Our #SummerOfPurpose blog series follows this year’s Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns as they spend 11 weeks working with Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations. In today’s blog we hear from Shneur Kushner, who is working with Union Miles Development Corporation (UMDC), where he is assisting with various...
Cleveland Foundation approves $17 million in Q3 grants
Foundation, donors grant more than $72 million in 2019 year-to-date
RELEASE DATE: 9.27.2019
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors today announced $17 million in grants approved in the third quarter of 2019. Supporting residents in Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga...
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 this “Spotlight Encore Cleveland” guest blog, you’ll...
Cleveland Foundation and its donors grant $111 million in 2019
Foundation authorizes $39 million in Q4 grantmaking
Release Date: 12.20.2019
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors today announced $39 million in grants approved in the fourth quarter of 2019. Supporting residents in Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties...
Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund awards $500,000 in initial round of grantmaking
Fund grows to $5.73 million to support frontline nonprofit organizations in Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties
Release Date: 3.27.2020
CLEVELAND – The Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund coalition announced today its first...
Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund partners award $1.18 million in second week of grantmaking
Community raises more than $6 million and counting to support frontline nonprofit organizations in Greater Cleveland
Release Date: 4.3.2020
CLEVELAND – The Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund coalition announced today...
Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau conducts a headcount of everyone living in our country. This information paints the picture of our nation and influences important decisions such as congressional representation and the distribution of federal funding. With the lowest response rate of large cities, only 46.9% of Cleveland households...
Exceptional leadership, a clear vision, core values and accountability. According to the team of former executives-turned-philanthropists behind the M.F. Cachat Charitable Foundation Fund, many of the same guiding principles that drive success in business can also inform impactful giving.
Mike Cachat, Bill Head, Ed Sherwood, Bruce...
by Kaye Ridolfi, Senior Vice President, Advancement, Cleveland Foundation
On March 27, the $2 trillion COVID-19 relief package titled the CARES Act, or The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, became law. The legislation was designed to aid individuals, large corporations, small businesses and public health organizations...
Great news for our community: Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity is growing opportunities for local families to enter its home ownership program!
What is Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity?
Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity (Cleveland Habitat) is a nonprofit organization that brings affordable housing to Greater Cleveland...