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 Samantha Greenfield, who spent her summer at Cleveland Public Theatre, where she provided support in finance, accounting...
We’re excited to share a few highlights from our recent grants to organizations serving residents of Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties. These August grants focus on arts & culture, economic development and equity-focused human services.
Arts & Culture
A total of $150,000 in grants to Arts Cleveland to support a formal...
As the world’s first community foundation, the Cleveland Foundation joins more than 795 community foundations across America celebrating Community Foundation Week from Nov. 12-18. This week raises awareness about the increasingly important role of community foundations in fostering local collaboration and innovation to address...
We’re thrilled to announce $13.8 million in March grants to organizations serving residents of Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga County. This latest round of grants brings our total support to $22.2 million in the first quarter of 2018. Our March grants concentrate primarily on three priority areas: youth & social services, economic &...
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 Caroline Carulas, who spent her summer working with Evergreen Business Services where she was integrally involved in market...
Free ice skating during Winterfest thanks to the Cleveland Foundation
RELEASE DATE 11.1.2018
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation will provide free ice skating on the Cleveland Foundation Skating Rink to Winterfest participants as part of this year’s celebration.
This is the third consecutive year the Cleveland...
This month, Neighborhood Connections announced $150,041 in funding for 60 resident-led projects in Cleveland and East Cleveland neighborhoods, with Cuyahoga Arts & Culture partnering to co-fund 15 of the arts and culture projects! Here are a few highlights:
• Uplyff in Buckeye received $2,500 to host Swahili language classes and...
Why do so many people choose to give through the Cleveland Foundation? The reasons and interests are as unique as the story of the donor. Northeast Ohioan Ed Rivalsky established a customized giving strategy with the Cleveland Foundation a few years after the sale of his home IV infusion pharmacy and home health agency network to a...
Guest blog by Nelson Beckford, Program Director for Neighborhood Revitalization & Engagement
When you think about neighborhood parks, you probably think about properties and recreation areas owned or maintained by the city government. While this is often the case, here in Cleveland we are also seeing new public spaces created thanks...
The Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellowship offers emerging young leaders the skills and networks needed to create the community they envision and jumpstart a career in public service. In our #FellowFriday blog series, hear from members of the 2017-18 Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellowship cohort about their year-long...