| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland |
| Title: | United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland Records |
| Dates: | 1981-1996 |
| Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) |
| Abstract: | The United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland was founded in 1981 in Cleveland, Ohio, to fund organizations that serve African Americans, the poor, and minorities that are underserved in Cleveland's philanthropic and charitable sector. The United Black Fund accumulates and allocates funds to alleviate suffering, poverty and illiteracy. It also seeks to strengthen the tradition of charitable giving among African Americans to promote economic self sufficiency. The collection consists of agendas, annual reports, audit reports, board of trustee minutes, bylaws, correspondence, programs, invitations, financial documents, and newsletters. |
| MS Number | MS 4909 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
The United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland was founded in 1981 in Cleveland, Ohio, by George W. White to fund organizations that serve African Americans, the poor, and minorities that are underserved in Cleveland's philanthropic and charitable sector. The United Black Fund accumulates and allocates funds to alleviate suffering, poverty and illiteracy. It also seeks to strengthen the tradition of charitable giving among African Americans to promote economic self sufficiency. It also promotes education and wealth-building in the African American community.
United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland, Inc. funds over 80 non-profit agencies annually. These agencies serve thousands of children, families, and seniors. It also provides programming on grantsmanship, workshops, and informal forums to the public free of charge. The United Black Fund also forms alliances with people that share a commitment to informing and educating the community on issues affecting their daily lives.
The United Black Fund seeks to have an impact in three main areas of giving: Workforce Development, Education, and Basic Needs. It specifically funds programs to support people entering the workforce for the first time or after incarceration; early childhood and college mentoring programs; and emergency needs in a crisis situation.
click here to view the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History entry for the United Black Fund
The United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland Records, 1981-1996 and undated, consist of agendas, annual reports, audit reports, board of trustee minutes, bylaws, correspondence, programs, invitations, financial documents, and newsletters.
This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of philanthropy and charity in Cleveland, Ohio, in the late twentieth century. Those seeking documentation of philanthropic efforts within the African American community of Cleveland and northeast Ohio will find this collection particularly useful. Those studying the giving patterns and community outreach of the United Black Fund in the 1980s and 1990s will find this collection particularly useful.
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4909 United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gifts of the United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland in 1993 and 1996.
Processed by Margaret Burzynski-Bays in 2014.
United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland Records 1981-1996 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Agendas, Board of Trustees meetings 1991-1993 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Annual reports 1984-1996 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Audit reports 1984-1991 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Bylaws 1981-1991 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Correspondence 1985-1986 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Financial documents, including budgets and balance sheets 1989-1993 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Invitations 1996 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Minutes, Board of Trustee meetings 1991-1992 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Miscellaneous documents 1985 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Newsletters 1995 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Programs, events 1989-1996 | |||||||||