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July Grant Highlights

We’re thrilled to announce $6.8 million in July grants to organizations serving residents of Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties. Here are just a few highlights in the areas of music, health, environment, education, aging and neighborhoods: $195,000 to Cleveland Leadership Center supporting the launch of “Advancing Cleveland,”...

Behind the Grant: Seeds of Literacy

Guest blog post from Seeds of LiteracyDid you read the latest election coverage? For that, thank your literacy skills.When your child was sick, could you measure 1.5 teaspoons of cough syrup to help her feel better? High-five those literacy skills again.When we say that 84% of adults in the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood on Cleveland’s east...

2016 Grantmaking in Lake & Geauga Counties

We are happy to announce a total of $741,781 in fourth-quarter grants to Lake and Geauga nonprofit organizations, bringing the foundation’s 2016 grantmaking total in those two counties to $2.5 million.*Among the Lake and Geauga grants approved this quarter:$73,000 to Crossroads: Lake County Adolescent Counseling Service to support...

#FellowFriday: Trishna Desai’s Fellowship Experience

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...

Earth Day, Every Day

Holidays like Earth Day and Arbor Day remind us to protect and appreciate our invaluable natural resources. At the Cleveland Foundation, a healthy environment is a year-round priority. Since our start over a century ago, we’ve led efforts to preserve public greenspaces and protect our environment. On the heels of Earth Day, and...

Spotlight Encore Cleveland: Volunteer!

Launched in 2013 by the Cleveland Foundation, Encore Cleveland helps to connect and fund a network of organizations to provide experienced Greater Clevelanders an array of meaningful opportunities in the community upon retirement or near the end of their primary careers. In our “Spotlight Encore Cleveland” guest blog series, we go...

Helping neighbors help their neighborhoods

Here at the foundation, we know that grants of all sizes can have a big impact. While million-dollar grants make headlines, a $1,000 grant can also be a catalyst for impactful change. When these dollars are invested directly into citizen-led neighborhood projects, they bring ideas to life. That’s the goal of Neighborhood Connections...

Cleveland Generosity at Home and Away

It's no secret that Greater Clevelanders are known for their generosity and hometown pride. Groups like the Cleveland Club of Washington, D.C. – an association Washington D.C. residents who share a keen interest in Cleveland – embody this spirit in their efforts to give back and maintain ties to Northeast Ohio. Earlier this year, we...