Supporting Organizations
Families, corporations, individuals and even private foundations have established supporting organizations of the Cleveland Foundation. Supporting organizations are funds affiliated with the Cleveland Foundation that have their own grantmaking strategies, investment objectives and boards of directors.
To learn if your project or nonprofit organization could be a candidate for funding through a supporting organization, log in to Gifts & Grants Online and complete a grant inquiry form. (If you are not already registered with Gifts & Grants Online, click here to request access.) After review, you will receive email notification if your organization has been invited to submit a full application.
If you have questions or need additional information about a specific supporting organization, please email Cleveland Foundation Grants Management.
NOTE: IRS Form 990s for supporting organizations can be accessed on our Publications page.
Inquiries for the following funds must be received by the deadlines listed below:
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Alton F. and Carrie S. Davis Fund (focus is to support local nonprofits for programs that are regional in focus and that address issues in the areas of arts and culture, education; healthcare and population control; regional development; social services; and the preservation of the natural environment)
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Sept. 17
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The City of Cleveland's Cable Television Minority Arts and Education Fund (focus is to support the planning, preparation, production, and/or presentation of cultural, educational, and scientific programs and projects which promote and benefit Cleveland's minority populations.)
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May 4
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June
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Higley Fund (primary focus is basic human needs)
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March 15
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May
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Sep. 3
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Thatcher Family Fund (focus is food, clothing, shelter, and medical care for the neediest people in the Cleveland area)
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Mar. 2
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April
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Aug. 16
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Oct.
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Sherwick Fund (focus areas are the arts, education, and economic development; inquires are to be submitted by staff invitation only for 2012)
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N/A
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June/Dec.
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Billie Howland Steffee Family Fund (primary focus is youth; inquiries are to be submitted by staff invitation only for 2012)
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N/A
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June 5
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October
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Sullivan Scholars Foundation (scholarships for eighth grade students currently enrolled in selected Cleveland schools to attend Parochial and private high schools)
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March 2
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April
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Treu-Mart Fund (focus is providing support to programs that reach marginalized and underserved youth)
The Treu-Mart Fund is a supporting organization of both the Cleveland Foundation and the Jewish Federation of Cleveland. Inquiries may be submitted to either organization, but full proposals are accepted by invitation only and must be sent only to the Jewish Federation of Cleveland.
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March 15
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April
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July 15
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September
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Medical Mutual of Ohio Charitable Foundation (focus is preventative health care services with a particular interest of adolescents; supports broad-reaching projects that can be viewed as transformational in that they inform the field/become models for other communities; are highly collaborative and creative; and are connected to systems with the potential to impact long-term change.) |
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June
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