Bridges, Kristine Potter (2025)

2025 Awarded Grants

Alaska Conservation Foundation Operating support. $50,000 over 2 years
Alliance for the Great Lakes Operating support. $200,000 over 2 years
Bike Cleveland Wellness grant. $5,000
BRITE Energy Innovators Operating support. $50,000
Canary Media Inc. Clean energy reporting in Ohio. $50,000
Citizens Utility Board of Ohio Educational Campaign. $25,000
Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park Operating support. $50,000
County of Cuyahoga  Deputy Chief for Climate and Sustainability. $150,000
Economic Growth Foundation Sustainability initiative. $75,000
Electrification Coalition Foundation Operating support. $25,000
Energy Foundation Ohio Key States Program. $1,950,000 over 3 years
Environmental and Energy Study Institute Wellness grant. $7,500
Environmental Health Watch Inc. Wellness grant. $7,500
Environmental Law & Policy Center of the Midwest Midwest Legal and Policy Advocacy & Organizational Security and Protection Initiative. $60,000
Environmental Law & Policy Center of the Midwest Ohio office operating support. $150,000 over 2 years
Fund for Our Economic Future Wellness grant for the Power Up Local team. $7,500
Institute for Conservation Leadership Operating support. $525,000 over 3 years
Institute for Conservation Leadership Operating support. $10,000
Minneapolis Foundation RE-AMP operating support. $70,000 over 2 years
National Wildlife Federation Operating support. $35,000
Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund Operating support. $96,381
Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund Operating support. $300,000 over 3 years
Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund Wellness grant. $7,500
Ohio Conservative Energy Forum National Conservative Energy Summit. $15,000
Ohio Environmental Council Wellness grant. $9,000
Ohio Environmental Council Operating support. $91,652
Ohio Environmental Council Operating support. $1,320,000 over 3 years
Power a Clean Future Ohio Wellness grant. $7,500
Power a Clean Future Ohio Climate & Clean Energy Coalition retreat. $28,000
Rails to Trails Conservancy Operating support. $300,000 over 2 years
Rails to Trails Conservancy TrailNation Summit Cleveland 2025. $15,000
Student Conservation Association Inc. Cleveland Urban Green. $10,000
Water Watch of Oregon Operating support. $50,000 over 2 years
West Creek Conservancy Wellness grant. $7,500
10K Movement Operating support and Lords of the Land. $55,000 over 2 years
Art, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Initiative Art, Entrepreneurship and Innovation. $100,000
Artists Archives of the Western Reserve Operating support. $55,000 over 2 years
Arts Commission of Greater Toledo Inc. Civic Imagination. $10,000
Arts Impact Incorporated Operating support. $50,000
Assembly for the Arts Operating support. $200,000
Assembly for the Arts Mx. Juneteenth and year-round programming. $25,000
Assembly for the Arts Cuyahoga County Arts and Culture public funding models research. $50,000
BorderLight International Festival of Theatre Cleveland Inc. Operating support. $160,000 over 2 years
Center for Arts-Inspired Learning Operating support. $40,000
The Children’s Museum of Cleveland STEM Kids Educational Access Program. $15,000
CityMusic Cleveland Operating support $20,000
CityMusic Cleveland Operating support. $15,000
Cleveland Arts Prize Operating support. $25,000
Cleveland Chamber Symphony Council Inc. Operating support. $10,000
Cleveland International Film Festival Inc. Operating support and strategic planning. $200,000
Cleveland Modern Dance Association Operating support. $40,000
Cleveland Music School Settlement CMHA Lakeview Terrace. $15,000
Cleveland Opera Inc. Operating support. $40,000 over 2 years
Cleveland Play House Operating support. $80,000
Cleveland Print Room Inc. Operating support. $50,000
Cleveland Public Theatre Inc. Operating support and community ensembles. $250,000 over 2 years
Cleveland Review of Books Print Issues: Fall 2025 and Spring 2026. $30,000 over 2 years
Collective Arts Network Operating support. $30,000
The Contemporary Youth Orchestra Operating support. $50,000 over 2 years
convergence-continuum Operating support. $15,000
Duffy Liturgical Dance Ensemble Operating support. $15,000
Ensemble Theatre of Cleveland 2025 Colombi New Plays Festival. $5,000
Foluke Cultural Arts Center Inc. Operating support. $30,000
Grantmakers in the Arts Arts Education Funders Coalition. $20,000 over 2 years
Great Lakes Theater Festival Inc. Education programs. $80,000
Karamu House Operating support. $100,000
Karamu House Operating support. $100,000
Kulture Kids Operating support. $10,000
Little Lumpy’s Center For Educational Initiatives Great Lakes African American Writer’s Conference (GLAAWC). $5,000
Lylesart Operating support. $10,000
Maelstrom Collaborative Arts Operating support and strategic planning initiative. $40,000 over 2 years
Modern Warrior Live EXPERIENCE: Work & Reentry. $20,000
Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland Operating support. $100,000
Museum of Creative Human Art Blaack Arts Showcase educational programs and 4th Annual Blaack Arts Showcase. $2,500
The Musical Theater Project Legendary Black Singers—Great Broadway Songs. $10,000
Near West Theatre Operating support. $90,000 over 2 years
Ohio Citizens Committee for the Arts Foundation Advocacy Leadership Institute. $45,000 over 3 years
Open Tone Music Operating support. $10,000
Professional Flair Inc. Operating support. $80,000 over 2 years
Refresh Collective Into Strategic Action: Phase 1b. $20,000
Sangfroid Strategy Organizational sustainability cohort pilot. $82,425
Seat of the Pants Ensemble The First Snow of Summer. $10,000
Southern Methodist University SMU DataArts operating support. $16,000
SPACES Operating support, strategic planning and capacity building. $150,000 over 2 years
The Sparrow’s Fortune Capacity building. $10,000
Talespinner Children’s Theatre Inc. Operating support. $60,000 over 2 years
Writers in Residence Operating support. $25,000
Greater Cleveland Association of Black Journalists General operating support. $50,000
Greater Cleveland Congregations Operating support. $245,000 over 2 years
LEAD Ohio Foundation Operating support. $450,000 over 3 years
Matriots Education Fund Wellness grant. $7,500
Matriots Education Fund Operating support. $175,000
Northeast Ohio Voter Advocates Inc. Operating support. $40,000
Ohio Local Information Initiative Inc.  Local Cleveland newsroom and Ohio Statehouse bureau. $150,000
Ohio Progressive Collaborative Education Fund Operating support. $750,000 over 3 years
OPAWL OPAWL operating support. $450,000 over 3 years
Peace Development Fund Inc. Fiscal sponsorship of the People’s Justice Project, Civic Engagement Campaign. $60,000
Urban Justice Center United for Freedoms Legal Defense Fund. $300,000
Birthing Beautiful Communities Third Space Action Lab’s Juneteenth 2025: Bet on Black. $27,250
Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc. Executive In Residence. $75,000
Case Western Reserve University Executive Leadership Development Experience. $70,000
CHN Housing Partners Operating support. $250,000 over 2 years
CHN Housing Partners Believe Mortgage. $100,000
Cleveland Neighborhood Progress Operating support. $750,000
Cleveland Public Library Foundation Civic Engagement Initiative. $125,000
Cleveland VOTES Trolley Tours & Democracy Chats. $10,000
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Workforce Development Board Greater Cleveland Works Arena talent matching platform implementation. $100,000
DigitalC Operating support. $200,000 over 2 years
Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. State and local policy advocacy for equitable and affordable housing. $150,000 over 2 years
Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. She’s Rising program. $25,000
Esperanza Inc. UnidosUS Fund Your Future. $3,000
Fund for Our Economic Future Cuyahoga County Workforce Funders Group Phase III (2025-2027). $250,000 over 3 years
Fund for Our Economic Future Operating support. $300,000 over 3 years
The Funders Network Inc. Operating support. $100,000 over 2 years
Global Cleveland Operating support. $220,000 over 2 years
HFLA of Northeast Ohio Operating support. $100,000
Hispanic Business Center Operating support and launch of CentroVilla25. $1,200,000 over 3 years
Neighborhood Leadership Institute Operating support. $300,000 over 3 years
NuPoint Community Development Corporation Operating support. $500,000 over 2 years
Ohio CDC Association National People and Places Conference. $10,000
Organize Ohio Inc. Operating support. $100,000 over 2 years
The Plexus Education Foundation Inc. Operating support. $300,000 over 3 years
PolicyBridge Urban Agenda Collective Impact Project. $225,000 over 2 years
Presidents’ Council Foundation Inc. Operating support. $350,000 over 2 years
Smart Development Inc. Operating support. $350,000 over 2 years
UnidosUS Operating support. $20,000
United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland Inc. Visiting Scholars Program. $75,000
United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland Inc. Soul of Philanthropy Cleveland. $20,000
United Way of Greater Cleveland Universal Basic Employment (UBE) pilot. $100,000 over 2 years
Western Reserve Land Conservancy Thriving Communities program. $50,000
The Young Latino Network Operating support. $100,000
1000 Ties Senior College and Career Readiness Program. $20,000
Black Professional Association Charitable Foundation, Inc. Common scholarship application buildout. $10,000
City of Cleveland Junior Mayor’s Association $5,000
City Year Inc. City Year Cleveland. $60,000
Cleveland Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award. $75,000
Cleveland Metropolitan School District FIRST Robotics Competition. $41,800
Cleveland State University Foundation CMSD Learning Community. $360,000 over 2 years
College Now Greater Cleveland Inc. Say Yes Cleveland Scholarship postsecondary coaching support. $810,000 over 3 years
College Now Greater Cleveland Inc. Say Yes Cleveland Scholarship administrative and program support. $250,000
College Now Greater Cleveland Inc. College access advising services, scholarships, and retention services for Cleveland Metropolitan School District students. $400,000
College Now Greater Cleveland Inc. Scholarship fund for Cleveland Metropolitan School District students. $1,000,000
College Now Greater Cleveland Inc. Operating support. $100,000
Cuyahoga Community College Foundation Youth Technology Academy FIRST Robotics Competition. $6,300
Dickens Reads Dickens Reads. $40,000
Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County PRE4CLE operating support. $350,000
Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County CMSD Drivers Education Program. $250,000
Facing History and Ourselves Inc. Cleveland program operating support. $25,000
Honesty for Ohio Education Operating support. $400,000 over 2 years
Ministry of Reconciliation Inc. Adopt-A-School program. $20,000
Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of School Funding Operating support. $200,000
Say Yes Cleveland Operations Administrative support. $500,000 over 2 years
Shine Operating support. $20,000
Youth Opportunities Unlimited Operating support. $300,000 over 2 years
Youth Opportunities Unlimited PACE Implementation in CMSD Schools. $500,000 over 2 years
Alliance for Justice Bolder Advocacy initiative. $150,000 over 2 years
As You Sow Operating support. $80,000 over 2 years
Association of Black Foundation Executives Membership dues. $25,000 over 2 years
Business Volunteers Unlimited Operating support. $20,000
Center for Effective Philanthropy Inc. Operating support. $20,000 over 2 years
Ceres, Inc. Membership dues. $1,225
Council on Foundations Inc. Operating support. $19,000
East Cleveland Township Cemetery Foundation Chapel repairs. $7,000
Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc. VisionWalk. $5,000
Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc. Retinal degenerative disease research. $2,000,000
Independent Sector Operating support. $15,000
Media Impact Funders Inc. Operating support. $10,000
Mission Investors Exchange Inc. Operating support. $30,000 over 2 years
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy Operating support. $20,000 over 2 years
PEAK Grantmaking Membership dues. $5,000 over 2 years
Philanthropy Ohio Operating support. $75,000
Philanthropy Ohio Annual conference. $10,000
Project Evident Inc. Ethical AI Framework project. $50,000
Solidaire Network Inc. Operating support. $40,000 over 2 years
United Philanthropy Forum Operating support. $10,000
Western Reserve Historical Society Carl Burton Stokes History & Legacy Project. $250,000
A Place 4 Me Collaborative Operating support. $120,000 over 2 years
Abortion Forward Alliance Operating support. $100,000
Adoption Network Cleveland Operating support. $300,000 over 3 years
Advocates for Ohio’s Future Operating support. $60,000
Arizona Community Foundation Economic Opportunity Funders. $5,000
Birthing Beautiful Communities Operating support. $300,000 over 2 years
Brenda Glass Multi Purpose Center Operating support. $60,000 over 2 years
Business Volunteers Unlimited Homeless Stand Down. $10,000
Business Volunteers Unlimited Homeless Stand Down. $10,000
Canopy Child Advocacy Center Inc. 2025 Child Wellness Continuum Summit. $4,000
Case Western Reserve University The Partnership for Evaluation, Research, & Implementation (PERI). $180,000 over 2 years
Case Western Reserve University Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development. $525,000 over 3 years
Catholic Charities Corporation Operating support. $75,000
The Center for Community Solutions Data Days CLE. $15,000 over 2 years
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Operating support. $525,000 over 3 years
The Centers Syringe Services Program (SSP) & Integrated Health and Wellness. $40,000
The Centers Harm Reduction and Syringe Services Program $140,000 over 2 years
Centri Tech Foundation Cuyahoga County Homeless Services System Assessment. $175,000
Child Care Resource Center of Cuyahoga County Art of Me for Students in Cleveland and Inner-Ring Suburbs. $100,000 over 2 years
City of Shaker Heights First CALL Program. $300,000 over 2 years
Cleveland Foundation Community Resilience Initiative (CRI). $500,000
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center Operating support. $40,000
Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio Operating support. $100,000
Collaborate Cleveland Operating support. $100,000
Collaborate Cleveland Operating support. $50,000
Collaborative to End Human Trafficking Operating support. $200,000 over 2 years
County of Cuyahoga Justice and Health Equity Officer position. $300,000
County of Cuyahoga Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Court Division Freedom School program. $15,000
Diaper Bank of Greater Cleveland Operating support. $100,000 over 2 years
Effective Leadership Academy Summer camp programming and operating support. $20,000
Equality Ohio Education Fund Operating support. $230,000 over 2 years
Faith Choice Ohio Operating support. $100,000 over 2 years
Funders Together to End Homelessness Inc. Operating support. $20,000
Greater Cleveland Food Bank Inc. Operating support. $150,000
Groundwork Ohio Organization Operating support. $450,000 over 3 years
Health Policy Institute of Ohio Medicaid Expansion Project. $40,000
HOLA Ohio Operating support. $50,000
Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland Operating support. $40,000
Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy Operating support. $250,000 over 2 years
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland Operating support. $50,000
LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland Operating support. $60,000
LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland Operating support. $230,000 over 2 years
Magnolia Clubhouse Inc. Cuyahoga County Care Response Initiative. $100,000
The Marshall Project Inc. Local newsroom in Cleveland. $750,000 over 3 years
Metanoia Project Inc. Operating support. $25,000
Motherful Operating support. $75,000 over 2 years
Near West Side Multi Service Corporation Operating support. $100,000
Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless Weather-related emergency shelter support. $10,000
Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless Operating support. $150,000
Nueva Luz Urban Resource Center Bridging the Gap for HOPWA Programming. $20,000
Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence Operating support. $75,000 over 2 years
Ohio Association of Foodbanks Operating support. $375,000 over 3 years
Ohio Association of Foodbanks Operating support. $75,000
Ohio Immigrant Alliance Operating support. $50,000
Open Doors Inc. Summer camp scholarships. $10,000
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio Operating support. $200,000
Policy Matters Ohio Criminal Legal System Policy and Advocacy. $140,000 over 2 years
Refugee Services Collaborative Operating support for Refugee Services Collaborative. $150,000
Sustainable Markets Foundation Operating support for Ohioans for Youth Justice coalition. $50,000
Towards Employment Incorporated Policy and Advocacy. $150,000 over 2 years
United Way of Greater Cleveland Operating support of the 211 system. $100,000
Universal Health Care Action Network of Ohio Inc. Operating support. $30,000
WAMWAO Coalition Operating support for WAMWAO Coalition. $50,000
West Side Catholic Center Operating support. $70,000 over 2 years
West Side Community House Operating support. $38,500
YWCA of Cleveland Ohio Operating support. $120,000 over 2 years
2025 Grants

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Bridges, Kristine Potter (2025)

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