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What We Believe

We periodically commission a confidential survey of our grant partners to determine what they think about working with us.  The feedback is extremely helpful.  One comment that was echoed with some frequency in our survey last…

Jessica May, a former research analyst for the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and a graduate student at Case Western Reserve University, has been selected as the 2020-2022 George Gund Foundation Fellow. May is pursuing dual…

We mourn the passing of Llura Gund.   We grieve with family, with our extended Foundation community and with all of those who encountered her luminous spirit. Lulie, as she was affectionately known, devoted more than 20…

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Pandemic Response

Dear colleagues, What a time this is.  We join many of you, I’m sure, from living rooms and kitchens, hunkering down to slow the spread of the coronavirus.  Others, responsible for the direct care and comfort…

We, like the rest of the world, are concerned about the coronavirus and as a measure of caution have decided to work remotely while we closely watch and evaluate the situation.  Our staff continues moving our…

We Believe that thriving cities are and will remain one of the nation’s best hopes for addressing essential issues.

A $1 million grant to PRE4CLE in honor of a former trustee of The George Gund Foundation was among the nearly $6 million in awards at the Foundation’s winter meeting. Llura “Lulie” Gund devoted 21 years…

The George Gund Foundation has elected Margaret Bernstein, director of advocacy and community initiatives at WKYC Channel 3, as one of its two Cleveland trustees. A champion of literacy, she earned a 2016 Emmy for her…

The George Gund Foundation tips its hat to the 25 Cleveland City Champions being heralded by a partnership of The Plain Dealer, ideastream and The Guardian between Thanksgiving and Christmas.  We are fortunate to work with…