Gay Games Makes History, Donates Nearly $150,000 to Northeast Ohio LGBT Funds
Most-profitable Games ever gives $120,000 to new fund at Cleveland Foundation and $27,000 to Akron’s Gay Community Endowment Fund
release date: 2.19.2015
CLEVELAND+AKRON, Ohio – The ninth Gay Games were the most profitable in its 32-year history...
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...
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...
By Cameron Aloway, Cleveland Foundation Marketing & Communications Intern
At the Cleveland Foundation, we strive to build and unify our community through giving to establish significant connections with our neighbors. With the development of the Cleveland Black Futures Fund (CBFF), the foundation was able to give $1.9 million to 49...
By Cameron Aloway, Cleveland Foundation Marketing & Communications Intern
The past year demonstrated the power faith holds in binding our communities together. We at the Cleveland Foundation acknowledge that faith is integral in instilling hope within our neighborhoods, and many faith-based organizations deliver vital services and...
This Saturday, we’re kicking off the Greater Cleveland Caucus Series with the sold-out Town Hall Meeting on Community Solutions. We’ve partnered with The City Club of Cleveland, Cleveland Young Professional Senate, Crain’s Cleveland Business, ideastream and Neighborhood Connections to launch a year-long series of events that...
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 $741,000 in fourth-quarter grants and 2016 total of $2.5 million to Lake and Geauga County nonprofits RELEASE date: 12.19.2016CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation announces a total of $741,781 in fourth-quarter grants to Lake and Geauga nonprofit organizations, bringing the foundation’s 2016 grantmaking...
Cleveland Foundation announces $10.4 million in September grants bringing its third-quarter grantmaking to $17.9 million Grantmaking highlights center on themes of education and economic empowerment release date: 9.29.2016CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors has approved $10.4 million in September grants...