Cleveland Black Futures Fund

Click Here to Give to the Cleveland Black Futures Fund The Cleveland Black Futures Fund has amassed more than $6.8 million since inception on Sept. 1, 2020, to invest in and strengthen Black-led and Black-serving social change organizations.   updated may 2, 2024, 9 A.m. EST About the Fund In 2020, in the midst of a global...

Stories of Impact: PCs for People aims to create a more connected community

From remote learning to telehealth appointments to virtual job interviews, the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed more people online, drawing increased attention to Greater Cleveland’s connectivity crisis. The digital divide in Northeast Ohio predates the pandemic. In recent years, Cleveland has been ranked among the worst internet-connected...

Spotlight Encore Cleveland: Building the Next Generation of Technical Professionals

Launched in 2013 by the Cleveland Foundation, Encore Cleveland helps to connect and fund a network of organizations to provide experienced Greater Clevelanders an array of meaningful opportunities in the community upon retirement or near the end of their primary careers. In our “Spotlight Encore Cleveland” guest blog series, we go...

#FellowFriday: Christopher Hoey

The Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellowship offers emerging young leaders the skills and networks needed to create the community they envision and jumpstart a career in public service. In this #FellowFriday blog, 2018-19 Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellow Christopher Hoey talks about his year-long experience working and...

About Us

Mission The Cleveland Foundation’s mission is to enhance the lives of all residents of Greater Cleveland, now and for generations to come, by working together with our donors to build community endowment, address needs through grantmaking, and provide leadership on key community issues. Statistics Year Ended 2022: Total assets...

Cleveland Foundation to Offer Free Ice Skating During Winterfest

Free ice skating during Winterfest thanks to the Cleveland Foundation RELEASE DATE 11.1.2018 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation will provide free ice skating on the Cleveland Foundation Skating Rink to Winterfest participants as part of this year’s celebration.    This is the third consecutive year the Cleveland...

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...

Cleveland Foundation announces Creative Fusion: Waterways to Waterways

Cleveland Foundation announces Creative Fusion: Waterways to Waterways Release Date: 1.31.2019 CLEVELAND – As part of the lead up to the 50th anniversary of the Cuyahoga River catching fire on June 22, 1969, the Cleveland Foundation’s Creative Fusion: Waterways to Waterways Edition will bring together a group of international and...

Day of Family Fun: Dec. 30

In case you missed it, our December centennial gift to the community is “Cleveland Foundation Day of Family Fun” featuring a variety of healthy activities at more than three dozen sites in six counties throughout Northeast Ohio on Tuesday, Dec. 30. The gift includes: • Free tobogganing at Cleveland Metroparks Mill Stream Run...

Summer of Purpose: Community Values Not Lost in Translation

By Erin AmschlingerStockyard, Clark-Fulton & Brooklyn Centre Community Development Office I never had cable TV as a kid so, when morning cartoons ended for the day, pickings were pretty slim for what to watch. I used to flick through our eight channel choices and inevitably stop when I landed on the Spanish one. I didn’t speak a...