Search Our Grants Archive
The foundation allocates money to local nonprofits in two ways. One way is through responsive grantmaking, which means nonprofits apply for funding and we distribute based on greatest need. The other way is through proactive grantmaking, which allows the foundation to make targeted, long-term grants for larger initiatives. Please note that these search results do not include designated grants, donor-advised grants, or grants made by supporting organizations.
2012 Foundation Directed Grants as of July 31, 2012 $30,441,070
- Arts and Culture $3,412,850
Apollo's Fire: The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra $80,000
2012
- Second year participation in Engaging the Future $75,000
- General support $5,000
Art House, Inc. $25,000
2012
- Implement revised business plan and StudioGo initiative $25,000
Arts Collinwood, Inc. $5,000
2012
- General support $5,000
Beck Center for the Arts $100,000
2012
- Second year participation in Engaging the Future $100,000
Children's Museum of Cleveland $5,000
2012
- General support $5,000
CityMusic Cleveland $5,000
2012
- General support of the children's opera Brundibar $5,000
The Cleveland Foundation (Inc.) $272,300
2012
- Project management - Creative Fusion initiative $175,000
- Project management support for Creative Fusion $50,000
- Focus group research for Engaging the Future $47,300
The Cleveland Institute of Art $35,000
2012
- Travel grants, pre-college program and NEXT event $35,000
The Cleveland Modern Dance Association dba DANCECleveland $50,000
2012
- Second year participation in Engaging the Future $50,000
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History $5,000
2012
- Mythical Creatures exhibit $5,000
The Cleveland Music School Settlement dba The Music Settlement $85,000
2012
- Fund Development Sustainability Initiative $85,000
The Cleveland Play House $150,000
2012
- Second year participation in Engaging the Future $150,000
Cleveland Public Theatre, Inc. $80,000
2012
- Second year participation in Engaging the Future $80,000
The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival $5,000
2012
- Shakespeare in the Park programming $5,000
Cleveland State University Foundation $5,000
2012
- Program expenses for Cleve Arts Education Consortium $5,000
The Community Partnership for Arts and Culture $300,000
2012
- Capacity building and infrastructure $300,000
Dancing Classrooms Northeast Ohio $5,000
2012
- General support $5,000
Downtown Cleveland Alliance $7,250
2012
- Art restoration costs $7,250
The Eleanor B. Rainey Memorial Institute Inc. $45,000
2012
- Creative Fusion residency $25,000
- Strategic planning process. $20,000
Foluke Cultural Arts Center, Inc. $5,000
2012
- General support $5,000
Friends of the Cleveland School of the Arts $5,000
2012
- General support $5,000
Great Lakes Science Center $5,000
2012
- General support $5,000
Great Lakes Theater Festival $155,000
2012
- Second year participation in Engaging the Future $150,000
- Educational programming $5,000
GroundWorks Dancetheater $55,000
2012
- Second year participation in Engaging the Future $50,000
- Summer collaboration programming with Rainey Inst $5,000
ideastream $200,000
2012
- Reporting and community engagement activities $200,000
Inlet Dance Theatre $25,000
2012
- Creative Fusion Residency $25,000
Intermuseum Conservation Association $20,000
2012
- Outreach component of new business model $20,000
Karamu House $125,000
2012
- Second year participation in Engaging the Future $100,000
- Creative Fusion residency $25,000
La Mesa Espanola $700
2012
- Jesse C. Tucker Memorial Program $700
Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland $135,000
2012
- Second year participation in Engaging the Future $100,000
- Creative Fusion artist residency $35,000
The Musical Arts Association $500,000
2012
- Cleveland Orchestra-2nd year Engaging the Future $500,000
National Guild for Community Arts Education $14,000
2012
- 2012 Comm. Arts Education Leadership Institute $14,000
The Pew Charitable Trusts $50,000
2012
- Operation/expansion of the Ohio Cultural Data Project $50,000
Piano International Association of Northern Ohio $50,000
2012
- Identity development and rebranding $50,000
PlayhouseSquare Foundation $127,500
2012
- Partnerships within the community $100,000
- 2012-13 Children's Theatre Series and Int'l Festival $27,500
Professional Flair Inc. dba Dancing Wheels $5,000
2012
- General support $5,000
The Scottish-American Cultural Society of Ohio, Inc. $1,100
2012
- Ohio Scottish Arts School scholarships $1,100
Shore Civic Center Corporation dba Shore Cultural Centre $10,000
2012
- Develop architectural plans for building renovation $10,000
SPACES $95,000
2012
- Second year participation in Engaging the Future $70,000
- Creative Fusion residency $25,000
The Toledo Museum of Art $10,000
2012
- IPads for curatorial staff $10,000
Trinity Cathedral $25,000
2012
- Creative Fusion residency $25,000
Verb Ballets $55,000
2012
- 2012-2013 season and eval. of business model $50,000
- CLICKS program $5,000
Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio $400,000
2012
- Core support, ArtWorks, and Art IS Education $325,000
- ArtWorks After School program pilot $50,000
- Creative Fusion residency $25,000
Youth Challenge $50,000
2012
- Endowment of the arts and crafts program $50,000
Zygote Press, Inc. $25,000
2012
- Creative Fusion residency $25,000
- Economic Development $6,500,000
Bad Girls Ventures $50,000
2012
- Operations in Cleveland $50,000
BioEnterprise Corporation $750,000
2012
- Business development and Health Tech Corridor $750,000
Case Western Reserve University, Office of University Development $1,910,000
2012
- Great Lakes Energy Institute in School of Engineering $1,750,000
- Planning and development of Uptown Phase II and III $160,000
The Cleveland Foundation (Inc.) $100,000
2012
- Evaluation of GUC Wealth Building Initiative $50,000
- Greater University Circle initiative case study $50,000
Cleveland Neighborhood Development Coalition $90,000
2012
- Cleveland microenterprise initiative client concierge $90,000
Common Wealth Revolving Loan Fund $50,000
2012
- Investment in employee-owned companies in Cleve $50,000
Economic and Community Development Institute $400,000
2012
- Micro-credit program in Cleveland-Cuyahoga market $400,000
Global Cleveland $300,000
2012
- Start-up support for operations in FY 2013-2014 $300,000
JumpStart, Inc. $700,000
2012
- Accelerate region's entrepreneurial ecosystem $700,000
Keep Our Port Strong $10,000
2012
- Public polling on port $10,000
Kent State University Foundation, Inc. $60,000
2012
- KSU OH Empl Ownership Ctr - Evergreen Cooperative $60,000
MidTown Cleveland $200,000
2012
- Management of the Health-Tech Corridor $200,000
Mt. Pleasant Community Zone $30,000
2012
- East 131st Street Corridor Planning Project $30,000
NorTech $750,000
2012
- Core operations for NE Ohio's technology industries $750,000
Northeast Ohio Regional Economic Development Foundation dba Team NEO $750,000
2012
- Bus attraction, reg'l econ dev, competitive strategy $750,000
Westside Industrial Retention and Expansion Network (WIRE-Net) $350,000
2012
- Third year for New Markets Initiative $350,000
- Education $9,359,778
Case Western Reserve University, Office of University Development $85,000
2012
- Master of Engineering and Management $85,000
City Year Cleveland $40,000
2012
- Whole School Whole Child program $40,000
Cleveland Center for Arts and Technology dba NewBridge $1,500,000
2012
- Operations, youth and adult programming $1,500,000
The Cleveland Foundation (Inc.) $1,717,500
2012
- Portfolio of schools strategy in Cleveland $700,000
- Portfolio of new and innovative schools strategy $700,000
- college readiness and success $280,000
- Fenn Committee activities $25,000
- Particpation in public educ policy forums and activities $9,500
- Higher Education Compact of Greater Cleveland $3,000
Cleveland Metropolitan School District $505,000
2012
- strategic data program $500,000
- Rock Your World with STEAM Family Festival 2012 $5,000
Cleveland Scholarship Programs, Inc. dba College Now Greater Cleveland $1,015,000
2012
- Post Secondary Initiative 2012-2013 $785,000
- Scholarships - Cohort 12 Jane D. White Scholars Program $225,000
- College tours to University of Michigan $5,000
Cleveland State University Foundation $75,000
2012
- New Pathway Project $75,000
Community Research Partners $15,000
2012
- Include Cleve in research on student mobility in Ohio $15,000
Cuyahoga Community College Foundation $945,000
2012
- College Success Program $750,000
- Freedom School programming for high school youth $125,000
- Faculty Engagement in Cooperative Education $65,000
- High Tech Academy program 2012-2013 $5,000
Economic Growth Foundation $50,000
2012
- State education policy advocacy $50,000
Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County $20,000
2012
- Cuyahoga County Regional Summer Academy $20,000
Friends of Breakthrough Schools $650,000
2012
- Strategic growth plan $600,000
- Relocation of Citizens Academy $50,000
Friends of the Cleveland School of the Arts $60,000
2012
- Planning capital campaign for perform. arts center $60,000
Grantmakers for Education $10,000
2012
- 2012 and 2013 membership dues and general support $10,000
Jewish Federation of Cleveland $100,000
2012
- CIAC ($25,000) $100,000
John Carroll University $5,000
2012
- R. Earl Burrows scholarships $5,000
Kenyon College $13,500
2012
- Gullah Digital Archive and Oral History Project $13,500
Lake Erie College $27,000
2012
- Scholarships for Painesville area residents $27,000
Lake/Geauga Educational Assistance Foundation $99,700
2012
- Program Support $99,700
The Lakeland Foundation $60,000
2012
- Addressing the Talent Gap $60,000
Laurel School $40,000
2012
- North Star Youth Dev Program with CMSD $40,000
The Literacy Cooperative of Greater Cleveland $250,000
2012
- 2012 operations and program support $250,000
Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry $20,000
2012
- ASPR program $20,000
Mayfield City School District $45,790
2012
- CEVEC Summer 2012 Workforce Training $45,790
Nature Center at Shaker Lakes $5,000
2012
- Bus transportation for urban classes to Nature Center $5,000
Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education $140,000
2012
- Enhancing Career Paths through NEOintern $75,000
- Talent Dividend Initiative $65,000
Notre Dame College $40,000
2012
- Linking bioscience talent to opportunity $40,000
Ohio Aerospace Institute $7,500
2012
- 2012 FIRST Robotics Competition $7,500
Ohio Business Alliance for Higher Education and the Economy $75,000
2012
- Ohio Education Communications Research Project $75,000
Ohio Grantmakers Forum $70,000
2012
- 2012 Education Initiative $70,000
Painesville City Local School District $13,000
2012
- Painesville ABLE Painesville Ladders $13,000
Phi Beta Kappa Society $5,000
2012
- Donor management software and website upgrades $5,000
The Portage Foundation $1,343,388
2012
- George and Genevieve D. Moore Family Fund No. 1 and Fund No. 2 $1,343,388
Positive Education Program $200,000
2012
- Renovation of a day treatment center $200,000
Saint Edward High School $50,000
2012
- IGEES validation and pilot program $50,000
Saint Martin De Porres High School Work Study Program $27,400
2012
- Student work team 2012-2013 school-year $27,400
Segula $35,000
2012
- Bridge funding for Jewish Day school programming $35,000
- Education - Scholarship $455,947
Baldwin-Wallace College $2,000
2012
- Henry Ford II scholarships for 2012-2013 $2,000
Berea College $42,000
2012
- Scholarships for the 2012-2013 academic year $42,000
Case Western Reserve University, Office of University Development $8,000
2012
- Charles J. Stilwell Scholarships $8,000
The Cleveland Foundation (Inc.) $309,597
2012
- Scholarship support TCF Selection Adv. Committee $210,000
- Frances Battles Johnson medical scholarships $98,421
- Scholarships distributed by TCF SSAC $1,176
Cleveland Scholarship Programs, Inc. dba College Now Greater Cleveland $13,000
2012
- Harry Coulby scholarships for 2012-2013 $13,000
Fairmount Montessori Association $7,000
2012
- Scholarship support for the 2012-2013 academic year $7,000
Hudson Montessori Association $7,000
2012
- Scholarship support for the 2012-2013 academic year $7,000
The Lakeland Foundation $46,350
2012
- Scholarships for Painesville area residents $46,350
Montessori Development Partnerships $7,000
2012
- Scholarship support for 2012-2013 academic year $7,000
Ruffing Montessori School $7,000
2012
- Scholarship support for the 2012-2013 academic year $7,000
Westshore Montessori Association $7,000
2012
- Scholarship support for the 2012-2013 academic year $7,000
- Environment $720,400
The Cleveland Foundation (Inc.) $230,000
2012
- NEORSD/Storm Water Management Partnership $200,000
- Off-shore wind and energy-related projects $30,000
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History $15,000
2012
- City of Cle-Sustainable Cleveland 2019-2012 Summit $15,000
Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park $10,400
2012
- General support $10,400
Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District $5,000
2012
- Geauga County's agriculture video $5,000
ParkWorks, Inc. dba LAND Studio $200,000
2012
- NEORSD/Storm Water Management Partnership $200,000
Science Center $100,000
2012
- Operation analysis and planetarium upgrade project $100,000
Trust for Public Land $10,000
2012
- Land Conservation in Ohio project $10,000
Western Reserve Land Conservancy $150,000
2012
- Clean and Green Revitalization Program $150,000
- Health $2,200,000
American Society on Aging $24,000
2012
- 2012 New Ventures in Leadership Training Program $24,000
Blossom Hill Inc. $45,000
2012
- Planning and development costs for new housing $45,000
The Center for Community Solutions $100,000
2012
- AIDS Funding Collaborative $100,000
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation $161,000
2012
- Expand Healthy Cleveland Story Center $161,000
Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center $5,000
2012
- SignStage Theatre program $5,000
Das Deutsch Center for Special Needs Children dba DDC Clinic $10,000
2012
- Genetic and translational research at the DDC Clinic $10,000
Eliza Bryant Center $65,000
2012
- Second yr support of the Family Ambassador Program $65,000
The Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland $180,000
2012
- Business model and integrated health initiative $180,000
Grantmakers In Aging, Inc. $25,000
2012
- 2012 Annual Conference $25,000
Hattie Larlham Community Living $200,000
2012
- Innovative vocational training program for adults $200,000
Health Policy Institute of Ohio $100,000
2012
- Implement public/private stakeholder collaboratives $100,000
ideastream $1,000,000
2012
- Expanded health programming $1,000,000
L'Arche Cleveland $10,000
2012
- New nursing positiion $10,000
Lake County Free Medical Clinic $75,000
2012
- Acute care medical professional $75,000
Lake County General Health District $45,000
2012
- The Lake County Childhood Obesity Program $45,000
MobileMed 1 Foundation $75,000
2012
- 3rd yr support capacity, board dev, sustainability plan $75,000
North Coast Health Ministry $80,000
2012
- Operational manager position $80,000
- Human Services $4,148,339
Achievement Center for Children $100,000
2012
- Design and installation of electronic data mgmt system $100,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland $40,000
2012
- Strategic planning and new standards of practice $40,000
The Bobby Tripodi Foundation Inc. dba Cornerstone of Hope $50,000
2012
- Inner City Trauma Grief program $50,000
Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Incorporated $150,000
2012
- Establishment of the MC2 Food Access Initiative $150,000
Case Western Reserve University, Office of University Development $169,923
2012
- MyCom data collection, analysis and eval. services $169,923
The Center for Community Solutions $5,000
2012
- National Academies of Practice conference $5,000
City of Cleveland $200,000
2012
- Extended hours at recreation centers summer 2012 $200,000
The Cleveland Foundation (Inc.) $200,000
2012
- program expenses for MyCom $200,000
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center $206,000
2012
- Expansion of services for survivors of sexual assault $170,000
- Services for Lake and Geauga Counties $30,000
- Childhood sexual abuse program $6,000
Cogswell Hall, Inc. $20,893
2012
- Strategic and communication planning process $20,893
County Action Committee $15,000
2012
- Education campaign for Health/Human Services Levy $15,000
The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio $7,500
2012
- Infrastructure needs $7,500
Extended Housing Inc. $50,000
2012
- McKinley Grove project $50,000
Family Connections of Northeast Ohio $55,000
2012
- Merger completion $55,000
Fast Track Cycling $50,000
2012
- Equipment and construction of a velodrome track $50,000
Friends of the High Line $5,000
2012
- General support $5,000
Friendship Circle of Cleveland, Inc. $80,000
2012
- Transitioning to a new fundraising model $75,000
- Chai Five homework program $5,000
Hanna Perkins School dba Hanna Perkins Center for Child Development $25,000
2012
- Retain an executive search consultant for CEO $25,000
Hispanic Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach Program (HUMADAOP) $80,000
2012
- Strategic planning, relocation of residental srvcs $80,000
Human Services, Inc. $25,000
2012
- Strategic planning process $25,000
Jones Road Family Development Corp. $10,000
2012
- Capacity building and fundraising $10,000
Lake-Geauga Recovery Centers, Inc $20,000
2012
- Feasility of a capital campaign $20,000
Lighthouse, Inc. $30,000
2012
- Volunteer coordinator and assets-based training $30,000
Merrick House $30,000
2012
- communications capacity development $30,000
Neighborhood Leadership Institute $950,000
2012
- MyCom neighborhood engagement strategy $825,000
- Capacity building and organizational support $125,000
Oriana House, Inc. $100,000
2012
- Cleveland Transition Center $100,000
Peace In The Hood $5,000
2012
- Peace, Justice and Empowerment Summit $5,000
Providence House, Inc. $45,000
2012
- Technology intrastructure upgrade $45,000
Ravenwood Mental Health Center $20,328
2012
- Chardon Grief and Recovery support $20,328
Renee Jones Empowerment Inc $18,500
2012
- Strategic planning and capacity building project $18,500
Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland $100,000
2012
- Implement Cleve Central Promise Neighborhood initiative $100,000
The Spanish American Committee for a Better Community $17,895
2012
- Strategic planning $17,895
St. Malachi Center, Inc. $7,300
2012
- Pilot program to prevent abuse and educate parents $7,300
St. Paul's Community Outreach $20,000
2012
- Connecting Vulnerable Individuals in Crisis with Systems of Care. $20,000
Task Force on Violent Crime dba Partnership For A Safer Cleveland $450,000
2012
- Continuation of the STANCE initiative $200,000
- Continuation as lead agency for MyCom $200,000
- Strategic planning process $50,000
Thea Bowman Center $50,000
2012
- Capacity build volunteer engagement and evaluation $50,000
United Way of Greater Cleveland $25,000
2012
- UWS of Geauga County - Chardon Healing Fund $25,000
Vocational Guidance Services $150,000
2012
- Roof replacement and related repairs $150,000
West Side Catholic Center $25,000
2012
- Identification Crisis Collaborative $25,000
YMCA of Jefferson County $5,000
2012
- General support $5,000
Youth Challenge $35,000
2012
- Youth empowerment and leadership project $35,000
Youth Opportunities Unlimited $500,000
2012
- MyCom summer jobs program $500,000
- Neighborhoods and Housing $2,949,082
The City Club of Cleveland $157,500
2012
- Digitization of Archives $150,000
- Strategic planning consulting services $7,500
The Cleveland Foundation (Inc.) $342,500
2012
- Steven A. Minter Fellowship $300,000
- American Marshall Memorial Fellowship Program $35,000
- Travel and costs for hosting of Nat'l Urban Fellow $7,500
Cleveland Housing Network Inc. $400,000
2012
- Strategic Initiative: Strengthen Families, Stable Nbrhds $400,000
Cleveland Leadership Center $96,582
2012
- Technology and evaluation capacity building $96,582
Cleveland Neighborhood Development Coalition $50,000
2012
- Micro-lending and strategic planning projects $50,000
Downtown Cleveland Alliance $300,000
2012
- 2012 operations and four priority initiatives $300,000
Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation $150,000
2012
- Fairfax Intergenerational Housing project $150,000
Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities $5,000
2012
- Membership dues for 2012 $5,000
Global Cleveland $150,000
2012
- Start-up activities for young professionals $150,000
Greater Cleveland Sports Commission $150,000
2012
- Legacy programs - National Senior Games in 2013 $150,000
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. $5,000
2012
- IEEE EnergyTech 2012 conference $5,000
Living in Cleveland Center dba LiveCleveland! $30,000
2012
- Part-time marketing position $30,000
Medical Center Company $50,000
2012
- Strategy for transitioning to a coal free heat/power facility $50,000
National Development Council $150,000
2012
- mgmt $150,000
National Urban Fellows, Inc. $95,000
2012
- Sponsor an Urban Fellow in Cleveland 2012-2013 $95,000
Neighborhood Progress Inc. $507,500
2012
- Grtr Univ. Circle land assembly in Upper Chester $500,000
- Exploring merger opportunities $7,500
Ohio CDC Association $5,000
2012
- Annual conference in Cleveland October 4-5, 2012 $5,000
PolicyBridge $50,000
2012
- 2012 research initiatives $50,000
Tremont West Development Corporation $5,000
2012
- Presenting dance in the Arts in August festival $5,000
Village Capital Corporation $200,000
2012
- Capacity building $200,000
Western Reserve Land Conservancy $50,000
2012
- Establish a land bank in Lake County $50,000
- Philanthropic Sector $694,674
Business Volunteers Unlimited/ The Center for Nonprofit Excellence $150,000
2012
- Capacity building services to nonprofits $150,000
The Cleveland Foundation (Inc.) $474,000
2012
- Centennial - development of Foundation history $332,000
- Feasibility study regarding a centennial campaign $120,000
- Second Century peer writing projects $20,000
- 2012 Homer C. Wadsworth Award $2,000
Council of State Governments $5,000
2012
- Midwestern Legislative Conference in Cleveland $5,000
The Foundation Center $26,674
2012
- Strengthening Non-Profit Organizations $26,674
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations $5,000
2012
- 2012 membership dues $5,000
Independent Sector $20,000
2012
- 2012 Public Policy Action Institute $20,000
The Seattle Foundation $10,000
2012
- Global Giving Network international philanthropy study $10,000
United Way of Greater Cleveland $4,000
2012
- WVU corporate social responsibility program $4,000