Ceepo family announces creation of the Taylor Paige Ceepo Memorial Fund at the Cleveland Foundation
Release Date: 9.10.2019
CLEVELAND – The Ceepo family today announced the establishment of the Taylor Paige Ceepo Memorial Fund at the Cleveland Foundation to honor Taylor Ceepo’s legacy through causes and organizations that were...
EDWINS Leadership & Restaurant Institute not only holds itself to a high standard for hospitality and French cuisine, but a momentous goal to solve the problem of re-entry through food. Founded in 2007, the program receives anyone for interviews, without asking about previous criminal offenses or education. After three weeks of...
When Belva Denmark Tibbs became a mother, she was eager to pass on her long-standing family tradition of serving the community to her daughter, Imani. Guided by the belief that anyone can be a philanthropist, regardless of age or wealth, the women teamed up to create a donor-advised fund with the Cleveland Foundation that will benefit the...
Valdia Burns-Frazier knew from a young age that she wanted to own her own business, and with this dream, she believed that serving her community should be at the core of her career path and life. As a featured philanthropist at the 2018 African American Philanthropy Summit, we spoke to Burns-Frazier, entrepreneur and founder of Rogers...
The 33,000 acres of protected land between Cleveland and Akron that we know as Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) was established in 1974 as a part of President Nixon’s “Parks to the People” policy, an initiative created to make national parks relevant to nearby urban populations. Now, CVNP, the only national park in Ohio, is...
From donating her allowance to help a friend, to mentoring the next generation of Clevelanders, philanthropy and community building has always been a priority for Ann-Marie Ogletree. A retired Cleveland Metropolitan School District administrator and founder of Fundamentals Early Childhood Development Academy, Ogletree shared her story as...
Cleveland Foundation announces social impact investing goal
Foundation approves $150 million program by the end of 2022
Release Date: 5.7.2019
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today announced that it will allocate $150 million in capital for social impact investing by the end of 2022. The foundation defines social impact...
Dr. Barbara Harris, philanthropist and retired educator, believes that anyone can be philanthropic, whether through charitable giving, volunteering or a combination of both. As a featured philanthropist at the 2018 African American Philanthropy Summit, we asked Dr. Harris to share the origins of her philanthropy and what inspires her to...
Thank you to everyone who joined us on May 7 for the Cleveland Foundation 2019 Annual Meeting presented by KeyBank! It was our largest annual meeting yet, with more than 1,600 people in attendance.
Pictured above are talented dancers from the Cuyahoga Community College Creative Arts Dance Academy's Advanced Ensemble, who closed the...
Cleveland Foundation among winners of HUD and Council on Foundations Secretary's Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships
Cleveland partnership honored for work on "Digital Inclusion for All" initiative
Release Date: 4.30.2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Council on...