Why Your Support Matters
When you invest in Global Cleveland, you’re investing in a stronger, more vibrant Northeast Ohio.
Your generosity helps international newcomers find opportunity, build meaningful connections, and create lasting roots in our community. It also supports employers seeking global talent, empowers immigrant entrepreneurs to launch and grow businesses, and advances initiatives that foster a more welcoming and inclusive region.
Every gift—no matter the size—helps create opportunities for individuals, strengthens our local economy, and ensures Northeast Ohio remains a place where people from around the world can thrive.
See the Impact of Your Generosity
"I am praying to jump on any opportunity to create my American Dream..."
"For myself and my family, Global Cleveland opened doors and introduced us to other people, mainly connections, connecting us to people or other organizations that can bring more opportunities for us.”
- Crispin
Donate via The Cleveland Foundation
We are proud to partner with the Cleveland Foundation so that you may now donate to our cause via their Global Cleveland Fund.
The Impacts of International Newcomers In Northeast Ohio
7,200
Manufacturing Jobs Preserved
International Newcomers strengthened the local job market by allowing companies to keep jobs on U.S. soil, helping preserve or create 7,200 local manufacturing jobs that would have otherwise vanished or moved elsewhere by 2019.
$482,000,000
Contributed To Social Security
The foreign-born in Northeast Ohio contributed over $482 million to Social Security and over $133 million to Medicare in 2019.
8.1%
International Newcomer Business Owners
International Newcomers represented 8.1 percent of the business owners in Northeast Ohio in 2019. About 8,300 International Newcomer entrepreneurs generated $204.8 million in business income.
40.8%
International Newcomers With A Bachelor's Degree
In 2019, 40.8 percent of International Newcomers aged 25 and above held at least a bachelor’s degree, compared with 30.5 percent of the U.S.-born population in the region.
*Stats from New American Economy New American Economy
