For the past 25 years, the Cleveland Foundation has worked with our donors to enhance the lives of residents in Lake and Geauga Counties, providing more than $32.8 million in grants. At the December 18, 2015, meeting of the Cleveland Foundation board of directors, the board reiterated our commitment to Lake and Geauga Counties by...
Ohio Local News Initiative Taps Local Innovator to Lead Cleveland Newsroom
With $6M raised, the statewide network will launch a newsroom in Cleveland, is joining forces with Cleveland Documenters
Release Date: 4.19.2022
CLEVELAND — After a five-month open search, the Ohio Local News Initiative, a new nonprofit organization that has...
Cleveland Foundation announces $24.8 million in Q1 2021 grantmaking
Release Date: 3.25.2021
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation Board of Directors today announced $24.8 million in grants approved in the first quarter of 2021 to support residents in Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties. Highlights of grants approved in the first three...
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 Sebastian Canales, who spent his summer with The Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association (GCNCA)...
The Urban League of Greater Cleveland Fund was recently established with a gift from the estate of Steven A. Minter, the eighth president and CEO of the Cleveland Foundation and a luminary in the field of philanthropy, who passed away in 2019. In this guest blog, Urban League of Greater Cleveland President Marsha A. Mockabee reflects on...
Download the Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund Community Report here.
It's been just over a year since life in Greater Cleveland was upended by the COVID-19 pandemic. Soon after the first cases were officially reported in Ohio, a group of funders in our community came together to launch the Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid...
Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund announces latest round of Phase II grants
Fund stands at more than $3.5 million to support frontline nonprofit organizations in Greater Cleveland
Release Date: 1.26.2021
CLEVELAND – The Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund coalition announced today the most recent round of...
Everyone wants a seat at the table. Common Ground offers the ability to take a seat – or to set the table for others – and participate in community conversations designed to encourage and foster new connections. Common Ground challenges individuals, organizations and community leaders to build, join and share conversations across our...
Funders Collaborative on COVID Recovery announces grantmaking to support vaccine uptake
Release Date: 3.24.2022
CLEVELAND – The Funders Collaborative on COVID Recovery (FCCR) has announced seven recipients of Vaccine Uptake Initiative grants. The initiative aims to increase COVID-19 vaccination in neighborhoods that have experienced...
Presented by the Cleveland Foundation’s Center for Philanthropy, Foundations for Philanthropy is an interactive cohort experience designed to launch emerging leaders into lifelong charitable giving. Supporting a pipeline of diverse, rising philanthropists, the program shares the critical skills and strategies necessary to leverage time...