Now Recruiting 2016 Summer Interns

For seventeen years, the Cleveland Foundation Summer Internship program has stayed true to its goal of connecting undergraduate and graduate students with meaningful, career-related experiences in nonprofit and public sector agencies. The program adds value to the agencies by recruiting the talent and providing funding to pay the interns...

Economic & Workforce Development

The Cleveland Foundation works to strengthen Greater Cleveland’s economy, with an emphasis on the core city, to ensure equitable economic opportunities for all residents. Cleveland Innovation Project  An aligned effort to foster innovation and strengthen technology-based economic growth and prosperity for all Greater Cleveland...

Tickets now available for Cleveland Foundation Annual Meeting Presented by KeyBank

UPDATE: 5.15.2015Thank you for your interest in the Cleveland Foundation Annual Meeting Presented by KeyBank. Due to tremendous community interest, all tickets have been reserved for this event. If you wish to be added to our waitlist, please send your name, email and phone number [email username="JFARQUHAR" link-text="HERE"]. For the...

Cleveland Foundation announces $14.7 million in March grants

Cleveland Foundation announces $14.7 million in March grants Foundation awarded $21.1 million to area nonprofits in Q1 2015 RELEASE DATE: 3.31.2015 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors today approved $14.7 million in grants for the month of March, bringing the foundation’s first-quarter grantmaking total to $21.1...

Now Recruiting: 2015 Summer Interns

For 16 years, the Cleveland Foundation Summer Internship program has stayed true to its goal of connecting undergraduate and graduate students with meaningful, career-related experiences in nonprofit and public sector agencies. The program adds value to the agencies by recruiting the talent and providing the funding to pay interns who...

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...

Summer of Purpose: An Environment of Self-Discovery

By Maggie StarkHolden Arboretum This was certainly not the summer I expected. Road trip, backpack, plane, train or walk if I had to escape; the only thing on my mind was the six months of loan deferment I had left between graduation and entry in the real world.  The last 10 weeks involved no escape, yet they offered me far more of a...

Covia Aspire Scholarship

Purpose: Established in 2013, the Covia Aspire Scholarship of the Cleveland Foundation provides support to eligible employee dependents who desire to seek post-secondary education or training for a recognized credential. As such, the award encourages the career “aspirations” of promising young people in the Covia family. Employees of...