Donate
Your support empowers the Cleveland Public Library Foundation to enhance our community through vital programs and services. Every contribution, big or small, plays a key role in shaping a brighter future for Clevelanders. Explore the donation options below to see how you can help us make a meaningful impact together.
Monthly Giving
Library Loyalists
The Library Loyalists program is your chance to support your library and support your values.
Give Now
Ready to make an immediate difference? Support your community with a One-Time Donation today.
Planned Giving
Create a lasting legacy by including Cleveland Public Library in your long-term financial plans.
Your support is the greatest endorsement of our belief that Cleveland Public Library can change lives for the better and build a brighter future for our Cleveland community. Thank you for your confidence, enthusiasm, and generous support.
Other Ways to Give
Stock Gifts
When you donate stock to the Cleveland Public Library Foundation, you may realize tax benefits, which result in a larger gift at a lower cost to you. That’s why a gift of appreciated securities may provide one of the best ways for you to support our Library.
Gifts of securities may be wire transferred from your bank or brokerage account to the Cleveland Public Library Foundation Fund held at Cleveland Foundation. Please ask your broker to provide the transfer agents with your name so we can identify and acknowledge your gift.
Stock Transfer Instructions
Bank: Key Bank
Address: 100 Public Square
Cleveland, OH 44113
DTC#: 2205
Account Number: 0463780
Account Name: CLE FDN MONEY MARKET POOL T/A
Fund Name: Cleveland Public Library Foundation fund
If you are transferring mutual funds or other types of securities, please contact Erin Adler at Key Bank at the number below. Please note that transfers of mutual funds, physical certificates, or other types of unique securities may require additional handling and could take three weeks or more to process.
Cleveland Foundation Federal ID#: 34-0714588
Please contact either the Cleveland Foundation or Key Bank once you are ready to process the transfer and provide a list of the securities you are transferring. This will allow us to identify the gift once it arrives and credit the proper fund. You or your broker may contact one of the following:
The Cleveland Foundation
Kathy LePar
Manager of Legal Affairs
(216) 615-7161
Lepar@clevefdn.org
Key Bank
Erin Adler Trust Officer
(216) 471-2595
Rin_k_adler@keybank.com
For more information, please call at (216) 623-2831. Thank you!
Matching Gifts
Does your company match its employees’ charitable donations? Matching gifts are a great way to expand the impact of your gift to the Cleveland Public Library Foundation. Contact your Human Resources department to find out more.
Planned Gifts
The Cleveland Public Library was established in 1869 by a group of visionary community leaders who created the Library as their timeless gift to Cleveland. Today’s donors can continue that legacy. Planned gifts will become major source of support for the Library’s funds for many years. These gifts come in many forms, including bequests, charitable gift annuities, and insurance policies. A legacy gift may provide you with an ideal opportunity to support Library at a higher level than you might have thought possible.
For more information, visit Planned Giving or (216) 623-2831 .
Tribute Gifts
Do you have a friend or family member who loves the Cleveland Public Library? You can honor or remember him or her with a tribute gift to the Foundation. Whether for a birthday or anniversary, a graduation or another of life’s milestones, tribute gifts are always an appropriate way to honor an individual, or remember his or her legacy and commitment to lifelong learning. The Honor Gift Information section of our donation page contains specific fields to complete in order to direct your gift in honor or memory of another.
In addition, if you are interested in selecting the Cleveland Public Library Foundation as the recipient of gifts for your special occasion, such as a wedding or anniversary, please call (216) 623-2831 to make arrangements.
Donating Materials (Books, Magazines, etc)
Visit our donating materials section for details on donating books & more.
Tax ID: 34-6565428
325 Superior Ave. E.
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 902-4908