April Centennial Gift: Cleveland Foundation Day at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

April Centennial Gift: Cleveland Foundation Day at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Saturday, Apr. 26, will be the first free weekend day for all visitors to the Zoo in nearly 20 years and includes admission to The RainForest Download the Cleveland Foundation Day at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo: Special Programming Schedule Flyer Fact...

Cleveland Foundation awards inaugural Encore Cleveland Prizes

Cleveland Foundation awards inaugural Encore Cleveland Prizes Embargoed until: 10.15.2015 at 6:30 p.m.CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation tonight honored the first two recipients of its Encore Cleveland Prize, established this year to recognize significant, innovative work that engages older adults in making social impact in Greater...

Cleveland Foundation announces inaugural Public Service Fellows

Cleveland Foundation announces inaugural Public Service FellowsMillennials from across the country to be partnered with six Greater Cleveland agencies for year-long fellowships designed to inspire the next generation of public sector leaders Release Date: 5.5.16CLEVELAND – In an effort to create a pipeline of new talent for...

Cleveland Foundation accepting scholarship applications for 2016-2017 academic year

Cleveland Foundation accepting scholarship applications for 2016-2017 academic yearProgram has awarded more than $50 million since 1987 RELEASE DATE: 2.1.2016CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation is accepting scholarship applications through March 15 for the 2016-2017 academic year. Most of the scholarships are designated for...

Cleveland Foundation announces next centennial legacy grant: Public Square

Cleveland Foundation announces next centennial legacy grant: Public Square Board of directors approves $8 million for transformation of Public Square; South plaza to be named “Cleveland Foundation Centennial Plaza”  Download: Public Square grant announcement remarks from Ronn Richard, President & CEO. EMBARGOED UNTIL 10...

Cleveland Foundation to host community conversation events in Lake and Geauga counties

Cleveland Foundation to host community conversation events in Lake and Geauga countiesEvents to be held on April 21 at Mentor Public Library and April 27 at Kent State University Geauga Campus RELEASE DATE: 04.12.2016CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Foundation will host two events in its Fred Talks community engagement series that will focus...

May Centennial Gift: Cleveland Foundation Day on Wade Oval

May Centennial Gift: Cleveland Foundation Day on Wade Oval May 24 will be the first free Saturday for Cleveland Botanical Garden, Cleveland Museum of Natural History and Western Reserve Historical Society Includes special free programming at the always-free Cleveland Museum of Art Download the Cleveland Foundation Day on Wade...

Summer of Purpose: Eric Grimm

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 Eric Grimm, who spent his summer at Holden Forests & Gardens, where he worked in close collaboration with...

Revisiting the ImagiNation

In December 2007, the Cleveland Foundation hosted a meeting of the Arts Education Partnership (AEP), a non-political think thank and consortium of organizations supporting the arts in learning. At that meeting, AEP rolled out a major frame-changing concept: to create the ImagiNation – a nationwide, grassroots movement to create public...