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 Jason Guo, who is spending his summer at The Nonprofit and Public Service Center at Lakeland Community College, where he is...
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...
We’re excited to share a few highlights from our recent grants to organizations serving residents of Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties. These August grants focus on arts & culture, economic development and equity-focused human services.
Arts & Culture
A total of $150,000 in grants to Arts Cleveland to support a formal...
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Cleveland Foundation announces $5.9 million in June grants
Board approval brings second-quarter total to $24 million for Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga nonprofits
Release Date: 7.10.2019
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors today announced $5.9 million in grants for the month of June. Supporting residents in Cuyahoga...
Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund awards $346,750 in second cycle of Phase II grantmaking
Fund stands at more than $3.2 million to support frontline nonprofit organizations in Greater Cleveland
Release Date: 11.24.20
CLEVELAND – The Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund announced today its second cycle of...
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...
Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund announces Phase III effort on the heels of final round of grantmaking for Phase II
Release Date: 10.18.2021
CLEVELAND – The Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund announced today that it has launched the Funders Collaborative on COVID Recovery (FCCR) to spearhead its Phase III...
Cleveland Neighborhood Safety Fund announces $1 million in grantmaking to support violence prevention efforts
Funding will assist organizations and programs working to curb violence this summer and beyond
CLEVELAND (June 14, 2024) – The City of Cleveland, Cleveland City Council and Cleveland Foundation announced today that...
Release Date: 4.24.24
CLEVELAND - Cleveland Neighborhood Safety Fund opens second round applications
The Cleveland Foundation today announced that it will begin accepting applications for the second round of grants from the Cleveland Neighborhood Safety Fund. This round of annual funding includes up to $1 million in total...