Mission
The Cleveland Foundation’s mission is to enhance the lives of all residents of Greater Cleveland, now and for generations to come, by working together with our donors to build community endowment, address needs through grantmaking, and provide leadership on key community issues.
Statistics
Year Ended 2022:
- Total assets: $2.8 billion
- Grants authorized: 5,660 grants
- Foundation directed: 489
- Donor directed: 5,171
- Value of grants authorized: $138.5 million
- Foundation directed: $56.9 million
- Donor directed: $81.6 million
- New gifts received: $145.8 million
- Operating expenses: $17.5 million
- Number of employees: 91
- IRS E.I. number: 34-0714588
Philanthropy
The foundation offers numerous creative and rewarding ways to donate to the community, some with significant tax advantages.
Leadership
We play a leadership role in the communities we serve, as a grantmaker, convener, and facilitator.
Diversity
The Cleveland Foundation is committed to diversity and inclusion in everything that we do. Our Statement on Diversity reflects our commitment to keeping diversity at the forefront.
Officers
- Constance Hill-Johnson
Chairperson - Carrie Carpenter
Vice Chairperson - Lillian A. Kuri
President and CEO - Rosanne Potter
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer - Leslie A. Dunford
Vice President, Building Operations and Guest Services - Colette M. Jones
Chief Marketing Officer - Leon Wilson
Chief Technology & Information Officer - Megan Wilson
Chief of Staff and Director, Public Policy & Government Relations and Corporate Secretary - Ginger Mlakar
General Counsel & Vice President, Advancement
Board of Directors
- Constance Hill-Johnson, Chairperson
Owner and Managing Director, Visiting Angels Living Assistance Services - Carrie L. Carpenter, Vice Chair
Senior Vice President, Regional Manager of Corporate Affairs, Huntington National Bank - Ronald B. Adrine
Retired Cleveland Municipal Court judge - Frederick E. Bidwell
Executive Director and CEO of FRONT Exhibition Company - Margot James Copeland
Former Executive Vice President and Director of Philanthropy and Civic Engagement, KeyBank. - Kathleen Ferry
Principal, FocusCFO - The Rev. Dr. Robin Hedgeman
Senior Pastor, Bethany Christian Church - J. David Heller
President, CEO & Co-Founder of The NRP Group - Carey F. Jaros
President & CEO of GOJO Industries, Inc. - Stewart A. Kohl
Co-CEO of The Riverside Company - Randell McShepard
Vice President of Public Affairs and Chief Talent Officer, RPM International Inc. - Ronald A. Ratner
Partner, RMS Investment Group - Maria Spangler
Director of Community Engagement, Sherwin-Williams Company - Richard P. Stovsky
Former Vice Chairman, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP - Graham Veysey
Principal, North Water Productions
Bank Trustees
- KeyBank
- PNC
- The Huntington National Bank
- JPMorgan Chase Bank
Contact
The Cleveland Foundation
6601 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44103
216.861.3810
Office Hours
Weekdays, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
We acknowledge those of the Shawnee, Miami, Erie, Ottawa, Potawatomi, and Haudenosaunee Confederacy whose lands we stand on – and the thousands of Native American people, who represent over 100 tribes, who currently live in Northeast Ohio today.