Grants

Category Early Childhood Enrichment

Grants Awarded in 2026 $34,750

Children’s Museum of Cleveland

Amount
$10,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2026

for Access Family Memberships for Cleveland residents in 2026

Ideastream Public Media

Amount
$12,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2026

for kindergarten readiness and literacy support for children and families in FY26

Rainey Institute

Amount
$12,750
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2026

for early childhood arts enrichment programming in FY26

Grants Awarded in 2025 $228,750

Beech Brook

Amount
$30,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025

for the S.T.E.P.S. (Security, Touch, Eyes, Play, Sound) program in FY26

Center for Arts-Inspired Learning

Amount
$10,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025

for CAL Sprouts programming in the 2024-25 school year

Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center

Amount
$30,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025

for the Preschool Language and Literacy Classroom program in 2025-26

Daily Dose of Reading

Amount
$17,750
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025

for the Play and Learn early literacy program in FY25

DANCECleveland

Amount
$12,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025

to provide arts and literacy programming in CMSD early childhood classrooms in 2025-2026

Literacy Cooperative of Greater Cleveland

Amount
$19,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025

for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in 2025

Musical Arts Association

Amount
$15,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025

for Musical Neighborhoods, an early childhood learning and teacher training program in CMSD schools in 2025-26

PRE4CLE

Amount
$30,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025

for operating support in FY26

Providence House

Amount
$10,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025

for family preservation support in FY25

Rainey Institute

Amount
$15,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025

for early childhood arts enrichment programming in FY25

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

Amount
$15,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025

to support the Toddler Rock program for Head Start preschoolers in 2025-26

Starting Point

Amount
$15,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025

for LENA Start, an early childhood language development program, with foster families in Cuyahoga County in 2025

The Centers

Amount
$10,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025

for the Early Childhood Mental Health program for 2026

Grants Awarded in 2024 $188,918

Achievement Centers for Children

Amount
$5,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for early childhood mental health services in FY25

Beech Brook

Amount
$25,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for S.T.E.P.S., an early brain development program, in FY25

Children’s Museum of Cleveland

Amount
$10,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for literacy and fitness youth development programming in FY25

Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center

Amount
$15,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for Preschool Language and Literacy Classroom programming in summer 2024

DanceCleveland

Amount
$10,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

to provide arts and literacy programming in CMSD early childhood classrooms in 2024-25

Family Connections of Northeast Ohio

Amount
$21,418
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for the SPARK kindergarten readiness program for Cleveland children in FY25

Musical Arts Association

Amount
$15,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for Musical Neighborhoods, an early childhood learning and teacher training program in CMSD schools in 2024-25

PRE4CLE

Amount
$30,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for program support in FY25

Rainey Institute

Amount
$15,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for early childhood arts enrichment programming in FY24

Reach Out and Read Greater Cleveland

Amount
$12,500
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for program support in 2024

Starting Point

Amount
$30,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for provider engagement and sector planning in FY25

Grants Awarded in 2023 $234,000

Achievement Centers for Children

Amount
$10,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2023

for early childhood mental health services in FY24

Beech Brook

Amount
$20,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2023

for S.T.E.P.S., an early brain development program, in FY23

Center for Arts-Inspired Learning

Amount
$9,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2023

for CAL Sprouts, arts-integrated early childhood programming for CMSD Pre-K and K students in the 2023-24 school year

Children’s Museum of Cleveland

Amount
$10,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2023

for the Museum for All program in 2023

Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center

Amount
$10,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2023

for preschool language and literacy programming in summer 2023

Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank

Amount
$10,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2023

for program support in 2023

Cleveland Rape Crisis Center

Amount
$15,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2023

to provide therapy for victims of sexual assault who are ages 0-5 in 2023

Daily Dose Of Reading

Amount
$10,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2023

for the Play and Learn early literacy program in FY24

Literacy Cooperative of Greater Cleveland

Amount
$10,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2023

for family literacy events, workshops, and services

Musical Arts Association

Amount
$15,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2023

for Musical Neighborhoods, an early childhood learning and teacher training program in CMSD schools in 2023-24

Positive Education Program

Amount
$25,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2023

to provide early childhood consultation in two public school districts in FY24

PRE4CLE

Amount
$20,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2023

to increase Cleveland preschool enrollment through an enrollment campaign in 2023-24

Rainey Institute

Amount
$10,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2023

for early childhood arts enrichment programming in FY23

Reach Out and Read Greater Cleveland

Amount
$10,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2023

for program support in 2023

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

Amount
$10,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2023

to provide the Toddler Rock program to Head Start classrooms in 2022-23

Starting Point

Amount
$30,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2023

for capacity building in 2023

University Circle Incorporated

Amount
$10,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2023

for the Early Learning Initiative in FY24

Grants Awarded in 2022 $135,000

Achievement Centers for Children

Amount
$10,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2022

for early childhood mental health services in FY23

Center for Arts-Inspired Learning

Amount
$10,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2022

for CAL Sprouts, arts-integrated early childhood programming for CMSD Pre-K students in the 2022-23 school year

Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center

Amount
$15,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2022

for preschool language and literacy programming

Cleveland Rape Crisis Center

Amount
$15,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2022

to provide therapy for child survivors of sexual violence

Musical Arts Association

Amount
$10,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2022

for Musical Neighborhoods, an early childhood learning and teaching training program in 2022-23

Positive Education Program

Amount
$25,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2022

to provide early childhood consultation in public school districts in 2022-23

PRE4CLE

Amount
$30,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2022

to increase Cleveland preschool enrollment through an enrollment campaign in 2022-23

Rainey Institute

Amount
$10,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2022

for preschool arts enrichment programming in FY22

Reach Out and Read Greater Cleveland

Amount
$10,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2022

for program support in 2022

Grants Awarded in 2021 $92,000

Center for Arts-Inspired Learning

Amount
$15,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2021

For CAL Sprouts, arts-integrated early childhood programming for CMSD Pre-K students

Musical Arts Association

Amount
$10,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2021 (to date)

for Musical Neighborhoods, an early childhood learning and teacher training program

Positive Education Program

Amount
$25,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
2021

To provide early childhood consultation in the CMSD

PRE4CLE

Amount
$30,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
2021

To increase preschool enrollment in Cleveland through family recruitment

Reach Out and Read Greater Cleveland

Amount
$12,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2021 (to date)

for program support

Grants Awarded in 2020 $107,000

Children’s Museum of Cleveland

Amount
$10,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
2020

For the Museum for All program

Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center

Amount
$20,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
2020

For summer literacy and language programming in Head Start classrooms

Family Connections of Northeast Ohio

Amount
$20,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
2020

For the SPARK kindergarten readiness program for Cleveland children

Hanna Perkins Center for Child Development

Amount
$5,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
2020

To provide bullying prevention programming at the YWCA Greater Cleveland early learning center

Musical Arts Association

Amount
$10,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
2020

For Musical Neighborhoods, an early childhood learning and teacher training program

PRE4CLE

Amount
$30,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
2020

To increase enrollment of Cleveland children in high-quality preschool

Reach Out and Read Greater Cleveland

Amount
$12,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
2020

For program support

Grants Awarded in 2019 $131,500

Achievement Centers for Children

Amount
$10,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
2019

For the Technical Assistance program for children with disabilities in early learning centers

Center for Arts-Inspired Learning

Amount
$15,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
2019

For arts-integrated early childhood programming in the CMSD

Children’s Museum of Cleveland

Amount
$10,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
2019

For the Museum for All program

Cleveland Sight Center

Amount
$7,500
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
2019

For Early Intervention services for young children who are blind or visually impaired

Daily Dose Of Reading

Amount
$12,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
2019

To provide literacy programming in Head Start and Early Head Start classrooms

Musical Arts Association

Amount
$10,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
2019

For Musical Neighborhoods, an early childhood learning and teacher training program

PRE4CLE

Amount
$30,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
2019

To increase enrollment of Cleveland children in high-quality preschool

Rainey Institute

Amount
$10,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
2019

For the Early Childhood Arts Enrichment program

Reach Out and Read Greater Cleveland

Amount
$12,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
2019

For program support

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

Amount
$15,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
2019

For the Toddler Rock program

Grants Awarded in 2018 $97,675

Center for Arts-Inspired Learning

Amount
$13,175
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
2018

For an arts-integrated early childhood program

Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center

Amount
$15,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
2018

For literacy and language programming in Head Start classrooms

Cleveland Sight Center

Amount
$7,500
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
2018

For early intervention services for children with visual impairments

Daily Dose Of Reading

Amount
$10,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
2018

To provide early literacy programming at Cleveland Head Start Centers

PRE4CLE

Amount
$30,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
2018

For PRE4CLE to increase preschool enrollment in Cleveland through family recruitment

Reach Out and Read Greater Cleveland

Amount
$12,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
2018

To purchase early childhood books for distribution by pediatricians

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

Amount
$10,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
Grants Awarded in
2018

For the Toddler Rock program

Total: $1,249,593