Cleveland Foundation announces $12.5 million in June grants

Cleveland Foundation announces $12.5 million in June grantsFoundation awards $21.3 million to Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga nonprofits in Q2 2016release date: 6.29.2016CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors has approved $12.5 million in grants for the month of June, bringing the foundation’s second-quarter grantmaking...

Summer of Purpose: Iris Kleinman

The lights dimmed. The curtain drew back. A spotlight appeared. Two legs, two feet, and then…a flurry of furious tapping, twirling and jumping! I had never seen anything so precise and fantastic come from a person’s feet before. This was only the opening of Dorrance Dance’s performance at Cleveland Public Theatre, and my first...

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...

Cleveland Book Week Begins!

Join us for Cleveland Book Week starting tomorrow, from Sept. 21-29, to celebrate present and past Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards winners and enjoy literary and literacy-themed events for the community. Most events are free, but require registration. Learn even more about Cleveland Book Week right here. You can also meet this year's...

Join the Cleveland Foundation Centennial Trail 5K on Sept. 22!

Join us at 8 a.m. on Sept. 22 for the Cleveland Metroparks and Cleveland Foundation Centennial Trail 5K fun run and walk. 5K Route Map The 5K begins at the trailhead near the Columbus Street bridge along Cuyahoga River’s Irishtown Bend. Along the way, you will enjoy some of Cleveland's newest urban trails - and great views of...

#SummerOfPurpose: Simone Malone

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 Simone Malone, who spent her summer working with SPACES Gallery, where she undertook a multifaceted Salesforce Management...

Summer of Purpose: Patrick Mohorcic

It has been a blessing to be a part of the 2016 Cleveland Foundation Summer Internship Program. A select few receive this opportunity, and every morning I am reminded of how lucky I am. I am incredibly grateful to my supervisor Rebecca Corrigan for making this experience a memorable one. As the economic development intern for the Village...

#SummerOfPurpose: Christina Abdelshahid

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 Christina Abdelshahid, who spent her summer working with the Economic and Community Development Institute (ECDI) where she...