The Cleveland Foundation

Established in 1914 in Cleveland, Ohio, The Cleveland Foundation is an independent non-profit organization recognized as the world’s first community foundation and one of the United States’ largest. It serves residents of Greater Cleveland by partnering with donors to build a community endowment, awarding grants to address local needs, and providing leadership on key community issues.

Ronald B. Richard

President and CEO

43 past transactions

Signal Cleveland

Grant in 2022
Signal Cleveland offers community members access to the news they require. It publishes authoritative, trustworthy daily journalism on a variety of topics, such as government, economy, education, health, safety, and resilience. Their website is chock-full of explainers and guides to help Cleveland residents navigate life in the city, and it serves as a growing civic tool for the city.

Organic Connects

Grant in 2022
Organic Connects incorporates Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion into every aspect of the work that we do.

Bessie’s Angels

Grant in 2022
Bessie’s Angels is a nonprofit organization, with a mission to nurture, empower, educate and to provide low-income housing to young women touched by the foster care system.

Life Exchange Center

Grant in 2022
Life Exchange Center is an ODMHAS consumer-operated peer support drop-in centre. They support People in recovery helping people in recovery.

Inner City Baseball Academy of Greater Cleveland

Grant in 2022
Inner City Baseball Academy of Greater Cleveland provide at-risk inner city youth with the knowledge and skills of the game of baseball, and a chance to succeed in life by advancing their personal development through, character building learning experiences.

Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival

Grant in 2022
Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to celebration, preservation, promotion and advancement of African American arts, culture and cinema.

Contractors Assistance Association

Grant in 2022
Contractors Assistance Association is to strengthen contracting, education and employment opportunities among minorities and women in construction.

Sevynteenth Foundation

Grant in 2022
Sevynteenth Foundation provides day full of activities hosted by some of the most amazing mentors in Cleveland.

Mojuba! Dance Collective

Grant in 2022
Mojuba! Dance Collective promotes cultural awareness, collective wellness, and the restoration of community.

Greater Cleveland Association of Black Journalists

Grant in 2022
Greater Cleveland Association of Black Journalists provides support, inspiration, fellowship and opportunities for journalists of color.

Strengthening Our Students

Grant in 2022
Strengthening Our Students enrich the lives of children and families through innovative, educational and life skill programs.

Beat The Streets Cleveland

Grant in 2022
Beat the Streets Cleveland is a not-for-profit organization that cultivates youth development in underserved communities of Cleveland, Ohio by teaching the important concepts of respect, teamwork, leadership, integrity, and perseverance, through the engagement of the sport of wrestling.

Renounce Denounce Gang Intervention Program

Grant in 2022
Renounce Denounce Gang Intervention Program deals with bullying, peer-pressure, conflict resolution, how to make good choices and decisions.

Greater Collinwood Development Corp.

Grant in 2022
Greater Collinwood Development Corp. advance equitable and inclusive economic development, community engagement and neighborhood stabilization & revitalization strategies within the communities.

Little Giants Youth Fitness Academy

Grant in 2022
Little Giants Youth Fitness Academy is a path to a healthier future.

Learning for Life Youth Program

Grant in 2022
Learning for Life Youth Program engages, empowers, and holistically develops youth. With a special focus on youth who have been marginalized, we provide a web of quality programs that caters not just to our young people, but also to their support networks.

Raising Our Kids

Grant in 2022
Raising Our Kids is a non-penal rehabilitation service for recently suspended or expelled students from grades K-12.

Ashbury Community Services

Grant in 2022
Ashbury Community Services is established to implement positive initiatives, which provides empowering technology resources to greater Cleveland residents.

1000 Ties

Grant in 2022
1000 Ties will enhance the quality of life for youth by teaching them skills they can use for a lifetime.

Black Environmental Leaders

Grant in 2022
Black Environmental Leaders Association is a tax-exempt 501 (c)(3) organization. Black Environmental Leaders Association (BEL) are aligned as stewards of the natural and built environment through collaboration and partnership, to raise awareness and advocate for environmental and economic justice.

Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association

Grant in 2022
Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association helps to plan, coordinate and budget the work of neighborhood centers. They adapt it services to meet the evolving needs of the individuals and families it serves.

Black Professionals Association Charitable Foundation

Grant in 2022
Black Professionals Association Charitable Foundation is a catalyst that prepares and develops emerging professionals, celebrates distinguished leaders and elevates our community.

Spirit of Excellence

Grant in 2022
Spirit of Excellence supports individuals with developmental disabilities; while connecting those in need with supports, enabling them to live learn and experience the many life enhancing activities.

Teen Excellence

Grant in 2022
Teen Excellence operates as a non profit organization.

Thea Bowman Center

Grant in 2022
Thea Bowman Center is a non-profit organization. They specialize in providing food support, children’s programs, and adult education. Their services include a food pantry, meals, adult computer classes, children’s learning activities, summer youth camp, and emergency help to individuals by appointment.

Collaboration Station

Grant in 2022
Collaboration Station focus is to help ordinary people bring about extraordinary change in their lives.

Enlightened Solutions

Grant in 2022
Enlightened Solutions is a research and advocacy firm that specializes in individual equity, and organizational change.

Take Ch9rge

Grant in 2022
Take Ch9rge empowers young men and women to "Take Charge" of their lives, through the development of healthy habits.

Victory Center For Youth

Grant in 2022
Victory Center For Youth operates as a non-profit organization.

National Basketball Retired Players Association

Grant in 2022
National Basketball Retired Players Association is a non-profit association comprised of former professional basketball players of the NBA, ABA, WNBA, and Harlem Globetrotters.

Feed the Soul

Grant in 2022
Feed the Soul is a Cleveland-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization designed to empower the community through food education and developmental programming.

Best Community Resource Center

Grant in 2022
Best Community Resource Center provides people with a network of support and services essential for actively learning, working, and living in the community.

Youth Empowering Society

Grant in 2022
Youth Empowering Society is an innovative, creative, and cutting edge 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that exists to organize, primarily through the vehicles of educational programs and housing services, a positive, enriching environment contributing to an improved quality of life for our underserved communities.

New Life Community Development Corp.

Grant in 2022
New Life Community Development Corp. create communities that are conducive to sustainable economic growth where the dollar circulates through the community multiple times with residents having increased levels of educational attainment, home ownership, business ownership, and increased levels of health and fitness.

Leading Ladies

Grant in 2022
Leading Ladies is a non-profit 501 C empowerment group. Leading Ladies with the primary focuses of self-esteem, civility and service has been a recognized organization in Cleveland Heights and the Greater Cleveland area.

Daughters of Hadassah House

Grant in 2022
Daughters of Hadassah House operates as a non-profit charitable organization.

Project LIFT Services

Grant in 2022
Project LIFT Services is a community-centered social justice and prevention agency that focuses on the well-being of Black teens and fathers to strengthen families and communities.

ABC Read

Grant in 2022
ABC Read is a 501(c)(3) organization that gives books, supplies and healthy snacks to the people in the community.

Village of Healing

Grant in 2022
Village of Healing is a community development organization focused on decreasing racial disparities by concentrating on providing an environment of healing in the community.

Broken Connections

Grant in 2022
Broken Connections is a community based, non-profit organization providing shelter, food, clothing, and supportive services to needy individuals and families.

Legal Aid Society of Cleveland

Grant in 2020
The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland is a legal aid society in Cleveland, Ohio established in 1905. It helped pioneer a nationwide legal aid movement whose leaders held to a simple but profound principle: that rich and poor alike are entitled to equal treatment under the law.

Karamu House

Grant in 2019
Karamu House stands tall in our nation’s history as an inclusive institution that served as a common ground for Clevelanders of different races, religions, and social and economic backgrounds, as well as a trusted community resource for local families.

Holmes Mouthwatering

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Holmes Mouthwatering is a Cleveland, Ohio based producer and seller of premium applesauce and real-fruit products. The company focuses on natural fruit-based snacks made with chunks of real fruit and offers options free from added sugar, nuts, dairy, and gluten. Products are certified non-GMO and kosher, catering to health-conscious consumers and families seeking convenient, nutritious, and allergen-friendly fruit snacks with bold homestyle flavors.
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