Everyone wants a seat at the table. Now celebrating its 5th anniversary, Common Ground offers the ability to take a seat – or to set the table for others – and participate in community conversations designed to encourage and foster new connections. Common Ground challenges individuals, organizations and community leaders to build...
The local media landscape of Northeast Ohio reflects the alarming trends faced by newsrooms across the country. With financial and journalistic resources continuing to shrink, the gap between news organizations in Northeast Ohio and the diverse needs of consumers continues to widen, often at the unfortunate expense of residents seeking...
Cleveland Neighborhood Safety Fund announces round one recipients
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The Cleveland Neighborhood Safety Fund was seeded with $10 million in ARPA dollars.
updated DEC. 20, 2023, 11 A.m. EST
About the Fund
The Cleveland Neighborhood Safety Fund will provide grants for...
Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellowship
Timeline
March 19 - April 3* – Semi-Finalist Interviews
April 8 - May 3* – Virtual Finalist Interviews with Host Agencies
Week of April 22 – Fellows Selection Begins
August 1* – Fellowship Begins
*Candidates must be available on these dates
Creating Pathways to Careers...
Answering Your Questions
Expand AllWho can apply for a scholarship offered through the Cleveland Foundation?Please see our "How to Apply" page for all the details. The scholarships have varied and diverse criteria beyond the universal requirements. Visit our Scholarship Listings page where you can click on individual scholarships for...
Launched in 2016, the Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellowship immerses talented, emerging leaders from across the country in the work of Cleveland’s public sector, providing them an opportunity to develop their skills, enhance their networks, and jumpstart a career in public service. With the goals of attracting and retaining...
The Cleveland Foundation upholds a longstanding commitment to racial equity ingrained in our grantmaking and community engagement initiatives and heightened by the recent national reckoning on systemic racism. As an urgent and timely extension of this work, including the 2020 launch of the Cleveland Black Futures Fund, our board and staff...
Since 2008, the Cleveland Foundation has brought more than 90 accomplished or rapidly rising artists from around the world to Cleveland as part of the Creative Fusion international arts residency program. Beginning in 2016, the program strengthened collaboration between local Cleveland artists and the visiting artists by focusing each...
The Cleveland Foundation recently launched its new strategic direction building on a decades-long commitment to racial equity and social justice. Our organization will continue to go beyond grantmaking and community engagement as we seek to create systems change locally and across our society. As a key example, we exceeded our $150...
Learn. Engage. Champion.
Fred Talks build on Cleveland Foundation founder Frederick Harris Goff's legacy of innovative thinking by inviting community members to learn, engage with one another, and champion new ideas in conversations with local and national thought leaders. Each free event features a thought-provoking conversation...