dr. calvin rolakrk out of washington, dc and his friend, judge white got together and established an organization here through local folks, and the result was the birth of the united stated black fund of greater cleveland, a local church called avon baptist church gave us some money in the early 1980s, and the result is we're here 35 years later. >> congratulations on your 35 35th anniversary. when i look at a list of agencies you help, it's a pretty wide range. how do you get on that list? how do you become an organization that's funded in part by your organization is this. >> well, each year we have a grantsmanship workshop. organizations all throughout the county, all throughout the how to get a grant, not just from ubv but various organizations throughout the city. we encourage them to apply for funding through us. cuyahoga county has over 12,000 nonprofit organizations, and in essence, they apply through a preapplication process. once they have been reviewed as it relates to our mission, we choose those that can be invited to the extended application process. >> you've been here for five yea