The Cleveland-based George Gund Foundation has announced grants totaling $5.56 million in its latest grant cycle.

Awarded during the foundation’s first board meeting of the year, the grants include support for Magnolia Clubhouse, which will receive $100,000 to support the launch of a Care Response pilot program in specific Cleveland neighborhoods, which brings a mental health response to people experiencing crises and has been shown to significantly mitigate harm, particularly for people of color and those living with serious mental illness; and the Mental Health & Addiction Advocacy Coalition, which was awarded $45,000 for the second phase of a research study designed to identify and address racial and ethnic inequities in Ohio’s community behavioral health system.

Additional grants include $500,000 over two years to the Young Latino Network for capacity building and general operations; $148,000 over two years to Sankofa Circle to advance a post-COVID reinvigoration of the local Collaborative for Sexual Health Equity and Learning and implement its new three-year strategic plan; $900,000 over three years to the Urban League of Greater Cleveland to help eliminate the racial, economic, and societal barriers that prevent Black Americans and other underserved communities of color from achieving their full potential; and $80,000 over two years to the Piano International Association of Northern Ohio (PIANO) to attract emerging piano virtuosos for the Cleveland International Piano Competition.

For a complete list of recipients, see the George Gund Foundation website.

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