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Board of Directors

…’s degree from Case Western Reserve University. × Ric Harris Board: 2002–2005 Appointing Authority: Trustees Committee Read Bio Ric Harris Board: 2002–2005 Appointing Authority: Trustees Committee From 2000 to 2005, Ric Harris was vice president and general manager of WEWS-NewsChannel 5 in Cleveland. A Cleveland native, he attended John Carroll University, where he was a leader on two PAC championship basketball teams. He…

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

…urers solve specific problems to its new focus on establishing long-term consulting relationships that will help manufacturing CEOs grow their companies. With the support of a Cleveland Foundation grant of $400,000 awarded in 2011, MAGNET has begun to develop a comprehensive network of experts and resources to which its clients can be directed for assistance. Called PRISM (Partnership for Regional Innovation Services to Manufacturers), MAGNET’s…

Homer C. Wadsworth

…as a change agent here were hard data and research, strategically planted suggestions, deftly timed seed grants, keen instincts for negotiation and his personal charm. He credited his accomplishments to “two-pants suits—because you have to out-sit people.” Born in Pittsburgh in 1913, Wadsworth was at heart a hard-eyed realist whose world view had been shaped by tragedy. When Homer was eight, his father, a tugboat captain, died from the…

Maintaining the Excellence of the Lively Arts

…d received technical assistance, working capital and grants to underwrite needed staffing, planning and feasibility studies, and marketing. Sustaining Excellence, an invitation-only program of special support, was launched in 2008 to counter the effects of the economic downtown. This initiative extended a safety net of $6.6 million in grants to continue the movement of a spectrum of arts organizations toward self-sufficiency. In 2011, the…

Indispensable Civic Roles

…ntly been designated a community health center, one of only 33 in Ohio, the Free Clinic now qualifies for federal support. Convener: Safeguarding Cleveland’s Cultural Assets 1977 Cleveland Ballet Cleveland Orchestra Karamu House Cleveland Play House The Cleveland Foundation took creative steps to secure the financial futures and continued artistic development of Cleveland’s major performing arts organizations in the late 1970s. The foundation’s…

Championing Advanced Energy

…Great Lakes Wind Network (GLWN), a supply chain advisory group that works to link regional metalworking companies with domestic and international wind turbine manufacturers seeking to source components. With the support of a 2008 foundation grant, GLWN also collaborated with WIRE-NET, a manufacturing advocacy group on Cleveland’s west side, to educate local casting, machining, forging and fabrication firms about the growth potential of serving…

Goff’s Vision

…committee should determine how a community foundation’s income should be distributed, rather than the directors of the foundation’s trustee bank. Donors could be confident that a community foundation’s directors would wisely use the income produced by their gifts to respond to constantly changing conditions. And, because distributions were to be made primarily from earnings on principal, the gifts made to a community trust would form a permanent…