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The George Gund Foundation awarded a five-year, $2 million grant to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History for its Centennial Campaign at the Foundation’s fall meeting. The museum seeks to transform its University Circle campus to…

The George Gund Foundation has made a $3 million grant to Playhouse Square’s Advancing the Legacy capital campaign that will be used to restore the lobby of the historic Ohio Theatre. The lobby, which will be…

Cuyahoga County is launching the nation’s first county-level Pay for Success (PFS) project in partnership with FrontLine Service, a comprehensive continuum of care service provider for homeless individuals in Ohio. The Partnering for Family Success Program…

The George Gund Foundation, a longtime advocate for improving urban design and amenities, has made a $5 million contribution towards the $30 million transformation of Cleveland’s Public Square into a park, plaza and multi-use gathering space.…

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD), Cuyahoga County and more than 30 area organizations, including the George Gund Foundation, have formed a partnership to more than double the number of Cleveland children attending a quality preschool…

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George Gund Foundation Trustees approved program-related investments (PRIs) to the Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network (MAGNET) and the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) at their November meeting.  CIFF, faced with a shift in the film industry…

The George Gund Foundation made several grants at its winter meeting honoring the memory of George Gund III, a longtime Foundation trustee and son of the Foundation’s founder, who passed away in January.  Grants were awarded…

Greater Cleveland is alive with creativity and you can help identify the next big idea. Several of the George Gund Foundation’s grantees are competing in the Cuyahoga Arts & Culture’s Creative Culture Grants program. Cuyahoga County…