Recent Grants

Cleveland Foundation grants approved – 12/18/07

(Does not include designated, donor-advised or grants made by supporting organizations)

Arts and Culture

Beck Center for the Arts
Strategic operating support
$200,000

The Cleveland Foundation
Rotating art exhibit in the Cleveland Foundation lobby
$15,000

Cleveland Public Art
2007-08 operations and partnership with Neighborhood Progress, Inc.
$125,000

Great Lakes Theater Festival
Capital renovation of the Hanna Theater
$750,000

Karamu House
Two new staff positions
$217,283

Lake Erie Nature and Science Center
Planning grant for the renovation of its existing building to U.S. Green Building Council LEED standards
$25,000

Opera Circle, Inc.
Operations and artistic production costs for the 2007-08 season
$18,000

Professional Flair Inc. (d.b.a. Dancing Wheels)
Guest Choreographer Project
$25,000

The Scottish-American Cultural Society of Ohio, Inc.
Ohio Scottish Arts School Drum and Fiddle scholarships
$970

Civic Affairs

Cleveland Housing Network, Inc.
Development of South Pointe Commons
$100,000

Cleveland Restoration Society, Inc.
Historic home program
$172,000

Cuyahoga Community Land Trust
Phase I strategic planning
$23,352

Detroit-Shoreway Community Development Organization
EcoVillage project manager position
$50,000

Lake County Historical Society
Secure documentation and data to access state funds and conduct a major gifts campaign feasibility study
$60,000

Neighborhood Progress, Inc.
LEED ND master plan for St. Luke's and Upper Chester neighborhood developments
$50,000

ParkWorks, Inc.
Continuation of the partnership with Neighborhood Progress and the six Strategic Investment Initiative neighborhoods
$200,000

Temple Special Funds Restricted (d.b.a. The Temple-Tifereth Israel)
Feasibility study to consider alternate uses of the facility
$32,000

Economic Development

Citizens for the Port of Cleveland
Port of Cleveland's tax levy campaign
$50,000

The Cleveland Foundation
Feasibility assessment and recommendations for building deconstruction and materials reuse/recycling
$75,000

Global initiative – year two
$250,000

Fifth-year support of the Fund for Our Economic Future
$4,000,000

Cleveland Bridge Builders Inc. (d.b.a. Cleveland Leadership Center)
Regional executive director search
$35,000

Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office
Regional Energy Development Task Force
$50,000

Economic Growth Foundation
Greater Cleveland Partnership – Key community and economic development initiatives
$185,000

Hard-Hatted Women
Community Wealth Venture: Superior Workforce Solutions, a consulting service and apprentice training program
$60,000

Jennings Center for Older Adults
Rewarding Education through Advanced Careers in Healthcare (REACH) workforce project
$155,000

Maingate Business Development Corporation
Strategic planning
$18,500

Presidents Council Foundation, Inc.
Emerging Entrepreneurs Program
$85,000

Shorebank Enterprise Group Cleveland
Cleveland Neighborhoods Revitalization strategic plan
$525,000

Towards Employment Incorporated
Community Wealth Venture: Achieve, an employee retention and advancement program
$30,000

Urban League of Cleveland
Multicultural business development center
$180,000

Education

America SCORES
America SCORES Cleveland afterschool program
$45,000

Baldwin-Wallace College
Scholarships
$184,613

Board of Trustees of the Cleveland School of Science & Medicine Foundation
General support
$10,000

Boys and Girls Clubs of Cleveland
Expansion of the SMART Moves curriculum into the Cleveland Metropolitan School District
$100,000

Case Western Reserve University, Office of University Development
Creation of the Great Lakes Institute for Energy Innovation
$3,600,000

Chess for Success, Inc. (d.b.a. Progress with Chess)
Cleveland Public School Day Program
$12,000

The Cleveland Foundation
Continued development of new schools in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District
$325,000

CEO support and development - 2007-08
$50,000

Expand and strengthen the Girl Power! program
$50,000

Coordinator of Strategic Partnerships position
$100,000

Operations of a New Schools Office
$500,000

Crisis communications plan
$80,000

Cleveland State University Foundation, Inc.
Cleveland Schools Book Fund
$50,000

Cuyahoga Community College Foundation
Partnerships for Achieving Student Success (PASS) Academy; high school enrichment initiative
$175,000

General support for Partnerships for Achieving Student Success (PASS)
$10,000

Ohio Business Alliance for Higher Education and the Economy
Continuation of STEM advocacy and policy work
$125,000

Teachers College, Columbia University
Comic Book Project, a Cleveland-based literacy program
$15,000

United Labor Agency, Inc.
Ohio Youth Voices Program
$40,000

Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
STEM teacher preparation
$500,000

Environment

The Cleveland Foundation
Educational campaign toward the adoption of an advanced energy portfolio standard in Ohio
$45,000

Green Energy Ohio
Strategic planning and program support
$45,000

Ohio Environmental Council
Energy Smart Ohio Efficiency Plan
$50,000

West Creek Preservation Committee
Countywide urban land trust feasibility study
$25,000

Health

The A.M. McGregor Home
General support from the Edwin T. and Mary E. Hamilton Fund
$125,000

Benjamin Rose Institute
Establishment of a Greater Cleveland Center for Creative Aging
$27,900

General support from the Edwin T. and Mary E. Hamilton Fund
$125,000

Care Alliance
Community Wealth Venture: Downtown dental service
$85,000

Center for Families and Children
Mental Health Advocacy Coalition – strategic planning
$10,000

City of Cleveland, Department of Public Health
Making Greater Cleveland Lead-Safe
$200,000

Health Promotion Through Health Literacy project
$50,000

The Cleveland Society for the Blind, dba Cleveland Sight Center
General support from the Edwin T. and Mary E. Hamilton Fund
$125,000

Cuyahoga Community College Foundation
Community Health Literacy Alliance
$30,000

Cuyahoga County District Board of Health
Cleveland Metropolitan School District's K-12 comprehensive health education program
$100,000

Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic Riding Center
Expansion of the Gaitway School
$25,000

The Free Medical Clinic of Cleveland
Patient advocate program
$42,000

Grantmakers in Aging, Inc.
Membership development and retention
$15,000

Lake County Council on Aging Foundation
Study to increase effectiveness of programs in Lake County
$20,000

Lake Hospital Foundation, Inc.
Lake Hospital System – Breast Healthcare, Education and Support initiative
$20,000

Linking Employment Abilities & Potential
Innovative Independent Living pilot project
$200,000

Lutheran Home
Creation and integration of a music therapy program
$177,500

Rainbow Babies & Childrens Hospital of University Hospitals
Parental peer coaching for self-efficacy support groups
$25,000

UHHS/CSAHS-Cuyahoga, Inc.
St. Vincent Charity Hospital – Community outreach and health advocacy programs
$200,000

Philanthropic Sector

The Cleveland Foundation
Anisfield-Wolf Memorial Community Service Award, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, and related expenses
$273,000

Discretionary Grant Pool reimbursement
$216,600

The Foundation Center
2008 program and operation support for the library and learning center in Cleveland
$187,581

Ohio Grantmakers Forum
Membership dues, conference sponsorship and operating support
$145,000

Suite 1300 Services, Inc.
General support for 2008
$150,000

Social Services

Care Alliance
Leadership transition plan
$26,000

Child Care Resource Center of Cuyahoga County, dba Starting Point
Out of School Time (OST) services for parents and providers
$250,000

Planned Parenthood of Northeast Ohio
Christian Community, Inc. – Cleveland: Teenagers, Fath and Health project (Phase II)
$45,000

ACORN Institute Inc.
Cleveland ACORN – Benefits Access Center project
$40,000

The Cleveland Foundation
Implementation of the youth development intiative
$178,000

Project Access
Third-year support
$500,000

Community Assessment & Treatment Services, Inc.
Residential building for female ex-offenders
$200,000

County Action Committee
Cuyahoga County health and human services levy campaign's voter survey of attitudes toward health and human service needs
$25,000

The Lakewood Foundation
Greater Cleveland Family Support Consortium – Capacity-building initiative
$95,000

Hispanic Business Association
Phase II implementation of the Hispanic Regional Economic Development Program
$50,000

Hispanic Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach Program
Hispanic youth center
$50,000

Jesuit Retreat House of Cleveland
Retreat program for homeless men, a collaboration with Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry's men's shelter
$35,000

Nueva Luz Urban Resource Center
Strengthening and stabilizing its organizational infrastructure
$139,500

The Murtis H. Taylor Multi-Service Center
Peace in the Hood – general support
$800

Policy Matters Ohio
Expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit and Consumer Protection project
$150,000

Youth Opportunities Unlimited
General operations and East Cleveland program
$200,000

TOTAL: $18,457,599