This month we kicked off our mastery-based arts initiative with a $500,000 grant to Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT), to expand their successful Brick City Theatre program for Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) kids. This new grant highlights our...
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This week, we announced the winners of our 2016 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, the only national juried prize for literature that confronts racism and examines diversity. For 81 years, the distinguished books earning Anisfield-Wolf prizes have opened and...
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We are delighted to announce the appointment of a new chairman and a new member to our board of directors.Current board member Rev. Dr. Stephen Rowan has been named chairman of the board, replacing retiring board member and current board chair James Ratner...
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Join us for the 2016 Cleveland Foundation African American Philanthropy Summit, presented by Medical Mutual on Saturday, April 23, at Corporate College East in Warrensville Heights. This year’s summit: “Impact & Influence: The Evolution of African...
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This month’s March into Kindergarten campaign has us thinking about the importance of preparing students for success in kindergarten. Kindergarten is an academic and developmental milestone for young children and their experience in this early step can have...
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Join us for the year’s most empowering, productive and inspiring event for women leaders in Northeast Ohio. That’s right- it’s time for the Crain’s 2016 Women of Note Summit & Awards! We’re excited to partner with Crain’s for a second year to...
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We’re pleased to let you know that our board of directors has approved $16.8 million in grants this month, bringing the foundation’s first-quarter grantmaking total to $21.3 million.Our support in March focuses on building stronger neighborhoods and...
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Last weekend, the Cleveland Foundation and our partners kicked off the Greater Cleveland Caucus series with the Town Hall Meeting on Community Solutions. More than 400 Greater Clevelanders along with representatives from more than 70 nonprofit organizations...
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They hail from Taiwan, South Africa, Pakistan and Albania. Their crafts range from interactive installations and paintings to sculpture and martial arts-inspired dance. On March 1, the Cleveland Foundation’s newest cohort of Creative Fusion artists arrived...
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This Saturday, we’re kicking off the Greater Cleveland Caucus Series with the sold-out Town Hall Meeting on Community Solutions. We’ve partnered with The City Club of Cleveland, Cleveland Young Professional Senate, Crain’s Cleveland Business...
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