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.
Did you know? Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we have more than 64 scholarship funds here at the foundation. Most of the scholarships are designated for graduating high school seniors...more
Participants will also receive spiritual peer mentoring and have the opportunity to apply for Cleveland Foundation grant funds through a targeted GCFBC internal process. “Houses of worship and...more
CLEVELAND, Ohio - - The Cleveland Foundation on Monday announced two hires and a plan to restructure its staff in an effort to refine its grant-making process and have a greater impact on the...more
In addition to the new hires, the foundation also announced the promotion of Diane Kaszei to Director, Grants Management. Kaszei has been with the foundation since 1990. She was promoted to grants...more
The foundation also announced it is promoting Diane Kaszei, who's been with the foundation since 1990, to director of grants management. "Refining our grantmaking team structure not only...more
This new initiative combines employment, mentorships and social service support with the framework of the nationally recognized Getting Ahead in a Just-Getting-By World initiative, where participants...more
"One of our goals is to help create a safe Cleveland and Greater Cleveland," Dale Robinson Anglin, the Cleveland Foundation's program director for youth and social services, said Wednesday....more
Happy holidays! We're ending the year on a great note, with a number of grants to organizations serving residents of Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties. Here are just a few highlights from December's...more
The Cleveland Foundation, along with public health officials from the city and county and non-profit leaders and lead experts, have been discussing a method of paying for lead clean up in the city...more
India: A new report was published this year titled, Philanthropy in India, and offers a comprehensive overview of India's philanthropic sector. The study shows how India is experiencing a shift in...more
In the world of social enterprises, failure is a cringe-worthy moment nobody wants to talk about. But, social entrepreneurs can benefit from their failures.