The Fund for Our Economic Future (the Fund), an unprededented response by the philanthropic sector to the many pressing long-term economic challenges facing Northeast Ohio (NEO), recently made its first grants to four initiatives viewed as…
Cleveland’s environmental community has created a new website that will serve as a portal to environmental and conservation organizations in Northeast Ohio. The new site includes a directory of environmental and conservation organizations, a community calendar…
Cleveland, OH — The George Gund Foundation continued its longstanding commitment to Cleveland’s neighborhoods with a three-year $3 million grant to Neighborhood Progress, Inc. (NPI) and renewal of more than $500,000 in certificates of deposit at community-focused ShoreBank…
Cleveland, OH — George Gund Foundation trustees approved grants at their last quarterly meeting of 2003 to improve teacher training in Ohio, upgrade and expand parks in downtown Cleveland and help build a new community foodbank facility. The…
Cleveland, OH — The George Gund Foundation made grants at its September meeting that will encourage formation of sound public policy in Ohio related to higher education, public school funding, prisoner re-entry and smart growth development. The Foundation…
Cleveland, OH — The George Gund Foundation made grants at its June meeting to launch the new Health Policy Institute of Ohio, insure better legal representation for Ohioís juvenile offenders and continue efforts to promote green building standards…
Cleveland, Ohio — The George Gund Foundation made several grants at its March meeting related to the Cleveland Municipal School District’s (CMSD) plans for a massive school facilities improvement program. A $75,000 grant was made to Cleveland Tomorrow…
CLEVELAND, OH — Geoffrey Gund, President of the Board of Trustees, announced today that The George Gund Foundation has chosen David Abbott to become the Executive Director of the Foundation. David Abbott will succeed David Bergholz, who will…