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December Grant Highlights

We’re ending the year on a high note! Our board of directors approved $18 million in grants for the month of December, bringing the foundation’s fourth-quarter grantmaking total to $30.7 million and the 2016 total to $91.2 million to date.* Here are a few...

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Teacher reading a book with a class of preschool children

November Grant Highlights

The Cleveland Foundation board of directors has approved $9 million in November grants! Check out these highlights:Housing services for Greater Clevelanders in needThe Cleveland Foundation has approved a $120,000 grant to Enterprise Community Partners to...

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Cleveland Foundation Skating Rink on Public Square at Night

Cleveland on Ice

On Nov. 26, 1,923 ice skaters joined us in Public Square for a free day on the newly opened Cleveland Foundation Skating Rink! The free day of skating coincided with the return of Winterfest to Public Square this year. We’re thrilled to see Greater...

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Young People in Recovery Panelists

Making Cleveland Recovery Ready

Last week, we celebrated the work of Young People in Recovery, a national grassroots organization, and New Directions, based here in Northeast Ohio. Both provide life-changing support and treatment for young people dependent on substance use.Along with the...

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Meet our Encore Cleveland Prize Winner

Last week, experienced Clevelanders gathered for the Encore Purpose@50Plus event at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, hosted by our partner, the BVU Center for Nonprofit Excellence.Purposeful aging is a big priority for us at the Cleveland Foundation, and we...

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