#BlackFuturesFund: Grantees Fighting for Civic Participation and Representation

By Cameron Aloway, Cleveland Foundation Marketing & Communications Intern   The impact of the 2020 election outlined major concerns pertaining to the inequitable representation of people of color at the polls. Leading up to and after Election Day, there has been a considerable effort to ensure more community members have their...

Make your voice count for your community

Engaged residents make their communities stronger. Now more than ever, it is vital that Greater Clevelanders exercise their civic rights by voting, taking the census and holding their government leaders accountable. Here are three simple ways to make your voice count for your community:  Vote Early voting in Ohio has begun! Check...

Stories of Impact: Sourcing PPE to Protect People with Disabilities During COVID-19

People with disabilities face a higher risk of serious health problems from COVID-19. To help organizations serving this population during the current pandemic, the Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund awarded a $100,000 grant to support a consortium of nonprofit service agencies in Cuyahoga County to purchase PPE for their...

Cleveland Foundation announces $26.2 million in Q2 2020 grantmaking

Cleveland Foundation announces $26.2 million in Q2 2020 grantmaking Foundation, donors grant more than $58 million year-to-date  Release Date: 6.30.2020 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors today announced $26.2 million in grants approved in the second quarter of 2020. Supporting residents in Cuyahoga, Lake and...

Summer of Purpose: Shneur Kushner

Our #SummerOfPurpose blog series follows this year’s Cleveland Foundation Summer Interns as they spend 11 weeks working with Cleveland-area nonprofit and public sector organizations. In today’s blog we hear from Shneur Kushner, who is working with Union Miles Development Corporation (UMDC), where he is assisting with various...

Summer Internship Host Organizations

Information for Host Organization Applicants Host Site applications for the 2025 Summer Internship Program are open through Friday, January 7, 2025. The program provides a limited number of college students, recent graduates, and first year graduate students an opportunity to work in Cleveland-area nonprofit organizations or...