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...

December Grant Highlights

Happy holidays! We’re ending the year on a great note, with a number of grants to organizations serving residents of Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties. Here are just a few highlights from December’s grants:$95,562 to WIRE-Net, a local manufacturing sector intermediary, to support the development and expansion of an apprenticeship...

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...

Public Service Fellowship Application Information

Applications for the 2024-2025 Public Service Fellowship Program are currently being reviewed and will continue to be accepted for consideration through March 18, 2024.   Details on Eligibility & How to Apply: Applicants must be: College graduates who earned their undergraduate degrees between spring 2020 and spring 2024 or...

Summer Internship Application Information

Information for 2024 Summer Intern Applicants Applications for the 2024 Summer Internship Program will be accepted through Thursday, February 1st, 2024. Semi-finalist interviews will be conducted through mid-March. Interns will be notified of their acceptance into the program through mid-April. The internship program formally...

Twitter, Nonprofits, and Philanthropy

Usage, news, and discussion surrounding Twitter seem to be everywhere at the moment. I wanted to share several links I think are worth reading to learn more about the Twitter phenomenon and how it might be of actual use in the nonprofit world without becoming a meaningless timewaster. It seems that Twitter has moved beyond being a...

Creating A Charitable Legacy

Planning Today to Give Tomorrow A planned gift is a charitable donation created in a donor's lifetime but not available to the Cleveland Foundation until sometime in the future. Types of planned gifts include:   Bequest by Will A bequest to the Cleveland Foundation is the simplest means for providing for the future of the community...

Planned Giving

Provide for the Community in the Future The Cleveland Foundation offers many planned giving options. A planned gift is a charitable donation provided for during your lifetime but not available to the Cleveland Foundation until sometime in the future. Following are descriptions of the various types of planned gifts for you to...

Charitable Funds and Giving Options

Options for Charitable Giving The Cleveland Foundation offers a variety of fund options to help your clients meet their philanthropic goals. From donor-advised funds (which allow your clients to engage in active grantmaking) to unrestricted funds (which rely on the foundation’s knowledge of the community for grantmaking decisions)...