...the media continue to prioritize stranded polar bears on melting ice caps rather than understanding how that reality is connected to flooding and land erosion that leads to the loss of homes for people.”

What do you see? Who do you follow? Who is in your center?

Grantmaking /

Awarded Grants

Nov

Climate and Environmental Justice

Citizens Utility Board of Ohio

Columbus, Ohio

Midwest cities' Solar for All (SFA) application.

$10,000
City Fresh

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$150,000 over 3 years
The Climate Registry

Los Angeles, California

COP28 Reception.

$25,000
Consultative Group on Biological Diversity Inc.

San Francisco, California

Climate and Energy Funders Group.

$15,000
County of Cuyahoga

Cleveland, Ohio

Senior Climate Advisor.

$150,000 over 2 years
In Our Backyards Inc.

Brooklyn, New York

Operating support.

$25,000
Ohio Environmental Council

Columbus, Ohio

Power a Clean Future Ohio.

$165,000 over 2 years
Ohio Environmental Council

Columbus, Ohio

Climate & Clean Energy Coalition Retreat.

$25,000
Ohio Environmental Council

Columbus, Ohio

Solar for All.

$25,000
Partnership Project Inc.

Washington, DC

Climate Advocacy Lab.

$120,000 over 3 years
Tech Belt Energy Innovation Center

Warren, Ohio

Brite Energy Innovators.

$300,000 over 2 years
Water Watch of Oregon

Portland, Oregon

Operating support.

$50,000 over 2 years

Creative Culture and Arts

Assembly for the Arts

Cleveland, Ohio

Artist support research project.

$30,000
Balance Point Studios

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$25,000
Brite Cleveland

Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Operating support and strategic plan.

$75,000 over 2 years
The Children’s Museum of Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio

STEM Kids Educational Access Program.

$15,000
Cleveland Chamber Choir

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$20,000
Cleveland Music School Settlement

Cleveland, Ohio

Youth programming at Lakeview Terrace.

$20,000
Cleveland Print Room Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Project Lexington.

$350,000
Cleveland Public Library Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio

Changing the Narrative: Making Visible the Human Dimension of Mass Incarceration.

$145,000 over 2 years
Cleveland Public Theatre, Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support, cultural ensembles, strategic planning and consultants.

$250,000 over 2 years
Front Exhibition Company

Cleveland, Ohio

FRONT International Journal.

$25,000
Grantmakers in the Arts

Seattle, Washington

Arts Education Funders Coalition.

$20,000 over 2 years
Great Lakes Museum of Science, Environment and Technology

Cleveland, Ohio

Total Eclipse Festival 2024.

$50,000
Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association

Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland VOTES: Creative Activism Initiative.

$25,000
The HistoryMakers

Chicago, Illinois

Cleveland/Northeast Ohio African American Leaders in The HistoryMakers Collection.

$200,000 over 2 years
Inlet Dance Theatre

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$90,000 over 2 years
Karamu House

Cleveland, Ohio

Karamu: Next Generation.

$200,000
Lake Erie Ink: a writing space for youth

Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Write On!

$10,000
Little Lumpy’s Center for Educational Initiatives

Cleveland, Ohio

Great Lakes African American Writers Conference.

$5,000
MidTown Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio

AsiaTown Square Dancing Park.

$100,000 over 2 years
Museum of Creative Human Art

Washington, DC

Operating support.

$100,000 over 2 years
Studio in a School Association

New York, New York

Operating support.

$150,000 over 2 years

Democracy-Building

Greater Cleveland Congregations

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$245,000 over 2 years
Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association

Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland VOTES.

$100,000
Khnemu Foundation Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$50,000
Ohio Debate Commission Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$50,000 over 2 years
The Ohio Organizing Collaborative

Columbus, Ohio

Operating support.

$420,000 over 2 years
Ohio Progressive Collaborative Education Fund

Columbus, Ohio

Operating support.

$400,000 over 2 years
Ohio Voice

Columbus, Ohio

Operating support.

$533,332 over 2 years
Ohio Women’s Alliance

Columbus, Ohio

Operating support.

$300,000 over 2 years
Tides Foundation

San Fancisco, California

Healthy Democracy Fund.

$450,000

Education

Cleveland State University Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio

Postsecondary success coaches for Say Yes scholars.

$249,000
College Now Greater Cleveland, Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Postsecondary success coaches for Say Yes scholars.

$1,021,500
Esperanza Incorporated

Cleveland, Ohio

Postsecondary success coaches for Say Yes scholars.

$229,500

Public Education

Cleveland Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio

Excellence in Teaching Award.

$65,000
Cleveland Metropolitan School District

Cleveland, Ohio

FIRST Robotics competition.

$36,000
Cleveland Transformation Alliance

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$175,000
Cleveland Transformation Alliance

Cleveland, Ohio

Board work session facilitation.

$4,500
College Now Greater Cleveland, Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Say Yes Scholars Program at Cuyahoga Community College.

$500,000 over 2 years
Cuyahoga Community College Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio

Youth Technology Academy FIRST Robotics Competition.

6,000
Ohio Voice

Columbus, Ohio

Honesty for Ohio Education's executive leadership transition.

$10,000

Special Commitments

Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc.

Columbia, Maryland

Retinal degenerative disease research.

$2,000,000
PEAK Grantmaking

Washington, DC

Operating support.

$3,500
Philanthropy Ohio

Columbus, Ohio

Sustainability campaign.

$25,000

Vibrant Neighborhoods and Inclusive Economy

Center for Land Reform Inc.

Flint, Michigan

National Land Bank Network Summit.

$5,000
CHN Housing Partners

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$250,000 over 2 years
Downtown Cleveland Alliance

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$500,000 over 2 years
2023-East 66th Street Services, Inc. ($25,000 Vibrant Neighborhoods and Inclusive Economy->Place Making)

Neighborhood Connections - Cleveland North Coast Lakefront Baby WIATT.

$25,000
EDWINS Leadership and Restaurant Institute

Cleveland, Ohio

Enhancing the curriculum and expanding the reach of EDWINS.

$60,000
Enterprise Community Partners Inc.

Columbia, Maryland

Make It Home Cleveland.

$100,000
Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity, Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Buckeye Revitalization - Crestwood Avenue.

$100,000
HFLA of Northeast Ohio

Beachwood, Ohio

Interest-free lending in Northeast Ohio.

$100,000
HFLA of Northeast Ohio

Beachwood, Ohio

Know Your Price.

$5,000
Manufacturing Works

Cleveland, Ohio

Leadership Institute program.

$200,000 over 2 years
Near West Side Multi Service Corporation

Cleveland, Ohio

Refugee Reception & Placement program.

$50,000
Neighborhood Leadership Institute

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$100,000
Union Miles Development Corp.

Cleveland, Ohio

Legacy LIVE and Civic Solutions awards.

$47,000
Union Miles Development Corp.

Cleveland, Ohio

Southeast expansion.

$500,000 over 2 years
United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

FutureLAND.

$160,000
Urban League of Greater Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio

Equal Opportunity Day.

$15,000

Jul

Climate and Environmental Justice

Black Environmental Leaders Association

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$50,000 over 2 years
Chagrin River Watershed Partners, Inc.

Willoughby, Ohio

Central Lake Erie Basin Collaborative.

$150,000 over 3 years
Cleveland Council on World Affairs

Cleveland, Ohio

Global Education Programs.

$20,000
Cleveland Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio

Ohio Water Partnership.

$100,000
Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown

Johnstown, Pennsylvania

FracTracker Ohio.

$225,000 over 3 years
Environmental and Energy Study Institute

Washington, DC

Operating support.

$225,000 over 3 years
Environmental Law & Policy Center of the Midwest

Chicago, lllinois

Ohio office operating support.

$150,000 over 2 years
Rails to Trails Conservancy

Washington, DC

Industrial Heartland Trails Coalition and Midwest office operating support.

$300,000 over 2 years
The Refugee Response

Cleveland, Ohio

Ohio City Farm improvements.

$100,000
Rocky Mountain Institute

Snowmass, Colorado

Climate Aligned Urbanism under the Urban Transformation Program.

$25,000

Creative Culture and Arts

Arts Commission of Greater Toledo Inc.

Toledo, Ohio

Civic Imagination.

$20,000
Arts Impact Incorporated

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$50,000
Assembly for the Arts

Cleveland, Ohio

10K Movement.

$25,000
Center for Arts-Inspired Learning

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$50,000
Cleveland Modern Dance Association

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$85,000 over 2 years
Cleveland Opera Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$40,000 over 2 years
Cleveland Print Room Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$150,000
Cleveland Public Library Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland READS.

$25,000
Cleveland Review of Books

Cleveland, Ohio

Addition of issue-based subscriber model.

$15,000
Cleveland State University Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland Arts Education Consortium.

$15,000
Djapo Cultural Arts Institute Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support/capacity building.

$25,000
Dobama Theatre Inc.

Cleveland Heights, Ohio

FOCUS Program.

$50,000 over 2 years
Local 4 Music Fund Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

"She Scores".

$25,000
Maelstrom Collaborative Arts

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$20,000
Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support; strategic vision framework in fiscal year 2024.

$120,000
The Musical Arts Association

Cleveland, Ohio

Arts Administrator of Color Pilot Programs.

$55,000
Near West Theatre

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$90,000 over 2 years
Professional Flair, Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$60,000
Roots of American Music Inc.

Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Operating support.

$5,000
Southern Methodist University

University Park, Texas

SMU data arts operating support.

$16,000
University Circle Incorporated

Cleveland, Ohio

Yay! Saturdays Program.

$10,000
Writers in Residence

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$50,000 over 2 years

Democracy-Building

City Club of Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio

Guardians of Free Speech capacity grant.

$750,000 over 3 years
Enlightened Solutions

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$200,000 over 2 years
Fair Elections Center

Washington, DC

Ohio Campus Vote.

$200,000 over 2 years
Ohio Progressive Collaborative Education Fund

Columbus, Ohio

Operating support.

$500,000

Public Education

College Now Greater Cleveland, Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Say Yes Scholars program at Cuyahoga Community College.

$250,000
College Now Greater Cleveland, Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

College access advising services, scholarships, and retention services for Cleveland Metropolitan School District students.

$350,000
College Now Greater Cleveland, Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Higher Education Compact of Greater Cleveland.

$75,000
Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County

Valley View, Ohio

PRE4CLE operating support.

$350,000
Envision Excellence in STEM Education

Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Artificial Intelligence: Exploring Impact, Harnessing Power.

$10,000
Esperanza Incorporated

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$375,000 over 3 years
Positive Education Program

Cleveland, Ohio

Staff development.

600,000 over 3 years

Special Commitments

Media Impact Funders Inc.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Operating support.

$7,500
Solidaire Network Inc.

Oakland, California

Operating support.

$40,000 over 2 years

Vibrant Neighborhoods and Inclusive Economy

Birthing Beautiful Communities

Cleveland, Ohio

Juneteenth activities.

$10,000
Boss Summit

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$35,000
Cleveland Owns

Cleveland, Ohio

Strategic planning.

$18,000
Cuyahoga Land Bank Charities

Cleveland, Ohio

Fund Development Manager.

$300,000 over 3 years
DigitalC

Cleveland, Ohio

Building capacity and culture.

$100,000
Global Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$180,000 over 2 years
Linking Employment, Abilities & Potential

Cleveland, Ohio

Providing access, eliminating barriers, and creating opportunities for persons with disabilities.

$75,000
National Disability Institute Inc.

Washington, DC

Investment strategy for people with disabilities in Northeast Ohio.

$235,000
Ohio Mayors Alliance Foundation

Columbus, Ohio

Operating support.

$100,000
The Plexus Education Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio

Workplace Inclusion Hub.

$150,000 over 2 years
Rekindle

Beachwood, Ohio

Inspiring Black and Jewish collaboration for a more just and equitable Cleveland.

$25,000
United Way of Greater Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio

Social Determinants of Work Symposium.

$125,000
United Way of Greater Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio

Social Determinants of Work Initiative.

$15,000

Feb

Climate and Environmental Justice

Action for the Climate Emergency Inc.

Charlestown, Massachusetts

Operating support.

$200,000 over 2 years
Alliance for the Great Lakes

Chicago, Illinois

Operating support.

$200,000 over 2 years
Cleveland Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio

COP28.

$50,000
Economic Growth Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio

Sustainability Initiative.

$150,000 over 2 years
Minneapolis Foundation

Minneapolis, Minnesota

RE-AMP operating support.

$35,000
Nature Conservancy

Arlington, Virginia

Ohio office operating support.

$225,000 over 3 years
Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund

Cincinnati, Ohio

Operating support.

$150,000 over 2 years

Creative Culture and Arts

Artists Archives of the Western Reserve

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$50,000 over 2 years
Assembly for the Arts

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$400,000 over 2 years
BorderLight International Festival of Theatre Cleveland Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support, marketing communications and financial audit capacity building.

$160,000 over 2 years
Cleveland Chamber Symphony Council Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$10,000
Cleveland International Film Festival Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$150,000
convergence-continuum

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$15,000
SPACES

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support and Everlasting Plastics support.

$250,000 over 2 years
Talespinner Children’s Theatre Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$20,000

Democracy-Building

Fair Elections Center

Washington, DC

Ohio Campus Vote.

$20,000

Public Education

Cleveland Metropolitan School District

Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland Metropolitan School District Public Service Fellowship.

$370,000
College Now Greater Cleveland, Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Student loan counseling.

$25,000
Ohio Voice

Columbus, Ohio

Honesty for Ohio Education operating support.

$150,000
Youth Opportunities Unlimited

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$300,000 over 2 years

Special Commitments

Alliance for Justice

Washington, DC

Bolder Advocacy Initiative.

$150,000 over 2 years
Association of Black Foundation Executives

New York, New York

Operating support.

$10,000
Candid

Cleveland, Ohio

Midwest office operating support.

$30,000
Council on Foundations, Inc.

Arlington, Virginia

Operating support.

$19,000
Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc.

Columbia, Maryland

VisionWalk.

$5,000
Mission Investors Exchange Inc.

Seattle, Washington

Operating support.

$30,000 over 2 years
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy

Washington, DC

Operating support.

$10,000
Philanthropy Ohio

Columbus, Ohio

Operating and project support.

$150,000 over 2 years

Vibrant Neighborhoods and Inclusive Economy

Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

iFILM + Workforce Development Program operating support.

$25,000
Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Tenant Engagement and Quality Housing Program Initiative.

$203,200 over 2 years
Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, Ohio

Executive Leadership Development Experience (ELDE) program.

$25,000
Cleveland Development Advisors Community Reinvestment Fund

Cleveland, Ohio

Equitable Development Ecosystem Collaborative.

$100,000 over 2 years
Cuyahoga Community College Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio

Workforce Training project.

$50,000
Economic and Community Development Institute, Inc.

Columbus, Ohio

Set up Shop.

$85,000
Enterprise Community Partners Inc.

Columbia, Maryland

State and local policy advocacy for equitable and affordable housing.

$150,000 over 2 years
The Northeast Ohio Hispanic Center for Economic Development

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$200,000 over 2 years
Ohio City Incorporated

Cleveland, Ohio

West Side Market Masterplan and Nonprofit Transition Assistance.

$150,000
One Fair Wage Inc.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Operating support an the Cleveland High Road Kitchens Program.

Up to $350,000 over 2 years
Smart Development Inc.

Lakewood, Ohio

Operating support and emergency relief fund.

$250,000 over 2 years

$30,177,182 / 229 Grants

Nov

Climate and Environmental Justice

Creative Culture and Arts

Democracy-Building

Education

Public Education

Special Commitments

Thriving Families and Social Justice

Vibrant Neighborhoods and Inclusive Economy

Jul

Climate and Environmental Justice

Creative Culture and Arts

Democracy-Building

Public Education

Special Commitments