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The Cleveland Foundation (OH)
Established in 1914, the Cleveland Foundation is the world's first community foundation and the nation's third-largest today.
The foundation improves the lives of Greater Clevelanders now and for generations to come by building community endowment, addressing needs through grantmaking, and providing leadership on vital issues.
Web Address
www.clevelandfoundation.org/
Social Media Links
YouTube - www.youtube.com/user/clevelandfoundation
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Twitter - @clevefoundation
Facebook - www.facebook.com/clevelandfoundation
The foundation improves the lives of Greater Clevelanders now and for generations to come by building community endowment, addressing needs through grantmaking, and providing leadership on vital issues.
Web Address
www.clevelandfoundation.org/
Social Media Links
YouTube - www.youtube.com/user/clevelandfoundation
Flickr - www.flickr.com/photos/clevelandfoundation
Twitter - @clevefoundation
Facebook - www.facebook.com/clevelandfoundation
Assets and Giving for Cleveland Foundation
Assets
2019 - 2,266,165,971
2018 - 2,008,984,578
2017 - 2,118,894,711
2019 - 2,266,165,971
2018 - 2,008,984,578
2017 - 2,118,894,711
Domestic Grants
2019 - 154,174,992
2018 - 98,857,711
2019 - 154,174,992
2018 - 98,857,711
Recent News from Cleveland Foundation
A Foundation Creates A Community Hub, Anchored by Its Headquarters
Foundation: Cleveland Foundation, Walton Family Foundation
Cleveland Foundation is using its recently built headquarters and campus to create what academics call "third spaces" places where neighbors can gather to do everything from drink a beer to build...more
Foundation: Cleveland Foundation, Walton Family Foundation
Cleveland Foundation is using its recently built headquarters and campus to create what academics call "third spaces" places where neighbors can gather to do everything from drink a beer to build...more
An Architect for Impact: How the Cleveland Foundation is Reimagining Community Philanthropy
Foundation: Cleveland Foundation
Cleveland Foundation is using its recently built headquarters and campus to create what academics call "third spaces" places where neighbors can gather to do everything from drink a beer to build...more
Foundation: Cleveland Foundation
Cleveland Foundation is using its recently built headquarters and campus to create what academics call "third spaces" places where neighbors can gather to do everything from drink a beer to build...more
Community Foundation Update (01/17/2026) - Philanthropy News Digest
Foundation: Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Kosciusko County Community Foundation, Montana Community Foundation, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, Princeton Area Community Foundation, Sacramento Region Community Foundation, Cleveland Foundation, Dayton Foundation, Lilly Endowment
Cleveland Foundation is using its recently built headquarters and campus to create what academics call "third spaces" places where neighbors can gather to do everything from drink a beer to build...more
Foundation: Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Kosciusko County Community Foundation, Montana Community Foundation, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, Princeton Area Community Foundation, Sacramento Region Community Foundation, Cleveland Foundation, Dayton Foundation, Lilly Endowment
Cleveland Foundation is using its recently built headquarters and campus to create what academics call "third spaces" places where neighbors can gather to do everything from drink a beer to build...more
Cleveland Kids' Book Bank Raises $2M For Next Chapter Capital Campaign
Foundation: Cleveland Foundation
Cleveland Kidsa€™ Book Bank raises $2M for Next Chapter Capital Campaign.The money will go toward the purchase and renovation of a 24,000-square-foot office and warehouse space.The...more
Foundation: Cleveland Foundation
Cleveland Kidsa€™ Book Bank raises $2M for Next Chapter Capital Campaign.The money will go toward the purchase and renovation of a 24,000-square-foot office and warehouse space.The...more
How the UN Sustainable Development Goals Can Advance Racial Equity
Foundation: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Community Foundation of Greater Flint, Cleveland Foundation
A 2021 report by the UN-affiliated Sustainable Development Solutions Network, In the Red: the US Failure to Deliver on a Promise of Racial Equality, found that majority-White communities in the...more
Foundation: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Community Foundation of Greater Flint, Cleveland Foundation
A 2021 report by the UN-affiliated Sustainable Development Solutions Network, In the Red: the US Failure to Deliver on a Promise of Racial Equality, found that majority-White communities in the...more
Cleveland Restoration Society, St. Mark's Presbyterian Win Grants to Preserve Historically ...
Foundation: Cleveland Foundation
National nonprofit awards grants to Cleveland Restoration Society and St.Marks Presbyterian Church.Grant money will help strengthen stewardship plans for each church.Historic Black Church Initiative...more
Foundation: Cleveland Foundation
National nonprofit awards grants to Cleveland Restoration Society and St.Marks Presbyterian Church.Grant money will help strengthen stewardship plans for each church.Historic Black Church Initiative...more
2Nd Round of Cleveland Nonprofits Receive Grants to Tackle Summer Safety
Foundation: Cleveland Foundation
"We were startled, we are excited about the opportunities and the impact we're going to be able to make." That's what Brian Moore, president of Cleveland's Passages Connecting Fathers and...more
Foundation: Cleveland Foundation
"We were startled, we are excited about the opportunities and the impact we're going to be able to make." That's what Brian Moore, president of Cleveland's Passages Connecting Fathers and...more
Aapc 8Th Summit Explores Philanthropy in the Black Community
Foundation: Cleveland Foundation
The 2024 philanthropy summit covered topics like social detriments of health, education, social integration, and more.This year's summit theme, "Philanthropy and the Black Family: Elevating from...more
Foundation: Cleveland Foundation
The 2024 philanthropy summit covered topics like social detriments of health, education, social integration, and more.This year's summit theme, "Philanthropy and the Black Family: Elevating from...more
Grand Unveiling of Aura at Innovation Square: Elevating Living in Cleveland'S Fairfax Neighborhood
Foundation: Cleveland Foundation, George Gund Foundation
If you're in Cleveland and can't afford to live near the Cleveland Clinic, you may want to consider moving to Aura at Innovation Square, a new $26 million apartment complex that's set to open in...more
Foundation: Cleveland Foundation, George Gund Foundation
If you're in Cleveland and can't afford to live near the Cleveland Clinic, you may want to consider moving to Aura at Innovation Square, a new $26 million apartment complex that's set to open in...more
30 Nonprofit Leaders Who Will Impact the World in 2024
Foundation: Lumina Foundation, Cleveland Foundation
If you're looking for someone to throw your hat in the ring for president in 2024, you'd better get in touch with Jean Paul Laurent. The president and CEO of UNSPOKEN SMILES has been named one of...more
Foundation: Lumina Foundation, Cleveland Foundation
If you're looking for someone to throw your hat in the ring for president in 2024, you'd better get in touch with Jean Paul Laurent. The president and CEO of UNSPOKEN SMILES has been named one of...more
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