Erika Anthony, co-founder and executive director of Cleveland VOTES
Founded in 2014 by Erika Anthony and Crystal Bryant, Cleveland VOTES is a nonpartisan, democracy-building organization that works with local nonprofits and community partners to promote active and equitable civic engagement in Greater Cleveland. The Cleveland...
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...
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...
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 African American Philanthropy Summit to Spotlight
Philanthropy and the Black Family
Distinguished professor and bestselling author Dr. Michael Eric Dyson to deliver keynote at April 13 event at Tri-C Corporate College East
Cleveland, OH – The eighth biennial African American Philanthropy Summit, presented by the African...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...