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A Model for Impact Investment

Most impact investors want to drive change in communities—but without clean, developable land, investment stalls.
In Cleveland, we’re fixing that problem. The Site Readiness Fund has partnered with the Cleveland Foundation to launch a $100 million initiative to clean up hundreds of acres of disinvested industrial land and make it shovel-ready for inclusive development. The Cleveland Foundation is further strengthening this work by establishing an endowment for the Site Readiness Fund, ensuring long-term resources to transform our city for generations to come.

Cleveland Foundation Endowment Fund

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How Your Support Makes an Impact

  • By de-risking land at scale, we unlock more than $1 billion in private investment.
  • This is a permanent, recycling fund—where proceeds are reinvested locally over and over.
  • It’s a model for how cities can deliver community wealth, environmental justice, and economic growth simultaneously.

Why Partner with Us?

  • Scalable: Addresses the root problem—lack of development-ready land.
  • Catalytic: Converts ghost sites into job-creating business parks, industrial hubs, and even affordable housing factories.
  • Built for Impact: We’ve raised over $60 million already, with strong political and civic momentum.

“No single person, company, or organization can do this alone. But together, we can transform vacant land into thriving hubs of opportunity—work that will benefit our region for generations.”

Fred Nance

Chair, Site Readiness for Good Jobs Fund

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If you’re looking for catalytic, place-based investments with lasting impact, we’d love to talk. Contact us to learn how you can be part of Cleveland’s comeback.

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