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...

Apply now for a scholarship through the Cleveland Foundation!

Did you know? Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we have more than 64 scholarship funds here at the foundation. Most of the scholarships are designated for graduating high school seniors attending colleges and universities, but some of the funds provide current college students and adults returning to school the opportunity to pursue...

Spotlight Encore Cleveland: Encore ACTS has Something for Everyone

Launched in 2013 by the Cleveland Foundation, Encore Cleveland helps to connect and fund a network of organizations to provide experienced Greater Clevelanders an array of meaningful opportunities in the community upon retirement or near the end of their primary careers. In our “Spotlight Encore Cleveland” guest blog series, we go...

$1M of Investment Going to Slavic Village as Part of Cleveland Chain Reaction

$1M of Investment Going to Slavic Village as Part of Cleveland Chain Reaction Release Date: 4.21.2017CLEVELAND – Slavic Village, an east side neighborhood in the city of Cleveland, has been selected as the host neighborhood for Cleveland Chain Reaction, an economic development project that will match local investors with local...

Following Cleveland’s Path to Say Yes

You may have heard the news announced earlier this year that Cleveland is in the running to become the next Say Yes to Education chapter. Say Yes to Education is a national nonprofit that aims to revitalize communities by helping them give every public high school graduate access to college or other post-secondary opportunities. Using...

Cleveland Book Week Continues!

It’s Cleveland Book Week (CBW), which means there’s a great lineup of literary and literacy-focused events happening now through Saturday! CBW events celebrate Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winners past and present, and many programs are free to attend. You can find the full line-up of #CBW2017 events here. If you haven’t already made...