Other Grant Opportunities
Other Grant Opportunities
Families, corporations, individuals and private foundations have established funds at the Cleveland Foundation. These funds have their own grantmaking strategies and application processes. Log in to Grants Gateway to complete applications by the appropriate deadlines.
Equity in the Arts Fund
To strengthen and build the capacity of small and medium arts and cultural organizations led by and serving Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) in the city of Cleveland.
Eligibility
Inquiries are handled through an application process for arts organizations with an operating budget of less than $300,000.
Application Deadline
Oct. 1, 2025
Frank Hadley & Cornelia Ginn Foundation
The Ginn Foundation focus areas are education and healthcare initiatives. Grants are made to education programs that support academic success, social emotional growth to help students excel in school and in school and after-school supplements for academic learning. Grants are also made to health care programs that support families and children with medical and behavioral health services.
Eligibility
- Current, former and new grantee organizations are welcome to apply
- The Ginn Foundation will not be the sole or principal founder of pilot or new programs
- Organizations that have received five consecutive grants from the Ginn Foundation should not apply for two years
Grant Amount
$5,000 - $15,000
Application Deadline
March 1
Lake Geauga Fund
The Lake-Geauga Committee is analyzing both the fund and the community’s needs at the same time as the Cleveland Foundation is refining its grantmaking framework. At this time, grantmaking is paused and will resume with a new strategy.
Nonprofits serving Lake and Geauga counties can apply through the Cleveland Foundation’s standard grantmaking at any time.
Legacy Village Lyndhurst Community Fund
To support philanthropic and other charitable purposes in Lyndhurst, its contiguous communities and the South Euclid-Lyndhurst public schools. The fund’s intent is to primarily benefit the South Euclid-Lyndhurst Public Schools and various programs and nonprofit organizations serving the residents of Lyndhurst and its contiguous communities.
Grant Amount
$250 - $5,000
Application Deadline
March 1 and August 1
LGBTQ+ Opportunity Fund
The LGBTQ+ Opportunity Fund is an affinity fund launched in August 2024 with a $3 million endowment from the Cleveland Foundation that will grow for decades with community support. The fund’s mission is to empower LGBTQ+ communities by leveraging philanthropy to advance queer justice and equity.
Focusing on local partners, the LGBTQ+ Opportunity Fund grants resources to Greater Cleveland 501(C)(3) organizations serving and uplifting the LGBTQ+ community.
Impact Areas
Community Network Building
Grants to organizations focused on building and/or strengthening networks and connections within the LGBTQ+ community. Projects for consideration may include, but are not limited to:
Advocacy and community organizing
Skill building and training
Expanding allyship and community partnerships
Visibility and Narrative Change
Grants for projects aimed at increasing awareness and understanding of the LGBTQ+ community’s lived experience. Projects for consideration may include, but are not limited to:
Elevating the LGBTQ+ lived experience
Educating individuals, groups and/or corporations
Grant Amount
$10,000-$25,000
Application Deadline
August 1
Medical Mutual of Ohio Charitable Foundation
Promoting health and wellbeing by expanding access to health care for un- and underinsured populations. Projects should:
Utilize best or promising practices in clinical care
Prioritize sustainability through partnerships and/or diversified revenue
Explore opportunities to provide differentiated and/or culturally specific care to underserved populations
Eligibility
Inquiries are by staff invitation only.
Neighborhood Safety Fund
The Cleveland Neighborhood Safety Fund provides grants for community-driven, evidence-informed programming serving Cleveland residents that address the root causes of violence, particularly among young people, under the guidance of a nine-person advisory committee.
NOPEC Foundation Fund
To address the needs of NOPEC member communities and the nonprofits operating in them, which may not conventionally be served by grants or public sources.
Impact Areas:
Health and medical (nonprofit hospitals, clinics, etc.)
Social services (shelters, food banks, etc.)
Environment (nonprofit conservancies, canopy restoration, etc.)
Community development (CDCs, civic events, community initiatives, etc.)
Economic development (chambers, small business consortia, etc.)
- Emergency responders
Eligibility
Only NOPEC communities and/or nonprofit organizations whose activities substantially fall within a NOPEC Community are eligible to apply.
Grant Amount
$10,000 – $40,000
Application Deadline
August 1
Sullivan Scholars Foundation
The Sullivan Scholars Foundation was established for charitable and educational purposes, in recognition of the charitable endeavors of Thomas C. and Sandra A. Sullivan. The Sullivan children, other family members, friends, community members, business associates and business partners, chose the time of Thomas C. Sullivan’s retirement as chief executive officer of RPM, Inc. to formally recognize the Sullivan’s exemplary community involvement and interest in increasing educational opportunities for children.
Through the generous contributions of these members of the Greater Cleveland Community, the Sullivan Scholars Foundation offers scholarships to eligible eighth-grade students currently enrolled in selected Cleveland schools to attend parochial and private high schools.
To give to the Sullivan Scholars Foundation, please click here. If you would like to give another way, please reach out to our Philanthropy team.
Eligibility
Inquiries are by staff-invitation only or handled through an RFP process
Summer Internship Program Host Site
The Cleveland Foundation Summer Internship program provides college students, recent graduates and first-year graduate students an opportunity to work in Cleveland-area nonprofit organizations or governmental agencies during the summer months. Up to 20 organizations are selected annually to host paid interns with grant funding from the foundation.
Eligibility
Must be located within Cuyahoga, Lake or Geauga counties
Appoint a key staff member to serve as the intern’s supervisor
Provide meaningful work and learning experiences for the intern guided by a position description
Accept the intern as a full-time, temporary employee of the organization for the 11-week term of the program
Application Deadline
The application is available in the Grants Gateway portal in November and closes in January.
Thatcher Family Fund
The Thatcher Family Fund focuses on basic human needs including food, clothing, shelter and medical care for people in Greater Cleveland.
Application Deadline
March 1 and August 1
Treu-Mart Fund
The Treu-Mart Fund is a philanthropic partnership of the Cleveland Foundation and the Jewish Federation of Cleveland. The fund’s vision is a Greater Cleveland where every child and young person can thrive, reach their full potential through support and resiliency and breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty in historically disadvantaged communities is a reality.
Application Deadline
February 1 and August 1