A Catalytic Vision for the Community and a New Home for the Cleveland Foundation

More than a century ago, the community came together to establish the Cleveland Foundation. Since then, generations of Greater Clevelanders have played a role in helping the foundation to grow and evolve; they have laid the groundwork for the next chapter in our history. Today, we are thrilled to announce our intentions to join...

Roll out the red carpet for MANChild: March 23rd @ 6:30 p.m.

Lights. Camera. Action!  Join us on March 23 for the Cleveland premiere of the film MANChild, written by Cleveland MLK high school student, Earlaina Kemp and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber (yes, the writer/director of Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story). Last year, nearly 1,000 Cleveland-area students submitted scripts to the...

How I Spent My Summer: MaryKate McHugh

What could be better than strolling out of your office on a warm summer day than freshly harvested produced, flowers, prepared lunch food, and more? On Wednesday, June 5, the North Union Farmers Market opened two summer lunch-time markets at the Cleveland Clinic main campus and Cleveland Clinic in Beachwood. The markets start at 10:30...

Cleveland Foundation announces $2.5 million in October grants

Cleveland Foundation announces $2.5 million in October grants release date: 10.30.2015CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors has approved $2.5 million in grants for the month of October.A focus of the foundation’s October funding supports programs promoting youth development and the overall well-being of young...

September Grant Highlights

We’re thrilled to announce $9.9 million in September grants to organizations serving Lake, Geauga and Cuyahoga County residents! This takes the foundation’s third-quarter grantmaking total to $21.1 million, bringing the yearly investment in Greater Cleveland to $62.9 million.Many of our grants this month concentrated on education...

Cleveland Foundation announces $9.9 million in September grants

Cleveland Foundation announces $9.9 million in September grantsBoard approves $21.1 million for Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga nonprofits in Q3 2017 RELEASE DATE: 09.27.207CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors today approved $9.9 million in grants for the month of September. Supporting residents in Cuyahoga, Lake and...

Welcome 2014 Summer Interns!

This week we welcomed the 15th class of the Cleveland Foundation’s Summer Intern Program – a group we are calling our “centennial cohort.”  This group of 16 professionals represents some of the top talent and emerging leadership of our region. The summer internship program’s objectives are to provide a meaningful...

#BlackFuturesFund: Grantees Fighting for Civic Participation and Representation

By Cameron Aloway, Cleveland Foundation Marketing & Communications Intern   The impact of the 2020 election outlined major concerns pertaining to the inequitable representation of people of color at the polls. Leading up to and after Election Day, there has been a considerable effort to ensure more community members have their...