#SummerOfPurpose: Claire Dunphy

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 Claire Dunphy, who is working with Esperanza Inc. helping to develop, expand and maintain Esperanza's marketing channels...

Summer of Purpose: Rachel Zvara-Barrington

Our #SummerOfPurpose blog series follows this year’s Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns, who spent 11 weeks working with Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations. In today’s blog we hear from Rachel Zvara-Barrington, who worked with Cleveland Rape Crisis Center assisting the manager of the Sexual Assault Kit...

#SummerOfPurpose: Hannah Feldman

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 Hannah Feldman, who is working with Global Cleveland, where she develops content and resources to share with Northeast Ohio...

Lillian Louise Mayle White Memorial Scholarship

Purpose: The purpose of the fund is to advance education by providing scholarships to graduating high school seniors from the Cleveland Metropolitan School District who will be attending a qualified post-secondary educational institution. Background: The Lillian Louise Mayle White Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 2014, and...

Summer of Purpose: Sydney Burger

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 Sydney Burger, who spent her summer at Starting Point working with the organization's marketing and...

Lake & Geauga Counties

For the past 25 years, the Cleveland Foundation has worked with our donors to enhance the lives of residents in Lake and Geauga Counties, providing more than $32.8 million in grants. At the December 18, 2015, meeting of the Cleveland Foundation board of directors, the board reiterated our commitment to Lake and Geauga Counties by...

2017 Grantmaking in Lake and Geauga Counties

We’re thrilled to announce $172,590 in grants from our Lake-Geauga Fund to organizations serving residents of Lake and Geauga counties. This year’s round of grants from the Lake-Geauga Fund brings our total support to Lake and Geauga counties to $2.8 million in 2017!Our history of support in Lake and Geauga counties Established in...

October Grant Highlights

We’re excited to share a few highlights from recent grants to organizations serving residents of Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties. These October grants focus support on arts and culture, health, human services and educational opportunities: Arts and Culture $50,000 to Beck Center for the Arts to increase volunteer opportunities...