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Recent Grants

Cleveland Foundation grants approved - 12/17/2009

(Does not include designated grants, donor-advised grants or grants made by supporting organizations)

 

Arts and Culture

Art House, Inc.
Strengthen capacity through strategic financial planning
$39,000

Arts Collinwood Inc
Core program development and strengthening of the financial management system
$20,000

CityMusic Cleveland
Community concert series in the Greater Cleveland area
$20,000

Cleveland Arts Prize
Capacity building support and the Celebration of its 50th Anniversary, in partnership with the Cleveland Museum of Art, SPACES, MOCA and the Sculpture Center
$25,000

The Cleveland Foundation (Inc.)
Rotating art exhibit in the Cleveland Foundation lobby
$15,000

The Cleveland Institute of Art
Travel Grant Program to expand students interested in enrolling in the fall of 2010
$20,000

The Cleveland International Film Festival d.b.a. Cleveland Film Society
"After the Credits Roll," a nonprofit partnership and audience development initiative at the 34th Cleveland International Film Festival
$85,000

Cleveland Jazz Orchestra
2009-2010 season and return to downtown Cleveland and nearby neighborhoods
$24,500

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Artists from Burkina Faso collaborating with Cleveland artists and community members
$50,000

The Cleveland Play House
General support from the John A. Wiegman Fund
$15,606

Cleveland Public Art, Inc.
2010 programming in Neighborhood Progress Inc.'s Strategic Investment Initiative neighborhoods and new vacant land initiative
$110,000

The Community Partnership for Arts and Culture
Joint marketing campaign among nine arts and culture organizations
$20,000

Cuyahoga Community College Foundation
2010 arts education programs: JazzFest and Showtime at High Noon
$35,000

Dunham Tavern Museum
General support from the John A. Wiegman Fund
$5,202

La Mesa Espanola
Jessie Tucker Memorial Program musical presentation
$500

Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage
Woman and Spirit: Catholic Sisters in America
$7,500

Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland
Appreciative Inquiry Summit for the organization and its community stakeholders
$100,000

Near West Theatre, Inc.
Strategic and leadership succession planning
$20,921

Opera Circle, Inc.
Strengthen capacity to deliver neighborhood-based performances
$18,000

Playhouse Square Foundation
One-time transitional support for the occupancy costs of resident performing arts companies in 2010
$100,000

Professional Flair Inc. d.b.a. Dancing Wheels
Building its capacity through strategic planning for its current and future seasons
$25,000

SPACES
Capacity building through gallery space modification and identity rebranding and marketing
$45,000

Civic Affairs


Cleveland Housing Network, Inc
Foreclosure counseling in Cuyahoga County
$50,000

Cleveland Restoration Society, Inc.
Expanded Heritage Homes and Neighborhoods program
$150,000

Cleveland Tenants Organization
Sustaining the shared development director staff position
$60,000

Cleveland/Cuyahoga Workforce Investment Board
Assessment of the new Workforce Investment Board structure
$6,500

Community Housing Solutions
Foreclosure counseling in Cuyahoga County
$62,000

The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio
Enhanced organizational capacity and technology upgrades
$50,000

East Side Organizing Project, Inc. d.b.a. Empowering & Strengthening Ohio's People
Foreclosure counseling in Cuyahoga County
$100,000

Funders Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities
Membership dues
$5,000

Home Repair Resource Center
Foreclosure counseling in Cuyahoga County
$35,000

The Housing Advocates, Inc.
Foreclosure counseling in Cuyahoga County
$30,000

Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Cleveland
Foreclosure counseling in Cuyahoga County
$75,000

Research and report concerning options for a locally-controlled BetterBank option to purchase appropriate, distressed mortgages in Cuyahoga County
$5,000


ParkWorks, Inc.
Strategic Initiative Partnership with Neighborhood Progress Inc. in the six SII neighborhoods and the Downtown Greening Initiative
$250,000

Policy Matters Ohio
Expansion of its Earned Income Tax Credit, asset building and consumer protection work in Ohio
$75,000


Economic Development


Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Conference in Cleveland on energy reform and climate policy as it relates to economic competitiveness
$26,456

City of Cleveland
Design of a waste to energy facility at the Ridge Road Transfer Center
$250,000

The Cleveland Foundation
Consultant services related to international attraction
$48,950
Establishment of the Evergreen Land Trust
$80,000
2010 international relations and consulting contract with SME Union
$175,000
Feasibility of a medical waste-to-energy facility in Greater University Circle
$25,000
Fund For our Economic Future - Phase 3
$300,000

Economic Growth Foundation
Marketing the Cleveland International Investment Fund
$10,000

Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.
The Retrofit Fund
$250,000

Northeast Ohio Regional Economic Development Foundation d.b.a. Team NEO
Targeted international business attraction initiative
$1,000,000

Shorebank Enterprise Group Cleveland
Revitalizing Cleveland's neighborhoods
$550,000

Suite 1300 Services, Inc.
2010 interim support
$100,000

Education


Chess for Success, Inc. d.b.a. Progress With Chess
In-school chess programming in Cleveland Metropolitan School District schools
$12,000

The Cleveland Foundation 
Continued development and implementation of the Portfolio of Excellent Schools strategy for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District
$200,000
Phase I implementation of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District's transformation plan
$750,000

Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Strengthen the capacity of the Academic Office to deepen the implementation of its academic achievement model and to design new schools
$428,000

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Visual Effects System in the Shafran Planetarium
$48,950

Cleveland State University Foundation
Cleveland Arts Education Consortium which is dedicated to strengthening arts education in Northeast Ohio and providing quality professional development for area teachers
$20,000

The First Tee of Cleveland
General operating and program support
$10,000

Friends of E Prep Schools
Research, planning and creation of a charter management organization
$105,000

KnowledgeWorks Foundation
Phase IV of The Governor's Institute for Creativity and Innovation in Education
$6,200

Lake/Geauga Educational Assistance Foundation
Expanded services for adult learners and high school students and their families
$30,000

Ohio University Foundation
Ohio University - General support from the John A. Wiegman Fund
$15,607

Westside Industrial Retention and Expansion Network (WIRE-Net)
Continued planning and design for a new Max Hayes career and technical learning center for high school and adult students
$115,000

Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
Implementation of the Ohio STEM Teaching Fellows Program
$200,000

Education - Scholarship

The Cleveland Foundation (Inc.)
Scholarship funds for distribution by the TCF Scholarship Selection and Advisory Committee (TCFSSAC)
$7,178

The Lakeland Foundation
Maintaining and expanding the Next Generation Scholarship Campaign in 2010
$36,500


Environment


Cleveland Metroparks System
Cleveland Metroparks district
$1,689

Cleveland State University Foundation
Center for Energy Policy and Urban Change
$20,000

The Ohio State University Research Foundation
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Food Policy Coalition, a group dedicated to strengthening the local food economy and increasing access to local, healthy and affordable food
$50,000

Health


The A.M. McGregor Home
General support from the Edwin T. and Mary E. Hamilton Fund
$100,000

Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association, Inc.
Family education and support programming
$50,000

American Lung Association of Ohio
Healthy Communities Air and Asthma public awareness campaign
$32,000

Benjamin Rose Institute
General support from the Edwin T. and Mary E. Hamilton Fund
$100,000

Care Alliance
Electronic Health Records initiative, to improve patient care and organizational efficiency
$100,000

The Center for Community Solutions
AIDS Funding Collaborative
$100,000

City of Cleveland, Department of Public Health
Making Greater Cleveland Lead Safe Program
$154,775

The Cleveland Society for the Blind d.b.a. Cleveland Sight Center
General support from the Edwin T. and Mary E. Hamilton Fund
$100,000

The Golden Age Centers of Greater Cleveland, Inc.
The 2010 and Beyond Capacity Building Initiative to strengthen its programming for senior citizens, including its home- delivered meal service
$120,000

Jennings Center for Older Adults
Evaluate current services, develop and implement a strategic plan
$69,480

Learning Disabilities Association of Northeast Ohio
Bridge support
$50,000

Neighborhood Health Care Incorporated d.b.a. Neighborhood Family Practice
Electronic Health Records initiative, to improve patient care and organizational efficiency
$150,000

Rose-Mary Center
Diversify income sources by expanding its respite program
$120,000

University Hospitals Health System Geauga Regional Hospital
Implementation of the Geriatric Initiative To Improve Transitional Care for Rehabilitating Elders
$80,000

Philanthropic Sector

 

The Cleveland Foundation (Inc.)
75th Anniversary of the Anisfield-Wolf Memorial Community Service Award, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards and related expenses
$350,000
Discretionary Grant Pool reimbursement
$188,106

The Foundation Center
2010 program and operating support for the library and learning center in Cleveland
$158,343

Battle Creek Community Foundation
Grassroots Grantmakers - Membership dues
$5,000

Independent Sector
2009 Public Policy Action Institute
$20,000

Ohio Grantmakers Forum
Membership, conference sponsorship and operating support
$90,000

Cuyahoga County Funders Collaborative pilot program
$20,000

 

Social Services

 

Ashbury Community Services, Inc.
Technology: NOW, The Future Is Here
$20,000

Bellaire Puritas Development Corporation
Riverside Computer Center
$14,000

Case Western Reserve University, Office of University Development
Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences - Final year of core support for the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development's Community Information Program
$90,000

Child Care Resource Center of Cuyahoga County d.b.a. Starting Point
Continuation of the MyCom out of school time services of the Youth Development Initiative
$450,000

The Church of the Saviour, United Methodist
General support from the John A. Wiegman Fund
$15,606.90

The Cleveland Foundation
MyCom youth development initiative
$23,800
Fifth-year support of Project Access
$475,000

Cogswell Hall, Inc.
Build capacity to administer all property management functions in accordance with Low Income Housing Tax Credit rules related to the capital renovation and rehabilitation of its building
$21,900

Community Re-Entry, Inc.
Community outreach workers to support Operation Focus and other anti-gun and gang initiatives
$180,000

Computers Assisting People Inc.
2010 operational support
$20,000

Cuyahoga Community College Foundation
Technology and Information Literacy Initiative (TILI) Learning Centers
$20,000

Board of Cuyahoga County Commissioners
Cuyahoga County Family and Children First Council - Continuation as the intermediary of the MyCom - Youth Development Initiative
$270,000

Cuyahoga County Public Library
Third year of funding for its Homework Centers, located in local library branches
$200,000

Domestic Violence Center
Staffing to maintain services and diversify income
$157,460

Emerald Development and Economic Network Inc. (EDEN)
Community Women's Shelter renovations
$300,000

Esperanza Incorporated
Community Computer Resource Center at Esperanza
$20,000

Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation
Fairfax Neighborhood Technology Center
$16,800

Catholic Charities Community Services Corp.
Fatima Family Center - Community Computer Access Program
$20,000
Fatima Family Center - Safe Spaces and Violence Prevention program, a community-building effort in the Hough Neighborhood
$40,000

Friendly Inn Settlement, Inc.
Neighborhood Technology Center
$15,000

Heights Parent Center
Greater Cleveland Family Support Consortium - programming in the community
$50,000

Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association
Neighborhood Centers Association's Community Computer Learning Centers
$20,000

Hispanic Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach Program (HUMADAOP)
Assist with its life development and tutorial programs for at-risk youth
$50,000

Center for Families and Children
Mental Health Advocacy Coalition - increased need for advocacy and policy work in response to the economic downturn
$50,000

United Way of Greater Cleveland
Neighborhood Leadership Development Program - Cohort III
$20,000

Neighborhood Leadership Institute
MyCom Neighborhood Implementation Strategy
$25,000
Focused approach to engaging and connecting neighborhood residents to community based initiatives
$130,000

Nueva Luz Urban Resource Center
Third year of its capacity building initiative
$100,000

ORCA House, Inc.
Capacity building support for an intake/assessment staff person
$55,023

Peace In The Hood
Project Community Empowerment Youth Violence initiative
$90,000

Planned Life Assistance Network of Northeast Ohio d.b.a. PLAN of NE Ohio
Launch of its Cognitive Enhancement Therapy Regional Center to treat persons with chronic and severe mental illnesses
$45,000

Providence House, Inc.
Conduct a strategic plan to identify new opportunities for growth and financial self-sufficiency to support its work in helping families that are in crisis
$30,000

Recovery Resources
Bridge support and the targeted strategic growth plan for its mental health and addiction services programs
$225,000

The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army Temple Corps Computer Center
$18,000

Scranton Road Ministries Community Development Corporation
Project Connect
$17,850

St. Paul's Community Church
Community Outreach capacity building initiative
$25,000

University Settlement, Inc.
Second phase of its financial management restructuring project
$42,000
Magic Johnson Empowerment Center
$20,000

West Park Community Coalition Inc.
West Park Community Coalition Computer Center
$16,000

West Side Community House
Capacity building through marketing initiative
$18,245

Wingspan Care Group
Engage in a development process to better integrate the boards of Wingspan Care Group, Bellefaire Jewish Children's Bureau and Applewood Centers Inc.
$10,000

Youth Opportunities Unlimited
Continuation of the MyCom youth employment infrastructure of the Youth Development initiative
$300,000

 

Cleveland Foundation grants approved - 9/24/2009

(Does not include designated grants, donor-advised grants or grants made by supporting organizations)

 

Arts and Culture

Apollo's Fire

New position of General Manager and a position of Managing Director

$75,000

 

DANCECleveland

2009-2010 marketing and audience development initiative

$41,000

 

Fairmount Center for the Arts 

Fundraising and outreach efforts

$24,000

 

Grantmakers in the Arts

Operating/membership support for 2009-2010

$10,000

 

Groundworks Dancetheater

2009-2010 Guest Creative Residencies and artistic programming

$40,000

 

Musical Arts Association

Build the Cleveland Orchestra's capacity to implement its Centennial Campaign

$1.2 million

 

The Lit:Cleveland's Literary Center

Strategic Capacity Building plan, focusing on targeted marketing efforts to expand the Center's public benefit

$30,000

Civic Affairs

Cleveland Botanical Garden

Expansion of the Green Corps program to the Glenville neighborhood

$150,000

Detroit-Shoreway Community Development Organization

West Side Housing Center

$25,000

 

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

Planning of a new 116th Street station

$10,000

 

Parkworks

Land reutilization action plan and a Northeast Ohio food assessment and business plan

$250,000

 

Economic Development

Berkshire Community Planning Association

Formation of the Geauga Growth Partnership

$149,400

 

The Cleveland Foundation

Cleveland Center for Arts and Technology - start up

$3 million

 

Cleveland Foundation 

Collaboration with Chinese entities on advanced energy issues and initiatives

$50,000

Public engagement work for Great Lakes Wind Energy Center project

$40,000

 

Economic Growth Foundation

Implementation of the Eastern European Trade mission strategy

$117, 429

 

Hispanic Business Association

Strategic planning/capacity building

$65,533

 

Kent State University Foundation

Ohio Employee Ownership Center - training, management, structuring, and expansion of the Evergreen Cooperative Initiative

$125,000

 

Presidents Council Foundation

Emerging Entrepreneurs Program assisting entrepreneurs with high growth potential

$75,000

 

Suite 1300 Services

Civic Innovation Lab - Operations and grantmaking activities

$150,000

 

University of Akron Foundation

Innovation Fund for tech-based start-ups in Northeast Ohio

$200,000

 

Westside Industrial Retention and Expansion Network (WIRE-Net) 

Year two of its City-wide Manufacturing Initiative

$115,000

 

Education

America SCORES Cleveland

One year programming in one CMSD school

$10,000

 

Baldwin-Wallace College

Regional Collegiate Consortium on Sustainability and Planning for a "green" rehabilitated building

$38,000

 

Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District

First-ring superintendents' collaborative to improve academic performance of at-risk students and increase efficiencies across school districts

$100,000

 

Cleveland Metropolitan School District

Summer bridge orientation program for 2,901 incoming ninth-graders at the 10 CMSD comprehensive high schools

$25,000

Developing an alumni association

$70,000

Year three of the K-12 comprehensive health education program

$98,170

 

Cleveland Scholarship Programs

2009-2010 Postsecondary Access Imitative

$685,000

 

Cuyahoga Community College Foundation

Community survey and outreach activities

$25,000

 

Cuyahoga County Public Library

Increase capacity around career counseling and technology programs for local residents

$198,690

 

E City

Organizational Restructure and Service Expansion initiative

$50,000

 

Envision Excellence in STEM Education

Cleveland STEM schools and programs

$30,000

 

Facing History and Ourselves National Foundation

Cleveland-based professional development for teachers in Cuyahoga County in conjunction with the Choosing to Participate Initiative

$50,000

 

Greater Cleveland Volunteers

Experience Corps, a tutoring program for elementary students in Cleveland schools

$165,000

 

Hathaway Brown School

ASPIRE program, an enrichment for middle-school girls in Cleveland-area public schools

$100,000

 

Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland

PJ Library, a program that fosters intergenerational learning and literacy through access to high-quality Jewish children's books and music

$50,000

 

Ohio Business Alliance for Higher Education and the Economy

Continuation of STEM education policy efforts

$125,000

 

Lake County Educational Service Center

Porter Center for Science and Mathematics - Porter Biotech Project

$36,200

 

Saint Martin de Porres High School

Work-study program - student work team at the Cleveland Foundation for the 2009-2010 school year

$25,000

 

Scenarios USA

Cleveland-based literacy, creative writing and filmmaking program

$90,000

 

Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland

Segula - support education-related services for special needs children

$20,000

 

Education - Scholarship

Berea College

Scholarship support for the 2009-2010 academic year from the Florence Mackey Pritchard and P.J. Pritchard Scholarship Fund

$42,000

 

Cleveland Foundation

Cleveland Foundation Scholarship Selection and Advisory Committee for a one-time Dr. Rosemary Herpal Scholarship to a CMSD student

$574.67

Nelson G. Peck, Jr. Memorial Scholarships for the 2009-2010 academic year

$1,000

 

Cleveland Scholarship Programs

Harry Coulby Memorial Scholarships to Cleveland-area students to be used during the 2009-2010 academic year

$13,000

 

Hudson Montessori Association

Marie Richardson Scholarships for the 2009-2010 academic year

$5,000

 

Huron Hospital 

Huron School of Nursing - Scholarships for the 2009-2010 academic year from the Florence Mackey Pritchard and P.J. Pritchard Scholarship Fund

$42,000

 

Ohio National Guard Englisted Assocation

Enlisted Scholarship Program

$4,000

 

Fairmount Montessori Association

Rugging Montessori School (east) - Marie Richardson scholarships for the 2009-2010 academic year

$5,000

Ruffing Montessori School (west) - Marie Richardson scholarships for the 2009-2010 academic year

$5,000

 

Westshore Montesorri Association

Marie Richardson scholarships for the 2009-2010 academic year

$5,000

 

Environment

Cleveland Museum of Natural History

City of Cleveland, Department of Public Utilities - Presummit activities and marketing for the Sustainable Cleveland 2019 summit

$40,000

 

Green Energy Ohio 

Northeast Ohio Green Energy Education, Outreach, and Jobs Initiative

$35,000

 

Nature Center at Shaker Lakes

Strengthen marketing, human resources, and information technology capacity

$56,000

 

New Agrarian Center

City Fresh, which addresss the lack of access low-income Cleveland families have to fresh produce

$65,000

 

Rockefeller Family Fund

Ohio's participation in the RE-AMP

$20,000

 

Western Reserve RC&D

Hispanic Growers/Farmers Marker Project

$11,800

 

Health

The American Legion Post 540

Recreational activities at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Brecksville, Ohio

$3,000

 

Art Therapy Studio

Tactical planning and implementation

$29,500

 

Benjamin Rose Institute

Establish the Cuyahoga County Data Coordination Consortium

$49,312

 

Care Alliance

Women's Health Advocacy programming to address increased need for services for homeless women and girls

$15,000

 

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Fellowship program in Advanced Bioethics

$145,400

 

Cleveland Cord Blood Center

Secondyyear support of start-up costs

$200,000

 

Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center

Strong Voice Sound Tomorrow capital campaign

$250,000

 

Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States

We Care for America - War Veteran Relief

$4,700

 

Health Policy Institute of Ohio

Fifth and final year of startup support for health care research and policy work

$100,000

 

MobileMed 1 Foundation

Strategic and business planning effortd for MedWorks, a healthcare enterprise for the underserved

$20,000

 

NAMI Greater Cleveland

Membership development project to increase volunteerism and income

$40,000

 

Neighborhood Family Practice

Comprehensive patient advocacy services for women and children

$15,000

 

Suicide Prevention Education Alliance of Northeast Ohio

Programs in Lake and Geauga county schools

$10,000

 

Philanthropic Sector

United Way of Greater Cleveland

Ohio Society of Certified Public Accounts Foundation - 22nd Annual Not-for-Profit Leadership Symposium

$2,500

 

Social Services

Bellefaire Jewish Children Bureau

Expanding and Enhancing the VIsual Language Learning Solution for Children with Autism project

$150,000

 

Board of Cuyahoga County Commissioners

Office of Early Childhood - to support the Born Learning Trail program from the Early Childhood Endowment Fund

$15,000

 

Broadway United Methodist Church

Enhancement Ministries to provide alternatives to school suspension

$35,000

 

Building Hope in the City

Exploring strategic collaboration with STAIRS, a refugee family center

$5,650

 

Care Alliance

Avenue Dental Service, its mission-drive social enterprise

$60,000

 

Center for Families and Children

Greater Cleveland Integrated Re-Entry Project

$125,000

 

Cleveland Foodbank

Help meet growing demand for services

$300,000

 

Community Re-Entry

Women's Re-Entry Network program

$50,000

 

Empowering and Strengthening Ohio's People

Human resources and technology management initiative

$70,000

 

Help Foundation

To cover the unexpected costs of the relocation of the Continuing Education summer program

$50,000

 

Jewish War Veterans Post 44 Cemetery Corporation

Recreational activities at Wade Park Veteran Hospital

$1,600

 

Linking Employment Abilities and Potential 

Organizational assessment and restructuring plan

$50,000

 

Salvation Army

Veterans benefits

$2,500

 

Senior Citizen Resources

Strategic planning

$25,000

 

Temple-Tifereth Israel

Jewish Learning Through the Arts Program

$25,000

 

United Service Organizations of Northern Ohio

Soldier benefits through the USO

$2,000

 

Vocational Guidance Service

Secure federal funds for vocational rehabilitation services for Greater Clevelanders with disabilities

$150,000

 

Cleveland Foundation grants approved – 6/26/2009

(Does not include designated grants, donor-advised grants, or grants made by supporting organizations)  
  
Arts and Culture

Apollo's Fire
Second-year sustaining support
$75,000

Beck Center for the Arts
2009 Strategic Growth Initiative
$150,000

Cleveland Festival of Art and Technology (dba, Ingenuity)
Public access and workforce components of the 2009 Ingenuity Festival
$50,000

Cleveland Play House
Second-year sustaining support
$150,000

Cleveland Public Theatre, Inc.
Second-year sustaining support
$75,000

Community Partnership for Arts and Culture
Second-year sustaining support
$300,000

Geauga Lyric Theatre Guild
Next steps of a strategic plan to strengthen the organizations through executive and board leadership development
$80,000

Great Lakes Theater Festival
Second-year sustaining support
$150,000

ideastream
Health programming from the Goodman Fund
$1,500,000

Joyful Noise Neighborhood Music School
Volunteer and marketing capacity building support
$7,500

Musical Arts Association
The Cleveland Orchestra - second-year sustaining support
$500,000

Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland
Second-year sustaining support
$100,000

Playhouse Square Foundation
Discovery Theater Series for Children from the Children's Theatre Endowment Fund
$34,000
Second-year sustaining support
$100,000

Scottish-American Cultural Society of Ohio, Inc.
Ohio Scottish Arts School scholarship
$500

SPACES
Planning for a Creative Fusion residency
$5,700

Verb Ballets
2009-10 public access to dance programming
$40,000

Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio
Arts IS Education program and sustaining organizational support
$275,000


Civic Affairs

City of Cleveland
Public Management Development Program for City Managers to build management skills
$181,500
Cleveland City Planning Commission - Cleveland Census 2010 Complete Count campaign
$150,000

Cleveland Foundation
American Marshall Memorial Fellowship Program
$31,000

Cleveland Hillel Foundation Inc.
Year 2 of its leadership program for young adults
$30,000

Cleveland Leadership Center
Fifth year of the Cleveland Executive Fellowship
$565,000

Coalition on Homelessness & Housing in Ohio
Partnership with the Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network to lead 2010 Census programming for Cleveland-area nonprofits
$75,000

Cuyahoga County Treasurer
Extend the Cuyahoga County Foreclosure Prevention Program to the inner-ring suburbs
$250,000

National Urban Fellows, Inc.
Sponsor an urban fellow in Cleveland for the 2009-10 academic year
$63,000


Economic Development

BioEnterprise Corporation
Strategic health corridor zone assessment and plan
$50,000

Cleveland Foundation
Globalizing Cleveland through business, academic, and research relationships with China in the area of advanced energy
$12,000
Organizing a delegation of German aerospace companies to visit Cleveland under the auspices of the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Stuttgart
$50,000
Continued development and implementation of the Greater University Circle economic inclusion strategy
$150,000

OneCommunity
2009 Regional Technology Stimulus Office, to attract American Recovery and Reinvestment Act dollars for broadband projects to Northeast Ohio
$75,000


Education

Case Western Reserve University
Office of University Development
Developing a skilled workforce for the energy industry in Northeast Ohio and building partnerships for cooperative education in energy at Case Western Reserve University
$53,800

Cleveland Foundation
Continued development and implementation of the Portfolio of Excellent Schools strategy
$831,000

Cleveland Metropolitan School District
External consultant from the American Federation of Teachers to facilitate the academic intervention team process
$31,500
Leadership development for principals and district administrators charged with turning around low-performing schools
$95,000

Cleveland State University Foundation, Inc.
LINK STEMM Pathway program
$107,976

Cuyahoga Community College Foundation
Pathways Out of Poverty Through Green Jobs initiative
$60,000
Expansion of the E-Business Management program
$46,680
Capacity building to address growing demand for career development and transition services
$200,000
Summer Leadership Camp and ongoing Youth Academy for low-income youth
$15,000

Friends of E-Prep Schools
Village Preparatory School start-up funding
$180,000

Hanna Perkins School (dba, Hanna Perkins Center for Child Development)
Probation consultation initiative
$65,000

KnowledgeWorks Foundation
Expert review of governor's school funding proposal and subsequent legislative proposals
$15,000

Lake Erie College
Center for Entrepreneurship
$30,000
Scholarship support
$500,000

Lakeland Foundation
Capacity building and matching challenge grant for The Nonprofit and Public Service Center
$40,000

Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education
NEOintern: Applying market research results to expand and improve internships in Northeast Ohio
$125,000

Ohio Grantmakers Forum
Phase IV of its education initiative
$70,000

Eleanor B. Rainey Memorial Institute, Inc.
Building a new home for the Rainey Institute
$250,000

Community Renewal Society
Urban School News - Catalyst: Ohio
$185,000


Education - Scholarship

Baldwin-Wallace College
R. Earl Burrows Scholarships for the 2009-10 academic year
$6,000

Case Western Reserve University
Office of University Development
2009-10 Henry Ford II Scholarships
$2,000
Charles Stillwell Scholarships for the 2009-10 academic year
$12,000

Cleveland Foundation
Scholarship support to be distributed by the Cleveland Foundation Scholarship Selection and Advisory Committee
$240,000

Cleveland Scholarship Programs, Inc.
Scholarships and advisory services for students in Cohort 9 of the Jane D. White Scholars of the Adult Learner Program
$301,900


Environment

Cleveland Foundation
Cleveland Carbon Fund
$10,000

Earth Day Coalition
Neighborhood environmental action work in three Cleveland low-income neighborhoods
$25,000

EarthWatch Ohio
Programmatic support for the EarthWatch Ohio publication and the Next Generation program
$25,000

Great Lakes Science Center
Advanced energy exhibit
$75,000

Trust for Public Land
Support of the Cleveland office and completion of the Towpath Trail and Canal Basin Park
$150,000

Western Reserve Land Conservancy
Establishment of conservation-based affordable housing project in Middlefield
$25,000


Health

American Red Cross, Greater Cleveland Chapter
Bridge support of its disaster relief services and volunteers
$250,000

City of Cleveland
Department of Public Health - Health Promotion Through Health Literacy project
$30,000

Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Accelerating sustainable change through environmental leadership
$188,100

Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland
Strategic planning
$25,000

Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland
Patient advocate program
$46,525
Expanded patient access initiative
$150,000

Hospital of the Western Reserve, Inc.
Home care for individuals in Cuyahoga County who have terminal cancer
$127,021

North Coast Health Ministry
Expanded behavioral health program
$53,000

Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital of University Hospital
Parental peer coaching for self-efficacy support groups
$50,000

University of Texas Foundation
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - support the work of Dr. Sharon Giordano as the recipient of the Tracy Starr Breast Cancer Research Fund Award
$15,000

Visiting Nurse Association of Cleveland
Home care for individuals in Cuyahoga County who have terminal cancer
$127,021


Philanthropic Sector

Business Volunteers Unlimited
Capacity building services to nonprofit organizations
$75,000

Cleveland Foundation
2009 Homer C. Wadsworth Award
$2,000

Grantmakers in Health
Operating support and membership dues dues for 2009 and 2010
$10,000


Social Services

Asian Services in Action, Inc.
Newcomers Family Support Center to support new refugees
$116,998

Berea Children's Home & Family Services
Freedom Schools - summer enrichment programs designed to promote literacy and social action in youth in grades K-12
$60,000
Freedom Schools summer enrichment programs in partnership with Lakeland Community College
$25,000

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland
Capacity building for youth mentoring
$125,000

Board of Cuyahoga County Commissioners
Office of Early Childhood - Invest in Children
$500,000

Case Western Reserve University
Office of University Development
Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development's work with Community Wealth Ventures for business planning
$20,000

Center for Community Solutions
Systems planning, coordination, and resource development for early care and education, and out-of-school-time systems
$188,995

Cleveland Development Foundation
Youth initiative
$70,000

Cleveland Eastsider Ex-Offender Coalition
2009 capacity building project
$108,858

Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Supplementary program and services in connection with MyCom
$40,000

David's Challenge, Inc.
Organizational strengthening initiative to support its mentoring and adult education programs in East Cleveland
$7,500

Extended Housing Inc.
Planning of 15 additional housing units
$50,000

Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry
Capacity building support and technology systems enhancement
$140,000

Near West Side Multi-Service Corporation (dba, The May Dugan Center)
Capacity enhancement through addition of fiscal and program compliance officer
$83,148

New Agrarian Center
Create a business viability plan and increase access to fresh foods in the Greater University Circle neighborhood
$15,000

North Coast Community Homes, Inc.
Bridge support for tenant rent subsidy for individuals with mental disabilities in Cuyahoga County
$60,000

Stella Maris, Inc.
Increase mental health services capacity and support increased addiction recovery services
$76,210

Task Force on Violent Crime (dba, Partnership for a Safer Cleveland)
Lead agency for youth engagement in Youth Development Initiative
$200,000

Towards Employment Incorporated
2009 organizational capacity building and advocacy efforts, and one-time bridge support for re-entry programming
$160,000

Voices for Children of Greater Cleveland (dba, Voices for Ohio's Children)
2009-10 advocacy agenda
$160,000
MyCom initiative
$76,000

YMCA of Greater Cleveland
Integrated management information upgrade to increase organizational capacity in providing improved services to the community
$91,773

YWCA of Cleveland
Support for the NIA program for young women in transition out of foster care
$75,000

 

Cleveland Foundation grants approved – 3/26/2009

(Does not include designated grants, donor-advised grants, or grants made by supporting organizations)  
  
Arts and Culture

Access to the Arts
General support
$5,000

Art House, Inc.
General support
$5,000

Arts Collinwood, Inc.
General support
$5,000

Baycrafters, dba BayARTS
General support
$5,000

Broadway School of Music & The Arts
General support
$5,000

Choral Arts Society of Cleveland
General support
$5,000

CityMusic Cleveland
General support
$5,000

Cleveland Festival of Art and Technology, dba Ingenuity
General support
$5,000

Cleveland Jazz Orchestra
General support
$5,000

The Cleveland Music School Settlement
Organizational rebranding and outreach initiative
$58,000
General support
$5,000

Cleveland Public Theatre, Inc.
General support
$5,000

The Cleveland Women's Orchestra
General support
$5,000

Dobama Theatre, Inc.
General support
$5,000

Ensemble Theatre
General support
$5,000

International Women's Air & Space Museum
Amelia Earhart exhibit and expanded marketing capacity
$3,000

Karamu House
General support
$5,000

Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage
Transportation for the school year
$20,000

Near West Theatre, Inc.
General support
$5,000

Opera Circle, Inc.
General support
$5,000

Opera Cleveland
Operations and productions in 2009 season
$150,000

Passport Project, Inc.
General support
$5,000

Suburban Symphony Orchestra
General support
$5,000

Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio
General support
$5,000

 

Civic Affairs

The Cleveland Foundation (Inc.)
Costa Rican initiative
$100,000

Cleveland Housing Network, Inc.
Neighborhood revitalization
$167,000

Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association
Business plan development of a professional support services model
$40,000

Neighborhood Progress, Inc.
Strategic Investment and Vacant Property Reform initiatives
$827,000

University Circle Incorporated
Early Learning Initiative
$10,000

 

Economic Development

The Cleveland Foundation (Inc.)
Evaluation of the Civic Innovation Lab
$75,000

Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority
Port Authority's Transformative Investment Initiatives
$450,000

Economic Growth Foundation
Expediting the Opportunity Corridor
$100,000

First Suburbs Consortium Development Council
Increase the collaborative capacity in the first-ring suburbs
$80,000

Greater Cleveland Media Development Corp., dba Greater Cleveland Film Commission
Creative workforce development and business attraction efforts
$90,000

Shorebank Enterprise Group Cleveland
Capitalization of the Evergreen Cooperative Development Fund
$2,250,000

 

Education

Case Western Reserve University,
Office of University Development
School of Medicine - Phase II expansion of the Center for Proteomics
$1,500,000

Cuyahoga Community College Foundation
Cuyahoga Community College - 2009 arts education programs: JazzFest and Showtime at High Noon
$35,000

East Cleveland Public Library
Music series
$5,000

Lake Erie College
Scholarship support to Painesville-area residents
$10,000

Lake/Geauga Educational Assistance Foundation
Scholarship support to Painesville-area high school seniors and returning sophomore and junior college students not attending Lake Erie College or Lakeland Community College, and administrative costs for scholarship awards
$72,750

Laurel School
Partnership efforts with Cleveland Metropolitan School District
$75,000

Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education
Higher Education Outreach Project: Advancing Educational Attainment and Promoting Regional Economic Growth
$110,000

Painesville Adult Basic and Literacy Education Program
Adult Summer School 2009 program
$16,890

Skidmore College
General support
$1,000

United Labor Agency, Inc.
Ohio Youth Voices Program
$40,000

 

Education - Scholarship

The Cleveland Foundation (Inc.)
Scholarship assistance to Ohio's eight medical schools for students enrolled in either their third or fourth year
$130,172

The Lakeland Foundation
Lakeland Community College scholarship support to Painesville-area residents
$40,000

 

Health

Benjamin Rose Institute
Strategic planning process
$25,000

Lake Hospital Foundation, Inc.
"Get Healthy Perry" program in partnership with Perry Schools
$52,793

 

Philanthropic Sector

The Cleveland Foundation (Inc.)
External assessment of the BP Fellowship
$40,000
Advisory services
$50,000

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
2009 membership dues
$5,000

United Way of Greater Cleveland
John K. Mott Youth Fund Distribution Committee
$10,000

 

Social Services

Adoption Network Cleveland
Bridge support for two recruitment workers
$110,667

Bellaire Puritas Development Corporation
Capacity building and youth programming
$20,000

Boys and Girls Clubs of Cleveland
School-based programs and gang outreach initiative
$185,000

Cleveland Foodbank, Inc.
Need for increased total food distribution
$25,000

The Cleveland Foundation (Inc.)
Communications plan for MyCom, public awareness campaigns and events
$140,000

Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
35th anniversary capacity-building initiative
$205,000

Board of Cuyahoga County Commissioners
Cuyahoga County Department of Workforce Development - Summer youth employment component of MyCom
$150,000

Das Deutsch Center for Special Needs Children
Translational research
$250,000

Girl Scouts of Northeast Ohio
Implementation of the Girl Scouts Beyond Bars program
$21,064

InterReligious Partners in Action of Greater Cleveland (InterAct Cleveland)
Communication plan development
$23,000

Kent State University Foundation, Inc.
Development and implementation of the MyCom evaluation
$160,000

Neighborhood Leadership Institute
A Vision of Change Inc.'s Spellmaster program expansion
$50,000
Expenses related to the dissolution of the Social and Educational Betterment Coalition, Inc.
$19,763
MyCom neighborhood implementation
$750,000

The Eleanor B. Rainey Memorial Institute, Inc.
General support
$10,000

Safety for Animals and Families in Emergencies (SAFE)
Second year of the Community Service and Educational Initiative
$31,000

Task Force on Violent Crime, dba Partnership for a Safer Cleveland
Training courses for community outreach workers
$72,000

Trinity Cathedral
Program expansion
$50,000

West Side Catholic Center
Identification Crisis in Cleveland Collaboration
$50,000

Youth Challenge
Phase II of the Building Fund
$60,000
General support
$5,000

 

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