Join us at the 2018 African American Philanthropy Summit

The African American Philanthropy Committee of the Cleveland Foundation invites you to attend the fifth biennial Cleveland Foundation African American Philanthropy Summit from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at Landerhaven. This year’s summit: “CLE for Life, Giving for Life,” celebrates African American philanthropists in...

November Grant Highlights

We’re thrilled to announce $11.3 million in November grants to organizations serving Lake, Geauga and Cuyahoga County residents! Many of our grants this month concentrated on education and youth development, and vulnerable populations. Just a few highlights include:Vulnerable Populations:$103,000 to Linking Employment Abilities &amp...

Cleveland Chain Reaction

Remember Cleveland Hustles? Get ready for Cleveland Chain Reaction! We are proud to join Fox 8 News, Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE), Glazen Urban and Cleveland Neighborhood Progress to put a spotlight on the economic and neighborhood development opportunities happening every day in Greater Cleveland.Our involvement Lillian Kuri...

A Scholarship for a New Generation

As we approach the season of giving, we’re highlighting important new initiatives and generous donors who give back to the community with their time, talent, and drive.One unique - and important - new initiative is the John Sullivan Wilson Family Fund of the Cleveland Foundation. It is sponsoring the Scholarship for a New...

Great Grants

What do emergency 911, the hospice movement, pap smears, public libraries, polio and yellow fever vaccines, rocket science, Sesame Street, white lines on highways, and ending world hunger have in common? They are all innovations initially funded by foundation grants.  The Council on Foundations, which has a wealth of online information...

Advice From Grantees

A discussion of hashtags needs to start with a discussion of Twitter. I first blogged about Twitter in early 2009 (see post). Since that time more and more nonprofits and foundations have started using it (including @CleveFoundation). On the other hand, many folks are still shunning this technology. One of the benefits I’ve discovered...

#SummerOfPurpose: Sarah Pincus

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 Sarah Pincus, who is working with Maximum Accessible Housing of Ohio, where she researches, presents activities, and...

Reflections From the Community, Part Two

The second part of the community conversations centered on how to deepen the relationship between the foundation and individual organizations, along with a discussion about what was working well with the foundation and areas for improvement. Here is what we heard: Some of the strengths of the Cleveland Foundation noted by the...