The Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation Records, 1987-1999, consist of agendas, budgets, correspondence, financial statement, grant proposals, memoranda with attachments, minutes, newspaper clippings, photographs, press releases, publications, reports, and trust disbursement authorizations.
This collection is of value to researchers studying the history of charity and philanthropy in Cleveland, Ohio, during the late twentieth century. Those interested in Roman Catholic social service and educational programs will find these records useful. Researchers will find significant documentation of the giving patterns of the Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation. Those interested in social services, health, and educational programs for the elderly, disabled, and disadvantaged will find these records valuable. These types of programs include nursing home improvements, community outreach activities, domestic violence and child abuse prevention, and children and youth services. Researchers studying services to minorities and women, people with AIDS and Alzheimer's disease, and the homeless will find this collection valuable. Hunger programs and services to the mentally ill have also been foundation priorities, and there is documentation of these efforts in the collection. This collection also contains descriptions and reports of programs in the fields of early childhood education, primary and secondary education, and higher education.