Greater Cleveland’s Vital Issues

The Cleveland Foundation anticipates Greater Cleveland’s most pressing needs. Accordingly, our staff and board of directors have identified five areas to which we now proactively direct a growing percentage of our grant dollars. Today two-thirds of our flexible grant monies support projects in these vital areas:

• Arts and culture 
• Early childhood and youth development 
• Economic development, including advanced energy
• Neighborhoods and housing 
• Public education reform 

Grants in these areas are generally made to our long-term partners with the goal of creating significant, widespread impact.

The balance of our grantmaking dollars is awarded in response to direct requests from the community. If you are interested in applying for a grant from the Cleveland Foundation, we invite you to visit our grantmaking page.

You'll find it easy t o contribute to the Cleveland Foundation’s efforts in these vital areas:

1. Current Cleveland Foundation donors can access their funds. 
2. Others can give online via credit card.