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...
Bill Nye the Science Guy to keynote Cleveland Foundation 2019 Annual Meeting presented by KeyBank
Free tickets available starting April 2 for Playhouse Square event May 7
Release Date: 4.1.2019
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today announced that engineer, comedian, author and inventor Bill Nye will deliver the Robert D. Gries...
Originally posted on this blog: 2/20/08 In November, I first mentioned that the foundation was beginning to explore ways in which we might help expand the diversity of world culture in Cleveland. As part of our planning, I met recently with a small group of Cleveland arts leaders to learn about their plans for presenting international...
Tenisha Gant Watson, Founder and Director of Jordan Community Resource Center
Reflecting on the origins of her calling to serve others, Tenisha Gant Watson, Founder and Director of Jordan Community Resource Center, describes her 19-year-old self as “a woman in transition.” After becoming incarcerated, she overcame countless...
Schedule unveiled for virtual Cleveland Book Week 2020; Hour-long Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards show to air on WVIZ/PBS
85th class of winners to be featured in documentary-style production
Release Date: 9.10.2020
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation today announced the schedule for the fifth annual Cleveland Book Week. This year’s...
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...
In January, we granted $115,000 to Legal Aid Society of Cleveland to help the organization expand its legal services to community members with limited English proficiency (LEP). In this guest blog, we invite you to go behind the grant to learn more about Legal Aid Society and its work: Imagine living everyday life as a citizen in the...
We’re thrilled to announce $11.3 million in November grants to organizations serving Lake, Geauga and Cuyahoga County residents! Many of our grants this month concentrated on education and youth development, and vulnerable populations. Just a few highlights include:Vulnerable Populations:$103,000 to Linking Employment Abilities &...