100 Key Achievements

100 Key Achievements

Top 25: The Foundation’s Most Significant Accomplishments

Consider what is new, exciting and distinctive about our community. Think about the economic strengths, civic assets and cultural amenities of this region. Almost without exception, the things that make Greater Cleveland great have been touched at some point by the foresight of the Cleveland Foundation. For 100 years the foundation’s spark has ignited bold initiatives and launched exceptional programs of lasting effect. No assessment of the community’s triumphs and success stories over the past 10 decades would be complete without mention of the following historic accomplishments in which the foundation played an indispensable role as a funder, a leader or a convener. The list of what we consider the Top 25 of these achievements is presented in chronological order.

75 Key Grants: Foundation-Supported Programs That Made a Critical Difference

The Cleveland Foundation has long appreciated the diversity of community needs and interests, and thus has traditionally supported a remarkable array of activities aimed at community betterment. The majority of the literally tens of thousands of grants awarded by the foundation since its inception helped Greater Clevelanders expand their capacity to provide needed community services or address problems or take advantage of new ideas, opportunities and talents. Spanning 10 decades, the following listing highlights 75 grants made to institutions, programs or initiatives that offered what promised at the time to be especially creative or effective responses to community concerns. Here is demonstrable evidence that the breadth and the innovative spirit of the foundation’s grantmaking have only increased over the years.

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