Pictured: Donté´s Gift Express raised over $3,400 in the 2023 CAC match program. 
 

Up to $3,000 in donations matched for community projects that 
make Cuyahoga County more vibrant through the arts!

The Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Match Fund supports organizations and residents (like you!) as they make our county more vibrant and creative. 

Individuals, artists, informal groups of residents, and nonprofits with budgets under $200,000 can all receive one-on-one fundraising coaching and dollar-for-dollar matching to your ioby crowdfunding campaign for a project that brings arts and culture to Cuyahoga County residents. Donors are matched instantly up to $500, and projects can access up to $3,000 until the program ends. Share your project idea below!

Submit your Idea to get started!

 

How does it work?

Eligibility Details

When you crowdfund with the ioby Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Match Fund, you'll get:

  • Our free resources and guidance for how to crowdfund.
  • A one-on-one ioby crowdfunding coach to teach you how to successfully raise donations.
  • While you crowdfund, donations will be doubled instantly. (Up to $500 per donation and $3,000 per project.)
  • We offer fiscal sponsorship to groups that are not a 501c3.  
  • Our fees are very low because we are a nonprofit.

 

Submit your idea to get started!

 

Donate to a project, or start your own to be enrolled here:

  • Your ioby page here!

    Start your own ioby crowdfunding campaign to be featured here! Donations are matched if your project is eligible for this ioby program.

    NEEDS: $5,000 of 5,000
  • The Garden Of Love Project

    This project will encompass a multi-layered mural that will include elements such as framing, immersive 3D art, and more!

    NEEDS: $13,413 of 13,413 + Volunteers
  • Musical Fest In the Park

    Come join us for a evening of community fellowship while enjoying music and poetry from local talent.

    NEEDS: $0 of 6,122
  • Let's PAINT about it 2

    Art class for girls to express emotions, build confidence, and relieve stress while learning art history and soothing art techniques.

    NEEDS: $3,624 of 3,624 + Volunteers
  • PCG First Step of Phase Two Construction

    Pakistani Cultural Garden is getting ready to start Phase Two of our construction project. We need to create drawings and blueprints so the construction can begin of our beautiful Miner-a-Pakistan. 

    NEEDS: $3,102 of 6,122
  • The cover of Ohio Migration Anthology, Volume 2 features a woman in a medical coat superimposed over an immigration form

    Ohio Migration Anthology, Volume 3

    Stories, poems, visual and tactile art, and more — from people with a connection to Ohio and to migration. 

     

    NEEDS: $5,081 of 5,081 + Volunteers
  • Professional Motion Capture

    SEE | The Soul Cinematic Universe

    SEE is a mixed-media film arts camp that allows Cleveland participants (ages 13-17) to learn filmmaking from seasoned accredited film industry professionals.

    NEEDS: $8,175 of 8,205
  • DJ Beats for Tomorrow’s Stars

    “Empower Cleveland’s youth with ‘DJ Beats for Tomorrow’s Stars,’ fostering creativity and potential careers in music through an after-school summer program.” 

    NEEDS: $5,587 of 7,163 + Volunteers