Calvin Lewis

216.615.7175 | Email clewis [Enable Javascript to send an email] Calvin Lewis joined the foundation in July 2016 as Director, IT Infrastructure and Operations. In this role, Calvin collaborates with the Chief Technology & Information Officer to develop and implement the strategic technology direction for the foundation to support...

Grantee Toolkit

Forms and Resources Please click to download any of the following documents. For more information, contact Cleveland Foundation Grants Management at 216.615.7254 or via email [Enable Javascript to send an email]. Grants Gateway Online Forms Grants Gateway Instructions Inquiry/Application Preview (PDF) Inquiry/Application Preview...

The Rev. Dr. Robin Hedgeman

Appointed 2019 by the Bank Trustees Committee Rev. Dr. Hedgeman has served as the Senior Pastor at Bethany Christian Church since 1997. In this capacity, Dr. Hedgeman has focused her congregation on a community-centered approach, including the development of a summer enrichment program for youth that provides participants with reading...

J. Paris Mosley Scholarship

Purpose:  To provide annual scholarships to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing or whose primary caregivers are deaf or hard of hearing to attain their post-secondary education. Eligibility: Scholarships will be awarded to those pursuing post-secondary studies and who meet the following eligibility criteria: 1) Deaf or Hard of...

Celebrating Pride in the CLE

By Cameron Aloway, Cleveland Foundation Marketing & Communications Intern Love and acceptance filled the streets of Greater Cleveland as the city commemorated Pride in the CLE in person for the first time since 2019. Every June, the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland organizes a march and hosts a free festival to advance...

#JuneteenthDay: A celebration of freedom

By Cameron Aloway, Marketing & Communications Intern Juneteenth is recognized nationally as the oldest commemoration celebrating the abolishment of slavery. Although President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on Sept. 22, 1862, enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas, would not be notified of...

Nicholas Roman Lewis

216.685.4007 | Email nLewis [Enable Javascript to send an email] Nicholas Roman Lewis joined the Cleveland Foundation in February 2024. His focus is on continuously improving the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards (AWBA) jury prize program and how it is run, while simultaneously focusing on the growth and impact of AWBA locally, nationally, and...

Cleveland Black Futures Fund announces nearly $2 million in grants

Cleveland Black Futures Fund announces nearly $2 million in grants 49 organizations supported by first round of grantmaking Release Date: 6.29.2021 View video from Cleveland Black Futures Fund committee. CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation and its partners today announced $1.89 million to 49 organizations in the initial round of...