Cleveland, OH – On December 6th the Board of Trustees of the Saint Luke’s Foundation approved $3,301,400 in grants to 24 organizations during the fourth quarter of the year. These investments advance the Foundation’s mission to achieve health equity by addressing social determinants of health including educational attainment, financial stability, healthy eating and active living, safe and affordable housing, social connections, and the strengthening of the neighborhoods surrounding the former Saint Luke’s hospital.
“Our recent allocation of resources of $3.2 million to 24 hardworking strategy partners, is a testament to our resolute stance towards closing the health equity gap,” remarks Timothy Tramble, Sr., President and CEO of the Foundation. “Our belief holds steadfast that by investing deeper in the social determinants of health, we can support communities that brim with health and resilience.”
“This wave of grants isn’t solely a financial investment to these organizations, but a deeper commitment to the communities they serve – the individuals, the families, the heart, and soul of the community. We are committed to supporting the community carve a path of change through these strategic collaborations, painting a vision of a future where health and equality aren’t determined by one’s socio-economic standing.”
Highlights of the Fourth Quarter Grants Awarded to Close the Health Equity Gap:
Neighborhood of Choice – Social-Emotional Wellbeing
- Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc. – (1 years, $133,850) for Purpose Built Communities Quarterback – Season 1
- City Year – (1 year, $35,000) for Whole School, Whole Child program in Harvey Rice Wraparound
- A Cultural Exchange – (1 year, $75,000) for general operating support
- Lake View Cemetery – (1 year, $132,158) for Stokes Memorial Plaza
- My Brother My Sister Global Inc. – (18 months, $40,000) for My Brother My Sister Global – Buckeye Chapter
- New Village Corporation – (1 year, $150,000) for Shaker Square Winter Holiday Event and Lighting and Tenants Improvement
Neighborhood of Choice – Commercial Corridors
- Jordan Community Resource Center – (2 years, $500,000) for the development of the Oasis in the City in Mt. Pleasant
Financial Stability
- Passages Connecting Fathers and Sons, Inc. – (2 years, $140,000) for Family Resiliency Academy Programming
- Towards Employment – (1 year, $65,000) for general operating support
Social Connections
- Neighborhood Connections – (1 year, $75,000) for Neighbor Up in Greater Buckeye – 2024
- Birthing Beautiful Communities – (1 year, $100,000 ) for general operating support
- Providence House – (1 year, $75,000) for East Campus Family Preservation Services Launch
- Neighborhood Leadership Institute – (1 year, $85,000) for Neighborhood Leadership Training
Policy and Advocacy
- Signal Cleveland – (2 years, $200,000) for general operating support for Signal Cleveland
- Case Western Reserve University’s Social Justice Law Center – (1 year, $95,392) for Youth Justice Collaborative in Cuyahoga County
- City Club of Cleveland – (1 year, $60,000) for 2024 Health Equity in Action Series
- Esperanza, Incorporated – (2 years, $240,000) for general operating support
- Ohio Transformation Fund – (1 year, $60,000) for the Ohio Transformation Fund
- The Center for Community Solutions – (2 year, $250,000) for Community Impact and Racial Equity Journey
- Northern Ohioans for Budget Legislation Equality – (2 years, $100,000) for general operating support
Housing Safety and Stability
- Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority – (1 years, $200,000) for Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority – Woodhill Housing Stabilization and CMHAPPD PAR Programs
- Enterprise Community Partners – (1 years, $140,000) for general operating support
- Family Promise – (1 year, $50,000) for general operating support
- The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland – (2 years, $300,000) for general operating support
About Saint Luke’s Foundation:
Now in its 26th year of grant making, The Saint Luke’s Foundation is dedicated to achieving health equity by addressing social determinants of health for people in neighborhoods surrounding Saint Luke’s and throughout Cuyahoga County. Saint Luke’s is committed to demonstrating grantmaking that is responsive to the community and believes that people thrive as a result of living free of racism and poverty and experiencing equitable economic opportunities and conditions that enable them to lead healthier lives. Since it was established with the charitable assets of the Saint Luke’s Medical Center in 1997, the Foundation has awarded over $165 million in grants. Information on the work of Saint Luke’s Foundation is available on the Foundation’s website: www.saintlukesfoundation.org.