Board of Directors

All DepartmentsConstance Hill-JohnsonBoard of DirectorsChairpersonAppointed 2018 by the Board of Directors Constance Hill-Johnson is the Owner and Managing Director of Visiting Angels Living Assistance Services, a national franchise, in Cleveland Ohio. Visiting Angels is an in-home service provider assisting the elderly and older adult...

#CLEFund: Celebrating Organizational Fund Partner Appreciation Week

Each day, as 186 nonprofits fulfill their missions in our community, dollars designated for their long-term needs are growing quietly in special funds that help secure their future – and that help make the nonprofit landscape strong and vibrant for us all! With the generosity of donors and the foresight of board members and leaders who...

#CommonGroundCLE Conversations: Neighborhood Solutions at Château Hough

Our #CommonGroundCLE Conversations guest blog series showcases groups across Cuyahoga County hosting community conversations July 30 as part of our Common Ground initiative. Find out what Neighborhood Solutions is planning for their Common Ground conversation in this guest blog from the organization.Neighborhood Solutions invites you to...

Celebrating Organizational Fund Partner Appreciation Week!

Each day, as approximately 170 nonprofits fulfill their missions in our community, dollars designated for their long-term needs are growing quietly in special funds that help secure their future – and that help make the nonprofit landscape strong and vibrant for us all! With the generosity of donors and the foresight of board members...

The importance of faith-based organizations

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we’re reflecting on the important role faith-based organizations play in the communities around them. Often, religious leaders and their congregations are vanguards in grassroots efforts to protect basic human dignity and support the neediest among us. Dr. King’s work exemplifies this ethos and the...

Cleveland Foundation announces $8.9 million in September grants

Cleveland Foundation announces $8.9 million in September grantsFoundation awarded $23.3 million to area nonprofits in Q3 2015RELEASE DATE: 9.29.2015CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation board of directors has approved $8.9 million in grants for the month of September, bringing the foundation’s third-quarter grantmaking total to $23.3...

Gay Games Makes History, Donates Nearly $150,000 to Northeast Ohio LGBT Funds

Gay Games Makes History, Donates Nearly $150,000 to Northeast Ohio LGBT Funds Most-profitable Games ever gives $120,000 to new fund at Cleveland Foundation and $27,000 to Akron’s Gay Community Endowment Fund release date: 2.19.2015 CLEVELAND+AKRON, Ohio – The ninth Gay Games were the most profitable in its 32-year history...

Personal View: New Century, new challenges

By Ronn Richard President & CEO, Cleveland Foundation As 2014 came to a close, the Cleveland Foundation completed a yearlong centennial observance that surpassed our dreams. Thanks to dedicated donors, superb media partners like Crain's, generous corporate sponsors, supportive grantee organizations and more than 185,000 area...