Purpose: To provide scholarship support for students attending or accepted at Cleveland State University Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs pursuing a public service career.
Robert E. Hagan was deeply committed to public service. He was an outspoken critic of the Vietnam War, and he marched in civil rights protests and on...
Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund awards $346,750 in second cycle of Phase II grantmaking
Fund stands at more than $3.2 million to support frontline nonprofit organizations in Greater Cleveland
Release Date: 11.24.20
CLEVELAND – The Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund announced today its second cycle of...
More than $115.4 million granted by Cleveland Foundation and its donors in 2020
Foundation approves $34 million in Q4 grantmaking
Release Date: 12.16.2020
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors today announced $34 million in grants approved in the final quarter of 2020. Supporting residents in Cuyahoga, Lake and...
Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund awards more than $625,000 in third cycle of Phase II grantmaking
Partners have granted in excess of $10 million since Fund inception in March
Release Date: 12.8.2020
CLEVELAND – The Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund announced today its third cycle of biweekly grants as part...
Schedule Unveiled for Cleveland Book Week 2018
Judy Blume, Steven Pinker, Henry Louis Gates Jr. and 83rd edition of awards highlight Cleveland’s status as a literary destination
Release Date: 8.3.2018
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today announced the schedule for its third annual Cleveland Book Week. This year’s showcase...
Creativity, Ingenuity, Risk-Taking, and Good Humor
Homer Wadsworth - Executive Director 1974–1983
Homer Wadsworth was executive director of the Cleveland Foundation from 1974 to 1983. He was known as an innovative, visionary, and energetic leader, overseeing the foundation's work not only as a community grantmaker, but also as...
We’re thrilled to announce $8.6 million in July grants to organizations serving Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga County residents!Many of our grants this month support three of the foundation’s priority areas of impact: health & human services, the arts and neighborhood revitalization.Health & Human Services$20,000 to the Center...
We’re thrilled to announce $11.4 million in June grants to organizations serving Lake, Geauga and Cuyahoga County residents! This brings the foundation’s grantmaking total to $21.2 million for the second quarter of 2017 and to $41.8 million for the first half of the year.Many of our June grants support three of the foundation’s...
Launched in 2013 by the Cleveland Foundation, Encore Cleveland helps to connect and fund a network of organizations to provide experienced Greater Clevelanders an array of meaningful opportunities in the community upon retirement or near the end of their primary careers. In our “Spotlight Encore Cleveland” guest blog series, we...
Launched in 2016, the Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellowship immerses talented, emerging leaders from across the country in the work of Cleveland’s public sector, providing them an opportunity to develop their skills, enhance their networks, and jumpstart a career in public service. The fellowship program aims to attract and...