The Lake-Geauga Fund of the Cleveland Foundation wraps up 2021 grantmaking, adds Nicole M. Parker to advisory committee
Release Date: 1.7.2022
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors recently approved $135,000 to support Lake and Geauga counties from the Lake-Geauga Fund of the Cleveland Foundation. In combination with...
Cleveland Foundation’s eighth biennial African American Philanthropy Summit will provide both in-person and virtual options on April 30
Luncheon keynote speaker is Michele Ghee, CEO of EBONY and JET magazines
Release Date: 3.22.2022
CLEVELAND – The eighth biennial African American Philanthropy Summit, presented by the African...
Expand AllWho should I contact if I have questions? Please contact the Philanthropy Team at 216.685.2006. What are the Goff and Legacy societies? These are Cleveland Foundation recognition societies. Membership in the Frederick Harris Goff Society is available to donors who have contributed gifts of $10,000 or more. The Legacy Society...
Equity in the Arts Fund opens application process for 2022 grantmaking
Fund has awarded more than $9 million since its inception in 1994
Release Date: 9.1.2021
CLEVELAND – The Minority Arts and Education Fund, soon to be known as The Equity in the Arts Fund (EITAF), announced that it has opened the application process for its 2022...
Jack Ulman
Jack Ulman knew from an early age that you don’t need to be a John D. Rockefeller or a Bill Gates to make a sizable impact.
The retired Bedford High School teacher, who has been spreading his generosity across multiple beloved Cleveland institutions, remembers visiting the Cleveland Museum of Art as a child with his mother...
Powerful things can happen when people come together. That’s the idea behind Neighborhood Connections’ Neighbor Up Network, a group of Greater Clevelanders who come together to share power, bridge boundaries and make an impact in their communities.
As we continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, residents and...
Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund announces Phase III effort on the heels of final round of grantmaking for Phase II
Release Date: 10.18.2021
CLEVELAND – The Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund announced today that it has launched the Funders Collaborative on COVID Recovery (FCCR) to spearhead its Phase III...
Our #SummerOfPurpose blog series follows this year’s Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns as they reflect on 11 weeks spent working with Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations. In today’s blog, we hear from Cielle Brady, who spent her summer at East End Neighborhood House, where she worked collaboratively with a...
By Cameron Aloway, Marketing & Communications Intern
A lifelong resident of Lake County, Betty Jacobs is filled with the desire and passion to advocate for the LGBTQ+ community. However, she was shocked to discover the absence of effective support resources for the community.
Betty Jacobs is founder and executive director of...
Curating the Fine Art of Giving
As art collectors with an eye for impressionist masterpieces and other European art, early 20th century Clevelanders Frank Hadley Ginn and Cornelia Root Ginn enjoyed meeting with New York art dealers at their home in Gates Mills. With each purchase, they were curating Cleveland history and laying the...