March 09, 2023

This Midwest Real Estate Couple Has Been Cutting Some Big Checks. Here's Where the Money's Going

March 09, 2023/ Ade Adeniji

Ohio-based Harry and Linda Fath gave $275 million in 2022, up from just $50 million in 2017. We spoke with Harry Fath about what they support, how they operate, and why they will never have a foundation.

August 12, 2022

An Overview of the Haslam Family's Local Giving

August 12, 2022/ Alyssa Ochs

Here is an updated overview of the Haslam family and how they’ve been giving in Tennessee and Ohio lately.

April 12, 2022

How This Dedicated Cleveland Funder Is Backing the City’s Cultural Institutions

April 12, 2022/ Mike Scutari

For close to 70 years, the Mandel Foundation has been a supporter of organizations in Cleveland, Israel and beyond, dropping some big recent grants. The foundation’s president explains how and why it backs local institutions.

January 03, 2022

How the Cleveland Foundation Is Backing Journalists and Community Members to Bolster Local News

January 03, 2022/ Mike Scutari

The Cleveland Foundation and partner grantmakers recently announced the launch of a nonprofit newsroom. Vice President Dale Anglin explains how the initiative came about and how community members will be involved.

December 13, 2019

A Big Gift Offers Clues to the Future of Performing Arts Organizations

December 13, 2019/ Mike Scutari

The challenges facing regional performing arts organizations are well-documented. News out of Cincinnati, however, finds a ballet troupe experiencing rapid growth and engaging local donors to fund its bold expansion plans.

November 29, 2018

Red State, Blue Causes: The Local Foundation Pursuing an Equity Agenda in Ohio

November 29, 2018/ Caitlin Reilly

Ohio helped swing the 2016 election to Donald Trump, and the GOP controls both the governorship and state legislature there. But the Gordon Gund Foundation keeps working against the tide to advance a progressive agenda.

December 14, 2016

Which Funders Care About Appalachia and What Are They Up To?

December 14, 2016/ Alyssa Ochs

Almost nowhere did Trump win bigger than in Appalachia, an area experiencing a wrenching transition. We look at a funders network with an optimistic vision for the region.