Global Impact

…tions (GFCF), the Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS) and a team of research and communications specialists to develop an easily accessible online information platform for the field. CommunityFoundationAtlas.org was unveiled in the fall of 2014. A formal atlas survey was prepared by the project’s research consultant, Barry Knight, a social scientist based in the United Kingdom who has previously assisted the GFCF and WINGS with…

Portfolio of 20 Innovative and Excellent Schools

…in the talent and promise of urban youth, the Cleveland Foundation sought to demonstrate that public school students could achieve their potential if given an opportunity to learn in high-performance educational settings. In 2006, the foundation partnered with the George Gund Foundation and the Cleveland Municipal School District to create a portfolio of new, innovative and excellent schools. To date, the two foundations have contributed more…

20,000 New Manufacturing Jobs by 2020

…), MAGNET’s new program seeks to help companies with annual sales of between $10 million and $500 million create new products and enter new markets, thus propelling double-digit percentage sales growth. A second foundation grant of $400,000 awarded in early 2013 will enable MAGNET to expand PRISM’s portfolio of clients with an eye to fostering the creation of 20,000 new jobs in northeastern Ohio by 2020….

Terms

…nks to websites of various nonprofits and nonprofit resources. Unless we expressly state otherwise, the Cleveland Foundation makes no representations whatsoever concerning the content of those sites. A link to a website from www.ClevelandFoundation.org is not an endorsement, authorization, sponsorship or affiliation with respect to such site, its owners or providers. This privacy policy applies solely to the information collected by this site….

Grant Search

Grant Search Year Span 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 to 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Amount $0 $500 $1,000 $5,000 $25,000 $50,000 $100,000 $250,000 $500,000 $1,000,000 $5,000,000 $10,000,000 to $0 $500 $1,000 $5,000 $25,000 $50,000 $100,000…

Mass Polio Immunizations

…Albert Sabin (left) developed the oral vaccine given to Cleveland children. A grant of less than $2,500 helped Cleveland’s Academy of Medicine launch what was at the time the largest mass polio immunization program ever undertaken in the world. Approximately 1.5 million Greater Clevelanders received the Sabin oral vaccine during the immunization campaign, preventing untold suffering and medical expenditures….

Credits

…yce Taylor and Shawn Beatty About the Photographs The Cleveland Foundation extends thanks to all the generous individuals and institutions that contributed images to this project. Please contact Photos@ClevelandFoundation100.org regarding any errors, omissions, or comments about the photographs appearing on this website.Principal Photography: At Land’s End Photography, Roger Mastroianni, Thom Sheridan Photography and Jeff Stephens…

Updated Approaches to Successful Aging

…ingful volunteer activities, which have been shown to improve physical and mental health. Building on the concept of providing opportunities for seniors to give back to their communities, the Cleveland Foundation announced in 2013 that it will take a lead role in developing an “encore career” program for Greater Cleveland. The foundation will consult with Encore.org, a San Francisco-based nonprofit, on the best means locally to help find second…

Creating Real Jobs for Neighborhood People

…ition to stimulating major physical improvements within the Circle, the initiative has undertaken two neighborhood-rebuilding campaigns, the objectives of which can be summed up in the phrases “Live Local,” “Hire Local,”and “Buy Local.” The first phrase describes an employee housing assistance program. The second and third phrases underpin a business formation plan that taps into the $3 billion the Circle’s anchor institutions spend annually on…

Malvin E. Bank

…mpson Hine’s distinguished specialist in federal income and estate tax matters, whose continuing service to the firm spans more than half its history. Bank’s tenure as general counsel for the Cleveland Foundation from 1967 to 2003 certainly reflects the utmost standards of loyalty and commitment to the client’s best interests, as does his service over the years as a director of more than 50 nonprofit businesses. Bank has also provided wise…