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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:

  • Cleveland Youth Festival 3rd Annual

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

    NEEDS: $0 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: $0 of 2,940 + 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: $0 of 6,522

  • MIND your own MUSIC

    Join this interactive music class with your child.  

    NEEDS: $0 of 2,065

  • "Cleveland's Best Talent Competition

    Music can change the world, because it can change people. "We want to inspire and motivate our audience with exceptional performances and uplifting music. "Our aim is to put the message in the music.

    NEEDS: $0 of 2,178 + Volunteers

  • 2Ufilm

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

    NEEDS: $0 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: $6,467 of 6,522

  • Paint and Chat

    Art class for young girls to express emotions, build confidence and relieve stress. An opportunity to address critical issues and learn calming, soothing art techniques while engaging in meaningful conversations.

    NEEDS: $0 of 5,580 + Volunteers
  • Picasso

    Dad, Draw with me!

    We intend to serve and supply fathers of our community with an opportunity to bond, express together through visuals, create, learn, and have fun with art while spending quality time with their sons.

    NEEDS: $0 of 2,990

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 $18 million in citizen philanthropy on ioby for projects that make their communities healthier, greener, safer, and more livable. When you post a project on ioby you can collect tax-deductible donations, find new donors and volunteers, and receive one-on-one fundraising coaching. Learn more. 

 

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