Economic Development and Community Revitalization

The Foundation renewed its multi-year support for Neighborhood Progress, Inc., a community development intermediary supporting and investing in the revitalization of Cleveland. The Foundation also continued support for other organizations working effectively to create a vibrant city, including Downtown Cleveland Alliance, Greater Cleveland Media Development Corporation and Parkworks. The Cleveland Housing Network and East Side Organizing Project also received funding for programs responding to the mortgage foreclosure crisis. Economic development and community revitalization grantmaking totaled $5,491,770.

 
Economic Development

The Brookings Institution
Washington, DC | Metro Policy Program support | $300,000 over 3 years
City of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio | Reimagining and Reshaping Cleveland project | $7,500
Cleveland Development Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio | Cleveland-to-Pittsburgh Tech Belt Initiative | $5,000
Consortium of African American Organizations
Cleveland, Ohio | Ohio Homecoming Week | $5,000
Downtown Cleveland Alliance
Cleveland, Ohio | Operating and project support | Up to $250,000
Economic Growth Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio | Opportunity Corridor project | $100,000 over 2 years
The Entrepreneurs Edge, Inc.
Independence, Ohio | Innovation education program | $10,000
Greater Cleveland Media Development Corporation
Cleveland, Ohio | Operating, marketing and professional development | $45,000
Greater Ohio Policy Center Inc.
Columbus, Ohio | Restoring Prosperity to Ohio report | $10,000
Hispanic Business Association
Cleveland, Ohio | Small Business Accounting Lab | $9,520
Midtown Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio | Midtown health and technology corridor | $100,000 over 2 years
Presidents' Council Foundation Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio | Operating support | $25,000

 
Housing and Community Revitalization

Cleveland Housing Network, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio | Operating support | $100,000
Cleveland Neighborhood Development Corporation
Cleveland, Ohio | Operating support | $20,000
East Side Organizing Project, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio | Operating support | $25,000
Housing Research & Advocacy Center
Cleveland, Ohio | Shared network server | $4,500
Neighborhood Progress, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio | Operating support | $3,600,000 over 3 years
Neighborhood Progress, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio | Reclaiming Vacant Properties conference | $5,000

 
Special Programs

City Club of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio | Centennial anniversary events | $120,000 over 3 years
Cleveland Leadership Center
Cleveland, Ohio | Operating support | $50,000
Cleveland Public Art, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio | Fresh Water e-magazine | $10,000
Cleveland Synergy Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio | Gay Games IX in Cleveland and Akron | $10,000
Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization
Cleveland, Ohio | TEDx conference | $7,500
East Cleveland Public Library
East Cleveland, Ohio | Assessment of potential merger with Cuyahoga County Public Library system | $8,000
Economic Growth Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio | County government reform initiative | $100,000
Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.
Columbia, Maryland | Enterprise Rose Architectural Fellowship in Cleveland | $25,000
Hispanic Roundtable Community Programs
Cleveland, Ohio | Hispanic convention | $7,500
Neighborhood Progress, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio | Fresh Water e-magazine | $10,000
Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education
Cleveland, Ohio | Ohio Talent Dividend Summit | $500
Policy Matters Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio | Operating support | $60,000
PolicyBridge
Cleveland, Ohio | Operating support | $25,000
Summer on the Cuyahoga
Bay Village, Ohio | Nonprofit internships | $5,000
Tides Center
San Francisco, California | Great Lakes Urban Exchange annual conference | $10,000
Trinity Cathedral
Cleveland, Ohio | Community programs | $10,000
University Circle Incorporated
Cleveland, Ohio | Fresh Water e-magazine | $10,000

 
Urban Design, Planning and Amenities

Cleveland Restoration Society, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio | Preservation programs | $20,000
Kent State University Foundation, Inc.
Kent, Ohio | Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative | $50,000
Parkworks, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio | Operating, project and merger support | $325,000
University Circle Incorporated
Cleveland, Ohio | Uptown project | $6,750

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