Category: Charity and Philanthropy

The JAYCEES, a leadership-training organization for men and women ages 18-36, was organized in 1938 as the Cleveland Junior Chamber of Commerce chapter for men only, with Charles J. Ford as the first president. Two years later, the group affiliated with the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce. Although abbreviations of the organization's name had been used, such as J.C. or JayCees, the term Jaycee was officially sanctioned in 1947.

The JEWISH CHILDREN'S BUREAU was formally established in 1941 but traces its origins to the Infant Orphan Mothers' Society. In 1898 a group of women formed this society to create a home for orphaned infants too young to enter the Jewish Orphan Home. A year later, with $800, the Jewish Infant Orphan Home was organized; in 1901 a facility near Woodland on E. 37th St. was dedicated.

The JEWISH CHRONIC RELIEF SOCIETY, established in 1914 by six women as the Cleveland Ladies Consumptive Aid Society, assisted indigent Jews suffering from tuberculosis and other illnesses for 75 years. In 1923 the organization incorporated as the Cleveland Denver Consumptive Society of the State of Ohio, reflecting aid provided to individuals entering the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives in Denver.

The JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER (JCC) was formed in 1948 by a merger of 4 agencies, the Jewish Young Adult Bureau, the Council Educational Alliance, CAMP WISE, and the Cultural Department of the Jewish Community Council (see JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION).

The JEWISH DAY NURSERY was established 20 Apr. 1920 (opened 8 May 1922) by 15 women from the Woodland Ave. neighborhood. Gussie (Mrs. Harry) Teitelman and Rose (Mrs. Sam) Brofman created the nursery to care for the children of working, indigent, and sick parents, children of broken homes, and orphans. Charter members paid an initial $1 and dues of $.15 per month. Within 2 weeks, the Cleveland Jewish Day Nursery Assn.

The JEWISH VOCATIONAL SERVICE (JVS) was initially established to help Jewish job-seekers of all ages join the workforce. It was created in 1939 when the Jewish Welfare Fed. combined the vocational services previously offered by a number of other Jewish organizations to centralize and cope more efficiently with unemployment and discrimination. From its office at 241 Euclid Ave., under the directorship of Abe L.

The JOCHUM-MOLL FOUNDATION was incorporated in 1961 in Ohio by MTD PRODUCTS, INC., and its subsidiaries.

The JOHN F. AND DORIS E. ERNSTHAUSEN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION was established in Cleveland in 1956 by John F. and Doris E. Ernsthausen. John Ernsthausen founded Norwalk Truck Line Co., one of the first trucking companies in the country, in 1923. The independent foundation supports Protestant religious institutions, services for the aged, higher and secondary education, and community funds, primarily in Ohio.

The JOHN HUNTINGTON FUND FOR EDUCATION was incorporated in 1953 from the estate of JOHN HUNTINGTON. In his will Huntington established the John Huntington Art & Polytechnic Trust for 2 major purposes.

The JOHN P. MURPHY FOUNDATION was founded in Cleveland by Higbee Co. (see DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.) president JOHN PATRICK MURPHY in 1960. Upon Murphy's death in 1969, the majority of his $13 million estate was added to the foundation's assets.

The JONES HOME OF APPLEWOOD CENTERS opened 15 Dec. 1887 as the Jones School & Home for Friendless Children, one of several Cleveland ORPHANAGES.

KAHL, JACK (September 20, 1940 - December 30, 2018) was a philanthropist and business entrepreneur who founded Manco, manufacturer of the Duck Brand Tapes.

KARAMU HOUSE is a neighborhood settlement that became nationally known for its dedication to interracial theater and the arts. It was founded as the Neighborhood Assn. at 2239 E. 38th St.

The KELVIN & ELEANOR SMITH FOUNDATION was incorporated in 1955 by industrialist ALBERT KELVIN SMITH. The independent foundation supports nonsectarian education, the performing and visual arts, the free enterprise system, health care, conservation, and community funds in the Greater Cleveland area.

The KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF OHIO, INC., founded in Cleveland in 1950 (incorporated in 1964), was located at 2831 Prospect Avenue in 2006. It began as an affiliate of the National Kidney Foundation, Inc., headquartered in New York, but had disaffiliated from the Foundation by 2006.

The KIWANIS CLUB was first organized in Cleveland on 19 Oct. 1915, making Cleveland's the second-oldest club, to the one founded 6 months earlier in Detroit. The purpose of the Cleveland club was to foster "the exchange of business and civic ideas [and] introductions of mutual benefit," and to aid the underprivileged.