WCSB encourages listeners to “Give Back”

WCSB (the student-run radio station of Cleveland State University) is a great place to hear quality, non-corporate radio – much of it featuring music and news connected to Cleveland’s ethnic communities. They have a fantastic, truly eclectic program schedule. Tune in to 89.3 FM or listen online. One of their newer shows is titled...

Tavis Smiley Brings #CourtingJustice to Cleveland

You can now view Courting Justice online, a forum held this month in Cleveland and hosted by Tavis Smiley of the national talk show "Tavis Smiley" on PBS. Courting Justice is part of a national series facilitated by Smiley on judicial reform.Watch "Part 1" here, and watch "Part 2" here.The forum brought Ohio judges face to face with...

Spotlight Encore Cleveland: Encore Career Network Helps Agencies Build Capacity

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 our “Spotlight Encore Cleveland” guest blog series, we go...

Explore Common Ground Events by Topic – and Join Us June 30!

Our third annual Common Ground day of community conversation returns June 30, 2019. Common Ground is a single-day initiative where people gather at locations across our region to share a meal and a conversation about the places we call home. Individuals and organizations across Cuyahoga, Lake, and Geauga counties will bring family...

Join us for our Annual Meeting!

**DUE TO TREMENDOUS PUBLIC INTEREST, TICKETS TO THE 2018 ANNUAL MEETING WERE RESERVED WITHIN 8 HOURS OF AVAILABILITY. TO STAY UP-TO-DATE ON THE LATEST CLEVELAND FOUNDATION NEWS AND EVENTS, PLEASE SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.**Free tickets are now available for the Cleveland Foundation Annual Meeting, “A Sense...

Greater Cleveland can now register to find “Common Ground”

Greater Cleveland can now register to find “Common Ground” Third year of community conversations set for Sunday, June 30, will focus on the environment and all its many forms: natural, physical, cultural, and more Release Date: 6.12.2019 CLEVELAND – Individual registration for Common Ground 2019 is currently available at...

Summer of Purpose: Meet the 2019 Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns

We call it a “Summer of Purpose.” Since 1999, the Cleveland Foundation Summer Internship Program has provided undergraduates, graduate students and recent graduates an opportunity to work in Cleveland-area nonprofit organizations and governmental agencies during an 11-week paid internship. The program aligns with the foundation’s...

Impact Investing

The Cleveland Foundation is the world’s first community foundation — and one of the largest nationally — with nearly $3 billion in assets and annual grants of more than $120 million made in partnership with our donors since 2020. In addition to our grantmaking, the Cleveland Foundation is a national leader in impact investing, with...

February Grant Highlights

We’re excited to share a few highlights from our recent grants to organizations serving residents of Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties. These February grants focus support on Health & Safety, Human Services and Arts & Culture. Health and Safety $120,000 to American Red Cross, Greater Cleveland Chapter to expand Operation...