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...
Last week, experienced Clevelanders gathered for the Encore Purpose@50Plus event at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, hosted by our partner, the BVU Center for Nonprofit Excellence.Purposeful aging is a big priority for us at the Cleveland Foundation, and we continue to invest in Encore Cleveland to help leverage the energy and experience of...
Last week, we celebrated the work of Young People in Recovery, a national grassroots organization, and New Directions, based here in Northeast Ohio. Both provide life-changing support and treatment for young people dependent on substance use.Along with the Cuyahoga County Board of Alcohol Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services, we are...
Cleveland Foundation announces $18 million in December grants, bringing 2016 support to Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga County nonprofits to $91.2 millionDecember grants focus on empowering youth through education & violence prevention effortsrelease date: 12.16.2016CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors has approved $18...
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...
Digital Excellence Initiative
Building a strong, equitable, and resilient digital community in Greater Cleveland
We launched our Digital Excellence Initiative in 2017 to ensure all residents can successfully participate in the digital world and economy, and to elevate Greater Cleveland’s infrastructure, talent and research...
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...
This blog post is part of our #CLEvana series, sharing stories and insights from our Creative Fusion: Cuba Edition partners. In this post, Verb Ballets Producing Artist Director Dr. Margaret Carlson shares her thoughts from the Creative Fusion cohort learning trip to Cuba earlier this year. From the start, it was evident that the arts...
Earlier this month, we announced a $1.5 million grant to Case Western Reserve University to help launch the Cleveland Brain Health Initiative. This guest blog post by Dr. Paul Tesar of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine takes a closer look at the vital work this grant will support.
Imagine finding a way to tell cells...
Cleveland Foundation announces $13 million in March grants to Greater Cleveland communityEducation and youth development key areas for Q1 2017 supportrelease date: 3.16.2017CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors today announced more than $13 million in March grants to support residents in Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga...