2022 Participant: LGBTQ+ Fieldhouse Art Mural Program at Studio West 117

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:

  • Anne Kibbe Print

    Anne Kibbe Residency Program for Women

    FIG's Anne Kibbe Residency Program for Women is awarded to a creative who self-identifies as a woman, and provides facility access, training, and a stipend.
     

    NEEDS: $3,975 of 5,155
  • Sangeete Sanglaape Baisakhi

    Sangeete Sanglaape Baisakhi - A delightful evening showcasing the best of Bengal's cultural heritage through song, dance and verse & welcoming the Bengali new year 

    NEEDS: $2,733 of 3,093
  • Let's Make Music Happen

    Provide free music classes to the community for all ages, with a concentration on at risk youth.

    NEEDS: $0 of 5,155
  • Cleveland Youth Festival 3nd Annual

    Cleveland Youth Festival is an annually festival to support the Youth Talent and to celebrate our Culture all over the World.

    NEEDS: $6,739 of 6,739
  • 7th Annual International Kids Film It Festival

    The Kids Film It Festival is a film festival and contest for films made by kids. It also raises money for the Michael J. Fox Foundation to teach kids the impact of philanthropy combined with a passion.

    NEEDS: $30,888 of 30,928 + Volunteers
  • Participants at community design session

    Coventry Living Room Project

    Creating a public gathering space that strengthens the sense of community in Coventry Village. 

    NEEDS: $6,072 of 6,522
  • MIND your own MUSIC

    Join this interactive music class with your child.  

    NEEDS: $665 of 2,065
  • Discover "Cleveland's Best Talent"

    Looking for great local talent? We've got the perfect location. Cleveland's Own Best of the Best Television Network. (BBTV)

    NEEDS: $3,471 of 3,611 + Volunteers
  • 2Ufilm

    Support A movie that explores mental health for men through the lens of the underground dance scene in Cleveland.

    NEEDS: $3,855 of 5,155
  • BLK BLVD LOGO

    BLK BLVD

    At BLK BLVD, representation matters. Our goal is to help Black entrepreneurs bypass gatekeepers, intermediaries, and systemically oppressive systems to create genuine relationships with like-minded individuals.

    NEEDS: $6,412 of 6,522