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Grants awarded

Who does The Cleveland Foundation fund?

The Cleveland Foundation has awarded $514 million across 3,719 grants to 1,618 grantees between 2020 and 2023. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $30,000, with most between $12,500 and $89,300. Repeat grantees receive a median $38,000 versus $20,000 for first-time grantees.

Total awarded
$514.0M
Typical grant
$30K
Grantees
1,618
Grants
3,719
Years
2020–2023

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Organizations this funder supports

Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

100 of 1,618 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Support
University Hospitals Health System INC $22.3M42020–20232023OH
Case Western Reserve University $18.7M42020–20232023OH
Jumpstart INC $15.0M42020–20232023OH
Famicos Foundation INC $13.1M42020–20232023OH
College Now Greater Cleveland INC $13.0M42020–20232023OH
C Cleveland Metropolitan School District $10.8M42020–20232023— —
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation $10.8M62020–20232023OH
Say Yes Cleveland Scholarship INC $10.5M42020–20232023OH
Neighborhood Progress INC $8.6M42020–20232023OH
E East 66th Street Services INC $8.2M42020–20232023OH
United Way of Greater Cleveland Fund $7.2M42020–20232023OH
Greater Cleveland Food Bank INC $5.6M42020–20232023OH
R Rainbow Babies & Childrens Foundation $4.8M42020–20232023OH
Youth Opportunities Unlimited the Hale Building $4.7M42020–20232023OH
U University Hospitals Health System INC $4.7M120202020OH
Western Reserve Historical Society $4.7M42020–20232023OH
The Musical Arts Association $4.7M42020–20232023OH
F Friends of Breakthrough Schools $4.3M42020–20232023OH
Child Care Resource Center of Cuyahoga County $4.0M42020–20232023OH
Ideastream $4.0M42020–20232023OH
Cleveland Museum of Natural History $3.8M42020–20232023OH
The Cleveland Society for the Blind $3.6M42020–20232023OH
Cuyahoga Community College Foundati $3.6M42020–20232023OH
C Cuyahoga County Office of Early Childhood $3.4M82020–20232023— —
American Journalism Project INC $3.3M32021–20232023DC
Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network INC $3.3M42020–20232023OH
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma $3.2M22020–20232023CA
Cleveland State University Foundation $3.2M42020–20232023OH
Cleveland Center for Arts and Technology $3.1M42020–20232023OH
Midtown Cleveland $3.1M42020–20232023OH
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland $3.1M42020–20232023OH
Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry $2.9M42020–20232023OH
Evergreen Cooperative Corporation $2.9M42020–20232023OH
The Center for Community Solutions $2.7M42020–20232023OH
Downtown Cleveland Alliance $2.6M42020–20232023OH
United States Energy Foundation $2.5M42020–20232023CA
The Metrohealth Foundation INC $2.5M42020–20232023OH
Local Initiatives Support Corporation $2.5M32021–20232023NY
Cleveland Museum of Art $2.5M42020–20232023OH
E Economic Growth Foundation $2.5M42020–20232023OH
Building Hope in the City $2.4M42020–20232023OH
Urban League of Greater Cleveland $2.4M42020–20232023OH
C Cleveland Public Library $2.3M42020–20232023— —
Karamu House INC $2.3M42020–20232023OH
C City of Cleveland $2.3M42020–20232023— —
Providence House INC $2.2M42020–20232023OH
American Heart Association INC $2.1M42020–20232023TX
Neighborhood Leadership Institute $2.1M42020–20232023OH
Lake Erie College $2.0M42020–20232023OH
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center $2.0M42020–20232023OH
Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio $2.0M42020–20232023OH
Young Womens Christian Association of Cleveland Ohio $2.0M42020–20232023OH
Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation $2.0M42020–20232023OH
Mt Sinai Health Care Foundation $2.0M42020–20232023OH
Jewish Federation of Cleveland $2.0M42020–20232023OH
American Cancer Society INC $1.9M42020–20232023GA
Manufacturing Works $1.9M42020–20232023OH
The City Club of Cleveland $1.9M42020–20232023OH
Esperanza INC $1.9M42020–20232023OH
C Cleveland Foundation Midtown Collaboration Center Project $1.8M120232023OH
Laurel School $1.8M42020–20232023OH
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum INC $1.8M42020–20232023OH
Saint Martin De Porres High School $1.7M42020–20232023OH
Western Reserve Land Conservancy $1.7M42020–20232023OH
Greater Cleveland Volunteers $1.7M42020–20232023OH
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio $1.6M42020–20232023OH
Chn Housing Partners $1.6M42020–20232023OH
Catholic Charities Corporation $1.6M42020–20232023OH
Assembly for the Arts $1.6M42020–20232023OH
E Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio $1.5M42020–20232023— —
Cleveland Public Theatre INC $1.5M42020–20232023OH
W West Park United Church of Christ $1.4M562020–20232023— —
Eleanor B Rainey Memorial Institute $1.4M42020–20232023OH
U United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland INC $1.3M42020–20232023OH
F First Church of Christ Scientist $1.3M42020–20232023MA
Playhouse Square Foundation $1.3M42020–20232023OH
C Cleveland Metroparks $1.3M42020–20232023— —
Trustees of Dartmouth College $1.3M42020–20232023NH
Hollins University Corporation $1.3M42020–20232023VA
The Trustees of the Smith College $1.3M42020–20232023MA
Burten Bell Carr Development INC $1.3M42020–20232023OH
Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association $1.3M42020–20232023OH
Business Volunteers Unlimited $1.3M42020–20232023OH
Cleveland Print Room INC $1.3M42020–20232023OH
The Cleveland Institute of Art $1.2M42020–20232023OH
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches $1.2M82020–20232023DC
Urban Community School $1.2M42020–20232023OH
Eliza Jennings Senior Care Network $1.2M42020–20232023OH
Cornell University $1.1M42020–20232023NY
Baldwin Wallace University $1.1M42020–20232023OH
Oglebay Institute $1.1M42020–20232023WV
Andrews Osborne Academy $1.1M32020–20232023OH
The Centers for Families and Children $1.1M42020–20232023OH
Near West Side Multi Service Corporation $1.1M42020–20232023OH
Applewood Centers INC $1.1M42020–20232023OH
Resource Cleveland $1.1M42020–20232023OH
University School $1.1M42020–20232023OH
Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park $1.1M42020–20232023OH
The Cleveland Play House $1.1M42020–20232023OH
The Literacy Cooperative of Greater Cleveland $1.1M42020–20232023OH

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