Cleveland Foundation awards inaugural Encore Cleveland Prizes Embargoed until: 10.15.2015 at 6:30 p.m.CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation tonight honored the first two recipients of its Encore Cleveland Prize, established this year to recognize significant, innovative work that engages older adults in making social impact in Greater...
Cleveland Foundation awards its second annual Encore Cleveland Prize to Jack Binder for socially impactful work by Greater Clevelanders aged 50+ New grants for Encore Cleveland bring foundation’s support of initiative to $4.3 millionrelease date: 11.16.2016CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation presented its second annual Encore...
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...
Cleveland Foundation continues support for redesigned Public Square with $100,000 grant for community programming
release date: 11.14.2016
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors today announced a $100,000 grant to support ongoing community programming on Cleveland Foundation Centennial Plaza in Public Square. This...
Individual registration in full swing for Cleveland Foundation’s Common Ground 2018Upwards of 70 host locations already confirmed for day of community conversation June 24 Release Date: 6.5.2018CLEVELAND – With just under three weeks remaining until Common Ground 2018, there’s no lacking for options as nearly 70 organizations and...
Schedule Unveiled for Cleveland Book Week 2018
Judy Blume, Steven Pinker, Henry Louis Gates Jr. and 83rd edition of awards highlight Cleveland’s status as a literary destination
Release Date: 8.3.2018
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today announced the schedule for its third annual Cleveland Book Week. This year’s showcase...
Cleveland Celebrates Historic Day That Will Change the Lives of Its Children and Alter the City’s Future
CLEVELAND (Jan. 18, 2019) – There’s no more asking “what if?” Today, Cleveland officially became the fourth Say Yes to Education community-wide chapter in the nation, upping the city’s game for thousands of children –...
Cleveland Foundation announces Creative Fusion: Waterways to Waterways
Release Date: 1.31.2019
CLEVELAND – As part of the lead up to the 50th anniversary of the Cuyahoga River catching fire on June 22, 1969, the Cleveland Foundation’s Creative Fusion: Waterways to Waterways Edition will bring together a group of international and...
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...
“Changing Minds, Changing Lives,” is the motto behind the Mental Health & Addiction Advocacy Coalition’s (MHAC) overarching goal to improve access to mental health and addiction services. As a nonprofit coalition currently consisting of 118 member organizations, the MHAC provides a platform where diverse organizations come...