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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...
Cleveland Foundation awards $150,000 grant for City of Cleveland plan to celebrate our city’s literary history through public artworks along the RTA’s Red Line
The public-private partnership has potential to create one of the nation’s largest outdoor galleries
RELEASE DATE: 9.9.2015
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board...
A History of Fugitives, a Contemporary Native American Novel and Civil War Voices as Poetry Have All Won the 84th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
Release Date: 4.4.2019
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today unveiled the winners of its 84th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards. Jericho Brown, a 2015 Anisfield-Wolf honoree, made the...
Originally posted to this blog: 3/4/08 While preparing a talk to faculty and students of the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities at Case Western Reserve University recently, I ran across a 2004 issue of the journal The READER. The journal is published by Grantmakers in the Arts, a nation*]}*al association of profession*]}*al arts...
Calling all artists! LAND Studio is seeking 25 local, nation*]}*al and internation*]}*al artists to create works inspired by Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winners that will be installed on windows of 25 Greater Cleveland Region*]}*al Transit Authority (RTA) train cars.It’s phase II of the Inter|Urban Art & Culture Connector project that we helped...
Greater Cleveland Region*]}*al Transit Authority (RTA) riders can now enjoy an even closer view of world-class art inspired by the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards cannon as Phase II of INTER|URBAN has been unveiled as part of Cleveland Book Week 2018!
Art by Lauren Noel of Lady Noel Designs. (Photo courtesy of LAND Studio)
Completed ahead of...
As we reflect on the past twelve months, the moments that stand out to us are defined by the people and organizations in Greater Cleveland working to make our community better. We've been lucky to partner with many of them in 2018. Here are some highlights:
Cleveland's Path to Say Yes
Over the past 18 months, our community has...
By Cameron Aloway, Cleveland Foundation Marketing & Communications Intern
With the understanding that those who are closer to the problem are closer to the solution, the Cleveland Foundation announced its Cleveland Black Futures Fund (CBFF) with the intention to support the ecosystem of Black-serving organizations and Black...