CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland Foundation has granted more than $13 million to nonprofits serving Greater Cleveland in the third quarter of 2026, the foundation announced, with awards spread across Cuyahoga, Lake, and Geauga counties and ranging from neighborhood housing to workforce preparation.
“This quarter, our grantmaking centered on the foundations that help individuals, families and neighborhoods thrive — from making investments in housing in Hough and Buckeye to community safety support and prevention,” said Joyce Pan Huang, the foundation’s chief impact officer, in the announcement.
Among the largest single awards, Cuyahoga Land Bank Charities received $2.7 million under the foundation’s vibrant-neighborhoods work, and Esperanza, Inc. received $500,000 to connect people to prosperity. The Urban League of Cleveland received $350,000, Rainey Institute $325,000, and the Cuyahoga County District Board of Health $300,000.
Long-term regional awards included $375,000 each to Assembly for the Arts and the Lake Development Authority, $250,000 to the City of Cleveland, $220,000 to the Cleveland Water Alliance, $225,000 to Geauga Growth Partnership Inc., and $200,000 each to Cleveland Metroparks and West Creek Conservancy. The foundation said the Lake and Geauga awards are helping each county build stronger economic development capacity.
Immediate-needs grants reached across daily life in the region: $250,000 each to Family Connections of Northeast Ohio and Say Yes Cleveland Operations, $225,000 to the Center for Community Solutions, $200,000 each to the Cuyahoga County Public Library and Towards Employment, $150,000 to Friends of Developmental Disabilities and Greater Cleveland Volunteers, and $110,276 to Bike Cleveland.
Huang said grants spanning early childhood, K-12 success, postsecondary attainment, workforce preparation, and community leadership reflect the foundation’s belief that increasing incomes across the city requires improving opportunities across the entire talent continuum.
The foundation, based at 6601 Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, approves grants each quarter through its board and staff. The full third-quarter list, organized by impact area, is published on the foundation’s website for residents who want to see which organizations serving their neighborhood received support.
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