During the COVID-19 pandemic and after the untimely murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, the Cleveland Foundation responded to our nation’s largest civil rights movement since the 1960s by creating the Cleveland Black Futures Fund as well as a Senior Criminal Justice Fellowship. The fund was initially endowed with $2.5 million to...
Cleveland Foundation announces more than $40 million in Q2 2021 grantmaking
Release Date: 6.24.2021
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation Board of Directors today announced $40.4 million in grants approved in the second quarter of 2021. Supporting residents in Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties, the foundation and its donors have...
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The investment funds of the Cleveland Foundation are guided by an Investment Committee, which is comprised of directors and external volunteers who are knowledgeable in investment and financial matters. The Investment Committee is advised by an independent consultant who, along with staff, assists in...
Leta Obertacz named Cleveland Foundation Senior Vice President for Advancement
Ginger Mlakar promoted to general counsel and vice president for advancement
Release Date: 7.26.2022
CLEVELAND – Following a national search, the Cleveland Foundation is pleased to announce that Leta Obertacz will join the foundation’s leadership team as...
Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund awards more than $625,000 in third cycle of Phase II grantmaking
Partners have granted in excess of $10 million since Fund inception in March
Release Date: 12.8.2020
CLEVELAND – The Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund announced today its third cycle of biweekly grants as part...
Cleveland Foundation announces application period for 2023 Foundations for Philanthropy program
Release Date: 7.12.2022
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today announced that the application portal for the fourth cohort of its Foundations for Philanthropy (FFP) program will be open Aug. 1-Sept. 2. FFP is an interactive experience...
The Minority Arts and Education Fund, soon the be known as the Equity in the Arts Fund (EITAF), seeks to strengthen and build the capacity of organizations that promote the arts and cultures of communities of color and to provide meaningful creative opportunities for artists of color.
Now through Nov. 1, 2021, the fund is accepting...
From remote learning to telehealth appointments to virtual job interviews, the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed more people online, drawing increased attention to Greater Cleveland’s connectivity crisis.
The digital divide in Northeast Ohio predates the pandemic. In recent years, Cleveland has been ranked among the worst internet-connected...
The Cleveland Foundation Summer Internship Program gives local college students and recent grads an opportunity to work with Greater Cleveland nonprofit and public sector organizations during an 11-week paid summer internship.
All internships are full-time experiences, paid at a rate of $15 per hour.
The Cleveland Foundation is...
$2 Million Gift from Ashley and Michael Fisher Increases Access to Mental and Behavioral Health Treatment for Young Patients
Release Date: 3.2.2022
CLEVELAND – A $2 million gift from Ashley and Michael Fisher will help expand University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s network of mental health services across the...