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September Grant Highlights

We’re thrilled to announce $9.9 million in September grants to organizations serving Lake, Geauga and Cuyahoga County residents! This takes the foundation’s third-quarter grantmaking total to $21.1 million, bringing the yearly investment in Greater...

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August Grant Highlights

We’re excited to announce $2.6 million in August grants to organizations serving Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga County residents! Many of our August grants support human services and vital resources for area residents, as well as arts and educational programs for...

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#SummerOfPurpose: Briana Snoddy

Our #SummerOfPurpose blog series follows this year’s Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns as they spend 11 weeks working with Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations. In today’s blog we hear from Briana Snoddy, who is working with Towards...

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#SummerOfPurpose: Brittany Kincaid

Our #SummerOfPurpose blog series follows this year’s Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns as they spend 11 weeks working with Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations. In today’s blog we hear from Brittany Kincaid, who is working with...

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Noteworthy Women in Philanthropy

Cleveland has never been at a loss for brave, forward-thinking women. Here at the Cleveland Foundation, we're proud that many such women have shaped our history, and continue to shape our future. In 1935, poet and philanthropist Edith Anisfield Wolf founded...

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#SummerOfPurpose: Armin Ameri

Our #SummerOfPurpose blog series follows this year’s Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns as they spend 11 weeks working with Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations. In today’s blog we hear from Armin Ameri, who is working with the Refugee...

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Following Cleveland’s Path to Say Yes

You may have heard the news announced earlier this year that Cleveland is in the running to become the next Say Yes to Education chapter. Say Yes to Education is a national nonprofit that aims to revitalize communities by helping them give every public high...

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#SummerOfPurpose: Connor Collins

Our #SummerOfPurpose blog series follows this year’s Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns as they spend 11 weeks working with Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations. In today’s blog we hear from Connor Collins, who is working with The City...

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