Support your community on #GivingTuesday

December traditionally marks a season of giving — to our friends and families, and for many, to the charitable organizations and causes we hold dear. As the country continues to contend with the long-term societal and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for charitable giving feels particularly strong this...

Making it Count: Highlights from the Common Ground 2020 “Count Me In” Grants

Most years, Common Ground is a single-day initiative where people gather at locations across Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties to share a meal, connect with one another, build community and take action on the issues they care about. This year was different. In response to the unique environment in which we are currently living, Common...

People for Trees: Celebrating Arbor Day with Holden Forests & Gardens

A guest blog by Jill Koski, Holden Forests & Gardens President & Chief Executive Officer Happy Arbor Day! For more than 90 years, Holden Forests & Gardens (HF&G) has focused on trees and plants as a living museum at both the Holden Arboretum in Kirtland and the Cleveland Botanical Garden in Cleveland’s University...

Core Values in the Core City: JoAnn and Bob Glick Focus on Transformation

This interview was originally published in our winter 2019 issue of Gift of Giving magazine. JoAnn and Bob Glick are on a philanthropic mission: By giving to humanitarian causes close to home, they believe they can support the most vulnerable in our community and simultaneously underscore the need to bring large-scale philanthropic...

Stewart A. Kohl

Appointed 2022 by the administrative judge, 8th Ohio District Court of Appeals Stewart A. Kohl is Co-Chief Executive Officer of The Riverside Company, a $14 billion global private equity firm founded to invest in premier companies at the smaller end of the middle market. Since 1988, Riverside has invested in more than 800 companies...

Stories of Impact: Fostering a love of reading with the Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank

Thea DeRosa Cerra grew up surrounded by books. As the executive director of the Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank, she’s helping build home libraries for children and families across Northeast Ohio.   “Having books in the home is one of the biggest predictors of future academic success,” she says. “Our goal for every child is to have...