Release Date: 2.8.2024
CLEVELAND - Nicholas Roman Lewis has joined the Cleveland Foundation as the Director of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards.
Lewis, who has served as a literary agent and entertainment attorney, as well as an alumni relations leader at Yale University, will focus on increasing the visibility and impact of the...
2024 African American Philanthropy Summit to Spotlight
Philanthropy and the Black Family
Distinguished professor and bestselling author Dr. Michael Eric Dyson to deliver keynote at April 13 event at Tri-C Corporate College East
Cleveland, OH – The eighth biennial African American Philanthropy Summit, presented by the African...
Release Date: 4.24.24
CLEVELAND - Cleveland Neighborhood Safety Fund opens second round applications
The Cleveland Foundation today announced that it will begin accepting applications for the second round of grants from the Cleveland Neighborhood Safety Fund. This round of annual funding includes up to $1 million in total...
Cleveland Neighborhood Safety Fund announces $1 million in grantmaking to support violence prevention efforts
Funding will assist organizations and programs working to curb violence this summer and beyond
CLEVELAND (June 14, 2024) – The City of Cleveland, Cleveland City Council and Cleveland Foundation announced today that...
This is the fourth in a series of blogs where we will be sharing details about the Cleveland Foundation’s new strategic direction unveiled during the 2021 Cleveland Foundation Annual Meeting Week Presented by KeyBank.
As we continue to refine and develop this strategic direction, we are committed to working together with people...
The COVID-19 pandemic presented a number of challenges for local organizations – from the health and safety of staff and clients to the disruption of services and financial uncertainty. Many of these issues landed on human resources and administrative staff, who were tasked with navigating ever-changing state and federal guidelines...
Over the past 14 years, more than 47 students from Saint Martin De Porres High School have joined the Cleveland Foundation staff during the school year as part of Saint Martin’s Corporate Work Study Program. These students work five days per month in paid roles that supplement their tuition and provide important career...
This week, Neighborhood Connections announced the launch of two new programs designed to help organizations and residents serve their community during the pandemic and beyond.
The Neighbor Up COVID-19 Rapid Response Grants program will provide financial assistance to grassroots neighborhood civic groups as well as small nonprofit and...
By Tara Jefferson, originally published June 4, 2019 on www.anisfield-wolf.org
Anisfield-Wolf Fellow Zachary Thomas has sparked an idea that is igniting across Northeast Ohio.
In 2016, as a sophomore at John Carroll University, Thomas pioneered a creative writing program for youth incarcerated in an Ohio juvenile detention...
Jack Ulman
Jack Ulman knew from an early age that you don’t need to be a John D. Rockefeller or a Bill Gates to make a sizable impact.
The retired Bedford High School teacher, who has been spreading his generosity across multiple beloved Cleveland institutions, remembers visiting the Cleveland Museum of Art as a child with his mother...