The Fund for Our Economic Future unites philanthropy in Northeast Ohio to help strengthen the region's economic competitiveness through grantmaking, research and civic engagement.

The Fund collaborates with others in the 16-county region to improve the region's economic competitiveness in four action areas:

• Business Growth & Attraction
• Talent Development
• Growth Through Racial & Economic Inclusion
• Government Collaboration & Efficiency

The majority of the Fund's charitable grants support nonprofit, regional economic development organizations. The Fund also supports research that is used to guide the region's economic development efforts and measure the region's economic performance. The Fund's civic engagement efforts bring together a wide variety of people, organizations and institutions to accelerate the development and implementation of regional approaches to economic development throughout the 16 counties that make up Northeast Ohio.

Launched in February 2004, more than 100 foundations, organizations and individuals have contributed more than $50 million to the Fund. New members of the Fund include the Reinberger Foundation, Case Western Reserve University and the J.M. Smucker Co.

The Fund is in its second, three-year phase of work. In Phase 2, the Fund is collaborating with partners in the public and private sectors to implement Advance Northeast Ohio, the region's economic action plan.