foundation Centennial Trail” will increase public access to Lake Erie, connecting the riverfront to the lakefront EMBARGOED UNTIL 11 a.m. 8.19.14 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors today announced an additional...