Cleveland Foundation announces $17.9 million in grants

Cleveland Foundation announces $17.9 million in grants Health, the arts, and inclusive economic development a focus of second-quarter grantmaking RELEASE DATE: 6.26.14 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors announced a total of $17.9 million in grants for the second quarter of 2014. The two largest grants approved will...

Summer of Purpose: Joshua Pugh

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 Joshua Pugh, who is working with Geauga Growth Partnership, Inc. (GGP) to support the transition to a new customer...

Summer of Purpose: Erica Henrichsen

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 Erica Henrichsen, who is working with the Western Reserve Land Conservancy, supporting the work of the Reforest Our City...

Neighborhood Revitalization & Engagement

Give to Neighborhood Revitalization We believe all Greater Cleveland residents deserve vibrant, healthy neighborhoods. Together with donors and community partners, we focus on the intersections of: People: connecting residents in meaningful ways; Place: enhancements to the built and natural environment; and Power: organizing...

Lillian Kuri named president & CEO by the Cleveland Foundation Board of Directors

Lillian Kuri named president & CEO by the Cleveland Foundation Board of Directors Current executive vice president and chief operating officer will take over the reins Aug. 1 Release Date: 5.1.2023 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation Board of Directors today announced that Lillian Kuri has been unanimously elected as the...

Summer of Purpose: Community Values Not Lost in Translation

By Erin AmschlingerStockyard, Clark-Fulton & Brooklyn Centre Community Development Office I never had cable TV as a kid so, when morning cartoons ended for the day, pickings were pretty slim for what to watch. I used to flick through our eight channel choices and inevitably stop when I landed on the Spanish one. I didn’t speak a...

Summer of Purpose: Maddie Schwartz

Our #SummerOfPurpose blog series follows this year’s Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns as they reflect on 11 weeks spent working with Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations. In today’s blog, we hear from Maddie Schwartz, who spent her summer at FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art, where...

Cleveland Foundation announces $5 million centennial legacy grant for Lake Link Trail

Cleveland Foundation announces $5 million centennial legacy grant for Lake Link Trail “Cleveland Foundation Centennial Trail” will increase public access to Lake Erie, connecting the riverfront to the lakefront EMBARGOED UNTIL 11 a.m. 8.19.14 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors today announced an additional...

Ohio Local News Initiative Taps Local Innovator to Lead Cleveland Newsroom

Ohio Local News Initiative Taps Local Innovator to Lead Cleveland Newsroom With $6M raised, the statewide network will launch a newsroom in Cleveland, is joining forces with Cleveland Documenters Release Date: 4.19.2022 CLEVELAND — After a five-month open search, the Ohio Local News Initiative, a new nonprofit organization that has...