Cleveland Foundation Awards More Than $13 Million in Q3 2026 Grants

The Cleveland Foundation’s vision is to create a vibrant Northeast Ohio where no Clevelander is left behind. Each quarter, our board and staff approve grants across Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties that combine long-term investments in the systems and opportunities that will strengthen our region for years to come with immediate support for the critical needs of our neighbors today.

The Cleveland Foundation board and staff granted more than $13 million to nonprofits serving Greater Cleveland in Q3.

“This quarter, our grantmaking centered on the foundations that help individuals, families and neighborhoods thrive - from making investments in housing in Hough and Buckeye to community safety support and prevention,” said Joyce Pan Huang, Chief Impact Officer, Cleveland Foundation. “Additionally, grants spanning early childhood, K-12 success, postsecondary attainment, workforce preparation and community leadership reflect our strong belief that increasing incomes across our city requires improving opportunities across the entire talent continuum.”

Additionally, in Lake and Geauga counties, grants to the Lake Development Authority and Geauga Growth Partnership are helping each county build stronger economic development capacity.

Below is the foundation’s Q3 2026 grantmaking, organized by impact area.

Immediate Impact

Well-Being and Critical Needs

Responding to ongoing community needs and priorities

• American Legion of Portage Post 496 — $2,000
• Bike Cleveland — $110,276
• Building Hope In The City — $100,000
• Catholic Charities Corporation — $25,000
• Center for Community Solutions — $225,000
• City Year, Inc. — $75,000
• CleveLawn — $55,000
• Community Partnership on Aging — $25,000
• County Action Committee — $50,000
• Cuyahoga County Public Library — $200,000
• East End Neighborhood House Association — $125,000
• Empowering & Strengthening Ohio's People (ESOP) — $50,000
• Hope for the Homeless — $70,000
• Encore Employment Enterprise, Inc. — $135,000
• Family Connections of Northeast Ohio — $250,000
• Friends of Breakthrough Schools — $35,000
• Friends of Developmental Disabilities — $150,000
• German Marshall Fund of the United States — $50,000
• Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland — $50,000
• Jewish Federation of Cleveland — $75,000
• Lexington-Bell Community Center — $100,000
• Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland — $10,000
• MAPS Air Museum — $2,000
• The May Dugan Center — $100,000
• Neighborhood Family Practice — $100,000
• Northeast Ohio Worker Center — $70,000
• Open Doors Inc dba Open Doors Academy — $75,000
• Patriot Project — $2,400
• Re:Source Cleveland — $100,000
• Say Yes Cleveland Operations, Inc. — $250,000
• Shoes and Clothes for Kids Inc. — $25,000
• Smart Development Inc. — $110,000
• Talespinner Childrens Theatre Inc. — $35,000
• Partnership For A Safer Cleveland — $142,500
• The American Legion Post 7 — $2,500
• The Centers for Families and Children — $100,000
• The Cleveland Foundation (Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Ohio Fund) — $10,000
• Towards Employment Incorporated — $200,000
• Urban Squash Cleveland — $20,000

Organizational Sustainability and Leadership

Supporting organizations' efforts to sustain and strengthen their business models

• Arab Americans of Cleveland — $50,000
• Artists Archives of the Western Reserve — $50,000
• Business Volunteers Unlimited — $240,000
• Church of the Covenant — $18,750
• Cleveland State University Foundation — $50,000
• Cuyahoga County District Board of Health — $300,000
• Fostering Hope — $30,000
• Greater Cleveland Film Commission — $80,000
• Greater Cleveland Volunteers — $150,000
• Heights Arts Collaborative Inc. — $15,000
• In Step With Horses — $22,775
• Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center — $10,000
• LegalWorks Inc. — $65,000
• Manufacturing Works — $250,000
• Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland — $50,000
• Music and Art at Trinity Cathedral, Inc. — $3,800
• Nature Center at Shaker Lakes — $35,000
• Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network — $20,000
• Northeast Ohio Hispanic Center for Economic Development — $40,000
• Piano Cleveland — $22,500
• Presidents Council Foundation, Inc. — $20,000
• Rainey Institute — $325,000
• Senior Transportation Connection of Cuyahoga County — $25,000
• Shaker Heights Youth Center Inc. — $50,000
• Shoes and Clothes for Kids Inc. — $125,000
• The Cleveland Foundation - Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards — $50,000
• Thrive for Change — $50,000
• Urban League of Cleveland — $350,000
• Western Reserve Historical Society — $100,000
• YMCA of Greater Cleveland — $100,000
• YWCA of Cleveland Ohio — $175,000

New Ideas

Funding innovative ideas and pilot programs to solve complex challenges and meet emerging needs

• City of Cleveland — $100,000
• Cleveland Freedom Project — $60,000
• Cleveland Museum of Natural History — $30,000
• Greater Cleveland Volunteers — $120,000
• Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland — $60,000
• Teaching Cleveland — $75,000
• University Hospitals Health System, Inc — $25,000

Long-Term Impact

Grow Our Region

Advancing the region's competitiveness and growing good jobs in Cleveland

• Assembly for the Arts — $375,000
• City of Cleveland — $250,000
• Cleveland Metroparks— $200,000
• Cleveland Water Alliance — $220,000
• Geauga Growth Partnership Inc. — $225,000
• Lake Development Authority — $375,000
• Ohio Mayors Alliance Foundation — $60,000
• The Cleveland Foundation - Rockefeller Foundation Big Bets conference — $53,900
• West Creek Conservancy — $200,000

Invest in Vibrant Neighborhoods

Ensuring all Clevelanders live in an asset-rich neighborhood

• CHN Housing Partners — $100,000
• City of Cleveland — $48,550
• Cleveland Owns — $46,600
• Community Housing Solutions — $100,000
• Cuyahoga Land Bank Charities— $2,700,000
• Dunham Tavern Museum — $395,667

Connect People to Prosperity

Reimagining and resourcing systems to drive economic stability and mobility at scale

• Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio — $175,000
• Esperanza, Inc. — $500,000
• Greater Cleveland Congregations — $100,000
• Groundwork Ohio Organization — $65,000
• PolicyBridge — $250,000