Digital Excellence Initiative

Digital Excellence Initiative Building a strong, equitable, and resilient digital community in Greater Cleveland   We launched our Digital Excellence Initiative in 2017 to ensure all residents can successfully participate in the digital world and economy, and to elevate Greater Cleveland’s infrastructure, talent and research...

Equity in the Arts Fund announces almost $300,000 in 2023 grantmaking

Equity in the Arts Fund announces almost $300,000 in 2023 grantmaking Fund has awarded close to $10 million since its inception in 1994 Release Date: 12.19.2023 CLEVELAND – The Equity in the Arts Fund (EITAF) announced 18 organizations that have been awarded $299,000 in funding as part of the latest round of grants. “One...

Fenn Educational Fund

Promoting and assisting cooperative education and internship programs In 1965, Fenn College, a private institution which had one of the earliest cooperative education programs in the country, merged with Cleveland State University. The college’s remaining assets were used to form the Fenn Educational Foundation, a private foundation...

Customized Planning Strategies

Situations Where We Can Help Professional Advisors The Cleveland Foundation will work closely with you to tailor solutions for your clients that meet their charitable giving needs, offer the maximum charitable tax deductions, and provide many ways to incorporate charitable giving into their estate plans. Here are examples of how we...

The Lake-Geauga Fund of the Cleveland Foundation announces 2022 grantmaking

The Lake-Geauga Fund of the Cleveland Foundation announces 2022 grantmaking Release Date: 11.30.2022  CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors recently approved $248,245 to support Lake and Geauga counties from the Lake-Geauga Fund of the Cleveland Foundation. Established in 1988, the Lake-Geauga Fund of the Cleveland...

Summer of Purpose: Ale Andrzejewski

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...

Foundations for Philanthropy: Maria Paparella discusses lessons learned

Presented by the Cleveland Foundation’s Center for Philanthropy, Foundations for Philanthropy is an interactive cohort experience designed to launch emerging leaders into lifelong charitable giving. Supporting a pipeline of diverse, rising philanthropists, the program shares the critical skills and strategies necessary to leverage time...

Fellow Friday: Meet the 2022-23 Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellows

Launched in 2016, the Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellowship immerses talented, emerging leaders from across the country in the work of Cleveland’s public sector, providing them an opportunity to develop their skills, enhance their networks, and jumpstart a career in public service. With the goals of attracting and retaining...