Stories of Impact: How the Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park is Connecting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with Environmental Justice and Preservation

The 33,000 acres of protected land between Cleveland and Akron that we know as Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) was established in 1974 as a part of President Nixon’s “Parks to the People” policy, an initiative created to make national parks relevant to nearby urban populations. Now, CVNP, the only national park in Ohio, is...

Summer Internship Deadline Fast Approaching

Winter is upon us, and it’s hard to imagine a time when we’ll feel a warm lake breeze or the heat of the sun. But before you know it, another beautiful Cleveland summer will be here, and with it, the Cleveland Foundation Summer Internship Program!Apply now for our 2016 summer internships before our January 20 deadline, and could spend...

Bridging the gap: Expanding access to capital for underserved businesses

Small businesses are a vital force in our economy, but it can be tough for many aspiring entrepreneurs to access the resources they need to launch and grow their operations. That’s why we’re working to promote an inclusive and supportive environment for entrepreneurs of all kinds in Cleveland.In 2012, we staffed a coalition to help...

An Encore for Cleveland Artists

Heard of Encore Cleveland? It's an effort to to channel the time, energy and talents of experienced Clevelanders into solving community challenges and filling unmet needs. Encore Cleveland opportunities abound in many areas, from entrepreneurship and education to arts and culture.Take the Encore Artists program at Benjamin Rose Institute...

#SummerOfPurpose: Tameka Coleman

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 Tameka Coleman, who is spending her summer working at The Ohio State University Extension (OSUE) where she is supporting...

Common Ground Host Stories: The Trust for Public Land

Our Common Ground day of community conversation returns for its third year on June 30, 2019! In this blog series, we’re featuring the stories of people who have hosted Common Ground conversations in years past. In this guest blog, Shanelle Smith and Tina Tamburro of The Trust for Public Land (TPL) reflect on their experience as Common...

April 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 April grants focus support on neighborhood revitalization and engagement, as well as arts and culture. Neighborhood Revitalization & Engagement $200,000 to the City of Cleveland, in...

Cleveland Foundation announces social impact investing goal

Cleveland Foundation announces social impact investing goal Foundation approves $150 million program by the end of 2022 Release Date: 5.7.2019 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today announced that it will allocate $150 million in capital for social impact investing by the end of 2022. The foundation defines social impact...

Impact Investing

The Cleveland Foundation is the world’s first community foundation — and one of the largest nationally — with nearly $3 billion in assets and annual grants of more than $120 million made in partnership with our donors since 2020. In addition to our grantmaking, the Cleveland Foundation is a national leader in impact investing, with...