We’re thrilled to announce $9.9 million in September grants to organizations serving Lake, Geauga and Cuyahoga County residents! This takes the foundation’s third-quarter grantmaking total to $21.1 million, bringing the yearly investment in Greater Cleveland to $62.9 million.Many of our grants this month concentrated on education...
Cleveland Foundation announces $12.7 million in December grantsFoundation awarded $93.7 million to Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga nonprofits in 2015RELEASE DATE: 12.18.2015CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors has approved $12.7 million in grants for the month of December, bringing the foundation’s fourth-quarter...
Cleveland Foundation announces $3.6 million in April grants
Several grants will promote innovation and talent development efforts
RELEASE DATE: 4.30.2015
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors has approved $3.6 million in grants for the month of April.
Among the grants is one announced with Cuyahoga County today, a...
Creativity, Ingenuity, Risk-Taking, and Good Humor
Homer Wadsworth - Executive Director 1974–1983
Homer Wadsworth was executive director of the Cleveland Foundation from 1974 to 1983. He was known as an innovative, visionary, and energetic leader, overseeing the foundation's work not only as a community grantmaker, but also as...
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 Today, the members of the EMY team met with professors at Bosphorus University, one of Istanbul’s premier universities, to share research, learning and our experiences using the arts to work with youth, and engaging in violence prevention and conflict resolution through education training and the arts. Based...
As a recent college graduate, I’m convinced that my stress threshold has been unnaturally enhanced. Like any junkie, I can’t get to my normal level of functioning unless I have papers, events, presentations, internships, and part-time jobs to occupy my time from dusk until dawn. It is not until I get my “fix” and am completely...
Americans throw away nearly half of the food they buy. It’s a staggering statistic considering one in five Cuyahoga County residents are going hungry, according to Stacy Soulimiotis, Program Director of the Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland.
“It makes no sense that food—perfectly viable, good food—isn't being given to those...
Learn. Engage. Champion.
Fred Talks build on Cleveland Foundation founder Frederick Harris Goff's legacy of innovative thinking by inviting community members to learn, engage with one another, and champion new ideas in conversations with local and national thought leaders. Each free event features a thought-provoking conversation...
Cleveland Foundation centennial gift partners to honor foundation’s year of giving with more gifts to the community in 2015RELEASE DATE: 01.02.15CLEVELAND – As the Cleveland Foundation officially begins its 101st year today, it is pleased to announce that many of the organizations it partnered with last year for the monthly centennial...
Parkview Avenue, located in the east side Woodland Hills neighborhood, spans 30 blocks with no public green space and a surplus of dilapidated houses. The residential street will soon be more fit for its name thanks to a collaborative effort lead by the Cleveland Police Foundation to construct a privately-owned public park that will be...