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The George Gund Foundation announced more than $7 million in grants made at its July board meeting to organizations ranging from the grassroots-focused In Our Backyards to the venerable Cleveland Institute of Music. In Our Backyards…

The George Gund Foundation is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for a Senior Program Officer for Economic Development, Community Revitalization and Democracy Building. The Foundation has engaged Koya Leadership Partners to lead the…

Maya Curtis, an admissions counselor at the Cleveland Institute of Art, has been selected as The George Gund Foundation Fellow for 2019-2021. Curtis will receive her master’s degree in arts administration from The University of Akron…

The George Gund Foundation awarded $7,271,790 at its winter meeting to organizations ranging from a new theater festival to long-established groups such as the Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland. The inaugural Borderlight Festival of Theatre…

The George Gund Foundation awarded $14.2 million in grants at its final meeting of 2018 to continue its support of collaborative efforts such as the Fund for Our Economic Future and to spur the growth of…

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At a time when democracy is being severely challenged in America and abroad, The George Gund Foundation’s 2017 annual report focuses on the role of arts as political activism. Award-winning photographer Accra Shepp captured images of 15…

The George Gund Foundation expressed its continued commitment to state and local voter advocacy initiatives by awarding several grants at its summer 2018 meeting to help increase participation by historically underrepresented populations. The grants aim to…

Travis Howard, a lifelong Greater Clevelander with a keen interest in economic development, will be The George Gund Foundation Fellow for 2018-2020. Howard is a graduate of Bowling Green State University with a degree in economics…