Mission Related Investment Application

Apply for a Mission Related Investment To be considered for a Cleveland Foundation Mission Related Investment, please review the information below and complete the application form that follows. What are Mission Related Investments? Mission Related Investments come from the Foundation’s endowment assets and must achieve two goals...

#OurCGStories: Jason Weiner

#OurCGStories blog series highlights Cleveland Foundation staff who participated in our Common Ground day of community conversation on June 30.  In today's blog, we hear from Jason Weiner, Donor Relations Officer. On Common Ground day, Jason hosted "Plastic Surgery: Cutting Plastic Out of Your Life" at Distill Table in Lakewood. Here’s...

Cleveland Foundation accepting scholarship applications for 2020-21 academic year

Cleveland Foundation accepting scholarship applications for 2020-21 academic year During the 2019-20 academic year, the foundation’s scholarship funds have supported nearly 400 new and returning recipients Release Date: 1.14.2020 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation is accepting scholarship applications through March 15 for the...

We Support the Ohio Fairness Act. Here’s Why.

Did you know? In most parts of Ohio, it's still legal to discriminate against people based on their sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. The Ohio Fairness Act, House Bill 369, adds sexual orientation and gender identity or expression to the laws that make discrimination illegal in Ohio; the bill protects LGBTQ people from...

Cleveland Foundation to host sixth biennial African American Philanthropy Summit

Cleveland Foundation to host sixth biennial African American Philanthropy Summit Award-winning activist, author and tech executive Valeisha Butterfield Jones to deliver keynote address Release Date: 2.24.2020 CLEVELAND – The sixth biennial African American Philanthropy Summit and luncheon, presented by the African American...

Our Response to COVID-19

UPDATED Dec. 17, 2021, 3 P.M. EST Dear Friends, The well-being of the Greater Cleveland community has been our focus for more than a century. During that time, our community has faced a number of serious challenges: from the 1918 Influenza pandemic to the HIV epidemic – from the Great Depression to the Great Recession. Through it all...