Cleveland Foundation EVP Robert E. Eckardt Announces Retirementrelease date: 10.10.2016CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation has announced that Executive Vice President Robert E. Eckardt will be retiring on Dec. 31, 2016 after nearly 35 years of exceptional leadership and dedicated service.Eckardt was recruited to the foundation by...
Ride the public transit system from Cleveland’s airport to its downtown and witness INTER|URBAN, one of the world’s largest outdoor public art experiences that connects transit riders to some of the most important and difficult issues facing our society.INTER|URBAN is a city-wide initiative led by LAND Studio, the City of Cleveland...
Cleveland Foundation Announces Senior Leadership Appointments release date: November 10, 2016CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today announced the promotion of India Pierce Lee to Senior Vice President, Program. Pierce Lee will lead the Cleveland Foundation's grantmaking team, working with the board, staff, and community leaders to...
Everyone knows who Amelia Earhart was. Her disappearance is perhaps more widely known than her participation in the 1929 Women's Air Derby, but here at the International Women's Air & Space Museum it is her life and her contributions to women in aviation for which she is celebrated. Luckily for me, she is also the reason I get to...
Just this summer, we celebrated the rededication of Public Square following a $50 million transformation that gave our city a vibrant new gathering space in the heart of downtown. The Cleveland Foundation supported the redesign of Public Square with an $8 million lead gift, in line with our longstanding commitment to support world-class...
I am a Cleveland native and recent graduate of John Carroll University with a Bachelor’s degree in English. A few weeks ago, I started my summer internship with the Cleveland Foundation working at The Literacy Cooperative. Although The Literacy Cooperative was my first choice for placement during the 11-week internship, I never could...
Cleveland Foundation announces $18 million in December grants, bringing 2016 support to Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga County nonprofits to $91.2 millionDecember grants focus on empowering youth through education & violence prevention effortsrelease date: 12.16.2016CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors has approved $18...
Cleveland Foundation announces $741,000 in fourth-quarter grants and 2016 total of $2.5 million to Lake and Geauga County nonprofits RELEASE date: 12.19.2016CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation announces a total of $741,781 in fourth-quarter grants to Lake and Geauga nonprofit organizations, bringing the foundation’s 2016 grantmaking...
Opening Minds. Challenging Minds.
The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards recognize books that have made important contributions to our understanding of racism and our appreciation of the rich diversity of human cultures.
2017 honorees with Anisfield-Wolf Jury Chair Henry Louis Gates Jr. (right), juror Rita Dove (center), and Cleveland...
We’re thrilled to announce our spring 2017 Creative Fusion residency, Creative Fusion: Cuba Edition. Since 2008, our Creative Fusion international artist residency program has brought more than 70 foreign artists to Cleveland. Beginning in 2016, the program strengthened collaboration between local Cleveland artists and the visiting...