Cleveland arts and culture
51st Annual Puerto Rican Parade & Festival. Supported in 2019 through the Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Match Fund.

Get your donations doubled for arts and culture projects in Cuyahoga County!

Have an idea to bring arts and culture to life in Cuyahoga County?

Are you an artist dreaming up a public art project? A dancer who needs money for a performance in a park? A film buff looking to host community movie screenings? Get a boost! If you have an idea to make Cuyahoga County more vibrant through the arts, you could get your donations   doubled up to $3,000   when you crowdfund your project with ioby. 

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 can all receive one-on-one fundraising coaching and dollar-for-dollar matching funds up to $3,000 on their ioby crowdfunding campaign in support of projects that bring arts and culture to Cuyahoga County residents. Share your project idea below to get started and double your dollars!

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Get answers to frequently asked questions  about this match. 

 

Donate to a project and get your donation doubled, or start a project of your own to be featured here:

  • Starving Artists 2 Working Artists

    Blockcityp2c is a social network and sales platform that allows artists to build a fan base and earn income by offering rewards online. We will use a team of real people and AI to make certain all members are real persons

    NEEDS: $0 of 2,930 + Volunteers

  • THE VILLAGE HAS SPOKEN

    We are having a night with local artist and poets to showcase their talent in recognition of community and child safety.

    NEEDS: $0 of 6,186

  • African Solar Village Green Project (ASVGP)

     

    The ASVGP is a summer Arts & Garden Program designed to engage youth and community in a hands on learning, gardening and creating art.

     

     

    NEEDS: $0 of 2,922 + Volunteers

  • The ARTS in Central

    With community artists and art educators, public art projects will transform community spaces at street level this summer 2021.

    NEEDS: $0 of 1,140

  • The Noble-Ity Project

    The NOBLE-ity Project - prose painted on benches installed in public places, brightens the Noble Corridor, embraces the richness of the neighborhood, and invites you to sit and stay awhile. 

    NEEDS: $0 of 6,186

Learn More 

For all the details on eligibility and how this match works, read our match FAQ.

Completely new to ioby and crowdfunding? Check out ioby101.

 

About ioby

ioby stands for “in our backyards,” but it also stands for taking care of each other, for civic participation, and for trusting neighbors to know what’s best for the neighborhood. Neighbors nationwide have raised over $8 million in citizen philanthropy on ioby for projects that make their communities healthier, greener, safer, and more livable. When you post project on ioby you can collect tax-deductible donations, find new donors and volunteers, and receive one-on-one fundraising coaching.

This match fund is supported in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from the Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC). Learn more about CAC at cacgrants.org.