Stories of Impact: ASC3 works to close the digital divide on Cleveland’s east side

The Ashbury Senior Computer Community Center (ASC3) started with a simple question. In the early 2000s, as people were connecting to the internet in greater numbers, small business owner and long-time community activist Wanda Davis saw that many of her fellow residents in Cleveland’s Glenville neighborhood seemed slow to adopt emerging...

November Centennial Gift: Cleveland Foundation Day of Theater

November Centennial Gift: Cleveland Foundation Day of Theater Foundation to provide free tickets to five holiday performances on Sunday, Nov. 30 by Cleveland Play House, Cleveland Public Theatre and Great Lakes Theater at PlayhouseSquareOnline lottery system created to accommodate overwhelming interest in monthly centennial...

Stories of Impact: PCs for People aims to create a more connected community

From remote learning to telehealth appointments to virtual job interviews, the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed more people online, drawing increased attention to Greater Cleveland’s connectivity crisis. The digital divide in Northeast Ohio predates the pandemic. In recent years, Cleveland has been ranked among the worst internet-connected...

Core Values in the Core City: JoAnn and Bob Glick Focus on Transformation

This interview was originally published in our winter 2019 issue of Gift of Giving magazine. JoAnn and Bob Glick are on a philanthropic mission: By giving to humanitarian causes close to home, they believe they can support the most vulnerable in our community and simultaneously underscore the need to bring large-scale philanthropic...

Spotlight Encore Cleveland: Building the Next Generation of Technical Professionals

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...

It’s time to vote!

Election Day is tomorrow: Tuesday, Nov. 3! If you haven’t already voted early in-person or by mail, here’s what you need to know to get to the polls and make your voice count: Vote safely Follow recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to protect yourself and others around you. When going to vote...

Search Grants

Search Our Grants Archive The foundation allocates money to local nonprofits in two ways. One way is through responsive grantmaking, which means nonprofits apply for funding and we distribute based on greatest need. The other way is through proactive grantmaking, which allows the foundation to make targeted, long-term grants for larger...

African American Philanthropy Committee

Preserving Wealth, Honoring Legacies & Raising Awareness The Cleveland Foundation’s African American Philanthropy Committee (AAPC) was created in 1993 to promote awareness and education about the benefits of wealth and community preservation through philanthropy. Awareness led to stewardship in 2010, when the Committee established...