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克利夫兰及周边地区消息
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Cleveland Black Futures Fund announces nearly $2
million in grants 49 organizations supported by first round of
grantmaking
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CLEVELAND (June 29, 2021) –
The Cleveland Foundation and its partners today announced $1.89
million to 49 organizations in the initial round of grantmaking from
the Cleveland Black Futures Fund (full list of recipients below).
The Fund has amassed more than $4.3 million since its inception in
late 2020 to support the capacity of Cleveland-based nonprofit
organizations that are both Black-led and Black-serving.
The overarching goal of the Cleveland Black Futures Fund is to
strengthen the ecosystem of Black leaders and Black-serving
organizations in Greater Cleveland by providing intentional
resources to help grow organizational infrastructure and capacity.
Long term, the foundation aims to deepen the field of leaders
working to dismantle systemic racism and advance the community
towards racial equity.
The foundation received more than 220 submissions during the initial
application period – more than 40% of which represented first-time
applicants to the foundation. A seven-person committee comprised of
community leaders and foundation representatives worked to select
the recipients.
“The outstanding application response to the fund was not entirely
unexpected because we knew the need is there, but now we know how
great the need is in service of this work,” said Courtenay Barton,
Cleveland Foundation program director for arts & culture and racial
equity initiatives. “As our community continues to give generously
to this fund, we will be able to support a wide array of
organizations that are doing the hard work on the ground each and
every day.”
It was also announced that KeyBank made a $250,000 contribution to
the fund, joining initial partners Facebook, George W. Codrington
Charitable Foundation, The HealthComp Foundation, Saint Luke’s
Foundation and the Treu-Mart Fund.
“At KeyBank, we value diversity, are committed to equity and foster
inclusion throughout our business and in the communities we serve.
We are proud to be part of the Cleveland Black Futures Fund and
support its efforts to eliminate disparities that exist along racial
lines,” said Timothy Burke, KeyBank Northeast Ohio Market President.
“We stand with the Cleveland Foundation and its partners in their
work to strengthen Black-led and Black-serving social change
organizations and to advance our community toward racial equity in a
meaningful, sustainable way.”
A second round of grantmaking will take place in the fall of this
year. For more information or to donate to the Cleveland Black
Futures Fund, visit ClevelandFoundation.org/Futures.
2021 Cleveland Black Futures Fund Recipients – Round 1
* 99 Treasures Arts & Culture ($25,000)
* American Association of Clergy and Employers ($25,000)
* Birthing Beautiful Communities ($50,000)
* Black Lives Matter Cleveland ($25,000)
* Black Lives Matter Lake County ($25,000)
* Black Space Productions ($25,000)
* The Block Club Community Development Corporation ($25,000)
* Brandnew Community Inc. ($25,000)
* Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc. ($50,000)
* The Cleveland Observer ($25,000)
* Cleveland VOTES ($50,000)
* CollectivExpress Inc. ($25,000)
* Community Suds Inc. ($25,000)
* Cory Glenville Community Center ($25,000)
* The Diaper Bank of Greater Cleveland ($25,000)
* East Mount Zion Baptist Church ($25,000)
* Environmental Health Watch, Inc. ($100,000)
* Fab Foundation ($50,000)
* Food Depot to Health ($25,000)
* Gardening in the District Nonprofit Organization ($25,000)
* Hands-On Health ($25,000)
* Jordan Community Resource Center ($75,000)
* Journey On Yonder (JOY) ($25,000)
* LGBTQ Community Center of Greater Cleveland ($100,000)
* Little Africa Food Cooperative ($25,000)
* Men and Women of Central ($25,000)
* Metropolitan Cleveland Alliance of Black School Educators
($25,000)
* Minority Organ and Tissue Transplant Education Program of
Cleveland, Inc. ($25,000)
* Motivated and Empowered Inc. ($50,000)
* Museum of Creative Human Art ($25,000)
* My Brother My Sister Global Inc. ($50,000)
* NAACP Cleveland Branch ($50,000)
* Northeast Ohio Alliance for Hope (NOAH) ($50,000)
* Peel Dem Layers Back ($25,000)
* Pregnant with Possibilities Resource Center ($50,000)
* Promise of Democracy Foundation ($25,000)
* Recess Cleveland ($50,000)
* The Rid-All Foundation ($50,000)
* RollinBuckeyez Foundation ($25,000)
* See You At The Top (SYATT) ($50,000)
* Shooting Without Bullets ($50,000)
* Somali Bantu Community Cooperation of Cleveland ($50,000)
* Time for A Change Community Diaper Bank ($25,000)
* Union Miles Development Corporation ($25,000)
* Urban City Codes ($40,000)
* A Vision of Change, Inc. ($100,000)
* We Think 4 A Change ($25,000)
* William E. Sanders Family Life Center Inc. ($25,000)
* Writers in Residence ($50,000)
Media Contact
Alan Ashby, Cleveland Foundation media relations officer, aashby@clevefdn.org,
330-212-0994 (C)
About the Cleveland Foundation: Established in 1914, the
Cleveland Foundation is the world's first community foundation – and
one of the largest today – with assets of $2.8 billion and 2020
grants of more than $130 million. Through the generosity of donors,
the foundation improves the lives of residents of Cuyahoga, Lake and
Geauga counties by building community endowment, addressing needs
through grantmaking and providing leadership on vital issues. The
foundation’s program areas include arts and culture, economic and
workforce development, education, environment, leadership
development, neighborhoods, and youth, health and human services.
For more information, visit ClevelandFoundation.org and follow us |
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