Deadline: 31-Oct-21
Applications are now open for the Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund to support their partners across Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties.
Its mission is to enhance the lives of all residents of Greater Cleveland, now and for generations to come, by working together with their donors to build community endowment, address needs through grantmaking, and provide leadership on key community issues.
Priorities
Priority is given in the following areas:
- Arts & Culture
- Economic & Workforce Development
- Education
- Environment
- Health & Human Services
- Leadership Development
- Neighborhood Revitalization & Engagement
- Youth & Social Services
Eligibility Criteria
The Cleveland Foundation is a community trust. Community trusts are designed to serve the charitable and educational needs of tax-exempt organizations in a local community. As such, their scope of activities is limited to organizations that carry an IRS designation of 501(c)3 – Public Charity and government agencies.
Ineligible
They generally do not make grants to:
- Individuals
- For-profit/commercial organizations
- Endowment campaigns, annual appeals or membership drives
- Religious organizations for religious purposes
- Travel for individuals or groups when travel is the proposal’s primary focus
- Community services such as police and fire protection, road repair or snow removal
- Staff positions for government agencies
- Capital projects for hospitals, nursing homes or institutions of higher education
- Publications, audiovisual projects or video productions. However, consideration may be given when they fall within a promising project.
For more information, visit https://www.clevelandfoundation.org/grants/apply-for-a-grant/