Sitemap Share × Sitemap Foundation of ChangeInventionIntroductionFrederick H. GoffGoff’s VisionGroundbreaking StrategyCommunity Foundation MovementGlobal ImpactGrowthEnduring ConcernsPost-Goff YearsReinventionModern EvolutionInteractive GraphDonorsTransformative VisionsEveryone a PhilanthropistRecognition SocietiesOrganizational FundsSupporting OrganizationsLeadersBoard of DirectorsCEOsTorchbearersStaff MembersImpact100 Key AchievementsThe Built EnvironmentIndispensable Civic RolesGrant SearchReferencesAnnual ReportsHistoric PublicationsCentennial VideosDecades1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010sTimeline1914An Idea Whose Time Had ComeBelle SherwinFirst of eight surveys of pressing urban problems commissionedFrederick H. GoffGoff’s VisionJames R. GarfieldMary Coit SanfordThe Cleveland Foundation: A Community TrustThe Cleveland Foundation is established on January 2The Community Foundation Movement1915Groundbreaking StrategyLandmark Public Education Study1917James D. Williamson1919Community TrustsFirst designated grant awardedFirst discretionary grants awardedKeeping City Playgrounds OpenLaunch of the Cleveland MetroparksRaymond C. Moley1920The First Century of The Cleveland Foundation: 1914–20141921The Dead Hand1922Malcolm L. McBride1924Carlton K. MatsonFrances Southworth GoffIn-kind services provided to important civic committees1925The endowment stands at $400,000, making possible $15,000 in grants1926The Year 19261927Dorothy RuthFirst College Scholarships1928Leyton E. Carter1930Foster Home Demonstration Project1931A record $271,464 is distributed amidst great economic uncertainty74 community foundations have been established in North AmericaDecisive Response to the Great DepressionFour additional local banks become foundation trusteesHarry Coulby Funds1933Experimental Polio ResearchPaving the Way for Public Housing1934Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards1937The Retreat1938Goldblatt’s Early Hypertension ResearchModel Nursery School1939The First 25 Years: 1914–19391941Bellwether Support of African-American Girl Scout TroopsFirst Stand-Alone Adoption ServiceInaugurating Counseling at Divorce CourtInnovative Library Program for Shut-insKatherine Bohm1942Carl W. BrandDay Care for War-Effort MothersFred S. McConnellLynn J. and Eva D. Hammond1943First logo unveiledThe Combined Fund is created to enable small gifts to the endowment1945Contributions received from a record-breaking 325 individualsThe endowment now comprises 50 named fundsThe foundation receives largest gift of flexible dollars to date1946Assets surpass $10 million1951A. E. Convers Fund1953J. Kimball Johnson1954Downtown Cleveland’s ResurgenceInnovative Senior Services1955John L. McChord1956Ellwood H. FisherInformation Services for Cleveland-Hopkins Air Travelers1957Early Study of Metropolitan GovernmentPoison Information Center1958Annual grantmaking surpasses $1 million for the first timeEmergency Aid to African-American-Run Hospital1959Experimentation with TV Broadcasts in the Classroom19601960 Annual ReportAttempt to Address Desperate Conditions in HoughLegal Representation for Indigent DefendantsPromoting Fair Housing and Integration1961A Central Planning Agency for University CircleA course-changing philanthropic demonstration project is launched with foundation support1961 Annual ReportHarold T. ClarkKent H. Smith19621962 Annual ReportMass Polio ImmunizationsPACE’s School Library Campaign19631963 Annual ReportJohn SherwinStart-up of Cuyahoga Community CollegeThe Cleveland Foundation ranks as the country’s largest community trust19641964 Annual ReportAssets surpass $100 millionEstablishing a Groundbreaking Interracial ForumFirst significant bequest for arts and culture received19651965 Annual ReportBringing Public Television to ClevelandPolice and Tax Base ReformPreserving Mentor Marsh19661966 Annual ReportKenneth W. Clement, M.D.Outreach to the Near West Side’s Growing Hispanic Population1967Access to Decent, Affordable Housing1967 Annual ReportBoard expanded from five to 11 to accommodate GCAF trusteesMalvin E. BankThe Greater Cleveland Associated Foundation merges with the Cleveland Foundation1968A New Justice Center1968 Annual ReportJames A. NortonSupport of Carl Stokes’s Historic Mayoralty19691969 Annual Report19701970 Annual ReportBacking the Free Clinic19711971 Annual ReportFederation of Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve UniversityThe first $1 million grant is awarded19721972 Annual ReportCleveland’s First Arts CouncilRaymond Q. ArmingtonWomen’s Empowerment Programs19731973 Annual ReportBarbara Haas RawsonModel Home for the AgedRebirth of Playhouse SquareSherwick Fund19741974 Annual ReportComprehensive Health Care for the IndigentHomer C. WadsworthH. Stuart Harrison19751975 Annual ReportCultural affairs becomes a full-fledged program areaExpanding the Artistic Horizons of the Predecessor to MOCA ClevelandLifting Civic Spirits and SightsPeaceful School DesegregationProfessional Ballet and Opera Companies1976Annual grantmaking approaches $10 million1976 Annual ReportEnhancement of Public SpacesL. Dale Dorney FundStart-up of Friends of Shaker Square19771977 Annual ReportSafeguarding Cleveland’s Cultural Assets19781978 Annual ReportCritical Infrastructure ReplacementStewardship of the City’s Lakefront Parks19791979 Annual ReportDigging Out from DefaultReclaiming a Once Magnificent ParkwayStanley C. Pace19801980 Annual ReportBoosting Biomedical ResearchHard Data about the Regional EconomyTreu-Mart Fund19811981 Annual ReportSystematizing Housing Rehabilitation19821982 Annual ReportComing of Age of Great Lakes Shakespeare FestivalRobert E. Eckardt, DR PHSecuring the Playhouse Square Superblock19831983 Annual ReportJoining the Early Battle against AIDS19841984 Annual ReportEnvisioning North Coast HarborFoundation offices relocated to the Hanna Building on Playhouse SquareSteven A. Minter19851985 Annual ReportEconomic development becomes a full-fledged program areaF. James and Rita Rechin FundRichard W. Pogue1986A Catalytic Industrial Park for MidTown1986 Annual ReportDonor-advised funds establishedEncouraging the Film Festival’s Relocation DowntownTurnaround in HoughUpdated Citywide Development Plan19871987 Annual ReportFirst City-History Encyclopedia“Special Initiatives” launched to revitalize schools, neighborhoods and the lakefront19881988 Annual ReportSustained Resources for Neighborhood RedevelopmentUnderstanding the Causes of Poverty19891989 Annual ReportGeorge and Janet VoinovichJohn J. DwyerLake-Geauga FundThe Cleveland Foundation at Seventy-Five19901990 Annual ReportSustained grantmaking begins in the field of the environment19911991 Annual ReportEncouraging Collaboration on Medical Research and Education1992Alfred M. Rankin Jr.1992 Annual ReportBoosting the Manufacturing Sector’s Growth and CompetitivenessGateway’s Public Plaza and ArtRebuilding Cleveland1993African-American Philanthropy Committee1993 Annual ReportHolsey Gates HandysideReinhold W. Erickson, D.D.S.19941994 Annual Report19951995 Annual Report“National Heritage Corridor” Designation for Ohio & Erie Canalway19961996 Annual ReportAssets surpass $1 billionCharles A. RatnerReforming Public School GovernanceSpending policy revised to increase income available for grantmaking19971997 Annual ReportPublic Funding for Arts and CultureTrust for Public Land’s Local Field Office19981998 Annual ReportMaintaining the Excellence of the Lively Arts1999Annual grantmaking reaches a new high of $76.9 million1999 Annual ReportAssets surpass $1.5 billionHelping Young Children ThriveReturn of Farming to the Cuyahoga River Valley20002000 Annual ReportCatharine Monroe LewisRolling grant reviews replace quarterly decision-making20012001 Annual ReportPromoting Green BuildingsUpdated Approaches to Successful Aging20022002 Annual ReportBoard expanded from 11 to 15 directorsBoard responsibilities refocused on identification of programmatic prioritiesEmpowering Grassroots Citizens and GroupsStimulating Economic Growth2003A Foundation of GrowthA Greater University Circle2003 Annual ReportChampioning Advanced EnergyFrank H. and Nancy L. Porter FundFund for Our Economic FutureIncreasing the Community’s Capacity to Relieve HungerJohn Sherwin Jr.Ronald B. RichardSupport for High-Potential Business Start-ups20042004 Annual ReportBetting on “Cool Cleveland”Donald and Ruth Weber Goodman2005Responsive grantmaking team formed to review mounting requestsSenior program officers promoted to program directors2006Jacqueline F. WoodsPortfolio of 20 Innovative and Excellent Schools2006 Report to the Community2007Endowment reaches high of $2.18 billion prior to financial crash2007 Report to the Community2008Bridge to Arts Education and Healthcare CareersCreating Real Jobs for Neighborhood PeopleDavid GoldbergGang Violence PreventionGordon Square Arts DistrictInternational-Artist Residency ProgramNew gifts and pledges total a record $71.3 million2008 Report to the CommunityThe People’s Entrepreneur2009Incentivizing Consumption of Fruits and VegetablesLinking City Teens to Life-Enriching Programs2009 Report to the CommunityVacant Lot Reclamation2010Asian FestivalIncreased Public Access to the Cuyahoga RiverTraining Urban Primary Care Physicians2011Charles P. Bolton$4 Million Microlending Pool20,000 New Manufacturing Jobs by 2020Recidivism Reduction and Successful Re-entry2011 Report to the Community2012Annual grants reach $91.6 million, a new recordAssets recover from the impact of the Great RecessionFirst $10 million grant, the largest to date2012 Report to the CommunityThe Cleveland Plan for Transforming SchoolsWelcoming a New Generation of Immigrants2013Ensuring the Cleveland Orchestra’s Next 100 YearsGoff on the National StageJames A. RatnerSponsorship of 2014 Gay Games$1,783,903,8172014Documenting the Movement’s Global Impact100 Years in PicturesTermsCreditsContact
