The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation
A Cleveland family endowment backing well run organizations for the city's people
Peer societies
Five societies The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation is read alongside.
GGF
The George Gund Foundation
A Cleveland endowment stewarding a family name into an explicit vocabulary of justice
RF
Reinberger Foundation
An endowment two grandsons now steward, translating a couple's wish into steady grants across Northeast and…
MTMFF
Milton and Tamar Maltz Family Foundation
A family foundation that gives by invitation to causes in arts, education, health and human services, medical…
CF
Coleman Foundation
A Chicago family foundation that invests in community based organizations to strengthen the health and…
RSSFF
Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation
A family foundation across three generations working for permanent positive change in Greater Boston through…
Who backs KESF
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
The outside view
A Cleveland family endowment backing well run organizations for the city's people
- Authority
- Preserve
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Legacy
Faithful to what was handed down.
The Legacy is devoted to continuity, carrying a tradition and an identity across generations. Its gift is stability and deep institutional memory, its challenge is making room for change.
Also reads toward The Village.
Strengths
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