The Ginn Family

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...

March Grant Highlights

We’re thrilled to announce $13.8 million in March grants to organizations serving residents of Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga County. This latest round of grants brings our total support to $22.2 million in the first quarter of 2018. Our March grants concentrate primarily on three priority areas: youth & social services, economic &amp...

#InterUrbanCLE Request for Artist Proposals – Public Art on the RTA Red Line

Calling all artists! LAND Studio is seeking 25 local, national and international artists to create works inspired by Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winners that will be installed on windows of 25 Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) train cars.It’s phase II of the Inter|Urban Art & Culture Connector project that we helped...

Evergreen Cooperative Laundry Expands through Partnership with the Cleveland Clinic

May 10 was an exciting day at Evergreen Cooperative Laundry, thanks to a big announcement that the co-op made a deal with the Cleveland Clinic to assume operations of the clinic’s laundry facility in Collinwood. The expansion will nearly triple the size of Evergreen Cooperative Laundry, growing the number of employees by 122% by the...

June Grant Highlights

We’re thrilled to announce $13.8 million in June grants to organizations serving residents of Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties. This latest round of grants brings our total support to $22.9 million in the second quarter of 2018. Our June grants align with a number of priority areas, including economic and workforce development, youth...

#CLEvana: Forging Alliances through Artistic Exchange

This blog post is part of our #CLEvana series, sharing stories and insights from our Creative Fusion: Cuba Edition partners. In this post, Cleveland Print Room (CPR) Founder & Executive Director Shari Wilkins shares highlights from the Creative Fusion cohort learning trip to Cuba earlier this year. The trip was an opportunity to...

About Us

Mission The Cleveland Foundation’s mission is to enhance the lives of all residents of Greater Cleveland, now and for generations to come, by working together with our donors to build community endowment, address needs through grantmaking, and provide leadership on key community issues. Statistics Year Ended 2022: Total assets...

November Centennial Gift: Cleveland Foundation Day of Theater

November Centennial Gift: Cleveland Foundation Day of Theater Foundation to provide free tickets to five holiday performances on Sunday, Nov. 30 by Cleveland Play House, Cleveland Public Theatre and Great Lakes Theater at PlayhouseSquareOnline lottery system created to accommodate overwhelming interest in monthly centennial...