Celebrate MLK Day with the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards

As the nation’s only juried prize given to books that confront racism, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards (AWBA) are closely linked to Martin Luther King Jr.’s efforts to advance racial justice and civil rights. For more than 87 years, the distinguished books earning Anisfield-Wolf prizes have opened and challenged minds, making important...

Highlights from Cleveland Book Week 2023

Hundreds of book lovers gathered to celebrate Cleveland Book Week this fall with a series of events taking place Sept. 22-30 celebrating past and present Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards winners.   In case you missed them, or would just like to enjoy again, you can watch recordings of author events showcasing 2023 poetry winner Saeed Jones...

#CG2018 Stories: From Intrigued Participant to Enthusiastic Host

Follow our “#CG2018 Stories” blog series for updates, information and stories about Common Ground 2018 and related events. This guest blog from Julie Tamarkin, a resident of Beachwood and member of a small community garden, reflects on her experience at a 2017 Common Ground conversation and her role this year as host of her own...

#BehindTheGrant: Using the Power of the Law to Help Vulnerable Populations

In January, we granted $115,000 to Legal Aid Society of Cleveland to help the organization expand its legal services to community members with limited English proficiency (LEP). In this guest blog, we invite you to go behind the grant to learn more about Legal Aid Society and its work:   Imagine living everyday life as a citizen in the...

Cleveland’s Future Engineers Scholarship

Purpose: The Cleveland’s Future Engineers Scholarship Fund was created to advance education by providing scholarships to graduating high school seniors who are residents of Cuyahoga County, plan to attend a four-year college or university, have maintained a minimum 3.2 cumulative grade-point average (on a 4.0 scale), and have...

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Cleveland Foundation announces more than $24 million in third quarter grantmaking

Cleveland Foundation announces more than $24 million in third quarter grantmaking Release Date: 9.30.2021 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation Board of Directors today announced more than $24 million in grants approved in the third quarter of 2021. Supporting residents in Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties, the foundation and its...

We Support the Ohio Fairness Act. Here’s Why.

Did you know? In most parts of Ohio, it's still legal to discriminate against people based on their sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. The Ohio Fairness Act, House Bill 369, adds sexual orientation and gender identity or expression to the laws that make discrimination illegal in Ohio; the bill protects LGBTQ people from...