Summer of Purpose: Thomas Vodrey

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 Thomas Vodrey, who spent his summer at the Cleveland Tree Coalition and Western Reserve Land Conservancy helping...

Highlights from the 2023 Cleveland Foundation Annual Meeting Presented by KeyBank

On July 13, hundreds of guests gathered at Severance Music Center for an historic annual meeting marking a dynamic year at the Cleveland Foundation. Focused on the theme “Opening Doors: Renewal, Reinvention & Responsibility,” the program celebrated the grand opening of the foundation’s new headquarters in MidTown as well as a...

Summer of Purpose: Tate Farinacci

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 Tate Farinacci, who's spending his summer at Cleveland VOTES supporting their civic engagement efforts.   ...

Lillian A. Kuri

Executive Assistant: Donna Johnson, 216.615.7168 Email lKuri [Enable Javascript to send an email] On Aug. 1, 2023, Lillian Kuri made history by becoming the first female president & CEO of the Cleveland Foundation, the world's oldest and one of the largest community foundations with $3 billion in assets. With over 25 years of...

Ellen Koonce

216.615.7144 | Email eKoonce [Enable Javascript to send an email] Ellen joined the Building Operations and Guest Services team of the Cleveland Foundation in 2015 as the organization’s receptionist. In the fall of 2016, Ellen assumed the role of Administrative Services Coordinator, and in summer 2019, she assumed the role of Office...