The Foundation primarily sought opportunities to invest in innovative public policy formation resulting from the evolving government landscape in Cuyahoga County, Columbus and Washington, D.C.  Support for identifying and developing evidence-based interventions for at-risk children was also a priority. Grants funded advocacy efforts aimed at strengthening public policy and investment in early childhood development and access to primary health care and other basic needs for low-income families.  Grant highlights included supporting reforms in the juvenile justice, community re-entry, adolescent reproductive health and adoption systems.  Human services grantmaking totaled $2,272,875.

Child and Family Welfare

ACTION AGAINST CRIME AND VIOLENCE EDUCATION FUND

Washington, D.C.

Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Ohio office.

$25,000

ADOPTION NETWORK CLEVELAND

Cleveland, Ohio

Adopt Cuyahoga’s Kids initiative.

$75,000

THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS

Cleveland, Ohio

Early childhood and public policy support.

$150,000

THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS

Cleveland, Ohio

Consultant support for public policy work.

$6,000

CENTER FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN

Cleveland, Ohio

Greater Cleveland Integrated Re-entry Project.

$50,000 over 6 months

CENTER FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN

Cleveland, Ohio

Mental Health Advocacy Coalition.

$25,000

THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF CLEVELAND

Cleveland, Ohio

Resource development and capacity-building initiatives.

$16,875

CLEVELAND BASEBALL FEDERATION

Cleveland, Ohio

Program support.

$5,000

THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION

Cleveland, Ohio

Changing the Odds conference attendance.

$5,500

CLEVELAND RAPE CRISIS CENTER

Cleveland, Ohio

Sexual assault public policy project.

$50,000 over 2 years

COMMUNITY CARE NETWORK, INC.

Cleveland, Ohio

Cudell Summer Basketball League.

$9,000

COMMUNITY RE-ENTRY, INC.

Cleveland, Ohio

Women’s Re-Entry Network.

$25,000

CUYAHOGA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Cleveland, Ohio

Invest in Children.

$300,000

GRANTMAKERS FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES, INC.

Silver Spring, Maryland

Building Early Learning Systems in the States initiative.

$100,000

HEIGHTS PARENT CENTER

Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Operating support.

$10,000

KENT STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.

Kent, Ohio

Center for Innovative Practices’ Evidence-Based Practices Academy.

$50,000

MDRC

New York, New York

Foundations of Learning study.

$50,000

MEDIA IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST INC.

Boulder, Colorado

Ohio News Connection.

$5,000

NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER

Washington, D.C.

Advocacy for policies to improve family economic security.

$40,000

NORTHERN KENTUCKY CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER, INC.

Covington, Kentucky

Ohio juvenile justice reform initiative.

$100,000

THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Partnership for America's Economic Success.

$50,000

TOWARDS EMPLOYMENT, INCORPORATED

Cleveland, Ohio

Advocacy capacity building.

$35,000

VOICES FOR OHIO'S CHILDREN

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$125,000

VOICES FOR OHIO’S CHILDREN

Cleveland, Ohio

Champion for Children award celebration.

$1,000

ZERO TO THREE – NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFANTS, TODDLERS, AND FAMILIES

Washington, D.C.

Zero to Three Policy Center.

$25,000

Meeting Basic Needs

CARE ALLIANCE

Cleveland, Ohio

Street Medical Outreach program expansion.

$40,000 over 2 years

CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES

Washington, D.C.

Operating support.

$125,000

THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION

Cleveland, Ohio

Analysis of Cleveland’s hunger relief initiative.

$4,000

COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING IN OHIO

Columbus, Ohio

Operating support.

$120,000 over 2 years

HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE OF OHIO

Columbus, Ohio

Operating support.

$50,000

INTERRELIGIOUS PARTNERS IN ACTION OF GREATER CLEVELAND

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$6,000

INTERRELIGIOUS PARTNERS IN ACTION OF GREATER CLEVELAND

Cleveland, Ohio

Homeless Stand Down program.

$4,000

LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF CLEVELAND

Cleveland, Ohio

Community Advocacy Program and Ohio Medical-Legal Partnership.

$30,000

LUTHERAN METROPOLITAN MINISTRY

Cleveland, Ohio

Men’s emergency homeless shelter volunteer and legal programs.

$35,000

LUTHERAN METROPOLITAN MINISTRY

Cleveland, Ohio

Advocacy staffing.

$25,000

MERRICK HOUSE

Cleveland, Ohio

Advocates for Budget Legislation Equality.

$500

NORTHEAST OHIO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS

Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland homeless legal assistance program.

$10,000

OHIO ASSOCIATION OF SECOND HARVEST FOODBANKS

Columbus, Ohio

Public policy advocacy and Ohio Benefit Bank.

Up to $125,000

OHIO COMMUNITY ACTION TRAINING ORGANIZATION

Columbus, Ohio

Ohio Anti-Poverty Task Force regional convenings.

$6,000

OHIO GRANTMAKERS FORUM

Columbus, Ohio

Funders’ collaborative to support strategic restructuring among human services organizations in Cuyahoga County.

$50,000

SHOES AND CLOTHES FOR KIDS INC.

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$10,000

UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE ACTION NETWORK OF OHIO

Columbus, Ohio

Ohio Consumers for Health Coverage coalition.

$40,000

Reproductive Health

ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH

Washington, D.C.

Federal advocacy and Future of Sex Education project.

$50,000

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION, INC.

New York, New York

Advancing Healthy Sexuality Education initiative.

$30,000

THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS

Cleveland, Ohio

AIDS Funding Collaborative.

$50,000

CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT

Cleveland, Ohio

Responsible Sexual Behavior program.

$40,000

FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION OF NORTHEAST OHIO, INC.

Painesville, Ohio

Teen reproductive health clinics.

$50,000 over 2 years

OHIO RELIGIOUS COALITION FOR REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE

Columbus, Ohio

Faith Matters project.

$9,000

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

Piscataway, New Jersey

ANSWER: Teen-to-Teen Sexuality Education Project.

$30,000

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