Grants

Grants Awarded in 2017

Cultural Activities $189,500

Art House, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Cultural Activities
Grants Awarded in
2017

For the Urban Bright arts residency program in the CMSD schools

Center for Arts-Inspired Learning

Amount
$10,000
Category
Cultural Activities
Grants Awarded in
2017

To provide teens with arts-based college and career readiness

Cleveland Play House

Amount
$15,000
Category
Cultural Activities
Grants Awarded in
2017

For arts residencies for CMSD students

Dancing Classrooms

Amount
$10,000
Category
Cultural Activities
Grants Awarded in
2017

For dance residency programming in CMSD schools

Great Lakes Theater

Amount
$12,000
Category
Cultural Activities
Grants Awarded in
2017

For the “A Christmas Carol” Writing Contest for CMSD middle school students

Musical Arts Association

Amount
$20,000
Category
Cultural Activities
Grants Awarded in
2017

For the 2017-18 Education Concerts for CMSD students

Near West Theater

Amount
$10,000
Category
Cultural Activities
Grants Awarded in
2017

For theater arts programming for youth

NewBridge Cleveland Center for Arts And Technology

Amount
$10,000
Category
Cultural Activities
Grants Awarded in
2017

For CLE Lead, an arts and leadership program for CMSD high school students

Playhouse Square Foundation

Amount
$15,000
Category
Cultural Activities
Grants Awarded in
2017

For an arts and literacy training program for educators

The Children’s Museum of Cleveland

Amount
$20,000
Category
Cultural Activities
Grants Awarded in
2017

For the Museum for All program

The Musical Theater Project

Amount
$7,500
Category
Cultural Activities
Grants Awarded in
2017

For arts education residencies for CMSD students

Western Reserve Historical Society

Amount
$50,000
Category
Cultural Activities
Grants Awarded in
2017

For a new core exhibit, Cleveland Starts Here

Economic Independence $130,000

Cleveland Housing Network

Amount
$10,000
Category
Economic Independence
Grants Awarded in
2017

For Family Success programming

Domestic Violence & Child Advocacy Center

Amount
$10,000
Category
Economic Independence
Grants Awarded in
2017

For self-sufficiency programming for victims of domestic violence

Family Promise

Amount
$10,000
Category
Economic Independence
Grants Awarded in
2017

For employment programming for homeless families

FrontLine Service

Amount
$15,000
Category
Economic Independence
Grants Awarded in
2017

To provide employment and education services to homeless young adults

Magnolia Clubhouse

Amount
$20,000
Category
Economic Independence
Grants Awarded in
2017

To provide employment programming for adults with persistent mental illness

May Dugan Center

Amount
$10,000
Category
Economic Independence
Grants Awarded in
2017

For the Education Resource Center

Passages Connecting Fathers and Sons, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Economic Independence
Grants Awarded in
2017

To provide workforce development/parenting programming

Seeds of Literacy

Amount
$10,000
Category
Economic Independence
Grants Awarded in
2017

For staff and volunteer training on newly-accepted high school equivalency test

The Salvation Army

Amount
$10,000
Category
Economic Independence
Grants Awarded in
2017

To provide employment readiness and placement services to incarcerated individuals

Towards Employment

Amount
$15,000
Category
Economic Independence
Grants Awarded in
2017

For job preparation, placement, retention and advancement services for individuals with criminal backgrounds

West Side Catholic Center

Amount
$10,000
Category
Economic Independence
Grants Awarded in
2017

To provide housing stability services for homeless families

Education $733,225

AFS Intercultural Programs USA

Amount
$15,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

For scholarships for Cleveland-area students

America SCORES Cleveland

Amount
$20,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

For after-school literacy and fitness programming in CMSD schools

Bard Early Colleges

Amount
$75,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

For start up of Bard Early College Cleveland-East

Beech Brook

Amount
$20,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

For school-based mental health services in the CMSD

Boys and Girls Clubs of Cleveland

Amount
$20,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

For academic success programming

Boys Hope Girls Hope of Northeastern Ohio

Amount
$15,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

For the Academy Program, providing academic enrichment and college preparatory support

City Year Inc.

Amount
$30,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

For programming in 8 CMSD schools

Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank

Amount
$4,500
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

To expand capacity for children’s book distribution

Cleveland Public Theatre

Amount
$15,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

For Brick City Theatre after-school/summer arts programming

College Now Greater Cleveland

Amount
$20,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

To provide college advising services for CMSD high school students

Conservancy for Cuyahoga National Valley National Park

Amount
$10,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

To provide All the Rivers Run programming for CMSD students

Cuyahoga Community College Foundation

Amount
$13,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

For the Youth Technology Academy

Effective Leadership Academy

Amount
$15,725
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

To provide LEAD programming to CMSD students

Esperanza, Inc.

Amount
$20,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

For the Hispanic Youth Leadership program

Facing History an Ourselves, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

To provide professional development and follow-up support to CMSD educators

Friends of Breakthrough Schools

Amount
$30,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

For start-up funding for E-Prep Willard and Citizens Leadership Academy East

Great Lakes Museum of Science Environment and Technology

Amount
$12,500
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

For the CMSD Place-Based Learning Collaborative for science/environmental education

Greater Cleveland Volunteers

Amount
$10,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

For the Experience Corps literacy tutoring program

ideastream

Amount
$30,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

To provide professional development and coaching for CMSD teachers

Junior Achievement of Greater Cleveland

Amount
$12,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

For JA programming for CMSD students

Literacy Cooperative of Greater Cleveland

Amount
$20,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

To support community-wide literacy initiatives

Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage

Amount
$5,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

For Stop the Hate: Youth Sing Out, an interdisciplinary learning program for youth from 4 school districts

Minds Matter of Cleveland

Amount
$15,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

For academic and mentorship programming

Nature Center at Shaker Lakes

Amount
$20,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

For the CMSD Place Based Learning Collaborative for science/environmental education

Open Doors Academy

Amount
$15,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

For academic support programming for middle school students

Reach Out and Read Greater Cleveland

Amount
$12,500
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

To purchase early childhood books for distribution by pediatricians

Saint Ignatius High School

Amount
$10,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

For the Arrupe Summer Program, an academic and social-enrichment program for urban youth

Scenarios USA, Inc.

Amount
$15,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

To implement Scenario’s REAL DEAL Curriculum in Cleveland schools

Scranton Road Ministries Community Development Corp

Amount
$25,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

To provide enrichment programming for CMSD students

Support Center for Child Advocates

Amount
$25,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

For Project Yes! to provide legal representation and education advocacy for children with behavioral health needs

Teach for America

Amount
$20,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

For program support

TECH CORPS

Amount
$13,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

To support 11 Techie Camps for low-income Cleveland students

The Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County

Amount
$30,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

For PRE4CLE to increase preschool enrollment in Cleveland through family recruitment

The MetroHealth Foundation

Amount
$35,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

For renovations and expansion of the Lincoln-West School of Science and Health at MetroHealth

University Circle Incorporated

Amount
$10,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

For the Early Learning Initiative

University Settlement

Amount
$10,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

For in- and out-of-school enrichment programming for CMSD students

Urban Community School

Amount
$25,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

To implement the early childhood literacy program

Youth Opportunities Unlimited

Amount
$30,000
Category
Education
Grants Awarded in
2017

For Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates

Health Care $90,000

Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland

Amount
$15,000
Category
Health Care
Grants Awarded in
2017

To provide health programming for those receiving emergency food assistance

Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry

Amount
$15,000
Category
Health Care
Grants Awarded in
2017

For guardianship services for older adults

MobileMed1, Inc. dba Medworks

Amount
$15,000
Category
Health Care
Grants Awarded in
2017

To operate health clinics

Neighborhood Health Care, Inc. dba Neighborhood Family Practice

Amount
$30,000
Category
Health Care
Grants Awarded in
2017

To expand services to patients with chronic disorders

North Coast Health

Amount
$15,000
Category
Health Care
Grants Awarded in
2017

To pilot a health clinic for senior adults

Other $23,500

Foundation Center-Cleveland

Amount
$3,500
Category
Other
Grants Awarded in
2017

For program support

Greater Cleveland Food Bank

Amount
$20,000
Category
Other
Grants Awarded in
2017

For expansion of perishable food distribution

Total: $1,166,225