#SummerOfPurpose: Heather Eby

Our #SummerOfPurpose blog series follows this year’s Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns as they spend 11 weeks working with Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations. In today’s blog we hear from Heather Eby, who is working with West Creek Conservancy on the "Repurposing Parmadale" capital campaign, as well as...

July Grant Highlights

We’re thrilled to announce $6.8 million in July grants to organizations serving residents of Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties. Here are just a few highlights in the areas of music, health, environment, education, aging and neighborhoods: $195,000 to Cleveland Leadership Center supporting the launch of “Advancing Cleveland,”...

#SummerOfPurpose: Nathan Pflaum

Our #SummerOfPurpose blog series follows this year’s Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns as they spend 11 weeks working with Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations. In today’s blog we hear from Nathan Pflaum, who spent his summer working with the Alliance for Working Together Foundation (AWT) where he helped to...

#SummerOfPurpose: Caroline Carulas

Our #SummerOfPurpose blog series follows this year’s Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns as they spend 11 weeks working with Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations. In today’s blog we hear from Caroline Carulas, who spent her summer working with Evergreen Business Services where she was integrally involved in market...

October Grant Highlights

We’re thrilled to announce $3.7 million in October grants to organizations serving Lake, Geauga and Cuyahoga County residents! Many of our grants this month concentrated on the arts and social services. Just a few highlights include:Social Services:$40,800 to the Lake County Free Clinic (LCFC), the only free clinic in Northeast Ohio...

Summer Of Purpose: Rachel McDonald

Our #SummerOfPurpose blog series followed this year’s Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns as they spent 11 weeks working with Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations. In today’s blog we hear from Rachel McDonald, who spent her summer working with the City of Euclid where she gained experience in content creation...

Meet Our 2019 Summer Internship Host Sites!

Heading into its 20th year, 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. We're currently accepting applications for the 2019 summer internship, and we're...

January Grant Highlights

We’re excited to share a few highlights from our recent grants to organizations serving residents of Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties. These January grants focus support on workforce development, resources for area seniors, housing and neighborhood development, as well as efforts to reduce sex crimes and support victims. Follow our...

ZeroThreshold: A Design Competition Making Its Own Place in History

In November 2018, we awarded a $149,800 grant to North Coast Community Homes Inc. supporting an international design accessibility challenge to stimulate innovative thinking around affordable and accessible living in Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood. In this guest blog, ZeroThreshold competition juror Sheena McGee talks about the...

Join Us for Cleveland Foundation Engage Sessions: May 20, June 6 & July 31!

We’re excited to announce Cleveland Foundation Engage Sessions, an opportunity for local nonprofit professionals and members of the community to connect directly with members of our program and grantmaking team about the ongoing and emerging needs in Greater Cleveland, and to share feedback about how the Cleveland Foundation can best...