Center for Philanthropy

Helping Individual and Institutional Donors Reach Their Charitable Goals Donors who are passionate about supporting causes they care about and creating a more equitable community can access customized philanthropic guidance through the Cleveland Foundation Center for Philanthropy. The center supports donors throughout their charitable...

Planned Giving

Provide for the Community in the Future The Cleveland Foundation offers many planned giving options. A planned gift is a charitable donation provided for during your lifetime but not available to the Cleveland Foundation until sometime in the future. Following are descriptions of the various types of planned gifts for you to...

Affiliated Funds

Families, corporations, individuals and even private foundations have established funds at the Cleveland Foundation. These funds have their own grantmaking strategies and application processes. If you have questions or need additional information about a specific fund, please email [Enable Javascript to send an email] Cleveland...

Jack Ulman

Jack Ulman Jack Ulman knew from an early age that you don’t need to be a John D. Rockefeller or a Bill Gates to make a sizable impact. The retired Bedford High School teacher, who has been spreading his generosity across multiple beloved Cleveland institutions, remembers visiting the Cleveland Museum of Art as a child with his mother...

Summer of Purpose: Cielle Brady

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 Cielle Brady, who spent her summer at East End Neighborhood House, where she worked collaboratively with a...