Summer of Purpose: Josie Vano

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 Josie Vano, who spent her summer at the Jarvis Gibson Foundation, where she helped to plan fundraising events...

Celebrating Leading Women in Philanthropy

Women’s history is part of Cleveland Foundation history. Forward-thinking female philanthropists made some of the earliest gifts to the foundation, and today, women make up 46% of our Board of Directors. From generous donors to bold executives to inspiring community leaders, we’re celebrating women who helped build the Cleveland...

So, You Want to Be a Philanthropist?

By Terri Bradford Eason, Senior Director of Advancement Equity Initiatives, Cleveland Foundation One of the greatest joys in my career has been helping amazing Clevelanders make a difference in supporting nonprofit organizations and causes they care about, either locally, regionally or nationally. In many cases, the individuals I meet...

Luke Edmond Cox Fund Scholarship

Purpose: To provide financial support for college to high school or junior college graduates with financial need. Students do not have to be at the top of their class but must be motivated and desirous of earning a college degree. Eligibility: High School or Junior College graduate Acceptance at an accredited college or...

Constance Hill-Johnson

Appointed 2018 by the Board of Directors Constance Hill-Johnson is the Owner and Managing Director of Visiting Angels Living Assistance Services, a national franchise, in Cleveland Ohio. Visiting Angels is an in-home service provider assisting the elderly and older adult to live as independently as possible by remaining safely in their...

Summer of Purpose: Connor Brentar

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 Connor Brentar, who spent his summer at Bike Cleveland assisting in planning a youth bike summit and providing...

Summer of Purpose: Maria Ferrato

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 Maria Ferrato, who spent her summer at Cleveland Kids' Book Bank, where she is working with various community...

Leonard A. and Helen Russell Bretschneider Scholarship

Purpose: To provide scholarship support for graduating seniors of Solon High School who have attended for four years, achieved a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, and plan on attending a two-year, four-year, or vocational school on a full-time basis. About the program: Leonard A. and Helen Russell Bretschneider were lifelong residents of...

Summer Internship Program

Creating Pathways to Careers in the Nonprofit and Public Sectors The Cleveland Foundation has conducted a summer internship program since 1999 that provides talented and diverse undergraduate students, recent college graduates, and first-year graduate students an opportunity to work within Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector...