Everyone knows who Amelia Earhart was. Her disappearance is perhaps more widely known than her participation in the 1929 Women's Air Derby, but here at the International Women's Air & Space Museum it is her life and her contributions to women in aviation for which she is celebrated. Luckily for me, she is also the reason I get to...
I am a Cleveland native and recent graduate of John Carroll University with a Bachelor’s degree in English. A few weeks ago, I started my summer internship with the Cleveland Foundation working at The Literacy Cooperative. Although The Literacy Cooperative was my first choice for placement during the 11-week internship, I never could...
Opening Minds. Challenging Minds.
The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards recognize books that have made important contributions to our understanding of racism and our appreciation of the rich diversity of human cultures.
2017 honorees with Anisfield-Wolf Jury Chair Henry Louis Gates Jr. (right), juror Rita Dove (center), and Cleveland...
I came across a recent blog post that questioned if the recent Neighborhood Progress, Inc. report, Re-imagining Cleveland was audacious or realistic. If you have not seen the plan, please take a look. My two cents: the plan is bold and doable. The small scale, neighborhood based projects weave together nicely to form the big...
Lights. Camera. Action! Join us on March 23 for the Cleveland premiere of the film MANChild, written by Cleveland MLK high school student, Earlaina Kemp and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber (yes, the writer/director of Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story). Last year, nearly 1,000 Cleveland-area students submitted scripts to the...
We don’t think this blog will become simply another place for reposting – but the implications of this are too important not to share. Hopefully old news for Cleveland-area nonprofits, but just in case… From GuideStar last week: “Half a million nonprofits could find themselves stripped of tax-exempt status in May 2010. According...
Launched in 2013 by the Cleveland Foundation, Encore Cleveland helps to connect and fund a network of organizations to provide experienced Greater Clevelanders an array of meaningful opportunities in the community upon retirement or near the end of their primary careers. In our “Spotlight Encore Cleveland” guest blog series, we go...
Cleveland chain reaction takes major steps forward in bringing $1M investment to a city neighborhoodFive investors and neighborhood finalists are announcedRelease Date: 4.3.2017CLEVELAND, OH – Major developments are taking place with The Cleveland Chain Reaction, an economic development project that will match local investors with local...
Cleveland Foundation announces $17.2 million in March grants
Release Date: 3.28.2019
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors today approved $17.2 million in grants for the month of March. Supporting residents in Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties, the foundation has now invested $31 million in the community year to...
On May 1, more than 1,000 people joined us at the Palace Theatre at Playhouse Square to celebrate the Cleveland Foundation’s 104 years of community impact. The theme of the 2018 Cleveland Foundation Annual Meeting presented by KeyBank was “A Sense of Place,” with a program focused on the links between the places and people that make...