Take a Closer Look at Our Partners

Invite a diverse group of women to join together, pooling their passion, compassion and charitable support, to significantly impact causes in our community in which they believe.

1,000 Ties will enhance the quality of life for youth by teaching them skills they can use for a lifetime. With the help of men from the community young men ages 10-19 in high poverty rate cities will learn these skills. They will develop their confidence so that they can interview, network, and break the cycle of generational poverty starting with something as simple as a tie.

The mission of The 2nd & 7 Foundation is to promote reading by providing free books and positive role models to kids in need while encouraging young athletes of the community to pay it forward.

To partner and provide funding for children’s charities in Volusia County and throughout the country.

We exist to foster hope, happiness, and healing for children with life-threatening conditions and their families.

A Special Wish Foundation is a nonprofit, charitable organization dedicated to granting the wishes of children under the age of 21 who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening disorder.

ACCESS is dedicated to addressing the plight of homeless women and children in our community. The agency encourages the development of self-esteem and the attainment of self-sufficiency through its commitment of providing a holistic, safe and supportive environment, and through it’s programs of housing, advocacy and empowerment.

Achievement Centers for Children is a Cleveland-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower children and adults with disabilities and their families to achieve their greatest potential.

“Making a difference, one blessing at a time”

Adam’s Angels distributes blessing bags to the area homeless population filled with cold weather items. Adam’s Angels also distributes comfort bags for kids entering the foster care or kinship programs, school supplies and personal pouches filled with feminine hygiene products to the school districts in Ashtabula County, art supplies and gaming club items to Youth Opportunity of Ashtabula, adopting families at Christmas, as well as funding the Adam Liuzzo Scholarship.

Adoption Network Cleveland: The Ohio Family Connection™ (ANC) is an innovative nonprofit organization that fulfills otherwise unmet needs for information, advocacy, education and support for members of the adoption triad (adoptees, birthparents, and adoptive/kinship parents), youth in foster care, foster parents, siblings, and related professionals.

To put Christian principals into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all. The Akron Area YMCA will become the regional leader in building strong kids, strong families, and strong communities.

Akron Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health of children through outstanding quality patient care, education, advocacy, community service and research.

Akron Community Foundation is where generous families, individuals, companies, and nonprofits make charitable dollars go the furthest for the permanent good of our community.

The mission of the Akron Marathon Charitable Corporation is to provide a world-class marathon and other events that promote health and fitness, stimulate the local economy, galvanize the community and benefit charitable organizations.

To lead a collaborative network that empowers people to experience healthy and hunger-free lives. We distribute food to feed people, and we advocate, engage and convene our community in the fight to end hunger.

America SCORES Cleveland inspires urban youth to lead healthy lives, be engaged students, and have the confidence and character to make a difference in the world.

The American Cancer Society’s mission is to save lives, celebrate lives, and lead the fight for a world without cancer.

The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.​

ArtSparks mission is to provide access to high-quality dance programming; to foster the understanding of dance as an art form; and to challenge students of all ages and abilities to discover new heights of individual excellence through focused attention, creative exploration and a sense of community so that they might joyfully dance their way to becoming a more confident human-being than they were before they stepped onto the dance floor. 

Autism Delaware’s mission is simple, help people and families affected by autism.

The Autism Society of Greater Cleveland’s mission is to serve the autism community by providing information, coordinating support services, and facilitating communication for the benefit of those with autism spectrum disorders from diagnosis through adulthood.

Our mission is helping children and families thrive by promoting healthy child development, strengthening the ability to overcome adversity, and enhancing family health and stability.

Our mission is to fulfill dreams of economically disadvantaged youth who have survived non-medical adversity by providing access to enriching opportunities, connection to community and hope for the future.

The Ben Curtis Family Foundation’s (BCFF) mission is to help children overcome disadvantages to become the best champions of their own lives. We are focused on providing children facing food insecurity with regular and reliable meals to combat childhood hunger.

Building every youth naturally driven through helping educational growth and maintaining excellence. The concept behind the organization is to help kids of all ages understand that sports can be used as a platform to achieve a higher education, give back to their communities and help reach their potential as adults. It is imperative to teach kids at a young age that there is more to learn from sports than just playing the game.

To create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.

To create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.

Blessing House serves as a safety net for children of families in crisis by providing a temporary safe home for children and support for their families.

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) provides the nation’s foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training, which helps young people be “Prepared. For Life®.” The Scouting organization is composed of approximately 2.2 million youth members between the ages of five and 21 and approximately 800,000 volunteers in local councils throughout the United States and its territories. 

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Western Reserve is committed to changing kids’ lives by providing them with a safe place to belong after school where dedicated staff members and caring volunteers are ready with a smile and an encouraging hand to help a young person in need. Their mission is to motivate and enable the youth to realize their increasing potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens within our society. The club focuses on three main Priority Outcome Areas which are: Achieving Academic Success, Good Character & Citizenship, and Healthy Lifestyles. 

Mentoring teenage boy’s by teaching them life skills and helping them navigate their future by introducing other paths, such as college, skilled trades, entrepreneur and the armed forces.

At Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio (BGCNEO), our mission is to inspire and enable young people who need us most to reach their full potential as productive, responsible, caring citizens.

The mission of Boys Hope Girls Hope (BHGH) is to nurture and guide motivated young people in need to become well-educated, career-ready men and women for others.

We believe that everyone has the potential to be successful, and Boys Hope Girls Hope creates the opportunity. For more than three decades, we have pioneered best-in-class programs that provide at-risk young people, from Cleveland and Akron, with the consistent, loving support they need to grow into successful, thriving adults. Committing to their journey all of the way from middle school through college or alternative post-secondary training and beyond, we provide a stable, nurturing community where young people are fully championed – academically, intellectually, emotionally, and socially – providing the foundation they need to transform their lives.

Bulldog Bags, Inc. is a community, non-profit organization that addresses food insecurity in the children and families in the Stow-Munroe Falls (OH) City School District who qualify for the Federal Free and Reduced Price Meal program.

Committed to finding a cure for paralysis resulting from spinal cord injury and to seeing millions worldwide walk again, the Buoniconti family established The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis in 1992. The Buoniconti Fund is a non-profit organization whose primary focus is to raise funds and awareness to help The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis achieve its national and international goals.

Camp Ho Mita Koda Foundation’s mission is to help children living with Type 1 Diabetes grow in mind, body, and spirit through an outdoor camping experience that strengthens their confidence and creates a community of peers.

Caps For a Cause is a 501(c)(3) charity organization proudly raising funds to cover the cost of Scalp Cooling for women undergoing chemotherapy cancer treatment. Scalp Cooling is a treatment that can dramatically reduce hair loss caused by chemotherapy but has limited coverage through medical insurance.

TO FURTHER THE MISSION AND TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE / GUARDIAN AD LITEM (CASA/GAL) PROGRAM OF SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO.

Case Western Reserve University improves and enriches people’s lives through research that capitalizes on the power of collaboration and education that dramatically engages our students.

The University’s commitment is to excellence in teaching, research and scholarship. The University brings together highly qualified faculty, students and staff to: 1) Offer undergraduate education that preserves the strengths of the traditional arts and sciences, and the professions, 2) Prepare students for positions of leadership in professions that are important to society, and, 3) Advance, through research and scholarship, the understanding of its chosen disciplines and their applications.

Case-Barlow Farm aims to be a regional model of historic preservation and adaptive reuse. We engage the community in an authentic interactive experience, offering a perspective of events, issues, and people of the Western Reserve from the past to the present. Case-Barlow Farm will connect people with history, arts, and culture. We enhance the educational and cultural offerings of the region, and we captivate the learning mind!

Under the leadership of the Bishop of Cleveland and inspired by the Gospel, Catholic Charities continues the mission of Jesus by responding to those in need through an integrated system of quality services designed to respect the dignity of every person and build a just and compassionate society.

TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND YOUNG ADULTS DESIGNED TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE COMMUNITY IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, HEALTH, RECREATION, EMPLOYMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND LIFE SKILLS.

The mission of our charitable organization is to provide first responders with cuddle buddies (teddy bears) to give to children in stressful situations such as an accident, domestic violence, an opioid crisis or any other traumatic situation. Our goal is to have these cuddle buddies in their vehicles at all times to comfort these frightened children.

Working together to be the premier resource for emotional and behavioral health services and products that help children, youth, and families successfully meet life’s challenges.

To make a difference for every child served through advocacy, education, and collaborative alliances.

To improve the community’s response to child abuse and neglect and to lessen the negative impact of abuse on children.

The Children’s Heart Foundation’s mission is to advance the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of congenital heart defects by funding the most promising research.

CHA partners with organizations throughout Ohio to provide nutritious meals to at-risk children who need them most. CHA helps daycare providers, daycare centers, local school districts, and after-school and summer programs provide balanced, healthy meals to children in their care. The team of educators also deliver nutrition education and lead children in physical activities to provide a balanced approach to childhood health.

The Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma discovers and shares the best ways to prevent and treat severe injuries in children. The Institute funds research, education, and advocacy to help improve the care and treatment injured kids receive across the U.S.

City Year’s mission is to build democracy through citizen service, civic leadership, and social entrepreneurship. It fulfills this mission by focusing on improving education outcomes with the goal of helping all students graduate from high school, prepared for college and career success.

Caring for life, researching for health, educating those who serve.

Cleveland Clinic, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a nonprofit, tax-exempt academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. The Cleveland Clinic is the parent of the Cleveland Clinic Health System. The Cleveland Clinic was established in 1921 with the same mission that continues today: better care for the sick, investigation of their problems, and further education of those who serve. The founders recognized that it is in the best interest of patients to pool the talents of medical specialists to develop, teach, and apply the best medical techniques. Cleveland Clinic’s main campus is located near Cleveland’s historic University Circle and includes a tertiary care hospital, a children’s hospital, a medical school, a research institute, an outpatient clinic, 26 specialty institutes, including facilities for heart care, digestive disease, cancer, and eye care, and supporting labs and facilities on a 162-acre campus. Cleveland Clinic also operates 16 family health centers throughout Northeast Ohio that are staffed with Cleveland Clinic primary care physicians, as well as many of its medical and surgical specialists. Consistent with its tripartite mission, the Cleveland Clinic’s primary program services are focused on patient care provided on a charitable basis, medical research, and education of both medical professionals and the community.

To provide furniture and mattresses to people in need who seek to establish a stable place to live.

Cleveland Guardians Charities (CGC) is the private foundation of the Cleveland Guardians. CGC raises money though programs, events and player contributions to support many CGC beneficiaries, including the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, the City of Cleveland Recreation Department youth baseball and softball programs, Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland and many other community organizations and nonprofits.

Our mission is to foster improved literacy and a love of reading by providing free books to children in Greater Cleveland through our network of 1,000+ partner organizations.

To inspire, stimulate and entertain diverse audiences across Northeast Ohio by producing plays and theatre education programs of the highest professional standards.

Creating compelling experiences that connect people with wildlife and inspire personal responsibility for conserving the natural world.

Founded in 2009, Coach Sam’s Inner Circle Foundation was named after a program developed by former Cleveland Browns Coach Sam Rutigliano and Dr. Gregory Collins, Cleveland Clinic. The organization first focused on Browns players’ emotional maturity, leadership, and character. Now, our mission is to provide educational support for marginalized children through a combination of literacy, personal development and health and fitness out-of-school time programs designed to develop the whole child.

The Foundation will be the sole funder of this project. The project has the support of our board, including Board Secretary, Brian Barren, President of Business Operations, Cleveland Guardians, and James (Jim) Geuther, Head of Middle Market Banking, Midwest, Truist Bank, who has worked with Kaulig Companies’ leadership team. Wickliffe Upper School will support student recruitment. College Now has strong relationships with admission offices at BW and UoA, enabling easy scheduling.

Colors for Colette is committed to creating hope and healing for families impacted by pediatric cancer.

Assisting children and young adults with disabilities get the help they need. The assistance may be funding for therapy, a summer camp, or devices/equipment to help with everyday living. They want to provide the “extra help” these individuals need to reach their full potential.

Cornerstone of Hope is dedicated to providing support, education, and hope for the grieving.

Cycling Schools, Inc. is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that provides a day of bicycle riding for 4th, 5th, and 6th graders from Cleveland and Akron urban schools. The students experience bicycling as a safe and challenging yet enjoyable physical activity along the Towpath Trail in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) at no cost to the studen

The mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is to cure cystic fibrosis and to provide all people with the disease the opportunity to lead full, productive lives by funding research and drug development, promoting individualized treatment, and ensuring access to high-quality, specialized care.

To eliminate bias, bigotry, and racism.

To provide support, education, and advocacy for people with Down syndrome, their families and communities.

The mission of the Early Childhood Resource Center is to promote the healthy development of young children by strengthening families, improving the quality of early learning experiences, increasing school and community readiness and informing public policy.

EDWINS’ mission is three-fold: to teach a skilled and in-demand trade in the culinary arts, empower willing minds through a passion for hospitality management, and prepare students for a successful transition home. Everything we do at EDWINS is to reduce recidivism and support the students and their families. The EDWINS Family Center will be dedicated to providing a safe, nurturing environment where the children of EDWINS students can learn and grow while their parents attend class and work.

To design programs to meet the needs of children which are not being met, focusing on an entire neighborhood and to mobilize financial and human resources to implement these programs.

The mission of The Emergency Assistance Center is to provide food, clothing, and personal hygiene items, as well as seasonal support, to our Northern Summit County neighbors in need.

Emeril Lagasse Foundation’s mission is to create opportunities to inspire, mentor and enable youth to reach their full potential through culinary, nutrition and arts education with a focus on life skills development.

Empower Sports exists to enrich the lives of athletes of diverse challenges through sports and exercise while promoting kindness, character, and relationships.

Esperanza’s mission is unique within Cleveland’s social service and educational landscape: To improve the academic achievement of Hispanics in Greater Cleveland by supporting students to graduate high school and promoting postsecondary educational attainment. Our emphasis is on students from 6th grade through postsecondary education.

The foundation is dedicated to funding advanced pediatric cancer research as well as easing the financial strain of families facing pediatric cancer treatment and supplying those families with resources to help keep them connected and together throughout treatment.

Committed to finding new and targeted treatment options for childhood cancers and crushing cancer off the planet.

To lead every coach and athlete into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and His church.

The mission of First Glance Student Center is to connect students and their communities to Christ and the church through real, loving, and nonthreatening avenues.

The mission of First Tee – Canton is to impact the lives of young people by providing educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values, and promote healthy choices through the game of golf.

First Tee – Greater Akron is a youth development organization and one of 150 First Tee chapters across the U.S. and select international locations. First Tee enable’s kids to build the strength of character that empowers them through a lifetime of new challenges. By seamlessly integrating the game of golf with a life skills curriculum, we create active learning experiences that build inner strength, self-confidence and resilience that kids can carry to everything they do.

Flashes of Hope is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating powerful, uplifting portraits of children fighting cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.

Flying Horse Farms (FHF) is a medical specialty camp that provides healing, transformative experiences for children with serious illnesses and their families.

To raise funds for the Folds of Honor Foundation, which provides financial assistance for education to spouses and children of America’s fallen and disabled service members.

To fund educational scholarships for the dependents of fallen and disabled active duty military service members and first responders.

Our mission is to utilize fresh local food as a tool to empower, educate, and cultivate health in communities across our region. We promote the cultivation, purchase and consumption of fresh, local foods while simultaneously providing linkage to the other vital services and resources. Food is the tool we use to convene community members, bring in vital resources and foster overall community wellness.

Our mission is to provide comprehensive, collaborative, and child-centered programming for individuals with autism in a positive and non-restrictive learning environment so that each child can reach their highest potential and achieve excellence in all aspects of life.

Fostering Hope’s mission is connecting and enriching youth who live in residential treatment and foster care with unique experiences of hope and healing.

The mission of Breakthrough Public Schools is to develop a growing network of distinctive school options that prepare Cleveland area students for success in life. Friends of Breakthrough’s mission is to perform fundraising and advocacy activities that exclusively support the operations and growth of the Breakthrough Schools management organization and all its member schools.

The Friends of Rwandan Education is dedicated to helping provide education to youth, teens and young adults of Rwanda by financially assisting in the establishment of schools in Rwanda, financially assisting other established Rwandan schools, or aiding students who come to the United States for additional education.

Frontline to Field is dedicated to providing comprehensive mental health support and resources for military veterans, first responders and youth athletes.  We empower these heroes- whether from the frontline of service or the fields of competition- to overcome mental health challenges, build resilience, and lead fulfilling lives.  Through a holistic approach, we foster a community of understanding, support, and healing, bridging the gap between their unique experiences and the care they deserve.

The Fuchs Mizrachi School is a community committed to Torah and Mitzvot. Our students and their families will be inspired to learn and grow in their love of God and His Torah, while seeing the modern State of Israel and aliyah as central to our personal and national destiny.

The mission of Girl Scouts is building girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

Girls on the Run Northeast Ohio is a physical activity-based youth development program empowering girls in 3rd – 8th grades to be healthy, joyful and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum that creatively integrates running.

Our Mission is to end child bedlessness in Lorain County by building and providing beds to child who do not have a bed of their own.

To alleviate food insecurity for individuals and families in the Akron area.

To make science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) come alive.

The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.

The Greater Cleveland Food Bank is the largest hunger-relief organization in Northeast Ohio, having provided more than 57 million meals in 2018 to hungry people in Cuyahoga, Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, Ashland, and Richland counties.

Seeking to put God’s love into action by bringing people together to build homes, communities and hope. We prescribe to the principal that every person should have a safe place to live, and that decent shelter in should be a matter of conscience and action for all.

To measurably improve the economy of Greater Cleveland and enrich the community by attracting, creating, managing and attracting significant sporting and competitive events.

The accomplishments and stories of the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame inductees provide inspiration for young athletes to pursue their dreams in sport. The GCSHOF fosters those dreams by providing grant funding to qualified youth sports organizations in the Greater Cleveland area. We hope supporting youth sports in our region will result in future Hall of Famers. Our financial commitment is to fund specific, one time capital or project based needs of amateur, non-governmental youth sports organizations in our region to provide opportunity for youth of all backgrounds to participate safely in sports.

Greater Cleveland Volunteers enriches the community and individuals through volunteer service.

Greater Things Outreach Center is a ministry whose purpose is to help those in our community by fulfilling their physical and spiritual needs. Our desire is for each person touched by this ministry to grow in all facets of their lives.

Compassionately serving under-resourced women and their children by empowering sustainable independence.

Healthy Moms and Babes ensures that women and children have access to needed services through the use of mobile units and home visits. Focusing on the individual, Healthy Moms and Babes commits to helping the community’s most vulnerable women achieve successful pregnancies, thriving babies, enhanced parenting skills, expanded understanding of personal health and progress toward self-sufficiency.

The mission of Hiram House is to enrich the lives of children through camping. We provide the youth of our community with an opportunity to live, play and learn in an environment that is racially, ethnically, and socio-economically diverse. Hiram House is committed to promoting family values, building character, and opening new horizons for youth.

Hockey Players in Business is the toughest, fastest-growing business network in the world created exclusively for those who have played the toughest, fastest sport in the world. Hockey Players in Business (HPIB)—an international, nonprofit network—is designed to help former and current hockey players build their business networks, continue their professional development, and, most importantly, give back to the sport that has helped shape us all.

The mission of Holden Forests & Gardens is to connect people with the wonder, beauty, and value of trees and plants to inspire action for healthy communities.

At Hope & Healing Survivor Resource Center (dba Battered Women’s Shelter), we are committed to the prevention of violence through social and systemic change, and providing trauma-informed, culturally responsive services to survivors of domestic and intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and human trafficking in Medina and Summit Counties, Ohio.

Hope Blooms Ohio is a creative marketing campaign developed by the Beachwood High School Marketing/Junior Achievement students to inspire hope and uplift our local and global communities through a pop art installation featuring five 20-30’ inflatable flowers.

Hope for Henry is reinventing how hospitals care for seriously ill children and their families through innovative programs that entertain, reduce stress, and empower children to be active participants in their own care.

The mission of Hope Heals is to inspire hope and brighten the lives of critically ill children. We will accomplish this goal by placing a Medi-Teddy in every pediatric hospital room in Northeast Ohio and providing an additional financial contribution to the founder of the non-profit, Medi-Teddy. A Medi-Teddy is a silicone teddy bear cover for an IV bag that reduces the anxiety of critically ill children undergoing treatment.

Hope Meadows is dedicated to transforming lives through equine assisted mental health services and life skills programs; body, mind and spirit.

Habitat for Humanity focuses on making a meaningful difference in the lives of qualified working families by promoting financial stability and self-sufficiency through ownership of affordable homes. Households often consists of those who have limited assets and who have jobs that also have income caps.

Established since April of 2020, Houston’s Lift Off serve families who have a sick baby in the NeoNatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The nonprofit has helped over 543 NICU families by providing items such as gas gift cards, food gift cards, baby books, baby blankets, stuffed animals, hygiene items, catered lunches, etc.

Hudson Community First is a nonprofit organization that promotes positive youth development and seeks to unite individuals, organizations, and our schools in an effort to nurture competent, caring, and responsible children and adolescents.

Their mission is to be able to give back to the community, as well as promote stellar junior golf within the Northeast Ohio area.

The four Avenues of Service, based on the Object of Rotary, are Rotary’s philosophical cornerstone and foundation on which club activity is based: Club Service focuses on strengthening fellowship and ensuring the effective functioning of the club Vocational Service encourages Rotarians to serve others through their vocations and to practice high ethical standards. Community Service covers the projects and activities the club undertakes to improve life in its community. International Service encompasses actions taken to expand Rotary’s humanitarian reach around the globe and to promote world understanding and peace.

To promote and strengthen the self-sufficiency of individuals and families, especially the poor, through advocacy, supportive services, and quality housing.

Feeding our communities’ future. A Future Where No One Goes Hungry and No Food Goes to Waste.

The vision of ideastream is to be indispensable and highly valued for its unique ability to strengthen our community. The mission of ideastream is to be a trusted and dynamic multimedia source for illuminating the world around us.

To help people uncover their strengths and rebalance their lives through a partnership with animals and nature. In Step With Horses focuses on serving adolescents and adults with chronic mental health conditions like anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, PTSD and all forms of trauma and grief.

The JCH Foundation mission is to:
End the Stigma – Empowering young people to feel comfortable with coming forward regarding mental health issues.
Education – To partner with educators of our community and provide training and programs to assist with early identification and addressing mental illness.
Provide Resources – To provide access to resources and outlets for the youth of Northeast Ohio who are battling depression

JDRF is the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes research whose strength lies in their exclusive focus and singular influence on the worldwide effort to end type 1 diabetes. Their mission is to improve lives today and tomorrow by accelerating life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent, and treat type 1 diabetes and its complications.

The mission of Journey Center for Safety and Healing (Journey) is to provide services that foster safety and healing for those affected by child abuse and domestic violence; and to prevent abuse through education, advocacy, and systemic change.

The mission of Canopy Child Advocacy Center (Canopy) is to serve children and families affected by child abuse through a multi-disciplinary partnership focused on safety, healing, and well-being.

Julie Billiart Schools are a network of schools, with campuses in Lyndhurst and Akron, which embrace and celebrate the learning differences of children in grades K-8.  Small class sizes, onsite specialized therapies, and highly experienced intervention specialists are just a few ways that Julie Billiart Schools take students with high functioning autism, ADD/ADHD, dyslexia, and other learning difficulties.

K.I.C.K. (Knowledge is Cancer’s Kryptonite) is dedicated to educating, empowering, and encouraging those with a personal or family history of cancer to seek genetic counseling and testing.

Together, Knights of Columbus empowers Catholic men to live their faith at home, in their parish, at work and in their community.

Lake Erie Nature & Science Center educates and inspires all of us to understand, appreciate, and take responsibility for the natural world.

The LeBron James Family Foundation invests its time, resources and passion into creating generational change for kids and families through a focus on education and co-curricular educational initiatives. With its foundational I PROMISE Program, LJFF serves students and their entire families with the fundamental resources, wraparound supports and family programming they need for success in academics and beyond, including the I PROMISE School that has created a new model for urban, public education.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is at the forefront of the fight to cure cancer. We are the largest nonprofit dedicated to creating a world without blood cancers. Since 1949, we’ve invested nearly $1.3 billion in groundbreaking research, pioneering many of today’s most innovative approaches.

To prevent adolescent suicide by educating youth to recognize the warning signs of suicide and other mental health issues and access professional help.

To impact the lives of children living with cancer and their families by addressing the economic, emotional and social concerns that accompany childhood cancer through education, assistance, and community organization.

This mission of Make-A-Wish Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana is to create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.

The mission of Malachi Center is to empower the individual, nurture the family, and build the community. To fulfill our mission, Malachi Center has historically served two main populations: low-income families and their children; and men and women who are homeless. Malachi Center anticipates continuing to focus our services on providing high quality programming to these populations into the future.

The mission of MAGNET: The Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network Inc. is to grow the manufacturing sector in Northeast Ohio. Half of the regional economy in Northeast Ohio depends on manufacturers, most of which are small or medium-sized companies. Northeast Ohio’s past, present, and future are integrally tied to the success of manufacturing and MAGNET’s goal is to tackle the tough problems that risk holding our region back from an even more prosperous future.

March of Dimes leads the fight for the health of all moms and babies. They educate medical professionals and the public about best practices; support lifesaving research; provided comfort and support to families in NICUs; and advocate for those who need us most, moms and babies.

The Martin Truex Jr. Foundation (MTJF) was started in 2007 by NASCAR driver Martin Truex Jr. and long-time partner, Sherry Pollex. The foundation exists through the generosity of donors, partners, and corporate sponsors passionate about our mission to help support underfunded cancer initiatives specific to ovarian and childhood cancers and assist the individuals and families affected by them.

Scott and Julie Mawaka, a couple from Hudson, Ohio, created The Scott & Julie Mawaka Charitable Foundation in 2004. In an effort to bring awareness and funding to non-profit organizations in the Cleveland-Akron area, they began by hosting an annual golf outing at Shaker Heights Country Club (Shaker Heights, OH) to benefit local charities. With the generous support from family, friends, colleagues, and neighbors, The Mawaka Foundation raised over $500,000.00 in donations. The Mawaka Foundation, originally created as a pass-through organization, is a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Foundation.

Memory Trees creates simple solutions to solve complex problems. Their no poverty projects educate children in ongoing afterschool sessions; create jobs for artisans who manufacture their leather bags, shoes, guitars and ukuleles; support students who learn trades; and help local artists to create and build viable, sustainable businesses.

Mercury Theatre Company exists to create extraordinary theatrical experiences, and to advance theatre as a means of educating, challenging and inspiring the Greater Cleveland community and its young people through family-friendly programing of rarely seen and premier works, innovative staging, and through its educational outreach and My First Musical program.

The MetroHealth Foundation, Inc. seeks to support the The MetroHealth System by coordinating fund raising and implementing development activities consistent with the priorities of The MetroHealth System to enhance the relationship between the System and the Greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio communities.

The Cameron & Katie Miele Foundation supports charities dedicated to helping families raising children suffering from life-threatening illnesses and developmental disorders, organizations benefiting our military and their families, and higher education.

The mission of Milestones Autism Resources is to improve the lives of individuals with autism by educating, coaching, and connecting the autism community with evidence-based information. The organization’s vision is a community in which individuals on the autism spectrum have the resources to reach their full potential as contributing members of society, recognized for their strengths, and supported in meeting their challenges.

Mission4Maureen provides financial assistance to families who are burdened by the staggering cost of brain cancer treatment.

Motor Racing Outreach (MRO) is a non-profit organization founded in 1988 to serve the Cup Series community. It was founded by Max Helton in response to a need presented by three drivers within the series who were unable to attend regular church services due to the demands of their schedule.

Every child should have a chance at a healthy life and deserves to get across the finish line. NASCAR Foundation makes children’s health and medical needs our top priority. The NASCAR Foundation is a leading charity that works to improve the lives of children who need it most in our NASCAR communities through the Speediatrics Children’s Fund and the Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award.

Provide access to educational opportunities at the NASCAR Hall of Fame that harness our sport’s long-standing tradition of winning through innovation.

The mission of the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF) is to be a catalyst for change through recognizing inventors and invention, promoting creativity and advancing the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship.

The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes’ mission is to conserve a natural area, connect people with nature and inspire environmental stewardship. Our vision is to be a model urban environmental resource that welcomes all and enriches people’s lives through education, innovative programs, and community involvement.

Helping communities grow stronger by meeting critical needs and empowering individuals and families.
Neighborhood Alliance is a unique agency with a 95-year legacy of fostering strong individuals and strong families; the resulting strength of community is a source of pride for the organization.

The Northeast Ohio Foundation for Patriotism (NEOPAT) is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization created to honor patriots who serve or have served in the armed forces by working to minimize the sacrifices the soldiers and their families endure.

Our mission is to promote patriotism, support military families and remember those that have gone before us.

The Northern Ohio PGA Section Foundation was created for the purpose of administrating the charitable and philanthropic affairs on behalf of the golf professionals within the Northern Ohio PGA Section. These affairs include, but are not limited to, development, promotion, and growth of adult and junior golf programs, scholarship programs for children, programs for minority and underprivileged youth in Northern Ohio, and contributions to allied charitable organizations.

To serve and inspire organizations, families, individuals of the greater Northeast Ohio region while assisting in the growth, support, and future of the individualized community needs.

Our mission is to provide a loving, stable home to every child in need. We work tirelessly to create an environment that embraces the unique set of circumstances each of our birth parents, prospective adoptive parents and children bring to us. We strive to make families that can meet the long-term needs of children. By focusing on the individual needs and situations of everyone involved, we aim to make a meaningful impact on the lives of our nation’s unseen children.

The mission of OPEN M, a Christian ministry, is “to provide pathways out of poverty by feeding the hungry, caring for the sick and strengthening the community”. OPEN M’s vision is “to be a community leader in breaking the cycle of poverty and transforming lives, one person and one family at a time.”

Pathway Caring for Children is a private, nonprofit social service agency. Our mission is to empower children and families to realize their potential and achieve the possibilities of their lives through innovative mental health, foster care, and adoption services. Pathway offices are located in Brook Park, Canton, Minerva, and Sebring, Ohio. 

Piano Cleveland promotes Cleveland as a premier piano destination by presenting world-class programming and community engagement and education initiatives. The organization’s four major programs and events include the Cleveland International Piano Competition, the CIPC for Young Artists, the Concert Series, and year-round education and community outreach programming.

Pit Stops for Hope is a collaboration of the racing community united together for the betterment of Americas youth. We believe positive change will come to our community by investing in our children. Pit Stops for Hope plans to invest in our youth by primarily assisting food banks and academic instructors. Food and education work hand and hand in producing success. Our mission is to replace poverty with hope in our community!

The foundation’s mission is to enrich the lives of inner city youth by raising their self-esteem through educational and athletic activities. We believe every inner-city youth deserves the opportunity to have safe spaces to play, resources to learn, and the support to thrive.

Playhouse Square (PSQ) is a not-for-profit performing arts center whose mission is to present and produce a wide variety of quality performing arts, advance arts education, and create a neighborhood that is a superior destination for entertainment, business, and housing, thereby strengthening the economic vitality of the region.

Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to change the culture of youth sports so that every child, regardless of social or economic circumstance, has access to a positive youth sports experience.

To respectfully and compassionately empower persons who are homeless with hope by providing emergency and transitional shelter, care, and guidance together with the community.

Project NICU offers connection, support and community to all involved in the NICU Journey. From NICU Care Packages, Peer Support, Graduate Programming, events and more we are here for every step of the journey. Led by NICU Parents, our programs are designed with first hand experience with support by NICU medical professionals on our advisory board to truly create an environment where families and NICU Teams can feel supported.

Our mission is to empower and strengthen kids and their families as they battle Pediatric Cancer. With the help of custom shoes, plus Project Outrun signature swag, we join teams in the fight and provide New Shoe Smiles, Medal Moments, and Finish Line Feelings to our Outrun families. As we say at Project Outrun, “When you ‘outrun’ cancer, it helps to have the right shoes.”

Providence House protects at-risk children and supports families through crisis, strengthening communities to end child abuse and neglect.

Roc Solid Foundation builds hope for kids fighting cancer.

To engage, teach and inspire through the power of rock and roll.

The mission of Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Northeast Ohio, Inc. is to enhance the healthcare experience for families and children through comfort, care and supportive services.

The Rotary Club of Strongsville has become the largest Rotary club in Northeast Ohio, with more than 150 members. Along with a variety of ongoing service activities, the club and its affiliated Strongsville Rotary Foundation has spearheaded or participated in several major community projects.

Our mission is to enable children with cancer and other life-changing illness and injuries, and their families, to cope with their illness today, while building resilience to thrive in the future. In short, to feel better to heal better!

Inspired by the Gospel, Saint Martin de Porres High School is a Catholic college-preparatory high school that combines innovative academics with a unique work program, preparing students of limited economic means to become men and women of faith, purpose, and service.

Santa PICsU is a 501(c)3 organization that brings the “Healing Power of Giving” to children and families in traumatic situations on a year-round basis. From their two annual events, Santa PICsU has provided the funding of 8 weigh cribs/beds to Akron Children’s Hospital. The team also provides children in need with gifts during the holiday season.

To provide healing, restore hope and recognize the value of young people and families in need.

The mission of Shoes and Clothes for Kids is to break barriers to school attendance by providing new shoes, clothes, and school supplies to students in need.

Strengthening Our Students Mission is to enrich the lives of children and families through innovative, educational and life skill programs.

SAYM exists to mentor youth with biblical teaching to help make life’s eternal, emotional, educational, and occupational decisions.

To equip and inspire the restoration of community, economy, and faith.

To preserve and share our historic estate and serve as a resource for educational, cultural and recreational enrichment.

To provide an integrated camp experience for individuals with disabilities and typical peers that creates an environment that promotes educational reinforcement, physical activity, social skills, cooperative group learning and will facilitate access, equity and inclusion.

Stewart’s Caring Place: Cancer Wellness Center provides a caring, relaxed environment offering supportive services and programs, at no cost, for individuals and families on their cancer journey. Our vision, is that our supportive services and programs: reduce the negative effects of a cancer diagnosis and its treatment, and improve participants’ coping skills, knowledge, and quality of life.

The mission of Summa Health System is to provide the highest quality, compassionate care to our patients and members and to contribute to a healthier community.

The Superhero Project uses creative thinking and the arts to empower youth impacted by serious illnesses, disabilities, mental health challenges, trauma, and complex medical needs. We interview kids and teens about their superhero alter egos – what they stand for, what powers they have, what they look like, and how they want to make a positive difference in the world. The storytelling collaboration continues when artists design the characters the children have described, creating a visual representation of their strength and courage. Families receive the individualized posters of their superheroes to treasure forever.

The TC Open Charitable Foundation is committed to supporting children that face challenging circumstances outside of their control. It is our mission to help add life to these child years in anyway possible.

Thanksgiving Heroes is a national nonprofit organization with one simple mission: rally thousands of volunteers to help deliver families full Thanksgiving meals that will feed them throughout all of Thanksgiving week. Keller Williams agents across the country, including the Chase Group of Keller Williams Greater Metropolitan, support this philanthropy, as it was founded by one of our own, Rob Adams.

The mission of The Edna House is to give women an opportunity to recover from alcohol and drug addiction by providing a safe, sober place to live and to learn life skills in order to maintain 12 step based sobriety throughout their lifetime.

The Gathering Place is a caring community that supports, educates and empowers individuals and families currently impacted by cancer through programs and services provided free of charge.

Our mission is to train, mentor, and grow individuals, through basketball, but more importantly life. It is our goal to not only develop the athlete but more importantly develop the person.

Our mission is to work to advance literacy by raising awareness of the issue, promoting effective public advocacy, and fostering a delivery system with maximum impact on the region. Our vision is to ensure that all children and adults in Greater Cleveland will reach their highest literacy potential for employment, self-sufficiency and lifelong-learning.

At The Treehouse, our mission is to grow healthy children and communities through play with the vision of supporting success for all children regardless of ability level or family income.

The Turn’s mission is unique within the local social service landscape, supporting the social and recreational needs of people of all ages living with disabilities. This mission, “Inspiring hope and enhancing the health and wellbeing of people with physical disabilities through adaptive sports and recreation,” has a profound impact on those served, and is supported from our dedicated, fully integrated, ADA-accessible campus/facilities using trained professionals and partner healthcare providers.

The Cleveland Angels mission is to walk alongside children, youth, and families in the foster care community by offering consistent support through intentional giving, relationship building, and mentorship.

The USO strengthens America’s Military Service Members by keeping them connected to Family, Home and Country, throughout their service to the Nation.

United Way envisions a community where all individuals and families achieve their human potential through education, financial stability and healthy lives.

Our mission as the Rainbow Babies & Children’s Foundation is to support, promote and enhance University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital in achievement of its mission of delivering the highest quality health care to children.

Starting with a proactive approach to sports injury prevention, UH Sports Medicine provides skilled expertise and knowledgeable resources for athletes, coaches, and trainers. When sports-related injuries occur, our team brings this specially trained proficiency throughout the entire diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation process.

The University of Akron is the region’s most influential public research university, contributing to the resurgence of the local economy, providing a workforce highly trained in diverse disciplines, and known for an innovative approach to higher education.

Our vision is to bridge the gap of our nation and the community we serve by taking action and creating awareness of the sacrifices made by our military personnel, first responders, and their families; and, in turn, inspire others to appreciate and support the men and women defending our freedom at home and abroad.

The mission of Victim Assistance Program is to empower our community to restore lives impacted by crisis, violence, and tragedy.

The mission of Victory Gallop is to provide a fun, safe environment and a customized structured horseback riding program for children with emotional and/or behavioral challenges and/or life threatening illnesses to learn, grow and succeed.

The mission for the past 20 years has been, improve the health and well-being of Lake county and surrounding residents in need by providing access to healthy food, nutrition education and related resources; Educate the public about the issues of hunger in our area.

Vision To Learn provides students the glasses they need to succeed in school and in life. VTL’s mobile vision clinics help to provide vision screenings, eye exams, and glasses directly to underserved children at schools and communities, free of charge.

To reduce the risk of abuse for children with disabilities through preventative education, while empowering parents and guardians.

To enrich quality of life and engage the community through theatre and education.

Grounded in faith, hope, love, and respect for those we serve, the West Side Catholic Center assists all who come in need of food, clothing, shelter, advocacy and a path to self-sufficiency.

Western Reserve Land Conservancy’s mission is to provide the people of our region with essential natural assets through land conservation and restoration. We envision thriving, prosperous communities nourished by vibrant natural lands, working farms and healthy cities.

To provide hope, help, and possibility to any pregnant woman by offering comprehensive, integrative care in a loving, nonjudgmental environment.

WITAN, (Women in Touch with Akron’s Needs) initially founded in 1943 by seven young women, has grown to an active membership of over 300 remarkable women who give their time and money as volunteers to benefit the community.

WomenSafe’s mission is to provide emergency shelter and support services to survivors of domestic violence throughout Northeast Ohio.

The Young Leaders Program addresses the needs of our youth and community. We provide skills such as personal development, critical thinking, problem solving, community engagement, leadership and life skills by inspiring a positive culture within the community through service and a contemporary approach.

Youth Challenge brings together young people with physical disabilities and teen volunteers who inspire each other through adapted sports, recreation and social growth activities.

Zelie’s Home is a caring community that empowers pregnant and parenting women to take positive and effective action on behalf of themselves and their children by providing physical, emotional, spiritual, and professional support.

The goal of the University of Akron Zips Racing Electric Formula Design Team is to design and manufacture a high-performance, fully electric, formula-style vehicle that will compete with universities nationally and internationally; to broaden its members’ insights into the engineering profession and ability to work with others in an interdisciplinary team environment; and to better develop its members’ core engineering principles, intuition, and understanding.