Miriam Feghaly

216.615.7142 | Email mFeghaly [Enable Javascript to send an email] Miriam Feghaly joined the Cleveland Foundation in 2022 as an accountant. In her role, Miriam is responsible for reconciling various bank accounts, analyzing financial records, posting and reviewing transactions and journal entries, and processing daily gifts. She also...

Cierra Santay

216.770.7389 | Email cSantay [Enable Javascript to send an email] Cierra Santay joined the Cleveland Foundation in July 2023 as a Guest Services Coordinator. Cierra earned an Associate of Arts from Lakeland Community College and both a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from Cleveland State...

Donor Profiles

The M.F. Cachat Charitable Foundation Fund All of us came from pretty humble beginnings. We were given opportunities and we took them. We feel a moral responsibility to share what we’ve been given. ...

Reflecting on one year of the Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund

Download the Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund Community Report here. It's been just over a year since life in Greater Cleveland was upended by the COVID-19 pandemic. Soon after the first cases were officially reported in Ohio, a group of funders in our community came together to launch the Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid...

Adapting to change and building inclusion through augmented and virtual reality

By Nelson Beckford, Program Director, Neighborhood Revitalization & Engagement I stopped saying “pivot” when referencing how the local nonprofit sector has adapted to this new reality (e.g. COVID, racial unrest/uprising, the lock-down, social isolation, unemployment and economic uncertainty). To call this is a “pivot,” a...

Graham Veysey

Appointed 2020 by the presiding judge, Cuyahoga County Probate Court Graham Veysey has spent the last dozen-plus years devoted to sustainably transforming neighborhoods. He is Principal at Grammar Development, a real estate and creative placemaking firm championing responsible redevelopment and community building in the Hingetown enclave...

Kirby Suntala

216.685.2017 | Email kSuntala [Enable Javascript to send an email] Kirby Suntala provides administrative support to the Program, Advancement and Finance teams, as well as external grantee partners, to structure and coordinate workflow and communication around the grantmaking process. Prior to joining the Foundation’s Program team in...

Adam Geither

216.685.2005 | Email aGeither [Enable Javascript to send an email] Adam joined the foundation in September 2019 as Office Services Manager. In this role, Adam is responsible for the oversight of facility operations and a variety of office and security services to ensure the foundation’s office space is efficient, safe, and...

A statement from the Cleveland Foundation on gun violence in America

The Cleveland Foundation is appalled by the continuous spate of mass shootings and gun violence devastating communities across our country. To our political leadership: the second amendment is not incompatible with sensible gun control laws that would ultimately help save America’s children and residents – your constituents – from...

Luke Denton

216.615.7157 | Email lDenton [Enable Javascript to send an email] Luke Denton joined the Cleveland Foundation in May 2019 as a member of the Finance team. In his role as an accountant, Luke supports the controller and assistant controller with the month-end closing process, financial statement preparation and various other areas. He...