Grants

Grants Awarded in Grants Awarded in 2024

Early Childhood Enrichment $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
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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

Educational Success $610,000

ACE Mentor Program of Cleveland

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

to provide architecture, construction and engineering career exploration programming for Cleveland students in 2024-25

America SCORES Cleveland

Amount
$25,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for literacy and fitness youth development programming in FY25

Argonaut

Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for aerospace and maritime extended learning programming for CMSD high school students in 2023-24

Art House, Inc.

Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for Urban Bright residencies in Cleveland schools in 2023-24

Arts Impact

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
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Grants Awarded in 2024

for STEAM residencies in CMSD schools in 2024-25

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland

Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for community-based mentoring in FY25

Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio

Amount
$20,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for Academic Success programming at BGCNEO Cleveland clubs in 2024

Boys Hope Girls Hope of Northeastern Ohio

Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for programming to prepare low-income students for college and career success in FY25

City Year, Inc.

Amount
$20,000
Category
Educational Success
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Grants Awarded in 2024

for programming in 3 Cleveland schools in 2023-24

Cleveland Foundation

Amount
$25,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

to expand integrated health services for CMSD students in 2023-24

Cleveland International Film Festival

Amount
$20,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for virtual and in-person FilmSlam programming for CMSD students in the 2023-24 academic year

Cleveland Play House

Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

to provide theater-based social emotional learning residencies in 19 CMSD schools in 2024-25

Cleveland Public Library Foundation

Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for professional development for library staff on the science of reading in 2025

Cleveland Public Theatre

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for Cleveland Act Now after-school/summer programming in FY24

Coach Sam’s Scholars

Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for literacy programming and academic support for CMSD students in 2023-24

College Now Greater Cleveland

Amount
$40,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for college access advising services for CMSD high school students in 2023-24

Dancing Classrooms Northeast Ohio

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for dance residency programming in CMSD schools in 2024-25

Effective Leadership Academy

Amount
$12,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for social-emotional learning and leadership development programming for CMSD students in 2024-25

Esperanza, Inc.

Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for after-school programming for Latinx youth in the CMSD in 2023-24

Food Strong

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for school-based gardening education in 2024-25

Footpath Foundation

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for programming for CMSD 6th graders in 2024-25

Girl Scouts of North East Ohio

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

to provide enrichment programming for low-income girls in 2024-25

Great Lakes Museum of Science Environment and Technology

Amount
$20,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for the CLE4SCI Collaborative for CMSD 6th, 7th and 8th graders in 2024-25

Great Lakes Theater

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for the School Residency program for CMSD students in 2024-25

LifeAct

Amount
$12,500
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for suicide prevention and stress management programs for Cleveland students in 2024-25

Malachi Center

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for after-school programming in FY24

Nature Center at Shaker Lakes

Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for CLE4SCI programming for CMSD preschool, kindergarten, and first grade students in 2023-24

Near West Theatre

Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

to provide theater arts residencies in Cleveland schools in 2024-25

Open Doors Academy

Amount
$25,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for out-of-school time educational enrichment programming in FY25

Playhouse Square Foundation

Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
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Grants Awarded in 2024

for Classroom Connections programming for CMSD students in the 2024-25 school year

Re:Source Cleveland

Amount
$10,500
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for the Teen Response tutoring program in 2024

Saint Martin de Porres High School

Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for the Career and Credentials program in 2024-25

Scranton Road Ministries Community Development Corp.

Amount
$20,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for the Youth Jobs Partnership program in 2024-25

Skidmark CLE

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

to provide motorcycle shop class to Cleveland youth in 2024-25

The City Club of Cleveland

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
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Grants Awarded in 2024

for student engagement initiatives in FY24

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for CLE4SCI programming for 2nd grade CMSD students in 2023-24

The First Tee of Cleveland

Amount
$20,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for programming for CMSD students in 2024-25

The MetroHealth Foundation

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for therapeutic arts programming in CMSD schools in 2024-25

Young Entrepreneur Institute

Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

to support entrepreneurship education in the CMSD in 2024-25

Youth Opportunities Unlimited

Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
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Grants Awarded in 2024

for the Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates program in 2024-25

Other $22,700

Bethune-Cookman College

Amount
$2,700
Category
Other
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for operating support

Cleveland Rape Crisis Center

Amount
$5,000
Category
Other
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

to provide therapy for child survivors of sexual violence in 2024

Greater Cleveland Food Bank

Amount
$15,000
Category
Other
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for operating support in FY24

Workforce Readiness $184,000

Center for Employment Opportunities Cleveland

Amount
$20,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
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Grants Awarded in 2024

for employment services for formerly incarcerated individuals in FY24

Family Promise of Greater Cleveland

Amount
$20,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

to help unhoused families address economic stability in 2024

Legal Aid Society of Cleveland

Amount
$50,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

to remove barriers to economic independence through civil legal aid in 2024

May Dugan Center

Amount
$10,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
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Grants Awarded in 2024

for the Education Resource Center in 2024

Seeds of Literacy

Amount
$15,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

to provide adult basic education in FY25

Smart Development, Inc.

Amount
$20,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for the Community First program in 2024

Spanish American Committee for a Better Community

Amount
$20,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for the Families First program in 2024

Towards Employment

Amount
$20,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for the Career Pathway program in 2024

University Settlement

Amount
$9,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2024

for workforce readiness programming in FY25

Total: $1,005,618