Everyone wants a seat at the table. Now celebrating its 5th anniversary, Common Ground offers the ability to take a seat – or to set the table for others – and participate in community conversations designed to encourage and foster new connections. Common Ground challenges individuals, organizations and community leaders to build...
Cleveland Foundation, Cuyahoga County and T-Mobile partner to launch the Greater Cleveland Digital Equity Fund
Coalition formed to bridge the digital divide throughout Greater Cleveland
Release Date: 7.16.2020
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation, Cuyahoga County and T-Mobile today announced the creation of the Greater Cleveland...
Just when many Northeast Ohio residents are turning to nature for exploration and respite, a new 2-mile trail, boardwalk and viewing platform in Geauga County, southeast of Punderson State Park, are now available for the public's enjoyment.
The newly opened Barbara A. Lipscomb Snow Lake Trail, located on a 272-acre addition to the Lucia...
Engaged residents make their communities stronger. Now more than ever, it is vital that Greater Clevelanders exercise their civic rights by voting, taking the census and holding their government leaders accountable. Here are three simple ways to make your voice count for your community:
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At the Cleveland Foundation, education has been a grantmaking priority throughout our 106-year history because we understand the vital role that it plays in determining an individual’s and community’s current and future well-being.
Over the past 30 years, the foundation has awarded more than $263 million in grants to support quality...
As Americans get ready for Thanksgiving this year, many are facing a very different kind of holiday. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, posing serious safety concerns for in-person gatherings, and millions of people across the country are newly facing food insecurity due to the economic effects of the pandemic; as Greater...
By Briana Oldham, Cleveland Foundation Equity Communications and Engagement Fellow
“Systemic racism exists and it’s important to say out loud. It affects every area of life, every system we operate within and every single individual. We can only begin to repair the effects of systemic racism if we consistently acknowledge...
Launched last year, the Cleveland Black Futures Fund seeks to strengthen the ecosystem of Black Leaders and Black-serving organizations in Greater Cleveland by providing dedicated resources to help them grow or deepen their work. Now through Feb. 26, Greater Cleveland nonprofit organizations that have Black executive leadership AND that...
Books About Love, Death, War, and a Small Baptist Church Have All Won the 86th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
Release Date: 4.5.2021
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today unveiled the winners of its 86th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards. The 2021 recipients of the only national juried prize for literature that confronts...
On April 5, The George Gund Foundation announced the inaugural gift of $1 million to the Cleveland Metropolitan School District Arts Education Fund, in honor of Ann Gund as she retired from The Gund Foundation’s board.
The Cleveland Metropolitan School District Arts Education Fund is a new donor advised fund here at the Cleveland...