While no single person, corporation, or governmental entity can single-handedly resolve such complex issues as climate change, racism, sexism, or threats to democracy, it is our belief that everyone can make a contribution.”

We cannot achieve climate justice without racial justice.

Grantmaking /

Awarded Grants

Jul

Climate and Environmental Justice

Chess for Success Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Central Lake Erie Basin Collaborative.

$35,000
Clean Fuels Ohio

Columbus, Ohio

Operating support.

$75,000
Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown

Johnstown, Pennsylvania

FracTracker Ohio.

$50,000
Consultative Group on Biological Diversity Inc.

San Francisco, California

Operating support.

$10,000
CUB Consumer Education and Research Fund

Chicago, Illinois

CPP Muni Power Company Comps Study.

$10,000
The Energy Foundation

San Francisco, California

Racial Equity into the Climate Change movement.

$1,000,000
Ohio Environmental Council

Columbus, Ohio

Operating support.

$8,000
Ohio Environmental Council

Columbus, Ohio

Operating support.

$980,000 over 2 years
The Energy Foundation

San Francisco, California

Ohio Key State Program.

$1,100,000 over 2 years
The Environmental and Energy Study Institute

Washington, DC

Operating support.

$50,000

Creative Culture and Arts

ARTneo

Cleveland, Ohio

"The Sweet and Sour Animal Book: Elmer Brown and Langston Hughes" exhibition publication.

$50,000
Center for Arts-Inspired Learning

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$37,795
Cleveland Festival of Art and Technology Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$90,000
Cleveland Jazz Orchestra

Bedford, Ohio

Operating support.

$20,000
Cleveland Opera Theater

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$50,000 over 2 years
Cleveland Play House

Cleveland, Ohio

General operating support and Access CPH.

$130,000
Great Lakes Theater Festival, Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Education programs.

Up to $90,000
ideastream

Cleveland, Ohio

Community issues and engagement.

$500,000 over 2 years
Inlet Dance Theatre

Cleveland, Ohio

Consultant.

$10,000
Lake City Fuse

Shaker Heights, Ohio

Underground Classical Concert Series.

$5,000
Playwrights Local 4181 LLC

Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Strategic planning and operating support.

$25,000
Professional Flair, Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Dancing Wheels' operating support.

$30,000
Southern Methodist University

University Park, Texas

SMU DataArts operating support.

$16,000
The Children’s Museum of Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$33,000

Democracy-Building

Children’s Defense Fund

Columbus, Ohio

Ohio Census Advocacy Coalition.

$38,000
Cleveland Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio

Census 2020 education and outreach.

$37,000
Northeast Ohio Voter Advocates Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$35,000
Ohio Debate Commission Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$25,000
Ohio Environmental Council

Columbus, Ohio

Ohio Progressive Collaborative.

$200,000
Ohio Voice

Columbus, Ohio

Operating support.

$50,000
Ohio Women’s Alliance

Columbus, Ohio

Operating support.

$35,000

Public Education

City Year Inc.

Boston, Massachusetts

City Year Cleveland.

$100,000 over 2 years
Cleveland Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio

Technology needs for CMSD students and Say Yes scholars.

$1,000,000
Cleveland Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio

Racial Equity Training for CMSD educators.

$250,000
Cleveland Metropolitan School District

Cleveland, Ohio

New school startup and support.

$975,600
College Now Greater Cleveland, Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Hardware for students enrolled in the Say Yes Scholars Program at Tri-C.

$10,000
College Now Greater Cleveland, Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Say Yes Scholars Program at Cuyahoga Community College.

$250,000
College Now Greater Cleveland, Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

College access advising services, scholarships, and retention services for Cleveland Metropolitan School District students.

$250,000
Economic Growth Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio

Polling on Cleveland education issues.

$10,000
Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County

Valley View, Ohio

PRE4CLE operating support.

$300,000
Esperanza Incorporated

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$300,000 over 3 years
PHASTAR Corp.

Cleveland, Ohio

Davis Aerospace & Maritime High School.

$278,100
Philanthropy Ohio

Columbus, Ohio

Ohio education policy initiative.

$50,000

Special Commitments

Business Volunteers Unlimited

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$35,000
Independent Sector

Washington, DC

Operating support.

$12,500
Philanthropy Ohio

Columbus, Ohio

Annual conference.

$30,000 over 2 years

Vibrant Neighborhoods and Inclusive Economy

CHN Housing Partners

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$120,000
Cleveland Citywide Development Corporation

Cleveland, Ohio

Middle Neighborhoods Peer City Learning-Baltimore site and program visit.

$10,000
Cleveland Leadership Center

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$60,000
Cleveland Neighborhood Progress

Cleveland, Ohio

CEO search.

$30,000
Economic Growth Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio

Equity and Inclusion operating support.

$100,000 over 2 years
Global Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$75,000
Smart Development Inc.

Lakewood, Ohio

Community First Program and operating support.

$75,000
Urban League of Greater Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio

Building Equitable Communities and operating support.

$75,000
Western Reserve Land Conservancy

Novelty, Ohio

Operating support and Garden of Eleven Angels.

$50,000

Feb

Climate and Environmental Justice

Alliance for Climate Education Inc.

Boulder, Colorado

Activating young leaders of the climate movement in Ohio.

$100,000
Cleveland Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio

Ohio Water Coalition

$100,000
CUB Consumer Education and Research Fund

Chicago, Illinois

Operating support for the Ohio CUB.

$100,000 over 2 years
Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Conservancy

Peninsula, Ohio

Operating support.

$155,000 over 2 years
Environmental Health Watch Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$100,000 over 2 years
Fresh Energy

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Energy News Network.

$80,000 over 2 years
Greater Ohio Policy Center Inc.

Columbus, Ohio

Operating support.

$150,000 over 2 years
Growth Opportunity Partners Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Cuyahoga County Clean Energy Fund.

$300,000 over 3 years
Minneapolis Foundation

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Operating support for RE-AMP.

$35,000
Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund

Cincinnati, Ohio

Operating support.

$50,000
Partnership Project Inc.

Washington, DC

Climate Advocacy Lab.

$40,000
Rid-All Foundation Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Capacity building and expansion.

$190,000
Rid-All Foundation Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Urban Drawdown Initiative.

$7,500

Creative Culture and Arts

Apollo’s Fire The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra

Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Community Access Initiative.

$40,000 over 2 years
Art Council Inc.

Brooklyn, New York

For Freedoms Federation.

$10,000
Arts Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

Up to $150,000
BorderLight International Festival of Theatre Cleveland Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Presenting Cleveland.

$115,000 over 2 years
CityMusic Cleveland Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Capacity building - development director.

$54,000
Cleveland International Film Festival Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating and project support.

$100,000
Collective Arts Network

Lakewood, Ohio

Operating support.

$95,000 over 2 years
Dobama Theatre Inc.

Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Operating support.

$40,000 over 2 years
From the Heart Productions Inc.

Oxnard, California

"Resistance of Life" film.

$3,000
Greater Cleveland Urban Film Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$24,000
GroundWorks Dancetheater

Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Operating support and capacity building.

$100,000 over 2 years
Midtown Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio

POW! WOW! Cleveland Programming.

$35,000
Morgan Art of Paper Making Conservatory and Educational Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$30,000 over 2 years
Piano International Association of Northern Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

PianoKids community outreach programming.

$20,000
Progressive Arts Alliance Incorporated

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$75,000 over 2 years
Talespinner Children’s Theatre Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Capacity building.

$20,000
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

2020 Induction Celebration Week.

$50,000
Twelve Literary Arts Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Writer-in-Residence program.

$45,000
Upcycle Parts Shop

Cleveland, Ohio

Strategic plan.

$20,000
Western Reserve Historical Society

Cleveland, Ohio

Women and Politics.

$35,000

Democracy-Building

Children’s Defense Fund

Columbus, Ohio

Ohio Census Advocacy Coalition.

$75,000
Cleveland Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio

Northeast Ohio local news and information collaborative microgrants.

$10,000
Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association

Cleveland, Ohio

HOLA Ohio.

$45,000
Nonprofit Vote Inc.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Operating support.

$200,000 over 2 years
Northeast Ohio Voter Advocates Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$45,000

Public Education

Cleveland Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio

Excellence in Teaching Award.

$60,000
Cleveland Metropolitan School District

Cleveland, Ohio

FIRST Robotics Competition.

$30,000
College Now Greater Cleveland, Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Higher Education Compact of Greater Cleveland.

$75,000
Cuyahoga Community College Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio

Youth Technology Academy FIRST Robotics Competition.

$6,000
Economic Growth Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio

Polling on Cleveland education issues.

$10,000
Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County

Valley View, Ohio

The Llura Gund Early Learning Fund at PRE4CLE.

$1,000,000 over 5 years
Youth Opportunities Unlimited

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$100,000

Special Commitments

Council on Foundations, Inc.

Arlington, Virginia

Operating support.

$18,500
Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc.

Columbia, Maryland

VisionWalk.

$5,000
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy

Washington, DC

Operating support.

$10,000

Vibrant Neighborhoods and Inclusive Economy

Cleveland Restoration Society Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio

Operating support.

$25,000
Enterprise Community Partners Inc.

Columbia, Maryland

Local Equitable and Fair Housing Policy.

$45,000
Negro League Baseball Legends Hall of Fame Inc.

Shaker Heights, Ohio

Operating support.

$50,000
Summer on the Cuyahoga

Bay Village, Ohio

Nonprofit internships.

$16,000

$20,349,812 / 153 Grants

Jul

Climate and Environmental Justice

Creative Culture and Arts

Democracy-Building

Public Education

Special Commitments

Thriving Families and Social Justice

Vibrant Neighborhoods and Inclusive Economy

Feb

Climate and Environmental Justice

Creative Culture and Arts

Democracy-Building

Public Education

Special Commitments