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.

Assets and Giving for Cleveland Foundation

Assets

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


    

Recent News from Cleveland Foundation


The Community Foundation for Crawford County celebrating their mission - Telegraph-Forum
Foundation: Cleveland Foundation, Community Foundation for Crawford County

Galion park project awarded grant. COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has awarded $1.7 million in grants to support dozens...more

Groundbreaking Kicks Off Construction of $26.9 Million Innovation Square Apartments in the ...
Foundation: Cleveland Foundation, George Gund Foundation

If you're in Cleveland and can't afford to live there, you'll soon be able to. The city has broken ground on phase 1 of The Aura at Innovation Square, a mixed-use apartment development that will...more

Headlines - | Benton Institute for Broadband & Society
Foundation: Cleveland Foundation

Leon Wilson, Chief of Digital Innovation and Chief Information Officer, Cleveland Foundation: "Your daily digests are beneficial, in-depth...more

Cleveland schools to receive $1.8 million in grants from Mid-American Conference
Foundation: Cleveland Foundation, George Gund Foundation

The MAC, College Football Playoff Foundation, CMSD and Cleveland Foundation will support the grant. The George Gund...more

Leveraging the Innovation Game to Revitalize Cleveland
Foundation: Cleveland Foundation

Cities that were based on manufacturing are searching for their next act, and that includes smart manufacturing and other development buckets that depend on new techniques to pay off their...more

Hebrew Free Loan Association of Northeast Ohio receives nearly $200K in Cleveland ...
Foundation: Cleveland Foundation

According to a news release, the Cleveland Foundation granted the funds to HFLA, based in Beachwood, as part of its total $116.9 million...more

Mt. Sinai Health Foundation awards $4.6 million in grants | Crain's Cleveland Business
Foundation: Akron Community Foundation, Cleveland Foundation

Akron Community Foundation's all-time grantmaking reaches $200 million · Photo of GAR Foundation's logo. GAR Foundation awards $2.2 million...more

Cleveland Black Future Funds accepting second round of grant applications
Foundation: Cleveland Foundation

The Cleveland Black Futures Fund will start accepting a new round of applications Monday from Cleveland nonprofits that are Black-led and...more

Cleveland Black Futures Fund accepting second round of grant applications
Foundation: Cleveland Foundation

In June, the Cleveland Foundation announced that nearly 50 organizations were receiving a combined $1.89 million in...more

Philanthropies planning a nonprofit newsroom in Cleveland – FOX13 News Memphis
Foundation: Cleveland Foundation

Philanthropy-Ohio-Newsroom This photo provided by Cleveland Foundation, participants at the Northeast Ohio Solutions Journalism Collaborative...more



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