Cleveland Foundation announces $150,000 in grants to support the Northeast Ohio LGBTQ communityLGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland receives $25,000 to help with local response to Orlando tragedyrelease date: 6.30.2016CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation Board of Directors today announced $150,000 in grants to support lesbian...
Cleveland Foundation to fund initiative to provide computer science classes for all Cleveland Metropolitan School District high school students Grant supports foundation’s strategy to build an inclusive digital economy in ClevelandRELEASE DATE: 8.17.2016CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation Board of Directors has approved a $124,235...
EDWINS Leadership and Restaurant Initiative has been named winner of the $25,000 Anisfield‐Wolf Memorial Award for helping currently and formerly incarcerated individuals to learn and become successful in a skilled trade while removing obstacles that may hinder their transition back into society. The award is presented annually by the...
Cleveland Foundation Creative Fusion artists begin three-month residency in Ohio City/Hingetown neighborhoodLocal and international artists working together to create public art legacy projectsRELEASE DATE: 9.23.2016CLEVELAND – By the end of 2016, the Hingetown area in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood will be home to several...
Cleveland Foundation announces $250,000 grant to Karamu Houserelease date: 10.5.2016CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors has announced a grant of $250,000 to support Karamu House as it works to fully implement its new strategic plan. This strategic plan reflects Karamu’s new mission to produce professional...
Cleveland Foundation EVP Robert E. Eckardt Announces Retirementrelease date: 10.10.2016CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation has announced that Executive Vice President Robert E. Eckardt will be retiring on Dec. 31, 2016 after nearly 35 years of exceptional leadership and dedicated service.Eckardt was recruited to the foundation by...
Ride the public transit system from Cleveland’s airport to its downtown and witness INTER|URBAN, one of the world’s largest outdoor public art experiences that connects transit riders to some of the most important and difficult issues facing our society.INTER|URBAN is a city-wide initiative led by LAND Studio, the City of Cleveland...
By Ronn Richard President & CEO, Cleveland Foundation
As 2014 came to a close, the Cleveland Foundation completed a yearlong centennial observance that surpassed our dreams. Thanks to dedicated donors, superb media partners like Crain's, generous corporate sponsors, supportive grantee organizations and more than 185,000 area...
Just this summer, we celebrated the rededication of Public Square following a $50 million transformation that gave our city a vibrant new gathering space in the heart of downtown. The Cleveland Foundation supported the redesign of Public Square with an $8 million lead gift, in line with our longstanding commitment to support world-class...