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
Grants
Grants Awarded in Grants Awarded in 2025
Early Childhood Enrichment $228,750
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
Educational Success $723,480
America SCORES Cleveland
Amount
$25,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for literacy and fitness youth development programming in CMSD schools in FY26
Art House, Inc.
Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for Urban Bright Art residencies in Cleveland schools in 2024-25
Arts Impact
Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for arts integrated residencies in CMSD schools in 2025-26
Beat the Streets Cleveland
Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for program support for the 2025-26 school year
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland
Amount
$20,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for community-based mentoring in FY26
Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio
Amount
$25,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for Academic Success programming in Cleveland clubs in 2025
City Year, Inc.
Amount
$20,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for programming in 3 Cleveland schools in 2024-25
Cleveland International Film Festival
Amount
$20,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for CMSD student participation in FilmSlam education programs in the 2025-26 academic year
Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank
Amount
$20,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for program support in 2025
Cleveland Public Theatre
Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for Cleveland Act Now after-school/summer programming in FY25
College Now Greater Cleveland
Amount
$40,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for college access advising for CMSD high school students in 2024-25
College Now Greater Cleveland
Amount
$40,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for college access advising for CMSD high school students in 2025-26
Developing Connections Northeast Ohio
Amount
$13,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for dance residency programming in CMSD schools in 2025-26
Effective Leadership Academy
Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for social-emotional learning and leadership development programming for CMSD students in 2025-26
Esperanza, Inc.
Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for afterschool support and enrichment for CMSD students in 2024-25
Facing History and Ourselves
Amount
$20,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for the Northeast Ohio Partner Schools Network in 2025-26
Footpath Foundation
Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for programming for CMSD 6th graders in 2025-26
Fostering Hope Ohio
Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
to provide programming for youth in foster care in FY25
Girl Scouts of North East Ohio
Amount
$12,500
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
to provide enrichment programming for low-income girls in Cleveland in 2025-26
Great Lakes Museum of Science Environment and Technology
Amount
$30,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for CLE4SCI programming for CMSD 6th, 7th and 8th graders in 2025-26
Great Lakes Theater
Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for theater residency programming for CMSD students 2025-26
Hope Ignites of Northeastern Ohio
Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for programming to prepare low-income students for college and career success in FY26
Lake Erie Ink: a writing space for youth
Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for creative writing residencies in CMSD high schools in 2025-26
Merrick House
Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for out-of-school time educational enrichment programming in 2025
Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
Amount
$20,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for CLE4SCI programming for CMSD preschool, kindergarten, and first grade students in 2025-26
Near West Theatre
Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
to provide theater arts residency programming in Cleveland schools in 2025-26
Open Doors Academy
Amount
$25,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for out-of-school time educational support and enrichment for K-8 students in FY26
Playhouse Square Foundation
Amount
$20,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for Classroom Connections programming for CMSD students in the 2025-26 school year
Re:Source Cleveland
Amount
$30,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
to provide wrap-around academic and extracurricular support for teens in 2025
Rise Up: Northeast Ohio
Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for the Life as a Scientist program in the CMSD in 2025-26
Roots of American Music
Amount
$7,680
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for music residencies in CMSD schools in 2024-25
Saint Martin de Porres High School
Amount
$17,800
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for the Career and Credentials program in 2025-26
Scranton Road Ministries Community Development Corp.
Amount
$25,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for the Youth Jobs Partnership program in 2025-26
Skidmark CLE
Amount
$12,500
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
to provide motorcycle shop class to Cleveland youth in 2025-26
Teach For America
Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for program support in 2024-25
Teaching Cleveland
Amount
$10,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
to provide locally-rooted learning experiences for Cleveland teachers and students in 2024-25
The City Club of Cleveland
Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for youth programming in 2025-26
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Amount
$15,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for CLE4SCI programming for CMSD 2nd graders in 2024-25
Youth Opportunities Unlimited
Amount
$40,000
Category
Educational Success
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
to support the Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates program in 2025-26
Other $22,700
Bethune-Cookman University
Amount
$2,700
Category
Other
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for operating support
Greater Cleveland Food Bank
Amount
$20,000
Category
Other
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for operating support in FY25
Workforce Readiness $390,000
Building Hope in the City
Amount
$15,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for job and career readiness programming for immigrants and refugees in 2025
Center for Employment Opportunities Cleveland
Amount
$20,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for employment services for formerly incarcerated individuals in FY25
Cleveland Builds
Amount
$30,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for program support in 2026
Dress for Success Cleveland
Amount
$10,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for clothing and mobile styling for underserved women in 2025
Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.
Amount
$25,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
to launch a pilot initiative to strengthen workforce programming for homeless young adults in 2025
Family Promise of Greater Cleveland
Amount
$30,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
to help unhoused families address economic stability in 2025
Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association
Amount
$15,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for adult literacy and numeracy education in FY25
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
Amount
$65,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
to remove barriers to economic independence through civil legal aid in 2025
Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry
Amount
$20,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
to provide workforce training for individuals with employment barriers in 2025
May Dugan Center
Amount
$30,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for the Education Resource Center in 2025
New Bridge Cleveland
Amount
$15,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for adult workforce programming in FY26
Passages Connecting Fathers and Sons, Inc.
Amount
$20,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for the Cognitive Behavioral Health Interventions for Employment program in 2025
Seeds of Literacy
Amount
$15,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
to provide adult basic education in FY26
Smart Development, Inc.
Amount
$25,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for the Community First program in 2025
Spanish American Committee for a Better Community
Amount
$25,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for the Families First program in 2025
Towards Employment
Amount
$20,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for the Career Pathways program in 2025
West Side Catholic Center
Amount
$10,000
Category
Workforce Readiness
Grants Awarded in
Grants Awarded in 2025
for family stability services in 2025
Total: $1,364,930