The Cleveland Foundation has announced fourth-quarter grants totaling more than $27.7 million in support of organizations serving residents of Cuyahoga, Lake, and Geauga counties.

The grants, which boost the foundation’s 2021 giving to nearly $117 million, will provide support in the areas of arts and culture, economic and workforce development, education, leadership, neighborhood revitalization and engagement, and youth, health, and human services. Recipients include Cleveland Institute of Music, which was awarded $200,000 over two years in support of the Musical Pathways Fellowship; the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, which will receive $400,000 for the next phase of its capital campaign; Manufacturing Works, which was awarded $250,000 to expand the capacity of the organization’s Leadership Institute for prospective manufacturing business owners and leaders; Esperanza, which will receive $200,000 to improve multi-generational educational opportunities for Hispanic youth and adult learners through educational programming, culturally competent mentoring, and postsecondary supports; Hebrew Free Loan Association of Northeast Ohio, which was awarded $198,000 to increase its operational capacity and focus on middle income, newcomer/immigrant populations, and COVID emergency response; and Starting Point, which will receive $200,000 to expand and enhance access to quality early care and education.

“This year, we again witnessed the creativity, compassion, and commitment of Greater Cleveland residents in action as our community continued to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and its far-reaching effects,” said Cleveland Foundation president and CEO Ronn Richard. “Each year, I am incredibly proud of the foundation’s donors, board, and staff as well as our valued nonprofit partners working across every sector to move our community forward — no matter how challenging the circumstances. There is nothing we can’t do when we come together as a community.”