A Link in the Chain Reaction

Lillian Kuri, our Vice President, Strategic Grantmaking, Arts & Urban Design Initiatives, was live on Fox 8 yesterday representing the Cleveland Foundation as one of five investors participating in Cleveland Chain Reaction, an economic development project that will match local investors with local entrepreneurs to open five new...

Spotlight Encore Cleveland: Building the Next Generation of Technical Professionals

Launched in 2013 by the Cleveland Foundation, Encore Cleveland helps to connect and fund a network of organizations to provide experienced Greater Clevelanders an array of meaningful opportunities in the community upon retirement or near the end of their primary careers. In our “Spotlight Encore Cleveland” guest blog series, we go...

Cleveland Metroparks and Cleveland Foundation Announce Centennial Trail 5K

Cleveland Metroparks and Cleveland Foundation Announce Centennial Trail 5K All registration fees to benefit the Cleveland Metroparks Emerald Necklace Endowment Fund of the Cleveland Foundation Release Date: 8.2.2018 CLEVELAND – Cleveland Metroparks and the Cleveland Foundation are holding the first annual Cleveland Metroparks and...

Cleveland Foundation announces $9.9 million in September grants

Cleveland Foundation announces $9.9 million in September grantsBoard approves $21.1 million for Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga nonprofits in Q3 2017 RELEASE DATE: 09.27.207CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors today approved $9.9 million in grants for the month of September. Supporting residents in Cuyahoga, Lake and...

September Grant Highlights

We’re thrilled to announce $9.9 million in September grants to organizations serving Lake, Geauga and Cuyahoga County residents! This takes the foundation’s third-quarter grantmaking total to $21.1 million, bringing the yearly investment in Greater Cleveland to $62.9 million.Many of our grants this month concentrated on education...

Charitable giving incentives under the CARES Act

by Kaye Ridolfi, Senior Vice President, Advancement, Cleveland Foundation On March 27, the $2 trillion COVID-19 relief package titled the CARES Act, or The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, became law. The legislation was designed to aid individuals, large corporations, small businesses and public health organizations...

Cleveland Black Futures Fund

Click Here to Give to the Cleveland Black Futures Fund The Cleveland Black Futures Fund has amassed more than $6.8 million since inception on Sept. 1, 2020, to invest in and strengthen Black-led and Black-serving social change organizations.   updated aug. 28, 2023, 9 A.m. EST About the Fund In 2020, in the midst of a global...

Registration Now Open for the 2nd Annual Centennial Trail 5K

Registration Now Open for the 2nd Annual Centennial Trail 5K All registration fees to benefit Cleveland Metroparks Emerald Necklace Endowment Fund of the Cleveland Foundation Release Date: 8.6.2019 CLEVELAND – Registration is now live for Cleveland Metroparks & Cleveland Foundation Centennial Trail 5K taking place Saturday, Sept...

Cleveland Said Yes to Education! What’s Next?

After years of careful planning and collaborative fundraising, Cleveland was announced as the newest Say Yes to Education community-wide chapter in January. Just as the first class of Say Yes to Education Cleveland scholars begins their first year of college, The City Club of Cleveland held a forum on August 23 featuring a panel of key...