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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...
Cleveland Foundation announces $5 million centennial legacy grant for Lake Link Trail
“Cleveland Foundation Centennial Trail” will increase public access to Lake Erie, connecting the riverfront to the lakefront
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CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors today announced an additional...
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The Cleveland Foundation is excited to join residents, nonprofit partners and community leaders as part of a larger movement of equitable growth and placekeeping efforts already underway across Cleveland’s MidTown and Hough neighborhoods.
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By Rachael RovniakBioEnterprise Corporation
“Go into pharmacy,” they said. “You’ll make a lot of money,” they said. I don’t know why I listened to “them” -- but I did. I started pharmacy classes, and it didn’t take long for me to realize that my calling was not behind a pharmacy counter – talking to doctors and...
Cleveland Foundation announces $10.4 million in September grants bringing its third-quarter grantmaking to $17.9 million Grantmaking highlights center on themes of education and economic empowerment release date: 9.29.2016CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors has approved $10.4 million in September grants...
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Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we are pleased to announce the Cleveland Foundation board of directors has approved $10.4 million in September grants, bringing the foundation’s third-quarter grantmaking total to $17.9 million. Check out some of this month’s grantmaking highlights, centered around the themes of education and...
By Katrice Williams, Senior Criminal Justice Fellow
At the Cleveland Foundation, we believe that one of the best ways to help people interacting with the criminal legal system is to prevent them from ever landing there in the first place. Last year in Ohio, nearly 43,000 people were incarcerated in state prisons, at a cost of $1.9 billon...