Special Projects
The Foundation maintained its commitment to fund research on the causes, nature and prevention of inherited retinal degenerative diseases. We also continued support for a wide range of organizations working to strengthen the nonprofit and philanthropic fields. Special projects grantmaking totaled $2,405,500.
Philanthropic Services
- Business Volunteers Unlimited
- Cleveland, Ohio | Capacity-building services to nonprofits | $55,000
- Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest
- Washington, DC | Operating support | $70,000 over 2 years
- City Year, Inc.
- Boston, Massachuetts | City Year Cleveland Support | $80,000 over 2 years
- Cleveland Social Venture Partners
- Cleveland, Ohio | bigBang! Conference on Social Innovation | $7,500
- Council on Foundations, Inc.
- Arlington, Virginia | Operating support | $34,500
- Diocese of Ohio Episcopal Community Services Foundation
- Cleveland, Ohio | Episcopal community services | $20,000
- Environmental Grantmakers Association
- New York, New York | Operating support | $1,000
- The Foundation Center
- Cleveland, Ohio | Operating support | $30,000
- Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities
- Coral Gables, Florida | Operating support | $50,000 over 2 years
- Grantmakers in the Arts
- Seattle, Washington | Operating support | $3,000
- Grantmakers for Children, Youth & Families, Inc.
- Silver Spring, Maryland | Operating support | $5,000
- Grantmakers in Health
- Washington, DC | Operating support | $5,000
- Grants Managers Network, Inc.
- Washington, DC | Operating support | $2,000
- Independent Sector
- Washington, DC | Operating support | $12,500
- National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
- Washington, DC | Operating support | $10,000
- Ohio Grantmakers Forum
- Columbus, Ohio | Annual conference | $10,000
- Philanthropy Northwest
- Seattle, Washington | PRI Makers Network | $5,000
Retinal Degenerative Disease Research
- The Foundation Fighting Blindness
- Columbia, Maryland | Retinal degenerative disease research | $2,000,000
- The Foundation Fighting Blindness
- Columbia, Maryland | Cleveland VisionWalk | $5,000
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