Aspira Association

$150,000 for pilot program to increase retention, achievement, and advancement of Latino students in partnership with Esperanza

Cleveland Foodbank

$300,000 to help meet growing demand for services during the recession

Cuyahoga County Public Library

$198,690 to improve career counseling and technology programs for local residents

Eleanor B. Rainey Memorial Institute

$250,000 for its capital campaign for a new facility

MobileMed 1 Foundation

$85,000 to pilot Medworks’ free mass health clinics in Greater Cleveland

S.A.W. Inc.

$104,975 for H.E.A.R. program for clients needing assistance with both developmental disabilities and hearing impairments

Westside Industrial Retention and Expansion Network (WIRE-Net)

$115,000 for the second year of its citywide manufacturing initiative

YWCA of Greater Cleveland

$75,000 for the Nurturing Independence and Aspirations program for young women transitioning out of foster care

Art House

$39,000 for strategic financial planning

Business Volunteers Unlimited

$75,000 for technical assistance to nonprofits

Care Alliance

$100,000 for electronic health records to improve patient care and organizational efficiency

Children’s Museum of Cleveland

$44,000 to upgrade IT systems to improve operational efficiencies

Cleveland Jazz Orchestra

$24,500 for the 2009-2010 season and its return to downtown and nearby neighborhoods

Cleveland Restoration Society

$150,000 for expansion of Heritage Homes and Neighborhoods program

The Golden Age Centers

$120,000 to strengthen programming for seniors, including home-delivered meal service

Open Doors Inc.

$40,000 for strategic growth initiative to ensure quality after-school programming

Towards Employment

$160,000 to support organizational improvement, advocacy, and re-entry programming

Boys and Girls Club of Cleveland

$185,000 for school-based programs and gang outreach initiative

Broadway School of Music

$23,000 for Cleveland Neighborhood Arts’ curriculum and evaluation project, a joint effort among nine place-based arts groups

Cleveland Institute of Art

$20,000 for reclaimed furniture initiative

The Cleveland Museum of Art

$50,000 for collaboration with artists from Burkina Faso, Africa

The Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland

$46,525 to strengthen patient-advocate program

ParkWorks

$250,000 for Land Reutilization Action Plan and Northeast Ohio Food Assessment and Business Plan

The Center for Community Solutions

100,000 for AIDS Funding Collaborative

Cleveland State University Foundation

$20,000 for the Center for Energy Policy and Urban Change

Heritage Ohio Inc.

$10,000 for economic impact of Ohio Historic Tax Credit project

KnowledgeWorks Foundation

$6,200 for phase four of the Governor’s Institute for Creativity and Innovation in Education

The Ohio State University Research Foundation

$50,000 to the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Food Policy Coalition for strengthening the local food economy and increasing access to local, healthy, affordable food

Policy Bridge

$50,000 for 2010 initiative related to research, policy briefings, and community forums

Policy Matters Ohio

$75,000 for the expansion of work around asset building, consumer protection, and Earned Income Tax Credit