Awarded Grants
- arts
- climate and environmental justice
- creative culture and arts
- democracy-building
- economic development and community revitalization
- education
- environment
- human services
- public education
- special commitments
- thriving families and social justice
- vibrant neighborhoods and inclusive economy
- all priority areas
Climate and Environmental Justice
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Alliance for Climate Education Inc.
Boulder, Colorado
Operating support.
$200,000 over 2 years
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Alliance for the Great Lakes
Chicago, Illinois
Operating support.
$250,000 over 2 years
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Bike Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$390,000 over 3 years
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Chagrin River Watershed Partners, Inc.
Willoughby, Ohio
Central Lake Erie Basin Collaborative.
$150,000 over 2 years
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City Club of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
The Changing Climate series.
$10,000
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Clean Fuels Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Operating support.
$160,000 over 2 years
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Cleveland Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio
Ohio Water Partnership.
$100,000
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Cleveland State University Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio
Microgrid and Clean Energy Planning for Cuyahoga County.
$10,000
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Cleveland Water Alliance
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$50,000
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Consultative Group on Biological Diversity Inc.
San Francisco, California
Climate and Energy Funders Group.
$10,000
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CUB Consumer Education and Research Fund
Chicago, Illinois
Public Utility Commission Reform.
$50,000
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Energy Foundation
San Francisco, California
Ohio Climate Justice Fund.
$1,500,000 over 3 years
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Energy Foundation
San Francisco, California
Power a Clean Future Ohio.
$500,000 over 2 years
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Environmental and Energy Study Institute
Washington, DC
Operating support.
$150,000 over 2 years
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Environmental Health Watch Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$150,000 over 2 years
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Environmental Law & Policy Center of the Midwest
Chicago, lllinois
Ohio office operating support.
$150,000 over 2 years
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FracTracker Ohio
Alliance, Ohio
Operating support.
$150,000 over 2 years
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Growth Opportunity Partners Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Advancing Community Solar - Woodhill Estates.
$750,000
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LAND studio, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Eastside Railway Feasibility Study.
$10,000
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LAND studio, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Irishtown Bend.
$3,000,000
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National Wildlife Federation
Reston, Virginia
Protecting Lake Erie and All of Ohio's Drinking Water.
$70,000 over 2 years
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Nature Conservancy
Arlington, Virginia
Ohio office operating support.
$150,000 over 2 years
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New Agrarian Center
Oberlin, Ohio
Operating support.
$125,000 over 2 years
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Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund
Cincinnati, Ohio
NOPEC campaign.
$10,000
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Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund
Cincinnati, Ohio
Operating support.
$150,000 over 2 years
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Ohio City Incorporated
Cleveland, Ohio
Equitable Planning for Irishtown Bend Park.
$100,000
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Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association
Columbus, Ohio
Operating support.
$250,000
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Ohio Environmental Council
Columbus, Ohio
Community Choice Aggregation and NOPEC Clean Energy Campaign Manager.
$40,000
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Partnership Project Inc.
Washington, DC
Climate Advocacy Lab.
$80,000 over 2 years
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Rails to Trails Conservancy
Washington, DC
Industrial Heartland Trails Coalition.
$300,000 over 2 years
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RE-AMP
Operating support.
$70,000 over 2 years
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The Refugee Response
Cleveland, Ohio
Purchase of Ohio City Farm land.
Up to $300,000
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Water Watch of Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Operating support.
$50,000 over 2 years
Creative Culture and Arts
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America Asian Pacific Islander Organization
Strongsville, Ohio
Operating support.
$2,500
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Arts Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$400,000 over 2 years
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Art House, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$25,000
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Artists Archives of the Western Reserve
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$20,000
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Beck Center for the Arts
Lakewood, Ohio
Creating Our Future.
$45,000
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Brite Cleveland
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Operating support.
$60,000 over 2 years
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Broadway School of Music and the Arts
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$25,000
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Center for Arts-Inspired Learning
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$35,000
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The Children’s Museum of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Let's Talk: Racial Equity Program for Families.
$10,000
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CityMusic Cleveland Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support and capacity building.
$59,000
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Cleveland Arts Education Consortium
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$10,000
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Cleveland Festival of Art and Technology Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$30,000
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Cleveland International Film Festival Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$100,000
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Cleveland International Film Festival Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support and capacity building.
$200,000
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Cleveland Jazz Orchestra
Bedford, Ohio
Operating support.
$40,000 over 2 years
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Cleveland Modern Dance Association
Cleveland, Ohio
CEO search.
$10,000
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Cleveland Modern Dance Association
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$70,000 over 2 years
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Cleveland Music School Settlement
Cleveland, Ohio
Diversity and Inclusion Initiative.
$10,000
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Cleveland Opera Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$30,000 over 2 years
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Cleveland Play House
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support and health and wellness initiative.
$110,000
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Cleveland Pops Orchestra
Beachwood, Ohio
25th Anniversary Concert and operating support.
$20,000
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Cleveland Print Room Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$70,000 over 2 years
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Cleveland Public Theatre, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support, Station Hope, cultural ensembles, and cultural planning process.
$250,000 over 2 years
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Cuyahoga Community College Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio
Creative Arts Academy Residency.
$10,000
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Duffy Liturgical Dance Ensemble
Shaker Heights, Ohio
Addressing Our Changing Future.
$15,000
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Foluke Cultural Arts Center Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$25,000
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Front Exhibition Company
Cleveland, Ohio
FRONT Triennial Arts Futures Summit.
$100,000
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Great Lakes Theater Festival, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Education programs.
$90,000
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Greater Cleveland Urban Film Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$100,000 over 2 years
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Inlet Dance Theatre
Cleveland, Ohio
New headquarters in Clark-Fulton neighborhood.
$150,000
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Inlet Dance Theatre
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$85,000 over 2 years
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Julia De Burgos Cultural Arts Center
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$25,000
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Karamu House
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$1,700,000
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LatinUs Theater Experience Company
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$35,000
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Literary Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$10,000
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Maelstrom Collaborative Arts
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$30,000 over 2 years
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MidTown Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
AsiaTown Park planning initiative.
$60,000
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Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$90,000
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Museum of Creative Human Art
Washington, DC
Operating support.
$35,000
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National Public Radio, Inc.
Washington, DC
Midwest news coverage.
$125,000 over 2 years
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Near West Theatre
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$60,000 over 2 years
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Piano International Association of Northern Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
PianoKids Educational and Outreach Programming.
$20,000
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Playwrights Local 4181 LLC
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Operating support.
$15,000
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Praxis Integrated Fiber Workshop
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$40,000
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Professional Flair, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$60,000 over 2 years
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Rainey Institute
Cleveland, Ohio
Theatre upgrade and operations project.
$25,000
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Refresh Collective
Cleveland, Ohio
Strategic plan and recording studio expansion.
$25,000
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Rock Hall expansion.
$2,000,000
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Induction Celebration Week.
$50,000
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Roots of American Music Inc.
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Operating support.
$15,000
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Sculpture Center
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating and project support.
$20,000
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Southern Methodist University
University Park, Texas
Operating support.
$16,000
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SPACES
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$150,000 over 2 years
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Studio in a School Association
New York, New York
Arts intern program.
$100,000 over 2 years
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Talespinner Children’s Theatre Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Marketing strategy.
$20,000
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Tri-C JazzFest
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$25,000
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Twelve Literary Arts Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Juneteenth celebration.
$8,900
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Twelve Literary Arts Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support and capacity consultant.
$85,000
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United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Chocolate City Cleveland.
$300,000
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University Circle Incorporated
Cleveland, Ohio
YAY! Youth Arts Saturdays.
$10,000
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Verb Ballets
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$30,000
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Waterloo Arts
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$25,000
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Western Reserve Historical Society
Cleveland, Ohio
African American History initiatives.
$150,000
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Zygote Press Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support, relocation project support, Artists in Residence for People of Color.
$60,000
Democracy-Building
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City Club of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Citizen-centered mayoral primary debates.
$10,000
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City Club of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Voters First: Cleveland Mayoral Debate.
$10,000
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Fair Elections Center
Washington, DC
Ohio Campus Vote.
$150,000 over 2 years
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Faith in Public Life Inc.
Washington, DC
Operating support.
$130,000 over 2 years
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Greater Cleveland Congregations
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$245,000 over 2 years
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LEAD Ohio Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$50,000
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Ohio Debate Commission Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$50,000 over 2 years
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Ohio Women’s Alliance
Columbus, Ohio
Operating support.
$200,000 over 2 years
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Policy Matters Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Pro-Democracy project.
$10,000
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Policy Matters Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Pro-Democracy Project.
$151,200
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William J. Brennan Jr. Center for Justice Inc.
New York, New York
Federal Democracy Reform Project.
$500,000
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Young Latino Network
Cleveland, Ohio
Capacity building.
$400,000 over 2 years
Public Education
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Cleveland Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio
Ann Gund Gift for Musical, Performing, and Visual Arts at the Cleveland Metropolitan School District Arts Education Fund.
$1,000,000
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Cleveland Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Metropolitan School District high school portfolio review.
$1,250,000
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Cleveland Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio
Say Yes to Education Cleveland Scholarship Fund.
$1,500,000 over 4 years
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Cleveland Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio
Racial equity training for CMSD educators and strategy work.
$850,000
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Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Cleveland, Ohio
CMSD website design.
$500,000
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Cleveland State University Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio
Living Learning Community at Cleveland State University.
$5,000,000 over 4 years
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College Now Greater Cleveland, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Say Yes Scholars Program at Cuyahoga Community College.
$250,000
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College Now Greater Cleveland, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
College access advising services, scholarships, and retention services for Cleveland Metropolitan School District students.
$325,000
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College Now Greater Cleveland, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Say Yes Cleveland website redesign, scholarship management system, and post-secondary planning system.
$500,000
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College Now Greater Cleveland, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Higher Education Compact of Greater Cleveland.
$75,000
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Friends of Breakthrough Schools
Cleveland, Ohio
Breakthrough Charter Schools growth plan.
$400,000 over 2 years
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Grantmakers for Education
Portland, Oregon
Operating support.
$10,000
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PHASTAR Corp.
Cleveland, Ohio
Davis Aerospace & Maritime High School.
$139,050
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Philanthropy Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Education Policy Initiative.
$40,000
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PRE4CLE
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$300,000
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United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Dickens Reads.
$10,000
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Youth Opportunities Unlimited
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support and diversity, equity, and inclusion activities.
$340,000 over 2 years
Special Commitments
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Candid
Cleveland, Ohio
Midwest office operating support.
$60,000 over 2 years
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Cleveland Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio
Black Futures Fund.
$250,000
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Cleveland State University Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio
Confronting the Twin Pandemics: COVID-19 and Racial Inequities for 2021.
$5,000
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Council on Foundations, Inc.
Arlington, Virginia
Operating support.
$19,000
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Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc.
Columbia, Maryland
Retinal degenerative disease research.
$2,000,000
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Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc.
Columbia, Maryland
VisionWalk.
$5,000
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Independent Sector
Washington, DC
Operating support.
$12,500
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Mission Investors Exchange Inc.
Seattle, Washington
Operating support.
$30,000 over 2 years
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National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
Washington, DC
Operating support.
$10,000
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NEO Philanthropy Inc.
New York, New York
Funders' Committee for Civic Participation.
$10,000
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Philanthropy Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Operating support.
$123,950 over 2 years
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Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
New York, New York
75th Anniversary.
$10,000
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Solidaire Network Inc.
Oakland, California
Operating support.
$40,000 over 2 years
Vibrant Neighborhoods and Inclusive Economy
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CHN Housing Partners
Cleveland, Ohio
Strategic initiatives in affordable housing and community development.
$240,000 over 2 years
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Cleveland Leadership Center
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$600,000 over 2 years
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Cleveland Neighborhood Progress
Cleveland, Ohio
Neighborhood Policy Platform.
$10,000
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Cleveland Neighborhood Progress
Cleveland, Ohio
Community empowerment and engagement.
$150,000
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Community Builders Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts
Woodhill Homes community.
$800,000
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Downtown Cleveland Alliance
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$500,000 over 2 years
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Economic Growth Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio
81/21 project.
$8,000
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Enterprise Community Partners Inc.
Columbia, Maryland
Enterprise Ohio Policy and Advocacy.
$100,000 over 2 years
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EYEJ
Cleveland, Ohio
Town Hall: Youth and the Impact of the Digital Divide.
$10,000
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Fund for Our Economic Future
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$2,000,000 over 3 years
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Fund for Our Economic Future
Cleveland, Ohio
Cuyahoga County Workforce Funders Group.
$250,000 over 3 years
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Global Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support.
$160,000 over 2 years
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HFLA of Northeast Ohio
Beachwood, Ohio
Operating support and guaranteed loan fund.
$60,000 over 2 years
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LAND studio, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating and capacity building support.
$400,000
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Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Capital campaign.
$1,000,000 over 2 years
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Manufacturing Works
Cleveland, Ohio
Growth and Transition Pilot.
$350,000
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Negro League Baseball Legends Hall of Fame Inc.
Shaker Heights, Ohio
Operating support.
$50,000
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Neighborhood Leadership Institute
Cleveland, Ohio
Neighborhood Leadership Cleveland.
$50,000
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The Northeast Ohio Hispanic Center for Economic Development
Cleveland, Ohio
CentroVilla 25 capital campaign and capacity building.
$745,000
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Rid-All Foundation Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Capacity building and expansion.
$500,000 over 2 years
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Rid-All Foundation Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Capital needs.
$950,000
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Slavic Village Development
Cleveland, Ohio
Community Steward Program.
$75,000
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Smart Development Inc.
Lakewood, Ohio
Community First Program and operating support.
$160,000 over 2 years
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Suite 1300 Services, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Neighborhood Connections.
$100,000
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Summer on the Cuyahoga
Bay Village, Ohio
Nonprofit interships.
$10,000
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Venture for America Inc.
New York, New York
Operating support.
$50,000 over 2 years
2021 Grants
$55,531,718 / 232 Grants