2009 Grants
2009 Capacity Building and Proactive Grants
Grants made 3/13/2009 
Grants made 7/17/2009
Grants made 10/30/2009 
Proactive Grant
Geauga Humane Society, Novelty, OH
Fundraising Initiative: Streamlining Administrative Operations - $8,505
The Toby Project, New York, NY
Consultant for Strategic Planning and Donor Software - $19,800
Total Animal Care: $28,305
Beck Center for the Arts, Lakewood, OH
Strengthening Programs Through On-Line Technology - $35,000
DanceCleveland, Cleveland, OH
Website Re-Design - $20,550
Ideastream, Cleveland, OH
Building ideastream's Multi-Service Plan - $30,000
Musical Arts Association/The Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland, OH
Seed Funding for the Musically Speaking Series -$100,000 Proactive Grant
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), Brooklyn, NY
Marketing/Branding Plan - $30,000
Opera Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
Director of Development - $15,000
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland, OH
Evaluation Consultant - $13,875
Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Richmond, VA
Integrating Planned Giving into VACR's Development Program: Consultant - $7,500
Total Arts & Culture: $251,925
Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc., Cleveland, OH
Business/Finance Planning - $20,000
Collaboration Station, Cleveland, OH
CS Sustainability Project - $6,550
Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association, Cleveland, OH
Business Plan Development and Implementation - $50,000
May Dugan Multi-Service Center, Cleveland, OH
IT upgrade - $31,000
North Kohala Community Resource Center, Hawi, HI
Technical Support/Business and Design Planning - $16,150
University Settlement, Cleveland, OH
CNE Consulting Services - $22,000
Total Community Improvement: $145,700
Anne Arundel Community College Foundation, Arnold, MD
50th Anniversary Campaign: Planning Phase & Silent Phase - $16,750
Baltimore School for the Arts, Baltimore, MD
Website Redesign and Development - $15,000
Cleveland Scholarship Programs, Inc., Cleveland, OH
Website Enhancements and Resource Center - $24,000
Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
Allen Theater Renovation - $100,000 Proactive Grant
E City, Cleveland, OH
Technology Upgrade - $22,000
Lawrence School, Broadview Heights, OH
New Marketing and Communications Materials - $20,000
Positive Education Program, Cleveland, OH
Creating a Spectrum of Hope: Autism Center - $100,000 Proactive Grant
The School of Graduate and Professional Studies, Ursuline College,
Pepper Pike, OH
Learning and Teaching with Technology - $24,000
Summer on the Cuyahoga, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Permanent Recruitment Initiative - $15,000
Total Education: $336,750
Towards Employment, Cleveland, OH
Building Marketing and Communications Capacity - $21,000
West Side Ecumenical Ministry, Cleveland, OH
WSEM/El Barrio Project Enlace Capacity Building Initiative - $25,000
Total Employment: $46,000
James River Association, Richmond, VA
2nd Phase Website Development - $13,880
Total Environment: $13,880
Adoption Network Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
Business/Strategic Plan - $30,000
National Fatherhood Initiative, Gaithersburg, MD
Consultant: Board and Staff Development/donor prospect research - $15,000
Total Family: $45,000
Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Brother Hubbard's Cupboard Food Pantry, Cleveland, OH
Marketing Plan/Website/Donor Database - $25,000.00
Capital Area Food Bank, Washington, DC
Capacity Building through Social Marketing - $22,000
Total Food, Nutrition and Agriculture: $47,000
Achievement Centers for Children, Highland Hills, OH
Increase Online Marketing and Fund Development - $22,500
Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, MD
Pediatric Emergency Department - $100,000 Proactive Grant
Cleveland Clinic's Center for Human Nutrition, Cleveland, OH
Nutrition Therapy Patient Outcomes Database - $26,460
Eliza Jennings Senior Care Network, Lakewood, OH
Strategic Planning - $35,000
HELP Foundation, Inc., Cleveland, OH
Network Sustainability & Improvement Upgrade - $27,000
Island Dolphin Care, Key Largo, FL
Marketing Consultant and Collateral Material Project - $20,000
Jennings Center for Older Adults, Garfield Heights, OH
Telling Our Story: Public Relations Plan - $20,000
Kidney Foundation of Ohio, Cleveland, OH
Development Associate - $27,000
North Hawaii Hospice, Inc., Kamuela, HI
Implementation of a Hospice-specific Software Program - $35,000
The Wellness Community, Greater Columbus, Columbus, OH
Development/Community Relations Director - $40,000
Total Health: $352,960
Annapolis Area Ministries, Annapolis, MD
Management Consultant - $15,000
Calvary Women's Services, Washington, DC
Technology Expansion - $11,000
Cleveland Tenants Organization, Cleveland, OH
Strengthening Organizational Infrastructure to Serve Community Needs - $25,000
Cogswell Hall, Inc., Cleveland, OH
Agency Networking and IT Support - $24,968
Home Repair Resource Center, Cleveland Heights, OH
Building Effective Fund Development/Donor Database - $15,000
L'Arche Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
Feasibility Study - $20,000
Virginia Supportive Housing, Richmond, VA
IT Technology Capacity Project - $33,000
Total Housing: $143,968
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
Implementation of Technology Plan - $25,400
Bread for the City, Washington, D.C.
Technology Upgrade--Second Phase - $14,704
Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York, NY
In Your Hands: Web Technology - $21,248
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center, Cleveland, OH
Resource Development, Technology, Marketing and Communications Capacity - $100,000 Proactive Grant
Credit Where Credit Is Due, Inc., New York, NY
Quality Initiative - $40,000
Empowerment Center of Greater Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
Information Management Systems/Computer Technology Upgrade - $25,000
Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
Electronic Record Storage Project - $25,000
Jewish Family Service of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Case Management Information System - $10,000
Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth of Ohio, Shaker Heights, OH
Integration of Clinical and Financial Applications - $30,000
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
Strategic Planning - $20,000
Total Human Services: $311,352
Beech Brook, Cleveland, OH
Laptop Pilot Project/Strategic Consultant - $26,900
Domestic Violence Center, Cleveland, OH
Utilizing Technology to Build Fund Development Capacity - $22,198
Epilepsy Association, Cleveland, OH
Web-based Technologies to enhance delivery of services - $20,000
Recovery Resources, Cleveland, OH
Psychiatric Practice Management Consultant - $18,240
Total Mental Health: $87,338
Philanthropy, Volunteerism & Public Affairs
Catholic Network of Volunteer Service, Takoma Park, MD
Outreach/Communications Initiative - $28,000
National Center for Family Philanthropy, Washington, DC
Integration of Customer Relationship Management Tool - $16,500
RSVP Greater Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
RSVP 2.0 Project: Marketing, Communications and IT - $12,000
Total Philanthropy, Volunteerism & Public Affairs: $56,500
Voices for Ohio's Children, Cleveland, OH
Building Communications Capacity with Narrative-Based Messages - $38,000
Total Public Policy: $38,000
Public Protection/Legal Services/Court/Crime
Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc., Towson, MD
Technology Upgrade - $6,900
Total Public Protection/Legal Services/Court/Crime: $6,900
TBA
Total Religion: TBA
Case School of Engineering-CWRU, Cleveland, OH
Building Capacity for Research in Energy Innovation - $25,000
Total Research: $25,000
Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland, OH
Building Capacity of GLSC Marketing Initiatives-Phase One - $15,440
Total Science & Technology: $15,440