A History of Hoaxes, a Mississippi Ghost Story and the Interplay of Freedom and Captivity Are All Subjects of the 83rd Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book AwardsRelease Date: 3.29.2018CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today unveiled the winners of its 83rd Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards. Marlon James, a 2015 Anisfield-Wolf honoree, made...
The Cleveland Arts Prize Board of Trustees announces the 58th Annual Award Winners
Honorees recognized in the following categories:
Release Date: 08.02.18
EMERGING ARTIST AWARD (2)
Darius Steward
Visual Arts
Darius Steward knows that visual communication can serve as an agent for change with the power to break racial...
UPDATED Dec. 17, 2021, 3 P.M. EST
Dear Friends,
The well-being of the Greater Cleveland community has been our focus for more than a century. During that time, our community has faced a number of serious challenges: from the 1918 Influenza pandemic to the HIV epidemic – from the Great Depression to the Great Recession. Through it all...
The second part of the community conversations centered on how to deepen the relationship between the foundation and individual organizations, along with a discussion about what was working well with the foundation and areas for improvement.
Here is what we heard:
Some of the strengths of the Cleveland Foundation noted by the...
Students across the country have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; for high school seniors, the crisis presents extra barriers at a critical time on their path to college or career training programs. Say Yes Cleveland and its partners are working to ensure Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) and partnering charter school...
Our #SummerOfPurpose blog series follows this year’s Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns as they reflect on 11 weeks spent working with Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations. In today’s blog, we hear from Joey Leppo, who spent his summer at the Cleveland Foundation helping track and organize project elements and...
By Cameron Aloway, Cleveland Foundation Marketing & Communications Intern
In Greater Cleveland, we take pride in the natural beauty of our region. From the subtle wonders of the Cleveland Metroparks to the picturesque scenery of Lake Erie, it is undeniable that our region is truly one of a kind. However, it is becoming more...
Thea DeRosa Cerra grew up surrounded by books. As the executive director of the Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank, she’s helping build home libraries for children and families across Northeast Ohio.
“Having books in the home is one of the biggest predictors of future academic success,” she says. “Our goal for every child is to have...
Fearless Stories About Lynching, Resilience, the Rise of Xenophobia and a Black Family Heirloom Have All Won the 87th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
Release Date: 4.5.2022
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today unveiled the winners of its 87th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards. The 2022 recipients of the only national juried...
Our #SummerOfPurpose blog series follows this year’s Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns as they reflect on 11 weeks spent working with Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations. In today’s blog, we hear from Ale Andrzejewski, who spent his summer at West Park Kamm’s Neighborhood Development, where he worked to...