Cleveland Foundation announces $11.4 million in June grants

Cleveland Foundation announces $11.4 million in June grantsFoundation awards $21.2 million to Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga organizations in Q2 2017RELEASE DATE: 06.29.2017CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors today approved   $11.4 million in grants for the month of June to support residents in Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga...

The importance of faith-based organizations

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we’re reflecting on the important role faith-based organizations play in the communities around them. Often, religious leaders and their congregations are vanguards in grassroots efforts to protect basic human dignity and support the neediest among us. Dr. King’s work exemplifies this ethos and the...

August Grant Highlights

We’re thrilled to announce $5.4 million in August grants to organizations serving residents of Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties. Here are just a few highlights supporting youth development, neighborhood revitalization and vulnerable populations: Youth Development: $10,000 to Daily Dose of Reading (DDR) to adapt “Play &amp...

Cleveland Foundation Announces Cleveland Book Week 2016

Cleveland Foundation Announces Cleveland Book Week 2016Series of special events to celebrate the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards and promote Cleveland as a literary destinationrelease date: 9.1.2016CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today announced plans for Cleveland Book Week - a series of events scheduled from Sept. 10 – 16 that...

A New Language Of Art

Nandipha Mntambo is a scientist, an artist and a thoughtful commentator on the cross-cultural manifestation of our entwined human and animal natures. Beginning with an early interest in pathology and forensics, she migrated into the arts to explore more deeply the intersection of that which attracts or repulses us about our bodies. She...

November 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 November grants focus support on housing and services for homeless individuals and families, health and medical research, and early childhood development: Housing & Supportive...

February 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 February grants focus support on Health & Safety, Human Services and Arts & Culture. Health and Safety $120,000 to American Red Cross, Greater Cleveland Chapter to expand Operation...