Cleveland Foundation announces $4.1 million in May grants

Cleveland Foundation announces $4.1 million in May grants RELEASE DATE: 5.29.2015 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors has approved $4.1 million in grants for the month of May. A focus of the foundation’s May funding supports innovative programs launching or expanding to serve the most vulnerable in our...

Beverly and Albert Higley Jr. make $23 Million gift to the Cleveland Foundation

Beverly and Albert Higley Jr. make $23 million gift to the Cleveland Foundation Memorial gift to existing Higley Fund of the Cleveland Foundation is the third-largest gift in foundation history and creates single largest supporting organization at the foundation RELEASE DATE: 6.3.2015 CLEVELAND –The Cleveland Foundation today...

Summer of Purpose: Melissa Haynam

Remaining Human and Keeping My Promises This entire academic year for me has been about getting out of my comfort zone and taking advantage of all the wonderful opportunities Cleveland State and the city of Cleveland have to offer. #CLE I participated in the Mentoring Program organized by Senator Grace Drake in the Maxine Levin College...

Cleveland Foundation announces $19.2 million in June grants

Cleveland Foundation announces $19.2 million in June grants Foundation awarded $26.9 million to area nonprofits in Q2 2015 RELEASE DATE: 6.29.2015 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors has approved $19.2 million in grants for the month of June, bringing the foundation’s second-quarter grantmaking total to $26.9...

Summer of Purpose: Sam Braun

The past month working as a development intern at The Montefiore Foundation has been very new, exciting, and rewarding for me. Two themes that have emerged in these first four weeks and that I have been reflecting on are opportunity and collaboration. Coming into the internship I had a narrow understanding of what it meant to raise money...

Cleveland Foundation announces two new members of its Board of Directors

Cleveland Foundation announces two new members of its Board of Directors   RELEASE DATE: 7.29.2015 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today announced the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors: Carrie Carpenter, Senior Vice President, Regional Director of Public Affairs for Citizens Bank (formerly Charter One)...

Cleveland Foundation announces $12.7 million in July grants

Cleveland Foundation announces $12.7 million in July grants   RELEASE DATE: 7.31.2015 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors has approved $12.7 million in grants for the month of July.  A focus of the foundation’s July funding is youth development. “We’re pleased many of our grants this month support new...