Membership
Individuals foundations, companies, governments and others have contributed to the Fund since it was formed in 2004. The Fund encourages all of its contributors to participate in the Fund's work to strengthen the region's economy. Contributors who have committed $100,000 or more over a three-year period are voting members of the Fund and participate in the Fund's quarterly Funders' Committee Meetings. Below are the members of the Fund as of March 2010.
Members of the Fund
Abington Foundation
Akron Community Foundation
Ashland County Partnership
Ashtabula Funding Group
Burton D. Morgan Foundation
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland Foundation
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland State University
Community Foundation of Lorain
Cuyahoga Community College
Cuyahoga County Board of County Commissioners
David and Inez Myers Foundation
Deaconess Community Foundation
Elizabeth Ring Mather and the William Gwinn Mather Fund
Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation
FirstEnergy Corporation
Forest City Enterprises Charitable Foundation
Frances G. Shoolroy Donor Advised Fund
Fred A. Lennon Charitable Trust
GAR Foundation
George Gund Foundation
Greater Cleveland Partnership
J.M Smucker Company
John and Karen Nestor
John Huntington Fund for Education
John P. Murphy Foundation
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Katherine and Lee Chilcote Foundation
Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation
Kent H. Smith Charitable Trust
Kent State University
Lake Geauga Fund
Lakeland Community College
Lorain County Community College
Mahoning Valley Community
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
Meisel Family Foundation
Mount Sinai Healthcare Foundation
Nord Family Foundation
Oberlin College
Payne Fund
Saint Luke's Foundation
Sherwick Fund of the Cleveland Foundation
Sister of Charity Foundation of Canton
Stark Community Foundation
Stocker Foundation
Summa Hospitals Foundation
Surdna Foundation
Tecovas Foundation
The George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation
The Raymond John Wean Foundation
Third Federal Foundation
Trumbull 100/Trumbull Community
University Hospitals
University of Akron Foundation
Wayne Growth Partnership
Westfield Insurance Foundation
William J. & Dorothy K. O'Neill Foundation
The following foundations and individuals have contributed to Phase 3 of the Fund (which runs from March 2010 to February 2013), but are not members of the Funders Committee.
Frederick and Janet Dorn Foundation
Hollington Family
Kulas Foundation
Marcia and Harold Levine Fund
Nathan and Fannye Shafran Foundation
Ray Murphy
Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland
Susan and John Turben Foundation
Weathertop Foundation
David Morgenthaler
Harley Gross
Joyce Foundation
Reinberger Foundation
Senkfor Family Foundation
The Wuliger Foundation Inc.
Whitehead Family Fund