Boris Oicherman named Cleveland Foundation program director for arts & culture

Boris Oicherman named Cleveland Foundation program director for arts & culture Curator, artist and engineer joins the foundation team today Photo courtesy of Katya Oicherman Release Date: 9.19.2022 CLEVELAND – Following a national search, the Cleveland Foundation is pleased to announce that Boris Oicherman, Ph.D. will join...

New Director, Jurors Announced for Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards

Release Date: 2.8.2024 CLEVELAND - Nicholas Roman Lewis has joined the Cleveland Foundation as the Director of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards.   Lewis, who has served as a literary agent and entertainment attorney, as well as an alumni relations leader at Yale University, will focus on increasing the visibility and impact of the...

Summer of Purpose: Sebastian Canales

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 Sebastian Canales, who spent his summer with The Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association (GCNCA)...

2024 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards winners include stories that navigate racial politics’ influence on Asian-American identity, Indigenous people’s shaping of American history, and race at the intersection of art and history

Cleveland, OH (March 26, 2024) – The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, presented by the Cleveland Foundation, today announced the winners of the 89th annual awards. The 2024 recipients of the only national juried prize for literature that confronts racism and explores diversity are: Maxine Hong Kingston, Lifetime Achievement Ned...

Cleveland Neighborhood Safety Fund opens second round applications

Release Date: 4.24.24 CLEVELAND - Cleveland Neighborhood Safety Fund opens second round applications   The Cleveland Foundation today announced that it will begin accepting applications for the second round of grants from the Cleveland Neighborhood Safety Fund. This round of annual funding includes up to $1 million in total...

Summer of Purpose: Sara Támara Giraldo

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 Sara Támara Giraldo, who's spending her summer at Legal Aid Society of Cleveland as a Porter Cleveland Fellow...

Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards Announce Updates for 2025 Award Year

Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards Announce Updates for 2025 Award Year Book prize welcomes new jurors and new category; sets October 16 deadline for submissions   Cleveland, OH – The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards – the only juried American book awards focused on works that address racism and diversity – have announced several updates...

Summer of Purpose: Kimberly Rodríguez Arroyo

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 Kimberly Rodríguez Arroyo, who spent her summer at College Now Greater Cleveland working with their resource...