The George Gund Foundation

Last week, our Board of Trustees approved $11.8 million in grant awards.

We are especially proud to share that several grants continue the Foundation’s deep commitment to restorative justice. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Ohio, Ohio Justice and Policy Center, Towards Employment, and the Juvenile Justice Coalition are among those grantee partners working toward long-term criminal legal system reform. These organizations are moving Cleveland and Ohio away from a system of cash bail; reducing barriers to successful community re-entry for persons previously incarcerated; advocating for an end to mandatory bindover of youth to the adult prison system; and catalyzing progress within our local institutions.

For a full list of grantees, please visit: https://gundfoundation.org/grantmaking/awarded-grants/

Congratulations and thank you to our partners for their work in our community.

Awarded Grants See the grants we’ve recently awarded or find those from a previous year.

Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court majority—in a landmark ruling—held that U.S. colleges and universities can no longer consider race as a basis for college admissions...Given our turbulent and unreconciled past, any effort or pursuit of “equality” will fall short as equality is not a substitute for or a viable pathway to justice and/or wellbeing.

Read more on our commitment to racial justice.

Our commitment to racial justice Since 1952, The George Gund Foundation has been an ardent supporter of public education, and we continue to work with our heroic community partners to provide equitable access to high-quality education and career opportunities for Cleveland youth and families. The Cleveland Metropolitan School Distr

FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY

We are thrilled to begin the new year by seeking a fellow, a promising professional with 3-5 years of relevant work experience, excellent communications skills, and the ability to work independently.

Does experiential learning within philanthropy interest you? Do you have a desire to work in public service or the nonprofit sector in Cleveland? This fellowship could be for you!

Application deadline is 2/22. Please share with your networks! More details here: https://gundfoundation.org/the-george-gund-foundation-seeks-2023-25-fellow/

Treye Johnson, program manager for the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland’s Program on Economic Inclusion, will join The George Gund Foundation in October as program director for Vibrant Neighborhoods and Inclusive Economy.

In this role, Johnson will lead the Foundation’s grantmaking in economic and community development and neighborhood revitalization. He will help to advance the Foundation’s grantmaking priorities, community initiatives, and public policy agenda, as well as shape the community and economic landscape of Cleveland and Northeast Ohio.

More here:
https://gundfoundation.org/treye-johnson-named-program-director/