A Novel Singing Zambia, Poetry from a “Deaf Republic” and a Group Portrait of Anthropology’s Renegades Have All Won the 85th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
Release Date 3.30.2020
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today unveiled the winners of its 85th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards. The 2020 recipients of the only...
MidTown Collaboration Center
Located in the historic Hough neighborhood, a place where partnership and innovation center around place and community
Positioned to bridge Cleveland’s thriving downtown business center with its University Circle academic hub, the project is halfway between two of Cleveland’s most important...
By Nelson Beckford, Program Director, Neighborhood Revitalization & Engagement
A complete census count is incredibly important. U.S. census data is used to direct the flow of billions of dollars in federal spending, it helps decide political representation at all levels, and it is the go-to data set for the private, philanthropic and...
Cleveland Foundation’s sixth biennial African American Philanthropy Summit will go virtual May 30
Featured speaker is award-winning activist, author and business leader Valeisha Butterfield Jones
Release Date: 5.20.2020
CLEVELAND – The sixth biennial African American Philanthropy Summit, presented by the African American...
The Cleveland Foundation African American Philanthropy Committee has announced $25,050 in grants from the African American Philanthropy Committee Legacy Fund to support three Northeast Ohio nonprofit organizations working to help communities most impacted by COVID-19 recover from the effects of the pandemic: Cleveland VOTES, the Northeast...
Cleveland Foundation, Cuyahoga County and T-Mobile partner to launch the Greater Cleveland Digital Equity Fund
Coalition formed to bridge the digital divide throughout Greater Cleveland
Release Date: 7.16.2020
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation, Cuyahoga County and T-Mobile today announced the creation of the Greater Cleveland...
By Sinegugu Gasa, Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellow for Community Narrative and Engagement
Launched in 2016, the Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellowship brings together talented, emerging leaders from across the country and immerses them in the work of Cleveland’s public sector, providing them an opportunity to develop...
Just when many Northeast Ohio residents are turning to nature for exploration and respite, a new 2-mile trail, boardwalk and viewing platform in Geauga County, southeast of Punderson State Park, are now available for the public's enjoyment.
The newly opened Barbara A. Lipscomb Snow Lake Trail, located on a 272-acre addition to the Lucia...
African American philanthropists in Greater Cleveland are inviting others to join their change-making movement, which is having a positive impact in local communities and raising the profile of those who give back. The 2022 African American Philanthropy Summit presented by the Cleveland Foundation will be held April 30 from 8 a.m. to 1:30...
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...