Posted on October 4, 2010

Cleveland Foundation Awards $14.4 Million in Third-Quarter Grants

The Cleveland Foundation has announced third-quarter grants totaling $14.4 million to nonprofits in the Greater Cleveland area working in a broad range of areas, including economic development, education, health care, and the arts.

Grantees include the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, which was awarded $500,000 toward its capital campaign; the Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network (MAGNET), which received $250,000 for its Growth by Design and the New Markets Initiative; and Case Western Reserve University, which was awarded $70,000 to continue its efforts to develop relationships with Chinese organizations involved in research, education, and trade initiatives related to advanced energy. Other grants included $200,000 to the Fairhill Center for Aging for the first phase of its Kinship Village intergenerational housing project.

In addition, the foundation awarded a total of $300,000 to seven of the seventeen "innovation" schools in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District: Kenneth Clement Boys Leadership Academy, Valley View Boys Leadership Academy, MacArthur Girls Leadership Academy, Warner Girls Leadership Academy, Design Lab Early College High School, MC2STEM High School, and Ginn Academy. On average, the seven schools outperform other schools in the district on a wide range of measures, including test scores, safety, discipline, and student attendance and retention.

For a complete list of the foundation's third-quarter grantees, visit the Cleveland Foundation Web site.