Zaija Pelligree

Email zpelligree [Enable Javascript to send an email] Zaija Pelligree joined the Cleveland Foundation in May 2021 as a Program Coordinator. In this role, she provides administrative and project support to Stephen Love, Program Manager for Environmental Initiatives, and other program staff as assigned in alignment with their strategic...

Local leaders discuss visibility and representation in the LGBTQ+ community

By Cameron Aloway, Cleveland Foundation Marketing & Communications Intern The month of June nationally commemorates and honors the contributions made by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) community. Pride celebrates the multiple identities that exists within the spectrum while highlighting the importance of...

Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards

Opening Minds. Challenging Minds. The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards recognize books that have made important contributions to our understanding of racism and our appreciation of the rich diversity of human cultures. 2017 honorees with Anisfield-Wolf Jury Chair Henry Louis Gates Jr. (right), juror Rita Dove (center), and Cleveland...

Kathryn Terrell

216.685.2007 | Email kTerrell [Enable Javascript to send an email] Kate Terrell joined the Cleveland Foundation in June 2019 and currently serves as a Program Officer focusing on projects related to health and human services. Prior to joining the Foundation, Kate spent nearly a decade working with and for out-of-school time programs...

New endowment fund established to benefit Cleveland’s Urban League

The Urban League of Greater Cleveland Fund was recently established with a gift from the estate of Steven A. Minter, the eighth president and CEO of the Cleveland Foundation and a luminary in the field of philanthropy, who passed away in 2019. In this guest blog, Urban League of Greater Cleveland President Marsha A. Mockabee reflects on...