Grants

Grants Awarded in Grants Awarded in 2021

Early Childhood Enrichment $92,000

Center for Arts-Inspired Learning

Amount
$15,000
Category
Early Childhood Enrichment
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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

Educational Success $389,500

America SCORES Cleveland

Amount
$25,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2021 (to date)

for literacy and fitness youth development programming

Art House, Inc.

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2021

For the Urban Bright program in CMSD schools

Arts Impact

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2021 (to date)

for STEAM residencies in CMSD schools

Boys Hope Girls Hope of Northeastern Ohio

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2021

For programming to prepare low-income students for college and career success

City Year, Inc.

Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2021

For programming in 7 Cleveland schools

Cleveland International Film Festival

Amount
$7,500
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2021

For FilmSlam Streams 2021

Cleveland Metroparks

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2021

To provide CLE4SCI programming for grades 6-8

Cleveland Play House

Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2021 (to date)

for theater residencies in Cleveland schools

Cleveland Public Theatre

Amount
$7,500
Category
Educational Success
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Grants Awarded in 2021 (to date)

for Cleveland Act Now after-school/summer programming

Coach Sam’s Scholars

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2021

For literacy programming and academic support for CMSD students

College Now Greater Cleveland

Amount
$40,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2021

For college access advising services for CMSD high school students

Dancing Classrooms Northeast Ohio

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2021 (to date)

for dance residency programming in CMSD schools

Effective Leadership Academy

Amount
$12,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2021 (to date)

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

Esperanza, Inc.

Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2021

For the Hispanic Youth Leadership program

Facing History and Ourselves, Inc.

Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2021 (to date)

for the Northeast Ohio Partner Schools Network

Fostering Hope Ohio

Amount
$7,500
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2021

To provide programming for youth in foster care

Great Lakes Museum of Science Environment and Technology

Amount
$20,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2021 (to date)

for the CLE4SCI Collaborative for CMSD 6th, 7th and 8th graders

Great Lakes Theater

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2021

For the School Residency program for CMSD students

LifeAct

Amount
$12,500
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2021 (to date)

for suicide prevention and mental health programs for Cleveland middle and high school students

Minds Matter of Cleveland

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2021

For college preparatory programming for low income high school students

Nature Center at Shaker Lakes

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2021

For CLE4SCI programming for CMSD preschool, kindergarten and first grade classes

Near West Theatre

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2021

For Rise!, a youth theater arts program

Open Doors Academy

Amount
$25,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2021

To operate remote learning centers

Playhouse Square Foundation

Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2021 (to date)

for virtual Classroom Connections programming for CMSD students

Roots of American Music

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2021

For music residencies in CMSD schools

Scranton Road Ministries Community Development Corp.

Amount
$17,500
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2021

For the Youth Jobs Partnership program

University Circle Incorporated

Amount
$5,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
2021

For Future Connections, a college and career readiness program

Youth Opportunities Unlimited

Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2021 (to date)

for the Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates program

ZENworks Yoga

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2021 (to date)

for mental and physical wellness programming for Cleveland students

Other $25,800

Bethune-Cookman College

Amount
$2,700
Category
Other
Grants Awarded in
2021

For general operating support

Cleveland Public Library

Amount
$8,100
Category
Other
Grants Awarded in
2021

For StoryWalk programming at the Carnegie-West branch

Greater Cleveland Food Bank

Amount
$15,000
Category
Other
Grants Awarded in
2021

For the Children’s Nutrition Initiative

Workforce Readiness $305,000

Center for Employment Opportunities Cleveland

Amount
$20,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
2021

For employment opportunities for formerly incarcerated individuals

Cuyahoga Community College Foundation

Amount
$20,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2021 (to date)

for the Access Centers

Cuyahoga County Public Library

Amount
$10,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
2021

For adult basic education for Cuyahoga County’s reentry population

Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.

Amount
$20,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2021 (to date)

to increase income and stability for homeless families

Family Promise of Greater Cleveland

Amount
$20,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2021 (to date)

to help homeless families achieve stability

Legal Aid Society of Cleveland

Amount
$50,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
2021

For Economic Justice programming

Literacy Cooperative of Greater Cleveland

Amount
$20,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2021 (to date)

to support community-wide literacy initiatives

MAGNET

Amount
$10,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
2021

For ACCESS, a credential and job training program

May Dugan Center

Amount
$20,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
2021

For the Education Resource Center

OhioGuidestone

Amount
$10,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
2021

To support workforce training participants

Seeds of Literacy

Amount
$15,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
2021

For adult literacy programming

Smart Development, Inc.

Amount
$15,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
2021

For Community First programming

Spanish American Committee for a Better Community

Amount
$20,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
2021

For the Families First program

Stella Maris

Amount
$20,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
2021

To provide kitchen training to individuals in recovery

Towards Employment

Amount
$25,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2021 (to date)

for the Career Pathways program

Union Miles Development Corporation

Amount
$10,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
2021

For workforce training programming in the construction trades

Total: $812,300