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...

#SummerOfPurpose: Tessa Holmes

Our #SummerOfPurpose blog series follows this year’s Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns as they spend 11 weeks working with Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations. In today’s blog we hear from Tessa Holmes, who spent her summer working with Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation (FRDC) where she developed an...

Meet Place.Maker Robert Madison

Last year, the Cleveland Foundation commissioned a series of 17 portraits by local artist Billy Delfs of those who are making our region a better place. We call them Place.Makers—the people behind the buildings, programs and places who are making our community a better home for all. We unveiled them at our 2018 Annual Meeting, and...

Cleveland Foundation announces $3.4 million in February grants

Cleveland Foundation announces $3.4 million in February grants   release date: 2.26.15 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors has approved $3.4 million in grants for the month of February. Among the grants approved, $175,000 will specifically support events for the general public during Induction Week at the...

Dangerous

Is theater dangerous – can it cause riots, upset the applecart of perception, change the world? Or is it merely a fancy of the intelligentsia that art can actually counter prejudice, illuminate the dark corners of injustice, actually advance society? Who gets to decide what an artist can or cannot say or portray? Where is the line...

Common Thread, Cleveland to Cuba: A Commitment to Place

Alex Hernandez Dueñas is one of five Cuban artists who have been in residence in Cleveland since late last year. Brought here by the Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA) under the Cleveland Foundation’s Creative Fusion program, Alex and the other artists have been making art and lecturing about Cuba – its art and history – in...