The Cleveland Foundation is accepting applications for its Grant Program to enhance the lives of all residents of Greater Cleveland, now and for generations to come, by working together with their donors to build community endowment, address needs through grantmaking, and provide leadership on key community issues.
Donor Name: Cleveland Foundation
State: Ohio
County: Cuyahoga County (OH), Lake County (OH) and Geauga County (OH)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/15/2022
Details:
The Cleveland Foundation is the community foundation serving Greater Cleveland, including Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties. It is made up of more than 1,300 funds representing individuals, families, organizations and corporations.
The Cleveland Foundation is a community trust. Community trusts are designed to serve the charitable and educational needs of tax-exempt organizations in a local community. As such, their scope of activities is limited to organizations that carry an IRS designation of 501(c)3 – Public Charity and government agencies.
Priority is given in the following areas:
- Arts & Culture
- Economic & Workforce Development
- Education
- Environment
- Health & Human Services
- Leadership Development
- Neighborhood Revitalization & Engagement
- Youth & Social Services
The foundation generally does not make grants to:
- Individuals
- For-profit/commercial organizations
- Endowment campaigns, annual appeals or membership drives
- Religious organizations for religious purposes
- Travel for individuals or groups when travel is the proposal’s primary focus
- Community services such as police and fire protection, road repair or snow removal
- Staff positions for government agencies
- Capital projects for hospitals, nursing homes or institutions of higher education
- Publications, audiovisual projects or video productions. However, consideration may be given when they fall within a promising project.
For more information, visit Cleveland Foundation.
