Schedule Announced for Cleveland Book Week 2017Colson Whitehead, Professional Book Nerds Podcast and 82nd annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards among events promoting Cleveland as a literary destinationRELEASE DATE: 08.16.17CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today announced the schedule for the second annual Cleveland Book Week. This...
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Homer Wadsworth - Executive Director 1974–1983
Homer Wadsworth was executive director of the Cleveland Foundation from 1974 to 1983. He was known as an innovative, visionary, and energetic leader, overseeing the foundation's work not only as a community grantmaker, but also as...
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The foundation allocates money to local nonprofits in two ways. One way is through responsive grantmaking, which means nonprofits apply for funding and we distribute based on greatest need. The other way is through proactive grantmaking, which allows the foundation to make targeted, long-term grants for larger...
Cleveland Foundation Announces Cleveland Book Week 2016Series of special events to celebrate the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards and promote Cleveland as a literary destinationrelease date: 9.1.2016CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today announced plans for Cleveland Book Week - a series of events scheduled from Sept. 10 – 16 that...
Cleveland Arts Prize Announces 2016 RecipientsCleveland Foundation to present 56th Annual Cleveland Arts Prize Awards Event on June 30 at Cleveland Museum of Art The Cleveland Arts Prize Board of Trustees announced today, Friday, April 29, 2016 thefollowing winners in the award categories for 2016:Lifetime Achievement Award...
Because we couldn’t choose just one, we’re thrilled to announce the two local businesses selected by the Cleveland Foundation to receive investments as part of Cleveland Chain Reaction! Our Vice President, Strategic Grantmaking, Arts & Urban Design Initiatives Lillian Kuri was live on Fox 8 this morning to announce that, from more...
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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.
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In 2020, in the midst of a global...
Cleveland Celebrates Historic Day That Will Change the Lives of Its Children and Alter the City’s Future
CLEVELAND (Jan. 18, 2019) – There’s no more asking “what if?” Today, Cleveland officially became the fourth Say Yes to Education community-wide chapter in the nation, upping the city’s game for thousands of children –...
Cleveland Foundation and The Cleveland Orchestra distribute 1,000 free tickets to Cleveland Orchestra’s Gala concert October 7Partnership provides the opportunity to share more music with more people at the beginning of The Cleveland Orchestra 100th SeasonRELEASE DATE: 09.27.2017CLEVELAND – In celebration of The Cleveland...
UPDATE: 5.15.2015Thank you for your interest in the Cleveland Foundation Annual Meeting Presented by KeyBank. Due to tremendous community interest, all tickets have been reserved for this event. If you wish to be added to our waitlist, please send your name, email and phone number [email username="JFARQUHAR" link-text="HERE"]. For the...