Cleveland Black Futures Fund releases third RFP, application portal opens August 1

Cleveland Black Futures Fund releases third RFP, application portal opens August 1 Virtual support available prior to deadline, including technical assistance workshops and grant-writing support  Release Date: 7.11.2022 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation released a request for proposals for the third round of grantmaking from the...

Grantee Toolkit

Forms and Resources Please click to download any of the following documents. For more information, contact Cleveland Foundation Grants Management at 216.615.7254 or via email [Enable Javascript to send an email]. Grants Gateway Online Forms Grants Gateway Instructions Inquiry/Application Preview (PDF) Inquiry/Application Preview...

LGBTQ+ Opportunity Fund

  Click Here to Give to the LGBTQ+ Opportunity Fund   About the Fund The Great Lakes region receives only 5% of national LGBTQ+ philanthropic funding and has seen a decline in recent years. Focusing on local partners, the LGBTQ+ Opportunity Fund will raise and grant resources for Greater Cleveland organizations serving...

Helping Cleveland students stay on the path to postsecondary success

Students across the country have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; for high school seniors, the crisis presents extra barriers at a critical time on their path to college or career training programs. Say Yes Cleveland and its partners are working to ensure Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) and partnering charter school...

Celebrating the Faces of African American Philanthropy: Mother-Daughter Charity

When Belva Denmark Tibbs became a mother, she was eager to pass on her long-standing family tradition of serving the community to her daughter, Imani. Guided by the belief that anyone can be a philanthropist, regardless of age or wealth, the women teamed up to create a donor-advised fund with the Cleveland Foundation that will benefit the...

Register for your summer job

It’s almost March, and before you know it, summer will be in full swing. Teenagers and young adults can connect with exciting, paid summer jobs thanks to Youth Opportunities Unlimited’s “My Summer Job” Youth Employment Program.The program matches thousands of Cuyahoga County teens and young adults ages 14-24 with meaningful summer...

Funders Collaborative on COVID Recovery

                Funders Collaborative on COVID Recovery    updated oct. 10, 2022, 9 a.m. EST   The Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund (the Fund) was established in March 2020 to respond to pressing needs laid bare by the pandemic. It was designed to complement the work of public health and other...

Announcing the winners of the 85th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards

Each spring, we celebrate a new class of writers joining the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards canon. This year, in the midst of a global pandemic, the announcement has moved online while the works being honored take on a new kind of importance. "The new books explore human diversity in riveting style, putting the lie to racism and ableism,...