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City and GCF Award $196,769 to Grassroots Partners to Activate the 2023 Green Cincinnati Plan
CINCINNATI (July 15, 2024) — Today, the City of Cincinnati’s Office of Environment and Sustainability (OES), the Green Cincinnati Fund Advisory Committee, and Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) are proud to announce the awardees from the inaugural round of the Green Cincinnati Plan (GCP) Seeds of Change Grant Program. Nineteen grassroots nonprofits…
Greater Cincinnati Foundation Promotes Leaders to Champion Philanthropy
CINCINNATI (April 26, 2024) — Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) has appointed Colleen McCarthy Blair, EMPA, CAP® as vice president, philanthropy and Michele Carey, CAP® as vice president, philanthropic strategies to amplify philanthropic impact. These new appointments will help GCF activate generosity and create lasting impact around a shared vision for…
Boots on the Ground Fund Awarded $834,620 to 41 Nonprofits
CINCINNATI (April 24, 2024) — Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF), in partnership with the City of Cincinnati and Interact for Health, has awarded $834,620 in Boots on the Ground Fund grants to 41 local nonprofits, 71% led by Black, Indigenous and People of Color. These funds, $650,000 of which are provided by the City,…
Greater Cincinnati Foundation Names New Leaders to Catalyze Community Investments and Amplify Social Impact
CINCINNATI (March 5, 2024) — Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) is poised to make an even greater impact by restructuring its community impact team to bring all of GCF’s philanthropic tools for community impact and strategic programs under one umbrella. The new organization will also elevate GCF’s intentional efforts in measuring…