Tavis Smiley Brings #CourtingJustice to Cleveland

You can now view Courting Justice online, a forum held this month in Cleveland and hosted by Tavis Smiley of the national talk show "Tavis Smiley" on PBS. Courting Justice is part of a national series facilitated by Smiley on judicial reform.Watch "Part 1" here, and watch "Part 2" here.The forum brought Ohio judges face to face with...

Join us at our Annual Meeting!

This just in: Free tickets are now available for the 2017 Cleveland Foundation Annual Meeting presented by KeyBank! This year’s meeting will be held on May 10 in the State Theatre at Playhouse Square. The theme is “Building Common Ground.”“The theme of this year’s meeting, ‘Building Common Ground,’ emphasizes this annual...

Gay Games Makes History, Donates Nearly $150,000 to Northeast Ohio LGBT Funds

Gay Games Makes History, Donates Nearly $150,000 to Northeast Ohio LGBT Funds Most-profitable Games ever gives $120,000 to new fund at Cleveland Foundation and $27,000 to Akron’s Gay Community Endowment Fund release date: 2.19.2015 CLEVELAND+AKRON, Ohio – The ninth Gay Games were the most profitable in its 32-year history...

Celebrating Organizational Fund Partner Appreciation Week!

Each day, as approximately 170 nonprofits fulfill their missions in our community, dollars designated for their long-term needs are growing quietly in special funds that help secure their future – and that help make the nonprofit landscape strong and vibrant for us all! With the generosity of donors and the foresight of board members...

#SummerOfPurpose: Morgan Mackay

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 Morgan Mackay, who is working with WomenSafe, Inc. where she develops marketing strategies for the agency, implements...

#CommonGroundCLE Conversations: Empowering Youth, Exploring Justice

Our #CommonGroundCLE Conversations guest blog series showcases groups across Cuyahoga County hosting community conversations July 30 as part of our Common Ground event. Find out what Empowering Youth, Exploring Justice (EYEJ) is planning for their Common Ground conversation in this guest blog from the organization:In our city and across...

FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art Announces First Group of Participating Artists, Artists-in-Residence and Partner Sites for “An American City: Eleven Cultural Exercises”

FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art Announces First Group of Participating Artists, Artists-in-Residence and Partner Sites for "An American City: Eleven Cultural Exercises"Connecting regional, national, and international institutions, curators, and artists in Cleveland in a multipart curatorial programJuly 14 –...

#SummerOfPurpose: John Brett

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 John Brett, who is working with Chagrin River Watershed Partners, where he supports the assessment of stream and wetland...

#SummerOfPurpose: Sarah Pincus

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 Sarah Pincus, who is working with Maximum Accessible Housing of Ohio, where she researches, presents activities, and...

Cleveland Foundation announces $14.7 million in March grants

Cleveland Foundation announces $14.7 million in March grants Foundation awarded $21.1 million to area nonprofits in Q1 2015 RELEASE DATE: 3.31.2015 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors today approved $14.7 million in grants for the month of March, bringing the foundation’s first-quarter grantmaking total to $21.1...