Cleveland Foundation – 1985 Annual Report

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T he Cleveland Foundation exists to enhance the quality of life for all citizens of G reater Cleveland. Using funds e n tru sted to its stew ard­ sh ip by people of various m eans, the Foundation addresses the com ­ m u n ity ’s needs an d opportunities. Since its founding in 1914 as the nation’s first co m m u n ity trust, T h e Cleveland F oundation h as been one of the great resources of the G reater Cleveland com m unity. W hether you live, work or visit here, you u n d o u b ted ly have been touched by one or m ore of the m any h ealth , h u m a n services, cultural or educational in stitu tio n s and pro­ g ra m s su p p o rted by T he Cleveland Foundation.

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Table of Contents S ta te m e n t of P u r p o s e ...........................................1 T h e C h a irp e rso n ’s R e p o r t.................................. 3 T h e D irector’s L e tte r............................................ 4 T he C leveland F o u n d a tio n ................................ 5 C ap italizin g on C o o p e r a tio n ...................... 7 S h a rin g th e D r e a m ........................................ 9 One W om an’s G if t........................................... 10 People H elping P e o p le ................................... 12 1985 G ra n t M a k in g ............................................15 Civic A f f a ir s ..................................................... 16 H e a lth ................................................................ 26 E d u c a tio n ......................................................... 36 C u ltu ral A ffa irs............................................... 48 Social S e r v ic e s ................................................ 58 E conom ic D e v e lo p m e n t........................... 70 S pecial P h ila n th ro p ic S e r v ic e s .................. 78 New Gifts a n d A dditions to E stab lish e d F u n d s ..................................... 79 F inancial R e p o r t ............................................. 87 D istrib u tio n C om m ittee, T rustee C om m ittee a n d S t a f f ...................................... 91

(Cover p h o to g ra p h ) L e sso n in team w ork: P a rticip a n ts in a WINOC L abor/M anagem ent F orum lea rn fu tu re -b u ild in g . (See p a g e 7.)


The Chairperson’s Report As I review th e p a s t year, d u rin g w hich I h a d th e h o n o r of b e in g n a m e d C h air­ p e rso n of th e D istrib u tio n C om m ittee, I a m very p le ase d w ith th e d e te rm in a tio n of th is c o m m u n ity a n d its lead ers to find ever m o re creativ e ways to finance p ro ­ g ra m s a im e d a t im p roving th e q u a lity of life a t a tim e w h e n federal fu n d in g h a s b e e n d ra stic a lly re d u c ed a n d th e local e co n o m ic recovery is uneven. T h ro u g h th e efforts of m an y c o rp o ra ­ tions, fo u n d atio n s, g o v ern m en t ag en cies a n d in d iv id u als, th e cap ital c am p a ig n to fin ish ren o v atio n of th e th e a te rs a t Play­ h o u s e S q u a re is well on tow ard its goal; th e R egional E conom ic Issu e s Program , a re s e a rc h c e n te r s p o n so re d by the F o u n d a tio n a n d th e Federal Reserve B ank, h a s fo u n d a h o m e a t C ase W estern R eserve U niversity; a n u m b e r of o u r c u ltu ra l in s titu tio n s have u n d e rta k e n a c o o rd in a te d a p p ro a c h to m ark etin g ; th e p u b lic a n d private sec to rs have w orked to g e th e r b o th d ilig en tly a n d effectively in m o v in g tow ard a m a jo r c o m m u n ity a s s e t—a d o m ed stad iu m ; a n d a t la st we have se e n a b re a k th ro u g h in th e lo n g s ta n d in g efforts to m ak e th e L ak efro nt th e show place it sh o u ld be. A to tal of $19,747,186 in g ra n ts w as a u th o riz e d by th e D istrib u tio n C o m m it­ tee in 1985. T h e p ro jects d escrib ed in th is A n n u a l R eport b e a r o u t m y belief th a t even w h e n th in g s look th e ir w orst, in te llig e n t people w ith reso u rcefu ln ess, d e te rm in a tio n a n d a cooperative sp irit c a n do positive thin g s. I a m p le ase d to re p o rt th a t in 1985, th e F o u n d a tio n a ttra c te d new gifts totaling $ 7 ,8 4 6 ,8 4 6 . T h e se in c lu d e d 10 new D onor-A dvisor F u n d s, a $ 2 .5-m illion b e ­ q u e s t d e sig n a te d for c a n c e r re se a rc h a t U n iv ersity H ospitals, a n d several signifi­ c a n t gifts loosely re stric te d to broad a re a s of in te re s t s u c h a s th e e d u ca tio n of in n e r-c ity y o u n g sters, serv ices for th e h e a rin g a n d sp ee c h im paired, an d re c re a tio n a l activities. It h a s b eco m e a p p a re n t, in th is era of s h rin k in g g o v e rn m e n t bu d g ets, th a t th e F o u n d a tio n m u s t grow a t a n a cc elerated pace. For th is re a so n we have c re ate d a D ev elo p m ent A dvisory C o m m ittee to a d ­ vise u s on how to a d d to o u r a ss e t b ase in a dig n ified b u t ste a d y way. T h a t C om ­ m ittee, c o m p o se d of d istin g u ish e d an d k n o w led g eab le C leveland a re a citizens,

h a s ju s t b e g u n its w ork u n d e r th e c a p a ­ ble le ad e rsh ip of L indsay J. M orgenth aler, a m e m b e r of o u r D istrib u tio n C om m ittee. We are fo rtu n a te to have a s well th e co o p eratio n a n d c o m m itm e n t of o u r five tru s te e b an k s: A m eriThast C om pany, B ank One, H u n tin g to n N ational B ank, N ational C ity B ank a n d S ociety N ational B ank. Over th e y ears th ey have h elped u s grow b o th by w isely m a n a g in g o u r fu n d s a n d by a id in g u s in en co u rag in g new co n trib u tio n s. T h e D istrib u tio n C om m ittee, I believe, c o n tin u e s to be well eq u ip p ed to m e et th e c h allen g e s w hich th e c o m m u n ity faces. E arly in 1986 Mayor G eorge V. Voinovich a p p o in te d to th e C o m m ittee J a m e s M. Delaney, P artner-in-C harge of th e C leveland office of D eloitte H ask in s + Sells. J im su cceed ed T h o m a s V. H. Vail, p u b lish e r of T h e P la in Dealer, w hose 10 years of service to th e F o u n d a ­ tion were ch arac te riz ed by th e h ig h e st s ta n d a rd s of quality, c o m m itm e n t an d gracio u sn ess. We also w elcom ed to th e C o m m ittee E. Bradley Jo n es, form er C h airm a n a n d C hief Executive Officer of R epublic Steel. B rad w as ap p o in ted by o u r tru ste e b a n k s to replace S tan ley C. Pace, w ho so ably p reced ed m e as C h air­ p erso n before leaving Cleveland la st y ear to becom e C hief E xecutive Officer of G eneral D y n am ics C orporation. I am h ap p y to inform you th a t David G. Hill a n d Roy H. H oldt have b een reap p o in ted to th e D istrib u tio n C om m ittee. In th e n e x t several years, Cleveland will grapple w ith m an y c h allen g e s an d o p p o rtu n ities; forem ost a m o n g th e m will be th e n eed to reb u ild th e region’s econom y. Im proving th e q u ality of life in o u r c o m m u n ity is cru cial to o u r eco­ nom ic recovery, for w ith o u t s tro n g schools, a v ib ra n t dow ntow n, livable n eig h b o rh o o d s an d a b u n d a n t re c re a ­ tional o p p o rtu n ities, C leveland c a n n o t a ttra c t a n d retain th e b u sin e ss in v est­ m e n t th a t it n eed s in o rd er to grow. I believe th a t we can learn im p o rta n t les­ so n s from re c en t su c c e sse s in w h ich th is F o u n d atio n h a s played a p art. To m e et head -o n th e com plex ch allen g e of fi­ n a n c in g th e q u a lity of life in o u r c o m ­ m un ity , C levelanders m u s t now m ake th e m o st of th is e m erg in g sp irit of cooperation. I am co n fid en t th a t they will do so.

R ichard W. Pogue M ay 5, 1986

E v en w h e n th in g s lo o k th e ir w o r s t, in te llig e n t p e o p le w ith r e s o u r c e fu ln e s s , d e te r m in a tio n a n d a c o o p e r a tiv e s p i r i t c a n d o p o s it iv e th in g s .

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The Director’s Letter

T h e tim e s re q u ir e r e s ilie n c e , s k i l l e d s ta t e c r a f t, a n d a w illin g n e s s to r o ll u p o n e ’s s le e v e s a n d p u t a s id e p o lit ic a l a n im o s itie s a n d s e lf i s h in te r e s ts .

L ast y e ar a t th is tim e I re p o rte d th a t I se n s e d a risin g o p tim ism a b o u t th e fu ­ tu re of G re a te r C leveland. We have, in fact, b e g u n to believe a g a in in th is c o m ­ m u n ity ’s a b ility to achieve g re a t th in g s, a n d we are n e a rin g c o n se n s u s o n m a n y of th e m a jo r p ro jects th a t will sh a p e it in th e d e c a d e s to com e. W h at h a s b eco m e c lea r to m e in th e p a st y ear is th a t h ig h h o p e s are o n ly a b eg in n in g . Now we co m e dow n to th e h a rd w ork of tra n s la tin g p la n s into reality. T h is re q u ire s on th e p a rt of o u r c o m m u n ity ’s le ad e rs resilience, skilled statec ra ft, a n d a w illin g n ess to roll u p th e ir sleeves a n d p u t asid e political an im o sities, racial d iv isio n s a n d selfish in terests. It re q u ire s resolve in th e face of econom ic u n c e rta in tie s. In sh o rt, it re ­ q u ire s cooperatio n . D espite th e c o n tin u e d b e lt-tig h ten in g th a t h a s re su lte d from federal b u d g e t c u ts a n d th e loss of jobs, I have b e g u n to see a level of c o o p eratio n th a t w as only a p p a re n t in a few s e g m e n ts of th is c o m ­ m u n ity before. Now th a t so m e m ajo r p ro b lem s have b een id en tified a n d c o n ­ crete goals set, o u r c o m m u n ity ’s lead ers seem d e te rm in e d no t to be deflected off th e course. T h is resolve, I believe, is a sign of m a tu rin g leadership. Two very different b u t im p o rta n t p ro ­ je c ts illu stra te th is sp irit of co o p eratio n a n d d e te rm in a tio n to forge a h ea d . R ed e­ v elo p m en t of C leveland’s L akefront a n d R iverfront are m u c h fu rth e r alo n g now th a n a t th is tim e la st y ear b e c a u se of th e co n ce rte d efforts of s ta te a n d local governm ents, p riv ate funders, a n d b u sin e ss people to p u t to g e th e r w orkable plans. A n o th e r ex am p le is th e C o m m u n ity Day C are P la n n in g Project, a jo in t v e n tu re of th e F ed eratio n for C o m m u n ity P la n n in g , th e C u y ah o g a C o u n ty C o m m issio n e rs a n d m a n y o th e r funders, in c lu d in g th is F o u n d atio n . No one know s w h a t th e a n sw e rs are to th e critical sh o rta g e of h ig h -q u a lity child care in th is c o m m u n ity B ut it is h e a rte n in g to see th a t so m a n y ag en cies c o n sid e r it a n issu e of su c h im p o rtan c e th a t they are devoting sig n ifican t re so u rce s to stru g g le tow ard solu tio n s.

In th e p a g es th a t follow, you w ill see am p le ev id en ce of T h e C leveland F o u n d a ­ tio n ’s c o m m itm e n t to c a p ita liz in g on co o p eratio n . From th e F o u n d a tio n ’s e a r­ liest days, th o se e n tru s te d w ith c a rry in g o u t th e fo u n d e r’s v isio n have re a lize d th a t it ta k e s team w o rk to m a k e big th in g s h a p p e n . In fact, tw o of th e n in e key p rin cip les w h ic h m ak e u p th e F o u n d a­ tio n ’s o p e ra tin g p h ilo so p h y s ta te th is belief, e x p re ssin g o u r c o m m itm e n t to: • W ork th ro u g h , o r in p a rtn e rs h ip w ith, e x istin g o rg a n iz a tio n s in th e c o m ­ m u n ity to achieve c o m m o n objectives; • Leverage fu n d s a n d o th e r re so u rc e s th ro u g h c o lla b o ratio n w ith o th e r fu n d ­ in g so u rces. In a d d itio n to th e m a n y g ra n ts d e ­ sc rib ed in th is A n n u a l R ep o rt w h ich e m ­ b o d y th e se p rin cip les, o n e re c e n t u n d e r­ ta k in g d e se rv e s sp ecial m e n tio n in th is reg ard . T h e y e a r 1985 saw th e e sta b lish ­ m e n t of th e G ra n tm a k e rs Forum , w hich re g u la rly b rin g s to g e th e r in d iv id u a ls in ­ volved w ith in d e p e n d e n t fo u n d atio n s, c o m m u n ity fo u n d a tio n s, com panysp o n so re d fo u n d a tio n s a n d co rp o rate giv in g p ro g ra m s to le a rn m o re a b o u t im ­ p o rta n t c o m m u n ity is su e s a n d to sh are ideas. I a m c o n fid e n t th a t th e F orum will lead to m o re im a g in a tiv e collaborative u se of th e p h ila n th ro p ic d o llars th a t are available. T h e C leveland F o u n d atio n is p le ase d to s u p p o rt a n d p a rtic ip a te in the a c tiv itie s of th e Forum . L ast y e a r’s a c c o m p lis h m e n ts would n o t have b e en p o ssib le w ith o u t th e co­ o p e ra tio n of o u r D istrib u tio n C om m ittee a n d pro fessio n al staff. T h e se in d iv id u als are alw ays w illing to s tu d y a n issu e from yet a n o th e r angle, to c o n sid e r som eone else’s p o in t of view, a n d to p u t in a little m o re tim e in th e in te re st of a b e tte r end re su lt. It is a p le a su re to w ork w ith them . At th e c o n clu sio n of la st y e a r’s A nnual M eeting, a m e m b e r of th e a u d ie n c e re­ m a rk e d th a t T h e C leveland F o u n d atio n ’s yearly re p o rt to th e c o m m u n ity could be view ed a s a re p o rt o n th e co m m u n ity . I take th a t a s a h ig h c o m p lim en t, s u g ­ g e stin g a s it does th a t th e F o u n d atio n is involved in m a n y sig n ific a n t c o m m u n ity endeavors. If in d eed th e F o u n d a tio n ’s a c ­ tiv ities are a ch ro n icle of G re a te r Cleve­ la n d ’s progress, th e n th e sto rie s told on th e following p ag es provide j u s t cau se for op tim ism .

Steven A. M inter M ay 5, 1986 4


The Cleveland Foundation A trust for all time, supported by and for the people of Greater Cleveland

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Capitalizing on Cooperation Lessons in Com m unity Building T h e cover p h o to g ra p h on th is y e a r’s a n ­ n u a l re p o rt d ep icts a n u n u s u a l scene: tw o g ro u p s of grow n m e n a n d w om en b u ild in g a p a ir of free-form tow ers w ith T inkertoys. Not exactly th e way you m ig h t th in k a g a th e rin g of m a n a g e m e n t a n d la b o r le a d e rs w ould sp e n d a n a fte r­ n o o n to g eth er. As a m a tte r of fact, w h a t th ey are doin g in th a t pictu re, a n d th e one on th e o p p o site page, is s o m e th in g very p ra c ­ tical in d eed . T hey are learn in g . A nd w h a t th ey are learn in g , u n d e r th e g u ise of a n in n o c e n t gam e, is a se t of v a lu ab le le sso n s h av in g to do w ith co o p eratio n : People w orking to g eth er on a ta s k are g e n erally m o re su cc e ssfu l in th e e n d th a n people m erely doing w h a t th e y a re told; a n d h a lf a dozen heads, if th e y c a n ag ree on a co m m o n goal, are often b e tte r th a n one a t fig uring o u t how to g e t th ere. T h e p a rtic ip a n ts in th is in te re stin g ex ercise h a d com e to g e th e r u n d e r th e a u sp ic e s of W ork in N o rth e a st Ohio C o u n cil (WINOC), a n o rg a n iz atio n a b o u t w h ic h you c a n read m ore on p age 71, to ex p lo re new ways of in te rre la tin g in th e ir efforts to re b u ild th e econom y of G reater C leveland. O ne group, ex p lain s WINOC executive d ire c to r R o b ert Meyer, w as told to choose a fo rem a n a n d p la n o u t th e w ork a t h a n d , so licitin g th e o p in io n s a n d ideas of th e v a rio u s m e m b e rs of th e group, d e le g a tin g v a rio u s a sp e c ts of th e ta sk a n d p ro c e ed in g in w h a t m ig h t be briefly c h a ra c te riz e d a s a p a rtic ip a to ry style. T h e o th e r g ro u p w as sim p ly told, says Meyer, to “go b u ild a tower.”

P la y w ith a p o in t: C levelan d ma.Ticigem.eTxt an d labor leaders discover the value o f the participatory style.

At th e en d of 15 m in u tes, th e two p ro d ­ u c ts were co m p ared . T he one p ro d u ced by th e first gro u p was, p lain for all to see, th e m ore satisfy in g ly ad v an ced . “W hen w ork is org an ized an d d eleg ated to dif­ feren t people,” says Meyer, “you get a lot m ore done.” Som e o th e r lesso n s w ere eq u ally clear: T h e gro u p w hose in d iv id u al opin io n s were solicited an d w hose b e st id eas were in co rp o rated into th e s tru c tu re e n jo ye d th e p ro cess m ore a n d p u t m ore effort into it. A nd th e s tru c tu re th a t em erg ed from th is pro cess w as th e bo ld er in c o n ­ ception, th e m ore in g en io u s in its solutions. B ut th e m o st im p o rta n t e le m e n t here, in o u r opinion, w as th e sp irit of coop­ e ratio n itself—n o t only th e fact b u t th e know ledge th a t all th e m e m b e rs of th e gro u p w ere p u llin g in th e sam e direction, w orking to a cco m p lish a sh a re d vision, a s opposed to sim p ly p u rsu in g th e ir own narrow in terests, u n d e rm in in g one a n o th e r’s efforts in th e process. T h ese are lesso n s th a t e n lig h te n ed b u sin e sse s in th is a n d o th e r co m ­ m u n itie s a ro u n d th e U.S. are learn in g th e se days. A c o m m u n ity a tte m p tin g to rebuild itself to m e et th e new d e m a n d s an d ch allen g es of th e fu tu re c a n —an d m u s t—proceed on th e sam e principles. A nd evidence a b o u n d s th a t G reater Cleveland is b e g in n in g to see su c h a reem erg en ce of th e cooperative spirit. T h e swift, collaborative actio n o n th e p a rt of several a re a in s titu tio n s to save C leveland’s doom ed a q u a riu m la st w in ­ te r (described on page 52 of th is report) w as a b ra c in g exam ple of th is new sp irit a t its best. B ut m an y o th e r ex am p les of th o u g h tfu l collaborative efforts a d d re ss ­ in g difficult issu e s will also be found in th e following pages: th e Ohio Solid O rgan T ran sp la n tatio n C o n so rtiu m , th e G reater C leveland L iteracy C oalition, several p ro m isin g p ro g ram s lin k in g C leveland school te a c h e rs a n d th e reso u rces of local in d u s try a n d in stitu -

A c o m m u n ity a tte m p tin g to r e b u ild i t s e l f c a n —a n d m u s t —p r o c e e d on th e p r in c ip le s o f c o o p e ra tio n .


C itiz e n s h a v e b a n d e d to g e th e r to s a v e th e ir h o u s in g s to c k , r e n o v a te a c o m m e r ­ c ia l s t r i p o r m a k e th e ir n e ig h ­ b o rh o o d s a fe r.

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tio n s of h ig h e r learn in g , th e C leveland A rts M ark etin g S urvey (and th e new c o ­ operative efforts grow ing o u t of it), in ­ deed, th e im p ressiv e p u s h to b rin g th e a m b itio u s P la y h o u se S q u a re th e a te r ren ovation p ro je c t to co m p le tio n even a s a n o th e r g ro u p effort g ets th e L akefront u n d e r way (page 74). T h e e x tra o rd in a ry co o p erativ e effort th a t is c u rre n tly tra n s fo rm in g Cleve­ la n d 's M idtow n c o rrid o r is fu rth e r te stim o n y to w h a t c a n be a cc o m p lish e d w h e n several p a rtie s d ecide to c o m m it th e m se lv e s to w o rk in g for a c o m m o n goal. B u t ju s t a few b lo ck s n o rth of th a t developm ent, a n e q u ally re m a rk a b le, if less w idely know n, tra n sfo rm a tio n is o v ertaking H ough in th e form of h u n ­ d re d s of ren o v ated a p a rtm e n ts, th e first m a rk e t ra te h o u sin g b u ilt in 50 y ears a n d th e new E liza B ry an t C enter. In fact it h a s b e en in th e efforts to revitalize th e c ity ’s sad ly d eterio ra ted n e ig h b o rh o o d s th a t th e v irtu e s of co o p ­ e ra tio n have b een m o st c learly d e m o n ­ s tra te d —a n d learn ed . C itizen s w ho have a stak e in c o m m o n g ro u n d , literally, have b a n d e d to g e th e r to save th e ir h o u s ­ ing stock, renovate a c o m m ercial s trip or m ake th e ir n eig h b o rh o o d safer. A nd T he C leveland F o u n d atio n h a s endeavored to capitalize on su c h cooperative spirit, le n d in g th e su p p o rt n e c e ssa ry to m a x ­ im ize its po ten tial, a n d s u p p o rtin g larg er collaborative efforts s u c h a s th e C leveland H o u sin g N etw ork, th e H o u s­ ing A dvocates, th e H o u sin g R esource C en ter a n d th e C en ter for N eighborhood D evelopm ent a t C leveland S ta te U niver­ sity, w hich in tu rn have fu n c tio n e d as effective p a rtn e rs in m a n y a re a projects. Of co u rse T he C leveland F o u n d atio n could h a rd ly play th e role it does w ith ­ o u t its own p a rtn e rs —th e m o st p ro m i­ n e n t b ein g T h e G eorge G u n d F o u n d a ­ tion, w hich h a s played a c ru c ial le a d e r­ sh ip role in m an y n eig h b o rh o o d an d o th e r projects, a n d th e S ta n d a rd Oil

N eig h b o rs h e lp in g n eig h b o rs: a H ousing R esource C enter w o rk sh o p on in sta llin g a door lock (Photograph b y D avid Beach)

C om pany, th e a re a ’s la rg e st a n d m o st g e n e ro u s c o rp o ra te fu n d er. B ut m an y s m a lle r a re a fo u n d a tio n s a n d co rp o ra­ tio n s have also b e g u n to play in creasin g ­ ly active roles in th e a d v a n c e m e n t of im ­ p o rta n t p ro jects of all siz e s—from Lex­ in g to n Village to th e C leveland G ard en ­ in g P ro g ra m (w hich w as m a d e possible by th e p a rtic ip a tio n of no fewer th a n seven d ifferen t funders). Indeed, th e e sta b lis h m e n t of th e G ra n tm a k e rs Forum (see pag e 78) is ev id en ce of th is new s p irit of co llegiality a m o n g a re a funders. W hatever else th ey are, th e se tim es are far from dull. A nd in th e c ru cib le of crisis, we are forging new m o d els of col­ lab o rativ e actio n w h ic h will en ab le u s to a cc o m p lish th in g s th a t w ould have s e e m e d im p o ssib le only a few y ears ago.


Sharing the Dream Being Part of The Cleveland Foundation T h e C leveland F o u n d a tio n h a s been th e b e n eficia ry of m a n y gifts over the p a st 72 years, a n d its g ra n t m a k in g is m a d e p o ssib le by th e incom e it receives from over 6 0 0 se p a ra te fu n d s th a t have b e e n left to its stew ardship. G ifts to th e F o u n d a tio n m ay be m ade in a v ariety of ways. M any donors ch o o se to m ak e w holly u n re stric te d gifts, e n tru s tin g to th e D istrib u tio n C o m m itte e of T h e C leveland F o u n d a ­ tio n to d ecide how th e se fu n d s can b e st be u tilized . U n re stric ted gifts provide im p o rta n t flexibility th a t e n ab le s th e F o u n d a tio n to re sp o n d effectively to ev er-ch an g in g c o m m u n ity needs. A d o n o r m ay also d ire c t gifts or b e q u ests to b ro a d a re a s of c o n ce rn or even to specific in stitu tio n s. Gifts m ay be m ad e d u rin g th e d o n o r’s lifetim e or e sta b lis h ­ ed in a will. T h e d o n o r m ay select any n a m e for a fu n d —for exam ple, a s a m e m ­ orial to a loved o n e —a n d th is fund n a m e will a c c o m p a n y all g ra n t p a y m en ts.

T h ere are four basic ways in w h ich d o n o rs m ay c o n trib u te to T he C leveland Foundation:

In d iv id u a l T ru st F und A gift, large or sm all, w h ich is held an d m a n a g e d by one of th e F o u n d atio n ’s tru s te e b a n k s (see page 92).

S u p p o rtin g O r g a n iza tio n A m e a n s w hereby a fam ily or private fo u n d atio n m ay create a sep a ra te fund w ith in T he Cleveland F oundation. The s u p p o rtin g o rg an izatio n m a in ta in s b o th a sep a ra te g ra n t-m a k in g id e n tity a n d th e d irect involvem ent of th e donor w hile enjoying public c h a rity s ta tu s a n d th e professional staff serv ices of T he Cleveland F oundation.

D o n o r-A d viso r Fund A c h aritab le vehicle w hich allows a do n o r to re c o m m en d to T he Cleveland F o u n d atio n p h ila n th o p ic u ses for th e fund.

S p e c ia l A c c o u n t A d o n atio n m ad e to th e F o u n d atio n in any a m o u n t by a n individual, c o rp o ra ­ tion or o th e r in stitu tio n to be u sed in its e n tire ty over a relatively lim ited period of tim e. T h e C leveland F o u n d atio n is a flexi­ ble reso u rce able to serve b o th th e diverse p h ila n th ro p ic goals of donors a n d th e ir fam ilies a n d th e evolving n eed s of th e G reater C leveland c o m ­ m unity. On th e following page is th e sto ry of a n e x tra o rd in a ry C leveland p h ila n th ro p ist a n d a brief h isto ry of so m e of th e p ro g ram s m ad e possible by h e r generosity. For a listin g of th e e sta b lish e d fu n d s of T he Cleveland F oundation, a s well a s 1985 gifts to ta l­ ing $7 ,8 4 6 ,8 4 6 , p lease tu rn to page 79.


One Woman’s Gift The Story of a Fund

A w om an for a ll s e a so n s: E d ith A n isfie ld W olf (courtesy o f C levela n d Public Library)

By any m e asu re , C leveland p h ila n ­ th ro p ist E d ith A nisfield Wolf (1889-1963) w as d e c a d e s a h e a d of h e r tim e. In a n e ra w h e n few w om en held in d e p e n d e n t careers, sh e w as a b u sin e ssw o m a n , a p u b lish e d p o et a n d a n e n erg etic civic leader, m a n a g in g from h e r dow ntow n office h e r fa m ily ’s e sta te a n d h e r m a n y c u ltu ra l a n d c h a rita b le activ ities. S h e w as a h u m a n ita ria n w h o se c o m m itm e n t to social ju s tic e tra n s c e n d e d th e im ­ m e d ia te c o n c e rn s of h e r g e n eratio n . In 1934—a t th e d e p th of th e D epression, a n d 30 y ears before C o n g ress p a sse d th e first Civil R ig h ts A ct—E d ith Wolf b ro u g h t n a tio n a l a tte n tio n to th e issu e of racial eq u ality by e sta b lish in g a n a n ­ n u a l $1,000 prize h o n o rin g a book th a t h a d m ad e a n o u ts ta n d in g c o n trib u tio n to in te rra c ial u n d e rsta n d in g . H er c o n ce rn for th e w elfare of fu tu re g e n e ra tio n s —an d th a t of h e r own c o m ­ m u n ity in p a rtic u la r—led h e r to m ak e a sig n ific a n t gift to T h e C leveland F o u n ­ dation. A nd th e m a n n e r in w h ich sh e b e q u e a th e d th e fu n d s reveals th e u n u s u a l th o u g h tfu ln e s s w ith w hich

L earnin g it's OK to sa y no: Teens give their p e e rs a lesso n in s e x u a l decisio n m a kin g . (P hotograph by D avid Beach)

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sh e a p p ro a c h e d th e n e e d s of a fu tu re in w h ic h sh e believed. Of h e r $ 4.5 m illio n gift, p a rt w as re s tric te d to c e rta in fields of in te re st w ith w h ic h s h e h a d a p a r­ tic u la r c o n ce rn , a n d so m e fu n d s were d e sig n a te d for specific a g e n c ie s w ith w h ich sh e h a d b e e n clo sely asso ciated . A sizab le p o rtio n of h e r b e q u e st, however, w as left u n re s tric te d , e n ­ tru s tin g to th e ju d g m e n t of fu tu re F o u n d a tio n D istrib u tio n C o m m itte e s th e w ork of d e cid in g how th e fu n d s co u ld b e st be u sed . T h e im p a c t of h e r b e q u e s t h a s been far-reach in g . In th e p a s t five y ears alone, so m e 70 s e p a ra te g ra n ts to talin g $ 3 ,2 5 5 ,9 0 7 have b e en m a d e from the E d ith A nisfield Wolf F u n d . A p a rtia l listin g of p ro jects h av in g received s u p p o rt from th e F u n d (worth n e arly $10 m illion a s of D ecem b er 31, 1985) reflects its b e n e fa c to r’s co n cern for th e u n d e rp riv ile g e d a n d h e r devo­ tion to th e a rts a n d show s how th ese two a sp e c ts of E d ith W olf s c arin g are c o n tin u in g to find ex p re ssio n m ore th a n 20 y ears a fte r h e r d eath : • $ 2 3 1 ,0 0 0 over th re e y ears for resp ite care, p sy ch o g e ria tric a s s e s s ­ m e n t a n d daycare for m em oryim p a ire d eld erly a t M enorah Park • $ 1 6 8 ,0 0 0 to c re a te a n obstetricssu rg e ry u n it a n d fam ily developm ent c e n te r a t th e G lenville H ealth A ssociation • $ 5 5 ,0 0 0 for roof re p la c e m e n t at S everance Hall • $ 3 0 ,0 0 0 for a c o m m u n ity d e n tistry p ro g ram • $ 3 0 ,0 0 0 to h elp la u n c h Cleveland Public Radio • $ 3 3 8 ,0 0 0 for low- a n d m oderatein co m e h o u sin g in th e H ough a rea • $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 for d ev elo p m en t of the W estern R eserve H istorical S o ciety 's Je w ish A rchives, an d • $ 3 1 ,0 0 0 for a b u s to b rin g city sch o o lc h ild ren to e d u c a tio n a l p ro ­ g ra m s a t C leveland M etroparks Zoo. E d ith W olfs h u m a n ita ria n is m was p a rt of a legacy se t forth by h e r father, J o h n A nisfield (1860-1929). An A u strian im m ig ra n t w ho arriv ed on A m erican sh o re s n e arly p en n iless, A nisfield m ad e h is fo rtu n e in clo th in g m a n u fa c tu rin g a n d real estate. He retired early from his b u s in e s s e n te r­ p rises to devote h im se lf fully to p h ila n ­ th ro p ic activities. W hile still a y o ung girl, E d ith a ssiste d h e r fa th e r in a d ­ m in iste rin g his good w orks: a fte r his d eath , sh e founded th e A nisfield Book Award in his m em ory.


W isd o m in e x ile : A frik a n e r p o e t B reyten B re y te n b a c h s p e a k s in C leveland. (Photograph by W illia m A. A shbolt/PD )

A g ra d u a te of E a st H igh School an d th e W estern R eserve U n iv ersity ’s Col­ lege for W om en, E d ith re m a in ed d e ­ voted to lite ra tu re all of h e r life. She p u b lish e d four v olum es of p o etry and several m a g a z in e articles, an d w as an activ e m e m b e r of th e B oard of the C leveland P ublic Library. It was th ro u g h lite ra tu re , sh e believed, th a t th e g a p s in u n d e rs ta n d in g th a t divided p eo p les could be bridged. In 1941, she e x p a n d e d th e A nisfield Book Award to h o n o r tw o books every year: one of a s c h o la rly n a tu re , one, a w ork of creativ e literatu re. A fter th e d e a th of h e r h u sb a n d , C leveland a tto rn e y a n d civic lead er E u g e n e E v erett Wolf (1884-1944), E dith a d d e d h is n a m e to th e aw ard. Past re c ip ­ ie n ts of th e p re stig io u s Anisfield-W olf Book Award in c lu d e su c h now -classic w orks a s A lan P aton’s Cry, th e B eloved C o u n try (1948); J o h n H ersey’s T h e W all (1950); L an g sto n H u g h e s’ S im p le T akes a W ife (1963); M artin L u th er King, J r.’s S tr id e Tow ard F reedom (1958); J o h n How ard Griffin's B la ck L ike Me (1961) a n d C laude B row n’s M a n c h ild in th e P ro m ised L a n d (1965). S e le ctio n s are m a d e by a p e rm a n e n t p a n el of d is tin g u is h e d w riters, w hich c u rre n tly in clu d es th e renow ned a n th ro ­ p o lo g ist A shley M ontagu (chairperson), H arv ard U niversity social h isto ria n O scar H an d lin a n d P u litze r Prizew in n in g p o et G w endolyn Brooks. In its e a rlie r years, th e aw ard was sp o n so re d by th e S a tu r d a y R eview . In 1963, in a c c o rd a n c e w ith E dith A nisfield W olfs tru s t a g re e m e n t, T he C leveland F o u n d a tio n a ss u m e d re sp o n ­ sib ility for its a d m in istra tio n . T he cash stip e n d for e ac h of th e two w in n in g

books was in creased in 1985 to $3,000. In o b serv an ce of th e aw ard's 5 0 th a n ­ niversary, the F o u n d atio n sp o n so red a series of le ctu res by p a st recip ien ts th is J a n u a ry a t th e City C lub of Cleveland. T he sp e a k e rs—w hose a d d re sse s were c arried on th e City C lub's 144-station n atio n al radio netw ork—included exiled A frikaner poet B reyten B reytenbach, h isto rian Lucy Dawidowicz, C laude Brown, J a m a k e H ighw ater a n d A shley M ontagu. U nder th e te rm s of E dith A nisfield W olf s will, a n o th e r im p o rta n t aw ard was e stab lish ed in 1964: a n a n n u a l $ 5 ,0 0 0 stip e n d for m erito rio u s service g ra n te d to a local ch aritab le, p h ila n ­ thropic or c o m m u n ity ag en cy re c o m ­ m en d ed by th e F ederation for C om ­ m u n ity P lan n in g . Every year a fivem e m b e r p an el of ju d g e s selects one w in n er from a m o n g 50 to 75 w orthy n om inees. H onorees have in clu d ed th e C en ter for H u m an Services (1980) for its M ental H ealth O u tp a tie n t P rogram w hich provides aftercare serv ices for p erso n s recen tly d isch arg ed from p sy ch iatric hospitals; Beech Brook (1982) for its pro g ram of foster care for m ildly re ta rd e d ad o lescen ts w ho have b een in trouble w ith th e law: Bellflower H ouse/P arents A non y m o u s of N o rth ­ e ast Ohio (1983) for serv ices in childa b u se prevention; an d P lan n ed P a re n t­ hood of G reater C leveland (1984) for its Teenage P reg n an cy Prevention Panel, a group of te en s w ho visited area sec o n d ­ ary schools to co u n sel s tu d e n ts on sex­ ual decision m aking. T he 1985 aw ard recip ien t was L u th eran M etropolitan M in istry ’s C o m m u n ity R e-entry Pro­ g ram (see page 17). “It is th e m o st p restig io u s of th e local social service aw ards,” says E d m o n d Worley, d irecto r of th e G reater Cleve­ land Foodbank, w hich provides food to h u n g e r c en te rs an d U nited Way a g e n ­ cies. “A nd b e ca u se we were a b ran d new ag en cy w h en we received th e aw ard, it ad d ed to o u r credibility w ith in th e ch aritab le co m m u n ity .” D uring h e r lifetim e, E d ith A nisfield Wolf s h u n n e d th e lim elight, even d eclin in g to a tte n d th e book aw ard cerem o n ies so th a t a tte n tio n w ould be focused on th e aw ard recip ien ts ra th e r th a n on th e donor. S he preferred to allow h e r lite ra tu re a n d h e r c h aritab le d eed s to sp ea k for her. Today, th ro u g h th e E d ith A nisfield Wolf F und, th is re m a rk a b le w om an's b en eficen ce an d id ealism c o n tin u e to h o n o r h e r e x am ­ ple w hile th ey en ab le T he C leveland F o u n d atio n to w ork for th e b e tte rm e n t of Cleveland an d all its citizens.

It w a s th ro u g h lite r a tu r e , s h e b e lie v e d , th a t th e g a p s in u n d e r s ta n d in g b e tw e e n p e o p le c o u ld b e b r id g e d .

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People Helping People The Foundation’s Program Staff

J a y 1h lb o t

O ne of th e a d v a n ta g e s of m a k in g a gift to T h e C leveland F o u n d a tio n is th a t th e do n o r g a in s th e b en efit of th e s e a so n e d ju d g m e n t a n d b ro ad c o m m u n ity e x p e ri­ ence of th e F o u n d a tio n ’s D istrib u tio n C o m m ittee (featured on th e se p a g es la st year). A n o th e r b en efit is th e d ilig e n t s e r­ vices of th e F o u n d a tio n ’s p ro g ram staff, w ho b rin g to th e ir w ork w ith g ra n t seekers, fu n d e rs a n d o th e r a g en cies, a n im pressive s e t of c re d en tials. T h e w idely varied e d u c a tio n a l b ack g ro u n d , w ork ex­ p erien ce a n d c o m m u n ity involvem ent of th e F o u n d atio n 's n in e officers a n d o th e r key p e rso n n el also c o n trib u te in im p o r­ ta n t ways to th e m u ltifac e ted life of a c o m m u n ity fo u n d atio n .

S te v e n A . M in ter Director Steven M inter (photograph on page four) holds a m a ste r of science degree in social a d m in istratio n (M.S.S.A.) from Case W estern Reserve U niversity's School of Applied Social Sciences. He served as director, C uyahoga C ounty Welfare D epartm ent: C om m issioner of Public Welfare. C om m onw ealth of M assachusetts: an d U n d ersecretary . U nited S tates D epartm ent of E ducation. He jo in ed the Foundation in 1975 as program officer for Social Services an d Civic Affairs, and in 1979 was nam ed associate direc­ tor. He serves on the boards of Goodyear Tire and R ubber Company, Ohio Bell Telephone Company, the Corporation on Public/Private Ventures, th e College of Wooster an d the Council on Foundations.

J a y T a lb o t P rogram Officer, Civic A ffa irs Ja y Tklbot holds a m a ste r's degree in b u sin ess adm inistra­ tion from Xavier U niversity an d did g rad u ate work in g overnm ent a t Yale. Before jo in in g th e F oundation in 1984, he w as executive director of the C incinnati Institute of Ju s tic e a n d p resid e n t of both the G reater C incinnati Bail Bond Project an d the Southw estern Ohio Council on A lcoholism . He w as a c o n su lta n t to the N ational C om m is­ sion on C am p u s U nrest an d to T he Ford Foundation in developing th e Police F oundation an d is a technical a d ­ visor to the G overnor's C om m ission on Volunteerism .

P a tr ic ia J a n s e n D o y le Program Officer, C u ltu ra l A ffairs Patricia Doyle holds a b achelor's degree in journalism from the U niversity of K ansas City and was a Professional Jo u rn a lism Fellow a t Stanford University. Before joining th e F oundation in 1975. she was education editor for the K ansas City S ta r an d d irector of program m ing for Kansas C ity's public television station. She served a s president of th e N ational Council for th e A dvancem ent of Education W riting (1974-76) a n d as project m an ag e r for the Cleve­ land C ultural R esources S tu d y for the perform ing arts (Phases 1 an d 2).

R o b e r t E. E c k a r d t P rogram Officer. H ea lth Robert E ckardt holds a m a ste r's degree in public health an d a certificate in gerontology from th e University of M ichigan. He sp e n t two years in E urope as a T hom as J. W atson fellow stu d y in g care of the elderly. Before joining th e F oundation in 1982. he w as a plan n in g associate at the Federation for C om m unity P lanning and a consultant to the B enjam in Rose Institute. He is cu rrently a doctoral can d id ate in th e Pew P rogram in H ealth Policy a t the U niversity of M ichigan's School of Public H ealth.

Patricia J a n s e n D oyle M ary L o u ise H ahn S p ec ia l Projects Officer Mary Louise H ahn holds a bachelor's degree in French literatu re from Hollins College an d stu d ied at L'Institute des Sciences Politiques in Paris. Prior to joining the Foun­ dation's staff in 1984, sh e served as a co n su ltan t to the Foundation for juvenile ju stic e an d youth services projects. She h as chaired th e C itizens Advisory Board of the Juvenile C ourt of C uyahoga County an d h as served as a trustee of the G reat Lakes T h e ate r Festival. C hildren's Services and the Ju n io r League of Cleveland.

C a th y L. C rabtree

R o b ertE . EckarcLt

M ary Louise H ahn

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D ennis J. Dooley


Carol S im o n etti holds a doctorate in ju risp ru d e n c e from C leveland-M arshall College of Law an d a m aste r of science degree in social ad m in istratio n from Case W estern Reserve U niversity s School of Applied Social Sciences. Form erly d ep u ty director of the S u m m it C ounty Welfare Departm ent, sh e cam e to the F oundation in 1977 to m anage a project ch arged w ith designing an d testin g a co m p reh en ­ sive in teg rated system of social services, becom ing pro­ gram officer for th a t area in 1979. She is a fellow of the In stitu te for E ducational Leadership.

G o ld ie K. A lv is Program Officer. S o cia l S ervices

M ich a el J . H o ffm a n n A d m in istra tiv e Officer a n d Secretary/T reasurer Michael H offm ann holds a m aster's degree in business ad m in istratio n from Case W estern Reserve University. He was adm inistrative assista n t to th e Cuyahoga County Board of C om m issioners and treasu rer of the Cleveland Board of E ducation before com ing to the Foundation in 1981. He served on th e Ohio B ureau of E m ploym ent S er­ vices Tksk Force (1983-84) and the C itizens League's Ohio T&x Policy C om m ittee (1982), as well as on the latter's follow-up stu d y in 1984.

S u s a n N. L ajoie Program Officer, E conom ic D e ve lo p m en t

Goldie Alvis holds a doctorate in ju risp ru d en ce from Cleveland-M arshall Law School an d a m aster of science degree in social ad m in istratio n from Case W estern Reserve U niversity's School of A pplied Social Sciences. She has pu rsued postgraduate studies at CWRU in creative problem solving, organizational m an ag e m en t, m an ag e m en t by ob­ jective an d m icro-system s. Before jo in in g the Foundation last year, she w as coordinator of co m m u n ity affairs with th e C uyahoga C ounty D epartm en t of H um an Services.

S usan Lajoie holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy from the Jo h n F. K ennedy School of G overnm ent at Harvard University. Before joining the Foundation in 1978 as a c o n su ltan t (later becom ing program officer for Higher Education), she held a faculty position at the University of M assachu­ setts. She h a s served as project m an ag er for th e Regional Economic Issues Program and for the Foundation's own strategic planning process. She is im m ediate p ast presi­ d en t of the A m erican Society for Public A dm inistration, N ortheast Ohio chapter.

D e n n is J . D o o le y C o m m u n ity R e la tio n s O fficer

J a n ic e M. C u trig h t Manager, G rant Services

D ennis Dooley w as a doctoral fellow in English at Indiana U niversity and form erly ta u g h t at Case W estern Reserve University. Before jo in in g the F oundation in 1984, he was editor (and co-founder) of N orth ern O h io LIV E m agazine. In 1978, as associate editor an d th e a ter critic of C le v e la n d M a g a zin e, he conceived the Cleveland Critics Circle to recognize an d encourage excellence in area theater. He is ch airp erso n of th e City C lub Forum an d au th o r of the aw ard-w inning book, D a s h ie ll H a m m ett.

Ja n ic e C utright holds a bachelor's degree in English from Cleveland State University. Having com e to the Foundation in 1975, she was later to help plan and develop the grantrelated ph ases of the Foundation's first com puter system, subseq u en tly taking on supervisory responsibilities over all docket, g rant-m anagem ent and word-processing sys­ tem s and specific responsibilities for com puter develop­ m ent and grant-related com puter applications.

C a th y L. C r a b tr e e S p e c ia l A s s is ta n t to th e Director C athy C rabtree holds a m a ste r’s degree in education from Baldwin-W allace College and w as a Teacher Corps intern w ith the Cleveland Public Schools. Over the past several years sh e h as h andled a wide variety of projects for The Cleveland Foundation. In 1980 sh e also served as a con­ su lta n t to th e Federation for C om m unity P lanning, in the M etropolitan Cleveland Family P lanning Program . More recently, sh e h as designed test m aterials for the Psycho­ logical C orporation, a subsidiary of H arcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc.

Photography by David B ea ch

C a ro l G o ff S im o n e t t i Program Officer, E d u c a tio n

M ichael J. H offm a n n

J o h n G. J o y c e Manager, F inancial Services J o h n Joyce holds a bachelor's degree in bu sin ess ad m in is­ tration from Cleveland State University (Fenn College) and is a Certified Public A ccountant in the State of Ohio. Be­ fore com ing to The Cleveland Foundation in 1976. he was vice president and treasu rer of the Capitol Fuel Company.

S u s a n N. Lajoie

Carol G off S im o n e tti

J o h n G. J o yce

G oldie K. A lv is

J a n ic e M. C u trig h t

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W ho D e c id e s W h ich G r a n ts A r e M a d e?

T h e F o u n d a tio n is lo o k in g f o r in n o v a tiv e p r o ­ g ra m s th a t a d d re ss a r e a p r o b le m s to b e s o lv e d o r o p p o r tu n itie s to b e s e iz e d .

T h e C leveland F o u n d a tio n is governed by a n 11-person D istrib u tio n C o m m itte e (see page 92). Its m e m b e rs, w ho se t policy a n d allo cate fu n d in co m e a n d p rin cip al, are c h o se n for th e ir know ledge of th e co m m u n ity . Five are a p p o in te d by th e T ru stees C o m m ittee, c o m p rised of th e c h ie f executive officers of th e F o u n d a tio n ’s tru s te e b an k s. Five are a p p o in te d by p u b lic officials* a n d to g e th e r select a s ix th p e rso n w ith a b a c k g ro u n d in p h ilan th ro p y . All serve w ith o u t pay, n o rm a lly for a five-year term , a n d for a m a x im u m of 10 years. T h e m e m b e rs of th e D istrib u tio n C o m ­ m itte e convene in a series of m e e tin g s four tim e s a y e a r—u su a lly M arch, J u n e , S e p te m b e r a n d D e ce m b e r—to aw ard gran ts. B ecau se T h e C leveland F o u n d a ­ tio n is a c o m m u n ity tru s t, its g ra n t m a k ­ ing is re s tric te d —except w h ere a d o n o r h a s d irected th e F o u n d atio n to su p p o rt a p a rtic u la r ag en cy in a n o th e r g e o g ra p h ­ ical lo c atio n —to th e G re ater C leveland area, w ith p rim a ry e m p h a sis on Cleve­ lan d a n d C uy ah o g a C ounty.

W ho C an R e c e iv e G ra n ts? T h e C leveland F o u n d atio n m a k es g ra n ts p rim arily to tax -ex em p t p riv ate ag en cies (w hich th e In te rn a l R evenue S ervice h a s classified a s 501(c)(3) o rg an izatio n s) an d so m e tim e s to g o v ern m en tal ag encies. No g ra n ts are m a d e to in d iv id u als. T he F o u n d atio n is looking for in n o v a­ tive p ro g ram s th a t a d d re ss p ro b lem s to be solved, or o p p o rtu n itie s to be seized, in th e G reater C leveland area. It is n o t in ­ te re ste d in fu n d in g th e o p e ra tin g co sts of esta b lish e d p ro g ram s a n d ag encies. A free booklet e n title d G u id e lin e s fo r G ra n t S eekers: w h ich d isc u sse s all of th e se p o in ts in m ore detail, as well a s th e co m p o n e n ts of a good pro p o sal a n d th e p ro ced u re for proposal su b m issio n (at le ast th re e m o n th s before th e m e e tin g a t w hich it is to be considered), is available by w ritin g to th e F o u n d atio n or sto p p in g by th e offices. (The C leveland F o u n d a ­ tion, 1400 H a n n a B uilding, Cleveland, Ohio 44115) * One m em ber of the Distribution Com m ittee is appointed by each of the following: the chief judge of the United States District Court, N orth­ ern District of Ohio. Eastern Division; the pre­ siding judge of the Probate Court of Cuyahoga County; the mayor of Cleveland; the president of the Federation for Com m unity Planning; and the chief justice of the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Appellate District of Ohio.

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S e r v in g th e co m m u n ity : T h e C leveland F oundation's G rant S erv ic e s d e p a r tm e n t at w ork. (P hotograph by D avid B each)

W h a t Is th e P r o c e s s E ach p ro p o sal s u b m itte d (w hich m u st in c lu d e a d etailed b u d g et) is a ssig n ed to a p ro g ram officer a c c o rd in g to th e g en er­ al s u b je c t a re a into w h ic h it falls. A p ro m isin g one w ill u n d e rg o a co m p re­ h en siv e review, d raw in g on th e varied ex­ p erien ce of th e staff a n d D istrib u tio n C o m m ittee m e m b e rs a n d occasionally on o u tsid e e x p erts in th e field. A fter m e e tin g w ith re p re se n ta tiv e s of th e o rg a n iz atio n s u b m ittin g th e propo­ sal, a n d fre q u e n tly w o rk in g w ith th e m to s h a rp e n it up. th e p ro g ram officer and th e F o u n d a tio n 's d ire c to r w rite a staff evalu atio n . T h is is carefu lly exam ined by th e a p p ro p ria te S u b c o m m itte e of the D istrib u tio n C o m m ittee p rio r to th e q u a rte rly m e e tin g of th e full C om m ittee. T h e C o m m ittee as a wrhole decides, in th e lig h t of th e S u b c o m m itte e ’s reco m ­ m e n d a tio n s a n d staff c o m m en ts, w h e ­ th e r to fu n d or d eclin e th e proposal.


H e a lth $ 3 ,249,804 16.46% C ivic $ 1 ,5 0 6 ,0 1 1 7.63% S o cial S e rv ic e s $ 4 ,4 6 4 ,9 2 2 22.61%

C u ltu ra l $ 2 ,5 6 1 ,1 IV 12.97%

E d u c a tio n S 3 , 4 6 2 ,5 4 4 17.53%

E co n om ic D evelopm ent $ 2 ,6 1 4 ,9 4 8 13.24% S p ecial P h ilanthropifc $ 1 ,8 8 7 ,8 4 0 9.56%

The Cleveland Foundation 1985 Grant Making Total Grants Authorized $ 1 9 ,7 4 7 ,1 8 6 2SZ

*Administratiue expenses in 1985 represented 9.04% of total grants authorized by The Cleveland Foundation 15



Civic Affairs

"F reed o m from fear a n d th e ab ility to move a b o u t in your own neig b o rh o o d is so m e th in g a ju s t society owes its e ld er­ ly,” says See. “A nd th e o p p o rtu n ity to serve oth ers,” he adds, “is so m e th in g a E very w eek on w ash day, sh e w ould strip ju s t society o u g h t to give its ex-offend­ th e b e d a n d c a rry th e s h e e ts a n d o th e r e rs —alo n g w ith a n o p p o rtu n ity to e arn th in g s in to th e b a th ro o m w here sh e kept a n h o n e st wage.” B ut th e ir ty p ically poor a box of so ap flakes. Slowly an d lab o ri­ e d u ca tio n a l b ack g ro u n d s an d w ork re ­ ously, th e frail g re a t-g ra n d m o th e r would cords, coupled w ith p riso n records, See w ash h e r th in g s o u t one by one in th e observes, m ak e th e m u n a ttra c tiv e co m ­ b a th ro o m sin k . T h e re w as a b a se m e n t m o d ities to m o st prospective em ployers. la u n d ry room w h ere sh e lived b u t, like So CRP, e stab lish ed in 1982 w ith th e m a n y of th e older w om en in h e r a p a r t­ help of a three-year $ 4 0 ,0 0 0 g ra n t from m e n t b u ild in g , sh e w as afraid to go T he C leveland Foundation, h a s been th ere. It w as ju s t too d an g ero u s. T h e sad p u ttin g th e m to w ork doing th in g s like tr u th w as sh e w as fearful even of w alking p a in tin g a n d o th e r m a in te n a n c e work th e h a lls of h e r b u ild in g alone. on a re a ch u rch es, ru n n in g recreatio n al T h e new s th a t so m e th in g called the activ ities for in n er-city y outh, an d p ro ­ C are Team h a d b e en a ssig n e d to h er viding esco rt serv ices for elderly re si­ b u ild in g , to a c t a s e sc o rts for the d e n ts of public h o u sin g estates. re sid e n ts, w as h a rd ly com forting. T h eir T he pro g ram h a s b een e n o rm o u sly le a d e r w as H arllel J o n e s, th e form er successful: Of 385 ex-convicts served by “ p rim e m in is te r” of th e Afro S et w ho CRP in 1985, only th ree were convicted h a d s p e n t six y ears in L ucasville prison of new crim es. on a m u rd e r ch arg e. O ne m e m b e r of the CRP's stra te g y is no t new. See p oints te am , it w as said, h a d served 10 years for out. C h u rch es have u sed it for years in a rm e d robbery, a n o th e r h a d b een one of re settlin g refugees from o th e r co u n tries. C lev elan d ’s m o st n o to rio u s d ru g dealers, E ach new ly released p riso n e r’s re e n try a n d still a n o th e r h a d b e en “s e n t dow n” into th e c o m m u n ity is overseen by a e ig h t tim e s in a decade. team of v o lu n teers each of w hom co n ­ B ut, faced w ith th e n e c e ssity of going c e n tra te s on an a sp e c t of th e in d iv id u a l’s o u t o c ca sio n ally to th e store or th e bank, life—em p lo y m en t, housing, ed u catio n , sh e fin ally d ecid ed to give th e new serv­ fam ily relatio n sh ip s. In th is way, over th e ice a try. A nd no one w as m ore su rp rise d p a st th re e years. C o m m u n ity R e-E ntry th a n sh e w h e n sh e found h e rself g ra d u ­ h a s help ed m an y ex-offenders plan an d ally w a rm in g to h e r new protectors. c a rry o u t a carefully detailed re se ttle ­ M em b ers of th e C are Team w ere soon m e n t process. e sc o rtin g h e r to th e la u n d ry room an d to In 1985, w ith th e a ssista n c e of Case W estern Reserve U niversity’s W eatherfrie n d s ’ a p a rtm e n ts . A nd w h en sh e was head School of M anagem ent, CRP e m ­ n o t u p to going out, or th e w e ath e r was b ark ed on a n econom ic developm ent ef­ bad , sh e even tru s te d th e m occasionally w ith sm all s u m s of m oney for a p re sc rip ­ fort to create e m p lo y m en t o p p o rtu n ities. O ne involves a new co m p an y th a t does tio n or a few groceries. O ne day sh e h a n d e d th e C are Team e s­ m a in te n a n c e a n d clean -u p w ork for p ro p erty m a n a g e m e n t firm s; a n o th e r c o rt w ho c a m e to th e door a $ 3 0 0 ch eck h ires w orkers to p ain t b u ild in g exteriors to d e p o sit in h e r b an k . As he p u t the c h e c k in to h is pocket, th e m a n su d d en ly a n d interiors. Still o th e r efforts in clu d e a C h ristm a s tree sales operation, a c a te r­ broke in to tears. ing b u sin e ss w hich served 1,050 S u c h sto rie s com e a s no s u rp rise to lu n c h e s la st year, an d a teen d ru g C h arles See, d ire c to r of th e C o m m u n ity R e-E n try P ro g ra m (CRP), a p roject of th e prevention pro g ram in inner-city L u th e ra n M etropolitan M inistry A ssocia­ schools. A lth o u g h th e se efforts are being su b sid ized in p a rt by a $ 3 0 ,0 0 0 g ra n t tion, w h ic h s p o n so rs th e C are Team ef­ from T he Cleveland Foundation, th e ir fort a s p a rt of its w ork w ith ex-offenders goal is to becom e self- sufficient. re e n te rin g society. “ N one of th e m h a s T he C are Team co n cep t h a s w orked so y et m isse d a day of w ork, says See. well, CRP is p la n n in g to set up a n o th e r C are Team w hose m e m b e rs will be a s ­ sig n ed to ta rg e t n e ig h b o rh o o d s to c o m ­ b at th e “sm ash -a n d -g ra b ” crim e s w hich have received so m u c h p u b licity in re ­ c e n t m o n th s.

U n lik e ly pair: A CARE Team ex-offender esco rts a se n io r c itiz e n to th e grocery store.

O ne m e m b e r o f th e te a m h a d s e r v e d lO y e a r s f o r a r m e d ro b b e ry ; a n o th e r h a d b e e n o n e o f C le v e la n d 's m o s t n o to r io u s d r u g d e a le r s .

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P a rtn ers a g a in s t crim e: M em bers o f th e St. C lair-Superior C oalition m e e t w ith po lice officers to d isc u ss la w e n fo rc e m e n t stra tegies.

“Wie g o t to s t a r t e a rin ' a b o u t o u r o w n n e ig h b o r h o o d s s a y s J o n e s . “P oor f o l k s h a v e g o t to g e t to g e th e r a n d p u t th e ir f o o t d o w n ."

CRP d irecto r of field serv ices H arllel Jo n e s, w hose conviction on a m u rd e r c h arg e w as s u b se q u e n tly th ro w n o u t by a h ig h e r court, a c tu a lly p io n eered th e idea of su c h a te am p atro llin g th e n e ig h ­ b o rh o o d s 15 y ears ago on th e stre e ts of H ough w ith a strik in g d egree of su ccess. “ It's no se c re t in th e n eig h b o rh o o d w ho’s doing th e se crim es,” says Jo n e s. “T h ese y o ung kid s ju s t n eed for so m eb o d y to sit th e m dow n a n d tell th e m w h a t’s w h a t th e way th e ir d ad d y sh o u ld have done a long tim e ago. A nd w h en you tell th e m w h a t it’s like in priso n , they c a n ’t lau g h it off. T hey know y o u ’ve b een there. “We got to s ta r t e a rin ’ a b o u t o u r own neigh b o rh o o d s,” says Jo n e s. “Poor folks have got to get to g e th e r a n d p u t th e ir foot down. T hey got to s ta rt say in ’: T h is do n ’t go dow n no m ore.” H elping in n er-city n e ig h b o rs help th e m selv e s a n d each o th e r in th e a re a of c o m m u n ity safety has, in fact, b een th e focus of a n u m b e r of re c e n t Cleveland F o u n d atio n g ran ts. In 1984 re p re se n ta tiv e s of several n eig h b o rh o o d o rg a n iz atio n s a p p ro a ch e d th e F o u n d atio n for fu n d in g to en ab le th e m to im p le m e n t a c o m m u n ity -b a sed crim e prevention a n d control p rogram . W ith th e h elp of F o u n d atio n staff an d th e ex p ertise of C leveland S ta te U niver­

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s ity ’s C e n te r for N eig h b o rh o o d Develop­ m e n t (see p ag e 20), e ac h g ro u p devel­ oped specific p la n s for th e activ ities they w ould u n d e rta k e in th e ir respective n e ig h b o rh o o d s a n d o b ta in e d a ssu ra n ce s of co o p eratio n from th e M ayor's Office a n d police d e p a rtm e n t. T h e ir plans, b a se d on a n a n a ly sis of c rim e d a ta pro­ vided by th e C ity ’s police a n d safety d e p a rtm e n ts, w ere h a m m e re d o u t at m e e tin g s of n eig h b o rh o o d re sid en ts h eld to d e te rm in e w h a t p ro b lem s were of g re a te s t c o n c e rn to th e m . In O cto b er of la st year, a $10,000 gran t e n ab le d th e C leveland N eighborhood S afety C oalition, a n u m b re lla en tity re p re se n tin g m o re th a n 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 citizens living in 15 of th e c ity 's 20 h ig h e st crim e areas, to p u t its p ro g ram into final form. By D ecem b er it w as re a d y to move. A $ 6 4 ,7 5 0 F o u n d a tio n g ra n t, m atch ed by state, city a n d o th e r fu n d in g support, h elp ed la u n c h th e $ 2 7 9 ,5 0 0 program , w h ich will be a d m in is te re d by th e Cleve­ lan d N eighborhood F o u n d atio n . The fu n d s are to be sh a re d a m o n g 12 n eig h b o rh o o d o rg an izatio n s. P lan s in ­ clu d e th e c re atio n of police au x iliary u n its, e s ta b lis h m e n t of block-w atch n e t­ w orks an d , in two of th e neig h b o rh o o d s, a revolving h o m e s e c u rity lo an fund. L inks b etw een n e ig h b o rh o o d g ro u p s a n d police d istric t s ta tio n s w ill also be developed, a n d a ctiv itie s will be coor­ d in a te d w ith th e C ity ’s ow n crim e-w atch


effort Finally, a c e n tra l c o m m itte e c o m ­ po sed of re p re se n ta tiv e s from each n e ig h b o rh o o d will m e e t reg u larly to s h a re e x p e rie n c e s a n d te c h n iq u e s th a t prove effective. O ne C oalition m e m b e r w hich w as a l­ re a d y w o rk in g creatively on th e safety issu e before th e city-w ide effort—th e St. C lair-S u p erio r C oalitio n —h a s in stitu te d a C o u rt W atch/V ictim A dvocacy C om ­ m itte e of o rg an ized observers.” A lerted by police to c o u rt d a te s involving crim es c o m m itte d in th e ir neig h b o rh o o d , c o m ­ m itte e m e m b e rs a tte n d th e trial. T h eir p re se n c e in th e c o u rtro o m show s ju d g e s a n d a tto rn e y s th a t th is c o m m u n ity cares a b o u t p ro s e c u tin g th o se w ho co m m it c rim e s a g a in s t its citiz en s a n d is k eep ­ in g a w atch fu l eye on th e offenders. “O u r p re se n c e also gives e n c o u ra g e ­ m e n t a n d s u p p o rt to th e victim s,” notes C oalition d ire c to r R enee Berry, “an d th e re is a terrific spinoff—b e tte r re la ­ tio n s w ith th e police, w ho can te n d to be sk ep tica l a b o u t n eig h b o rh o o d crim e ef­ forts. T h e y ’ve see n th a t we sh a re the sa m e goals, th a t n eig h b o rh o o d g ro u p s c a n o rg an ize for m ore th a n ju s t yelling a t cops." D istrict police in th e St. ClairS u p e rio r a re a have e n th u sia stic a lly e n ­ d o rsed th e p ro g ram . T h e C u y ah o g a C o u n ty C ourt of C om ­ m o n P leas also s u p p o rts th e C ourt W atch effort. “You are to be c o n g ra t­ u la te d for yo u r tim e ly a p p ro a ch an d co o p erative activ ities,” C om m on Pleas J u d g e F red e ric k C olem an w rote to th e C oalition. “ I sh all alw ays be pleased to have you sit in m y co u rtro o m .” T h e F o u n d a tio n , too, h a s b een pleased to s u p p o rt cooperative efforts s u c h as th ese, in w h ic h citizen groups, law e n ­ fo rc e m e n t a g en c ie s a n d th e c o u rts — u n ite d by a c o m m o n goal a n d a m u tu a l­ ly a g re ed u p o n s e t of s tra te g ie s —are s tre n g th e n in g one a n o th e r’s efforts. S u c h th o u g h tfu l c o lla b o ratio n s can re su lt in a renew ed se n se of co m m unity. A n o th e r focal p o in t for local efforts a t c o n ta in in g n e ig h b o rh o o d c rim e h as b e en th e G re a te r C leveland B ar A ssocia­ tio n ’s Task Force on Violence. A m ong Tksk Force p ro je c ts fu n d ed w ith su p p o rt from T h e C leveland F o u n d atio n is an a u x ilia ry police u n it of specially train ed c itiz e n s w ho p atro l th e K ing-K ennedy A p a rtm e n ts on W oodland Avenue. T his p a s t J u n e , a n a n c illa ry u n it w as e s ta b ­ lish ed in th e low-rise com plex b eh in d K ing-K ennedy: a m in i-sta tio n to w hich two u n ifo rm ed police officers are a s s ig n ­ ed d aily a s a d is c o u ra g e m e n t to crim e.

S im ilar u n its are expected to open th is y ear in th e high-crim e C arver Park an d Riverview h o u sin g com plexes. A nd in th e C entral-H ough area, th e Tksk Force h a s organized a gro u p of involved n e ig h ­ borhood lead ers an d law en fo rcem en t p rofessionals w ho will devise a p lan for in creased su rv eillan ce of p ro stitu tio n an d d ru g sales there. Several o th e r Tksk Force projects are now u n d e r way, b u t th e one th a t h a s cre­ ated the b iggest s tir is la st y e a r’s a g ­ gressive m ed ia c am p aig n (funded by a C leveland F o u n d atio n grant) w hich blan k eted th e city w ith th e awardw in n in g a n ti-h a n d g u n billboard an d p o ster b e arin g a p ictu re of a g u n an d th e words, “Use It To Rob A nd You Rob Yourself. M andatory E ight Years Prison.” Law en fo rcem en t people felt th e c a m ­ paign to be so su ccessfu l in re d u c in g th e in cid en ce of a rm e d ro b b ery in th e Cleve­ land a re a (see C leveland F oundation 1984 A n n u al Report) th a t it h a s been adopted by th e G overnor’s Office of C rim inal J u s tic e S ervices for use in six o th e r m ajo r Ohio cities.

“Our p r e s e n c e (in co u rt) a ls o g iv e s e n c o u r a g e m e n t to th e v ic tim s ,” s a y s R e n e e B e r r y , “a n d th e r e is a te r r ific s p in o ff—b e tte r r e la tio n s w ith th e p o lic e

Youths w ho have alread y been a r ­ rested are g e ttin g help, th a n k s to a n o th e r e n terp risin g p ro g ram funded in p a rt by a C leveland F o u n d atio n g ran t. T he Ju v en ile O ffenders Inform ation N et­ w ork (JOIN), a project sp o n so red by th e In n e r City Renewal Society, h a s train ed 65 v o lu n teers to w ork w ith a b o u t 85 ju v en iles a year.” JOIN checked ou t a 15-year-old girl no t long ago w ho h ad been arre sted along w ith h e r m o th e r as p a rt of a drugselling o peration. It cam e out, in th e course of th e investigation, th a t th e girl, w ho w as hostile an d uncooperative, had b een sex u ally a b u se d for two years. “H ad we n o t in terv en ed in th is te e n ­ a g er's life,” says a JOIN staff m em ber, “w h a t ch an c e would she have h ad for a good life? S he w as w ith d raw n an d b ellig eren t—w ho w ouldn’t be? Now she e a rn s top g rad es an d is the sw eetest, m o st m a n n e rly young lady you could m eet.” A key to JO IN ’S im pressive twoth ird s su cc e ss rate m ay be th e fact th a t each yo u th sp en d s tim e on a reg u lar w eekly b asis w ith a t least two a d u lts w ho no t only help th a t you n g person w ork on m u tu a lly agreed u p o n goals, b u t also serve as positive role m odels. T h is y ear JOIN will be en listin g b i­ lingual v o lu n teers in o rd er to m ore effec­ tively reach H ispanic y o u th s in trouble.

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U n iv e r s ity L e n d s E x p e r tis e , R e s e a r c h to N e ig h b o rh o o d s By th e late 1970s it w as b e co m in g in ­ c re a sin g ly a p p a re n t to F o u n d a tio n staff w ork in g w ith n e ig h b o rh o o d g ro u p s in ­ volved in a v a rie ty of p ro je c ts th a t a n easily a cc e ssib le so u rc e of te c h n ic a l ex­ p e rtise co u ld be of im m e n s e h elp to th e se m a n y a n d v aried efforts. A nd so, w ith u n d e rw ritin g by th e C leveland a n d G eorge G u n d fo u n d a tio n s, th e C e n te r for N eighborhood D evelopm ent (CND) w as e sta b lish e d a s p a rt of C leveland S ta te U n iv ersity ’s College of U rb an Affairs. U n d er th e le a d e rsh ip of fo rm er C ity P la n n in g C o m m issio n d ire c to r N o rm an K rum holz, CND today provides te c h n i­ cal a ss is ta n c e on a c o n tin u in g b a sis to a p p ro x im a te ly 25 c o m m u n ity develop­ m e n t c o rp o ra tio n s th ro u g h o u t th e city. T h e C en ter h a s b een p a rtic u la rly h elpful in te a c h in g th e se g ro u p s how to take a d ­ v a n tag e of e x istin g g o v ern m en tal re ­ so u rc es available for h o u sin g re h a b ilita ­ tio n w hile ex p lo rin g o th e r m e th o d s of fi­ n a n c in g su c h a s tax sy n d ica tio n . Bring-

M ore th a n 1 2 ,0 0 0 h o m e e n e r g y a u d its h ave been done b y CND g r o u p s , a n d 4 ,2 0 0 f u r n a c e r e tr o f its , c r e a tin g 6 0 j o b s f o r n e ig h ­ b o rh o o d r e s id e n ts .

H om e rep airs: C o m m u n ity groups fin d th a t reh a b b in g h o u se s can p u t n e w life in old n eighborhoods. (Photograph by D avid Beach)

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in g th e c re d ib ility of a re s p e c te d u rb a n u n iv e rsity a n d its ow n d is tin g u is h e d re ­ cord, CND also fre q u e n tly serv es a s an in te rm e d ia ry b e tw ee n n e ig h b o rh o o d g ro u p s a n d b an k s, g o v e rn m e n t ag en cies a n d o th e r in stitu tio n s . In 1985, for ex­ am p le, CND w orked w ith local g ro u p s to co n v ert th e TraveLodge M otel o n W est 2 5 th S tre e t in to 73 u n its of tra n sitio n a l h o u s in g for low -incom e w om en, m an y of w h o m a re b a tte re d a n d welfared e p e n d e n t. A sec o n d m a jo r focus of CND is hom e en e rg y co n se rv a tio n , w h ic h c an re su lt in sig n ific a n t sav in g s to h o m e o w n ers or re n te rs. To d a te th e C e n te r h a s fu n n eled $1.8 m illion in fu n d s to its energy-saving p ro g ra m s —a so u n d in v e stm e n t since the p a y b ac k tim e for th is m o n ey averages 27 m o n th s. More th a n 12,000 h o m e energy a u d its have b e e n p e rfo rm ed by CND groups, a n d 4 ,2 0 0 fu rn a c e retrofits, c re a tin g so m e 6 0 full-tim e jo b s for n e ig h b o rh o o d re s id e n ts in th e process. In th e a re a of c o m m u n ity econom ic d ev elo p m en t, CND is w o rk in g w ith n e ig h b o rh o o d o rg a n iz a tio n s to identify p o te n tia l p ro je c ts a n d th e g o v ernm ental re so u rc e s to h elp c a rry th e m out. M ean­ w hile, th e C en ter c o n tin u e s its p o p u lar o u tre a c h p ro g ra m s —in c lu d in g brownb ag lu n c h e s, w o rk sh o p s a n d special c o n s u lta n c ie s —a im e d a t developing the sk ills a n d e x p e rtise of n eig h b o rh o o d d ev elo p m en t staffs. T h e rev italizatio n of C leveland’s n e ig h b o rh o o d s u ltim a te ly depends, in large p a rt, on th e ir a b ility to a ttra c t and keep h o m e o w n e rs—investors, a s it were, in th e c ity ’s h o u s in g sto ck a n d th e pro­ v id ers of th e ta x rev en u e on w h ich City serv ices d ep en d . In sig h ts in to th is c h a n g in g situ a tio n , its p ro b le m s and c h a lle n g e s are b e in g provided by a n ­ o th e r p ro g ram o p e ra tin g u n d e r th e u m ­ b rella of C SU 's C ollege of U rb an Affairs know n a s T h e U rb an C enter. For the p a st four years. C en ter d ire c to r T h o m as E. B ier a n d h is staff have b een a s s id u ­ o u sly co llectin g in fo rm atio n p e rta in in g to th e c ity ’s re sid e n t p o p u la tio n —su ch as w ho lives here, w hy so m e leave, and w hy o th e rs re tu rn . T h is d a ta h a s proved useful in id en tify in g p a tte rn s an d tren d s, a s well a s a n a ly z in g th e possible c o n se q u e n c e s of c e rta in c o m m u n ity decisions.


L ast fall, w ith th e h elp of a $ 6 0 ,0 0 0 g ra n t from T h e C leveland F oundation, T h e U rb a n C e n te r e m b a rk e d on its m o st a m b itio u s p ro ject to date: a tw o-year stu d y w h ic h will a ss e ss th e projected c h a n g e s in th e c ity ’s p o p u la tio n an d h o u sin g m a rk e t th ro u g h th e y ear 2000. B ecau se th e p o p u la tio n a s a w hole is aging, re a so n s Bier, th e ir h o m e s will be on th e m a rk e t soon. B ut a t th e sa m e tim e, he n o tes, th e n u m b e r of prospective h o m e b u y e rs will be declining: the "b ab y -b o o m ers” will have m a tu re d an d th e ir h o m e b u y in g will have slowed. A c arefu l a n a ly sis of th e se tren d s, says Bier, sh o u ld e n ab le c o m m u n ity policy m a k e rs to m in im ize th e ir p o te n tia lly ' sig n ific a n t im p a c t on th e h o u sin g m a r­ k et a n d p ick fu tu re d evelopm ent activ ities. S in ce 1979, th e C leveland a n d G eorge G u n d fo u n d a tio n s have b e en th e p rin ­ cip al s u p p o rte rs of T h e U rb an C en ter a n d th e C e n te r for N eighborhood Devel­ o p m e n t. A nd th e im p o rta n c e of th e two c e n te rs ’ w ork h a s b e en recognized. Last y e ar th e tru s te e s of C leveland S ta te U n iv ersity d ecid ed to in stitu tio n a liz e b o th en titie s, providing fu tu re o p eratin g s u p p o rt for b o th from its ow n b u dget. T h is c o m m itm e n t is w elcom ed, n eed less to say, by th e F o u n d atio n , w hich in the fu tu re w ill be available to provide fu n d ­ in g to th e two c e n te rs for special projects. It is s u re ly also w elcom ed by th e m an y n e ig h b o rh o o d g ro u p s a n d o th e r a g e n ­ cies w h ic h d e p e n d on th e invaluable ex­ p e rtise a n d c o n sc ie n tio u s involvem ent of th e se tw o fine program s.

N e ig h b o rh o o d G ro u p s S a v e H o m e s, B u ild N ew O n es If C lev elan d ’s n e ig h b o rh o o d s are going to keep th e ir re s id e n ts a n d a ttra c t new ones, th e first th in g they m u s t do is p reserv e th e ex istin g solid h o u sin g stock; th e sec o n d is to b uild new, afford­ able h o m e s w h ere o th e rs once stood. O ver th e p a st few years, a n u m b e r of c o m m u n ity -b a se d g ro u p s have gotten p re tty good a t th e form er, w hile o th e rs are b e c o m in g su fficien tly so p h istica te d to develop new m a rk e t-ra te h o u s in g — th e first so m e of th e se n e ig h b o rh o o d s have se e n in five decades. W itness five p ro jects u n d e rta k e n or co m p leted in the p a s t y ear w ith s u p p o rt from T he C leveland F o u n d atio n :

Tkke Fairtax, th e C edar-Q uincy a re a betw een E a st 7 9 th a n d 105th S treets, w hich is hom e no t only to T he Cleveland Clinic an d T he Cleveland Play H ouse b u t to som e 12,000 resid en ts, m an y of w hom are elderly. M any of th e se sen io rs are faced w ith a dilem m a: T hey can no longer m a in ta in th e ir hom es, b u t n e i­ th e r do they w an t to leave th e old neighborhood. E n ter New Cleveland-6, a n e ig h b o r­ hood developm ent co rp o ratio n w hich, w ith F o u n d atio n su p p o rt for core staff, la st year p u rc h a se d an d m o d ern ized th ree large old hom es, su b d iv id in g each into eig h t units. W ithin a m o n th , all 24 u n its were ren ted . For its exem plary w ork in u p g ra d in g th e Fairfax n e ig h b o r­ DIany s e n io r s a re hood, New C leveland-6 w as h o n o red by th e C leveland A rea Board of R ealtors f a c e d w ith a w ith th e hig h ly com petitive Gold M edal­ d ile m m a : T h e y c a n lion Award. no lo n g e r m a in ta in H ousing Advocates, Inc. (HAI) took a th e ir h o m e s, b u t different ap p ro ach . It sta rte d from n e ith e r d o th e y scratch . HAI b u ilt one of C leveland’s first w a n t to le a v e th e affordable, energy-efficient h o m e s—in o ld n e ig h b o rh o o d . th e core of th e in n e r city, a t E a st 9 3 rd an d H ough A venue—th e n sold it for $49,300. T he proceeds, m oreover, go into a revolving loan fu n d for th e co n ­ s tru c tio n of m ore new hom es, all of w h ich will sell for u n d e r $50,000. In th e b lig h ted C entral-W oodland area, th e Nouvelle E spoir D evelopm ent C or­ po ratio n is likewise c o n stru c tin g new h o m es a n d selling th e m a t m a rk e t rates. As of 1985. Nouvelle E spoir (“ New H ope” ) h a d b u ilt n in e new single-fam ily h o m es an d sold th e m all a t a n average price of $55,000. T he B roadw ay A rea H ousing C oalition (BAHC) m e ets th e ch allen g e in its so u th side n eig h b o rh o o d by p u rch asin g , re n o ­ vatin g a n d reselling ex istin g hom es. In th e ongoing b a ttle a g a in st u rb a n blight, BAHC re h a b b ed an d sold seven h o m es to o w n er-o ccu p an ts in 1985, a n d w eatherized a n o th e r 150, its b u d g e t n early d o u b lin g to ap p ro x im ately $600,000. T he C oalition is now b eg in n in g to ex­ plore ways of g ettin g a t th e 45 p e rc en t of th e h o m es in th e B roadw ay a re a w hose ow ners re n t th e m o u t—h isto rically the s tru c tu re s w h ich s u sta in th e g re a test a m o u n t of d eterio ratio n . “We can p ro ­ vide lan d lo rd s w ith a ran g e of options,” says BAHC directo r R obert C urry, “from offering to help th e m find available dol­ lars for th in g s like re h a b or w eatherization to offering to b u y th e ir b u ild in g s o u trig h t.”

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O n th e n e a r w est side, th e D etroitS horew ay C o m m u n ity D ev elo p m en t O r­ g a n iz a tio n h a s co m e u p w ith a n in ­ g e n io u s a p p ro a c h to h o u s in g for th e elderly. Its e x ten siv e ren o v atio n of th e h isto ric G ord o n A rc ad e —w h o se g ro u n d floor a lre a d y h o u s e s several su cc e ssfu l b u s in e s s e s a s well a s th e p o p u la r Barb a rin o ’s R e s ta u ra n t a n d a n ice c re a m p a rlo r—in c lu d e s p la n s for c o n v ertin g now little-u sed office sp ac e u p s ta irs in to 46 o ne-bedro o m a n d 16 tw o-bedroom u n its for se n io r citizens.

H ou se w arm ing: A w e a th e riza tio n crew in the old B ro a d w a y area p u m p s fo a m in su la tio n into th e w a lls o f a n older stru ctu re.

L IS C -C levela n d h a s s e r v e d a s a h ig h ly e f f e c tiv e m a g n e t d r a w in g lo c a l a n d n a tio n a l r e s o u r c e s to w o r th w h ile p r o je c ts h ere.

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A key p a rtn e r in th e G ordon A rcade project, a s well a s in o th e r red ev elo p ­ m e n t a ctiv itie s h ere in th e a re a s of h o u s ­ ing a n d eco n o m ic d ev elo p m en t, is a sixyear-old o rg a n iz atio n k n o w n a s th e Local In itiativ es S u p p o rt C o rp o ratio n (LISC). L a u n c h ed in 1980 by T h e Ford F o u n d a tio n a n d six in su ra n c e , in d u s ­ trial a n d b a n k in g in stitu tio n s, its fu n c ­ tion is to focus p riv ate se c to r fin an cial re so u rce s a n d te ch n ica l a ss is ta n c e on th e red ev elo p m en t of d eterio ra ted n eig h b o rh o o d s. LISC sin ce h a s received c o n trib u tio n s from so m e 265 c o rp o ra ­ tions, fo u n d a tio n s a n d g o v ern m en t ag en c ie s w hich , alo n g w ith in co m e from in v e stm e n ts a n d loan re p a y m en ts, have provided LISC w ith cap ital re so u rce s of m ore th a n $100 m illion. LISC-Cleveland w as c re ate d in 1981 w ith th e le ad e rsh ip of T h e C leveland F o u ndation. More th a n $ 9 6 4 ,0 0 0 was raised from local fo u n d a tio n s a n d c o r­ p o rations, w ith a m a tc h in g a m o u n t from th e n a tio n a l LISC, to e sta b lish a $1.9 m illion local fund. S in ce it w as created , LISC-Cleveland h a s m ad e m ore th a n 30 in v e stm en ts to talin g m ore th a n $2 m il­ lion in local d ev elo p m en ts—ra n g in g from sm all g ra n ts of less th a n $10,000 to o rg a n iz atio n s su c h a s th e U nion-M iles D evelopm ent C o rp o ratio n to a lowin te re st loan of $ 4 0 0 ,0 0 0 to th e F am icos F o u n d atio n as p a rt of th e L exington Village project. As of D ecem b er 1985, a p p ro x im a te ly $1 9 8 ,0 0 0 h a d b een re ­ ceived in th e form of re p a y m e n t of o u ts ta n d in g lo an s a n d h a s b een m ad e available for new efforts. LISC-Cleveland h a s served as a hig h ly effective m a g n e t d raw in g local a n d n a ­ tional re so u rce s to w orthw hile p ro jects here. It is a co llab o ratio n th a t alre ad y h a s yielded m an y tan g ib le resu lts. Last M arch the D istrib u tio n C o m m ittee of

T h e C leveland F o u n d a tio n a u th o riz e d a new g ra n t to LISC -C leveland of u p to $ 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 over 18 m o n th s , b rin g in g th e F o u n d a tio n ’s c o n trib u tio n s to LISC to $ 8 0 0 ,0 0 0 . It is m o n e y th a t w ill be in v e sted —a n d re in v e ste d —in C leveland for a long tim e to com e.

W e a th e r iz in g H o m e s For C le v e la n d W in te r s C leveland w in te rs c a n be try in g for th e m o s t co m fo rtab le of us. B ut, for th e d isa d v a n ta g e d , w ho often live in drafty, a n tiq u a te d h o m es, th o se e x tra fuel bills can spell real h a rd sh ip . W ith th e help of C leveland F o u n d a tio n g ra n ts, a n u m b e r of local p ro g ra m s have b e en try in g to do s o m e th in g a b o u t th a t situ a tio n : T h e D etroit-S horew ay C o m m u n ity De­ v e lo p m e n t O rg a n iz atio n h a s h ire d a full­ tim e e n e rg y o u tre a c h w orker to take the m e ssa g e to th e people. O th e r n eig h b o r­ hood gro u p s, s u c h a s th e B roadw ay Area H o u sin g C oalition (BAHC), se n d ou t th e ir ow n w e a th e riz a tio n crews. BAHC in s u la te d 150 h o m e s free of ch arg e for n e ig h b o rh o o d re s id e n ts la st year. T h e No Cost/Low C ost W eatherization P ro g ram , a d m in is te re d by th e C ity ’s D e p a rtm e n t of C o m m u n ity Develop­ m e n t w ith s u p p o rt from T h e Cleveland F o u n d atio n , em ploys a n d tra in s up to 40 s tu d e n ts y ear-ro u n d to take m e a s u re ­ m e n ts in h o m es, b u ild a n d in stall indoor sto rm w indow s, c a u lk w indow s an d in ­ stall w e a th e r strip p in g . (The y oungsters w e ath erized 1,211 h o m e s in 1985, sever­ al g ra d u a tin g sen io rs m oving on to full­ tim e e m p lo y m e n t w ith p riv ate in su la ­ tion firm s.) Two la rg e r en erg y c o n se rv a tio n efforts a re also n otable, n o t only b e c a u se they reflect th e F o u n d a tio n 's in te re st in coor­ d in a tio n of re la ted efforts, b u t b ecau se th ey re p re se n t new directions: N onprofit o rg an izatio n s, typically h e a d q u a rte re d in low -rent facilities and u n a b le to sp are th e fu n d s for retrofitting fu rn aces, are forced to c o m m it a n in o rd i­ n a te p a rt of th e ir b u d g e ts to th e ir utility bills. B u t now th e C leveland Non-Profit E n erg y F u n d , a d m in iste re d by th e L u th ­ e ra n M etropolitan H o u sin g C orporation w ith u n d e rw ritin g from T h e Cleveland F o u n d atio n , is offering free en erg y a u d its a n d u p to $ 1 5 ,0 0 0 in 3 p e rc en t revolving loan fu n d s to 2 5 0 ag en cies for en erg y co n se rv a tio n m e a su re s. As of the en d of la st year, 25 a g en c ie s in 34 b u ild in g s h a d b een a ssiste d an d $ 3 9 7 ,7 2 6 in lo an s d istrib u te d .


T h e p a rt played by T h e C leveland F o u n d a tio n in a sp ecial nationw ide d e m o n s tra tio n project, la u n c h e d in A u g u st by th e U nited S ta te s D e p a rtm e n t of E n e rg y in c o o p eratio n w ith c o m m u n i­ ty fo u n d a tio n s in New York, Cleveland a n d St. Paul, is n o t th a t of a g ra n t m aker, b u t th a t of a c o o rd in a to r—a new role for th e F o u n d a tio n . To explore altern ativ e m e th o d s of delivering w e ath erizatio n serv ice s to low- a n d m o d erate-in co m e h o u seh o ld s, $ 2 2 5 ,0 0 0 in oil overcharge fu n d s is b e in g d is trib u te d a m o n g 14 c o m m u n ity o rg a n iz a tio n s here, an d a n o th e r $ 7 5 ,0 0 0 to a re a non p ro fit a g e n ­ cies, w ith T h e C leveland F o u n d atio n a c t­ in g a s fin a n c ial a n d p ro g ram in te rm e d ia ry . Field c o o rd in a tio n is b ein g provided by C leveland S ta te U n iv ersity ’s C en ter for N eig hborhood D evelopm ent a n d the S ta n d a rd Oil C o m p an y 's E nergy A ssist­ a n c e S te e rin g C om m ittee. T h e Cleve­ lan d p ro g ra m will focus p rim arily on core-city n eig h b o rh o o d s, providing lowin te re s t lo a n s a n d free w e ath e riz a tio n serv ices to d isad v a n ta g e d fam ilies an d nonp ro fits. If it proves successful, the p ro g ram co u ld be rep licated in o th e r cities.

c o n tin u e th e ir efforts w h e th e r or not, for exam ple, g o v ern m en t ag en cies provide rototilling serv ices or free seeds. To th is end, T he C leveland F o u n d atio n la st M arch m ad e a g ra n t of $ 2 0 ,0 0 0 to b rin g in a team from th e N ational A ssociation for G ard en in g (NAG) b ased in V erm ont. U sing a full-tim e Clevelandb a se d coordinator, NAG is developing le ad e rsh ip a n d m a n a g e m e n t skills am o n g n eig h b o rh o o d g a rd e n in g groups, c re atin g a city-wide netw ork of g a rd e n ers an d o th e rs co n cern ed w ith c o m m u n ity g ard en in g , developing sp e ­ cial efforts for elderly citizen s an d young people in te re sted in g ard en in g , an d even exploring th e possible role of g ard en in g in th e c o m m u n ity ’s econom ic develop­ m ent.

U rban G a rd e n e r s T ra in ed To b e S e lf-S u ffic ie n t T h e s u c c e ss of th e C ity of C leveland’s S u m m e r S p ro u t g a rd e n in g program , w h ich “ m u s h ro o m e d ” from 26 lots in 1976 to 23 6 la st year, h a s su g g este d a new u se for m a n y of th e c ity ’s v a ca n t lots. P la n te d a n d m a in ta in e d by n e ig h ­ b o rh o o d re sid en ts, th e se u rb a n g a rd e n s p ro d u c e to n s of food each year a t little cost, tra n s fo rm in g p reviously neglected a n d u n s ig h tly p a rc e ls into c o m m u n ity assets. S im ila r p ro g ra m s also have been s p rin g in g u p a ro u n d C leveland—su c h as CLEAN-LAND, OHIO’S u se of n o n v iolent offen d ers a n d Youth O p p o rtu n ities U n­ lim ite d ’s u se of s tu d e n ts on s u m m e r v aca tio n to c re ate s tre e t c o rn e r gardens. A nd th is y e ar S u m m e r S p ro u t m oved in to six p u b lic schools, w here s tu d e n ts are le a rn in g to p la n t in door vegetable g ard en s. In 1984 th e C ity c o n trib u te d $ 7 5 ,0 0 0 to h elp c le a r a n d rototill lots a n d su p p ly seeds, p la n ts a n d fertilizer to c o m m u n i­ ty g a rd e n s. B u t C ity officials e x p ressed c o n c e rn th a t little local le ad e rsh ip ex­ isted to s u s ta in th e se n eig h b o rh o o d g a r­ d e n s a s g o v e rn m e n t block g ra n t re ­ so u rc e s c o n tin u e to dw indle. Ideally, th ey a rg u e d , c o m m u n ity g ro u p s sh o u ld be su fficien tly tra in e d a n d org an ized to

U rban farm ers: A n inner-city fa m ily learns to grow its o w n vegetables. (Photograph by R ead D. Brugger)

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Broadway A rea H ousing C oalition — A d m in istratio n , revolving loan fund for w e a th eriz a tio n a n d s u p p o rt for C itizens to B ring B roadw ay Back $ 2 5 ,0 0 0

Civic Affairs Grants

Broadw ay D ev elo p m en t Corpora­ tio n —F acade renovation p ro g ram jo in tly a d m in iste re d by th e Broadw ay D evelopm ent C orporation a n d the Slavic Village A ssociation (third y e a r ) ...........................................$ 2 3 ,0 4 6 C leveland A ction to S u pp ort H ous­ in g -R e a l e sta te brokerage firm fo cu s­ ing its activ ities on core city n e ig h b o r­ hoods (over two y e a r s ) .......... $ 4 0 ,2 8 6

C leveland W aterfront C o a lit io n O p eratin g s u p p o rt (second a n d th ird years) $ 2 7 ,0 0 0 T he C uyahoga C oun ty Bar Founda­ tio n -A n n u a l P ublic S e rv a n ts M erit Aw ards lu n c h e o n (over th re e years) $ 1 ,8 0 0 C uyahoga C ounty Board o f Com­ m is s io n e r s —Youth S ervices C oor­ d in a tin g C o u n cil’s s u m m e r youth p r o g r a m ................................... $ 8 5 ,0 0 0 Cuyahoga C ounty Common P leas Court, J u v e n ile Court D iv isio n — Selection of a new C o u rt A dm inistrator $2,100

C ity o f C levelan d —No cost/low cost w e ath erizatio n p rogram co n d u c te d by th e D e p a rtm e n t of C o m m u n ity D evelopm ent (third year) . . . $ 1 8 ,5 0 0 Participation, by th e Police D ep art­ m e n t’s M ounted U nit in th e In au g u ra l P a r a d e .......................................... $ 1 ,0 0 0

The C leveland Foundation (Inc.)— E valuation of g ra n t to th e In n er City Renewal S o ciety ’s Ju v e n ile O ffenders In tervention N e tw o r k ................ $ 2 ,0 0 0 E valuation of th e C uyahoga C ounty Board of C o m m issio n ers Youth S erv­ ices C oordinating C o uncil’s s u m m e r youth p r o g r a m .......................... $ 10,000 COSMOS C orporation’s evaluation of th e A rson Early W arning System ........................................ ............S 4 .9 9 1 Technical a ssista n c e a n d a d m in is tra ­ tive su p p o rt in th e developm ent of a plan for th e c o n tin u a tio n of th e U nited S ta te s D e p a rtm en t of E nergy/com m u­ n ity foundation m o d e l.......... $ 10,000 C leveland N eighborhood Founda­ tio n —S u p p o rt for the C leveland N eighborhood Safety C oalition $ 7 4 ,7 5 0 C leveland S ta te U n iv ersity —S tu d y of lab o r/m an ag em en t cooperation sy stem s in n o rth e a s t Ohio S 1 4 .1 3 1 Case s tu d y a n d h istory of co m m u n ity a n d econom ic developm ent in the H ough a re a by th e College of U rban A ffa irs.......................................... $ 5 ,0 0 0 H ousing m ark et s tu d y of th e 1990s by T he U rban C enter in th e College of U rban Affairs (over two years) $ 6 0 ,0 0 0

Cuyahoga M etropolitan Housing A u th ority —S u m m e r y o u th em ploy­ m e n t (second y e a r ) ...................... $ 4 ,9 6 3 C uyahoga V alley A sso cia tio n , P en in su la , O hio —C elebration of the 10th b irth d a y of th e C uyahoga Valley N ational R ecreation A rea . . . $ 5 ,0 0 0 D etroit Shorew ay C om m unity D evelop m en t O rganization —R eh ab ilitatio n of th e G ordon Arcade a n d staff su p p o rt (over two years) $ 4 7 ,5 0 0 D evelop m en t Training In stitu te, Inc., B altim ore, M aryland—TWo in­ te rn s h ip s in c o m m u n ity a n d econom ic developm ent at th e D evelopm ent Train­ ing In stitu te (fourth year) . . $ 1 3 ,6 5 0 E uclid C om m unity C oncerns— C o m m u n ity im provem ent efforts (fourth y e a r ) ........................... $ 11,000

Fam ily and C om m unity S ervices o f C atholic C h arities o f Portage County, K ent, Ohio —E m ergency A ssistance Providers N etw ork for N o rth ea st O h i o .......................... $ 1 0 ,0 0 0 Federation for C om m unity Plan­ n in g—C o n tin u atio n of research by th e S erious Ju v e n ile O ffender Project staff (over two y e a r s ) .......... $ 2 0 1 ,6 5 0 Fund for th e Future of Shaker H e ig h ts—C reation of a fund to pro­ m ote racial in te g ratio n (over two y e a r s ) ........................................... $ 6 7 ,0 0 0 G overnm ental R esearch In stitu te — D evelopm ent a n d com pletion of plans for th e o rg an izatio n ’s fu tu re . $ 4 5 ,1 4 6 H ancock C ounty Board o f Com m is­ sion ers, Findlay, O hio—One h u n d red th a n n iv e rsary celeb ratio n of the H ancock C ou n ty C ourt House* S 5 .0 0 0

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T he H ou sin g A dvocates, In c.—P ro­ m otion a n d c o n serv a tio n of new a n d e x istin g h o u sin g in C uyahoga C ounty (third y e a r ) .............................. $ 2 5 ,0 0 0

Ohio C om m unity D evelopm ent Cor­ p oration s A sso cia tio n , C incinnati, Ohio—O perating su p p o rt . . . $ 5 ,0 0 0

The Inner C ity R enew al S o c ie t y Ju v e n ile O ffenders In tervention Net­ w ork (second year) ............... $ 2 3 ,0 0 0

People’s B u sin g Program, In c.— B using service for individuals w ith fam ily m em b ers in Ohio prisons $ 5 ,0 0 0

L an d scape A rch itectu re Founda­ tio n , W ashington, D.C.—P rep aratio n a n d p u b lic a tio n of a book on th e la n d ­ scap e a rc h ite c tu re of G reater C le v e la n d ................................ $ 2 0 ,0 0 0 L ivelih ood S y ste m s In stitu te , Inc., D ayton, O hio—D evelopm ent of key elem en ts of a long-range u rb a n develop­ m e n t s tra te g y for O h io ............ $ 4 ,0 0 0 Local I n itia tiv e s S u pp ort Corpora­ tion , New York, New York—R esource pool for co m m u n ity developm ent activi­ ties (over 18 m o n th s ) .......... $ 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 L utheran H ou sin g C o rp o ra tio n C o u n selin g a n d hom e m a in te n a n c e p ro g ram (second a n d th ird years) $ 4 5 ,0 0 0 L utheran M etropolitan M inistry A sso c ia tio n —B u sin ess developm ent for th e C o m m u n ity R e-E ntry Service E n te rp rise s P ro g ram (second year) $ 8 0 ,0 0 0 N ation al Crim e P reven tion Coun­ cil, W ashington, D.C.—S ecu rity E m p lo y m e n t E d u c a tio n P rogram in th e E a st C leveland P ublic School S y s t e m ..................................... $ 1 0 ,0 0 0 N ation al G ardening A sso cia tio n , B u rlin gton , V erm ont—C o m m u n ity g a rd e n in g tra in in g a n d o u tre a c h pro­ gram in C le v e la n d ................. $ 2 0 ,0 0 0 N ation al N eigh b ors—Cleveland M etropolitan S tra te g y G roup . $ 4 ,0 0 0 The N ation al Trust For H istoric P reserv a tio n , W ashington, D.C.— Ohio Inner-C ity V entures F und $ 2 5 ,0 0 0 N ation al Urban Fellow s, Inc., New York, New Y o r k — U n d erw ritin g costs of two N ational U rban Fellows in C le v e la n d ................................ $ 5 2 ,1 1 4 N ou velle E spoir D evelop m en t C orporation —E n g in eerin g and a rc h ite c tu ra l serv ices for th e devel­ o p m e n t of a s u b d iv isio n for new h o u s ­ ing a n d p a rtia l o p e ra tin g su p p o rt (over two y e a r s ) ...................... $ 5 2 ,0 0 0

Union-M iles D evelopm ent Cor­ poration —C erm ak B uilding p r o j e c t ....................................... $ 5 ,0 0 0 W est Side C om m unity H ouse— Com m unity-Youth M ediation Pro­ g ram ’s tra n sitio n from F oundation to o th er s u p p o rt a n d lim ited technical a s s is ta n c e ............ $ 1 5 ,0 0 0

TOTAL CIVIC GRANTS— UNDESIGNATED $ 1 ,5 0 5 ,6 2 7

(Following recipients and programs designated by donor) The Women’s C ity Club of C leve­ la n d - E d u c a tio n a l lectu res . . $ 3 8 4 TOTAL CIVIC AFFAIRS G R A N T SDESIGNATED ........................... $ 3 8 4 TOTAL CIVIC AFFAIRS G R A N T SDESIGNATED AND UNDESIGNATED . . . . $ 1 ,5 0 6 ,0 1 1 *G rant rec o m m en d e d by F indlay D istribution C o m m ittee o f the L. Dale D orney Fund.



Health

W ith o u t th e c arin g involvem ent of th a t social worker, w ho h a d followed th e case closely th ro u g h o u t th e se critical m o n th s, ta lk in g to th e y o ung m o th e r a n d h e r family, m a k in g su re sh e kept T h e 16-year-old C leveland girl w ho s a t h e r a p p o in tm e n ts a t M cCafferty an d w aitin g in th e T h o m a s F. M cCafferty tra c k in g h e r pro g ress a t H ealth Hill an d H e a lth C e n te r on th e c ity ’s w est side w as afterw ard, ex p lain in g things, sm o o th in g p re tty m iserab le. S h e w as sick, all right. th e way, th is baby m ig h t have becom e B u t th e re w as s o m e th in g else a b o u t h e r ju s t one m ore u n fo rtu n a te sta tistic in th a t did n o t e sc a p e th e n o tice of th e C leveland’s a p p allin g ly h ig h in fan t m o r­ social w orker w ho w as try in g to a sk th e tality rate. u n c o m m u n ic a tiv e , ho stile girl a few T he rate of d e a th an d serio u s illness s ta n d a rd q u e stio n s. S h e w as in h e r (m orbidity) am o n g in fan ts u p to one e ig h th m o n th of preg n an cy . S h e would y ear of age is g en erally co n sid ered a n also a d m it, a fte r fu rth e r q u estio n in g , overall in d icatio n of th e state of h e a lth in th a t th is w as h e r first p re n a ta l checkup. a c o m m u n ity . Tragically, c ertain sec ­ “S h e h a d a very b a d cold,” re m e m b e rs tio n s of C leveland have h ig h e r ra te s th a n th e so cial w orker w ho talk ed to h e r th a t so m e th ird w orld c o u n trie s s u c h as n ig h t. “ In fact, sh e w as so ill sh e h a d to H onduras. be h o sp ita liz e d o v ern ig h t for d e h y d ra ­ C o m m u n ity a tte n tio n re c en tly h as tion.” b een focused on th is d istu rb in g p ro b ­ O nce re leased , th e y o ung girl d isa p ­ lem , w hich is especially severe am o n g p e ared in to th e s tre e ts from w h en ce sh e b lack in n er-city residents. h a d com e. W hile C uyahoga C o u n ty ’s M aternal “S h e m isse d h e r n e x t p re n a ta l a p ­ an d In fan t Care Project (MICP) h a s h ad p o in tm e n t,” re c alls th e sa m e social su cc e ss in its 21 years of existence in im ­ w orker, ‘a n d w h e n I w e n t to h e r h o m e to proving th e survival ra te s of som e 2,400 c h e c k u p on her, I discovered sh e h a d n ew b o rn s each year, th o se in fan ts co m ­ given m e th e a d d re ss of a n a b a n d o n e d prise only a b o u t 20 p e rc en t of th e a n ­ a p a r tm e n t b u ild in g . T h e n e x t tim e I n u a l b irth s in Cleveland. h e a rd from her, sh e w as calling from th e “We’re co n cern ed a b o u t th e o th e r 80 h o sp ita l w h e re sh e h a d given b irth to a p ercen t, too,” says C arolyn Z arem ba, th e little boy w ho w eighed a b o u t five p ro ject’s director. “We’re co n cern ed a b o u t th e te en a g e rs w ho try to hide or p o u n d s.” M any h e a lth p ro fessio n als could have deny th e ir p re g n a n cy a n d o th e r highp re d ic te d w h a t h a p p e n e d n e x t to th e u n ­ risk p re g n a n t w om en. We still have fo rtu n a te baby, b o rn to a teen ag e m o th e r w om en co m in g (to h e a lth centers) in w ho h a d n o t s o u g h t early p re n a ta l care. th e ir e ig h th or n in th m o n th of p re g n a n ­ S oon th e y o u n g m o th e r w as calling th e cy w ith o u t any previous m edical care. We still have w om en w alking in to social w orker to say th a t th e in fa n t w ould n o t e a t a n d w as v o m iting a n d su f­ deliver th e ir baby w ho have no t h a d one ferin g from d ia rrh e a —th e classic s y m p ­ m ed ical visit a t all.” to m s of w h a t p ro fessio n als te rm “failure T h e coalition of G reater C leveland ag en cies w hich have com e to g e th e r over to thrive.” th is problem is co n cern ed a b o u t th e in ­ At th re e m o n th s of a g e —th e social fan ts w ho die soon after b irth , as well as w orker h a d g o tte n m o th e r a n d baby th o se w ho sp en d m o n th s in costly in te n ­ b a c k in to M cC afferty H ealth C en ter in sive care u n its fig h tin g life-th reaten in g tim e to g e t p ro fessio n al h e lp —th e little h e a lth problem s. Infant m orbidity, ex­ boy w as h o sp italized . He w ould sp en d p lain s Z arem ba, m e a n s th in g s like d ru g th e n e x t th re e m o n th s in H ealth Hill ad d ictio n , liver or kidney problem s, H ospital, h is m o th e r stay in g th e re w ith h e a rt d isease. “We p ro b ab ly have all th e h im , le a rn in g how to care for a n infant. m ed ical technology we need to a d d re ss Today, he s e e m s to be th riv in g , b u t he th e problem s. Now we’ve got to g et th e will b e closely followed for two m ore w om en to u se th e clinics.” y ears a s a p re c a u tio n . T he $195,509 in g ra n ts th a t T he C leveland F o u n d atio n m ad e la st year to several im p o rta n t p ro jects w hich are a d ­ d re ssin g th e h e a lth n eed s of C leveland’s

In fa n t in tr o u b le : A n e w p ro g ra m b a sed a t M etro G en era l tries to h e a d o ff su c h p r o b le m s —b e g in n in g in p re g n a n c y .

"We still h a v e w o m e n w a lk in g in to d e liv e r th e ir b a b y who h ave n ot h a d o n e m e d ic a l v i s i t a t a ll,” s a y s on e M etro e m p lo y e e .

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S h a d o w in g an u rb an k iller : a blood p re ssu re c h e c k u p a t K e n n e th W. C le m e n t H ea lth C enter

I n d ig e n t p e r s o n s te n d to p la c e a n e v e n lo w e r p r i o r i t y on p r e v e n tiv e c a re b e c a u s e th e y a re o f te n c o p in g w ith m o re u r g e n t s u r v iv a l p r o b le m s .

in n er-city a n d in d ig e n t re sid e n ts in ­ clu d ed $ 3 0 ,0 0 0 for C leveland M etropol­ itan G eneral H ospital, h e a d q u a rte rs of C u y ah o g a C o u n ty ’s M aternal a n d In fan t C are Project, to p lan a p p ro a c h e s tow ard re d u c in g G re ater C leveland’s in fan t m o r­ tality a n d m o rb id ity rate. T h is sp rin g , for starters, MICP is b rin g in g to Cleve­ la n d several h e a lth care p ro fessio n als from o th e r m ajo r u rb a n c e n te rs a ro u n d th e U.S. w hich have ta rg e tte d th e ir highrisk p o p u latio n w ith special pro g ram s. T h e ir experience, it is hoped, will be in ­ stru c tiv e to th e coalition of ag en c ie s here a s they w ork to g e th e r—in a fresh sp irit of co o p eratio n —to a d d re ss one of th is c o m m u n ity ’s m o st in tra c tib le problem s. A n o th er a lm o st eq u ally d e stru ctiv e h e a lth problem , p a rtic u la rly p rev alen t a m o n g C leveland's b lack resid en ts, is h y p e rte n sio n or high blood p ressu re. In 1985 th e F o u n d atio n c o n tin u e d to s u p ­ p o rt th e G reater C leveland High Blood P ressu re C oalitio n —a n o rg an izatio n to w hich it h a d alread y m ad e m ore th a n $ 7 5 ,0 0 0 in g ra n ts sin ce 1983—w ith a new g ra n t of $15,509 to co m p lete e x p a n ­ sion of a co m p u te riz ed tra c k in g sy stem for people w ith high blood pressu re.

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T h e C oalition re p re se n ts a gro u p of th e c ity ’s h e a lth c are providers, both p ublic a n d private, w ho have b een con­ c e rn e d a b o u t h y p e rte n sio n a n d its long­ te rm im p a c t on h e alth . “A sm all n u m b e r of dollars s p e n t in h y p e rte n sio n control c an reap e n o rm o u s b e n efits in keeping people well b e c a u se u n c o n tro lle d h y p e rte n sio n c an lead to stro k es and h e a rt d isease,” e x p lain s Dr. H enry Ziegler, m ed ical d ire c to r of th e K enneth W. C le m en t C en ter for F am ily H ealth C are a n d one of th e people involved in s e ttin g u p th e C oalition’s project. H y p erten sio n , w hile n o t curable, can be co n tro lled . B ut one of th e m o st dif­ ficult p ro b le m s in c o n tro llin g h ig h blood p re ssu re is g e ttin g in d iv id u a ls to keep ta k in g th e ir m e d ic atio n a n d to have re g u la r c h ec k u p s. T h is is tru e reg ard less of th e p e rso n 's in co m e or e n v iro n m e n t b e c a u se th e re are no s y m p to m s w ith h y p e rte n sio n u n til its late s ta g e s —in o th e r w ords, th e in d iv id u al d o e sn 't feel sick —a n d b e ca u se th e m ed ic atio n s s o m e tim e s have u n p le a s a n t side effects. In th e in n e r city, in d ig e n t p e rso n s ten d to place a n even lower p rio rity on preven­ tive h e alth care b e c a u se th ey are often coping w ith m ore u rg e n t su rv iv al problem s. T he C oalition's c o m p u te riz e d track in g sy stem , w h ich h a s b e en in o p eratio n sin ce 1983, now follows th e p ro g ress of 1,250 people w ith d ia g n o se d h y p e rte n ­ sion (blood p re ssu re above 140/90)


e n ro lled a t th re e h e a lth c e n te rs in Cleve­ lan d . By m id-year, th re e m ore c e n te rs will be e n ro llin g p a tie n ts in th e system . T h e tra c k in g sy ste m p erfo rm s tw o u sefu l fu n c tio n s. One, it k eep s ta b s on th e se in d iv id u als. If a n in d iv id u al m isse s a n a p p o in tm e n t, th e c o m p u te r n o te s th e a b se n c e a n d a C oalition staff m e m b e r p h o n e s h im or h e r as m an y as th re e tim e s or s e n d s a w ritten re m in d e r to m ak e a new a p p o in tm e n t. A nd two, c o m p u te r-g e n e ra te d re p o rts a re s e n t to the a p p ro p ria te p h ysicians, a le rtin g th e m to in s ta n c e s of h y p e rte n sio n going u n c o n tro lle d a m o n g th e ir p atien ts. Before th e tra c k in g sy stem w as in ­ stitu te d , ju s t over h a lf (55 p ercen t) of the d ia g n o se d h y p e rte n siv e s w ere co n tro l­ ling th e ir co n d itio n s. T h e C oalition’s sy stem h a s ra ised th a t n u m b e r to as h ig h a s 75 p e rc en t. “You only get s u c ­ cess for th e p a tie n t if you control h y p e rte n sio n over th e long term ,” says Ziegler. “C o n tro llin g it, however, d ra m a tic a lly im proves h is or h e r c h an c e s.” T h e F o u n d a tio n ’s c o n ce rn for the sp ecial h e a lth care n e e d s of inner-city resid en ts, a n d th e poor in p a rticu lar, led to a $ 1 5 0 ,0 0 0 g ra n t in 1985 for th e newly form ed Task Force on M edical C are for th e In d ig en t, w h ich is c u rre n tly u n d e r­ ta k in g a n in -d ep th , co u n ty w id e s tu d y of in d ig e n t p e rso n s a n d h e a lth care p ro ­ viders. T h e 13-m em ber Task Force, a p ­ p o in ted la st May by th e C uyahoga C o u n ­ ty B oard of C o m m issio n e rs (w hich h a s c o n trib u te d $ 7 5 ,0 0 0 of its own fu n d s to th e effort), is c h a rg e d w ith in vestigating th e size a n d n a tu re of th e in d ig e n t care p ro b lem a n d w ith m a k in g re c o m m e n d a ­ tio n s to th e C o m m issio n e rs on how b e st to a d d re s s it. To a c c o m p lish th is m a jo r task, the Task Force h a s e n g ag ed th e H ealth Policy C e n te r of B ra n d eis U niversity in W altham , M assa c h u se tts. T h e C en ter will a n a ly z e d a ta o b ta in e d from a h o u se h o ld survey a n d a n e x am in atio n of a m b u la to ry c are c e n te rs a n d m ajo r h o sp ita ls here in o rd e r to h elp an sw er s u c h q u e stio n s as: How large is th e c o u n ty ’s in d ig e n t p o p u latio n ? How an d w h ere do th e in d ig e n t g et th e ir m edical care now? How is th a t care b ein g paid for? O ne of th e policy is su e s b ein g stu d ie d by th e Task Force c o n c e rn s Cleveland M etro p o litan G en eral H ospital an d w h e th e r it sh o u ld re m a in a publicly governed h o sp ita l or w h e th e r it could b e tte r serve th e h e a lth care n e ed s of in ­ d ig e n t a n d o th e r p a tie n ts, in a n in c re a s ­ ingly co m p etitiv e field, a s a n onprofit

c h aritab le co rporation. As Metro G eneral is one of th e m ajo r providers of h e alth care to th e c o u n ty ’s in d ig e n t (as well as a n atio n ally know n c e n te r for m edical research a n d practice), its lu tu re is n a tu ra lly of great co n cern to th e c o m m u n ity a n d to th e F o u n d atio n in its c o n tin u in g co n cern w ith th e welfare of C leveland’s in ner-city n eighborhood residents.

Free C lin ic S lim s D o w n , M a rk s a B ig B ir th d a y W hen th e Free M edical Clinic of G reater Cleveland tu rn e d 15 last year, a lot of people were delighted, an d , if th e tru th were know n, su rp rised . T he fact is, a d ­ m its executive directo r M artin Hiller, th e re were m an y w ho th o u g h t it would never la st th a t long. T he anniversary, says Hiller, “was a real eye-opener for the com m unity....It said: (we) m u s t be doing so m eth in g right.” A nd w hile a lot clearly h a s been done rig h t d u rin g th e p a st 15 years, the fact of th e m a tte r is th e Free Clinic, as it is m ore p o p u larly know n, a lm o st d id n ’t last th a t long. In 1983, crippled w ith d eb t an d u n ab le to pay its bills, it was n early forced to close its doors to the e stim ated 25,0 0 0 p erso n s a y ear who, for lack of m oney or o th e r reasons, seek it o u t as a n altern ativ e to o th e r h e alth care providers.

In 1 9 8 3 , c r ip p le d w ith d e b t a n d u n a b le to p a y it s b ills , th e F ree C lin ic w a s n e a r ly f o r c e d to c lo s e i t s d o o rs to it s 2 5 ,0 0 0 a n n u a l c lie n ts .

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W ith F u irv ie w H o s p ita l's n e w G e r ia tr ic A s s e s s ­ m e n t C lin ic , th e e m p h a s is w ill be o n p r e v e n tin g h o s p ita li z a tio n a t a ll. A gin g g r a c e fu lly : S e n io rs are h e lp ed b a c k tow ard in d e p e n d e n c e a t F airview H o sp ita l's n ew g eria tric care unit.

E m erg en cy fu n d in g from T h e Cleve­ lan d F o u n d atio n th a t y ear in th e form of a $ 6 5 ,0 0 0 g ra n t, followed by a n o th e r $5 0 ,0 0 0 la st year, h a s h elp ed th is im p o r­ ta n t in s titu tio n re m a in o p en a n d m a in ­ ta in its core serv ices to th e poor, th e frig h ten ed a n d th e alien ated , w hile b e g in n in g its re c u p e ra tio n from its own n e arly fatal fin an cial illness. A key ele­ m e n t in th e C linic’s d ra m a tic recovery w as a n ad viso ry ta sk force of v o lu n teer executives a n d o th e r civic le ad e rs c o n ­ vened by th e F o u n d atio n to review its e n ­ tire o p eratio n w ith a view to eco n o m ies a n d a m ore sen sib le re s tru c tu rin g of services. T h e F o u n d a tio n ’s g ra n ts were m ad e available in in s ta llm e n ts a s im ­ p ro v em en ts in m a n a g e m e n t w ere in ­ stitu te d a n d p ro g ress m ad e in p ay in g off su p p lie rs a n d th e In te rn a l R evenue S erv ­ ice, w h ich h a d b een a b o u t to p u t a lien on th e Free C linic’s b uilding. Following th e re c o m m e n d a tio n s of th e ta sk force, serv ices felt to be p e rip h e ra l to th e C linic’s c e n tra l m issio n —su c h as legal a ssista n c e an d a rts p ro g ra m s— were c u t a n d som e of th e m ore ch ro n ic m e n ta l h e a lth cases are now b ein g re ­ ferred elsew here. New m a n a g e m e n t te c h n iq u e s have b een in tro d u ce d into th e C linic’s core m ed ical, d e n tal an d m e n ta l h e a lth serv ices (all staffed

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p rim a rily by v o lun teers) a n d th e o p era­ tio n of its ru n aw ay sh elter. A nd a revitalized b o a rd is ta k in g a m ore active role in fu n d raisin g . T h e re s u lts have b een h earten in g : The Free C linic’s $ 6 0 0 ,0 0 0 d e b t h a s been cu t by two th ird s, says Hiller, a n d it is keep­ in g c u rre n t w ith s u p p lie rs —th o u g h , he h a s te n s to p o in t out, th e C linic is no t ou t of th e woods. A nd, p e rh a p s m o st tro u ­ blin g of all, a n o n g o in g s u p p o rt b ase su f­ ficien t to cover th e d eficit b etw een the p ro g ram fu n d in g it receives a n d the C linic’s o v erh ead h a s yet to be identified. Over th e c o m in g year, th e b o ard an d staff will be c o n c e n tra tin g on long-range p la n n in g a n d on developing new sources of incom e. If th o se p o te n tia l fu n d ers need a reaso n , 2,100 of th e m com e to the c lin ic ’s door every m o n th .

H o s p ita l W o rks to K e e p S e n io r s O u t o f H o s p ita l An 86-year-old w o m an is a d m itte d to the h o sp ital follow ing a stroke. W hile sh e is th e re it is learn ed th a t th e w om an, w ho form erly led a n active a n d in d e p e n d e n t life, lives alo n e in a tw o-story h o u se w ith b ed ro o m a n d b a th ro o m on th e second floor. In m an y su c h cases, th e in d iv id u al in ­ volved w ould be tra n sfe rre d to a n u rsin g ho m e a t th e en d of h is or h e r h o sp ital stay: th e only p ra c tica l so lu tio n , heretofore, for a p e rso n in th is situ a tio n .


B u t a t Fairview G en eral H ospital on C lev elan d ’s W est Side, ju s t s u c h a sto ry w as played o u t very d ifferen tly First, a te a m of h e a lth care p ro fessio n als on a n in p a tie n t u n it specifically d e sig n e d to serve eld erly p a tie n ts gave th e w om an th e in d iv id u a l a tte n tio n sh e n e ed e d to beg in h e r re c u p e ra tio n . Secondly, two th e ra p is ts w en t to h e r h o m e to evaluate it in te rm s of safety a n d convenience. M odifications w ere m a d e a n d a t th e en d of th re e w eeks in th e h o sp ita l th e w om an w en t hom e. F airview ’s sp ecial R eh a b ilitatio n C are U nit for th e eld erly a n d a soon-to-beo p e n ed G e ria tric A sse ssm e n t Clinic w ere p la n n e d la st y e ar w ith a n $11,000 g ra n t from T h e C leveland F o u n d atio n a n d w ill be o p e ra te d over th e n e x t two y ears w ith th e h elp of a n o th e r $160,775 F o u n d a tio n g ra n t. Like m a n y C leveland a re a hospitals, Fairview h a s a h ig h p e rc e n ta g e of p a ­ tie n ts w ho are over 65 y ears of age; in 1984, 5 0 p e rc e n t of its in p a tie n ts w ere over 65. To e n ab le th e o ld er p erso n to re ­ m a in in d e p e n d e n t a s long a s possible in h is or h e r hom e, th e h o sp ita l decided to a sse m b le a sp ecialized te a m of profes­ sio n als a n d a p ro g ra m of sp ecial serv ices for th e se p a tie n ts w h ic h w ould in clu d e c o o rd in a tin g a p p ro p ria te c o m m u n ity re so u rc e s s u c h a s M eals on W heels. W ith th e new G eriatric A sse ssm e n t Clinic, th e e m p h a s is will be on p re ­ v e n tin g h o sp ita liz a tio n a t all w here p o s sib le -b y p roviding evalu atio n on a n o u tp a tie n t b a sis of th e total con d itio n a n d n e e d s of o ld er in d iv id u a ls a n d m a k ­ in g s u ita b le re c o m m e n d a tio n s to th e in ­ d iv id u al, fam ily or p e rso n al physician. F airview ’s new g e ria tric serv ices are a n im p o rta n t step tow ard providing p ro ­ gressive care for th e elderly in G reater C lev eland’s c o m m u n ity h o sp ita ls a n d an in stru c tiv e ex am p le of how older c itiz e n s -e v e n m a n y of th o se w ith h e a lth p ro b le m s -c a n c o n tin u e , w ith a little th o u g h tfu l p la n n in g a n d a ssista n c e , to enjoy th e b e n efits of in d e p e n d e n t living.

As a m e m b e r of th e b o ard of tru s te e s of Lakewood H ospital for th e p a st several years, B rzytw a w as c o n tin u a lly “p u t on th e s p o t” alo n g w ith h e r fellow tru ste es, sh e recalls, to “m ak e d ecisions a b o u t a m ajo r in d u s try in C leveland.” T h e fact th a t th e 4 0 h o sp itals th a t m ak e u p th e G reater C leveland area’s billion-dollar h e a lth care delivery sy stem were an d are b ein g governed by 1,000 lay p erso n s serv in g on a v o lu n teer b asis is so m e th in g B rzytw a still finds so b erin g to co n tem p late. For, th o u g h m an y h o sp ital tru s te e s are su ccessfu l b u sin e ssp e rso n s or profes­ sio n als in th e ir own fields, th e g reat m a ­ jo rity of th e m are new to th e h e a lth field a n d all of th e com plex issu e s th a t com e w ith it. To help th e m becom e m ore confi­ d e n t a n d effective lead ers in th e hospital in d u s try aren a, B rzytw a (who is h erself a n u rse w ith two m a s te r’s degrees) an d staff m e m b e rs of th e G reater Cleveland H ospital A ssociation’s C enter for H ealth Affairs are developing th e a re a ’s first H ealth T rustee In stitu te w ith a threey ear $121,500 g ra n t from T he Cleveland Foundation. “Lay tru s te e s c an be a very valuable resource,” says th e In stitu te ’s new d irec­ tor, Alfred F. C onnors, “b u t th is resource in m an y cases is n o t b ein g u sed to th e fu llest e x te n t of its capabilities.” An extensive list of n eed s h a s been identified th ro u g h a survey of m ore th a n 1,800 tru s te e s of 93 N o rth e a ste rn Ohio hospitals. By y e a r’s end, says C onnors, th e In stitu te will be offering w orkshops a n d se m in a rs desig n ed to help tru ste e s becom e m ore know ledgeable a b o u t su ch issu e s a s ev alu atin g th e cre d en tia ls of p h y sician s tra in e d in o th e r co u n tries, biom edical eth ic s a n d crite ria for ev alu atin g th e p erfo rm an ce of th e board of tru s te e s itself. O th er tim ely su b jects su c h as m a lp ra ctice su its a n d th e co m ­ plexities of h e a lth care fin an cin g also will be ad d ressed .

B r z y tw a fo u n d s o b e r in g th e f a c t th a t th e a re a 's b illio n -d o lla r h e a lth c a re d e liv e r y s y s t e m is b e in g g o v e r n e d b y 1 ,0 0 0 la y p e r s o n s on a v o lu n te e r b a s is .

H o s p ita l T r u s te e s Go to S c h o o l E llen B rzytw a know s firsth a n d how c o m p lic a te d th e h e a lth care in d u s try is b e c o m in g in th e p e n u ltim a te decad e of th e 2 0 th c en tu ry , p a rtic u la rly for tru s te e s w ith little ex p erien c e in th e h e a lth care field.

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T h e In s titu te p la n s to sp o n so r fo ru m s w h e re tru s te e s from c o m p e tin g h o sp i­ ta ls c a n m e e t e ac h o th e r a n d d isc u ss is su e s v ital to th e G re a te r C leveland co m m u n ity , a d d s B rzytw a. It is h o ped th a t b ein g ab le to p u t-th e p ro b le m s b e in g faced by o n e ’s ow n in s titu tio n into th is la rg e r p ersp ectiv e will lead in tim e to a g re a te r deg ree of c o o p eratio n b e ­ tw een a re a ho sp itals, a s h a s h a p p e n e d in o th e r cities. T h a t w ould u ltim a te ly re s u lt in a m o re effective a n d less co stly h e a lth care sy stem for all of us.

S ta te w id e C o n s o r tiu m T a c k le s O rg a n T r a n s p la n t I s s u e s W h ich o n e g e t s th e h e a r t? T h e c o r p o r a te e x e c u tiv e o r th e u n s k ille d la b o re r? T h e in d iv id u a l w ith h e a lth in s u r a n c e o r th e o n e w h o h a s n o n e?

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E vidence th a t h o sp ita ls c an co o p erate on m a tte rs of g re a t im p o rta n c e to th e c o m m u n ity is see n in a n u n u s u a l effort by four O hio h o sp ita ls a n d four fo u n d a ­ tio n s to com e to te rm s w ith th e difficult eth ic al q u e stio n s s u rro u n d in g o rg an tra n s p la n ts. A nd e x p erts s u c h a s G eorge J. A nnas, c h a irp e rso n of th e M a ssa c h u se tts Tksk Force on O rgan T ra n sp la n ta tio n a n d a n o ted a u th o rity on h e a lth law, are alre ad y say in g th a t th e Ohio Solid O rgan T ran sp la n tatio n C o n so rtiu m could b eco m e a n a tio n a l m odel a s o th e r sta te s a tte m p t to deal w ith th is grow ing problem . Im agine, for exam ple, th is p rofoundly difficult e th ic al d ilem m a: TWo serio u sly ill people, b o th d y in g of h e a rt disease, m ig h t be saved by a h e a rt tra n s p la n t. A d o n o r h e a rt b eco m es available, an d b o th p a tie n ts are c a n d id a te s for tra n s p la n t surgery. W hich one gets th e h e a rt? T h e co r­ porate executive or th e u n sk illed laborer? T h e in d iv id u al w hose h e a lth in ­ su ra n c e will cover th e co sts of th e surgery, or th e one w ho does n o t have in su ra n ce ? Indeed, su c h q u e stio n s a s th e se have com e w ith th e a d v en t of organ tra n s p la n t su rg e ry a n d are b ein g h eard m ore often a s tra n s p la n ta tio n , aid ed by th e a d v en t of im m u n o -su p p ressiv e d ru g s su c h as cyclosporine, b eco m es m ore an d m ore co m m o n each y ear a ro u n d th e nation. T he Ohio C o n so rtiu m , m ad e possible in p a rt by a th ree-year g ra n t of $102,500

from T h e C leveland F o u n d a tio n (The C o lu m b u s F o u n d a tio n h a s c o n trib u te d $ 5 1 ,2 5 0 over th re e years; th e C in c in n a ti F o u n d a tio n a n d th e R e a k irt F o u n d atio n , also of C in c in n ati, $ 7 ,0 0 0 each), is a d ­ d re ssin g s u c h difficult is s u e s in a h u m a n e a n d cost-effective way. T h e h o sp ita ls involved in th e effort are th e C leveland C linic F o u n d a tio n , U niversity H o sp itals of C leveland, th e O hio S tate U n iv ersity H o sp itals in C o lu m b u s a n d C h ild re n ’s M edical C e n te r in C in cin n ati. T h ey have all a g re ed to c e rta in uniform c rite ria re g a rd in g sele c tio n of p a tie n ts for tra n s p la n t surgery. “O u r o rg a n -sh a rin g policy re q u ire s th a t th e p a tie n t w ho is d e te rm in e d to be of g re a te s t m e d ic al n e ed will g e t th e o rg an ,’’ e x p lain s Dr. A udrey B. B o h n en g el, ex ecu tiv e d ire c to r o f the C o lu m b u s-b a se d c o n so rtiu m . “A bility of th e p a tie n t to pay for th e tra n s p la n t, social w o rth factors, race a n d sex are not a m o n g th e c riteria. T h e age of th e p a ­ tie n t is only a relativ e g u id elin e.” T h e Ohio C o n so rtiu m , m a d e possible in p a rt by a th ree-y ear g ra n t of $102,500 from T h e C leveland F o u n d a tio n (The C o lu m b u s F o u n d a tio n h a s c o n trib u te d $51,2 5 0 over th re e years; th e G reater C in c in n a ti F o u n d a tio n a n d th e R eakirt F o u n d atio n , also of C in c in n ati, $7,000 each), is a d d re ss in g s u c h difficult issu es in a h u m a n e a n d cost-effective way. The h o sp ita ls involved in th e effort are the C leveland C linic F o u n d a tio n , U niversity H o sp itals of C leveland, th e O hio S tate U niversity H o sp itals in C o lu m b u s and C h ild re n ’s M edical C en ter in C incinnati. T h ey have all a g re ed to c e rta in uniform c rite ria re g a rd in g selectio n of p a tie n ts for tra n s p la n t surgery. T h e C o n so rtiu m h a s also b een reco g n ized a s one effective m e th o d of p rev en tin g th e u n n e c e s s a ry prolifera­ tion of o rg an tra n s p la n t c e n te rs an d the a tte n d a n t d u p lic a tio n of th e s o rt of ex­ pensive h e a lth care serv ices w h ich can lead to h ig h e r overall h e a lth care costs. “T h is effort is u n u su a l," n o tes Dr. S c o tt R. Inkley. p re sid e n t a n d c h ief ex­ ecutive officer of U niversity H ospitals of


C leveland, “ b e c a u se it does b rin g to g e th e r a n u m b e r of in s titu tio n s w ith a c o m m o n p u rp o se. It is im p o rta n t to th e q u a lity of p a tie n t c are th a t h ig h ly qu alified in s titu tio n s w ith a c o m m it­ m e n t to in d ig e n t c are are identified as tra n s p la n t centers." T h a t s u c h a group of in s titu tio n s could com e to g e th e r on a se t of c o m m o n policies re g a rd in g a c o m ­ plex s u b je c t like o rg a n sh a rin g , a n d e sta b lish a m e c h a n is m for c a rry in g o u t th o se policies, su re ly is a n im p o rta n t step forw ard in th e h ig h ly com petitive field of h e a lth care. It w as in p a rt th e p o te n tia l of su c h an effort a s a pow erful a n d in stru c tiv e m o d el for in te rin s titu tio n a l cooperation th a t led T h e C leveland F o u n d a tio n to b eco m e involved early on. T h e F o u n d a ­ tion also u rg e d th a t th e C o n so rtiu m , to be tru ly effective, o u g h t to be regional in c h a ra c te r. A nd th e s u b s e q u e n t involve­ m e n t of one priv ate a n d two o th e r c o m ­ m u n ity fo u n d a tio n s a ro u n d th e state, as well a s th e O hio D e p a rtm e n t of H ealth (w hich h a s given its full cooperation), h a s b ro u g h t to th e Ohio Solid O rgan T ra n sp la n ta tio n C o n so rtiu m the b re a d th a n d sco p e to m ak e it a signifi­ c a n t force in th e new ly em erg in g field of h u m a n o rg a n tra n s p la n ta tio n . B oston’s Dr. G eorge A nnas, a noted a u th o rity on h e a lth law, h a s alread y p ro ­ n o u n c e d th e C o n so rtiu m “a serio u s in ­ novation a n d a th o u g h tfu l a p p ro a c h to th e p ro b le m of o rg an tra n s p la n ts ” w hich could, says A nnas, “ provide a m odel in th e n a tio n .”

G ift o f Life: A donor h e a rt w a its in a sa lin e so lu tio n a t the C leveland Clinic. (Photograph co u rte sy o f T h e C leveland Clinic Foundation)

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A m erica n H eart A sso cia tio n , N o rth ea st Ohio A ffilia te , In c.— C o o rd in ated p ro g ra m for sm o k in g c e ssa tio n d u rin g p re g n a n c y (over two y e a r s ) ........................................ $ 9 6 ,8 5 0

Health Grants

C entral S ch ool o f P ra ctica l N ursing, In c. —S a lary a n d su p e rv isio n co sts of hom e n u rsin g p ro g ra m . . . . $ 2 1 ,6 0 0 The C levelan d C linic F ou n d ation — R esearch on h em ato lo g y (third a n d fou rth y e a r s ) ......................... $ 2 0 4 ,6 9 1 The C leveland F ou ndation (Inc.)— E v alu atio n of g ra n t to th e A m erican H eart A ssociation for a co o rd in a te d pro g ram for sm o k in g c e ssa tio n d u r­ ing p r e g n a n c y ........................... $ 2 ,5 0 0 E v alu atio n of g ra n t to th e Ohio Solid O rgan T ra n sp la n ta tio n C o n so rtiu m for s ta rt-u p s u p p o r t .................... $ 3 ,0 0 0 Recovery p lan a t th e Free M edical Clinic of G reater C leveland (second y e a r ) .......................................... $ 5 0 ,0 0 0

Fairview G eneral H osp ital—Geriatric program (over two years) . $ 1 7 1 ,7 7 5 G len ville H ealth A sso c ia tio n — N urse A uxiliary P roject (over 18 m o n t h s ) ................................... $ 3 2 ,4 0 0 G reater C leveland High Blood P ressu re C oalition, In c.— Im p le m e n ta tio n of c o m p u te r track in g sy stem for h y p erten siv es . . . $ 1 5 ,5 0 9 The G reater C leveland H ospital A sso c ia tio n —In itiatio n of a h ealth tru s te e s in stitu te (over th re e years) $ 1 2 1 ,5 0 0 J u d so n Park—S tart-u p su p p o rt for th e R espite C are P rogram . . $ 1 6 ,0 0 0 Lutheran M edical C e n t e r -

R esearch issu e s on m edical in d ig e n c y ...................................... $ 4 ,0 0 0

C o m m u n ity a n d c a n c e r inform ation s y s t e m s ................................... $ 5 5 ,0 0 0

S tart-u p su p p o rt for G ra n tm a k e rs in A g in g ......................................... $ 5 ,0 0 0

The M ontefiore H om e—S tart-up su p p o rt for th e e x p a n d ed short-term reh a b ilita tio n u n i t ............... $ 4 5 ,0 0 0

T echnical a ssista n c e to Cleveland M etropolitan G eneral H ospital to develop a p lan to deal w ith high in fan t m o rta lity a n d m o rb id ity rate s in C le v e la n d ........................... $ 1 0 ,0 0 0

C leveland S ta te U n iv ersity — College of E d u catio n 's p rogram for long-term follow-up of very low b irth w eight ch ild ren (over 15 m o n th s) $ 8 4 ,2 1 2 C uyahoga C ounty Board of C o m m is­ sio n e rs’ Ik s k Force on M edical Care for th e I n d ig e n t....................... $ 1 5 0 ,0 0 0 C leveland S tu d e n t H ealth Program —H ealth clinic a t E ast High School (second y e a r) ............... $ 5 5 ,0 0 0 Cuyahoga C ounty Board of C om m ission ers—D esign of th e C uyahoga E m ergency M edical Infor­ m atio n S y s te m ..........................$ 5 0 ,0 0 0 Cuyahoga C ounty H osp ital Foun­ d ation , In c. —G eriatric clinical n u rse sp ecialist a t Cleveland M etropolitan G eneral H ospital (third year) $ 4 0 ,0 0 0 R efinem ent of a p lan by Cleveland M etropolitan G eneral H ospital to deal w ith high in fan t m o rtality a n d m o r­ bidity rate s in C leveland . . . $ 3 0 ,0 0 0 S tart-u p su p p o rt for th e Affective D isorders Clinic a t Cleveland M etro­ politan G eneral H ospital (over two y e a r s ) ..................................... $ 1 0 5 ,5 0 0

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S u m m e r a d m in istra tiv e in te rn a t Cleveland M etropolitan G eneral H o s p ita l......................................... $ 4 ,2 0 0

N ursing Home O m budsm an P roject —L ong-term C are P lacem en t A ssistan ce P r o j e c t ............... $ 3 9 ,0 0 0 Ohio S olid Organ T ransplantation C onsortium , C olum bus, O h io S ta rt-u p s u p p o rt (over th re e years) $ 1 0 2 ,5 0 0 P lan n ed Parenthood of G reater C leveland, Inc.—B reaking the Cycle of Teenage P reg n an cy p r o g r a m ................................... $ 1 8 ,0 0 0 S e r v ic e s for In d ep en d en t L iving— E d u c a tio n c o m p o n e n t for disabled y o u t h .......................................... $ 5 ,0 0 0

U n iv ersity H osp itals of C le v e la n d A dm inistrative su p p o rt for research in th e D ivision of G eographic M edi­ cine (over th re e y e a rs ).......... $ 6 0 ,0 0 0 TV ansgenerational H o using Project of th e C leveland R egional P erinatal N et­ w ork (over two y e a r s ) .......... $ 4 1 ,0 0 0 TOTAL HEALTH GRANTS— UNDESIGNATED $ 1 ,6 3 9 ,2 3 7


(Following recipients and programs designated by donor)

Grace H ospital-E q uipm en t

$ 3 2 ,6 3 9 A m erican C ancer S o ciety , C uyahoga C ounty U n it-G en eral suPP°rt .......................................$ 8 4 ,7 7 4 R esearch or any o th e r p u rp o se S 1 6 .9 3 9 A m erican H eart A sso cia tio n , N o rth ea st Ohio A ffilia te , In c.— G eneral s u p p o r t ........................$ 84, 774 R esearch or an y o th e r p u rp o se $ 1 6 ,9 3 9 A m erican Lung A sso cia tio n of N orthern O hio— G eneral s u p p o r t .......................................... $ 1 ,8 6 7 A rth ritis Foundation, N ortheastern Ohio C hapter —G eneral su p p o rt $896 B ellev u e H osp ital, B ellevu e, O hio—G en eral s u p p o r t .............. $ 3 ,7 5 5 C ase W estern R eserv e U n iv ersity for th e S ch ool o f M ed icin e —B reast C an cer R esearch P r o j e c t .......... $ 2 5 0 C ancer r e s e a r c h .................... $ 1 6 ,9 0 2 M edical re se a rc h a n d g en eral

support........................ ............$ 8 1 ,6 4 1 O u tp a tie n t clinic for d isp en sary $ 4 8 ,0 3 4 R esearch in d iseases of th e eye $ 3 1 ,4 2 0 The C leveland C linic F o u n d a tio n G eneral s u p p o r t .................... $ 2 1 ,6 5 4 R esearch in d iseases of the e y e ..............................................$ 1 5 ,7 1 1

(Following recipients and programs designated by donor) C leveland H ealth E ducation M useum —G eneral su p p o rt $ 3 ,1 2 0 Cuyahoga C ounty H osp ital Foun­ d ation , In c. —C leveland M etropolitan G eneral H ospital N urse A w a rd .................................................. $ 8 4 1 G eneral s u p p o r t .............. $ 2 ,9 5 3 The D ea co n ess F o u n d a tio n G eneral s u p p o rt of D eaconess H ospital of C le v e la n d .....$ 6 ,0 6 1

H ealth Hill H ospital for Children— General su pp ort...................$ 2 ,9 5 3 Highland View Hospital-Em ployees’

C h ristm as f u n d ........................ $ 1 ,1 9 6 Holy Fam ily Cancer Home— General support................................. $ 1 ,6 6 7 Huron Road H ospital— General support................................. $ 9 ,3 3 3 Lakewood H ospital— General support................................. $ 3 ,1 0 7

G eneral su p p o rt for th e m a te rn ity h o s p ita l....................................... $ 6 ,8 7 2 H enry L. Sanford M em orial bed

$ 1 ,3 6 3 Spine research in the D e p a rtm en t of O rthopedic S u r g e r y ............... $ 1 2 ,0 0 0 Urological or v ascu lar research ....................................................$ 6 8 ,1 3 7 TOTAL HEALTH G R A N T S DESIGNATED $ 1 ,6 1 0 ,5 6 7 TOTAL HEALTH G R A N T S DESIGNATED AND UNDESIGNATED $ 3 ,2 4 9 ,8 0 4

Lakewood Hospital Foundation, In c.— General support . . . . $ 7 6 ,6 4 2 Lutheran M edical C en ter— Conference travel.....................$ 3 9 0 General su pp ort...................$ 2 ,7 0 6 Lutheran M edical C enter Founda­ tio n -G en eral support . . . . $ 2 6 ,8 3 7 Rainbow B abies and Childrens H o spital-E quipm ent or supplies

$ 1 ,3 6 3 General supp ort...................... $ 2 ,9 5 3 Sain t Ann Foundation— General support.................................... $ 2 ,9 5 3 Sain t John H ospital— General support............................... $ 1 4 ,4 8 4 Sain t Luke’s H ospital— General su p p o rt....................................... $ 4 3 6 St. V incent C h arity H ospital— Aid for alcoholics and indigent sic k ................................. " . . . $ 9 53 General support.................. $ 6 ,4 0 8 Elizabeth Boersig Soyer bed . . . $ 8 3 0 Sam aritan Hospital, Ashland, Ohio— Memorial room maintained in memory of Mr. and Mrs. A.N. Myers

8 1 1 ,3 3 6 Shriners H ospitals for Crippled Children, Tampa, Florida— General support................................. $ 8 ,1 6 0 U n iversity H ospitals of C leveland— Cancer research.............. $ 2 5 6 ,3 1 5 Conference travel.................$ 2 ,4 5 9

E lyria M em orial H osp ital, E lyria, O hio —W illiam H. G ates bed S 1 ,3 0 0

General su p p o rt.................$ 1 2 ,8 1 6 General support for Lakeside H ospital........................... $ 5 2 7 ,4 0 8

Fairview G eneral H o sp ita l— E q u i p m e n t .............................. $ 6 5 ,2 8 0 G eneral s u p p o r t ............... $ 9 ,9 1 0 C h ristia n a Perren Soyer bed . . . $ 8 3 0

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Education S e p te m b e r 1990: T h e books are on th e shelves, a new a d m in is tra tiv e s tu d y h a s b e e n m ade, c o u rse o u tlin e s have been a d ju ste d , a n d th e new c o m p u te r n e t­ w ork is h u m m in g away. All th e la te st e d u c a tio n a l tools a re in place. B u t w h en th e c la ssro o m door closes on th a t cool S e p te m b e r m o rn in g , th e m o s t im p o r­ ta n t facto r in d e te rm in in g th e q u a lity of th e le a rn in g th a t w ill go on in th a t room is th e teach er. If th e te a c h e r is k n o w ledgeable an d e n th u s ia s tic , d e m a n d in g of excellence, yet p a tie n t a n d su p p o rtiv e of progress, he o r sh e w ill in sp ire s tu d e n ts a n d g e n e ra te in te lle c tu a l a c c o m p lish m e n t. A nd if th e te a c h e r is u n su re , u n in fo rm ed or u n c o n c e rn e d , no a m o u n t of hardw are, softw are, bookw are or ad m in istra tiv e s u p p o rt w ill ig n ite th e flam es of le arn in g in th a t room . T eachers are th e keystone in th e a rc h of le arn in g . W ith o u t good te a c h e rs s tu d e n ts m u s t grope th e ir way tow ard know ledge. M any will give up. Yet w ith good te a c h e rs, w onderful b u rs ts of le a rn ­ in g c a n tak e place, even in th e w orst co n d itio n s. D u rin g th e p a s t y e ar T h e C leveland F o u n d a tio n h a s w orked w ith several o rg a n iz a tio n s d e d ica te d to te a c h in g te a c h e rs —in th e belief th a t p ro g ram s w h ic h h elp a te a c h e r im prove h is or h e r know ledge, sk ills a n d in sig h ts into th e p ro c e ss of le a rn in g c a n have a n im p a c t on th e q u a lity of e d u c a tio n th a t will be felt far b eyond th is m o n th or th is year. O ne s u c h p ro je c t is th e EQUALS In se r­ vice T rain in g C e n te r a t C leveland S tate U niversity. S u p p o rte d in p a rt by a $ 2 3 ,0 0 0 g ra n t from th e F o u n d atio n , th e EQUALS p ro je c t is a im e d a t h e lp in g m a th te a c h e rs c h a n g e th e negative a t­ titu d e s of fem ale a n d m in o rity stu d e n ts, w ho ty p ic a lly co m e to see m a th e m a tic s, scie n c e a n d te ch n o lo g y a s u n in te re stin g fields o r a s c a re e r p a th s w h ic h are n o t o p e n to th e m . N atio n al s ta tis tic s show th a t very few m in o rity h ig h school s tu d e n ts take col­ lege p re p a ra to ry m a th courses. A nd by

A m a tte r o f a t t it u d e : S u e W alker in tro d u ces h er M oreland E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l f i r s t g raders to a g a m e c a lle d p ro b le m solving.

12th grade, m ales co n siste n tly perform b e tte r th a n fem ales in th e se a re a s of s tu d y B ut ex p erts believe th e situ a tio n h a s little to do w ith a p titu d e a n d a g reat deal to do w ith a ttitu d e . In th e b elief th a t teach ers, a d m in istra to rs a n d g u id an ce c o u n selo rs a re in a position, given th e p ro p e r tra in in g , to ch an g e stereo ty p ical th in k in g on th e p a rt of s tu d e n ts an d o th e r ed u cato rs, CSU’s EQUALS p ro ­ g ram is a im ed a t school p erso n n el serv ­ in g k in d e rg a rte n th ro u g h 12th grade. S in ce S e p te m b e r 1985, w ith th e help of T h e C leveland F o u n d atio n (w hich h a s a c o m m itm e n t to in c re asin g th e access of m in o ritie s an d w om en to h ig h e r e d u ­ catio n a n d th e full ran g e of caree r op p o r­ tu n ities) EQUALS h a s enrolled som e 120 p a rtic ip a n ts from th e Cleveland Public S chools a n d th e Cleveland H eights/U ni­ versity H eights, S h a k e r H eights, May­ field, Bay Village a n d S trongsville school system s. E ach school sen d s a te am of one a d ­ EQUALS is m in istra to r an d two te ac h e rs to th e a im e d a t h e lp in g sem in ars, w ho will in tu rn serve as m a th te a c h e r s tra in e rs for th e faculty in th e ir own c h a n g e n e g a tiv e schools. T hus, by te ac h in g 120 teachers, a t t i t u d e s o f m a n y CSU ’s EQUALS p ro g ram re a ch e s a b o u t m in o r ity a n d 6 ,0 0 0 s tu d e n ts a year—a good exam ple f e m a le s tu d e n ts of th e k in d of creative cooperation b e ­ to w a r d m a th a s a tw een c o m m u n ity in stitu tio n s th a t T he c a r e e r p a th . C leveland F o u n d atio n is d elighted to help un d erw rite. EQUALS se m in a rs are n o t m ere lec­ tu res, b u t ra th e r h a n d s-o n ex p erien ces in m a th problem solving a n d th e logic of g eo m etric form s su c h as ta n g ra m s an d o th e r b rain teasers. “T he fact th a t co o p eratio n in solving th e se p ro b lem s is stressed , a s opposed to com petition, te n d s to red u ce th e level of a n x ie ty ” observes EQUALS pro g ram d irecto r Dr. Elyse Flem ing. “T hey also le arn th a t it’s OK n o t alw ays to s u c c e e d —an d , ho p efu l­ ly they will take som e of th a t sp irit b ack to th e ir ow n classroom s.” S ue Walker, a first grade te a c h e r from M oreland E lem e n ta ry School in S h ak er H eights, enjoys th is “n o n -th re a te n in g ” a p p ro a ch to m a th . One of th e a d v a n ­ tag es of th is process, says Walker, w ho now te ac h e s it to colleagues, is th a t te a c h e rs b eg in to see th a t th e re is often m ore th a n one way to look a t a problem . “ It tak es th e e m p h a sis off g e ttin g the ‘c o rre ct a n sw e r’ a n d p u ts it on th e p ro c­ e ss of exp lo rin g solutions. You’d be a m az e d to see th e difference th a t m ak es in c h ild re n ’s a ttitu d e s.”

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“We w a n t to k n o w w h a t ’s g o in g o n w ith m a th in b u s in e s s a n d industrysays o n e h ig h s c h o o l te a c h e r , “so w e c a n s h a p e o u r le s s o n s

If you took a s h o rt w alk from th e EQUALS c la ss a n d d ro p p ed in on a c e r­ ta in h o n o rs s e m in a r a t C leveland State, you w ould e n c o u n te r a very sp ecial g ro u p of u n d e rg ra d u a te s . You w ould m e e t C h ris Ilg, w ho is s tu d y in g m usic; or K athy A potsos, w ho will sp e n d h e r 1986-87 a c a d e m ic y e ar on sc h o la rsh ip a t th e U niversity of London; or D a p h an e Collins, a m a th m a jo r from C lev elan d ’s J o h n F. K enn ed y H igh School. B ut th e m e m b e rs of th is su rp ris in g ly diverse g ro u p all have a t le a st two th in g s in co m m o n : as h ig h sch o o l sen io rs th ey all scored in th e to p 10 p e rc e n t on n a ­ tio n al te sts to q ualify for th is p ro g ram , a n d th ey are all c o m m itte d to b eco m in g te a c h e rs in th e G re ater C leveland area. As m e m b e rs of C SU ’s O u tsta n d in g T eacher R e c ru itm e n t/S c h o la rsh ip P ro­ gram , each follows a rig o ro u s a ca d e m ic p ro g ram w hile m a in ta in in g a m in im u m 3.2 g rad e p o in t average. A nd each h a s ag reed to te ac h in a G re ater C leveland school for a t le a st th re e y ears following g ra d u a tio n .

T h e ir re g u la r a c a d e m ic a n d te a c h e r tra in in g c la sse s are s u p p le m e n te d by sp ecial s e m in a rs fe a tu rin g a c a d e m ic p re s e n ta tio n s by fa c u lty from th e Col­ lege of A rts a n d S c ie n c e s a n d d is c u s ­ sio n s of th e rew ard s a n d d ifficu lties of th e te a c h in g p ro fessio n . E a c h s tu d e n t is p aired w ith a m en to r, a n o u ts ta n d in g te a c h e r now w o rk in g in th e C leveland area, a n d th e s tu d e n t’s a c a d e m ic p ro ­ g ress is m o n ito re d by p ro g ra m staff. E n g lish m a jo r K athy A potsos, C lass of ’88, likes “ th e p e rsp ec tiv e th e se m in a rs give you on te a c h in g a s a profession. It’s in te re s tin g to ta lk a b o u t w h ere the te a c h in g field is m o v in g a n d th e c h an g es it is go in g th ro u g h .” D u rin g its first two years, w ith th e help of s ta rt-u p fu n d s provided by T h e Cleve­ lan d F o u n d a tio n , th e p ro g ram identified a n d re c ru ite d 16 top h ig h school sch o l­ ars. Over th e n e x t tw o years, th e F o u n d a­ tio n will c o n trib u te u p to $81,9 7 9 m u c h of th a t on a m a tc h in g basis, w hich is a lre a d y a ttra c tin g o th e r funds. T his May a n o th e r 10 s c h o la rsh ip s will be aw arded. A th ird p ro g ram is b rin g in g to g eth er th e re so u rc e s of a n o th e r one of Cleve­ la n d ’s in s titu tio n s of h ig h e r ed u catio n a n d th e n e e d s of th e p u b lic school sy stem . B eg in n in g in A pril 1986. w ith th e s u p p o rt of a th ree-y ear $117,316 g ra n t from T h e C leveland F oundation, a series of w eek en d e n ric h m e n t re tre a ts a n d s u m m e r in s titu te s for C leveland te a c h e rs a t n e arb y O berlin College will be offered in th e form of th e O berlin T eachers Academ y. It is a c h a n c e for te a c h e rs w o rk in g “in th e tre n c h e s ” of th e se c o n d a ry school sy ste m to deepen th e ir own know ledge a n d a p p re cia tio n of su c h a re a s a s ex p o sito ry w riting, m in o rity stu d ie s a n d classic A m erican lite ra tu re by stu d y in g w ith th e d is tin g u ish e d facu lty of a n atio n ally re p u te d liberal a rts college. U tilizing re so u rce s close to h o m e is also th e id ea b e h in d th e C leveland Col­ lab o rativ e for M ath e m a tic s E d u catio n , a pilot p ro g ram developed by T h e Cleve­ lan d E d u c a tio n F u n d (CEF), a n in d e ­ p e n d e n t, c o m m u n ity -b a se d o rg a n iz a ­ tion e sta b lish e d w ith a C leveland F oun­ d atio n g ra n t in 1983 to h elp im prove the q u a lity of e d u c a tio n in th e C leveland Public Schools.

C2ME m e e ts R 2D 2: C levela n d se c o n d a ry school m a th teachers discover the p rin cip le s o f robotics a t L a kela n d C o m m u n ity College.

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C2ME, a s th e m a th collaborative h a s b e en d u b b e d in scientific n o tatio n , is a n e n ric h m e n t p ro g ram for se c o n d a ry school m a th te a c h e rs in th e C leveland P ublic Schools. T h e te a c h e rs are b ro u g h t to g e th e r w ith u n iv e rsity a n d in d u s try profes­ sio n als in a v ariety of se ttin g s to le arn firsth a n d how m a th e m a tic s is c u rre n tly ta k in g s h a p e a t th e u n iv e rsity level a n d how it is b e in g ap p lied in th e c o n te m ­ p o ra ry m a rk e tp la ce . “C2ME h a s s p a rk e d a lot of e n th u s i­ a sm a m o n g te ac h e rs. For th e first tim e, we’re b e in g reco g n ized a s im p o rta n t, a n d so m eb o d y is doing so m e th in g for us,” says J o h n A dam s H igh School te a c h e r Bob S eitz. “ We w an t to know w h a t’s going on w ith m a th in b u sin e ss an d in d u stry , a n d w h a t th e colleges ex­ pect th e se days, so we c a n sh a p e o u r lessons. W ith 19 h ig h schools, we h av en ’t even h a d a way to c o m m u n ic a te w ith e ac h o th e r u n til now.” A m ong th e p ro g ra m s b ein g sp o n so red by C2ME are: • th re e w eek-long te c h n ic a l tra in in g c o u rses e m p h a s iz in g m a th p rin cip les • s u m m e r jo b p la c e m e n ts for te a c h e rs in a re a in d u s try • d in n e r sy m p o sia a t th e local re sea rc h c e n te rs of th e S ta n d a rd Oil C om pany, E ato n C o rp o ratio n , NASA a n d o th e r firm s, a t w h ic h p ra c tic in g s c ie n tists an d e n g in e e rs d is c u s s real-life a p p lic atio n s of c lassro o m p rin c ip le s • d e v elo p m en t of te a c h e r in te ra c tio n w ith in sch o o ls a n d betw een schools th ro u g h a n e w sle tte r • a R eso u rce C e n te r for m e th o d s a n d m a te ria ls, a n d a sm all g ra n ts p ro g ram for th e d e v elo p m en t of innovative lessons. S ta rte d in F e b ru a ry 1985 w ith th e h elp of a $ 2 6 ,8 5 5 C leveland F o u n d atio n g ra n t, C2ME h a s a lre a d y re a ch e d m ore th a n h a lf of th e s e c o n d a ry level m a th te a c h e rs in th e C leveland P ublic Schools, a c c o rd in g to CEF executive d ire c to r P au la A nderson. P a rticip a tin g te a c h e rs re p o rt a g re a te r u n d e rs ta n d in g of how th e ir c la sse s a p p ly to th e real w orld a n d say they feel b e tte r able to give th e ir s tu d e n ts a m e an in g fu l c o n tex t for th e ir lessons. An a d v iso ry b o ard of te ac h e rs, m ean w h ile, is w orking to sh a p e th e fu tu re of th e program .

A B a ttle P la n f o r th e W ar A g a in s t I llite r a c y T he im p o rtan c e of m a ste rin g b asic skills before g ra d u a tin g from high school is pow erfully sym bolized by th e plig h t of il­ literate a d u lts in o u r society. Im agine try in g to find your way som e place an d no t bein g able to read s tre e t signs, or fin d in g yo u rself confronted by a m e n u or th e d irectio n s on a b ottle of m edicine. Im agine being u n a b le to exercise th e m o st basic rig h t of a citizen in a d em o ­ cracy because, sta n d in g alone in the polling booth, you c a n n o t even d ecip h er th e n a m e s on th e ballot. Yet th is is th e u n h a p p y p lig h t of an e stim ate d 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 a d u lts in C uyahoga C o u n ty —a stag g erin g n u m b e r w h en one c o n sid ers th a t a large p a rt of th e 1.2 m illion p erso n s w ho m ake u p th e c o u n ­ ty ’s p o p u latio n are children. C onsider, too, th e tre m e n d o u s p ro b ­ lem s th a t a rea literacy g ro u p s face in try in g to reach th ese trag ically h a n d ­ icap p ed in d iv id u als once they have left school. M any are o u t of work, o th ers sp en d th e ir days in w orkplaces w here th e ir in ab ility to read is h id d en like a gu ilty sec re t w hile it b a rs th e m from a d ­ v an cem en t: m o th e rs a n d fath ers are try ­ ing to raise ch ild ren they c a n n o t help w ith th e ir hom ew ork. J u s t g ettin g th ese people in to u ch w ith som e p erso n or p ro ­ g ram th a t c an help th e m is a form idable u n d e rta k in g . A 1984 s tu d y of th is situ a tio n u n d e r­ w ritten in p a rt by T he Cleveland F o u n ­ d atio n reco m m en d ed th e e sta b lish m e n t of w h a t is now know n as th e G reater C leveland Literacy C oalition. W ith th e help of a three-year $71,836 g ra n t from th e F o u n d atio n (w orking in p a rtn e rsh ip w ith o th e r funders), th e Coalition, form ed in N ovem ber 1985, is fast b e co m ­ ing a n im p o rta n t c ata ly st an d su p p o rt m e c h a n ism for m ore th a n 70 in dividual literacy projects o p eratin g in C uyahoga County.

Im a g in e f in d in g y o u r s e lf c o n fro n te d b y a m enu or th e d ir e c tio n s on a b o ttle o f m e d i­ c in e a n d b e in g u n a b le to re a d .

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A n a to m y o f c h o ic e s: Dr. D u n c a n N e u h a u se r (center), Dr. V ictoria Cargill a n d first-y e a r grad s tu d e n t D avid S ilb e rt c o n te m p la te a d ecisio n tree.

U sin g b ra n c h in g lo g ic i4d e c is io n tr e e s ,” h e a lth p r o ­ f e s s i o n a l s w ill be a b le to ta k e a n a d v a n c e lo o k a t a ll th e im p lic a tio n s o f a h e a lth c a re d e c is io n .

O ne of th e p ro b le m s it is a d d re ssin g is c o m m u n ic a tio n . C urrently, th e se p ro j­ e cts have little know ledge of one a n ­ other. So th e C oalition is c o m p ilin g a L iteracy R esource D irectory w h ich will identify w ho is do in g w h at, w ho is served by e ac h p ro g ram a n d w h a t each p ro g ram needs. T h e D irectory will facilitate referrals to a p p ro p ria te p ro ­ gram s, e n ab le in te re ste d v o lu n te e rs to find a p ro g ram n earb y w ith w h ic h th ey c an w ork a n d p e rh a p s even e n co u rag e th e la u n c h in g of new p ro g ram s by c h u rc h es, c o m p an ies a n d o th e r g ro u p s c o n ce rn e d a b o u t illiteracy. T h e C oalition is also a tte m p tin g to in ­ crease aw aren ess of th e a n n u a l c o st of il­ literacy to th e c o m m u n ity —a n e s ti­ m a te d $2 billion in C u y ah o g a C o u n ty alone. S e p a ra te co n feren ces tailo red to c o m m u n ity service o rg an izatio n s, schools a n d em ployers will show each group how illiteracy affects th e ir sector, s u g g e st ways th ey c an g et involved in solving th is d eb ilita tin g p roblem , a n d help th e m m ak e c o n ta c t w ith a literacy netw ork.

H e a lth P r o f e s s io n a ls L ea rn S c ie n c e o f D e c isio n M a k in g At th e o th e r en d of th e e d u ca tio n a l sp e c ­ tru m , a different so rt of p ro b lem is c ro p ­ p ing u p th e se days. T h e explosion of

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k n o w led g e ta k in g p lace in th e lab o ra­ to ries of th e n a tio n —alo n g w ith th e p ro ­ liferatio n of te ch n o lo g y in th e fields of d ia g n o sis a n d tr e a tm e n t—h a s m ad e it in c re a sin g ly difficult for h e a lth profes­ sio n als to stay o n to p of all of th e know n facts a n d e m erg in g p o ssib ilities in even th e ir ow n a re a s of specialty. T h is s itu a tio n tro u b le d Dr. D u n can N e u h a u s e r of C ase W estern R eserve Uni­ v e rsity ’s School of M edicine. “T h ere is a n in c re a sin g n u m b e r of lab o rato ry tests th a t c a n be u s e d for d ia g n o sis—you co u ld o rd e r a h u n d re d in so m e cases,” he ex p lain s, a d d in g th a t m a n y of the tim e -h o n o red “ru le s of th u m b ” re g a rd ­ in g tre a tm e n t n e e d to be reex am in ed in th e lig h t of w h a t h a s b e en discovered by a c tu a l re sea rc h . “We’re also p ay in g m ore a tte n tio n th e se days to s u c h c o n sid e ra ­ tio n s a s p a tie n t p referen ces reg ard in g o u tco m e a n d cost.” T h e c o m p u ter, says N eu h au ser, c a n be very u sefu l in so rtin g o u t th e grow ing m y riad of options. W ith th e s u p p o rt of a th ree-y ear $112,000 g ra n t from T h e C leveland F o u n d atio n , a new p ro g ram d esig n ed by N e u h a u se r is in tro d u c in g te c h n iq u e s of decision a n a ly sis in to th e e d u c a tio n of h e a lth care professionals. A n in te r­ d iscip lin ary te a m of e x p e rts from th e fields of m edicine, n u rsin g , c o m p u te r science, s ta tistic a l an aly sis, eco n o m ics a n d m a n a g e m e n t th e o ry is developing ways of in te rre la tin g s u c h facto rs in d iag n o sis a n d tre a tm e n t a s risks, costs, p a tie n t p referen ces a n d p o ssib le out-


com es. A g ra d u a te level c o u rse in th e S chool of N u rsin g w h ic h is open to m e d ­ ical s tu d e n ts a n d re s id e n ts is even ex­ a m in in g th e w ays in w h ic h cognitive p sy ch o lo g y —how we te n d to th in k a b o u t p ro b le m s —in flu e n c e s decisio n m ak in g . U sing b ra n c h in g logic a n d “decisiontre e ” te c h n iq u e s first developed in in ­ d u s try a n d th e sp ac e p ro g ram , th o u ­ s a n d s of p o ssible d e cisio n s a n d th e ir im ­ p lic a tio n s a re m a p p e d out. At each b ra n c h in g of th e “ tree,” a decision is m a d e on th e b a sis of in fo rm atio n derived from a c o m p u te riz e d d a ta b ase w hich c a ta lo g u e s th o u s a n d s of possible lab te sts a n d th e s o rts of in fo rm atio n each w ould yield. T h e d a ta b a se also c o n tain s in fo rm atio n on th o u s a n d s of m e d ic in es a n d a lte rn a tiv e tre a tm e n t m e th o d s a n d th e risk s a sso c ia te d w ith each. In th is way, th e d ecisio n a n a ly s ts are able to take a n a d v an c e look a t all th e im p lic a ­ tio n s of a h e a lth care decision. S u c h a g lim p se in to th e “fu tu re ” of a d ecisio n gives h e a lth pro fessio n als a list of th e k in d s of in fo rm atio n n eed ed to m ak e th a t decision, th e te sts w h ich are available to o b ta in s u c h know ledge, th e tre a tm e n ts w h ic h have b e e n u sed for a given situ a tio n , a n d a s ta tistic a l a n aly sis of th e ris k a n d degree of su c c e ss a sso c i­ a te d w ith e a c h tre a tm e n t. T h e resu lts, a c c o rd in g to N e u h au ser, are b e tte r deci­ sions, th e e lim in a tio n of n e ed le ss or re d u n d a n t tests, a n d th e ab ility to p lan a c o u rse of tr e a tm e n t w h ic h in c o rp o ra te s p a tie n t p re fe re n ce s c o n c e rn in g side ef­ fects a n d th e q u a lity of life after tre a tm e n t. S ta rtin g th is year, all CWRU m edical s tu d e n ts, a n d n e x t y ear all s tu d e n ts e n ro lled in th e n u rs e executive tra c k of th e Ph.D. p ro g ra m in N ursing, will be re ­ q u ire d to take a c o u rse in clinical d eci­ sio n a n aly sis. A 15-hour elective tra c k a n d a new m a s te r ’s degree p ro g ram in C linical A n alysis a re also available, as are s h o rt c o u rs e s for p ra c tic in g ph y si­ cians. A nd th e re is a p la n to place m e d ic al s tu d e n ts w ith p h y sician s w ho are u s in g d ecisio n a n a ly sis in clinical settin g s. “ B u t w h a t we’re doing is n o t lim ited to p h y sician s,” N e u h a u s e r notes. “ It also involves th e k in d s of decisio n s n u rs e s m ake, for exam ple. It’s relev an t to a w hole ra n g e of p ro fessio n als w ho w ork in th e h e a lth field.” C linical d ecisio n a n a ly sis m u ltip lies th e ju d g m e n t a n d skill of th e h e a lth p ro ­ fessio n al by th e c o m p u te r’s form idable m e m o ry a n d far g re a te r c a p a c ity for s o rtin g in fo rm atio n . T h e resu lt, says N e u h au ser, w ill be b etter, m ore efficient, a n d le ss costly, h e a lth care.

E d u c a tin g T om orrow 's B u s in e s s E x e c u tiv e s W hen Findlay, Ohio b u s in e s s m a n L. Dale D orney died a t age 9 0 in 1976, th e w orld of A m erican b u sin e ss w as ju s t b e g in n in g to feel th e ru m b lin g s of a tech n o lo g ical revolution w hich w ould c h an g e forever th e world in w hich D orney h a d w orked a n d quietly a m assed h is m illions. Dorney, w ho h a d g ra d u a ted from th e U niversity of M ichigan in th e y ears before World W ar I, w as a m a n of a n o th e r era, w ho preferred to w alk to w ork a n d th riftily stocked a b a se m e n t la rd e r w ith fru it he h a d c a n n e d him self. B ut th e b u sin e ss schools w h ich were b u sily tu rn in g o u t th e executives of th e future, D orney also knew, could n o t af­ ford to be o u t of step w ith th e swiftly c h a n g in g n eed s of th e c o n tem p o rary m ark etp lace. A nd so he specified th a t 55 p e rc e n t of th e e arn in g s on th e $5 m illion he left to T he C leveland F o u n d atio n be s p e n t to en co u rag e th e developm ent of innovative p ro g ram s in b u sin e ss e d u c a ­ tion a ro u n d h is h o m e state of Ohio. And th e F o u n d atio n ’s Statew ide P rogram in B u sin ess a n d M an ag em en t E d u catio n (PBME), la u n c h e d in 1982, is aim ed a t doing ju s t th a t. T he seco n d ro u n d of PBME grants, to talin g $ 4 67,850, w as aw arded on a com petitive b asis la st sp rin g to 10 Ohio colleges a n d universities. T he p u b lish ed g u id elin es for ro u n d two h a d invited p ro ­ p o sals for p ro g ram s desig n ed to im prove b u sin e ss a n d m a n a g e m e n t e d u catio n in one or m ore of th e following areas:

O hio's b u s in e s s s c h o o ls c o u ld n o t a ffo rd to be o u t o f ste p , D o rn e y k n e w , w ith th e s w i f t l y c h a n g in g n e e d s o f th e c o n te m p o r a r y m a r k e tp la c e .

Chip o ff a n e w block: CW RU s tu d e n ts w o rkin g in a dust-free e n v ir o n m e n t p e rfec t a su p e rth in m icrochip.

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P r o je c ts ra n g e a ll th e w a y f r o m a n im p r o v e d d o o r­ s to p to a k itc h e n f a n t h a t w ill n e v e r g r e a s e up (b e c a u se e x h a u s t f u m e s n e v e r to u c h a n y m o v in g p a r ts ).

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• d ev elo p m en t a n d s tre n g th e n in g of b u s in e s s sch o o l fa c u ltie s th ro u g h p ro j­ e c ts w h ic h w ould b en efit n o t o n ly in ­ d iv id u a ls b u t th e b u s in e s s p ro g ra m in g eneral. • revision of p ro g ra m c o n te n t to m ak e c o u rse w ork m o re re sp o n siv e to re c e n t d ev elo p m en ts in te ch n o lo g y a n d th e b u s in e s s c o m m u n ity , a n d • d e v elo p m en t of lin k s b e tw ee n e d u c a ­ tio n al p ro g ra m s a n d th e local b u s in e s s c o m m u n ity . A m ong th e p ro je c ts fu n d e d w as a pilot p ro g ram in e n tre p re n e u rs h ip a n d in ­ novatio n s m a n a g e m e n t a t C ase W estern R eserve U niversity ($77,700). S m all te a m s co m p o sed of MBA s tu d e n ts from CW RU’s W e a th e rh e ad School of M an­ a g e m e n t a n d e n g in e e rin g s tu d e n ts from CW RU’s C ase In s titu te of Technology design a new p ro d u c t co llab o rativ ely a n d develop a s tra te g y for m a rk e tin g th a t p ro d u c t u n d e r th e su p erv isio n of b u sin e ss a n d e n g in e e rin g faculty, w ith c o n su lta tio n from n o n -u n iv e rsity p ro fes­ sio n als in th e se fields. A h a lf dozen new p ro d u c ts or p ro c ­ e sses are c u rre n tly in th e w orks. T hey ran g e all th e way from a n im proved d esign for a doo rsto p a n d a k itc h e n fan th a t will never “grease u p ” (b ecau se ex­ h a u s t fu m es never com e in c o n ta c t w ith an y m oving parts) to a rev o lu tio n ary new process for im proving th e e tc h in g of m icroscopic c irc u itry on m icro ch ip s w hich involves a p p ly in g a s u p e rth in c o atin g no m ore th a n th re e or four m olecu les thick. T he c o atin g w as originally conceived by a faculty m em ber, b u t a p a ir of s tu d e n ts h a s b een given th e ta sk s of m a k in g th e te c h n o l­ ogy co m m ercially viable a n d in c re a sin g th e size of th e su rface th a t c an be coated. S ince th e c o atin g m u s t be ex­ tre m e ly unifo rm a n d w ith o u t even th e tin ie st of a ir holes, it m u s t be ap p lied by “sp a c e -su ite d ” s tu d e n ts w orking in a dust-free e n v iro n m en t. “E n g in ee rin g s tu d e n ts a re g e ttin g som e ex p erien ce in w h a t is involved in ta k in g a n idea to m ark et,” says Dr. A rnold R eism an, c h a irp e rso n of W eathe rh e a d ’s D e p a rtm e n t of O p eratio n s R esearch a n d c re ato r of th e p rogram , "w hile o u r b u sin e ss s tu d e n ts are le a rn ­ ing firsth a n d a b o u t how one develops a m a rk e tab le p ro d u c t—a n d th e n m a rk e ts it.” B esides b rin g in g p o te n tia l jo b s an d m oney into th e co m m u n ity , R eism an notes, th e p ro g ram also exposes CWRU faculty to p ractical p ro b lem s in th eir fields a n d s tre n g th e n s th e lin k s betw een th e two scho o ls of th e u n iv ersity an d C leveland's b u s in e ss co m m u n ity .

E lsew h ere a ro u n d th e state, M arietta College is u s in g a $ 3 7 ,5 0 0 PBME g ra n t to allow se n io r b u s in e s s sch o o l facu lty m e m b e rs to sp e n d tim e w o rk in g in th e college’s B u sin e ss R eso u rc e C en ter. E s­ ta b lish e d in 1983, th e C e n te r provides serv ice s to local b u s in e s s e s a n d o p p o r­ tu n itie s for facu lty d e v e lo p m e n t in th e a re a of sm all b u s in e s s e n te rp rise . F acul­ ty m e m b e rs are developing c o m p u te r m o d els for u se by s tu d e n ts , p re p a rin g c o u rse m a te ria ls b a se d on a c tu a l Sm all B u sin e ss A d m in istra tio n cases, an d w o rk in g w ith co lle ag u e s to in te g ra te th e se m a te ria ls in to co u rses. At O hio S ta te U niversity, a p a ir of p ro ­ fessors from th e a c c o u n tin g a n d finance p ro g ra m s is u s in g a tw o-year $ 7 4 ,2 5 0 PBME g ra n t to in te g ra te m ic ro ­ c o m p u te rs in to th e ir resp ectiv e curricu lu m s. To provide a “ real w o rld ” g ro u n d ­ in g for th e project, facu lty m e m b e rs have b een v isitin g b u s in e s s e n terp rises to d isc u ss c u rre n t p ra c tic e s a n d to g a th e r case m a te ria l. T h ey will u lti­ m a te ly have developed 20 te ac h in g m o d u le s w h ic h will in c lu d e m a te ria ls on a c tu a l b u s in e s s situ a tio n s, crossre fe re n ce s to c u rre n t textbooks, an d te a c h in g plans. T h e p ro ject em p lo y s c o m p u te rs to facilitate s tu d e n t ex p lo ratio n of som e of to d a y ’s m o st co m p lex b u s in e s s p ro b ­ lem s. A nd th e close c o llab o ratio n of facu lty from tw o d ifferen t field s— fin an ce a n d a c c o u n tin g —b rin g s a new d im e n sio n to b o th disciplines. The re su lt is im proved pro b lem -so lv in g and d ecisio n -m ak in g skills. G u id elin es for a th ird ro u n d of PBME g ran ts, to be aw ard ed in th e sp rin g of 1987, will be p u b lish e d th is su m m er.

T e c h n o lo g y a n d M u sic J o in F orces in N ew Lab If th e b u s in e s s ex ecu tiv es of th e fu tu re will have to be flu en t in th e lan g u ag e of c o m p u te rs, th e B ach s a n d M ozarts of tom orrow , say so m e m u sic ed u cato rs, will have to be as fam iliar w ith th e co m ­ p u te r keyboard a s th e ir p red ecesso rs w ere w ith th e clavier a n d h a rp sich o rd . Indeed, th o se two prolific co m p o sers m ig h t have p ro d u c e d a n even m o re s ta g ­ g erin g a m o u n t of m u sic h a d th ey been able to tra d e th e ir c lu m sy quill p e n s for a Y am aha DX7 s y n th e s iz e r hooked u p to a n A pple M acin to sh c o m p u te r. T h a n k s to th e M acin to sh 's state-o f-th e-art tech n o lo g y (and th e fact th a t m u sic al sy n th e siz e rs have now le a rn e d to talk to it), a c o n te m p o ra ry c o m p o se r can


B y te -s iz e Bach: Peter W ebster (left) tea ch es m u sic a l co m p o sitio n on a com puter.

sim p ly p u n c h a key a n d have ev erything h e or sh e h a s ju s t “co m p o se d ” on th e k ey b o ard played b a ck on stereo e a r­ p h o n es, in c o rp o ra te w h atev er second th o u g h ts se e m choicer, a n d th e n go out for a cu p of coffee—or s ta r t th in k in g a b o u t a new p ie ce —w hile th e tru s ty elec­ tro n ic a m a n u e n s is c ra n k s o u t a p rin ted score w ith d azz lin g sp eed a n d a degree of a c c u ra c y poor M ozart never got from his la ck a d a isica l copyists. C o m p u te rs w ere first in tro d u c e d into th e c u rric u lu m at C ase W estern Reserve U n iv e rsity ’s D e p a rtm e n t of M usic four y ears ago. B ut it w as only la st w in ter th a t th e d e p a rtm e n t e sta b lish e d its first fully c o m p u te riz e d m u sic la b —featu rin g c o m p u te r-a id e d in s tru c tio n in m u sic th eo ry ; e q u ip m e n t to a ss is t in th e c o m ­ position, p rin tin g a n d ed itin g of m usic; a n d a n a p p ro p ria te e n v iro n m e n t for the d ev elo p m en t of new m u sic a l softw are a n d b asic re se a rc h in th e b u rg e o n in g field of m u sic /c o m p u te r app licatio n s. A K ulas F o u n d a tio n g ra n t p aid for the h ard w are, w hile T h e C leveland F o u n d a ­ tio n ’s g ra n t w ent for s u c h ite m s as so ft­ ware, tra in in g , release tim e a n d lab a ss is ta n ts. B esides e n a b lin g d e p a rtm e n t c h a ir­ p e rso n P eter W ebster to u n d e rta k e a d ­ v an ced s tu d ie s in m u sic /c o m p u te r a p ­ p licatio n s, th e F o u n d a tio n g ra n t is fu n d in g :

• e x p ert evaluation of new h ardw are a n d softw are p ack ag es for th e lab, • m in i-co u rses by W ebster for o th e r faculty from CWRU an d th e n earby C leveland In stitu te of Music (CIM), and • lab a ss is ta n ts w ho are available six days a w eek to a ssist u sers w ith u n ­ fam iliar a n d delicate eq u ip m en t. Som e 2 00 s tu d e n ts at CWRU a n d CIM also are alread y b enefiting from th e new lab. A nd th is s u m m e r W ebster will be ex­ tolling th e ad v an tag es of com puteraided in stru c tio n to a re a high schools via w orkshops for high school m usic te ac h e rs in w hich he will d e m o n strate how su ch once-scary th in g s as m icro ­ c o m p u te rs and sy n th esiz ers can a c tu a l­ ly be u sed in m u sic e d u catio n to e n ­ cou rag e creative th in k in g . B ach com posed th e in co m p arab le set of 48 p relu d es an d fugues th a t m ake up th e two books of T he Well Tem pered C lavier to show his c o n tem p o raries the tre m e n d o u s possibilities in h e re n t in the rev olutionary new system of “equal te m p e ra m e n t” tu n in g w hich w as being dism issed by m an y m u sic ia n s of the early 18th c e n tu ry as a m ere novelty. A nd Paganini devised his a sto n ish in g set of 24 caprices, it h a s been said, to d e m o n stra te “ th e tech n ica l possibilities of four strin g s stre tc h e d over a w ooden case.” W ith CW RU’s new lab in place, can rh a p so d ies of bytes an d m icro ch ip s be far b e h in d ?

W hen th e c o m p o s e r is d o n e, th e c o m ­ p u te r c r a n k s o u t a p r in te d sc o re w ith d a z z l in g s p e e d and an a ccu racy p o o r M o za rt w o u ld h a v e e n v ie d .

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Education Grants

Baldw in-W allace C ollege— Appraisal Center project . . . $ 11,000 R ecreatio n al com plex a n d faculty d ev elo p m en t p ro g ra m (over two years) $ 1 5 0 ,0 0 0 W riting lab o ra to ry (second year) $ 2 3 ,5 0 0

S e co n d -p h ase s u p p o rt of T h e C leveland E d u c a tio n F u n d (over 15 m o n t h s ) ................................... $ 3 6 ,5 0 0

B eth Isra el - The W est T em ple— F u rn is h in g s for a rese a rc h an d reference l i b r a r y .......................... $ 8 ,4 2 1

C leveland H ealth E d u cation M useum —E x h ib it on ch ild a b u se $ 5 ,0 0 0

C ase W estern R eserv e U n iv ersity —D evelopm ent of an executive le a rn in g p ro g ram by th e D e p a rtm e n t of O rg an izatio n al B ehavior in th e W e ath erh ead School of M a n a g e m e n t...................... $ 3 6 ,6 9 7

T he C levelan d I n s titu te o f A rt— D yslexia re m e d ia tio n sp e cia list for le a rn in g -d isa b led s tu d e n ts . . $ 3 ,4 6 5

D evelopm ent of faculty a n d s tu d e n t p a rtic ip a tio n in a c o m p u te r-b a se d m u sic lab o rato ry in th e D e p a rtm e n t of M u s ic ........................................ $ 4 1 ,6 6 3 In tro d u ctio n of decision an aly sis into m edical education at the School of Medi­ cine (over th re e years) . . . . $ 112,000 S y m p o siu m on Federal D isability B enefit P rogram s in th e School of L a w ............................................... $ 5 ,0 0 0

C leveland C ollege of J ew ish S tu d ie s —C ultural a n d ed u catio n al exhibits from th e D iaspora M useum of Tel Aviv (over two y e a rs ). . . $ 6 5 ,0 0 0 C leveland Council on World A ffairs—World Affairs P roject in th e G reater Cleveland seco n d ary schools (over th re e y e a rs ).................... $ 3 0 ,0 0 0 C leveland D evelopm en t Founda­ tio n —Blacks in M an ag em en t’s S cholastic A ptitud e Testing Program for disad v an tag ed an d m in o rity youth (second y e a r) ........................... $ 12,686 C leveland Board of E d u ca tio n — Cleveland Public S chools' ex p a n sio n of th e Youth R esource C enter P rogram a t A udubon J u n io r High School ...................................................... $ 5 ,8 6 5 School-based m a n a g e m e n t su m m e r tra in in g program for C leveland public school p rin c ip a ls .................... $ 1 5 0 ,0 0 0 Tkping of 6 th a n d 7 th g rad e social stu d ie s textbooks for learningd isabled s tu d e n ts in th e Cleveland Public Schools (second year) . $ 4 ,0 0 0 The C leveland E d u cation F u n d O perating su p p o rt .......................... $ 2 5 0 The C leveland Foundation (Inc.)— E valuation of g ra n t to Case W estern Reserve U niversity for th e in tro d u c ­ tio n of decision an aly sis into m edical e d u c atio n a t th e School of M edicine $ 5 ,0 0 0

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E v a lu a tio n o f a p r o p o s a l a n d b u s i n e s s p la n p r e p a r e d b y t h e F r i e n d s o f H o w e M a n s io n R e s to r a tio n C o r p o r a tio n

$ 2 ,5 0 0

C leveland S ch olarsh ip Programs, In c.—A dult E d u c a tio n a n d C areer Fair (fourth y e a r ) .......................... $ 8 ,5 0 0 C leveland S ch ool B u d get Coali­ tio n , In c.—O p eratin g su p p o rt (third y e a r ) .............................................. $ 7 0 ,0 0 0 C leveland S ta te U n iv e r s it y A pplied re se a rc h a n d faculty develop­ m e n t in gerontology ................ $ 2 3 ,0 0 0 College of E d u c a tio n ’s E q u als Train­ ing C e n te r .................................... $ 2 3 ,0 0 0 College of E d u c a tio n ’s G reater C leveland E d u c a tio n a l C en ter (third y e a r ) ............................................... $ 2 6 ,1 8 0 E x p a n sio n of th e C leveland A lternative E d u c a tio n P ro g ram ’s w ork project in th e College of E d u c a tio n . . . $ 2 5 ,0 0 0 E x p a n sio n of th e G re a te r Cleveland C on n ectio n P rogram to Lake Erie Col­ lege a n d dev elo p m en t of b u sin e ss in te rn sh ip s in th e n o n p ro fit sector for m e m b e r in s titu tio n s (over three y e a r s ) ........................................ $ 3 0 ,3 2 7 C leveland Urban Area H ealth E ducation C enter—1986 H ealth C areers a n d H ealth O pportunities P r o g r a m ................................... $ 1 6 ,5 2 7 Cuyahoga C om m unity C ollege— In-service program for clerical em ployees of Cleveland Public S c h o o ls ........................................... $ 5 ,0 0 0 D enison U niversity, G ranville, Ohio —O perating su p p o rt . . . $ 2 ,0 0 0 D iocese of C leveland (Catholic)— M ulticultural ex change program for e le m en ta ry school c h ild ren d u rin g the 1985-86 acad em ic year . . . . $ 12,000 Dyke C ollege—C apital cam p aig n to relocate Dyke College in th e C olum bia B u ild in g ................................... $ 5 0 ,0 0 0


E d u ca tio n a l T elevision A sso cia ­ tio n o f M etrop olitan C leveland, WVIZ-TV—(Development of a com­ puter data base for the Educational Services D epartm ent) ......... $ 2 2 ,5 0 0 F ed eration for C om m unity P lan n in g—S ta rt-u p fu n d in g for th e G reater C leveland L iteracy C oalition (over th re e y e a r s ) .....................$ 7 1 ,8 3 6 F ind lay C ity S ch ools, Findlay, Ohio —CHOICE (C hoosing Her O ptions in C areer E xploration) P r o g r a m * ............................... $ 1 0 ,4 0 0 F rien d s o f Howe M ansion R estora­ tio n C orporation —R enovation a n d im p ro v em en t of Howe M ansion for use by faculty a n d staff of C leveland S tate U n iv e rs ity ..................................$ 5 0 ,0 0 0 G reater C leveland N eighborhood C enters A sso c ia tio n —C ooperative project to m e e t th e n eed s of tru a n t s tu d e n ts in th e Cleveland Public Schools (over two years) . . . $ 5 8 ,4 8 4 Harvard C om m unity S erv ices C enter—T utorial p ro g ram (over two y e a r s ) .......................................$ 3 0 ,0 0 0

Learning A b ou t Business, Paines­ ville, O hio— O perating su p p o rt (third

y e a r ) .................................................. $ 5 0 0 Morley Library, Painesville, O h io -

O perating su p p o rt ......................$ 1 ,0 0 0 Notre Dame College of Ohio— Project on educational equity for Hispanic w om en................... $ 2 6 ,0 0 0 O berlin College, Oberlin, Ohio— Development of a teachers’ academy (over three years).............. $ 1 1 7 ,3 1 6 Positive E ducation Program— Development of an evening program for working parents (over three years).................................... $ 6 5 ,0 0 0 The P resb ytery of the W estern Re­ serve— Glenville United Presbyterian Church’s Family Learning Center program (third and fourth years) $ 20,000 South Euclid-Lyndhurst Board of E ducation— Educational Computer Consortium of Ohio (third, fourth and fifth years)............................. $ 8 0 ,0 0 0

Reference books for th e School of L ibrary S c i e n c e .......................... $ 1 4 3 S u p p o rt of th e Field Biological S tatio n a t Squire Valleevue Farm in th e D e p a rtm en t of Biology . . . . $ 2 8 ,2 7 3 S upport of social research a t th e School of A pplied Social Sciences . . . . $ 8 1 8

C leveland Lutheran High School A sso cia tio n —G eneral su p p o rt

$2,002

C leveland S ta te U n iv e r s ity G eneral s u p p o r t ..........................$131 C onnecticut College, New London, C onnecticu t—G eneral su p p o rt .......................................................... $ 1 7 4 Educational R esearch Council of A m erica—G eneral su p p o rt . . . $131 Educational T elevision A ssociation of M etropolitan Cleveland, WVIZ-TV—G eneral su p p o rt . . . $ 1 6 6 Fenn Educational Fund—G eneral s u p p o r t .............................................$ 2 1 8 The Harvard Cam paign—G eneral s u p p o r t ............................................... $ 5 0

H athaway Brown S ch ool—1985 C olloquium : “ M inds a n d M achines, R eaching in New D irections” . $ 4 ,0 0 0

W arrensville H eights C ity Schools— Career Awareness Program at Warrensville Senior High School (over three years)...................$ 2 6 ,0 0 0

H eigh ts C om m unity C ongress— Schools C o n se n su s Project . . $ 7 ,5 0 0

TOTAL EDUCATION G RAN TS— UN D ESIG N A TED ......... $ 1 ,8 3 4 ,7 1 2

Hawken S ch ool—G eneral su p p o rt $896

The In stitu te for E ducational L eadership, Inc., W ashington, D.C. —Cleveland site of th e E ducation Policy Fellow ship P rogram (third y e a r ) .........................................$ 9 3 ,6 0 0

(Following recipients a n d program s d e sig n a ted by donor)

The Hill School, Pottstow n, Penn­ sylvan ia-G en eral support . . . $ 1 6 6

A shlan d College, Ashland, O h i o General supp ort.................. $ 5 ,6 6 8

H illsd ale College, H illsdale, M ichi­ gan—G eneral s u p p o r t . . . ..$ 1 3 ,4 2 6

The Interch urch C ouncil of G reater C levelan d —D evelopm ent of a tu to r tra in in g p ro g ram for service to in te rm e d ia te a d u lt rea d e rs (over 18 m o n th s ) ..................................$ 6 0 ,0 0 0 P reschool Book P rogram of Project: LEARN (third y e a r ) .............. $ 6 8 ,8 5 0

Baldwin-W allace C ollege— General support............................... $ 5 6 ,8 0 1

G eneral s u p p o r t ..................... $ 9 ,5 3 9

U n iversity of California, Berkeley, C aliforn ia— General support $174

Lake Erie College, P ain esville, Ohio —G eneral s u p p o r t ...................$ 6 ,7 1 6 M a ssa ch u setts In stitu te of Tech­ nology, Cam bridge, M assachu­ s e t t s - G e n e r a l s u p p o r t ............$ 5 0 0

K ent S ta te U n iv ersity Foundation, K ent, O hio—V irginia H am ilton L ectu resh ip S eries a t th e School of L ibrary S c ie n c e ................... $ 2 ,6 4 5

Carnegie-M ellon University, P itts ­ burgh, P en n sylvan ia— General su p p o rt................................... $ 5 0 0 John Carroll U n iversity— General support..................................... $131

The M asters School, Dobbs Ferry, New York—G eneral s u p p o r t . . . $ 1 0 0

Case W estern R eserve U n iv e r s it y General su pp ort.................$ 1 0 ,0 3 9

D aniel E. Morgan S ch o o l-B o o k aw ards to children . . . . $234

General support for Adelbert College

Ohio W esleyan U niversity, Delaware, Ohio—G eneral su p p o rt ....................................................$ 7 ,7 3 4

Lake Erie C ollege, P a in esv ille, O hio—H a rriet B. S to rrs lec tu re s 810,000

League o f W omen V oters of C leveland E d u cation a l Fund, In c. —D evelopm ent of a W om en in M an ag em en t slide-tape reso u rce p a c k ­ age (over 20 m o n th s ) .............. $ 9 ,0 0 0

$ 5 ,0 3 1 General support for Franklin Thomas Backus Law S ch oo l.............. $ 4 ,1 3 5 General support for the Graduate School............................... $ 1 4 0 ,8 1 3

Hathaway Brown School—G eneral s u p p o r t ........................................ $ 5 ,0 0 0

Kenyon College, Gambier, O h io -

U n iv ersity of th e Pacific, Stock ton, C alifornia—G eneral s u p p o r t . . $ 1 7 4 The Piney Woods C ountry Life School, Piney Woods, M is s is s ip p iG eneral su p p o rt ..................... $ 8 ,1 6 0 45


P rin ceto n U n iv ersity , P rin ceto n , New J e r s e y —G en eral s u p p o r t . $ 1 6 6 S t. G eorge’s Sch ool, N ew port, R hode Isla n d —G en eral su p p o rt S100 S a in t Mary S em in a ry —G eneral s u p p o r t ........................................... $ 1 ,6 6 7 S m ith C ollege, N ortham pton, M a ssa c h u se tts—G eneral su p p o rt $ 8 3 ,3 3 6

R evision a n d u p d a tin g of th e College Aid S e a rc h H a n d b o o k ............... $ 7,000

S c h o la rsh ip s in a e ro sp a c e o r c o m p u t e r s ............................................. $ 7 3

C levelan d S ta te U n iv ersity — O u tsta n d in g T eacher R e c ru itm e n t/ S c h o la rsh ip P ro g ram a t th e College of E d u c a tio n (third a n d fou rth y e a r s ) ........................................ $ 8 1 ,9 7 9

S c h o la rsh ip s in F ra n k lin T h o m a s B ack u s Law S c h o o l..................... $ 8 ,8 6 4

S c h o larsh ip s u p p o r t ............ $ 4 4 ,1 0 0

D yke C o lleg e—S c h o larsh ip su p p o rt $ 8 ,9 0 0 Fairm ount M on tesso ri A sso c ia ­ tio n —S c h o la rsh ip s u p p o rt a t Ruffing M ontessori School (East) . . . . $ 1 ,8 3 4 The Mary Frier M on tesso ri S p ecia l E d u cation S ch o o l —S c h o larsh ip s u p p o r t ........................................... $ 1 ,8 3 3

T he H azel M yers S p re n g S c h o larsh ip

..................................................... $ 4 ,5 3 5 Inez and H arry C lem en t Award— C leveland P ublic S ch o o ls a n n u a l s u p e rin te n d e n t’s a w a r d ................. $ 8 5 0

T he C leveland I n s titu te o f A rt— C aroline E. Coit F u n d S ch o larsh ip s $ 1 ,4 9 0 Isaac C. Goff F u n d S ch o larsh ip s $ 1 ,8 0 0 The C leveland M usic School S e ttle m e n t—T h e Nellie E. H inds M em orial S c h o la r s h ip s .......... $ 4 ,0 0 0

U nited Negro C ollege Fund, In c.— G eneral s u p p o r t .......................... $ 8 ,6 1 0

The H udson M on tessori A sso cia ­ tion , H udson, Ohio —S ch o larsh ip s u p p o r t ........................................... $ 1 ,8 3 4

U n iv ersity S ch o o l —G eneral su p p o rt $166

Lake Erie C ollege, P ain esville, Ohio—S ch o larsh ip s u p p o r t. $ 1 0 ,0 0 0

TOTAL EDUCATION G R A N T S DESIGNATED ................... $ 4 0 1 ,6 3 8

W estshore M on tessori A sso cia ­ tio n —S ch o larsh ip su p p o rt . . $ 1 ,8 3 3

TOTAL EDUCATION G R A N T S DESIGNATED AND UNDESIGNATED . . . . $ 2 ,2 3 6 ,3 5 0

TOTAL SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS— UNDESIGNATED $ 2 7 9 ,9 7 9

Hawken S ch o o l—T he J o h n M arshall R aible a n d David G a rd n e r Raible S c h o larsh ip F u n d .................... $ 4 ,2 3 3

(Following recipients a n d p ro g ra m s d e sig n a te d by donor)

H illsd a le College, H illsdale, Michi­ gan—T he J o h n C. McLean Scholarships to d eserv in g s t u d e n t s .......... $ 1 3 ,4 2 6

Scholarships

A shland College, A shland, O hio— T he Hazel Myers S p ren g S ch o larsh ip

Baldwin-W allace C ollege—

.....................................................$ 4 ,5 3 5

S c h o larsh ip s u p p o r t .............. $ 2 2 ,3 0 0

B erea Area M on tessori A sso cia ­ t i o n —S ch o larsh ip su p p o rt . $ 1 ,8 3 3 Joh n Carroll U n iv ersity — S c h o larsh ip s u p p o r t ............ $ 2 1 ,8 0 0

C ase W estern R eserve U n iv ersity — S c h o larsh ip s u p p o r t ............ $ 1 7 ,4 0 0

The C leveland Foundation (Inc.)— E valuation of sc h o la rsh ip g ra n ts to p a rtic ip a n ts in th e E xecutive MBA p ro g ra m s of C ase W estern Reserve U niversity a n d C leveland S tate U n iv e rs ity ................................... $ 5 ,0 0 0 H arriet B. S to rrs F u n d sc h o la rsh ip s for s tu d e n ts not a tte n d in g Lake Erie or G arfield c o lle g e s ............... $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 C leveland M ontessori A sso cia tio n — S c h o larsh ip su p p o rt a t Ruffing M on­ tessori School (West) ............... $ 1 ,8 3 3

C leveland S ch olarsh ip Program s, In c.—O p eratin g s u p p o r t .......... $ 5 0 0

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Avon Lake U nited Church of C hrist, Avon Lake, Ohio —S ch o larsh ip s for C h ristian w o r k ......................... $ 2 ,4 9 0 Baldwin-W allace C ollege—T he Hazel Myers S p ren g S ch o larsh ip . . $ 4 ,5 3 5 C apital U niversity, Colum bus, Ohio —T he F rederick R. an d B erth a S p re ch t M autz S ch o larsh ip F u n d . . . . $ 4 ,5 8 7 Joh n Carroll U n iv ersity —J a m e s J. Doyle S c h o la rs h ip .................... $ 1 ,7 6 4 Case W estern R eserve U n iv ersity — T he Aloy M emorial S ch o larsh ip F und for w o m e n ...................................$ 1 ,1 3 8 For a s tu d e n t of Flora S tone M ather College in foreign s tu d y . . . . $ 2 ,4 3 6 H arriet Fairfield Coit and W illiam H enry Coit S ch o larsh ip s a t Flora Stone M ather C o lle g e ............ $ 1 ,3 6 3 W illiam C u rtis M orton, M aud Morton, K athleen M orton F und S ch o larsh ip s $ 1 5 ,7 1 1 Oglebay Fellow ship P rogram in the School of M e d ic in e ............... $ 8 4 ,8 2 4

H arry Coulby S ch o la rsh ip — For P ic k an d s M ather em ployees’ c h i l d r e n ............ $ 4 5 ,0 0 0

D artm ou th C ollege, Hanover, New H am p sh ire—T he J o h n M arshall R aible a n d David G a rd n e r Raible S c h o larsh ip F u n d ................. $ 1 9 ,7 3 0

S h erm an J o h n so n M em orial S ch o la rsh ip —For m ed ical stu d e n ts from Lake a n d G eau g a co u n ties $ 1 7 ,0 0 0 V irginia J o n e s M em orial Scholar­ sh ip —For fu rth e rin g th e college e d u c a tio n of a fem ale g ra d u a te of S haw H igh S c h o o l.................... $ 3 ,5 0 0 The Jon Lew is M em orial Award For a Cleveland H eights High School g rad u a te to p u rsu e fu rth e r stu d ies $ 3 ,1 0 0 MacMurray College, Jack son ville, Illin o is—T he G eorge D. an d E dith W. F eath ersto n e M em orial F und S c h o la rs h ip s .............................. $ 2 ,4 9 0 North C entral C ollege, N aperville, Illin o is—T he Hazel Myers S p ren g S ch o larsh ip in m em o ry of Bishop S am u el P. S p ren g . . . ............. $ 4 ,5 3 5 Ohio W esleyan U n iversity, D ela­ ware, Ohio —T he Hazel Myers S preng S c h o la rs h ip ......................... $ 4 ,5 3 5 Purdue U niversity, L afayette, Indiana The J o h n C. McLean S cholar­ sh ip s in e n g in e e rin g ............ $ 3 3 ,5 5 6

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The M iriam K erruish S ta g e S ch o la rsh ip —For S h a k e r H eights High School g r a d u a t e s .......... $ 5 ,5 0 0

Joh n Carroll U n iv ersity —Co-op s c h o la r s h ip s ..............................$ 7 ,5 0 0

Ada G ates S te v e n s S ch o la rsh ip — For g ra d u a te s of th e public h igh school of E lyria, O h i o ............ $ 3 ,0 0 0

Special honorary scholarships

U n iversity S ch o o l—T h e J o h n M arshall R aible a n d David G a rd n e r Raible S c h o larsh ip F u n d .......... $ 8 0 0 U rsuline C ollege—Lillian H erron Doyle S c h o la r s h ip s ................. $ 1 ,7 6 5 TOTAL SCHOLARSHIP G R A N T S DESIGNATED ................... $ 3 0 7 ,1 6 5 TOTAL SCHOLARSHIP G R A N T S DESIGNATED AND UNDESIGNATED..............$ 5 8 7 ,1 4 4

Special Purpose Funds T he C leveland F o u n d a tio n a d m in ­ isters two sp ecial p u rp o se fu n d s in th e g en eral a re a of e d u ca tio n . T he Fenn E d u c a tio n a l F u n d (FEF) is d esig n ed to p ro m o te a n d a s s is t in th e dev elo p m en t of co-op a n d works tu d y p ro g ra m s a t in s titu tio n s of h ig h e r e d u c a tio n in th e G reater C leveland area. FE F h a s b e en a fund of th e F o u n d a tio n sin ce 1971. In 1982 th e S tatew id e P rogram for B u sin ess a n d M an a g e m en t E d u c a tio n (PBME) w as e s ta b lis h ­ ed in th e F o u n d a tio n th ro u g h th e su p p o rt of th e L. Dale D orney F und. T h is p ro g ram is d e sig n e d to s tre n g th e n b u s in e s s a n d m a n a g e ­ m e n t e d u c a tio n a t four-year in s ti­ tu tio n s of h ig h e r le a rn in g th ro u g h ­ o u t Ohio. G ran ts, w h ic h are aw ard ­ ed biennially, w ere first a u th o riz e d u n d e r th is p ro g ram in M arch 1983. A seco n d se t of g ra n ts w as approved in J u n e 1985.

T he F enn E d u c a tio n a l F und (FEF) Baldwin-W allace C o lleg e—R. Earl Burrow s M em orial sc h o la rsh ip s $ 1,000

S c h o larsh ip s for s tu d e n ts enrolled in the field ex p e rien c e (w ork-study) p r o g r a m ...................................... $ 8 ,5 0 0 Special h o n o ra ry sc h o la rsh ip s

Co-op sc h o la rsh ip s for m inority s t u d e n t s ..................................... $ 2 ,5 0 0

$ 5 ,0 0 0 Case A lum ni A sso cia tio n —Co-op s c h o la r s h ip s ........................... $ 10,000 Special ho n o rary scholarships $ 1 5 ,0 0 0 C harles J. Stilwell S cholarship a t Case In stitu te of T e c h n o lo g y ..........$ 4 ,8 0 0 Case W estern R eserve U niversity— Co-op s c h o la r s h ip s ................. $ 8 ,5 0 0 C leveland Area C itizen s League for N ursing —Co-op scholarships S 8 .5 0 0 The C leveland Foundation (Inc.)— 1986 operatin g b u d g et of th e Fenn E d u catio n al F u n d ................... $ 2 0 ,0 0 0 C leveland S ta te U n iv ersity —Co-op s c h o la r s h ip s ............................. $ 10,000 Special h o n o rary sch o larsh ip s $ 1 8 ,4 0 0 Dyke C ollege—Co-op scholarships $ 9 ,7 0 0 Notre Dame C ollege of Ohio— Co-op s c h o la r s h ip s .................... $ 8 ,5 0 0

U rsuline C ollege—

Case W estern R eserve U n iv e r s ity Pilot project on innovations m a n a g e ­ m en t and en tre p re n e u rsh ip sp o n ­ sored by the W eatherhead School of M anagem ent in collaboration w ith Case In stitu te of Technology (over two y e a rs ) ................................ $ 7 7 ,7 0 0 The Cleveland Foundation (Inc.)— A ssessm ent of PBME-funded projects and d issem ination strategies (over two y e a rs ) ................................ $ 20,000 Cleveland S tate U n iversity— Developm ent of com puterized deci­ sion su p p o rt courses for the MBA pro­ gram in the J a m e s J. Nance College of B usiness A dm inistration (over two y e a rs ) ....................................... $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 M arietta College, M arietta, Ohio— E n trep ren eu rsh ip and sm all b u sin ess project in the D ep artm en t of E conom ­ ics, M anagem ent an d A ccounting (over two y e a rs ) ...................... $ 3 7 ,5 0 0 Ohio S ta te U niversity, Columbus, Ohio —Integration of m icro co m p u ters into the u n d e rg ra d u a te a c co u n tin g a n d finance c u rricu lu m a t th e College of A dm inistrative Science (over two y e a r s ) ....................................... $ 7 4 ,2 5 0 Ohio W esleyan U niversity, Delaware, Ohio—E xpansion of the b u sin ess cu rricu lu m an d develop­ m en t of relations w ith the b u sin ess co m m u n ity (over two years) $ 4 5 ,3 0 0

Co-op s c h o la r s h ip s .................... $ 8 ,5 0 0

TOTAL FEF GRANTS . . . $ 1 5 1 ,2 0 0

S ta te w id e P ro g ra m f o r B u s in e s s a n d M a n a g em e n t E d u c a tio n (PBME) U niversity of Akron, Akron, Ohio— C urriculum redesign in production m a n a g e m e n t a t the College of B usiness A dm inistration (over two y e a r s ) ....................................... $ 4 2 ,0 0 0 A shland College, A shland, Ohio— Integration of oral com m unication in stru ctio n w ith b u sin ess in stru ctio n in the School of B usiness (over two y e a r s ) ....................................... $ 3 5 ,0 0 0 Bowling Green S tate U niversity, Bowling Green, Ohio—Faculty developm ent project in th e use of com ­ p u ters as pedagogical tools in th e Col­ lege of B usiness A dm inistration (over two y e a rs ) ................................ $ 3 7 ,0 0 0

Wright S tate U niversity, Dayton, Ohio—M anagem ent cu rriculum redesign and im plem entation in the College of B usiness A dm inistration (over two y e a rs ) ...................... $ 4 6 ,6 0 0 Youngstown S tate U niversity, Youngstown, Ohio—T he W illiam son School of Business Administration's proj­ ect on decision-m aking an d m an a g e ­ m en t inform ation system s . $ 2 2 ,5 0 0 TOTAL PBME GRANTS . $ 4 8 7 ,8 5 0 TOTAL SPECIAL PURPOSE FUNDS G R A N T S........................... $ 6 3 9 ,0 5 0 TOTAL EDUCATION GRANTS— EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND SPECIAL PURPOSE FUNDS COMBINED .........................................$ 3 ,4 6 2 ,5 4 4 * G rant reco m m e n d ed by F indlay D istribution C o m m ittee o f the L. Dale D orney Fund.

$ 4,800

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Cultural Affairs Last fall c o m m u te rs d riv in g to a n d from th e ir offices in dow ntow n C leveland alo n g C h e ste r A venue m ay have b een sta rtle d to see a billb o ard b e a rin g a h u g e re p ro d u c tio n of A m erican im p re ssio n ist p a in te r G eorge L u k ’s H o lid a y on th e H u d so n loom before th e ir eyes. T he billboard, w h ic h bore only eig h t w ords—“C leveland M useum of A r t... U niversity C irc le ... Free A dm is­ sio n ” —h a d b e en d o n a te d to th e m u s e u m by th e C leveland o u td o o r a d v ertisin g firm , F oster & K leiser. T h e m u se u m h a d h eld off on a cc e p tin g th e free a d v ertisin g for a lm o s t five years, n o tes m u s e u m p u b lic in fo rm atio n d e p a rtm e n t staffer S u z a n n e Jo n e s, o u t of fear th a t s u c h p ro m o tio n m ig h t be reg ard ed by so m e a s u nseem ly. B ut w h en th e m u s e u m le a rn e d from a c o m m u nity-w ide a rts m a rk e tin g survey, in itiated a n d fu n d e d by T h e C leveland F o u n d ation, th a t a sig n ific a n t n u m b e r of G reater C levelanders still w ere u naw are of th e fact th a t th e 70-year-old in s titu ­ tion did n o t c h a rg e a d m issio n , it decided to take a d v a n ta g e of F oster & K leiser’s g e n ero u s offer. T he m u s e u m ’s first-ever u se of bill­ board a d v e rtisin g to p ro m o te one of its m o st a ttra c tiv e fe a tu re s is ju s t one of m an y e x am p les of th e im p a c t th a t th e F o u n d a tio n ’s ex ten siv e survey h a s h ad on th e way local a rts o rg a n iz atio n s m a rk e t th em selv es. In o rd e r to b e tte r u n d e rs ta n d how th e c u ltu ra l c o m m u n i­ ty h a s b en efited from th e re s u ltin g im ­ proved know ledge of its a u d ie n c e s ’ p re c o n c e p tio n s a n d p red elictio n s, a little h isto ry m ig h t prove helpful. For th e p a s t few years, T h e C leveland F o u n d atio n h a s b e e n w orking w ith several a re a pro fessio n al a rts o rg a n iz a ­ tio n s a ro u n d th e b u s in e s s of m a rk e tin g th e ir p ro d u c ts a n d e x p a n d in g th e ir a u ­ diences. As in d iv id u a l p ro je c ts were fu n d ed , it b e c a m e in c re a sin g ly clear th a t th e se o rg a n iz a tio n s —c e rta in o b ­ v io u s d ifferences a s id e —w ere a sk in g m an y of th e s a m e q u e stio n s a n d s tru g ­ gling w ith sim ila r p roblem s. W h en it w as discovered th a t several local in s titu tio n s w ere p la n n in g to com -

T he b e s t th in g s are s t i l l free: A n u n p re c e d e n te d b illboard lu res b ro w sers to th e C levela n d M u s e u m o f Art.

m issio n th e ir ow n surveys of th e a rea a rts au d ien ce, th e F o u n d atio n offered to co o rd in ate a n d u n d e rw rite th e co st of a larg er s tu d y from w hich all th e in stitu tio n s could b en efit—in clu d in g th e sm a lle r o n es w hich could n o t have af­ forded to u n d e rta k e th e ir own in d e p e n d ­ e n t surveys. (A $ 130,000 g ra n t also in ­ c lu d es a n O uter-M arket Survey still to com e.) B esides th e F o u n d atio n ’s own g ra n t, ad d itio n al su p p o rt for th e survey cam e from th e New C leveland C am paign a n d th e C onvention a n d V isitors B u reau of G reater Cleveland. A fter several m o n th s of p re p a rato ry d iscu ssio n s w ith re p re se n ta tiv e s of a large g ro u p of G reater C leveland cu ltu ra l o rg a n iz atio n s c o n d u cte d by a rts m a rk e tin g c o n su lta n t M ichalann H ob­ son, re ta in e d by th e F o u n d atio n for th is purpose, th e a rts m a rk e tin g survey was u n d e rta k e n in 1984 by a p a ir of New York-based firm s. Ziff M arketing Inc., a rts m a rk e tin g sp ecialists w hose clients in clu d e th e M etropolitan O pera, a n d th e re sea rc h firm of C lark, M artire & B ar­ tolomeo, Inc., opinion poll experts, c o n ­ d u c ted extensive telep h o n e interview s in th e w in te r of 1984-85 w ith 3,350 G reater C levelanders on b eh alf of a co n so rtiu m of 19 c u ltu ra l in stitu tio n s clu stered a ro u n d U niversity Circle a n d Playhouse S quare. T h e surveyers asked all resp o n d en ts g en eral q u e stio n s aim ed a t d eterm in in g , a m o n g o th e r th in g s, th e size of th e a rea’s a rts a u d ie n c e —in fact an d in p o te n tia l— a n d a t defining factors th a t influence d ecisio n s of w h e th e r to u se th e area’s c u ltu ra l resources. In addition, th e poll tak ers asked specific q u e stio n s to w hich th e in d iv id u al in stitu tio n s h a d re ­ q u e ste d answ ers. T he fin d in g s of th e overall survey, p re sen te d p u b licly in O ctober 1985, ex­ plode several lo n g -ch erish ed p o p u lar beliefs a b o u t a rts a u d ien c e s th a t have u n d o u b te d ly h a m s tru n g th e p a r­ tic ip a tin g o rg a n iz atio n s’ efforts to p ro ­ m ote th em selv es effectively in th e past. F in d in g n u m b e r one: C o n trary to w idely held opinion th a t th e a rts a u d i­ en ce is a sm all, elite group of in d iv id u als w ho a tte n d one event after an o th er, th e survey found th a t th e m ajo rity of G reater C leveland’s a d u lt p o p u la tio n —a n a s ­ to u n d in g 55 p e rc e n t—h ad a tte n d e d c u l­ tu ra l events d u rin g th e previous year at one or m ore of th e 19 in stitu tio n s. Secondly, th e stu d y found th a t th e re is little tru th to th e belief th a t m erely ex­ p o sin g ch ild ren to c u ltu re will tu rn th em into a rts devotees as ad u lts. In d iv id u als w ho as c h ild ren received ed u ca tio n or tra in in g in a specific a rts discipline, on th e o th e r h an d , are c o n sid erab ly m ore

T he s u r v e y f o u n d th a t th e m a jo r ity o f a r e a a d u lts —a n a s to u n d in g 55% —h a d a tte n d e d c u ltu r a l e v e n ts in th e p r e v io u s y e a r.


N ew w in e in o ld b o ttle s: Les B allets Trockadero p e rfo rm Lam entations of Jane Eyre u n d e r th e a u sp ic e s o f D ance C leveland.

“What (th e Z if f s u r v e y ) to ld u s ,” s a id th e h e a d o f o n e a r ts o r g a n i­ z a tio n , "was th a t a f te r 3 0 y e a r s o f o p e r a tio n n o b o d y k n e w w h o w e w e re .”

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likely to a tte n d c u ltu ra l events a s ad u lts. T h is is a c o n clu sio n th a t u n d e rlie s th e im p o rta n c e of e d u ca tio n a l p ro g ram s, of­ fered by th e sch o o ls or by th e a rts o rg a n iz atio n s th em selv es, to fu tu re a u ­ d ience developm ent. Finally, th e C leveland survey found th a t 70 p e rc e n t of all a rts u s e rs h a d a t­ te n d e d events a t m ore th a n one in s titu ­ tion d u rin g th e previous y ear a n d th a t 47 p e rc e n t h ad p a tro n iz ed th re e or m ore in stitu tio n s, callin g into q u e stio n th e m y th th a t a p a rtic u la r a rts g ro u p ’s a u ­ d ience c an grow only a t a n o th e r’s ex­ pense. Indeed, stro n g evidence em erg ed th a t in d iv id u a ls w ho g ain w id er ex­ p erien ce in th e a rts te n d to re p o rt h ig h e r levels of satisfactio n , lead in g th e stu d y to co n clu d e th a t th e m o st p ro d u ctiv e a re a for new a u d ie n c e d ev elo p m en t lies w ith co n vertin g lig h t u sers of th e a rts into heavy users. T h e evidence also su g g e sts th a t col­ laborative efforts s u c h a s sh a rin g m a il­ ing lists, jo in t p ro m o tio n s a n d co o p ­ erative a d v ertisin g m ig h t prove n o t only cost-efficient b u t effective in a ttra c tin g new users. Not su rp risin g , th e n , th a t th e survey “got everybody in tow n th in k in g a b o u t a gro u p ad,” re p o rts Rick Hyer, m a rk e tin g d irecto r of P layhouse S q u are F o u ndation. W ith th is new e n th u s ia s m for cooperative v e n tu re s in th e air.

P lay h o u se S q u a re F o u n d a tio n w as final­ ly ab le th is w in te r to p u t to g e th e r a jo in t­ ly fu n d e d ad a p p e a rin g every Friday in T h e P la in D ea ler th a t fe a tu re s th e c u r­ re n t a ttra c tio n s of all its te n a n t p erfo rm ­ in g a rts o rg a n iz a tio n s —a c o n c e p t th a t h a d b e en talked a b o u t b u t n o t a cte d on p rio r to th e su rv e y ’s p u b lic a tio n . To e n su re th a t th e 19 p a rtic ip a tin g in ­ s titu tio n s take full a d v a n ta g e of th e new in sig h ts g a in ed from th e su rv ey —a n d to explore th e c o m m o n th re a d s th a t ru n th ro u g h th e in d iv id u a l fin d in g s of th ese g ro u p s w ith a n eye to id e n tify in g new a re a s of c o o p e ra tio n —th e F o u n d atio n h a s re e n g ag e d M ich alan n H obson to c o n d u c t in -d e p th p o s tm o rte m s w ith each of th e m . A m ong th e s u b je c ts being explored are: • how e ac h ra te s th e u se fu ln e ss of th e survey a n d th e effectiveness of th e su rv ey in g p ro cess • how each is m a k in g u se of survey fin d in g s • how each feels a b o u t cooperative p ro jects w ith o th e r a rts o rg a n iz a tio n s a n d w h ich jo in t v e n tu re s it favors • how each now p erceives itse lf a n d its au d ien ce.


O ne p a rtic ip a n t th a t h a d its eyes o p en ed a b o u t its im age by th e survey is th e C leveland M odern D ance A ssocia­ tion, w h ich b rin g s n a tio n a lly know n c h o re o g rap h e rs a n d th e ir tro u p e s to Cleveland for p erfo rm an ces. CMDA is now k now n a s D ance C leveland—a n a m e c h an g e th a t executive d ire c to r C arolyn S ellinger e x p lain s is a d ire c t re s u lt of th e su rv ey ’s findings. “W h at Ziff told u s w as th a t after 30 y ears of o p e ra tio n nobody knew w ho we were,” sh e notes. “We were sec o n d a ry in ev ery b o d y ’s m in d to the co m p an ies we w ere b rin g in g in.” T he jo lt of th is n o n re c o g n itio n led to a g re a t deal of in -h o u se so u l-sea rc h in g a b o u t th e o rg a n iz a tio n ’s n am e, w hich S ellin g er a n d h e r b o ard also co n clu d ed w as o u t of d ate in a p o stm o d e rn w orld an d too lim itin g in its scope. Today, not only does th e g ro u p have a new nam e, logo an d co o rd in a ted a d v e rtisin g c a m ­ paign b u t a new lease on life. “T his sp rin g we’re b rin g in g in Les B allets Trockadero de M onte C arlo—th e re is som e m o d e rn d a n c in g b u t m o stly it’s a satire of classical b a lle t—a n d we’ll be show casing five local folk tro u p e s th is May,” S ellin g er says. “It’s so exciting.”

C u ltu ra l S e a s o n M a rk e d B y B o ld I n ita tiv e s Cleveland d ra m a tis t R o sem ary T erango’s play, F orbidden D elights, s p ra n g from a n a rg u m e n t sh e h e a rd tw o people hav­ ing in h e r h ead . “I knew th ey w ere in a k itc h e n a n d th e re w as a big w in g b ack c h a ir there.” T h e w arm ly funny, often e lo q u en t play th a t e m erg ed revolves a ro u n d a s ix ty ish Italian-A m erican n a m ed M arco w ho d ecid es to m ak e som e c h a n g e s in h is life even th o u g h they m ay th re a te n h is re la tio n sh ip w ith his siste r Felicia, w ith w h o m he lives. D iscovered th ro u g h a New York a g en t, F orbidden D elig h ts w as c h o se n to in a u g u ra te th e C leveland Play H o u se’s 1985-86 B rooks T h e a tre series, a n e x p e rim e n t in p re ­ se n tin g sta g e d re a d in g s of plays by p ro m isin g new ta le n ts a p p ro p ria te ly titled “New Voices/New D irections.” T he Play H ouse people w ere d elighted to le arn th a t th is p ro m isin g new p lay w rig h t lived rig h t in th e ir own b ack y ard . B u t for Terango, w ho m ak es h e r h o m e in E uclid, th e m o st exciting p a rt w as th e o p p o rtu n ity to see h e r work com e to life in th e h a n d s of a ta le n te d

d irecto r a n d co m p an y of actors, to be able to sit a n d s tu d y th e re su lts n ig h t after n ig h t, a n d get feedback from th e a te rg o e rs a n d th e co m p an y itself—an invaluable ex p erien ce for a new play­ w rig h t le arn in g h e r craft. Before th e m o n th -lo n g ru n of F orbidden D elights h a d en d ed , Terango h ad m ad e a n u m b e r of c h a n g e s a n d h a d even w ritten a whole new scen e a n d w atched it in teg rated . “New Voices/New D irections,” w hich p re sen te d six new scripts, w as only one of several innovative new c u ltu ra l p ro ­ g ra m s th a t T he C leveland F o u n d atio n help ed m ake possible in 1985. Indeed, th o se 12 m o n th s c o n stitu te d a year of o u tsta n d in g a rtistic initiative an d e n te r­ prise th a t th e F o u n d atio n w as proud to su p p o rt. T h o se w ho saw it will never forget th e Cleveland O rch estra’s historic p re s e n ta ­ tion a t B lossom M usic C en ter of its first fully stag ed opera: T h e M agic Flute, w ith a n in te rn a tio n a l cast, u n d e r th e b ato n of C h risto p h von D ohnanyi. In c o n tin u in g its su p p o rt of th e bold a n d in ­ ventive p ro g ram m in g th a t th e O rch es­ tra ’s p o p u la r new m u sic director b ro u g h t to Cleveland th e previous season, the F o u n d atio n c o n trib u te d $100,000 tow ard th e pro d u ctio n , a w elcom e a d d i­ tion to th e O rch estra’s re p e rto ire — especially in light of th e a n n o u n c e d te r­ m in a tio n of th e M etropolitan O pera’s a n ­ n u al to u r to Cleveland following its 1986 seaso n here.

To b e a b le to g e t f e e d b a c k n ig h t a f te r n ig h t f r o m th e a te r -g o e r s a n d th e c o m p a n y i t s e l f w a s a n in v a lu a b le e x p e r ie n c e f o r a n e w p l a y w r ig h t le a r n in g h e r c r a ft.

A “F lu te ” to rem em ber: T h e Q ueen oj N ight rises fr o m the d a rk n e ss a t B lossom M usic Center.

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O ver a t th e G re a t L akes T h e a te r • T h e C leveland O c te t’s in a u g u ra l Festival, a n o th e r $ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 C leveland C leveland c o n c e rt series, p re s e n te d F o u n d a tio n g ra n t h e lp ed new a rtis tic th ro u g h o u t 1985-86 by its e ig h t m e m b e r h e a d G erald F re e d m a n , a v e teran B ro ad ­ m u s ic ia n s (all from th e C lev elan d O r­ way director, m o u n t a m a g ic al TLuelfth c h e stra ) a t th e C leveland M u se u m of N ig h t th a t w as a s fresh in c o n c e p tio n as N a tu ra l History. it w as bold. • Lyric O p era C le v ela n d ’s in g e n io u s In o rd e r to b ro a d e n th e d iv ersity of its sta g in g of B e n ja m in B ritte n ’s co m ic p ro g ram m in g , C leveland B allet, w ith th e m a sterp iec e, A lb e r t H errin g , a c h a m b e r a ss is ta n c e of a th ree-y ear g ra n t of o p e ra seld o m p e rfo rm ed in C leveland, $ 2 6 3 ,5 8 0 , b e g a n laying p la n s for w h ic h d elig h te d a u d ie n c e a n d critic s re sid en c ie s by n a tio n a l c h o re o g ra p h e rs alike. The m u seu m Louis Falco, M urray Louis a n d M ark • T h e C leveland M u seu m of A rt’s fifth a n n o u n ced th a t it H inkson w h ich will c u lm in a te in each b ie n n ia l c e le b ra tio n of new m u sic, AKI, a r tis t’s c re a tio n of a new w ork e x p ressly w h ic h b ro u g h t s u c h n a tio n a lly reco g ­ w o u ld b e g in d i s ­ for C leveland B allet. n ized c o m p o se rs a s P hillip G lass, B ar­ p o s in g o f i t s f i s h O th e r innovative p ro g ra m m in g T h e b a ra Kolb a n d W illiam A lb rig h t to i f f u n d s to m e e t C leveland F o u n d a tio n h e lp ed to m ak e C leveland for p e rfo rm a n c e s of th e ir th e d e f ic it w e re possible: a v an t-g ard e works. n o t f o r th c o m in g • C leveland O pera’s 1986 p ro d u c tio n of b y O c to b e r 1. T h e M other o f Us A l l a h ig h ly a cc la im e d Q u ic k A c tio n a n d C o o p e ra tio n if n o t w idely k now n A m erican o p era S a v e C le v e la n d 's A q u a r iu m b a se d on th e life of S u s a n B. A nthony, In J u n e 1985 C leveland faced th e im m i­ w ith m u sic by Virgil T h o m p so n a n d n e n t loss of its a q u a riu m . T h a t lib retto by G e rtru d e S tein . M arking m o n th a b u ild in g in s p e c to r o rd ered the C leveland O pera’s first u se of th e sm a lle r city -su b sid ized facility in u p p e r G ordon Ohio T h e a tre stag e for new or e x p e ri­ P ark closed a fte r d e te rm in in g th a t th e m e n ta l w orks, M o th er won c ritical raves. roof w as unsafe. A b o u t th e sa m e tim e, th e C leveland M u seu m of N a tu ra l H is­ tory, w h ich h a d o p e ra te d th e a q u a riu m for th e c ity for th e p rev io u s 30 y ears and a c tu a lly ow ned th e fish a n d provided a sm all b u t n a tio n a lly reco g n ized staff, in ­ form ed th e city th a t it w ould n o t renew its o p e ra tin g c o n tra c t w h e n it ex p ired in J a n u a r y 1986 b e c a u se th e city su b sid y w as n o t su fficien t to cover th e a q u a ri­ u m ’s costs. E ven m o re d istu rb in g ly , the m u s e u m a n n o u n c e d its in te n tio n to beg in d isp o sin g of its fish sh o u ld fu n d s to m e e t e x istin g d eficits n o t be fo rth ­ c o m in g by O cto ber 1—a n a c tio n th a t th re a te n e d to c o m p licate p la n s for b u ild in g a m a jo r new a q u a riu m on C lev elan d ’s lak efro n t so m e tim e w ith in th e n e x t few years. At th e re q u e s t of city a d m in is tra tio n officials, re p re se n ta tiv e s of T he C leveland F o u n d atio n , alo n g w ith staff from T h e G eorge G u n d F o u n d a tio n an d th e S ta n d a rd Oil C o m p a n y 's co rp o rate S e a ch an ge: C levela n d A q u a r iu m director Dan M oreno a n d fr ie n d look b a ck on c o n trib u tio n s d e p a rtm e n t, m e t w ith a narro w escape. m u s e u m staff to find a so lu tio n . S u b s e ­ q u e n t m e e tin g s w ere held w ith officials of th e C leveland M etroparks. o p e ra to rs of th e C leveland M etro p ark s Zoo, w ith th e re su lt th a t all th re e g ra n t-m a k in g

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o rg a n iz atio n s form ally re c o m m e n d e d to th e city th a t o p e ra tio n of th e a q u a riu m be tu rn e d over to th e zoo. T h is w ould be c o n tin g e n t on th e positive o u tc o m e of a feasibility s tu d y w h ic h w ould be paid for an d c o n d u c te d by th e zoo. T h e d is c u s ­ sions also u n co v ered th e zoo’s in te re st in ow ning a n d o p e ra tin g a new lakefront a q u a riu m , a p o sitio n th a t a d d e d to its credibility a s in te rim c a re ta k e r of th e collection. In a d d itio n to its role a s in term ed iary , T he C leveland F o u n d a tio n m a d e two g ra n ts to h elp effect a sm o o th tra n sitio n , picking u p h a lf th e C leveland M useum of N atural H isto ry ’s c o sts in m a in ta in in g th e a q u a riu m ’s staff a n d collection from O ctober 1 to A pril 1, w h e n th e move to th e zoo w as sc h e d u le d to take place, an d aw arding th e M etro p ark s sy stem $100,000 to cover so m e of th e co sts of relo cating th e a q u a riu m . In a c tin g p ro m p tly to sh a p e a th o u g h t­ ful so lu tio n to a n im p e n d in g crisis, T he C leveland F o u n d atio n , in p a rtn e rs h ip w ith th e G u n d F o u n d a tio n a n d th e S ta n d a rd Oil C om pany, played a n u n u s u a l b u t c ritical role in saving a n in ­ stitu tio n vital to th e c u ltu ra l an d econom ic h e a lth of th e co m m u n ity .

OTHELLO

D rive L a u n c h e d to F in is h C le v e la n d P la y H o u se In a m ove to e n su re its ow n ab ility to co n tin u e p roviding G re ater C leveland au d ien c e s w ith q u a lity th e a tric a l p ro ­ g ram m in g , th e C leveland Play H ouse last s u m m e r la u n c h e d a $5 m illion cap ital c a m p a ig n to w h ic h T h e Cleve­ land F o u n d a tio n pled g ed to c o n trib u te u p to $ 2 5 0 ,0 0 0 over th e n e x t two years. T he “F in ish th e T h e a tre ” c am p a ig n (as th e drive h a s b e en dub b ed ) is a im e d a t re d u c in g th e c ap ital d e b t th e Play H ouse in c u rre d in b u ild in g its new $14 m illion Bolton th e a te r com plex, providing fu n d s to finish c o n stru c tio n on th e new th e a ­ te r’s ro tu n d a a n d o th e r p u b lic spaces, an d re p le n ish in g its o p e ra tin g reserve. T he F o u n d a tio n ’s early le ad e rsh ip g ran t, w h ic h will be re le ase d in in ­ c re m e n ts of $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 over th e n e x t two years b a se d u p o n th e ra isin g of a threefor-one m a tc h , is in te n d e d to en co u rag e b ro ad -b ased s u p p o rt of th is vital c o m ­ m u n ity a sse t.

A r t a n d C o m m u n ity M e et In O u td o o r S c u lp tu r e T he s tra in s of P u e rto R ican m u sic p e r­ form ed by S a lsa B o riq u a a n d h is b a n d filled th e a u tu m n air. A C leveland poet

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read a n original p a ea n to th e W est Side M arket to th e a p p lau se of a n e n th u s ia s ­ tic crowd g ath ered acro ss th e s tre e t from th e m a rk e t in M arket S q u are Park, a tiny u rb a n oasis on C leveland’s n e a r w est side. A ccording to T h e P lain Dealer, rarely h a d su c h a cross sectio n of society b een a sse m b led in one place. “T here were artists, a rts officials an d s u p ­ porters, co rp o rate backers, politicians, m e rc h a n ts an d ch ee rle a d ers from c u l­ tu ra l o rg an izatio n s a n d ch u rch es. T here were w hites, blacks, H ispanics an d H u n g arian s, Irish an d o th e r n a tio n a li­ ties. N eighborhood re sid en ts in clu d ed yo ung couples, babies, ch ild ren , retirees a n d o m n ip re se n t w inos.’’

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T h o u g h t bridge: Carl Floyd a n d a neig h b o rh o o d p u t th e fin a l to u ch es on T em pus Pons. (Photograph b y R o bert Muller, C leveland In s titu te o f Art)

T em p u s P o n s w a s a tr u e c o lla b o r a ­ tio n b e tw e e n th e a r t i s t a n d th e c o m m u n ity f o r w h ic h i t w a s in te n d e d —u n lik e w h a t o n e r e p o r te r d u b b e d “p lo p a r t.”

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T h e occasio n w as th e O ctober 26, 1985 d e d ica tio n of C leveland sc u lp to r Carl Floyd's site-specific scu lp tu re, T e m p u s Pons (T im e Bridge), a S to n eh en g e-lik e a sse m b lag e of form s d o u b lin g a s s e a tin g a n d d in in g sp ace for p a rk u s e rs th a t h a d been c o m m issio n e d by th e O hio A rts C ouncil w ith th e su p p o rt of a D ecem b er 1984 g ra n t of $ 2 0 ,0 0 0 from T h e Cleve­ lan d F o u ndatio n . It w as fittin g th a t th e n eig h b o rh o o d h a d tu rn e d ou t en m a sse to w itn e ss th e unveiling b e c a u se T em ­ p u s Pons re p re se n te d a tru e c o llab o ra­ tio n betw een th e a rtis t a n d th e c o m ­ m u n ity for w h ich th e s c u lp tu re w as in te n d e d —in im p o rta n t c o n tra st to w h a t one local n e w sp a p er re p o rte r d u b b e d “ plop a rt,” th a t w h ich h a s b een d ro p p ed into a n e ig h b o rh o o d w ith o u t its kn o w l­ edge a n d co n sen t. T h ro u g h o u t th e d esign process, Carl Floyd could be seen ro a m in g th e W est 2 5 th S tre e t n eig h b o rh o o d , ta lk in g to re sid e n ts a b o u t th e area. He invited you n g a n d old to p a in t ceram ic tiles (in­ scrib ed w ith th e ir nam es) of n e ig h b o r­ hood sc e n e s for th e ev en tu al a d o rn m e n t of th e pillars of th e scu lp tu re. By th e

tim e c o n stru c tio n w as co m p leted , m ore th a n one th o u s a n d people h a d in som e way h e lp ed w ith th e p ro ject, Floyd e stim ate s. It w as also fittin g th a t T h e Cleveland F o u n d a tio n le n t a h a n d . It h a d b een m an y y ears sin ce p u b lic a rt of any d istin c tio n h a d b e en p la ce d in do w n ­ tow n C leveland w h e n in 1975 C leveland M useum of A rt d ire c to r S h e rm a n E. Lee a sk ed th e C leveland a n d G u n d fo u n d a ­ tio n s to provide le a d e rsh ip gifts for a rt at th e new J u s tic e C enter. O ut of th is cam e m a jo r w orks by ren o w n ed a rtis ts Isam u N oguchi. R ich ard H u n t a n d G eorge Segal. T h e F o u n d a tio n also s u p p o rte d the c o m m issio n in g of w orks by scu lp to r Tony S m ith a n d o th e r n a tio n a lly a n d reg io n ally k now n a rtis ts a t th e new S tate Office B uilding. T he M arket S q u a re g ra n t reflects th e F o u n d a tio n 's c o n tin u ­ ing c o m m itm e n t to e n c o u ra g in g th e c o m m issio n in g of o u ts ta n d in g c o n te m ­ p o rary p ublic a rt for C leveland.


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ch ild re n (and n o n p ro fit org an izatio n s su c h as sen io r citizen s g ro u p s as well)— a service it decided to add in o rd er to ex­ p a n d th e u sag e of its e d u catio n al p ro ­ g ra m s by schools too financially stra p p e d to afford field trips. In u n d e rw ritin g su c h program s, the F o u n d atio n is also h elp in g foster coop­ e ratio n betw een a re a in s titu tio n s — m a tc h in g th e reso u rces of one w ith th e n eed s of a n o th e r in ways th a t will benefit an d s tre n g th e n b o th —w hile giving area c h ild ren th e k in d s of h an d s-o n ” ex­ p e rien ces th a t will no t only en rich th e ir lives b u t s e t th e m on th e road, sta tistic s show, to b eco m in g citizen s w ho are m ore likely to use a n d su p p o rt th e ir c o m m u n ity ’s m an y c u ltu ra l o p p o rtu n ities.

A m ong th e m a n y th o u g h t-p ro v o k in g co n clu sio n s of T h e C leveland F o u n d a ­ tion’s a rts m a rk e tin g survey w as th e find th a t th o se ch ild h o o d e x p e rie n c e s w ith c u ltu re th a t take p lace in a n e d u c a tio n a l co n tex t are m o st likely to re s u lt in a n ab id in g in te re st in th in g s c u ltu ra l d u r ­ ing a d u lth o o d . O ne w onders w h a t fu tu re m u sician s, p e rfo rm ers a n d even zoolo­ gists are b ein g n u rtu re d by th re e diverse an d innovative p ro g ra m s T h e C leveland F o u n d atio n h elp ed u n d e rw rite in 1985. T he gran ts, all a im e d a t m a k in g o u r c u ltu ra l ric h e s m ore acc e ssib le a n d u n d e rs ta n d a b le to y o u n g sters, are: • $13,050 to Young A u diences of G reater C leveland, Inc., to in a u g u ra te a pro g ram to provide live p e rfo rm an c es of m usic, th e a te r a n d d a n c e to 48 area public lib raries on a reduced-fee basis. Now Young A u d ien ces will be able to in ­ tro d u ce th e a rts to a different gro u p of c h ild ren (and, ju s t a s im p o rta n tly for th e o rg an izatio n s d ev elo p m en t of a b ro a d e r base of su p p o rt, th e ir p a re n ts) th a n it h as re a ch e d in th e p a s t w ith its p a c k a g ­ ing of p re-screen ed , low-cost, e d u ca tio n a l p erfo rm an ce w o rk sh o p s for public, private a n d p a ro c h ia l schools. • a $14,300 g ra n t to th e C leveland Music School S e ttle m e n t (CMSS) to p ro ­ vide a four-w eek s u m m e r p ro g ram of in ­ stru c tio n for c h ild re n aged 8 to 14. More th a n 90 ch ild ren , h a lf of w hom were given fin an cial aid, p a rtic ip a te d in L ion s and tig e r s a n d . ..: C leveland schoolchildren hea d fo r the zoo. D iscovery W orkshops in w h ich they ex­ p e rim e n te d w ith v ario u s k in d s of in ­ stru m e n ts ; stu d io in s tru c tio n on one or m ore in s tru m e n ts ; a n d e n se m b le s ex­ ploring th e w orlds of ja z z , choir, o rc h e s­ tral m u sic, m u sic a l th e ater, th e reco rd er or Orff im p ro v isa tio n te c h n iq u e s. T he p ro g ra m —w h ic h a n sw e rs a n im p o rta n t need a t a tim e w h e n m a n y school sy s­ te m s are c u ttin g m u sic e d u c a tio n from th e ir b u d g e ts —w as ju d g e d s u c h a s u c ­ cess th a t th e F o u n d a tio n h a s aw arded CMSS a sec o n d g ra n t to re p e a t it th is su m m er. • a $3 1 ,000 m a tc h tow ard th e p u rc h a se of a 7 8 -seat b u s to be u s e d to tra n s p o rt every sec o n d -g ra d e c la ss in the Cleve­ land P ublic School sy ste m (som e 8 ,000 c h ild ren in all) to th e C leveland Metrop a rk s Zoo to v isit s u c h ex h ib its a s th e new av iary a n d p a c h y d e rm building. Ac­ co rd in g to zoo d ire c to r M ichael Vitantonio, th e C leveland zoo is th e only su ch facility in th e c o u n try to provide free f ra n s p o rta tio n to th e zoo to school-age

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A ccord A sso c ia te s, In c.— C o n cert p e rfo rm a n c e of B lake a t T he C leveland Play H o u s e ............ $ 5 ,0 0 0

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A m erican W ind S ym p h on y O rches­ tra, P ittsb u rg h , P e n n s y lv a n ia Free public p e rfo rm a n c e s in C leveland’s In n e r H a rb o r . . . .$ 5 ,0 0 0 B aldw in-W allace C o lleg e— C on serv ato ry of M usic’s 1985 B ach F e s tiv a l........................................ $ 7 ,0 0 0 C leveland B a lle t—E sta b lish m e n t of w orking rela tio n sh ip s w ith a n d creatio n of new w orks by o u tsid e c h o re ­ o g rap h ers a n d o th e r a rtists (over th re e y e a r s ) ......................................$ 2 6 3 ,5 8 0 Cleveland C enter for Contem porary A rt—“A rtists/A rchitects: C hallenge in C ollaboration” lectu re series an d e x h ib itio n .................................$ 12,000 C ity of C levelan d—Cleveland /, L>oO A rea C ultural S t u d y ............ $ 2 O r 0 W The C leveland F oundation (Inc.)— A rts m a rk e tin g activ ities . . $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 S ta rt-u p su p p o rt for G ra n tm a k e rs in th e A rts (over two years) . . . . $ 3 ,0 0 0 T ransitional su p p o rt for th e C leveland A q u a r iu m .............................. $ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 Travel a n d tech n ical a ssista n c e to Accord A ssociates for developm ent of fu n d in g a p p licatio n s an d evalua­ tion of th e opera B la k e ................ $ 1 ,8 0 9 C leveland In tern ation al Film F esti­ v a l—In stallatio n of film e q u ip m e n t a t Ohio T h eatre in Playhouse S q u a r e ............................................ $ 5 ,0 0 0

C levelan d O p e r a — E x p a n s io n of th e o p e ra rep e rto ire in to new or m o re ex­ p e rim e n ta l w orks for p e rfo rm a n c e in th e Ohio T h e a t r e .................. $ 1 2 0 ,0 0 0 C leveland Opera T h ea ter (See Lyric O pera Cleveland) The C leveland P lay H o u se—Brooks T h e a tre S eries for th e 1985-86 s e a s o n ...................................... $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 “F in ish th e T h e a tre ” c a m p a ig n (over two y e a r s ) .............................. $ 2 5 0 ,0 0 0 The C leveland Public Theatre, Inc.— Free S h a k e sp e a re a t th e C leveland M etroparks Zoo for s u m m e r 1985 $ 5 ,0 0 0 C leveland S ta te U n iv e r sity — “A J u b ila tio n of P oets” o b serv in g the 2 5 th a n n iv e rs a ry of C leveland S tate U n iv ersity ’s Poetry C e n te r . . $ 7 ,5 0 0 Slide a n d lec tu re p re s e n ta tio n by C u b a n e x p re ssio n ist p a in te r R am on C a ru lla sp o n so re d by Los H ispanos U n id o s ............................................. $ 6 5 0

C leveland Z oological S o c ie t y S ta rt-u p a n d first-year o p e ra tin g s u p ­ p o rt of th e e n d a n g e re d sp ecies rep ro ­ ductive re se a rc h p ro ject a t th e Cleve­ la n d M etroparks Zoo in co n ju n c tio n w ith th e C in c in n a ti W ildlife R esearch F e d e r a tio n .................................. $ 3 5 ,0 0 0

C uyahoga C om m un ity C o lle g e Free n o o n tim e se rie s in th e Ohio T h e a tre (second y e a r ) .......... $ 3 0 ,0 0 0

C leveland M etroparks S y ste m — P u rch ase of a b u s for ed u catio n al p ro g ram s a t th e Cleveland Metro p a rk s Z o o .................................... $ 3 1 ,0 0 0 Relocation of the Cleveland A quarium to the Cleveland M etroparks Zoo $ 100,000

Find lay C ity S ch ools, Findlay, O hio—R enovation a n d resto ra tio n of th e C en tral J u n io r H igh School a u d ito r iu m * ......................... $ 1 5 0 ,0 0 0

The C leveland Modern Dance A sso ­ cia tio n (dba D ance Cleveland)— C hallenge g ra n t a n d ex p an d ed p ro g ra m m in g ......................... $ 3 0 ,0 0 0

G reat Lakes P erform ing A rtist A sso c ia te s, A nn Arbor, M ichigan— D ebut recitals a t th e C leveland M useum of A rt in 1985 a n d Cleveland a u d itio n s in 1986 (over two years)

The Cleveland M useum of A rt—1985 AKI Festival of New Music . . . $ 5 ,0 0 0 The C leveland M usic School S e ttle ­ m en t —C reation of a su m m e r m usic p rogram for c h ild r e n ............ $ 1 4 ,3 0 0

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T he C levelan d O c t e t — I n & u g ^ a l C leveland c o n c e rt se rie s . $ 4 ,0 0 0

F ootpath D ance C om pany— P erfo rm an ces in th e Ohio T h e a tre in sp rin g 1 9 8 6 ................................. $ 1 5 ,0 0 0

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G reat Lakes T h eater F e stiv a l— P ro d u ctio n of S h a k e sp e a re ’s Tlvelfth N ight a n d o p e ra tin g s u p p o rt for th e 1985 a n d 1986 s e a so n s of th e G reat Lakes T h e a te r Festival (over two years) $ 200,000 Special m a rk e tin g for th e G re a t Lakes T h e a te r F e s tiv a l.......................... $ 5 ,0 0 0


Karamu H ou se —1986 S u m m e r T h eatre I n s t i tu t e ....................... $ 3 0 ,0 0 0 Renovation of o ffic e .................... $ 4 ,8 9 6

The L inks o f C leveland, In c.— “W omen of C ourage” pro ject activ ities an d e x h ib itio n s a t th e W estern Reserve Historical S ociety a n d C uyahoga C o m m u n ity C o lle g e ................ $ 1 0 ,0 0 0 Lyric Opera C leveland (form erly Cleveland Opera T h eater)—Pro­ duction of B en jam in B ritten ’s Albert H erring .......................................$ 1 0 ,0 0 0 The D arius M ilhaud S o c ie ty — Concerts by Cleveland m u sician s featur­ ing m usic of D ariu s M ilhaud . $ 2 ,0 0 0 The M usical A rts A sso c ia tio n —T he Cleveland O rc h e stra ’s o p e ra p ro d u c ­ tion of M ozart’s The Magic Flute at Blossom M usic C e n te r . . . .$ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 Pension su b sid ie s for retired m u sician s of T h e C leveland O r c h e s tr a .......................................$ 6 ,2 4 1 S u stain in g F u n d of T h e C leveland O r c h e s tr a ................................ $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 N ational C ouncil for th e Traditional A rts, W ashington, D.C.—N ational Folk Festival in th e C u y ah o g a Valley N ational R ecreation A rea (second y e a r ) .......................................... $ 10,000 New O rganization for th e V isu al A rts (NOVA)—P ro g ram coo rd in ato r (over two y e a r s ) ...................... $ 2 1 ,8 9 6 Ohio B lu es S o ciety , In c.—Free public co n c erts in th e C leveland m etro p o litan a r e a .................... $ 3 ,0 0 0 Ohio Chamber B allet, Akron, Ohio— E x p an sio n of m a rk e tin g of Cleveland perform ances by Ohio Ballet in th e Play­ house S q u a re C e n te r ............ $ 3 5 ,0 0 0 SPACES—‘D om o Project: A rtists as D esigners” .................................$ 5 ,0 0 0 The Toledo M useum o f A rt, Toledo, Ohio—O p eratin g s u p p o r t ......... $ 5 0 0 The P h illis W h ea tley A sso c ia tio n — S c u lp tu re of J a n e E d n a H u n te r for th e new C uyahoga C ounty H u m an Services b uilding w h ich b e a rs h e r n a m e

.................................................. $ 1 6 ,3 8 8

The C leveland W omen’s C ity Club F oundation—'TWenty-fifth an n iv er­ sa ry observance of th e Cleveland A rts Prize by th e W om en’s City C lub of C le v e la n d ................................ $ 1 0 ,0 0 0 Young A udien ces of G reater Cleve­ land, In c.—Perform ances in public libraries of G reater Cleveland (over 18 m o n th s ) .................................. $ 1 3 ,0 5 0 TOTAL CULTURAL UNDESIGNATED

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(Following recipients and programs designated by donor) A sh land Library A sso cia tio n , A shland, Ohio—G eneral su p p o rt ....................................................$ 2 ,8 3 4 C leveland B a llet —G eneral su p p o rt .........................................................$ 1 6 6 The C leveland In stitu te o f M u s ic G eneral s u p p o r t ...................... $ 6 ,8 8 2 The C leveland M useum o f A r t G eneral s u p p o r t ................... $ 1 6 ,9 6 0 P u rc h ase of objects of a rt exhibited a t th e May Show in m em ory of O scar M ichael, J r ..................................... $ 5 0 0

The M usical A rts A sso cia tio n — C hildren’s concerts by T he Cleveland O r c h e s tr a .................................. $ 7 ,4 1 1 G eneral su p p o rt for T he Cleveland O r c h e s tr a ................................ $ 9 3 ,7 2 9

N orthern Ohio Opera A s s o c ia tio n G eneral s u p p o r t ........................... $ 1 6 6

Oglebay In stitu te, W heeling, W est V irginia—C ultural an d edu catio n al activities a t Oglebay Park . $ 1 4 1 ,3 4 8 The W estern R eserve H istorical S o cie ty —Care of m em orabilia of th e First Cleveland Cavalry A s s o c ia tio n .......... $ 1 0 ,4 4 7 G eneral s u p p o r t ...................... $ 7 ,0 4 8 TOTAL CULTURAL AFFAIRS GRANTS—DESIGNATED .............................................. $ 7 1 5 ,7 7 9 TOTAL CULTURAL AFFAIRS GRANTS—DESIGNATED AND UNDESIGNATED . . . . $ 2 ,5 6 1 ,1 1 7 -h 7-X. *Grant reco m m en d ed by FindAdif 6 ^ D istribution C o m m ittee o f the L. Dale D orney Fund.

The C leveland M useum of Natural H istory—G eneral su p p o rt ............................................... $ 1 8 6 ,6 3 0 P la n e ta r iu m ............................. $ 3 ,7 0 5 The C leveland Play H o u s e E x p erim en tal d ram atic work or s c h o la r s h ip ................................ $ 1 ,9 2 7 G eneral s u p p o r t ...................... $ 9 ,8 5 1 S h a k e sp ea re an an d classical pro d u c­ tio n s for s tu d e n ts a n d teach ers $ 3 ,7 0 5 C leveland Public Library—Services to s h u t - i n s ............................. $ 7 8 ,4 2 4 C leveland Zoological S o c ie t y G eneral s u p p o r t ...................... $ 3 ,8 3 6 The Garden C enter of Greater C leveland—G eneral s u p p o r t . $ 2 5 0 L ib r a r y ....................................... $ 1 ,9 4 5

In term u seum C onservation A ssoci­ a tio n -G en era l su p p o rt . . $ 1 1 ,3 8 2 Karamu H ou se—G eneral su p p o rt $ 1 2 2 ,0 3 4 Lakewood L ittle T heatre, I n c .G eneral su p p o rt ...................... $ 4 ,1 9 9

La M esa E sp anola—Je ss ie C. TUcker M em orial P r o g ra m ...................... $ 4 0 0

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Social Services For th e first tim e in h is a d u lt life, Cleve­ la n d er J o s e p h L eM asters h a s a n a p a r t­ m e n t of h is own. S o m e th in g m o st A m er­ ican s w ould take for g ra n te d is, for Joe, p e rh a p s th e cro w n in g a c c o m p lis h m e n t of his 4 0 years. T h a t a n d th e b a c h e lo r’s degree in a c c o u n tin g he e a rn e d from th e U niversity of S o u th Illinois so m e 13 y ears ago. Jo e, you see, h a s cereb ral palsy, a co n d itio n th a t h a s c o nfined him to a w h e elc h a ir a n d , u n til recently, despite h is relative y o u th , d o om ed him to a life te d io u sly p a sse d in n u rs in g h o m es or se n io r c itizen h ig h rises. B ut in J a n u a r y of th is year, Joe, along w ith his c o m p u ter, television, tre a su re d books a n d k n ic k k n ac k s, m oved in to a new ly re m o d e led s u ite of th re e room s in a form er U niversity C ircle w areh o u se th a t h a s b e en co n v erted in to a 3 6 -u n it a p a rtm e n t b u ild in g for th e severely h a n d ica p p e d by th e M axim um In d e ­ p e n d e n t L iving A ssociation. MIL is a nonprofit c o rp o ra tio n form ed in 1981 (under th e jo in t s p o n so rsh ip of th e L u th eran M etropolitan M inistry A ssocia­ tion a n d S erv ices for In d e p e n d e n t Liv­ ing) to develop h o u s in g for severely physically d isab led p erso n s. A live-in aide a tte n d s to J o e ’s b asic needs, a n d for th e first tim e sin ce h e g ra d u a te d from college he is in co n tro l of th e day-to-day rh y th m s of h is life. He enjoys socializing w ith th e o th e r re s id e n ts d u rin g p la n n e d activ ities a n d p a rtie s, re p o rtin g th a t “la st w eek th e y w e n t to see T h e Color P u rp le ,” a n d is ta k in g h is first s te p s tow ard fin d in g a c c o u n tin g w ork he c an do a t h o m e to s u p p le m e n t h is Social S ecu rity stip e n d . (The a p a r tm e n t’s re n t is federally su b sid iz e d , a n d th e sta te re im b u rse s J o e for h is live-in care.) “I like th e feeling of b ein g in d e p e n d ­ en t,” he says, sp ellin g o u t th e w ords w ith th e aid of a B liss b o ard on w h ic h le tte rs of th e a lp h a b e t a n d c o m m o n p h ra s e s are p rin ted . “N u rsin g h o m e s are oppressive to everyone in th e m . A nd th ey did n o t a c ­ cep t m e a s a n eq u al.”

A p la c e o f o n e ’s ow n: J o e LeM asters fin d s in d e p e n d e n c e a t h o m e in h is d en.

T h e M axim um In d e p e n d e n t Living b u ild in g a t 11607 E uclid Avenue in w h ich J o e LeM asters lives is ju s t one of several im p o rta n t new projects, e sta b ­ lish ed in th e la st year or so w ith a ss ista n c e from T he C leveland F o u n d a­ tion, to m ax im ize th e in d ep en d en ce of disab led persons. In th e case of th e MIL a p a rtm e n ts, th e F o u n d atio n provided a m in o r g ra n t for th e 0.5 p e rc en t of the project co st th a t th e U.S. D e p a rtm e n t of H ou sin g a n d U rban D evelopm ent (HUD) re q u ire s a s escrow —a good exam ple of a sm all, strateg ically im p o rta n t g ra n t leveraging m u c h larg er public fu n d s for a n im p o rta n t project. T he F o u n d atio n ’s e n d o rse m e n t of th e MIL c o n ce p t w as quickly v in d icated w h en all 36 a p a rtm e n ts were ren ted practically overnight by d isab led p e r­ sons. In fact th e re w as soon a w aiting list, p ro m p tin g p lan s for a second building. A nd a sim ilar g ra n t h a s been m ad e by th e F o u n d atio n th is y ear tow ard a 4 0 -u n it MIL b u ild in g to be c o n stru cte d in th e so u th w est C leveland su b u rb of Parm a. R ecognizing th a t th e n eed for su itab le h o u sin g for th e severely d isab led can also be m e t by accessible u n its w ith in re g u la r a p a rtm e n t b u ild in g s if only they c a n be identified, th e F ederation for C o m m u n ity P lan n in g , w orking jo in tly w ith Services for In d e p e n d en t Living (SIL) an d th e Paralyzed V eterans of A m erica, h a s b e g u n a survey of m arketrate h o u sin g in G reater Cleveland. An up-to-date listin g of accessible private h o u sin g for th e h an d icap p ed , developed w ith th e su p p o rt of a C leveland F o u n d a­ tion g ra n t of $35,668, will be d isse m i­ n a te d by SIL’s h o u sin g coordinator, w hose p re se n t reso u ce library on the h a n d ica p p e d -h o u sin g m ark etp lace is co n tain ed on two sh e e ts of typew riter paper! In d iv id u als w ith m e n ta l d isabilities face a sim ilar p re d ic am e n t in finding places to live. T h is situ a tio n will be rem ed ied in p a rt by N orth C oast C om ­ m u n ity Hom es, a n in d e p e n d e n t n o n ­ profit c o rp o ratio n created to p u rch ase, renovate or c o n stru c t group-living h o m es th a t could th e n be sold or leased to n o n p ro fit ag en cies serv in g physically or m e n ta lly disabled p erso n s w ho desire to live on th e ir own. S tart-u p fu n d s for a d m in istra tiv e an d p erso n n el co sts were provided by T he C leveland F oundation, w hich also m ad e a $ 3 0 ,0 0 0 recoverable g ra n t/lo a n to cover su c h in itial develop­ m e n ta l co sts a s a rc h ite c tu ra l an d legal fees.

T he F o u n d a tio n ’s e n d o r s e m e n t o f th e m a x im u m In d e p e n d e n t L iv in g c o n c e p t w a s v in d ic a te d w h en a ll 36 a p a r tm e n ts w e re r e n te d p r a c tic a lly o v e r n ig h t b y d is a b le d p e r s o n s .

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S to c k in g “T he B in ”: Lee L a n g m a c h e r totes a tray o f fr e s h stra w b erries.

C o rn u c o p ia n o w a ls o h a s a s ix a c r e f a r m in N o rth R id g e v ille w h ic h w ill b e u s e d a s a n o th e r tr a in in g a n d w o r k s ite .

N orth C oast h a s a lre a d y p u rc h a se d o p tio n s on several p ro p e rtie s a n d o b ­ ta in e d zonin g approval for four hom es. As soon a s th e co st of b rin g in g th e m u p to code h a s b e en d e te rm in e d , th e leases (and re p a irs w h ich N o rth C o ast a g re es to m ake) will be su b m itte d to th e C u y a­ h o g a C o u n ty B oard of M ental R e ta rd a ­ tion. W ith leases sig n ed by th e B oard a n d approved by th e C o u n ty C o m m is­ sioners, N orth C oast will be a b le to get b a n k lo an s to do th e a c tu a l renovation, ex p lain s N orth C o ast d ire c to r Steve M cPeak, th e re n t going to pay b a ck th e loans. T h e first four g ro u p h o m e s sh o u ld be read y for o c c u p a n ts by fall. N ext to ho u sin g , th e m o st p re ssin g n eed of m e n ta lly d isab led p e rso n s is for m e an in g fu l w ork—to feed th e soul as well as th e body. O ne of th e c o m m u n ity o rg a n iz atio n s laying th e g ro u n d w o rk for su c h o p p o rtu n itie s is Dial In d u stries, form ed in 1978 to provide vocational re h a b ilita tio n serv ices to th e m e n ta lly disabled. S ince its in cep tio n . Dial h a s of­ fered m ore th a n 6 0 0 C u y ah o g a C o u n ty re sid e n ts in d iv id u alized evaluation,

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skills, tra in in g a n d sh e lte re d em ploy­ m e n t e x p erien ces. Now a $ 7 5 ,0 0 0 Cleve­ la n d F o u n d a tio n g ra n t to Dial will leverage $ 7 6 4 ,0 0 0 in s ta te fu n d s, m a k ­ in g p o ssib le th e a c q u isitio n a n d renova­ tio n of a v o catio n al re h a b ilita tio n cen ter to tra in m e n ta lly h a n d ic a p p e d resid en ts of Lake a n d G e au g a c o u n ties. A sim ila r g ra n t (of $ 1 4 6 ,5 8 4 over three years) m a d e a t th e close of 1984 helped leverage s ta te a n d fed eral fu n d s w hich e n a b le d V ocational G u id a n c e S erv ices to o p en a co m p re h e n siv e v o catio n al re h a ­ b ilita tio n c e n te r on C lev elan d ’s n e a r w est side la st su m m e r. W ith o ne of its p rio ritie s b ein g jo b p la c e m e n t, th e new c e n te r offers, a m o n g o th e r th in g s, word p ro c e ssin g tra in in g a n d (for h a n d i­ c ap p e d H ispanics) E n g lish a s a second lan g u ag e. A few blocks away, on a m u c h sm aller scale, th e p e rso n al c o m m itm e n t of a m a rrie d couple n a m e d B rian Daw an d A nne McEvoy is b rin g in g th e d re a m of g ain fu l e m p lo y m e n t to life for th e m e n ­ tally h a n d ic a p p e d in a n a d m ira b le p ro ­ g ram called C o rn u co p ia, Inc. B eg u n as a fru it a n d vegetable sto re on M adison A venue called T h e Bin, w h e re Daw an d


McEvoy h o p e d to prove th a t th e h a n d i­ capp ed a n d n o n -h a n d ic a p p e d could w ork to g e th e r a s eq u als, C o rn u c o p ia h a s e x p an d ed to in c lu d e several gro u p h o m es for th e em ployees, a s well a s a deli, a g re e n h o u se a n d e ig h t a c re s of loaned farm la n d w h ic h provide m ore e m p lo y m e n t o p p o rtu n itie s for th e d is­ abled. Of th e 59 p e rso n s w ho have left th e p ro g ram sin ce its in c ep tio n in 1975, 83 p e rc e n t have su c c e ssfu lly m oved into o th e r jo b s or m o re a d v a n c e d tra in in g . Now—w ith th e s u p p o rt of a th ree-y ear F o u n d atio n g ra n t of u p to $168,0 0 6 C o rn u co pia ca n m ak e fully o p e ra tio n al a six-acre farm in N orth R idgeville w hich will be u se d a s a n o th e r tra in in g a n d w ork site. In ad d itio n , th e food p ro d u c e d th ere will ad d to th e profits of T h e Bin, as well a s lower th e food c o sts of th e group resid en ces. H ere is a m u ltifac e ted social service p ro g ra m th a t tru ly works. B ut te a c h in g th e h a n d ic a p p e d skills for in d e p e n d e n t living sh o u ld begin earlier th a n a d u lth o o d . U nfortunately, m o st d isab led p e rso n s a re n o t p re p a red for a d u lt life in m a in s tre a m so ciety by th e ir schools. U sing $ 4 8 ,2 9 5 in sta rt-u p fu n d s from T h e C leveland F o u n d atio n , S ervices for In d e p e n d e n t L iving is try ­ ing to re m e d y th a t by e sta b lish in g a m odel p ro g ram to te a c h in d e p e n d e n t liv­ ing skills a n d offer c a re e r g u id a n c e to disabled y o u th in a classro o m se ttin g b eg in n in g in g rad e school. SIL is also a t­ te m p tin g th ro u g h v a rio u s o u tre a c h a c ­ tivities to raise th e a w are n e ss of teachers, p a re n ts a n d n o n -d isab led s tu d e n ts a ro u n d th e often u n a p p re c i­ ated p o te n tia l of th e d isab led a n d th e ir desire to lead full, p ro d u ctiv e lives.

drow ning. An a sto u n d in g 85 p e rc en t of all alco h o lics a n d p ro b lem d rin k ers never receive any form al tre a tm e n t. O ne of th e re a so n s for th is is th e alco­ h o lic’s ow n re lu c ta n c e to a d m it to or deal w ith h is or h e r d ise a se —a n o bstacle th a t th re e of several d ru g -d ep en d en cy p ro ­ g ra m s T h e C leveland F o u n d atio n helped to su p p o rt in 1985 fully recognize an d a t­ te m p t to overcom e. T h e C en ter for H u m a n S erv ices’ E m ­ ployee A ssistan ce Service P rogram (EASE), for exam ple, provides c o u n se l­ in g to alcohol a n d d ru g a b u se rs a t th e em p lo y er’s re q u e st, n o t th e em ployee’s. T h e F o u n d atio n ’s 1985 g ra n t of $ 6 6,700 will allow th e C en ter to offer EASE serv ­ ices to m ore c o m p an ies th a n th e thirtyfour w ith w h ich it th e n h a d c o n tra c ts by th e ad d itio n of a full-tim e co u n selo r to its 2 .5 -m em b er staff. T he new flex-tim e day tre a tm e n t p ro ­ gram of A lcoholism Services of Cleve­ land, on th e o th e r h an d , recognizes th a t alcoholics m ay u se th e ir w ork as an ex cu se—real or m a n u fa c tu re d —to avoid en ro llin g in len g th y tre a tm e n t p ro ­ gram s. U n d er th e provisions of th is new pro g ram , to w hich T he C leveland F o u n ­ d atio n will c o n trib u te $198,762 over th re e years, tre a tm e n t tim e ta b le s are tailored to th e in d iv id u a l’s w ork sc h e d ­ ule, w ith intensive care u n til th e clien t is read y for a one-year follow-up program . It is n o t su rp risin g th a t b u sin esses, as well as th e various h e a lth in su ra n ce p la n s th a t will u ltim a te ly pay th e fees, approve of th is a p p ro a ch b e ca u se it allows th e recovering alcoholic to m a in ­ tain a jo b w hile in tre a tm e n t. Jew s w ho suffer from alcoholism often fall into sim ilar p a tte rn s of denial, as do th e ir fam ilies, h aving b een raised in th e A g e n c ie s W ork w ith E m p lo y e r s belief th a t “Jew s don’t drink, so Jew s To H elp A lc o h o lic s c a n ’t be alcoholics.” In a co n certed effort to deal w ith th is problem , th e F o u n d a­ T h ere are 13 m illion a lco h o lics in th e tion gave second-year s u p p o rt (of a twoU nited S tates, a c c o rd in g to th e la te st figures released by th e N ational In stitu te year $111,670 g rant) in 1985 to Cleve­ la n d ’s Je w ish Fam ily S ervices A ssocia­ on A lcohol A b u se a n d A lcoholism tion (JFSA), w hich h a d b een providing (NIAAA), a divisio n of th e U.S. D e p art­ co o rd in ated serv ices to alcoholics an d m e n t of H e alth a n d H u m a n Services. In th e ir fam ilies. T he m u lti-p ro n g ed JFSA ad d itio n to th e grave h a rm it b rin g s p ro g ram in clu d es c o n scio u sn ess-raisin g a b u se rs a n d th e ir fam ilies, alcoholism in th e Je w ish c o m m u n ity a ro u n d th e exacts a te rrib le toll on th e re s t of socie­ problem of alcoholism , th e involvem ent ty: $50 billion in lo st e m p lo y m e n t a n ­ of ra b b is an d synagogues, a n d th e nually, $17 billion s p e n t on h e a lth care, s tre n g th e n in g of th e a g e n c y ’s own ex­ $7 billion in p ro p e rty loss a n d crim e. Yet, p ertise in w orking w ith Je w ish fam ilies d esp ite th e m a g n itu d e of th is d e v asta t­ in w h ich th e re is a n alcoholic. ing social p ro b lem , th e re are clearly not e n o u g h lifelines to save all th o se w ho are

T he E A SE p ro g ra m r e c o g n iz e s th a t a lc o h o lic s m a y u se w ork a s an e x c u s e —r e a l or m a n u fa c tu r e d —to a v o id e n ro llin g in tr e a tm e n t p ro g ra m s.

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B ack on track: Teen m o th e r A d rie n n e Van H orn h its th e books a t h om e.

O f th e 117 te e n m o th e r s w h o h a d p a r ti c ip a t e d in th e p r o g r a m , o n ly th r e e h a d b e c o m e p r e g n a n t a g a in — a n d o n e o f th o s e p r e g n a n c ie s w a s p la n n e d .

O th e r C leveland F o u n d a tio n g ra n ts m a d e in 1985 to n o tew o rth y p ro g ra m s c o m b a tin g c h em ica l d e p e n d e n c y are: • $ 1 5 0,00 0 to New D irections, a fiveyear-old re sid e n tia l tre a tm e n t p ro g ram for a d o le sc e n t alcohol or d ru g a b u se rs, tow ard a $2 m illion cap ital c am p a ig n to b u ild a m u c h -n e ed e d new s h e lte r in C leveland’s e a s te rn s u b u rb s th a t will allow it to d o u b le its c lie n t load, th u s tre a tin g u p to one h u n d re d te e n a g e rs every year, an d • a tw o-year g ra n t of $ 7 5 ,0 0 0 tow ard th e o p eratio n of th e C ovenant A dolescent C hem ical D ep en d en cy T rea tm e n t C en ­ ter, a c h u rc h -ru n in ten siv e daily p ro ­ g ra m of s tru c tu re d th e ra p e u tic an d developm en tal a ctiv itie s for W est Side C leveland te e n a g e rs su fferin g from p ro b ­ lem s a tte n d a n t n o t only to d ru g a b u se b u t to in d ig en ce a n d b ro k en h o m e s as well.

B r e a k in g th e C y c le o f Teen P r e g n a n c y “ B abies h av in g b a b ie s” —te en a g e p re g n a n cy in u rb a n A m erica h a s b e ­ com e so ep id em ic it h a s sp aw n ed its own colorful catch p h rase. In C leveland, th e problem c an also be d escrib ed in te rm s

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of cold sta tistic s: 32 p e rc e n t of first b irth s h e re in 1980 w ere to te en a g e m o th e rs. W h a t is less p o p u la rly know n b u t even m o re a la rm in g is th e ten d en cy of th e se y o u n g w o m en to b eco m e preg­ n a n t ag ain . In 1982, 4 2 7 C leveland te e n a g e rs b etw een th e a g es of 16 an d 19 h a d a lre ad y h a d th e ir sec o n d child. 76 h a d h a d th e ir th ird ch ild a n d e ig h t had h a d th e ir fo u rth child. B u t th e re is h o p e for a tu rn a ro u n d in th is d is tu rb in g tre n d . A n n o u n c e d last fall a t a n a tio n a l p re ss co n feren ce in New York, th e re s u lts of a jo in t p ro g ram of T h e C leveland F o u n d a tio n a n d T he Ford F o u n d a tio n called P ro ject R ed irectio n — a 1983 in itiativ e d e sig n e d to h elp teen m o th e rs re m a in in school a n d develop c a re e r p la n s —show ed th a t re p e a t p reg ­ n a n c ie s c a n be p rev en ted . Of th e 117 te e n m o th e rs w ho h a d p a r­ tic ip a ted a s of O cto b er 1985 in th e p io n e erin g tw o -a n d -a -h a lfy e ar program o p e ra ted h ere by th e Young W om en's C h ristia n A sso ciatio n of C leveland (YWCA), only th re e h a d b eco m e p reg ­ n a n t a g ain . “A nd o ne of th o se p re g n a n ­ cies w as p la n n e d ,” p ro ject d irecto r D ebra Lewis C urlee rep o rted . T he Cleve­ lan d p ro g ram is m o d eled on a successful pilot p roject c arrie d o u t in B oston. New York, P h o en ix a n d R iverside, C alifornia, fu n d ed by th e Ford F o u n d a tio n w h ich Ford so u g h t to rep licate elsew h ere in p a rtn e rs h ip w ith c o m m u n ity foundations.


“T he close p a rtn e rs h ip betw een local c o m m u n ity fo u n d a tio n s a n d local p ro ­ g ra m s w h ich we h a d hoped w ould devel­ op in th e seven U.S. cities w h ere th e Teen P reg n an cy p ro ject w as rep licated worked very well in C leveland,” says Delia C ouncil, P roject R edirection coor­ d in ato r for th e M anpow er D evelopm ent an d R esearch C ouncil (MDRC), th e n a ­ tional re se a rc h o rg a n iz atio n en g ag ed by Ford to m a n a g e th e n atio n w id e program . “T he C leveland project also s e t a very good ex am ple for th e re s t of th e c o u n try of how to go a b o u t in s titu tio n a liz in g a successful p ro g ram so th a t it need not co n tin u e to be totally d e p e n d e n t on o u t­ side funding." U nited Way S erv ices h a s been su fficiently im p re sse d to agree to u n d e rw rite c o n tin u a tio n of P roject R edirection h ere a s a re g u la r YWCA program . T he esse n ce of P roject R edirection, w hose first th re e y ears of o p eratio n were su p p o rte d by C leveland F o u n d atio n g ra n ts to talin g $ 2 2 8 ,4 3 6 , is to m a tc h each teen w ith a tra in e d w om an v o lu n ­ teer from th e sa m e socioeconom ic b a c k ­ ground, w ho provides m oral su p p o rt a n d e n c o u ra g e m e n t to th e y o u n g er w om an an d acts as a role m odel. An indiv id u al career p lan is developed for each teen, m o nitored by th e v o lu n te e r a n d s u p ­ p lem en ted w ith a tte n d a n c e a t seven to nine YWCA w o rk sh o p s a m o n th covering a ran g e of to pics from sex e d u c a tio n an d p a re n tin g to a ss e rtiv e n e ss train in g . “All of th e girls c u rre n tly enrolled in th e p ro gram are now a tte n d in g school,” C urlee rep o rted in th e fall of la st year. “We’re very s te rn n o t o nly a b o u t en ro ll­ m ent. b u t a b o u t a tte n d a n c e . T hey even have to b rin g in th e ir re p o rt cards. Ten are on th e h o n o r roll. We h a d two girls g ra d u a te la st y ear a n d four m ore th is year. Several have tra n sfe rre d into high schools w h ich offer v ocational train in g , and," sh e n o ted proudly, “ th re e s ta rte d college th is S eptem ber."

called, w as a n idea w hose tim e had com e. In 1957, it jo in ed forces w ith th e Red C ross to becom e th e U nited Appeal, w h o se u b iq u ito u s sym bol w as th e red feather. Today we know it as U nited Way S erv ices (U W S )-a vital so u rce of c o n tin ­ u in g o p e ra tin g s u p p o rt to m ore th a n 170 G reater C leveland social services agencies. For th e p a st decade, C leveland's per c a p ita c o n trib u tio n s to UWS have led the n atio n . B ut th e heavy loss of m a n u fa c ­ tu rin g jo b s in re c en t y ears in N o rth east O hio an d th e stra ite n e d c irc u m sta n c e s in w hich m an y re m a in in g co m p an ies have found th em selv es have m ad e it in ­ c reasin g ly difficult for U nited Way to m e e t its a n n u a l cam p a ig n goal—even as w id esp read u n e m p lo y m e n t an d the a t­ te n d a n t s tre ss have led to a g re a ter d e­ m a n d for all m a n n e r of h u m a n services. M eanwhile, a s federal fu n d in g of local h e alth an d social serv ices p ro g ram s con-

The h e a v y lo s s o f j o b s h ere h a s m a d e i t in c r e a s ­ in g ly d if f ic u lt f o r U n ited W ay to m e e t it s a n n u a l c a m p a ig n g o a l.

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T he Way o f th e future: United Way Services s ta ff p la n a long-range m a rke tin g stra te g y to m e e t grow ing n eed s w ith sh rin k in g resources.

U n ited W ay C r a fts P la n To M eet F u tu re N e e d s In 1919 w h e n th e new ly e sta b lish e d C leveland F o u n d a tio n w as c o n d u c tin g its h isto ric survey of th e c ity ’s relief agencies, one of th e first re c o m m e n d a ­ tions w as th e e sta b lis h m e n t of a n a n ­ n u al drive for c h a rita b le c o n trib u tio n s to su p p o rt th e grow ing n u m b e r of c o m ­ m u n ity a g en c ie s m e e tin g basic h u m a n n eed s here. T h e C o m m u n ity F u n d or C o m m u n ity C hest, a s it w as so m e tim e s

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S e r io u s gam e: A C hild G u id a n c e C en ter c o u n selo r u se s a n a n a to m ic a lly c o m p le te doll to d ra w o u t a c h ild ’s sto ry o f se x u a l a b u se. (S im u la ted )

Th is s tr e a m lin in g e f f o r t s h o u ld r e s u l t in c o n ­ s id e r a b le s a v in g s in U n ited W ay m e m b e r a g e n c ie s ' b u d g e ts .

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tin u e s to erode, th e p re s su re s o n su c h c o m m u n ity -b a sed c h a rita b le o rg a n iz a ­ tio n s a s U nited Way S erv ices to m ak e u p th e difference have grow n d ram atically . Not c o n te n t sim p ly to h o p e th a t in d i­ v id u al a n d co rp o rate giving will ex p an d to m e e t th e need, U nited Way h a s e m ­ b ark ed on a lo n g -ran g e p ro ject to review a n d refine its m a rk e tin g re se a rc h an d fu n d -raisin g strateg ies. In view of th e c ru cial role played by UWS in th is c o m m u n ity , a n d believing as it does in th e im p o rta n c e of b u ild in g o rg a n iz atio n al skills a n d c ap a b ilities in th e no n p ro fit sector, th e D istrib u tio n C om m ittee of T h e C leveland F o u n d atio n h a s m ad e a g ra n t of $ 4 2 7 ,0 0 0 to U nited Way for th e d ev elo p m en t of a long-range m a rk e tin g plan. B esides providing s u p ­ p o rt for key p erso n n el, th e th ree-year g ra n t will e n ab le U nited Way to c o n d u c t focus g ro u p s a n d surveys to d e te rm in e w ho p o te n tia l new d o n o rs are a n d how b e st to c o m m u n ic a te w ith th e m . A rm ed w ith th is new m a rk e tin g so p h istica tio n , U nited Way h o p es to in c re ase fu n d s raised a n n u a lly from a c u rre n t level of $46.3 m illion (1985) to m ore th a n $ 60 m illion.

C o n cu rren tly , U n ited W ay Services so o n will co m p le te th e se c o n d a n d third p h a se s of a n o th e r p ro g ra m —also funded w ith th e h e lp of T h e C leveland F o u n d a­ tion. As a v o lu n te e r e x ecu tiv e w orking w ith UWS a g e n c ie s u n d e r U nited Way’s M an a g e m e n t A ssista n c e P ro g ram (MAP), S a m u e l W olpert h a d se e n a need to sta n d a rd iz e a n d c o m p u te riz e th e data co llectio n a n d re p o rtin g p ro c e d u res UWS re q u ire s of its g ra n te e s so th a t the a d m in is tra tiv e c o sts re s u ltin g from the re p o rtin g re q u ire m e n ts of local, state a n d federal g o v e rn m e n t ag en cies, foun­ d a tio n s a n d m o n ito rin g bo d ies could be c o n sid e ra b ly re d u c ed . A se rie s of g ran ts from T h e W olpert F u n d , a su p p o rtin g o rg a n iz a tio n of T h e C leveland F o u n d a­ tion, a n d th e F o u n d a tio n itself h a s been u n d e rw ritin g th is s tre a m lin in g effort, w h ich sh o u ld re s u lt in c o n sid e ra b le sav­ in g s in U nited Way m e m b e r ag e n c ie s’ b udgets.

A g e n c ie s J o in F o rces A g a in s t F a m ily S e x u a l A b u s e “N early every tim e th e m o th e r left th e house, th e fa th e r locked a n d doublelocked th e doors. He forced h is d a u g h te r into th e bedroom , living room or b ath ro o m . A nd th e n h e ra p e d her.”


So b e g a n a fo u r-p art series in T h e P lain D ealer la s t M arch th a t fran k ly d escrib ed th e p ro b lem of sex u a l a b u se of ch ild ren in A m erica. T h e series, w hich e stim ate d th a t m ore th a n 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 c h il­ d ren are sex u ally a b u se d in A m erica each year, h a d in p a rt b e e n in sp ire d by in te re st in a new co m m u n ity -w id e effort to forge a co o rd in a ted sy ste m for id e n ti­ fying, rep o rtin g , in v estig atin g , p ro s e c u t­ ing a n d tre a tin g c a se s of sex u a l a b u se in C uyahoga C o u n ty called th e IntraFam ily S ex u al A b u se P roject (IFSAP). S u p p o rted in its first a n d sec o n d years by C leveland F o u n d a tio n g ra n ts to talin g $108,820, IFSAP—a cooperative effort of th e F ed eration for C o m m u n ity P la n n in g C ouncil on C h ild ren , Youth a n d F am i­ lies; C u y ah o g a C o u n ty D e p a rtm e n t of H u m an S ervices; C hild G u id an ce C enter; G u a rd ia n Ad L item for C hildren Project of th e C u y ah o g a C o u n ty B ar A ssociation; C u y ah o g a C o u n ty Ju v e n ile Court; W est Side A dolescent S ervices Network; Free M edical C linic of G reater Cleveland; C leveland Police D ep artm en t; C uyahoga C o u n ty P ro se c u to r’s Office, W itness/V ictim S ervice C en ter of C uyahoga C ounty; C leveland R ape C risis C enter; C leveland M etropolitan G eneral H o sp ital’s D e p a rtm e n t of Social Services, D ivision of A dolescent M edicine a n d P a re n tin g P rogram , an d th e Safe K ids P ro g ra m —h a d m oved quickly on m a n y im p o rta n t fronts. Since its fo u n d in g in S e p te m b e r 1983, th e coalition h a s tra in e d a p p ro x im a te ly 4,000 a re a p ro fessio n als from th e fields of law, social w ork, m edicine, m e n ta l h e a lth a n d c rim in a l ju s tic e to recognize the b eh avioral a n d physical in d ic a to rs of sexual ab u se. It h a s developed w ritten protocols for th e se p ro fessio n als a n d su ch g o v e rn m e n tal a g e n c ie s a s th e po­ lice, c o u n ty p ro se c u to r a n d C u y ah o g a C ounty D e p a rtm e n t of H u m a n S ervices (CCDHS) on re p o rtin g a n d h a n d lin g cases of ch ild sex u a l a b u se a n d is d is trib u tin g th e se p rin te d p ro c e d u res com m unity-w ide. U n d er th e co alitio n ’s aegis, a p ro se c u ­ tion pilot p ro ject involving th e S econd D istrict of th e C leveland Police D e p art­ m en t, th e A lpha P ro g ram of M etro G e n ­ eral H ospital (m ore a b o u t w h ich later), CCDHS a n d th e c o u n ty p ro se c u to r h a s b een te ste d a n d fo u n d so su c c e ssfu l th a t it will be e x p a n d e d to all C leveland police d is tric ts th is year. T h e p ro ject s

a im s are to have a re p re se n ta tiv e from e ac h of th e se g ro u p s p re se n t a t th e first in terv iew w ith th e alleged child victim in o rd e r to red u ce th e n u m b e r of tra u m a tic interview s th e child m u s t undergo, to develop a stro n g c o u rt case by p ro d u c in g a b e tte r record of th e first interview , a n d to provide m a x im u m s u p ­ p o rt for th e child (who m ay so m etim es c h a n g e h is or h e r sto ry a s a re su lt of in ­ tim id a tio n by o th e r ad u lts, th ereb y m a k ­ ing p ro secu tio n difficult) by h av in g a single p ro se cu to r assig n e d to follow th e case all th e way from th a t very first in te r­ view th ro u g h c rim in al c o u rt proceedings. IFSAP is also w orking w ith th e legal c o m m u n ity on a n o th e r fro n t to lessen th e v ictim ’s ordeal; it h opes th is year to see a bill p assed by th e Ohio leg islatu re to e sta b lish v id eo tap in g of child w it­ n e sse s in c rim in al c o u rt cases. Finally, a new tre a tm e n t service called th e A lpha P rogram , w h ich is staffed by a clinical te am of p ed iatrician , p ed iatric n u rse p ractitio n er, social w orker a n d sex ed u cato r, h a s b een e stab lish ed a t Cleve­ lan d M etropolitan G eneral H ospital to provide m ed ical evaluation an d m e n tal h e a lth in terv en tio n for c h ild ren w ho have b een sex u ally ab u sed . It is open to th e c o m m u n ity by referral. T h e Intra-F am ily S exual A buse Proj­ ect is a n excellent exam ple of th e k in d of in te rin stitu tio n a l cooperation T he Cleve­ lan d F o u n d atio n likes to s u p p o rt—in th e belief th a t g ro u p s w orking to g eth er can so m etim es acco m p lish th in g s they could never achieve individually, m u ltip ly in g th e effectiveness of th e good w ork they c a rry o u t ind iv id u ally w ith in a su p p o rtiv e system . It is safe to say th a t in little m ore th a n two years IFSAP is well on its way to b eco m in g a m odel p ro ­ g ram for th e nation.

IFSAP’s p ro g ra m a tte m p ts to re d u c e th e n u m b e r o f tr a u m a tic in te r ­ v ie w s th e a lle g e d c h ild v ic tim o f se x u a l abu se m u s t u n dergo.

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A lco h o lism S e r v ic e s o f C leveland, In c.—S ta rt-u p fu n d s for a flex-tim e day tre a tm e n t p ro g ra m for a lco h o l­ ism (over th re e years) . . . . $ 1 9 8 ,7 6 2

Social Services Grants

A rcadia Local S ch ool, A rcadia, O hio—A rcad ia C o m m u n ity Involve­ m e n t C o u n cil’s s u m m e r rec re atio n p r o g r a m * ...................................... $ 2 ,6 7 6 B elle fa ir e —R esearch c e n te r (fourth a n d fifth y e a r s ) .................... $ 2 3 2 ,8 9 0

C leveland H ealth E d u c a t io n M useum —E x h ib it o n a g in g • $ 2 ,5 0 0 C leveland H earing and S p eech C enter —L anguage screen in g for innercity preschool c h ild re n . ■ ■$ 5 3 ,2 0 0 C leveland R ape C risis C en ter— R eplication of th e C hild A ssa u lt Pre­ vention P roject in C leveland elem en ­ ta ry s c h o o l s ...............................$ 9 ,0 0 0 The C leveland S o c ie ty for th e B lin d —O p eratin g s u p p o rt . $ 3 2 ,2 5 0

B erea C hildren’s H om e— Im p le m e n ta tio n of a clien t m a n a g e ­ m e n t s y s te m .............................. $ 2 2 ,0 0 0

R eh ab ilitatio n of th e v isu ally im paired eld erly (over two years) . . . . $ 4 5 ,0 0 0

B etterw ay, Inc., E lyria, O h io New office facilities a n d two g roup h o m e s ........................................... $ 7 3 ,1 1 0

C leveland S ta te U n iv ersity — C onference on M inority a n d E thnic A g in g ...............................................$ 2 ,9 7 5

Boy S co u ts o f A m erica, G reater C leveland C ouncil No. 4 4 0 —InSchool S c o u tin g P rogram in e le m e n ­ tary schools (second y e a r). . $ 2 2 ,2 6 3

C ollinwood C om m unity S erv ices C enter—D evelopm ent of a youth and fam ily co u n selin g p ro ject in collabo­ ratio n w ith B eech B rook (over two y e a r s ) ........................................ $ 5 0 ,0 0 0

Boy S co u ts o f A m erica, N o rth ea st Ohio C ouncil, P a in esv ille, O h io O p eratin g s u p p o r t .......................... $ 5 0 0 E liza B ryant C en ter—P la n n in g for a m u ltip u rp o se sen io r c e n te r

$ 20,000 Camp Ho-Mita-Koda, Newbury, Ohio —C o n stru c tio n of a new sw im ­ m in g p o o l .................................... $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 C atholic C h a rities C orporation of C leveland—Renovation of th e M artin De Porres C e n te r ..................... $ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 C enter For Hum an S e r v ic e s — E x p an sio n of th e Em ployee A ssist­ an ce Service P rogram (EASE) (over th re e y e a rs )................................. $ 6 6 ,7 0 0 The C leveland Foundation (Inc.)— E valuation a n d tech n ical a ssista n c e for th e Young W om en’s C h ristian A ssociation of C leveland . . . . $ 7 ,0 0 0 P articipation w ith th e N ational A dvisory C om m ittee of th e Living a t H om e P r o g r a m .................... $ 3 ,5 0 0 Recoverable g ran t/lo an for th e develop­ m e n t of N orth C oast C o m m u n ity H om es (over 18 m onths) . . . $ 3 0 ,0 0 0 Review and tech n ical a ssista n c e for th e U nited Way S ervices’ long-range p l a n .............................................$ 7 ,0 0 0

C om m unity A ction C om m ission, Findlay, O hio—Van for han d icap p ed an d e ld e r ly * ................................. $ 2,000 Cornucopia, In c.—C apital budget and o p e ra tin g s u p p o rt for a tra in in g farm a n d w ork site for h a n d ic a p p e d p e r­ so n s (over th re e years) . . . . $ 7 3 ,4 5 3 C ouncil for E conom ic O pportuni­ t ie s in G reater C levelan d —Devel­ o p m e n t of a preschool rese a rc h and d e m o n stra tio n m odel to facilitate the in tellectu al developm ent of black c h i l d r e n ................................... $ 1 7 ,5 0 0 Council of International Programs— Cleveland In te rn a tio n a l V olunteer O rg an izatio n s’ co o rd in a tin g function a n d a c tiv ities for low -incom e and m in o rity y o u th (second vear) $ 1 5 ,7 1 0 The C oventry Youth C e n t e r S tart-u p su p p o rt for a n o u treach w orker a n d staff tra in in g . . $ 2 5 ,0 0 0 Cuyahoga C ounty D ep artm en t of Human S erv ices, S ocial S ervices D iv isio n —C rippled a n d han d icap p ed ch ild ren 's f u n d ......................... $ 8,000 “G ive-A -C hristm as" Program $ 5 ,5 0 0 D ial In d u stries, In c. —A cquisition an d renovation of a reh a b ilita tio n cen ­ te r for Lake a n d G eau g a co u n tie s $ 7 5 ,0 0 0

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Federation for C om m un ity P la n ­ ning—A d m inistration of th e charitab le portion of th e s u p e rm a rk e t s e ttle ­ m en t (fourth y e a r ) ....................... $ 6 ,1 9 2 C om pletion of a long-range plan by the C itizens M ental H ealth A ssem bly $ 6 ,9 0 0 D evelopm ent of in fo rm atio n on a p a rt­ m en ts for the disabled (over 15 m o n th s ) ................................... $ 3 5 ,6 6 8 The G erontological S o c ie ty of Am erica, W ashington, D.C.— G erontological fellows in Cleveland (over two y e a rs ).........................$ 3 0 ,0 0 0 Greater C leveland N eighborhood C enters A sso cia tio n — Help Yourself P rogram of th e G reater Cleveland Welfare R ights O rganization to provide em p lo y m en t rea d in ess training for welfare recipients .

$ 10,000

Staff su p p o rt for th e G arfield H eights C om m unity C e n te r ............... $ 1 5 ,0 0 0

Hancock C ounty M ental H ealth Society, Inc., Findlay, O hio— D evelopm ent of a divorce m ed iatio n project in H ancock C o u n ty (over two y e a r s ) * ..................................... $ 1 2 ,7 7 4 H ealth H ill H osp ital for C hildren— Feasibility s tu d y of a m erg e r betw een H ealth Hill H ospital a n d T he Society for C rippled C hildren of C uyahoga C ou n ty In c.............................. $ 1 2 ,0 0 0 HELP, Inc. (form erly HELP for Retarded C hildren, Inc.)—M ental health tra in in g p ro g ram . . . . $ 7 ,5 0 0 H ELP-Six C him neys, In c.—M ental h ealth tra in in g p ro g ram . . . . $ 7 ,5 0 0 The In stitu te for C reative L iving—P articip atio n by social serv ­ ice agencies in th e o u td o o r ch allenge p r o g r a m s .................................... $ 1 8 ,5 4 6 J ew ish C om m unity F ed eration of C leveland—G roup h o m e develop­ m en t for th e m en ta lly reta rd e d (over three y e a rs )........................... $ 1 4 5 ,8 5 0 Lake C ounty YMCA—O p eratin g s u p p o r t ........................................... $ 1,000 Lake Erie Girl S co u t C o u n c ilO perating s u p p o r t .......................... $ 5 0 0

The H a ttie Larlham Foundation, Inc., M antua, O hio—C o n stru ctio n a n d renovation of th e p re se n t facility a n d a new group hom e in Solon $ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 The Loudan Home, Findlay, O hio—S ta rt-u p fu n d s for a hom e for unw ed m o th e rs $ 10,000 L utheran M etropolitan M inistry A sso c ia tio n —D isabled Em ploy­ m e n t A w areness P rogram (over 18 m o n t h s ) ..................................... $ 5 5 ,0 0 0 M ount P lea sa n t Youth A ction Council, In c.—Staff su p p o rt for the day-care p rogram (over two years)

$ 20,000 New D irection s, In c.—C apital c a m p a ig n ............................. $ 1 5 0 ,0 0 0 Noble-N ela Sen ior C itizen s, In c.— P la n n in g for th e frail elderly day-care p r o g r a m ........................................ $ 5 ,0 0 0 N orth C oast C om m unity Homes, In c.—S tart-u p su p p o rt for h om es for physically a n d m en tally han d icap p ed (over 18 m o n th s ) ...................... $ 7 1 ,2 2 5 N ursing Home O m budsm an Pro­ gram —TVaining of boarding hom e p ro v id e rs ....................................... $ 3 ,0 0 0 The P resb ytery of th e W estern R eserve —Learning, vocational and recreational program a t Calvary P res­ byterian C hurch (fifth an d sixth y e a r s ) ....................................... $ 6 4 ,2 0 0 The Benjam in Rose I n s t it u t e O perating su p p o rt ...............$ 3 2 ,2 5 0 St. Tim othy E piscopal Church, Perrysburg, Ohio—C om m unity proj­ ects a n d charitable program s u n ­ related to religious activities . . $ 5 0 0 The Salvation Army, Paine sville, Ohio —O perating s u p p o r t.......... $ 2 5 0

T ransitional Housing, In c.—S ta rt­ up staff su p p o rt ...................... $ 2 5 ,0 0 0 U nited Church of C hrist, N aples, Florida—C om m unity projects and charitab le program s u n related to religious a c tiv itie s ..................... $ 1,000 U nited Way of C ollier County, N aples, Florida—O perating su p p o rt $250 U nited Way of Lake County, Inc., P a in esville, Ohio —O perating s u p p o r t .............................................$ 5 0 0 U nited Way S e r v ic e s—Im p lem en ta­ tion of m ark e tin g research com po­ n e n ts of the long-range plan (over th ree y e a r s ) ........................ $ 4 2 7 ,0 0 0 M anagem ent A ssistance Program (fifth, six th a n d seventh years) $ 7 5 ,0 0 0 P h ases II a n d III of the Interagency Inform ation S ystem Project $ 3 4 ,7 5 0 The V olunteers of A m e r ic a C apital im p ro v e m e n ts.............. $ 5 ,6 3 8 W.S.E.M. C rossroads for Youth— Covenant Adolescent Chem ical Depend ency T reatm ent C enter (second and th ird y e a rs )................................ $ 7 5 ,0 0 0 The Young Men’s C hristian A ssocia­ tion of C leveland—C apital cam paign for conversion of w est side facility to H ispanic C enter (over three years) $ 2 5 0 ,0 0 0 “Shoes for K ids” project . . . . $ 8 ,0 0 0 The Young Women’s C hristian A sso cia tio n of C leveland—Project Redirection for teen-age m o th ers (third y e a r ) ................................ $ 7 0 ,3 1 6 TOTAL SOCIAL SERVICES GRANTS— UNDESIGNATED $ 3 ,1 4 2 ,3 4 3

Sam aritan C ounseling C e n te r S tart-up su p p o rt for staff train in g in couples’ th e r a p y ................... $ 1 3 ,0 0 0 S erv ices for In depend en t L iving— E stab lish m e n t of an ed u catio n com ­ p o n e n t for disabled children ..................................................$ 4 8 ,2 9 5 A m asa S ton e House, I n c .O perating su p p o rt .............. $ 3 2 ,2 5 0

Support S erv ices for E lders, Inc., San Francisco, C alifornia—T hree day w orkshop in Cleveland on elderly protective services program . $ 2,000

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(Following re cip ie n ts a n d p ro g ra m s d e sig n a te d b y donor)

A lco h o lism S e r v ic e s o f C leveland, In c .—G en eral s u p p o r t ................... $ 4 7 A m erican B ib le S o ciety , New York, New Y o rk G eneral s u p p o r t .............................$ 5 6 4 A m erican R ed C ross, G reater C leveland C hap ter— G eneral s u p p o r t ......................$ 4 ,9 2 2 B eech Brook—G eneral s u p p o r t .............................. B ellefa ir e—G eneral s u p p o r t .........................

C hildren’s S e r v ic e s —G eneral $658 su p p o rt C hrist E p isco p a l C hurch— G en eral s u p p o r t ...................... $ 1 ,1 6 7

T he Church H om e —G e n e ral s u p p o r t ....................................... $ 6 ,4 0 8 The Church o f th e Saviou r, U nited M eth o d ist—G e n e ral s u p p o rt ....................................................... $ 4 ,5 3 5 C levelan d C h ristia n Home, In c.—

$ 5 1 ,4 1 6 $ 6 ,6 3 2

Big B roth ers/B ig S iste r s of G reater C le v e la n d G eneral su p p o rt for th e Big B rothers p r o g ra m ......................................$11,171 Boy S co u ts o f A m erica, G reater C leveland Council No. 4 4 0 G eneral s u p p o r t ............................. $ 1 3 1

G en eral s u p p o r t ......................... $ 2 ,4 9 0

C ity o f C levelan d, D irector of P u b lic S a fe ty —P revention of delin­ q u e n c y a m o n g b o y s ........................ $545 C leveland H earin g and S p eech C en ter—G en eral s u p p o rt . . . $ 7 ,5 0 0 The C leveland P sy ch o a n a ly tic S o c ie ty F o u n d ation —G eneral s u p p o r t ................................................... $32 R esearch a n d a p p lic atio n of p sycho­ an a ly sis a n d s u p p o rt p ro jects

B oys’ Clubs of C leveland, In c.—

$ 5 9 ,7 1 1

G eneral s u p p o r t ............................. $ 8 9 7

The C leveland S o c ie ty for th e Blind E liza B ryant C enter—G eneral s u p p o r t ....................................$ 1 7 ,0 6 9 C atholic C h arities C orporation— Benefit of aged p e r s o n s ......... $ 3 ,0 0 0 B enefit of P a rm a d a le -S t. A nthony Youth S ervices V illag e ...............$9^323 CEDU Foundation, Inc., Laguna N iguel, C alifornia—G eneral s u p p o r t ........................................... $ 2 ,7 9 9 C enter for Hum an S e r v ic e s —

—G eneral s u p p o r t ............$ 1 4 9 ,4 3 8 R esearch or a n y o th e r p u rp o se

$ 1 6 ,9 3 9 V olunteer braille tra n s c rib e rs

$ 2 ,9 5 3 Cuyahoga C ounty D ep artm en t of Hum an S e r v ic e s —S pecial client n e e d s ................................................$413 E a st End N eighborhood H ou se— G eneral s u p p o r t ......................$ 2 ,9 5 3

G eneral s u p p o r t .............................. $ 2 2 4

F airm ount P resb y teria n C h u r c h -

G eneral su p p o rt for th e C ounseling Division ..................................... $ 3 5 ,9 9 3

G eneral su p p o rt ................... $ 1 0 ,7 9 1

Federation for C om m unity Planning

G eneral su p p o rt for th e Day N ursery A ssociation of Cleveland . . . $ 3 ,9 5 3

—G eneral s u p p o r t ................... $ 3 ,5 3 6

G eneral su p p o rt for th e H om em akerH ealth Aide D iv isio n .................. $ 2 ,0 0 0

G eneral su p p o rt for th e C o m m u n ity Inform ation/V olunteer A ction C enter (CIVAC)......................................... $ 2 ,8 5 2

Child C onservation C ouncil of G reater C levelan d —Big B uddy/ Little B uddy p r o g r a m ..............$ 2 9 ,3 3 4

G eneral su p p o rt for n eed y a n d deserv­ ing fam ilies a n d c h i l d r e n ......... $ 912

Child G uidance C enterO p erating s u p p o r t ............

$276

The C hildren’s Aid S o c ie t y G eneral s u p p o r t .............................. $414 G eneral su p p o rt for the In dustrial H o m e ........................................ $ 6 4 ,0 5 4

The F irst C ongregation al Church of Sonom a, Sonom a, C aliforn ia— G eneral s u p p o r t .............................. $131 The F irst U nited M eth od ist Church, A sh land , O hio—G eneral s u P P °r t ...................................... $ 5 ,6 6 8 G oodw ill In d u strie s o f G reater C leveland—G eneral su p p o rt . . $867


G reater C leveland N eighborhood C enters A sso c ia tio n —General support.................................... $ 1 2 ,0 6 3 The Hebrew Free Loan A sso cia tio n —General su pp ort................... $ 1 ,0 0 0 H eights B laugrund Lodge No. 1152 B’nai B’r ith —General support $ 1 ,6 6 7 The Hiram H ou se—General support...................................... $ 1 ,4 7 5 Eliza J e n n in g s H om e— E quipm ent.............................$ 3 2 ,6 3 9 General su p p o rt................... $ 1 9 ,3 4 2 Jew ish C om m unity F ed eration of C leveland—General support $ 3 0 ,4 8 4 J o n es Home o f C hildren’s S erv ices —Capital improvement in building and equipm ent........................$ 3 2 ,6 3 9 General su p p o rt......................$ 2 0 ,1 9 9 Lakewood C h ristian C h u r c h General su p p o rt........................ $ 1 ,4 0 0 The H attie Larlham Foundation, Inc., M antua, O hio—General support........................................ $ 8 ,1 6 0 L ittle S is te r s o f th e P o o r Operating support.....................$ 2 ,4 2 9 The Lutheran Home for th e A g e d General support ......................$ 1 0 ,6 9 2 Lutheran W elfare F u n d General su p p ort........................ $ 2 ,0 0 2 M arycrest S ch ool—General support........................................ $ 6 ,4 0 8 M issionary S erv a n ts o f th e M ost Holy Trinity, S ilv er Spring, Mary­ lan d -G en eral su p p ort......... $ 4 ,1 6 0 The M ontefiore H om e—General support........................................ $ 6 ,4 0 8 The M uscular D ise a se S o c ie ty of N orth eastern O hio—General su p p o rt............................................$ 2 5 0

The B enjam in R ose I n s t i t u t e General su p p o rt...................$ 1 8 ,9 7 5 Rose-M ary C enter—General su pp ort........................................ $ 2 ,3 8 7 S t. A ndrew s U nited M eth od ist Church, Findlay, Ohio—General supp ort............................................. $116 St. D om inic’s P arish—General su pp ort........................................ $ 4 ,1 6 0

U nited A ppeal of A shland County, Ohio, Inc., A shland, Ohio—G eneral s u p p o r t ......................................$ 2 ,8 3 4 U nited Way S e r v ic e s—G eneral s u p p o r t .................................$ 3 3 6 ,0 9 4 The V isitin g Nurse A ssociation of C leveland—G eneral su p p o rt ....................................................$ 3 ,4 5 3

S t. M artin’s E p iscopal C h u r c h General su p p ort............................. $131

V ocational Guidance and R eh abili­ ta tio n S e r v ic e s—A ssistance to needy clients of S u n b e a m School . $ 1,000 A ssistance to needy of S u n b eam School g rad u a tin g class . . . . $ 1 ,0 0 0 G eneral s u p p o r t ..................... $ 3 ,9 5 2

S t. Paul’s E p iscopal Church, C leveland H eights, Ohio—General su pp ort........................................ $ 1 ,2 5 0

W est Side D eu tsch er Frauen Verein, The A lten h eim —G eneral s u p p o r t ................................... $ 1 9 ,4 8 2

The S alvation Army—General support......................................$ 2 3 ,7 8 7

The Young Men’s C hristian A sso­ ciation , A shland, O h io G eneral s u p p o r t ..................... $ 2 ,8 3 4

S t. Joh n Lutheran C h u r c h General su p p o rt........................ $ 2 ,0 0 2

The S alvation Army, A shland, Ohio —General support..................... $ 2 ,8 3 4 The S c o ttish R ite B en evolen t Foundation, Lexington, M assa­ c h u s e tts —General support . . . $ 1 3 1 Shaker H eigh ts Lodge No. 4 5 FOP A sso c ia te s—General support ...................................................... $ 2 ,4 0 7 The Shaker One Hundred, In c.— General su pp ort........................ $ 2 ,4 0 7 S is te r s o f Notre Dame, Chardon, Ohio—Physical education program for the Julie Billiart School . . . . $ 1 2 ,5 1 5 The S o cie ty for Crippled Children o f Cuyahoga County, In c.— E quipm ent............................ $ 3 2 ,6 3 9 General su p p o rt...................... $ 1 5 ,1 7 1 S o cie ty of S t. V in cen t de P a u lOperating support ........................ $ 6 2 7 Starr C om m onw ealth for Boys, A lbion, M ichigan—General su pp ort........................................ $ 1 ,4 0 8

The Young Men’s C hristian A sso­ cia tio n of C leveland—G eneral s u p p o r t ................................... $1 5 ,3 1 1 G eneral su p p o rt for Lakewood B ranch $ 8 ,1 6 0 G eneral su p p o rt for W est Side B ranch $ 1 6 ,3 2 1 The Young Women’s C hristian A sso cia tio n of C leveland—G eneral s u p p o r t ..................................... $ 8 ,5 0 7 G eneral su p p o rt for Lakewood B ranch $ 8 ,1 6 0 TOTAL SOCIAL SERVICES GRANTS—DESIGNATED ........................................... $ 1 ,3 2 2 ,5 7 9 TOTAL SOCIAL SERVICES GRANTS—DESIGNATED AND UNDESIGNATED. . . . $ 4 ,4 6 4 ,9 2 2 *Grant reco m m en d ed by Findlay D istribution C o m m itte e o f the L. Dale D orney Fund.

A m asa S ton e House, In c.— General support $ 6 ,4 0 8

Our Lady o f th e W ayside, Incorporated, Avon, O hio—General support.........................................$ 4 ,1 9 9

The Three-Corner-Round Pack O u tfit, In c.—General support for the camping program ................... $ 1 1 ,7 2 6

P a rm a d a le-S t. A n th on y Youth S erv ices V illa g e—Operating support.................................... $ 1 3 ,4 4 3

T rinity C athedral—General su p p ort........................................ $ 1 ,6 2 6

Planned Parenthood o f G reater C leveland, Inc. —General support.................................... $ 1 6 ,9 8 7

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Economic Development In b ro a d e st te rm s, th e m issio n of T he C leveland F o u n d a tio n is to e n h a n c e th e quality of life for all re s id e n ts of G re ater C leveland. For m a n y years, in c a rry in g out th is m issio n , th e F o u n d a tio n h a s given im p o rta n t s u p p o rt to people a n d o rg an izatio n s w orking in th e a re a s of civic affairs, c u ltu ra l affairs, e d u ca tio n , h e alth a n d social se rv ic e s—all, clearly, im p o rta n t factors in d e te rm in in g th e quality of life. In re c e n t years, however, ev en ts have m ade it a p p a re n t—s o m e tim e s p ainfully so—th a t q u a lity of life in an y region d ep en d s heavily on th e eco n o m ic h e a lth of th a t region. An effective civic s tr u c ­ ture, a ric h c u ltu ra l life, p u b lic e d u c a ­ tion, h e a lth care a n d social serv ices all tend to shrivel in h a rd tim es, a n d tim es have b een h a rd here. For th e se reaso n s, T h e C leveland F oundation h a s b ro a d e n e d its s ta te m e n t of c o n ce rn s to in c lu d e a new heading: Econom ic D evelopm ent. T h e F o u n d a ­ tion h a s decided to c o n c e n tra te its ef­ forts in th is a re a on p ro je c ts a d d re ssin g four issues: • im proved c o m p e titiv e n e ss of th e m a n u fa c tu rin g sec to r • d ev elopm ent of sm all b u s in e sse s an d new grow th in d u s trie s w hich serve a broad m a rk e t a n d b rin g in co m e to th e region • in creased eco n o m ic o p p o rtu n itie s for m in o ritie s a n d w om en • a su p p o rtiv e e n v iro n m e n t for econom ic d evelopm ent. G reater C leveland’s econom ic p ro b ­ lem s have b e en d e c a d e s in th e m a k in g and, if th ey a re to be solved, th a t process too will be a lo n g -term effort. P rojects su p p o rte d by th e F o u n d a tio n are directed tow ard a n a ly z in g th e p ro b lem s an d d e m o n stra tin g th a t in fo rm ed an d d e term in e d actio n , a im e d a t specific b u t lim ited goals, c a n have sig n ific a n t results. In tim e s w h e n new in fo rm atio n an d new tr u th s are flooding in from all d ire c ­ tions, so m e of th e o ld e r v erities have lost

Work: T h e loss o f th o u s a n d s o f jo b s in m a n u fa c tu r in g a n d h e a v y in d u s tr y is sp u r ­ ring im a g in a tiv e effo rts to reb u ild n o r th e a s t Ohio's e c o n o m y . (P hotograph b y D avid Beach)

th e ir sh in e a n d ten d , u n fo rtu n ately , to be overlooked. A n o rg an izatio n called W ork in N o rth e a st Ohio C ouncil (WINOC) h a s tak en a s its s ta rtin g p o in t th e old ad ag e th a t a h o u se divided a g a in s t itself c a n n o t stan d . F o u n d ed in 1981 by a sm all gro u p of c o n ce rn e d b u s in e ss a n d labor leaders, WINOC seek s to h elp reverse econom ic erosion in n o rth e a s t Ohio by g ettin g lab o r a n d m a n a g e m e n t to w ork together. T h e goal is to im prove productivity, q u a lity of p ro d u c t a n d q u a lity of w ork life. T h e “ house,” of course, is any b u sin e ss en terp rise, a n d th e division in m a n y e n te rp rise s b o th large a n d sm all h a s b een a b o u t collar color. “T h ere is in every com pany,” says a c u rre n t WINOC new sletter, “a reservoir of u n ta p p e d know ledge. T he em ployees are th e experts. It is th ey w ho know m ore a b o u t how th e ir jo b s can be done m ore effectively a n d efficiently. C u ttin g costs, im proving p ro d u c t quality, sp eed in g delivery a n d elim in a tin g w aste m u s t s ta r t w ith th e m .” T h is philosophy lies a t th e c e n te r of WINOC’s program s. W ith T h e C leveland F o u n d atio n a m o n g its su p p o rters, th e o rg an izatio n sp o n so rs Labor F o ru m s (see cover p h o to g rap h an d sto ry on page 6), w hich are free, s tru c ­ tu re d co u rses for u n io n h e ad s an d floor lab o r leaders. “ M an ag em en t people have h a d lots of o p p o rtu n itie s to p a rticip ate in sem in ars an d w orkshops dealing w ith th in g s like productivity, q u ality of w ork life a n d p a r­ ticip ato ry m a n a g e m e n t tech n iq u es,” n o tes WINOC’s executive director R obert Meyer. “B ut lab o r lead ers trad itio n ally learn only th in g s like crisis intervention, conflict reso lu tio n an d how to n egotiate a c o n tra c t—how to fight to w in, in o th e r words. W h at we’re try in g to do here is get la b o r—an d m a n a g e m e n t—to learn m ore of a p a rtic ip a to ry ap p ro ach to g et­ tin g th in g s done.” So far re p re se n ta tiv e s from m ore th a n 20 local u n io n s have p a rtic ip a ted in the sessions, says Meyer. “T he word is g et­ tin g out. T he g ra d u a te s of o u r first class esse n tially w ent o u t an d recru ited the n e x t class. We’ve even sta rte d g ettin g som e m a n a g e m e n t people com ing.” U sing te c h n iq u e s th a t ran g e from ex­ p e rien tial problem solving to m ore s tru c tu re d d iscu ssio n , u n d e r th e su b tle g u id a n ce of a team of ex p ert labor ed u cato rs, th e co u rses cover s u c h in n o ­ vative co n cep ts as q u ality circles, la b o r/m a n a g em e n t c o m m itte e s an d g a in sh a rin g . WINOC is try in g to show th a t su c h p ro g ram s have positive poten-

“Th e re is in e v e r y c o m p a n y ,** s a y s a cu rren t WINOC n e w s le tte r , “a r e s e r v o ir o f u n ta p p e d k n o w le d g e : th e e m p lo y e e s .”


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O ne e x e c u tiv e w h o p a r ti c ip a t e d in a R o u n d ta b le c o n fe re n c e lik e d th e f a c t t h a t th e f o c u s w a s “on o p p o r tu n itie s , n o t p r o b le m s

tial for everyone. A nd c o m p a n ie s th a t have trie d th is co o p erativ e m o d el for th e m s e lv e s have re p o rte d p ro m isin g resu lts: In 1984, to tak e j u s t one exam ple, HMC D ivision of K leco C o rp o ratio n b e g a n lo sin g m o n e y a t its 140-em ployee m e ta l fa b ric a tin g p la n t in B recksville. W ith c o n su lta tio n from WINOC, a c c o rd ­ in g to J a m e s C. D eitrick, d ire c to r of em ployee re la tio n s for Kleco, a g a in s h a r­ in g p ro g ra m w as e sta b lish e d . At th e o u tse t, tw o te a m s from d ifferen t w ork a re a s w ere e sta b lis h e d to h e lp in ­ cre ase p ro d u ctiv ity . For o p en ers, w eld ers a n d m e ta l fa b ric a to rs show ed m a n a g e ­ m e n t w h ere m o d e st in v e stm e n t in s u c h th in g s a s m o re a ir h o se s a n d e x te n sio n co rd s c o u ld c u t dow n on lo st w ork tim e. “We saw th a t we w ere sav in g p e n n ie s b u t losing dollars,” say s D eitrick. A few a ir h o se s a n d e x te n sio n co rd s w eren ’t all th a t w as n eed ed , of course, b u t a new a tm o s p h e re w as in th e m a k ­ ing a n d a new so u rce of en erg y h a d b e en ta p p ed . O ne sh o p em ployee w h o for years h a d b e en u n a b le to g e t an y o n e to liste n to h is c o st-c u ttin g id e as finally found a n ear. A fo rem an a n d o ne sh o p em ployee w en t in on th e ir ow n tim e one S a tu rd a y m o rn in g a n d b u ilt a tool th e m a n h a d su g g este d . P ro d u ctiv ity in th e sec tio n h a s doubled. T h e p ro g ram took hold a n d grew, a n d th e two orig in al c o m m itte e s have grow n to five. F orem en w ere given a n in c re ase d role. In F e b ru a ry of th is y e ar HMC, now b a c k in th e black, d is trib u te d to each em ployee h is or h e r p o rtio n of th e c ash pay-out from a 5 0 /5 0 g a in sh a rin g pool w h ich h a d b e en se t u p a t th e o u tset. B o n u ses for all of 1985 ra n g e d from 5 to 8 p e rc e n t of e ac h em ployee’s re g u la r earn in g s. G a in sh a rin g h a s w orked so well th a t Kleco is in s titu tin g a sim ila r p ro g ram a t Tyler Elevator, a n o th e r division in G re ater Cleveland. B etw een 1978 a n d 1982, 1,800 m a n u ­ fa c tu rin g firm s in n o rth e a s te rn Ohio found th e m selv e s looking a t h ig h lab o r costs, slid in g p ro d u c tiv ity a n d red ink, a n d they e ith e r closed u p or m oved out. T h e a re a lost 7 3 ,0 0 0 m a n u fa c tu rin g jobs.

A tu rn a ro u n d a t HMC d(. solve the a re a ’s p ro b lem s, b u t it doe;, o i n t a wa5jM T h e C leveland F o u n d a tio n c a n n o t pro­ vide d ire c t a s s is ta n c e to for-profit c o m ­ p an ies. B u t by h e lp in g WII <OC re s tru c ­ tu re a n d e x p a n d its L ab o r/M an ag em en t Foru m , it is p ro v id in g a m o d e l for creativ e p ro b le m so lv in g in th e w ork­ p la c e —a m o d el w h o se le ss o n s a n d m e th o d s c a n m a k e a n im p o r ta n t co n ­ trib u tio n to th e e co n o m ic reco v ery of C lev elan d ’s in d u s tria l sector. A n o th e r p lace w h e re la b o r a n d m a n a g e m e n t m e e t to w o rk to g e th e r tow ard th e sa m e g o als is th e G reater C leveland R o u n d ta b le. T h e R oundtable w as e sta b lis h e d in 1981 to “provide a fo ru m in w h ic h key le a d e rs of th e com ­ m u n ity e n co u rag e , ad v o cate a n d s u p ­ p o rt th e d e v elo p m en t a n d im p le m e n ta ­ tio n of c re d ita b le a n d feasible p la n s for th e rev ita liz atio n a n d re d e v elo p m e n t of th e q u a lity o f life for th e re s id e n ts of G re a te r C leveland.” T h e R o u n d ta b le ’s sp ec ia l c h a ra c te r deriv es from th e fact th a t it b rin g s to g e th e r le a d e rs from all s e g m e n ts of the c o m m u n ity —in c lu d in g n o t only prom i­ n e n t in d iv id u a ls from th e c o rp o rate and fin a n c ial secto rs, b u t also a re a religious lead ers, e d u ca to rs, m in o rity sp o k esp er­ so n s a n d re p re se n ta tiv e s of org an ized labor.

A sh a r ed agenda: T h e R o u n d ta b le 's la b o r/m a n a g e m e n t c o m m itte e s u b s titu te s cooperation fo r co n frontation.

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Tracking a reg io n ’s econ om y: M ichael Fogarty (seated center) a n d his REI s ta ff provide a fa c tu a l basis fo r po licy d e c isio n s a ffectin g n o r th e a s t Ohio.

One of th e p rio rity a re a s b e in g a d ­ d ressed by th e R o u n d ta b le is lab o r/m a n a g em e n t relatio n s. D uring th e la st two years, w ith th e su p p o rt of T h e C leveland F o u n d atio n , th e R o u n d tab le’s la b o r/m a n a g e m e n t co m m ittee h a s h eld a p a ir of day-long conferences e ac h a tte n d e d by a b o u t 200 people w orking for la b o r/m a n a g e m e n t cooperation. T h e 1984 sessio n laid o u t m ajor p roblem s, a n d th e 1985 c o n ­ ference d e alt w ith possib le so lu tio n s to th e p ro b lem s id en tified a t th e previous session. Larry F erretti, m a n a g e r of G eneral E lectric’s R ibbon P ro d u c ts M an u fac tu r­ ing u n it, liked th e positive focus of th e R ou n d table co n feren ce he a tte n d e d . “Too often tra d itio n a l la b o r/m a n a g e m e n t re la tio n sh ip s a re focused on w h a t’s not w orking. H ere th e focus w as on o p p o r­ tu n itie s ra th e r th a n p roblem s, a n d on new ways of w o rk in g co llaboratively to m ake th in g s b e tte r for b o th in d u s try a n d em ployees. A nd t h a t’s good.” L arry C opeland, c h ie f stew ard of th e b arg a in in g u n it a t G E ’s P itn ey S p ecialty plant, In te rn a tio n a l E lectrical W orkers Local 707, agrees. “We took a lot of ideas b ack to th e p la n t a n d s ta rte d talk in g

a b o u t th em . We have a m o n th ly m eetin g now w ith m a n a g e m e n t a n d em ployees. T he conference show ed u s how we could get together. It’s th e way of th e future, I’m convinced.”

RE I F in d s P e r m a n e n t H om e a t W e a th e rh e a d S ch o o l No fo rm u las exist for d e term in in g w h at in terp lay of factors c au se s econom ic grow th or decline in a n area. It h a s long b een a p p a re n t th a t s u c h th in g s as labor su p p ly a n d costs, an d th e proxim ity of raw m a te ria ls an d m a rk e ts have a n im ­ p o rta n t b earin g , n o tes Dr. M ichael S. Fogarty, p ro g ram directo r of th e R egional E conom ic Issu es Program (REI). But, he adds, o th e r tan g ib le an d in tan g ib le factors su c h a s go v ern m en t e x p e n d itu re s on c o n stru c tio n an d m a in te n a n c e of in frastru c tu re , th e state of ed u ca tio n in a n area, an d “q u ality of life” also have a n im p o rta n t bearing. W ith su p p o rt from T he Cleveland F o u n d atio n an d o th e r a re a fu n d ers an d im p o rta n t in stitu tio n s, REI is a ttem p t-

REI re s e a r c h h a s r e v e a le d , f o r e x a m p le , th a t s m a ll b u s in e s s is u n d e r r e p r e s e n te d in th e C le v e la n d econom y.

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“B e tte r u n d e r s ta n d in g o f th e re g io n 's p r o b le m s a n d e c o n o m ic o p p o r tu n itie s ” s a y s W e a th e r h e a d fs C o w en , "will a llo w a r e a d e c is io n m a k e r s to r e s p o n d to c h a n g in g e c o n o m ic f o r c e s .”

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in g to p e n e tra te so m e of th e s e m y steries, a s well a s to provide b u s in e s s a n d civic le a d e rs w ith a n sw e rs th e y n e e d rig h t now to m a k e d e c isio n s th a t w on’t w ait. REI re s e a rc h h a s revealed, for e x a m ­ ple, th a t sm a ll b u s in e s s is u n d e r ­ re p re se n te d in th e C leveland econom y, th a t re c e n t m ig ra tio n p a tte rn s have b o th in c re a se d th e average age of C lev elan d ’s p o p u la tio n a n d re d u c e d th e overall e d u c a tio n a l level w ith in th e la b o r force, a n d th a t h ig h la b o r c o sts c o n tin u e to be one of th e a re a ’s m o s t s ig n ific a n t problem s. R EI’s ro o ts go b a c k to 1980, w h e n th e F o u n d a tio n c o m m issio n e d a s u b s ta n tia l R and C o rp o ratio n s tu d y of th e C leveland m e tro p o lita n econom y. O ne of th e R an d re c o m m e n d a tio n s w as th a t a c o n tin u in g p ro g ram be e sta b lish e d to s tu d y c h a n g e s in th e a re a ’s eco n o m y a s th ey occur, a n d in D e ce m b e r 1982 th e F o u n ­ d a tio n m a d e a n in itial g ra n t of $ 4 2 5 ,0 0 0 to get th e REI p ro g ram sta rte d . Its m a jo r fu n c tio n s a re to m o n ito r c u rre n t c o n d i­ tions, develop a n d c a rry o u t a c o m p re ­ hensive econ o m ic re s e a rc h p ro g ram , to p re p a re econ o m ic in fo rm atio n a n d a n a ly sis for o rg a n iz a tio n s involved in econom ic dev elo p m en t, a n d to provide a p u blic forum for d isc u ssio n a n d a n aly sis of policy choices. REI h a s b u ilt a s u b s ta n tia l c o m p u te r­ ized d a ta b ase c o n ta in in g in fo rm atio n on e m p lo y m e n t a n d earn in g s, p o p u la ­ tion ch an g es, e x p a n sio n s a n d c o n tra c ­ tio n s of C leveland b u sin e sse s, th e lab o r m a rk e t a n d m a n u fa c tu rin g sh ip m e n ts. T h e five issu e s of th e R E I R e v ie w w h ich have so far b een p u b lish e d have covered a large n u m b e r of to p ic s—in c lu d in g a n a ly se s of C leveland’s cap ital goods in ­ d u strie s, its serv ice in d u strie s, m in o rity u n e m p lo y m e n t a n d th e eco n o m ic im ­ p a c t of th e a te r ren o v atio n s on P lay h o u se S q u a re a s a whole. R EI’s p u b lic a tio n s a n d re p o rts are read by top ex ecu tiv es a n d eco n o m ic of­ ficers of a re a co m p an ies, by le ad e rs in g o v e rn m e n t a n d p u b lic life, by a c a d e m ic s a n d people c o n c e rn e d w ith pub lic service. T hey provide a solid fac­ tu a l a n d sta tistic a l b ase n o t o th erw ise available for d iscu ssio n a n d d ecisio n s af­ fecting th e eco n o m ic life of th e area. E arly th is year, th e p ro g ram m oved physically from th e Federal R eserve B ank of C leveland to th e W eath erh ead School of M an a g e m en t a t C ase W estern R eserve U niversity. It c o n tin u e s to

receive im p o rta n t a n d e n t h i ^stic s u p ­ p o rt from b o th in s titu tio n s , - G eorge G u n d F o u n d a tio n a n d T h e C leveland F o u n d a tio n , w h ic h la s t w in te r c o m m it­ ted a n o th e r $ 6 0 0 ,0 0 0 over th e n e x t three y ears to th e REI p ro g ram . T h e re is a sy m b io tic a s p e c t to th e m ove to th e W e a th e rh e a d School. W ea th e rh e a d is u n u s u a l a m o n g in s titu ­ tio n s of its k in d in th a t it is se e k in g to b u ild close c o m m u n ity in v o lv em en t for its fa c u lty a n d 1,200 s tu d e n ts . A ccord­ in g to S c o tt Cow en, W e a th e rh e a d ’s dean, th e sch o o l p u ts h ig h p rio rity o n p a r­ tic ip a tio n in th e e co n o m ic developm ent of G re a te r C leveland. It se e k s to foster new b u sin e ss, it sp o n so rs seed cap ital c o n fe re n c e s a n d trie s in several ways to give a s s is ta n c e to e n tre p re n e u rs . S tu d e n ts a t W e a th e rh e a d w ork as re s e a rc h a s s is ta n ts a t REI, a n d W ea th e rh e a d fa c u lty m e m b e rs have in ­ p u t on th e q u e stio n of w h a t s tu d ie s REI m ig h t u sefu lly tak e on. T h e h ig h ly co llab o rativ e n a tu re of REI, involving in p u t a n d s u p p o rt from b o th th e p u b lic a n d p riv ate secto rs, in ­ d u s try a n d u n iv ersity , a c o m m u n ity fo u n d a tio n a n d a F ederal R eserve Bank, is sig n ific a n t. A n im p o rta n t a sp e c t of the REI p ro g ra m is th a t it looks a t G reater C leveland, in d e e d th e n o rth e a s te rn cor­ n e r of Ohio, a s a reg io n w h ic h s h a re s m a n y in a d e q u a te ly a p p re c ia te d re ­ so u rc e s a n d o p p o rtu n itie s a s well as p ro b lem s. T h e p o in t it m a k e s is th a t th e se are all th in g s w h ic h m u s t be taken in to c o n sid e ra tio n a s local in d u s trie s a n d b u sin e sse s, g o v e rn m e n ts a n d o th er in s titu tio n s a tte m p t to p o sitio n th e m se lv e s for th e fu tu re. “ B etter u n d e rs ta n d in g of th e re g io n s p ro b le m s a n d eco n o m ic o p p o rtu n ities.” says W e a th e rh e a d ’s Cowen, "w ill allow th e a re a ’s d ecisio n m a k e rs to re sp o n d to c h a n g in g eco n o m ic forces a n d to e n ­ h a n c e th e eco n o m ic d ev elo p m en t of n o rth e a s t Ohio.” E co n o m ic recovery, sim p ly p u t, re ­ q u ire s a su p p o rtiv e e n v iro n m e n t. A nd REI itse lf h a s th e p o te n tia l to b eco m e a very u sefu l p a rt of th a t e n v iro n m e n t.

L a k e fr o n t D e v e lo p m e n t G a th e r s M o m e n tu m A su p p o rtiv e e n v iro n m e n t, of course, in ­ volves physical s u rro u n d in g s a s well as th e o th e r kinds, a n d th e F o u n d a tio n h as c o n tin u e d to be activ e in p ro m o tin g th e d ev elo p m en t an d /o r re d e v elo p m e n t of a com fortable, a c c o m m o d a tin g , p le a s a n t a n d s tim u la tin g p h y sical s e ttin g for G reater C leveland c o m m u n ity life.


One a s p e c t of th is p ic tu re w h ic h h a s been talked a b o u t for years b u t is now m oving sw iftly is th e W aterfront. W ith early le a d e rsh ip a n d s u p p o rt of T he Cleveland F o u n d atio n , th e n o n p ro fit N orth C oast D evelopm ent C orp o ratio n (NCDC) h a s b e e n e sta b lish e d to c o o rd i­ n ate th e p la n n in g a n d d ev elo p m en t of the In n e r H a rb o r Project. S ig n ific an t a d ­ ditional s u p p o rt h a s com e from T h e George G u n d F o u n d a tio n a n d m e m b e r co rp o ratio n s of C leveland Tomorrow. C o n tra cts have b e e n aw arded to en g in eerin g firm s a n d d esig n ers, a n d the c o m m itm e n t of $8.5 m illion by th e G overnor of Ohio h a s m a d e it possible for P h ase 1 of th e p ro je c t—th e c re atio n of th e in n e r lake a n d c o n stru c tio n of th e p ro m en ad e a n d festival p a rk a ro u n d it—to begin th is su m m e r. T h e g ra n d design for th e fu tu re in c lu d e s a new a q u ariu m , a m a ritim e m u s e u m , a retail cen ter a n d hotel a n d tw o re s ta u ra n ts . A glass-enclosed w in te r g ard en , w hich will be th e first th in g v isito rs e n te r after p ark in g th e ir cars, will serve a s a h u b for the en tire area, a n d will be c o n n e c te d to o th er facilities by en clo sed w alkways. The N orth C o ast D evelopm ent C orpo­ ration is serv in g as a n u m b re lla an d g uiding force in e n c o u ra g in g ongoing co llab o rations a m o n g a w ide ra n g e of partners. A gencies involved to d ate in ­ clude th e C ity of C leveland, th e Ohio D e p artm en t of N a tu ra l R esources, Cleve­ land M etroparks, th e federal govern­ m ent, th e U.S. A rm y C orps of E n g in ee rs and the Port A uthority. T h e c h allen g e facing NCDC will be to h elp all of th e m any players involved in th is com plex public/private p a rtn e rs h ip —eventually in clu d in g re s ta u ra te u rs a n d retail o p erato rs—to re a c h so lu tio n s to th e ir own n eed s th a t are c o m p a tib le w ith th e full p o te n tia l of th is im p o rta n t project. S eeing th e b ig g e r p ic tu re of dow ntow n C leveland’s ph y sical re d e v elo p m e n t a n d how all of th e v a rio u s pieces relate to one a n o th e r h a s long b e e n a p rio rity of T he C leveland F o u n d a tio n . T h e re c e n t devel­ o p m en ts on th e L akefront, for exam ple, are very tim e ly given th e p ro g ress of p lan s to b u ild a new d o m ed s ta d iu m — th e c o n stru c tio n of w h ich , in th e old C entral M arket a re a ju s t s o u th of Public Square, will free u p v alu ab le Lakefront land c u rre n tly o c cu p ie d by th e old stad iu m , g re a tly e n h a n c in g th e fu tu re dev elo p m ent p o ssib ilitie s alo n g th e c ity ’s w aterfront.

T he v ie w from th e Circle: T h e build in g s o f the C leveland Clinic loom b eh in d new co n stru c tio n a c tiv ity in the Doan C enter area.

A $125,000 g ra n t to th e G reater Cleve­ lan d D om ed S ta d iu m C orporation is c u r­ re n tly h elp in g to u n d e rw rite th e critical staff an d board w ork th a t m u s t be done to lay o u t th e com plexities of th is project a n d th e b e st way of proceeding, w hile a m u c h m ore m o d est g ra n t to th e Flats Oxbow A ssociation is h elp in g p ro d u ce a p lan for th e co o rd in ated developm ent of C leveland’s n earb y riverfront.

D o a n C e n te r A re a M aps a n E x c itin g F u tu re D evelopm ent h a s also been occurring, m eanw hile, all along th e c en tral corridor c o n n ec tin g D ow ntow n C leveland an d U niversity Circle. A nd now, on th e e a ste rn en d of th is h e a rte n in g tran sfo rm atio n -in -p ro g ress, a new cooperative effort is u n d e r way. D oan C en ter Inc. (DCI) is n a m ed for N ath an iel Doan, a m e m b e r of Moses C leveland’s surveying p a rty w ho fo u n d ­ ed a o n ce-th riv in g com m ercial area c en tered a t w h a t is now E ast 105th S tre e t a n d E uclid Avenue, an d th e o rg an izatio n is providing g re a t energy a n d drive a t th e e a ste rn end of th e c ity ’s c e n tra l axis. D oan C en ter is con sid ered to in clu d e th e a re a betw een E ast 7 9 th

A $ 7 5 m illio n p r o je c t b e in g s tu d ie d f o r th e D oan C e n te r a re a w o u ld in c lu d e r e ta il sh o p p in g , a h o te l c o n fere n c e c e n te r, h e a lth a n d r e c r e a tio n f a c i l i t i e s a n d p a r k in g .

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S tre e t a n d M artin L u th e r K ing, J r. Drive on th e e a s t a n d w est, a n d C ed a r a n d C h e s te r A venues o n th e s o u th a n d n o rth . M em bers of DCI in c lu d e C ase W estern R eserve U niversity, T h e C leveland C linic F o u n d a tio n , th e C leveland H ealth E d u c a tio n M u seu m , T h e C leveland Play H ouse, O hio C ollege of P o d iatric M edicine, O p e ratio n A lert, U n iv ersity C ircle Inc., U n iv ersity H o sp itals a n d W oodruff H ospital. N orth of E u clid A venue b etw ee n E a s t 101st S tre e t a n d M artin L u th e r K ing, J r. Drive, a s tu d y is b e in g d o n e to ev alu ate a $75 m illion p ro je c t w h ic h w ould in c lu d e a retail s h o p p in g a re a, a h o tel-co n feren ce cen ter, h e a lth a n d re c re a tio n a l facilities a n d p a rk in g . T h e study, fin a n c ed by DCI w ith s u p p o rt from T h e C leveland F o u n ­ d atio n , is b e in g c o n d u c te d by E n te rp rise D evelopm ent C o rp o ratio n of M aryland, w h ic h is h e a d e d by J a m e s W. Rouse. R ouse, w ho w as th e m o v in g force b e h in d th e c re a tio n of H a rb o rp la c e —th e h ig h ly su cc e ssfu l retail c o m p o n e n t of B altim o re’s s p e c ta c u la r In n e r H arb o r p ro je c t—w ould be th e p rim a ry developer of th is project. T h e p re lim in a ry s tu d y is sc h e d u le d for c o m p le tio n late th is year. O th e r p ro p o sals for th e a re a in clu d e h o u sin g b o th n o rth a n d s o u th of E uclid Avenue, a n d DCI is p la n n in g a traffic a n a ly sis of th e U niversity C ircle a re a a n d a s tre e tsc a p e d e sig n for th e e n tire D oan C en ter A rea.

C oop F u n d M a k e s L o a n s To M in o r ity E n tr e p r e n e u r s

now h a s b e e n e sta b lis h e d 'rotest> m a rk e t,” in th e w o rd s of H e rm a n Tex W ilson, p re s id e n t of CAP e concept of p ro g ra m -re la te d in v e s tin g ’ o n a local b asis.” W hile CAF o p e ra te s o n m o n e y d o n a te d by fo u n d a tio n s a n d o th e rs, the fu n d s it p a ss e s o u t a re in th e fo rm of lo an s a n d in v e stm e n ts, a n d re p a y m e n t is ex p ected . T h e o rg a n iz a tio n len d s w h a t W ilson calls “so ft c ap ital,” th a t is, it is w illing to a d v a n c e m o n e y to o rg a n iz a tio n s w h o se b a la n c e sh ee ts w o u ld n ’t ju s tify a c o m m e rc ia l loan. It m a k e s lo a n s a t below m a rk e t rates, b u t it d o es e x p e c t to g e t its m o n ey back . Its F o u n d a tio n g ra n ts a re re g a rd e d as one­ tim e in v e stm e n ts. New lo a n s are m ade from c a p ita l p a id b a c k in to th e loan fu n d , a n d m u c h o v erh ead is c arrie d by profits from e x istin g lo a n s a n d in v e stm en ts. As th is re p o rt w e n t to press, CAF had n o t yet m a d e a n y lo a n s in C leveland, but w as lo o k in g a t several deals, involving b o th in d u s tria l a n d c o m m e rcial po ssib ilities. T h e eco n o m ic recovery of G reater C leveland, a fte r all, h a s to be every­ b o d y ’s recovery. A nd a flo u rish in g g a rd e n of sm a lle r e n te rp ris e s is also an im p o rta n t p a rt of a c o m m u n ity ’s eco­ n o m ic life. If th e sa m e new s p irit of co o p eratio n th a t is m o v in g p la n s toward th e re a liza tio n of a rev italized W aterfront a n d a D om ed S ta d iu m c a n be m obilized b e h in d th e c re a tio n of new o p p o rtu n ities for th e less a d v a n ta g e d , C leveland can sh a p e a fu tu re w o rth y of its p ast.

In its effort to foster in c re a se d econom ic o p p o rtu n ity for m in o ritie s a n d w om en, th e F o u n d atio n h a s jo in e d forces w ith a n o rg a n iz atio n called th e C ooperative A ssista n ce F u n d (CAF). F o u n d ed in 1968 w ith g ra n ts from T h e Ford F o u n d a ­ tion, th e R ockefeller B ro th ers F u n d , th e C h arles S tew art M ott F o u n d a tio n a n d oth ers, it e sta b lish e d a revolving fu n d from w hich in v e stm e n t lo an s are m ad e to m in o rity e n tre p re n e u rs, a n d it gives te c h n ic a l a ss is ta n c e to su c h en terp rises. In 1984 CAF e sta b lish e d a $ 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 loan fu n d to serve th e C leveland area. T h e C leveland F o u n d atio n , a c tin g in p a rtn e rs h ip w ith T h e G eorge G u n d F o u n d atio n an d th e S ta n d a rd Oil C o m ­ pany, h a s c o n trib u te d $ 6 0 ,0 0 0 to th a t fund. A c o m m itte e of five C levelanders

* u sing principal not m erely to g en e rate earn in g s from w hich g ra n ts can be m ade, b u t to ad vance projects in w hich a fou n d atio n h a s so m e p ro g ra m ­ m atic interest.

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C ase W estern R eserve U n iv ersity — E s ta b lis h m e n t of a C enter for R egional E conom ic Issu es a t the W eath erh ead School of M anagem ent (over th re e y e a r s ) ............... $ 6 0 0 ,0 0 0 C enter for Venture D e v e lo p m e n tO perating s u p p o r t................... $ 7 5 ,0 0 0 C leveland D evelop m en t Founda­ tio n —First-year operatin g costs of the G reater C leveland D om ed S tad iu m C o r p o r a tio n ........................ $ 1 2 5 ,0 0 0 G reater Cleveland G row th A ssocia­ tio n ’s C o m m u n ity C apital Investm ent S trateg y P r o g r a m ..................... $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 Staff and/or c o n su lta n ts for planning an d im p lem en tin g a Cleveland W ater­ front S tu d y by the Mayor’s W aterfront S teering C o m m itte e ................ $ 6 0 ,0 0 0 The C leveland Foundation (Inc.)— A tten d an ce by five Cleveland p a rtici­ p a n ts a t a n Econom ic C hange an d Phil­ a n th ro p y C o n fe re n c e .................. $ 5 ,0 0 0 C o n tin u atio n of th e Regional E conom ic Issu es Program . $ 1 9 1 ,1 2 3 M arket studies, legal fees a n d real estate a p p raisals dealing w ith Play­ h ouse S q u are developm ent . $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 C leveland North C oast D evelop­ m en t C orporation—O perating s u p ­ p o rt (over th re e years) . . . . $ 3 9 0 ,0 0 0 C ooperative A ssista n ce Fund, W ashington, D.C.—E stab lish m e n t of a loan fund to be u sed for stim u latin g m in o rity econom ic developm ent in th e Cleveland a r e a ................... $ 6 0 ,0 0 0 Cuyahoga C ounty P ublic Library— E sta b lish m e n t of a special sm all b u s i­ n e ss inform ation program . $ 1 9 ,6 7 5 Doan C enter Incorporated—Devel­ o p m en t activities for th e Doan C enter a re a (over 27 m onths) . . . . $ 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 F la ts Oxbow A sso cia tio n , In c.— Year-long developm ent plan for the F lats Oxbow a r e a ........................ $ 5 ,0 0 0 G reater C leveland R oun d tab le— L a b o r /m a n a g e m e n t s e m in a r

$ 2 4 ,9 0 0

Mid-Tbwn Corridor—C reation of a lan d b a n k in g m ec h a n ism for th e m id ­ town corridor a re a . . . ..........$ 1 4 ,2 5 0 The N ational Caucus and C enter on Black Aged, Inc., W ashington, D.C.—Jo b developer, related su p p o rt an d overhead for th e new careers pro ­ gram in hou sin g m a n a g e m e n t serv­ ices for older workers . . $ 6 0 ,0 0 0 Playhouse Square Foundation— P hase III of capital an d operating c a m p a ig n ............................. $ 5 0 0 ,0 0 0 Work in N orth east Ohio C ouncil— R estru c tu rin g of labor forum (over two y e a r s ) ....................................... $ 8 0 ,0 0 0 E valuations in unionized plan ts ....................................................$ 5 ,0 0 0 TOTAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT G R A NTS........................ $ 2 ,6 1 4 ,9 4 8


Special Philanthropic Services T h e fu n d s e x p e n d e d for s p ecial p h ila n ­ th ro p ic serv ice go p rim a rily for th e o p e r­ a tin g c o sts of T h e C leveland F o u n d a tio n a n d a w ide v ariety of serv ice s for th e b e n e fit of th e p h ila n th ro p ic c o m m u n ity th ro u g h o u t N o rth e a st Ohio. T h e la tte r in c lu d e s serv ice s to o th e r c h a rita b le in ­ s titu tio n s w h ic h do n o t em p lo y staff or have lim ited staff. T h e serv ice s in c lu d e ev alu atio n of g ra n t p ro p o sa ls a n d m o n ito rin g g ra n ts a s well a s co n v en in g m e e tin g s to deal w ith issu e s of c o m m o n c o n c e rn to th e p a rtic ip a tin g fo u n d atio n s.

The a c tiv itie s o f th e F oru m a re d e s ig n e d . . . t o e n c o u ra g e in te r ­ a c tio n a n d c o l­ la b o r a tio n a m o n g area fu n d ers.

G ra n tm a k e rs F orum , a n a sso c iatio n of 110 in d iv id u a ls re p re se n tin g m o re th a n 65 differen t c o rp o ra te c o n trib u tio n s p ro g ram s, fo u n d a tio n s a n d tr u s t c o m ­ p a n ie s o p e ra tin g in G re ater C leveland, w as in itia te d in F e b ru a ry of la st y e ar w ith a n overall goal of fo sterin g b e tte r g ra n t m a k in g in th e c o m m u n ity . B road p ro g ram d ire c tio n s are e sta b lish e d by a six -m e m b e r s te e rin g co m m ittee, w ith staffing su p p o rt provided by T h e Cleve­ lan d F o u n d atio n . T h e a ctiv itie s of th e F orum are d e ­ sig n ed to inform g ra n t m a k e rs a b o u t issu e s relev an t to th e ir fu n d in g a ctiv ities a n d to en co u rag e in te ra c tio n a n d co lla b ­ o ratio n a m o n g a re a fu n d ers. S u b je c ts covered in m e etin g s to d ate include: religious p h ilan th ro p y , in n er-city h o u s ­ ing a n d m a rk e tin g th e arts. At o th e r g a th erin g s, a p a n el c o n sistin g of th e ch ief executive officers of th e a re a ’s five m a jo r h o sp ita ls d isc u sse d th e s ta te of h e a lth care, Mayor G eorge V. Voinovich e lab o rate d on th e Civic V ision plan, an d new S u p e rin te n d e n t of S ch o o ls Dr. R o n ­ ald A. Boyd spoke on e d u catio n . T h e F o u n d a tio n c o n tin u e d to su p p o rt th e regional lib rary a n d field office of T h e F o u n d atio n C en ter of New York. T h e tw o-person staff in c lu d e s a professional lib rarian w ith e x p ertise in fo u n d atio n m a tte rs w ho c o n d u c ts o rie n ta tio n s e s ­ sio n s in th e u se of th e lib ra ry ’s reso u rces. T h e library, w h ich is n a m e d in h o n o r of K ent H. S m ith , a fo rm er C leveland F o u n d atio n D istrib u tio n C o m m ittee m em b er, h o u se s m a te ria ls re la tin g to th e g ra n t-m a k in g process. T h e se in ­ clu d e a n n u a l re p o rts of n a tio n a l fo u n d a ­ tions, In te rn a l R evenue S ervice re tu rn s

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P a r tn e r s in p h ila n th ro p y : T h e G ra n tm a kers F orum p ro b e s m a jo r c o m m u n ity issues. (Photograph b y D avid B each)

of fo u n d a tio n s in O hio a n d n eig h b o rin g states, a s well a s in fo rm a tio n on federal a n d s ta te g o v e rn m e n t fu n d in g . In 1984, a re c o rd 2 ,7 5 3 v isito rs from th e C leveland a re a, o th e r p a rts of Ohio a n d th e M idw est u s e d th e library. Of th ese, 727 a tte n d e d th e 95 o rien tatio n se ssio n s s tru c tu re d to te a c h g ra n t see k e rs how to u se th e lib ra ry ’s re ­ so u rc e s m o re effectively.

The C leveland Foundation (Inc.)— Anisfield-W olf A w a rd s .......... $ 3 7 ,0 0 0 B iennial m eetin g , se co n d rep o rt e x p e n se s a n d dev elo p m en t of strategic p lan for th e L. Dale D orney Fund*

$ 1 5 ,0 0 0 C om pletion a n d im p le m e n ta tio n of a stra te g ic p lan a n d follow-up projects S 6 5 .0 0 0 P re p ara tio n of a g re e m e n t a n d d o c u m e n ts for th e L exington Village p r o j e c t ........................................... $ 7 ,5 0 0 O perating b u d g e t of T he Cleveland F oundation (Inc.) for th e year 1986 $ 1 ,7 4 1 ,1 0 0 The Foundation Center, New York, New York—O perating su p p o rt for the F oundation C enter-C leveland for th e year 1986 ................................... $ 4 2 ,2 4 0 T O T A L ............................$ 1 ,8 8 7 ,8 4 0

*G rant re c o m m e n d e d by F in d la y D istrib u tio n C o m m itte e o f th e L. D ale D orney Fund.


New Gifg and Additions to Established Funds Trust Funds, Supporting Organizations and Donor-Advisor Funds

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The generosity of m ore th a n 100 donors allowed the assets of The Cleve­ land F oundation to grow by $7,846,846 in 1985. C ontributions were received in a variety of ways including: bequests establishing new funds, additions to both previously created funds an d suppo rtin g organiza­ tions, a n d gifts to a new donor-advisor program w hich enables donors to recom m end to T he Cleveland Foundation philanthropic uses for their funds.

Trust Funds A wide variety of donors, w an tin g to benefit th e ir c o m m u n ity for years to com e, have e sta b lish e d th e following tr u s t funds. T h ese funds are n a m e d for th e ir donors, by th e d o n o r for a m e m o ria l or, in som e in sta n ce s, for th e re c ip ie n t org an ization w h ic h th ey en rich . In 1985 th e c a rry in g value of new fu n d s a n d a d d itio n s to ex­ isting fu n d s reco rd ed by T he Cleveland F o u n d a tio n to taled $5,947,238. New T rust F u n d s R ec e ive d : THE GEORGE LORD AND ELIZABETH CHAPMAN FUND Donor: M arguerite E. C h a p m a n E state Carrying Value: $ 8 3,795 Market Value 12/31/85: $94,192 Use o f Income: R estricted to objectives or p urposes a s will be of m o st benefit to the resid e n ts of th e W est Side of Cleveland CLARK-OWEN MEMORIAL FUND Donor: J u lia Ow en E state Carrying Value: $ 2 ,4 8 8 ,7 4 6 Market Value 12/31/85: $ 2 ,9 8 6 ,3 8 2 Use o f Income: U niversity H ospitals for cancer s tu d y a n d rese a rc h JOHN AND HELEN A. HAY MEMORIAL FUND Donor: J o h n Hay E state Carrying Value: $148,500 Market Value 12/31/85: $148,500 Use o f Income: O ne h a lf is for the special benefit of th e ag ed a n d th e re ­ m ain d er is for u n re s tric te d c h a rita b le purposes THE HENRY E. HEINER AND MARIE HAYS HEINER MEMORIAL FUND Donor: Marie H ays H ein er E state Carrying Value: $104,321 Market Value 12/31/85: $188,191 Use o f Income: R estricted to p u rp o se s connected w ith th e im p ro v em en t of hearing a n d sp eech E xp an d in g h o r iz o n s: Greater C leveland school children discover the fa b u lo u s resources o f U niversity Circle a lm o st daily. (Photograph by Robert Muller)

FRANCES LINCOLN RATHBONE MEMORIAL FUND Donor: F rances Lincoln R athbone E state Carrying Value: $375,000 M arket Value 12/31/85: $280,500 Use o f Income: Various donor desig n ated agencies

Donald W. M cIntyre F und was in cre as­ ed by a d istrib u tio n of $52,063 from th e D onald W. M cIntyre Estate.

REBECCA AND ETTA ROSENBERG MEMORIAL FUND Donors: R ebecca R osenberg E state a n d E tta R osenberg E state Carrying Value: $1,162,335 M arket Value 12/31/85: $1,267,908 Use o f Income: Various donor restricted p u rp o ses

E s ta b l is h e d Funds:

CORINNE T. VOSS FUND Donor: C orinne T. Voss E state Carrying Value: $1,249,635 M arket Value 12/31/85: $1,466,977 Use o f Income: U nrestricted c h aritab le pu rp o ses

A d d itio n s to E x is tin g Funds: C harles Rieley A rm ington F und was increased by a gift of $36,000 to in ­ com e from th e E lizabeth Rieley A rm ington C haritable Trust. Cleveland R ecreational A rts F und was increased by a gift of $1,200 from Kurt L. Seelbach. T he E m erald N ecklace F und was in ­ creased by a gift of $250 from The Stouffer C orporation Fund. T he Fenn E d u catio n al F und was in ­ creased by a gift of $2,000 from The A utom obile D ealers' E ducational A ssistance Foundation. Forest City H ospital F oundation F und w as increased by a d istrib u tio n of $22 from th e Forest City Hospital F oundation. T he A rth u r A. Lederer a n d R uth Law rence Lederer F und was increased by a d istrib u tio n of $39 from the A rth u r A. Lederer T estam entary Trust.

M aude S. Tomlin M emorial F und w as increased by a d istrib u tio n of $243,332 from the M aude S. Tomlin Estate.

Rob Roy A lexander Fund T he Aloy M emorial Scholarship Fund T he Dr. David A lsbacher F und for Medical Research T he George and May M argaret Angell TVust Anisfield-Wolf Fund C harles Rieley A rm ington F und W alter C. an d Lucy I. A strup Fund No. 1 W alter C. and Lucy I. A strup F und No. 2 Sophie A uerbach Fund* The Frederic M. and Nettie E. B ackus Memorial Fund Walter C. and Fannie W hite Baker Fund Lilian H anna Baldw in F und Mabel R. B atem an M emorial Fund W arner M. B atem an M emorial Fund Cornelia W. B eardslee Fund J a m e s C. Beardslee Fund Louis D. B eaum ont Fund Mary B errym an Fund Ida Beznoska Fund Big Brothers of G reater Cleveland Fund T he Dr. H am ilton Fisk Biggar Fund George Davis Bivin Fund T he M artin E. and Evelyn K. Blum Fund Tom L.E. Blum and M artin E. Blum Fund K atherine Bohm Fund Roberta Holden Bole Fund The George H. Boyd Fund* Alva Bradley II Fund G ertrude H. Britton, K atharine H. Perkins Fund Fannie Brown M emorial Fund George F. B uehler M emorial Fund The H arry F. and E dna J. B urm ester C haritable R em ainder U nitrust No. 1 T hom as B u rnham M emorial TVust K atherine Ward Burrell Fund The M artha B. Carlisle M emorial Fund T he Alfred J. C arpenter M emorial Fund T he C entral High School E ndow m ent Fund The Fred H. C hapin M emorial Fund The George Lord and Elizabeth C hapm an Fund* T he Frank J. and Nellie L. C happie Fund* George W. C hisholm Fund Clark-Owen M emorial Fund J.E .G . Clark T tust Marie O denkirk Clark Fund T he Elsa C laus M emorial F und No. 2

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Cleveland F o u n d atio n C o m b in ed F u n d s T h e C leveland F o u n d atio n Special F u n d No. 3 Cleveland: NOW! F u n d C leveland R ecreatio n al A rts Fu n d C aroline E. C oit F u n d A.E. Convers Fund* H arry C oulby F u n d No. 2 H arry C oulby F u n d No. 4 J a c o b D. Cox F u n d S. H oug h to n Cox F u n d H enry G. D alton F u n d T he Howard a n d E d ith D ingle Fu n d Edw in A. a n d J u lia G reene Dodd F u n d No. 1 E dw in A. a n d J u lia G reene Dodd Fu n d No. 2 L. Dale D orney F u n d T h e M ary a n d W allace D u n can F u n d T h e W illiam C. a n d A gnes M. D u n n F und Alice M cH ardy Dye F u n d T he E m erald N ecklace F und Ada C. E m erso n Fund* H enry A. E verett T tu st H om er E verett F und Mary M cGraw E verett F und T he Irene E w ing TVust C h arles Dudley F arn sw o rth F u n d T he G eorge D. an d E dith W. F eath ersto n e M em orial F u n d Dr. F ra n k Carl Felix a n d Flora W ebster Felix Fu n d T he Fenn E d u catio n al F u n d s (5) First Cleveland Cavalry-N orton M em orial F und W illiam C. F isch er a n d Lillye T. F ischer M em orial Fund* F isher F u n d E rw in L. F ish er a n d Fanny M. F isher M em orial Fu n d E dw ard C. F lanigon F u n d Forest City H ospital F o u n d atio n F u n d C o nstan ce C. Frackelton F u n d No. 1 C o nstan ce C. Frackelton F u n d No. 6 C onstan ce C. Frackelton F u n d No. 7 C o nstan ce C. Frackelton F u n d No. 8 T he Fannie P itcairn F rackelton an d David W. Frackelton F und R obert J. F rackelton F und T he George F reem an C h arity F u n d Frederic H. G ates F und T he W illiam F. an d A n n a Law rence G ibbons Fund* W illiam A. G iffhorn F u n d Frederick H arris Goff F und Frederick H. an d F rances S o uthw orth Goff Fund* Isaac C. Goff Fund* Edw in R. Goldfield F und Lillian F. Goldfield Fu n d Marie Louise G ollan F und Dr. Isadore J. G oodm an an d R uth G oodm an M em orial F und J u liu s E. G oodm an F und T he G eorge C. a n d M arion S. G ordon F und R obert B. G ran d in F und T he E ugene S. Halle M em orial F und T he H ortense B. Halle an d J a y M. Halle F und D orothea W right H am ilton F und Edw in T. a n d M ary E. H am ilton F u n d T he Lynn J. an d Eva D. H am m ond M em orial Fund* Leonard C. H anna, Jr. Cleveland F oundation Special P u rp o se F und Leonard C. H anna, Jr. C o m m u n ity D evelopm ent F u n d s (5) Leonard C. H anna, Jr. F u n d for C o m m u n ity C hest

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L eonard C. H an n a, Jr. F u n d for U nited A ppeal W illiam S titt H an n o n F und Perry G. H arriso n a n d V irginia C. H arrison M em orial F und T h e Kate H a n n a H arvey M em orial F u n d s No. 1 a n d 2 Melville H. H askell, M ary H. H unter, G e rtru d e H. B ritton, K ath arin e H. P erkins F u n d s No. 1 a n d 2 J o h n a n d H elen A. Hay M em orial F und G eorge Halle Hays F und K aufm an Hays M em orial Fund T h e H enry E. H ein er a n d M arie Hays H einer M em orial Fund T h e Louise W. a n d Irving K. H eller F und M ildred S helby H eller M em orial F und T h e W illiam M yron H eller M em orial F und T h e H inds M em orial Fund* T h e H iram H ouse F u n d T h e J a c o b H irten stein F u n d H. Morley a n d E lizabeth N ew berry H itchcock F und M ildred E. H om m el a n d A rth u r G. H om m el M em orial Fund C e n tu re en a S. H otchkiss F und M artin Huge, M artha M. Huge, T heodore L. H uge a n d R e in h ard t E. H uge M em orial Fund J o h n H u n tin g to n B enevolent Fund T he A.W. H u rlb u t F und T h e N orm a W itt Ja c k so n F u n d S h e rm a n J o h n s o n M em orial F und C aroline B onnell J o n e s F u n d J a m e s S. J o rd a n Fund A drian D. Joyce Fund T he Frederick W. a n d H enryett Slocum J u d d F und H enryett S. J u d d F und T h e G ertru d e Pfeiffer K ahn Fund Isaac T heodore K ahn F und Tillie A. Kaley a n d W arren R. Kaley M em orial Fund K aram u H ouse TYust C larence A. K irkham M em orial F und J o h n R. K istner Fund T h e Otto a n d Lena Konigslow M em orial Fund* Elroy J. an d F ynette H. K ulas Fund* T he A rth u r A. Lederer a n d R u th Lawrence Lederer F und M artha M. L inden Fund R obert M. Linney F und S ue L. Little Fund Vida C. Logan Fund E lizabeth T. Lohm iller Fund G ustave Lorber a n d Frieda B rum l Lorber M em orial Fund Ella L. Lowm an F und H enry M. Lucas Fund C lem ens W. Lundoff an d H ilda T. Lundoff Fund F rank J. Lynch Fund* Nellie Lynch F und T h eresa Mae M acNab F und T he M aude F. M ajerick Fund Leone R. Bowe Marco Fund Alice Keith M ather F und T he S am u el M ather a n d Flora Stone M ather M emorial F und H arriet E. McBride F und T he Lewis A. a n d Ellen E. M cCreary M em orial F und T h e J o h n A. a n d Mildred T. M cGean Fund T h e George W. an d S a rah M cGuire F und D onald W. M cIntyre F und T h e K atherine B. M cKitterick Fund T h e J o h n C. McLean M em orial Fund T h e T h o m as an d Mary McMyler M emorial Fund

T h e A lbert Younglove M eriam and K athryn A. M eriam F u n d Alice B u tts M etcalf F und S a ra h S te rn M ichael F u n d Helen G ibbs Mills M em orial F u n d Victor Mills F u n d A n n a B. M inzer F u n d C ornelia S. Moore Fund* T he Mr. a n d Mrs. J a y P. M oore M em orial F und W illiam C u rtis M orton, M aud M orton, K athleen M orton F u n d E. F reem a n M ould F u n d J a n e C. M ould F und Tom Neal Fund B lanche E. Norvell F und* H arry Norvell F u n d T he C rispin a n d Kate O glebay T rust C larence A. O lsen THist M ary K ing O sb o rn F und W illiam P. Palm er F und T he Dr. C h arles B. P arker M em orial Fund* T h e Jo s e p h K. a n d Am y S h e p a rd Patterson M em orial F und L inda J. Peirce M em orial F und D ouglas P erkins F u n d G race M. Pew F und W alter D. Price F und W illiam H. Price F u n d T he J. A m brose a n d Je ssie W heeler Purcell M em orial Fund* T h e C h arles G reif R aible a n d C atherine R ogers Raible F u n d T h e J o h n R. R aible F u n d F ran ces Lincoln R ath b o n e M em orial Fund Clay L. a n d F lorence R annells Reely Fund T h e R etreat M em orial F und C h arles L. R ic h m an F und N a th an G. R ich m an F und Alice M. Rockefeller F u n d R ebecca a n d E tta R osenberg M emorial Fund C h arles F. R uby F u n d W illiam A. R uehl a n d M ary R uehl M em orial F u n d T he M ary Coit S anford M em orial F und M ary Coit Sanford F u n d Dr. H enry A. a n d M ary J. S chlink M em orial F u n d W illiam C. Scofield M em orial F und C h arles W. a n d Lucille Sellers M emorial Fund W illiam K. S elm an M em orial F u n d F ra n k S. S h ee ts a n d A lberta G. S heets M em orial F und F ran k E. S h e p a rd so n F u n d T he H enry A. S h erw in a n d F rances M. S h erw in Fund* T he H enry A. S h erw in a n d F rances M. S h erw in M em orial F und No. 1* T he H enry A. S h erw in a n d F rances M. S h erw in M em orial F und No. 2* T he J o h n a n d LaVerne S h o rt M emorial Fund T he A.H. a n d J u lia W. S h u n k F und T he T h o m a s a n d A n n a Sidlo Fund Kent H. S m ith F u n d T he Nellie B. Snavely F und A.L. S om ers F und W illiam J. S o u th w o rth F u n d W illiam P. S o u th w o rth a n d Louisa S outhw orth Fund Dr. George P. Soyer F und T he J o h n C. a n d E lizabeth F. Sparrow M em orial F u n d M arion R. S p ellm an F u n d Jo se p h in e L. S p e rry Fund T he George B. S p ren g a n d Hazel Myers S p reng M em orial Fund


The Hazel M yers S p ren g F u n d in m em o ry of h er p aren ts, Mr. a n d Mrs. A.N. Myers The D orothy a n d O scar H. S tein er Fund for the C onservation of A bused C hildren Frederick C. S terlin g S eco n d T estam en tary TVust* Avery L. S te rn e r F und Ada G ates Stevens M em orial F und C atherine E. Stew art, M artha A. Stew art, J u d ith H. S tew art a n d J e a n n e tte Stew art M emorial F u n d Jessie Stew art F u n d Charles L. a n d M arion H. S tone F u n d Harriet B. S to rrs F und Leonard F. Stowe F und The Alm a M. a n d H arry R. 'Ifempleton M emorial Fu n d H enrietta Tfeufel M em orial F und The J o h n H. T h o m a s F und Amos B urt a n d J e a n n e L. T h o m p so n Fund Maude S. Tbmlin M em orial F u n d Mabelle G. a n d Finton L. Tbrrence F und Ja m e s H. TUrner F und The Edw ard a n d E sth e r T. "IUttle Memorial F und C harles F. Uhl F u n d Rufus M. U llm an F und Corinne T. Voss F und Jo h n F. an d Mary G. W ahl M em orial Fund Jessie M acDonald W alker M em orial F und The J o h n M ason W alter an d J e a n n e M. Walter M em orial F u n d No. 1 The J o h n M ason W alter a n d J e a n n e M. Walter M em orial F u n d No. 2 Mabel B reckenridge W ason F u n d A Mabel B reckenridge W ason F u n d B* George B. an d E d ith S. W heeler "ITust Edward Loder W hittem ore F und Henry E. an d E th el L. W iddell F und The Jo h n E d m u n d W illiam s Fu n d Teresa J a n e W illiam s M em orial F und A rthur P. an d E lizabeth M. W illiam son Fund The George H., C h arles E., a n d S am u el Denny W ilson M em orial F u n d Edith Anisfield Wolf F u n d The B enjam in a n d R osem ary Wolpaw Memorial Fu n d David C. W right M em orial F u n d Edith W right M em orial F u n d The Wulf S isters M em orial Fu n d *PARTIAL BENEFITS FUNDS p ro vid e p a y m e n ts o f a n n u itie s to certa in in d ividua ls prio r to p a y m e n t o f in c o m e to the F oundation. W ith th ree excep tio n s. The C levela n d F o u n d a tio n w ill u ltim a te ly receive th e e n tire n e t in c o m e fr o m th e se fu n d s. T h e p rin c ip a l a m o u n ts o f th e se fu n d s are carried a s a s s e ts o f T h e C leveland F o u n d a tio n .

Combined Funds C o m bined F u n d s w ere c re ate d w ith in T h e C leveland F o u n d a tio n in 1943 to provide a m e a n s th ro u g h w h ic h gifts of an y size could be m a d e a n d p u t to w ork m ore efficiently. Several th o u s a n d

do n o rs have c o n trib u te d to C om ­ b in e d F u n d s sin ce th e ir creation. Gifts to a C o m b in ed F u n d retain th e ir se p a ra te id e n tity as m e m o ri­ als b u t are co m m in g led for in v est­ m e n t p u rp o ses, th ereb y providing a large block of cap ital for m ore efficient in v e stm en t m a n a g e m e n t a n d g re a te r incom e p o tential. Gifts to a C om bined F u n d m ay be m ad e in th e n a m e of a n in d i­ v id u al or a s m em orials. T h ere is no re stric tio n a s to size, a n d a d d i­ tio n s m ay be m ad e a t any tim e. D onors are e n co u rag ed to m ake th e ir gifts available for u n re s tric t­ ed c h a rita b le purposes, since th is e n ab le s th e F o u n d atio n to be flex­ ible in m e etin g c h a n g in g c o m m u ­ n ity n eed s a n d problem s. If a do n o r w ish es to ex p ress a prefer­ ence as to how th e incom e from th e gift sh o u ld be sp en t, it is s u g ­ gested th a t one of th e general Cleveland F o u n d atio n g ra n t c a te ­ g ories—Civic Affairs, C u ltu ral Affairs, E d u catio n , H ealth, Social S ervices or E conom ic Develop­ m e n t—be specified. In 1985 th e carry in g value of new fu n d s a n d a d d itio n s to ex­ istin g fu n d s totaled $421,066. N ew F unds R eceived: NEWELL C. BOLTON FUND, $31,594 Donor: Newell C. Bolton E state Use o f Income: D esignated for U nited Way MARY LENORE HARVEY ECKARDT FUND, $50 Donors: R obert a n d Virginia E ekardt a n d Pauline C. W alker Use o f Income: U nrestricted c h aritab le pu rp o ses EMIL AND GENEVIEVE GIBIAN FUND, $20,000 Donor: Em il G ibian E state Use o f Income: U nrestricted c h a rita b le pu rp o ses ALBERT M. AND BEVERLY G. HIGLEY FUND, $50,000 Donors: Mr. a n d Mrs. A lbert M. Higley, Jr. Use o f Income: D esignated for the Cleveland C h ap ter of th e A m erican Red Cross FAY-TYLER MURRAY NORTON FUND, $1,000 Donor: J a m e s A. (Dolph) Norton Use o f Income: R estricted to the e n h a n c e m e n t of th e s ta tu s of w om en

THE PASTEUR CLUB FUND, $200 Donor: A nonym ous Use o f Income: U nrestricted c h aritable pu rp o ses SMALL BUSINESS ADVANCEMENT FUND, $410 Donors: Paul L. Eden, Mr. a n d Mrs. R ichard L. Royce an d SCOREC hapter 30 Use o f Income: R estricted for ed u cation an d econom ic developm ent ISABELLE TUMPACH FUND, $203,066 Donor: Isabelle Tum pach E state Use o f Income: R estricted to the ed u cation of underprivileged children

A d d itio n s to E x is tin g Funds: ROBERT K. BECK MEMORIAL FUND

$ 1,000 Donor: Mrs. R obert K. Beck THE EILEEN H. AND MARVIN H. CRAMER FUND $2,180 Donors: R obert E. Bahr, David B. Biondi, G aetano J. an d Virginia Brom elia, Brown Paper Goods Com pany, R aym ond J. an d A gnes R. Brunelle, Daniel P. an d J a c q u e lin e M. Buckley, C arton-C raft C orporation, Everett A. an d T h eresa Colburn, B arbara A. Conrad. Custom -Poly Bag Company, Mr. a n d Mrs. J a m e s F. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Fallon, T hom as N. G aus, George A. Gaus, Dale a n d Joy Gerber, H ildegarde and Sidney Lawrence, Lady Mary Inc., M aurice M ogensen, Rosario C. and B arbara J. Molica, T he NivisonW eiskopf Com pany, Ellen M. Riordan, C harles J. a n d J e a n C. Savoca, D ennis J. Sm ith, Paul W. Sweeney, Marie and Louis Tichy. Paul A. Unger, T he U nger Company, R uth L. Vincent, an d T he Real Viking, Inc. THE INTERMUSEUM CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION ENDOWMENT FUND, $21,407 Donors: T he D avenport A rt Gallery, T he In te rm u se u m C onservation A ssociation a n d L inda L. J a c k so n J. KIMBALL JOHNSON FUND, $10,415 Donor: J a m e s Kim ball Jo h n s o n E state THE JON LEWIS FUND, $1,085 Donors: J o s e p h L. A bram s, J e a n e tte Abzug, S ara H. Bialosky, C. Philip and P atC ristal, T hom as W. Cristal. Helen M. Draegin, Howard J. Freedm an, A ndrew C. a n d Lois W. Gross, J a c k an d J u d ith K aufm an, Rick Kayne, David J. Lazar, Dorothy C. Levin, Mrs. D onald B. Lowe, S tu a rt M. Neye, R uetta B. Pollack, Ja c q u e lin e and N orton Rose, N aom i W. S c h u m a n n , a n d Lloyd S. S chw enger

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TH E FREDERICK R. AND BERTHA SPE C H T MAUTZ SCHOLARSHIP FUND, $ 6 ,0 0 0 Donor: Dr. F re d erick R. M autz TH E OHIO SCOTTISH GAMES ENDOWMENT FUND, $140 D onors: R eb eccah J a n e Ball, G ervais Dog College, M erry J a y n e M cM ichael a n d O hio S c o ttish G a m e s A ssociation TH E FRED O. AND LUCILLE M. QUICK FUND, $1,000 Donors: Mr. a n d Mrs. D onald Q uick DOROTHY AND HELEN RUTH FUND, $910 Donors: J a m e s A. a n d Fay-Tyler N orton, B a rb a ra a n d Bob Raw son, R obert C. R uth, J e a n E. Schilder, Elise Van B ergen a n d R aym ond a n d Lois W eber BURT W ENGER FUND. $857 Donor: B u rt W enger E state DR. EDWARD A. YURICK FUND, $20 Donor: Dr. E dw ard A. Yurick ROY J. ZOOK AND AMELIA T. ZOOK FUND, $ 6 9 ,732 Donors: Roy J. Zook a n d A m elia T. Zook

E s t a b l i s h e d Funds: M orris A bram s F und A cadem y of M edicine, H ealth E d u catio n F ound atio n F und R hoda L. Affelder F und A lcoholism S ervices of Cleveland, Inc. W ickham H. A ldrich F und E unice W estfall Allen M em orial S am u el W estfall Allen M em orial Lydia May A m es F u n d R aleigh F. A ndrie M em orial F und M arguerite E. A nselm M em orial K atherine B. A rundel F und Leonard P. Ayres M em orial R uth a n d E lm er B abin F und A.D. B aldw in M em orial F u n d R obert K. B eck M em orial F und T he B eckenbach S ch o larsh ip M em orial Fund H attie E. B ingham F und B eulah H olden B luim M em orial A rth u r B lythin M em orial R obert B lythin M emorial E rn est J . B ohn M em orial Fund Newell C. Bolton Fund Helen R. Bowler F und Nap. H. B oynton M em orial F und Alva Bradley M emorial B righam B ritton F und Marie H. Brown Fund C harles F. B u esch er M em orial T h o m as B u rn h a m M em orial F und E lizabeth A. B u rto n M em orial E d m u n d S. B usch F und R obert H. B usch S ch o larsh ip F und C arm ela Cafarelli F u n d M arian M. C am eron Fund E d n a L. a n d G ustav W. C arlson F oundation M em orial F und Leyton E. C arter M em orial F und Mary C ath erin e C arter Fund G eorge S. C ase F und Isabel D. C ham b erlin Fred H. C h ap in M em orial

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T h e Adele C orning C hisholm M em orial Fund G a rn e tta B. C h risten so n a n d LeRoy W. C h risten so n F u n d Mr. a n d Mrs. H arold T. C lark F u n d Inez a n d H arry C lem ent Award F und C leveland C onference for E d u catio n al C ooperation F u n d Cleveland G u id an ce C en ter E n d o w m en t Fund Cleveland H eights H igh School S c h o larsh ip Fund T h e Cleveland F o u n d atio n S pecial Fund No. 4 Cleveland P sychoanalytic S ociety F u n d T h e Cleveland Sorosis F und C leveland War M em orial A rth u r C obb M em orial A rth u r Cobb, Jr. M em orial Florence H aney Cobb M em orial Louise B. C obb M em orial Mary G aylord Cobb M em orial Mavis Cobb M em orial Percy Wells Cobb M em orial R alph W. Cobb, Jr. M em orial Dr. H arold N. Cole M em orial Cole N ational Corp. F und Law rence E. C onnelly M em orial J u d g e Alva R. C orlett M em orial Mary B. C ouch Fund J a c o b D. Cox, Jr. M emorial T h e Eileen H. C ram er a n d M arvin H. C ram er F und Willis B. C rane M em orial Dr. W ilbur S. Crowell M emorial M arianne N orth C u m m e r M em orial G lenn A. C utler M em orial N ath an L. D auby M em orial M ary E. Dee M em orial Fund Carl D ittm ar M emorial M agdalene P ahler D onahey F u n d A n na J. D orm an a n d Pliny O. D orm an M em orial F u n d L. Dale Dorney M em orial Fund J a m e s J. Doyle a n d Lillian H erron Doyle S cholarship F und R obert J. D rake M emorial C harles A. Driffield M em orial Fund B ruce S. D w ynn M em orial F und M ary Lenore Harvey E ckardt Fund K ristian E ilertsen F und Irene C. and Karl E m m erling S cholarship F und C harles F arran F und A rth u r H. Feher F und W illiam S. an d F reda M. Fell M emorial F und Herold a n d Clara Fellinger C h aritable F und S idney B. Fink M em orial K athleen H olland Forbes Music F und Percy R. a n d B eatrice R ound Forbes M emorial Fund F rances B. a n d George W. Ford M em orial F und G ladys J. an d H om er D. Foster F und H arriet R. Fowler Fund K atyruth S trieker Fraley M emorial A nnie A. France Fund H erm ine Frankel M emorial I.F. Freiberger Fund Mrs. I.F. Freiberger M emorial W inifred Fryer M emorial Fund Frederic C. Fulton F und Doclie G allagher M emorial F und Florence I. G arrett M emorial Emil an d Genevieve G ibian Fund F rank S. G ibson M emorial Fund Ellen G ardner Gilm ore M emorial F rances S outhw orth Goff M emorial

R obert B. G ran d in M em orial J a m e s L. G reene M em orial Bell Greve M em orial F u n d R obert H ays G ries M em orial C arolyn K. G ro ssm an F u n d Isador G ro ssm an M em orial F u n d Marc J. G ro ssm an F u n d M axine Y. H ab erm an F und Je s s ie Haig M em orial F lorence H am ilton M em orial L eonard C. H an n a, Jr. C leveland Play H ouse F und T he L eonard C. H a n n a, Jr. S pecial Fund J a n e t H arley M em orial F u n d Mr. a n d Mrs. Roy G. H arley Fund H. S tu a rt H arriso n M em orial Fund Mrs. W ard H arriso n M em orial F.H. H aserot F und H om er H. H atch F und Lewis H oward H ayden a n d Lulu May H ayden F u n d Nora Hays Fund Iva L. H erl Fund T h e Clifford B. H ershik M em orial F und T he S ieg m u n d a n d B e rth a B. Herzog E n d o w m en t Fund H ighland View H ospital E m ployees' Fund A lbert M. Higley M em orial A lbert M. a n d Beverly G. Higley F u n d M ary G. Higley F u n d R euben W. H itchcock Fund M ary Louise H obson M em orial F und Mr. a n d Mrs. A rth u r S. H olden Fund Cora Millet H olden M em orial G u erdon S. H olden M em orial Helen M. H olland M em orial Dr. J o h n W. Holloway M em orial F und J o h n W. Holt M em orial Mrs. J o h n H. H ord M em orial A.R. H orr F u n d Jo s e p h C. H ostetler M em orial G ilbert W. H u m p h rey M em orial F und T he In term u seu m Conservation Association E n d o w m en t Fund Mrs. Ray Irvin M em orial E arle L. J o h n s o n a n d W alter Saw telle Doan a n d Ella P. D oan M em orial F und J. K im ball J o h n s o n M em orial Fund T he J. K im ball J o h n s o n M em orial Fund J a m e s K. Jo h n so n . Jr. M em orial F und M inerva B. J o h n s o n M em orial F und V irginia K. J o h n s o n M em orial Fund Florence J o n e s M em orial T he T h o m as Hoyt Jo n e s Fam ily Fund T he V irginia J o n e s M em orial F und Mr. a n d Mrs. S idney D. J o s e p h s F und A lbert B. a n d S a ra P. Kern M em orial Fund Jo s e p h E. Kewley M em orial F und O rrin F. K ilm er F und D.D. K im m el M em orial F und Quay H. K inzig M emorial T h o m as M. Kirby M em orial Dr. E m m an u el K laus M em orial Fund S am u el B. K night F und T he Philip E. a n d B erth a Hawley Knowlton F und Estelle C. Koch M em orial S cholarship Fund R ichard H. Kohn F und S am uel E. K ram er Law S ch o larsh ip Fund George H. L apham F und Mr. an d Mrs. R obert S. L atham Fund Dr. a n d Mrs. R obert H. L echner F und M argaret Irene Leslie F und Mrs. Howell Leuck Fund T he J o n Lewis F und Daniel W. Loeser Fund Meta M. Long Fund T he C halm er F. Lutz F und


The W illiam Fred M ackay a n d C ora C arlisle Mackay M em orial Fu n d A nna Mary M agee M em orial F u n d George A. a n d M ary E. M arten Fu n d Mrs. E.O. M arting M em orial The Frederick R. a n d B erth a S p e c h t M autz S cholarship F u n d Erm a L. Mawer F u n d Malcolm L. M cBride a n d J o h n H arris McBride II M em orial F und T hom as M cC auslen M em orial Dr. J a n e Power M cCollough F u n d Mrs. E.P. M cC ullagh M em orial E m m a E. M cDonald F u n d Heber M cFarland F u n d Hilda J. McGee Fu n d Gladys M. M cIntyre M em orial F u n d W. Brew ster M cK enna F u n d Anna C u rtiss M cN utt M em orial M edusa Fun d Charles E. M eink M em orial William J. M ericka M em orial The G race E. M eyette F und H erm an R. a n d E sth e r S. Miller M em orial Fund Francis C harlto n Mills, Jr. F u n d E m m a B. M inch F u n d J o h n A. M itchell a n d B lan ch e G. M itchell Fund H arry F. Miter M em orial Helen Moore F u n d Daniel E. M organ M em orial F und Mary MacBain M otch F u nd Ray E. M unn Fu n d Jo h n P. M urphy M em orial C hristopher B ruce N arten M em orial The N ational City B an k F und H arlan H. Newell M em orial Harold M. N ichols F u n d Jessie Roe N orth a n d G eorge M ahan N orth M emorial F u n d Fay-Tyler M urray N orton F u n d J o h n F. O berlin a n d J o h n C. O berlin F und Ohio Nut a n d Bolt C o m p an y F u n d The Ohio S co ttish G am es E ndow m ent Fund Jo h n G. an d May Lockwood Oliver M emorial F und William J. O’Neill M em orial F u n d E thelw yne W alton O sborn M em orial Erla S ch lath e r Parker F u n d The Pasteur C lub Fu n d C harles J. a n d M arian E. P aterson F und Blanche B. Payer F und Caroline Brown P resco tt M em orial Fu n d Mary D u n h am P resco tt M em orial The George J o h n P u tz a n d M argaret P utz M emorial F u n d The Fred O. a n d Lucille M. Q uick F und O m ar S. R anney M em orial Grace P. Raw son Fu n d Leonard R. R ench F u n d Marie R ich ard so n M em orial F und Minerva P. Ridley F u n d E dna A. R ink F u n d Orra M. R isberg M em orial G ertrude M. R o b ertso n M em orial Helen D. R obinson F u n d C larence A. Roode M em orial E lizabeth Becker R orabeck F u n d Edw ard L. R osenfeld a n d B e rth a M. Rosenfeld F u n d Dr. A.T. Roskos F u n d Dorothy a n d H elen R u th Fu n d St. B arn ab a s G uild for N ursing F u n d Mrs. R aym ond T. Saw yer M em orial Oliver H. S c h a a f F u n d C ornelius G. S ch eid M em orial Fu n d T he R obert N. S ch w artz F u n d for R etarded C hildren

Alice D uty Seagrave Foreign S tu d y Fund K urt L. a n d Lela H. Seelbach W arner Seely F und A rth u r H. Seibig F und Mrs. Louis B. S eltzer M em orial T he A rth u r a n d A gnes Severson M emorial F und A nn ette S. S h ag ren M emorial G lenn M. an d E lsa V. Shaw Fund N ina S h erre r F und J a m e s Nelson S herw in F und T he J o h n a n d F rances W. S herw in Fund C ornelia A dam s S h iras M emorial Dr. T h o m as S h u p e M em orial F und S am u el Silbert Fund David G. Skall M emorial Mr. a n d Mrs. Paul T. Skove F und Jo se p h in e R. a n d E dw ard W. Sloan, Jr. F und Sm all B usiness A dvancem ent Fund Social Work S cholarship Fund Society for C rippled C hildren—'TMs Speaker M emorial F und Society N ational B ank F und M eade A. S pen cer M emorial V irginia Spriggs Fund T he M iriam K erruish Stage Fund Belle Bierce S tair M emorial Frederick S. S tam berger M emorial Nellie Steele Stew art M emorial T h e C harles J. Stilwell S cholarship Fund R alph P. S toddard M em orial F und E sth e r H. an d B. F. S toner M emorial Fund Vernon Stouffer M emorial Fund M ortim er I. S tra u ss an d Helen E. S trau ss an d B lanche New M emorial Fund T he Ignatz and B erta S u n sh in e F und J o s e p h T. Sweeny M emorial C harles F arrand Tkplin an d Elsie H. Tkplin Fund C.F. Tkplin F und Je ssie Loyd Tkrr M emorial E lizabeth B ebout Tkylor M emorial Mary J. Tew ksbury Fund Allison J o h n T h om pson M emorial F und C hester A. T h om pson F und M argaret Hayden T hom pson F und S arah R. T h om pson Fund H om er F. Tielke F und M aud K erruish Towson M emorial Je ssie C. T ic k er M emorial Fund Isabelle T hm pach F und T he C harles F. Uhl an d Carl F. Uhl M emorial F und Leo W. U lm er F und C h ristian an d S ophia Vick M emorial F und M alcolm B. Vilas M emorial Philip R. a n d M ary S. W ard M emorial F und C ornelia B lakem ore W arner M emorial Fund Helen B. W arner Fund S tanley H. W atson M emorial F ran k W alter Weide Fund T h e H arry H. a n d Stella B. Weiss M emorial F und C aroline Briggs Welch M emorial B u rt W enger F und Leroy A. W estm an Fund S. B u rns a n d S im onne H. Weston Fund Lucius J. an d Je n n ie C. W heeler M emorial F und Elliott H. W hitlock M emorial M ary C. W hitney F und T h e M arian L. an d E dna A. W hitsey F und R.N. a n d H.R. W iesenberger Fund Lewis B. W illiam s M emorial

W hiting W illiam s Fund A rth u r P. an d E lizabeth M. W illiam son Fund Ja m e s D. W illiam son Fund R uth Ely W illiam son Fund Marjorie A. W inbigler M emorial Jo h n W. W oodburn Memorial Nelle P. Woodworth Fund Dorothy Young Wykoff Memorial Leward C. Wykoff M emorial Frederick W illiam York Fund Dr. Edw ard A. Yurick Fund H erbert E. an d E leanor M. Zdara M emorial Fund Ray J. Zook an d Amelia T. Zook Fund

Supporting Organizations Seven su p p o rtin g organizations were affiliated w ith T he Cleveland F ounda­ tion in 1985. T hese organizations have co m m itted th eir a sse ts to the benefit a n d charitab le p u rp o ses of th e F oundation an d are classified u n d e r S ection 509(a)(3) of th e In ter­ nal Revenue Code. E ach su p p o rtin g organization retain s a sep arate id en ti­ ty, en ab lin g its founders to m ain ta in a n active in te rest in ph ilan th ro p y d u rin g th eir lifetimes, w hile enjoying th e public c h a rity s ta tu s an d staff services of T he Cleveland Foundation. T he first su p p o rtin g organization of T he Cleveland Foundation was created in 1973 by J o h n a n d F rances Wick Sherw in. In th a t year, after 20 years of operation as a fam ily foundation, The Sherw ick Fund b ecam e the first private foundation in th e c o u n ­ try to gain affiliation w ith a c o m m u ­ nity tru st. T he tru stee s of T he S h e r­ w ick F und approve g ran ts for a varie­ ty of educational, h ealth, social serv­ ices an d cu ltu ral a rts program s. In 1985, 34 g ran ts were approved to tal­ ing $368,177.

The Goodrich S ocial S e ttle m e n t w as also a private foundation prior to its affiliation in 1979 w ith T he Cleve­ land Foundation. G ran ts approved by th e tru ste e s of th is F und benefit, b u t are not lim ited to, T he G oodrichG an n et N eighborhood C enter and th e Bell N eighborhood Center. Nine g ran ts totaling $70,977 were a u th o r­ ized in 1985. T he five rem a in in g su p p o rtin g or­ gan izatio n s becam e affiliated w ith the F oundation w ith o u t prior p h ila n ­ thropic stru c tu re . The E lizab eth and E llery S ed gw ick Fund was created by th e Sedgw icks in 1978. In 1985 the F u n d benefited general chari table activities in th e Cleveland area w ith 14 g ra n ts totaling $127,264.

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T h e A lto n F. a n d C a r r i e S. D a v is F u n d , c re a te d in 1979, su p p o rte d four o rg a n iz a tio n s d u rin g 1985 for a variety of c u ltu ra l a n d c h a rita b le a c ­ tivities. G ra n t aw ard s to taled $10,500. A n o th e r so u rc e of p h ila n th ro p ic dol­ lars for th e C leveland a re a is The W olpert Fund, c re a te d in 1980 by S a m u e l a n d R oslyn W olpert. TWentysix g ra n ts w ere approved in 1985, providing $ 4 6 ,6 5 0 for civic, social services, c u ltu ra l a n d e d u c a tio n a l p rogram s. T he first s u p p o rtin g o rg an iz atio n in th e c o u n try to b ecom e affiliated w ith b o th a c o m m u n ity fo u n d atio n a n d a n o th e r c h a rity w as The Treu-Mart Fund. E sta b lish e d in 1980 by E liza­ b e th M. a n d th e late W illiam C. Tteuhaft, T h e Treu-M art F u n d is a s u p ­ p o rtin g o rg an izatio n of b o th T he C leveland F o u n d atio n a n d T he J e w ­ ish C o m m u n ity F ederation of Cleve­ land. In 1985 th e tru s te e s of the F u n d approved 11 g ra n ts for diverse c h a rita b le activ ities in th e C leveland area. In late D ecem ber 1984 The M cDonald Fund, c reated by C harles a n d D eborah M cDonald, b ecam e th e new est su p p o rtin g o rg an izatio n of T he C leveland F oundation. T he M cDonald F u n d c u rre n tly focuses on e n c o u ra g in g sm all b u sin e ss develop­ m e n t in th e city of Cleveland. D etailed listin g s of th e 1985 g ra n ts of T he S h erw ick Fund, T he Treu-M art F u n d a n d T he W olpert F u n d m ay be found in b ien n ial rep o rts p u b lish ed se p ara te ly a n d available a t T he Cleve­ lan d Foundation. New gifts to talin g $183,514 were a d d e d to th e a sse t base of th e s u p ­ p o rtin g o rg an iz atio n s in 1985.

Donor-Advisor Funds C o n tin u in g th e F o u n d a tio n ’s tra d itio n of e n co u rag in g c h a rita b le giving, th e F o u n d a ­ tio n ’s D istrib u tio n C o m m ittee d ecid ed in 1985 to c re ate a D onor-A dvisor F u n d p ro g ram w h ich p e rm its a do n o r to p a r­ tic ip a te in a n ad v iso ry c ap a c ity in d ecisio n s c o n c e rn in g th e incom e of h is or h e r fund. A DonorA dvisor F u n d receives b o th the p u b lic c h a rity s ta tu s a n d p ro ­ fessional staff serv ices of T he C leveland F o u n d atio n . A DonorA dvisor F u n d c a n p e rp e tu a te th e d o n o r’s n a m e or th e n a m e of a n in d iv id u a l c h o se n by th e donor, w hile providing g ra n ts to th e 86

c o m m u n ity e a c h year. T h e d o n o r receiv es a n in c o m e ta x d e d u c tio n for th e full a m o u n t of th e c o n ­ trib u tio n even th o u g h th e fu n d ’s in c o m e w ill b e d is trib u te d to c h a rita b le o rg a n iz a tio n s in a la te r y e a r o r years. T h e follow ing 10 D onor-A dvisor F u n d s, w ith a s s e ts of $ 7 5 8 ,7 2 0 , w ere e sta b lis h e d a t T h e C leveland F o u n d a tio n in 1985:

Donors: AmeriTVust C om pany; B an k One, Cleveland; C leveland E lectric Illu m in a tin g C om pany; H u n tin g to n N ational B ank; N atio n al C ity B ank, S ociety M a n a g e m e n t C o rp o ratio n , a n d TRW.

T he CAMPOPIANO FAMILY FUND, $ 4 4 ,2 9 5

TH E NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST, $ 1 5 0 ,0 0 0 Use o f Incom e: R estricted to energy co n serv a tio n p ro g ra m s

NORMAN KLOPP FAMILY FUND, $4 4 ,2 9 5 THORNTON D. McDONOUGH FAMILY FUND, $ 8 8 ,5 9 0 F. JAM ES AND RITA RECHIN FUND, $5 0 ,0 0 0 STEWART L. AND JU D ITH P. RICE FUND, $ 4 4 ,295 ROULSTON FAMILY FUND, $ 2 6 5 ,7 7 0 RUKOSKY FAMILY FUND, $ 4 4 ,2 9 5 R. H. SMITH FAMILY FUND, $ 4 4,295 W IPPER FAMILY FUND. $ 4 4,295 TH E ROBERT J. AND JA N E T G. YAROMA FAMILY FUND, $ 8 8 ,5 9 0

Nontrust Funds

NEW CLEVELAND CAMPAIGN FU ND $ 10,000 Use o f Incom e: A rts M arketing Survey Donor: New C leveland C am p aig n

A d d i t i o n s to E x i s t i n g Funds: A m erican F ed eratio n F und, $200 T h e S u m n e r C a n a ry L ectureship F u n d , $ 6 ,0 0 0 T h e C leveland F o u n d a tio n Special F u n d No. 2, $110,000 T he H olsey G ates R esidence P reser­ vation F und, $8,240* R obert R. a n d A nn B. L ucas Fund, $ 2 0 ,4 7 9 T h e C leveland E d u c a tio n Fund. $209,570** M iscellaneous gifts, $5,019 * In 1984 T h e H olsey G ates Resi­ d en ce P reserv atio n F u n d w as e sta b lish e d w ith $ 8 ,2 9 0 in c o n trib u ­ tio n s to su p p o rt, foster a n d prom ote th e p rese rv atio n of th e a rc h ite c tu ra l h e ritag e of th e C o n n e c tic u t W estern Reserve. * * T h e C leveland F o u n d atio n a cts as fiscal a g e n t for th e C leveland E d u ca­ tion Fund.

E sta b lish e d Funds: T h e C leveland F o u n d a tio n also ho ld s gifts n o t im m e d ia te ly e s ta b ­ lish ed a s tru sts, or w h ich are to be d istrib u te d over a specified period of tim e. T h e se fu n d s are n a m e d e ith e r for th e ir d o n o r or for th e re c ip ien t o rg an izatio n th ey benefit. In th o se in s ta n c e s w here th e d o n o r prefers to re m a in an o n y m o u s, th e fu n d is acc e p ted a s a sp ecial fu n d of T h e C leveland F o u n d atio n . In 1985 th e c a rry in g value of new a c c o u n ts a n d a d d itio n s to ex istin g a c c o u n ts totaled $53 6 ,3 0 8 . N ew F u n d s R eceived : ARTS STUDY FUND, $16,800 Use o f Income: E xploration of ways to serve th e n e e d s of C leveland’s cu ltu ral in stitu tio n s

A m erican F o u n d atio n F u n d A ssociated G rocery M an u factu rers R ep resen tativ es F u n d T he S u m n e r C a n a ry L ectureship F und T h e C leveland F o u n d atio n Special F u n d No. 1 T h e C leveland F o u n d atio n Special F u n d No. 2 J a m e s E. a n d Isabelle E. D unlap Fund M ary P. a n d E dw ard M. Foley F und T he Holsey G ates R esidence P reser­ vation F und R obert R. a n d A nn B. L ucas F und S h a k e r H eights D ram a F u n d


Financial Report

P e o p le p o w e r 1 9 8 0 s - s ty le : Neighbors com e

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The Cleveland Foundation Distribution C om m ittee and Trustee B anks o f The Cleveland Foundation Cleveland, Ohio We have e x a m in ed th e b a la n c e sh eets, a ris in g p rim a rily from c a sh tra n sa c tio n s, of T h e C leveland F o u n d a tio n a s of D ecem ­ b e r 31, 1985 a n d 1984, a n d th e related s ta te m e n ts of revenue, e x p e n se s a n d c h a n g e s in fu n d b a la n c e s for th e y ears th e n en d ed . O ur e x a m in a tio n s w ere m ad e in a c co rd a n ce w ith g e n e ra lly a c ce p ted a u d itin g s ta n d a rd s an d , accordingly, in clu d e d su c h te s ts of th e a c c o u n tin g reco rd s a n d su c h o th e r a u d itin g p ro ­ c e d u re s a s we co n sid e red n e c e s s a ry in th e c irc u m sta n c e s. T h e a c c o m p a n y in g fin an cial s ta te ­ m e n ts are n o t in te n d e d to p re s e n t fin a n ­ cial positio n a n d re s u lts of o p e ra tio n s in con fo rm ity w ith g en erally ac ce p ted a c c o u n tin g p rin c ip le s on th e a c cru a l m eth o d ; r a th e r it c o n tin u e s to be th e

F o u n d a tio n ’s c o n s is te n t policy to p re p a re its fin a n c ia l s ta te m e n ts p rim a rily on th e a c c e p ta b le a c c o u n tin g m e th o d of c a s h re c e ip ts a n d d is b u rs e m e n ts by w h ic h c e r­ tain revenue a n d th e re la te d a s s e ts a re reco g n ized w h e n received r a th e r th a n w h e n e a rn e d a n d c e rta in e x p e n se s are reco g n ized w h e n p a id r a th e r th a n w h e n th e o b lig atio n is in c u rre d . In o u r opinion, th e fin a n c ia l s ta te m e n ts referred to above p re s e n t fairly th e fin a n ­ cial p osition, a ris in g p rim a rily from cash tra n s a c tio n s , of T h e C leveland F o u n d atio n a s of D ec e m b e r 31, 1985 a n d 1984, a n d th e revenue, e x p e n se s a n d c h a n g e s in its fu n d b a la n c e s for th e y e a rs th e n ended, on th e b a sis of a c c o u n tin g d e scrib ed above, w h ic h h a s b e e n ap p lied on a c o n ­ s is te n t basis.

Cleveland, Ohio April 4, 1986

Balance Sh eets The C leveland F oundation Carrying Value

M arket Value

D ecem ber 31

ASSETS C ash ...................................................................... C ertificates of d ep o sit ..................................... S h o rt-term in v e s tm e n ts ................................... Securities: U.S. g o v ern m en t o b lig a tio n s ...................... B onds ................................................................. C om m on a n d preferred s t o c k s ................. C om m on tru s t fu n d s ...................................

$

See notes to fin a n cia l statem ents.

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$

158,217 1,650,000 23,992,518

$

4 4 0 ,5 9 5 1,735,000 3 2 ,2 8 9 ,5 9 2

$

1984

158,217 1,650,000 23,992,518

34 ,7 9 3 ,6 3 8 39,485,136 9 1,556,687 40,182,527 206,017,988 7,818,523 832,335

31,829,672 3 9 ,8 9 8 ,2 2 9 8 7 ,9 2 0 ,8 6 6 3 2 ,6 2 4 ,3 0 5 192,273,072 6,5 5 8 ,4 6 7 916,884

3 8 ,5 6 3 ,6 3 5 38,483,1 38 212,991,397 49,7 7 4 ,4 1 0 3 3 9 ,8 1 2 ,5 8 0 7,791,820 8 32,335

3 2 ,9 34.835 33,745,131 171,868.489 36,9 4 0 ,2 5 2 275,4 8 8 ,7 0 7 6,532,007 916,884

$249,134,033

$225,549,158

$ 382,901,922

$ 3 0 8,738,333

$

$

O th er in v estm e n ts—Note D ........................... P ro p erty a n d o th e r a sse ts ..............................

L IA B IL IT IE S AN D FUND B A LA N C E S A ccounts payable a n d a c cru e d e x p en ses . . F u n d balances: R estricted for c h aritab le p u r p o s e s .......... U nrestricted: O p e r a t i o n s .................................................... P r o p e r t y .........................................................

4 4 0 ,5 9 5 1,735,000 32 ,2 8 9 ,5 9 2

D ecem ber 31 1985

1984

1985

423,827

40 7 ,2 0 3

2 4 7 ,6 4 7 ,6 3 6

224,172,881

45 7 ,9 4 6 60 4 ,6 2 4 248,710,206 $249,134,033

293,277 6 75,797 225,141,955 $225,549,158


Statements of Revenue, Expenses and Changes in Fund Balances The C leveland Foundation

Year Ended December 31 1985 1984

R evenue Received from d o n o r s ................................... Net gain from sale of a s s e t s ...................... D iv id e n d s ......................................................... I n te r e s t.............................................................. C om m on tru s t fund i n c o m e ...................... Partial ben efit in co m e —Note B ................ D istrib u tio n of e sta te i n c o m e .................... O th er .................................................................

7,846,846 14,498,840 5,394,059 6,641,828 2,750,092 5,035,033 574,028 589,612

3,368,993 10,112,905 5,228,856 6,077,949 2,535,728 5,060,431 586,975 534,776

Tbtal Revenue

43,330,338

33,506,613

1,135,559 30,252

999,562 85,322

16,791,690

16,021,968

921,834 162,440 346,182

860,477 170,196 317,801

247,628 126.502

189,278 78.155

E xpen ses A uthorized by tru ste e banks: T ru stees’ f e e s ............................................... O th er tru s t e x p e n s e s ................................ P ay m en ts u n d e r g ra n ts a u th o rize d by T h e C leveland F oundation C om m ittee or th e D istribu tion C om m ittee for c h a rita b le p u r p o s e s ................................... A dm inistrative expenses: S a la r ie s ......................................................... Em ployee b e n e f its ..................................... O ccupancy a n d office e x p e n s e s ............ Professional a n d co n su ltin g fees a n d staff e x p e n se s ........................................ O th e r ..............................................................

Total E x p e n s e s ...................................... E x ce ss of Revenue over E x p e n s e s .......................

19,762,087

18,722,759

23,568,251

14,783,854

Fund balan ces a t beginning o f y e a r .

2 2 5 ,1 4 1 ,9 5 5

210,358,101

$ 2 4 8 ,7 1 0 ,2 0 6

$ 2 2 5 ,1 4 1 ,9 5 5

Fund balan ces a t en d o f y e a r ..........

Notes to Financial Statem ents The C leveland Foundation D ecem ber 31, 1 9 8 5

N o te A—T he financial s ta te m e n ts include th e a c c o u n ts of T he C leveland F oundation (“c h a rita b le c o rp o ratio n ”). T h e Cleveland F o u n d atio n (“co m m u n ity tr u s t”) a n d th eir affiliated su p p o rtin g organizations: T he Davis F und, T he G oodrich Social S e ttlem e n t F und, T he M cDonald Fund, T he Sedgw ick F und, T h e S h erw ick F u n d a n d T he W olpert F u n d . T h e su p p o rtin g org an izatio n s were e sta b lish e d u n d e r th e provisions of Section 509(a)(3) of th e In tern al R evenue Code. T he C leveland F ou n d atio n is responsible for e x p e n d itu re s of th e su p p o rtin g o rg an iza­ tio n s for specific c h a rita b le purposes. Intero rg an iz atio n al tra n s a c tio n s a n d a c co u n ts have b een elim inated. T h e financial s ta te m e n ts are not in ten d ed to p re s e n t financial position a n d resu lts of o p e ra tio n s in conform ity w ith generally ac ce p ted a c c o u n tin g prin cip les on th e a c ­ cru a l m eth o d ; rath er, it c o n tin u e s to be the

F oundation’s co n sisten t policy to prepare its financial sta te m e n ts p rim arily on the accep tab le a c co u n tin g m eth o d of cash re­ ceipts a n d d isb u rse m e n ts by w hich certain revenue a n d th e related a sse ts are recog­ nized w hen received ra th e r th a n w hen ea rn e d a n d certain ex p en ses are recog­ nized w hen paid ra th e r th a n w hen the obligation is incurred. S ecu rities a n d o th e r in v estm en ts are m ain ta in e d by tru stee b a n k s in various tru s t fu n d s a n d are carried generally a t cost or a m o u n ts d eterm in ed by e sta te s at the tim e of bequest. C ertain tru sts, e stab lish ed for th e benefit of The Cleveland F oundation (“co m m u n ity tr u s t” ), have b een excluded from th e a c ­ co m panying s ta te m e n ts u n til su c h tim e as they have b een form ally tra n sfe rre d to T he Cleveland Foundation.

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N o te B —P artial b en efit fu n d s g en erally provide, e a c h in v ary in g a m o u n ts, for pay­ m e n t of a n n u itie s to c e rta in ind iv id u als, tru s te e s ’ fees a n d o th e r e x p e n se s of th e tru s ts, p rio r to p a y m e n t of th e b a la n c e of th e in co m e to T h e C leveland F o u n d a tio n (“c o m m u n ity t r u s t ” )." T he total c a rry in g v alu es of p a rtia l ben efit fu n d s are in clu d e d

in th e a c c o m p a n y in g s ta te m e n ts sin c e T h e C leveland F o u n d a tio n (“c o m m u n ity tr u s t ) u ltim a te ly will receive th e e n tire in co m e of s u c h funds. In 1985 a n d 1984 T h e C leveland F o u n d a tio n (“c o m m u n ity tr u s t ) received a p p ro x im a te ly 85% a n d 80% , respectively, of th e a g g re g a te in co m e of the v ario u s p a rtia l b en efit funds.

T h e c a rry in g value of p a rtia l ben efit fu n d s is a s follows: D e c e m b e r 31

A m e riT r u s t............................................................................ N ational City B a n k ............................................................. C en tral N ational B an k of C leveland ............................

1985 $ 5 6 ,4 6 8 ,5 4 6 6 ,2 6 5 ,5 2 8 1 ,5 4 0 ,4 5 6 $ 6 4 ,2 7 4 ,5 3 0

1984 $ 5 0 ,1 3 9 ,2 2 5 5,7 8 9 ,4 4 8 1,481,777 $ 5 7 ,4 1 0 ,4 5 0

N o te C—T h e C leveland F o u n d atio n h a s u n ­ paid g ra n t c o m m itm e n ts of $11,510,000

an d $ 9 ,7 0 9 ,0 0 0 a t D ecem b er 31, 1985 and 1984, respectively.

N o te D —A pproxim ate m a rk e t v a lu a tio n s a s of D ecem ber 31, 1985 a n d 1984 for o th e r in v estm e n ts w ith a c a rry in g value of $5,850,188 a n d $5,291,207, respectively,

were n o t read ily o b tain ab le. T herefore the c a rry in g value of su c h o th e r in v estm en ts h a s b e e n in clu d e d a s th e m a rk e t value.

N o te E —F u n d b a la n c e s of th e su p p o rtin g o rg an iz atio n s are c o m p rise d of th e following: D e c e m b e r 31

T he T he T he T he T he T he

Davis F u n d ................................................................. G oodrich Social S e ttle m e n t F u n d ...................... M cDonald F u n d ......................................................... Sedgw ick F u n d .......................................................... S h erw ick F u n d ......................................................... W olpert F u n d ............................................................

1 9 8 5 _____________ 1984 $ 469,175 $ 424,574 6 3 5 ,4 7 4 621,925 4 3 1 ,7 4 0 410.000 511.031 488.428 5,259,163 5,316,948 591.164 583.907 $7 ,8 9 7 ,7 4 7

$7,845,782

N o te F —T he C leveland F o u n d atio n h a s an in su re d p en sio n p lan for ce rtain em ploy­ ees. Pension exp en se for 1985 a n d 1984

w as $ 8 9 ,9 0 0 a n d $75,700. respectively. All c o n trib u tio n s u n d e r th e p lan are fu n d ed a n d v est w ith em ployees a s m ade.

N o te G—T he In te rn a l R evenue S ervice h a s ruled th a t th e c o m m u n ity tru st, th e c h a ri­ table c o rp o ratio n a n d each of th e s u p p o rt­ ing o rg an iz atio n s qualify u n d e r S ection

501(c)(3) of th e In te rn al R evenue Code and are, therefore, n o t su b je c t to ta x u n d e r p re s e n t in co m e ta x laws.


Distribution Committee, Trustees Committee and Staff

T h in k in g EQUALS: changing fe m a le and

m inority a ttitu d es toward m a th and technological careers. (See Education.) Photograph by David Beach

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D istrib u tio n C o m m ittee

S ta f f

R ic h a rd W. Pogue

S teven A. M inter

C h airp erso n (elected J u n e 1985)

S ta n le y C. Pace C h airp erso n (resigned May 1985)

J a m e s M. D elaney (appointed April 1986)

J o h n J. D w yer H e n ry J . G o o d m an S ally K. G risw old D avid G. Hill Roy H. H oldt E. B radley J o n e s (appointed O ctober 1985)

L in d say J o r d a n M o rg en th aler H arvey G. O p p m a n n A n d re a Taylor T h o m a s V. H. Vail (com pleted term M arch 1986)

T ru stees C om m ittee J e r r y V. J a r r e t t C om m ittee C hairp erso n

A m eriT rust C om pany, NA

R alp h W. A belt B A N K ONE, C LE V E LA N D , NA

W illiam J . W illiam s H untington N ational B ank

E dw ard B. B ran d o n National City B a n k

R obert W. G illespie Society N ational B ank

D irector

M uriel H. J o n e s A d m inistrative A ssistan t

C ath y L. C ra b tre e S pecial A ssista n t

Lynn A n d re as E xecutive S ec re tary

M arg aret M. C aldw ell C o n su lta n t

P atricia J a n s e n Doyle P ro gram Officer, C u ltu ral Affairs

D en n is J. Dooley C o m m u n ity R elations Officer & D irector of P u b licatio n s

A m b er Lee M orris A dm inistrative S e cretary

R o b ert E. E c k a rd t P ro gram Officer, H ealth

J a y Tklbot Program Officer, Civic Affairs

K aren L. M astney A d m inistrative S ecretary

S u s a n N. Lajoie P rogram Officer, E conom ic D evelopm ent

G oldie K. A lvis Program Officer, Social S ervices (appointed S e p tem b e r 1985)

H a n n a H. B artle tt C o n su ltan t (Statew ide P rogram for B u sin ess an d M anagem ent E d u cation & G ran tm ak ers Forum)

C a rm e n T. Rizzo A dm inistrative S ecretary

M ichael J . H o ffm an n A dm inistrative Officer

J a n e t M. C a rp e n te r A dm inistrative A ssistan t

J o h n G. Jo y ce M anager, F inancial S ervices

G lo ria J . K ish J e a n A. L ang A cco u n tan ts

E d n a M. D eal A ccount Clerk

J a n ic e M. C u trig h t M anager, G ra n t S ervices

A licia M. C ilib erto A ssista n t M anager, G ra n t S ervices

B a rb a ra A n d e rso n D a rle n e M. D ow ns Dee G ro y n o m R ose M arie Ley J o a n n e W irtz (resigned N ovem ber 1985) S taff A ssistan ts

M arth a A. B u rc h a sk i Staff A ssistan t/R ecep tio n ist

J o s e p h W. H u sto n S taff In tern

D an a L. B uhl S u m m e r In tern

M alvin E. B an k Thom pson, H ine a n d Flory G eneral C ounsel

1985 A n n u al R ep o rt D en n is J. Dooley E ditor/P rincipal W riter

C arol G. S im o n e tti Program Officer, E ducation

J u n e I. H ow land A d m inistrative S ecretary

Irene S u e Lee Program A ssociate (N ational U rban Fellow)

J u d ith G. S im p so n P rogram A ssociate (until N ovem ber 1985)

M ary Louise H ah n S pecial Projects Officer

Lois E. W eber A dm inistrative A ssistant

E p ste in a n d A sso ciates D esign a n d P rincipal P h o tography

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