#CommonGroundCLE Conversations: Empowering Youth, Exploring Justice

Our #CommonGroundCLE Conversations guest blog series showcases groups across Cuyahoga County hosting community conversations July 30 as part of our Common Ground event. Find out what Empowering Youth, Exploring Justice (EYEJ) is planning for their Common Ground conversation in this guest blog from the organization:In our city and across...

A Link in the Chain Reaction

Lillian Kuri, our Vice President, Strategic Grantmaking, Arts & Urban Design Initiatives, was live on Fox 8 yesterday representing the Cleveland Foundation as one of five investors participating in Cleveland Chain Reaction, an economic development project that will match local investors with local entrepreneurs to open five new...

Our President & CEO Ronn Richard Receives Philanthropy’s Highest Honor

We’re thrilled to announce that the Council on Foundations will recognize our President & CEO Ronn Richard’s leadership and service to philanthropy with its 2017 Distinguished Service Award! The award is considered philanthropy’s highest honor and celebrates a visionary leader who embodies qualities that define excellence in...

2016: A Year in Blog Posts

Throughout the year, we have been sharing news and stories from the foundation on our bi-weekly blog. As we close out 2016 and ring in the New Year, we’re celebrating a few of the top stories from our year of blogging:A foundation of leadership We started the year with exciting news that our President & CEO Ronn Richard was ranked...

Cleveland Foundation announces free skating in Public Square on Valentine’s Day

Cleveland Foundation announces free skating in Public Square on Valentine’s DayStarting February 14 at 3 p.m., make a date to skate on Cleveland Foundation Skating Rinkrelease date: 1.31.2017CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today announced it will present a free afternoon and evening of ice skating on Cleveland Foundation Skating...

February Grant Highlights

We’re excited to announce $5 million in February grants to organizations serving Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga County residents. Many of our February grants provide support for workforce development among vulnerable populations, purposeful programming for local seniors, as well as health services and resources for Greater Cleveland...

Star Students: Meet Our Saint Martin De Porres Student Team!

Over the past 13 years, 47 students from Saint Martin De Porres High School have joined the Cleveland Foundation staff during the school year as part of Saint Martin’s Corporate Work Study Program. These students work five days per month in paid roles that supplement their tuition and provide important career exploration, relationship...

#FellowFriday: Eli Stacy’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 weekly blog series, hear from members of the 2016-17 Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellowship cohort about their...

Cleveland Meets Havana

We’re thrilled to announce our spring 2017 Creative Fusion residency, Creative Fusion: Cuba Edition. Since 2008, our Creative Fusion international artist residency program has brought more than 70 foreign artists to Cleveland. Beginning in 2016, the program strengthened collaboration between local Cleveland artists and the visiting...

January Grant Highlights

We’re delighted to kick off 2018 with a great first month of grantmaking! In January we made a variety of grants – totaling nearly $3.4 million – to organizations serving residents of Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties. Here are just a few highlights:$14,580 to A Kid at Art for the Heart to allow underserved children in Lake County...