Grants

Grants Awarded in Grants Awarded in 2020

Early Childhood Enrichment $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

Educational Success $462,700

America SCORES Cleveland

Amount
$20,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For after-school literacy and fitness programming in CMSD schools

Art House, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For the Urban Bright program in CMSD schools

Beech Brook

Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For mental health services for CMSD students

Bellaire Puritas Development Corporation

Amount
$25,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For the Community Wraparound Strategy at Robinson G. Jones School

Bethune-Cookman College

Amount
$2,700
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For operating support

Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio

Amount
$20,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For Academic Success programming

Boys Hope Girls Hope of Northeastern Ohio

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

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

City Year, Inc.

Amount
$20,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For programming in 9 CMSD schools

Cleveland International Film Festival

Amount
$7,500
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For CMSD student participation in FilmSlam 2020

Cleveland Play House

Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For theater residencies in CMSD schools

Coach Sam’s Scholars

Amount
$7,500
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For after-school literacy programming for CMSD students

College Now Greater Cleveland

Amount
$40,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For college advising services for CMSD high school students

Dancing Classrooms Northeast Ohio

Amount
$5,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For social emotional learning programming in CMSD schools

Effective Leadership Academy

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For social-emotional learning and leadership development programming for CMSD students

Esperanza, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For the Hispanic Youth Leadership program

Facing History and Ourselves, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For the Northeast Ohio Schools Network

Great Lakes Museum of Science Environment and Technology

Amount
$20,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For the CLE4SCI Collaborative for CMSD 6th and 7th graders

Great Lakes Theater

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

School Residency Program for CMSD Students 2020-21

Junior Achievement of Greater Cleveland

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For programming for CMSD students

LifeAct

Amount
$12,500
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For suicide prevention programming for Cleveland middle and high school students

Malachi Center

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For the after-school program

Nature Center at Shaker Lakes

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For the CLE4SCI Collaborative for CMSD preschoolers, kindergarteners and first graders

Near West Theatre

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For Rise!, a youth theater arts enrichment program

Open Doors Academy

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For enrichment and academic support for middle school youth

Playhouse Square Foundation

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For virtual Classroom Connections workshops for CMSD students

Progressive Arts Alliance

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

To provide STEAM residencies in CMSD schools

Roots of American Music

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For music residencies in CMSD schools

Saint Martin de Porres High School

Amount
$25,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For operating support

Scranton Road Ministries Community Development Corp.

Amount
$17,500
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For the Youth Jobs Partnership program

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For the CLE4SCI program for 2nd graders in the CMSD

United Way of Greater Cleveland

Amount
$25,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For the community wraparound strategy in CMSD schools

University Circle Incorporated

Amount
$5,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For Future Connections, a college and career readiness program

West Side Community House

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For arts and literacy programming for girls

Youth Opportunities Unlimited

Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2020

For Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates

Other $65,000

Cleveland Foundation

Amount
$50,000
Category
Other
Grants Awarded in
2020

For the COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund

Greater Cleveland Food Bank

Amount
$15,000
Category
Other
Grants Awarded in
2020

For the Children’s Nutrition Initiative

Workforce Readiness $135,500

Cuyahoga Community College Foundation

Amount
$18,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
2020

For the Adult Diploma program

Cuyahoga County Public Library

Amount
$10,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
2020

For adult basic literacy programming

Family Promise of Greater Cleveland

Amount
$10,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
2020

To help homeless families achieve stability

Literacy Cooperative of Greater Cleveland

Amount
$20,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
2020

To support community-wide literacy initiatives

May Dugan Center

Amount
$20,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
2020

For the Education Resource Center

Passages Connecting Fathers and Sons, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
2020

For workforce development programming

Seeds of Literacy

Amount
$12,500
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
2020

For adult literacy programming

Spanish American Committee for a Better Community

Amount
$15,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
2020

For the Latino Construction program

Stella Maris

Amount
$10,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
2020

For workforce programming

West Side Catholic Center

Amount
$10,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
2020

To provide workforce readiness programming for low-income and homeless individuals

Total: $770,200