Nonprofit Members 

A Kid Again, Inc. Kinnect (Waiting Child Fund)
Abrepaso Flamenco Kol Israel Foundation
ACE Mentor Program of Cleveland Lake Erie Ink
Achievement Centers for Children Lake Erie Nature & Science Center
Adoption Network Cleveland Lawrence School
Advantage Cleveland Tennis and Education LegalWorks
Akron Community Foundation Les Délices
Akron Cooperative Farms Licking County Foundation
Akron Zoo LifeAct
America SCORES Cleveland LifeBanc
Ardmore, Inc. Limitless Ambition, Inc.
Art Therapy Studio Linking Employment, Abilities and Potential (LEAP)
Arts Impact Literary Cleveland
Association of the African American Cultural Gardens Love Akron
B Brave Foundation Manufacturing Works
Barton Communities MaxHousing
Beech Brook May Dugan Center
Believe in Dreams McGregor Foundation
Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging Medina Creative Housing
Bessie’s Angels Medworks
Bike Cleveland Meredith A. Cowden Foundation
Blossom Hill Merrick House
Bob Feller Act of Valor Foundation Metro West Community Development Organization
Bread Winners Academy Minds Matter of Cleveland
Bridge to Mobility Musical Theater Project
Burten, Bell, Carr Development Corp. NAMI Greater Cleveland
Canalway Partners NAMI Summit County
Canopy Child Advocacy Center Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
CASA for Children Summit County Neighborhood Alliance
Center for Arts-Inspired Learning Neighborhood Family Practice
Centers for Dialysis Care NEO Hispanic Center for Economic Development
Cleveland Arts Education Consortium NEOCH
Cleveland Council on World Affairs New Avenues to Independence, Inc.
Cleveland Grays Armory New Directions, Inc.
Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center NOIA Foundation (The Northern Ohio Italian American Foundation)
Cleveland International Film Festival North Coast Community Homes
Cleveland Jazz Orchestra North Coast Mens Chorus
Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank North Union Farmers Market
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Northeast Ohio Foundation for Patriotism (NEOPAT)
Cleveland Mottep Northeast Ohio Medical University Foundation
Cleveland Museum of Natural History Northeast Ohio Voter Advocates
Cleveland Police Foundation Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence
Cleveland Transformation Alliance Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund
Cleveland Zoological Society Ohio Regional Music Arts and Cultural Outreach (ORMACO)
Coach Sam’s Scholars OhioGuidestone
COAR Peace Mission, Inc. One Health Organization
Colors+ Youth Center One South Euclid
Community Assessment and Treatment Services, Inc. One World Shop
Community Foundation of Lorain County P.A.L.S. for Healing
Community Fund Ohio Partnership for Good Health
Community Resource Services Plexus LGBT & Allied Chamber of Commerce
Community Service Alliance Positive Education Program
Connecting for Kids Pride Among Daughters and Sisters
Contemporary Youth Orchestra Progressive Alliance Community Development Corporation
Cornerstone Fund Reach Out and Read Greater Cleveland
Cornerstone of Hope Rec2Connect Foundation
County of Summit Developmental Disabilities Board RePlay for Kids
Courage to Caregivers Rescue Village
Crossroads Health Ronald McDonald House Charities Northeast Ohio
Deaconess Foundation Saint Ignatius High School
Documentary Songwriters Shaker Schools Foundation
Dress for Success Cleveland Shoes and Clothes for Kids
Drink Local Drink Tap Spanish American Committee
Duffy Liturgical Dance Ensemble Spice Field Kitchen
East Cleveland Neighborhood Center Inc. Summit Artspace
East End Neighborhood House Summit County Continuum of Care
Echoing Hills Village Talespinner Children’s Theatre
El Centro de Servicios Sociales Teaching Cleveland
Emerald Development and Economic Network, Inc. The Center for Community Solutions
Engage! Cleveland The Centers
Epilepsy Association The City Mission
Esperanza, Inc. The Cleveland Pops Orchestra
EYEJ: Empowering Youth Exploring Justice The Down Syndrome Association of Northeast Ohio
Facing History & Ourselves The Edge Sports and Arts Academy
Family Planning Services of Lorain County The Edna House for Women
Family Promise of Summit County The Fair Housing Center
Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic Riding Center The Gathering Place
Food Strong The Life Exchange Center
Forum for Volunteer Administrators The Literacy Cooperative
Fostering Hope The Music Settlement
Friendly Inn Settlement, Inc. The Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory & Educational Foundation
Friendship Animal Protective League Thea Bowman Center
FutureHeights Three Arches Foundation
Girls on The Run Northeast Ohio Tinker’s Creek Watershed Partners
Global Ties Akron Union Miles Development Corporation
Goods Bank NEO United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Cleveland
Goodwill Industries of Lorain County University Settlement
Grace House Akron Urban League of Greater Cleveland
Greater Cleveland Career Consortium Valley Art Center Inc
Greater Cleveland Film Commission Village Project
Greater Cleveland Food Bank Waterloo Arts
Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity Welcome House, Inc.
Greater Cleveland Sports Commission Western Reserve Fire Museum & Education Center
Health Legacy of Cleveland Western Reserve Historical Society
HealthComp Foundation Westlake Meals on Wheels
HELP Foundation, Inc. Wigs for Kids
Hiram House Camp Womankind Maternal and Prenatal Care Center
Hitchcock Center for Women Women of Color Foundation
Holden Forest & Gardens Women’s Board of Akron Children’s Hospital
Hope and Healing Survivor Resource Center YMCA of Greater Cleveland
Hull House Real Recovery Young Professionals of Parma
Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland Youth Opportunities Unlimited
Ingenuity Cleveland ZENworks Yoga
Journey Center for Safety and Healing
Junior Achievement of Greater Cleveland
Kidney Foundation of Ohio

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Food Strong
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Program Officer, Licking County Foundation
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President & CEO, Collaborative to End Human Trafficking
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Executive Director, Welcome House, Inc.
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Zulma Zabala
(Formerly) Chief Executive Officer, East End Neighborhood House
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(Formerly) General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Greater Cleveland Partnership