Cleveland Foundation approves $17 million in Q3 grants

Cleveland Foundation approves $17 million in Q3 grants Foundation, donors grant more than $72 million in 2019 year-to-date RELEASE DATE: 9.27.2019 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors today announced $17 million in grants approved in the third quarter of 2019. Supporting residents in Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga...

November Grant Highlights

We’re excited to share a few highlights from our recent grants to organizations serving residents of Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties. These November grants focus on expanding access to vital community resources, promoting quality programs for local students, and connecting adults who are in or nearing retirement to meaningful...

Cleveland Foundation announces $8 million in September grants

Cleveland Foundation announces $8 million in September grants Board approval brings 2018 total to more than $65 million for Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga nonprofits Release Date: 9.26.2018  CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors approved on Tuesday (Sept. 25) $8 million in grants for the month of September. With a...

Summer of Purpose: Understanding the Justice System

By Maria RamosCuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office What is the first law of thermodynamics? The first law of thermodynamics states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed. To your everyday science major, the definition of the first law of thermodynamics is a typical test question. We have been well trained to spit out these...

Cleveland Foundation announces $11.4 million in June grants

Cleveland Foundation announces $11.4 million in June grantsFoundation awards $21.2 million to Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga organizations in Q2 2017RELEASE DATE: 06.29.2017CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors today approved   $11.4 million in grants for the month of June to support residents in Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga...

Summer of Purpose: Call for Places

By Jamie Orr Cleveland Public Theatre I do not consider myself particularly creative or artistic. I have never been in a play, and the last play I went to was in the Little Theatre of Ursuline College, where I supported a friend from the back row. So how did I end up interning at Cleveland Public Theatre? I hadn’t even considered...

Summer of Purpose: Hannah Vaughn

You’ll know you’re in the right place when the people surrounding you feel like your tribe.  The past three weeks have been filled with a constant flow of inspiring moments. Every professional development seminar has left me feeling energized and excited for the future of Cleveland. I’ve listened to speeches, had conversations...

Cleveland Foundation announces $12.7 million in July grants

Cleveland Foundation announces $12.7 million in July grants   RELEASE DATE: 7.31.2015 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors has approved $12.7 million in grants for the month of July.  A focus of the foundation’s July funding is youth development. “We’re pleased many of our grants this month support new...

Creative Fusion Update: Kuen-lin Tsai

For three months, beginning in September, six international artists created, collaborated and engaged with the Greater Cleveland community through our Creative Fusion international-artist-in-residence program. Hailing from Chile, Iran, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, the artists in the Creative Fusion 2015 fall class were in residency at...

#SummerOfPurpose: Caitlin Matthews

Our #SummerOfPurpose blog series followed this year’s Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns as they spent 11 weeks working with Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations. In today’s blog we hear from Caitlin Matthews, who spent her summer working with The Trust for Public Land where she supported the planning and hosting...