In January, we granted $115,000 to Legal Aid Society of Cleveland to help the organization expand its legal services to community members with limited English proficiency (LEP). In this guest blog, we invite you to go behind the grant to learn more about Legal Aid Society and its work: Imagine living everyday life as a citizen in the...
One of the founding principles of the Manchester Bidwell Corporation and its Cleveland replication NewBridge Cleveland Center for Arts and Technology is that environment shapes behavior. When we dismiss people as victims they internalize it. Poverty and despair become self-fulfilling prophecies when we allow individuals to succumb to...
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Kathy LePar is part of the Advancement team of the Cleveland Foundation and is responsible for processing new gifts, supporting the setup of new funds, preparing fund agreements and charitable gift documents, and serving as a liaison with the Finance team and other...
Cleveland Foundation, Dunham Tavern Museum, MidTown Cleveland, Inc. partner to create a new civic district in MidTown
Foundation’s move to MidTown will help to anchor new civic space designed to connect Downtown and University Circle and catalyze additional equitable development along the East 66th Street corridor
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Connie and Kevin Johnson
Connie and Kevin Johnson are so proud to be graduates of the Cleveland public schools that they chose to name their donor-advised fund at the Cleveland Foundation after their high schools. Their Glenwood Fund, established in 2009, is a combination of Kevin’s alma mater, Glenville High School, and Connie’s...
Tomorrow marks the beginning of Community Foundation Week 2016! Nov. 12-18, we’re joining more than 780 community foundations across the country celebrating this recognition week and the impact of our field in communities nationwide. Cleveland roots As the world’s first community foundation and one of the largest today, the...
Greater Clevelanders’ dedication to their professional sports teams is legendary, but what many don’t realize is that our teams have long reciprocated that commitment off the field, ice and court, giving back to the community that cheers for them on game day.Through the Cavaliers Youth Fund of the Cleveland Foundation, the Cleveland...
While the Cleveland Foundation’s Intern program benefits the host site organizations by providing the talent to help them complete important short-term projects, we have found that interns also benefit:
First, through the weekly professional development seminars, interns are exposed to the work done by our dynamic local nonprofit and...
Cleveland Foundation announces $9.9 million in September grantsBoard approves $21.1 million for Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga nonprofits in Q3 2017 RELEASE DATE: 09.27.207CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors today approved $9.9 million in grants for the month of September. Supporting residents in Cuyahoga, Lake and...
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Carol Scheuer began working at the foundation as a consultant in the fall of 2012 and joined the foundation staff a year later. Carol is responsible for the analysis, design, development, and implementation of both applications and reports that enhance the business...