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GIFTS OF $100,000 OR MORE

  • Anonymous
  • Bernie Moreno Companies
  • The Cleveland Foundation
  • Deckard Family Fund of the Cleveland Foundation
  • Eaton
  • Huntington Bank
  • Jewish Federation of Cleveland
  • Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation
  • David and Inez Myers Foundation
  • Parker Hannifin Foundation
  • Saint Luke's Foundation 

GIFTS OF $50,000-$99,999

  • Fenn Educational Fund at the Cleveland Foundation
  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
  • Fairmount Santrol
  • The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
  • The Lubrizol Corporation
  • RPM International Inc.
  • Spencer Foundation
  • The Unger Foundation

GIFTS OF $25,000-$49,999

  • The American Concrete Institute Northeast Ohio
  • The Robert F. Busbey Charitable Foundation
  • The Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association
  • Discount Drug Mart/MPB Charitable Foundation
  • General Electric Company
  • The William R. Hill Charitable Fund
  • Kulas Foundation
  • Lincoln Electric
  • John P. Murphy Foundation
  • PNC Bank
  • Redwood Living Inc.
  • Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
  • The Swagelok Foundation

GIFTS OF $10,000-$24,999

  • Anonymous
  • Advantage Consulting
  • Aradhana Committee
  • Ashland, Inc.
  • BakerHostetler
  • Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
  • Cavaliers Operating Company
  • Cohen & Company
  • DAPCEL Inc.
  • Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
  • The Richard Eaton Foundation
  • The Enterline Foundation
  • FirstEnergy
  • Forest City Realty Trust
  • GE Foundation
  • GOJO Industries, Inc.
  • Karpinski Engineering
  • KeyBank Foundation
  • McCarthy Lebit Crystal & Liffman Co. LPA
  • Medical Mutual of Ohio
  • Meisel Family Foundation
  • The MetroHealth System
  • Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
  • Nordson Corporation
  • Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council
  • The William J. & Dorothy K. O'Neill Foundation
  • Oswald Companies
  • PolyOne Corporation
  • Precision Environmental Company                       
  • The Rawlings Foundation, Inc.
  • The Sherwin-Williams Company Inc.
  • Thogus
  • University Hospitals

GIFTS OF $5,000-$9,999

  • American Greetings
  • AVI Foodsystems Inc.
  • Benesch
  • The Charles M. & Helen M. Brown Memorial Foundation
  • Buckeye Business Products, Inc.
  • Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
  • Cleveland Indians Baseball Company
  • Cleveland Thermal, LLC
  • Colemanwick, LLC
  • Conway Family Foundation
  • CRES COR
  • Dante Solutions Inc.
  • Deloitte Foundation
  • The Walt and Lilly Disney Foundation
  • FirstPower Group, LLC
  • Frantz Ward LLP
  • The George Gund Foundation
  • HealthRisk Resource Group, LLC
  • The Nathan L. and Regina Herman Charitable Fund, a supporting foundation of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland
  • Hyland Software Inc.
  • Hylant
  • MCI Technologies, Ltd.
  • National Interstate Insurance Company
  • Northeast Ohio Medical University
  • Nurenberg Paris Heller & McCarthy Co. L.P.A.
  • Ohio CAT
  • Optum Services, Inc.
  • Pearne & Gordon, LLP
  • Progressive
  • Rascal House USA
  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
  • Selas Heat Technology Company LLC
  • Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
  • Thompson Hine LLP
  • Tucker Ellis LLP
  • The Urban Institute
  • Vitesse Solutions, LLC
  • Walter | Haverfield LLP
  • Walthall CPAs
  • Wrestlers In Business Network - Cleveland Chapter
  • Wyse Advertising, Inc.
  • ZIN Technologies 

GIFTS OF $1,000-$4,999

  • Anonymous (2)
  • AB Bernstein
  • AKA Team
  • Akron Children’s Hospital
  • Akron Cleveland Association of Realtors
  • Alegeus
  • Allegro Real Estate Brokers & Advisors
  • The Alpha Group Agency Inc.
  • Altera Corporation
  • Ancora Advisors
  • Anytime Fitness Clifton Centre
  • Apple
  • The Banks-Baldwin Foundation
  • Barber & Hoffman Inc.
  • BDO USA, LLP
  • Bialosky Cleveland
  • Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC
  • The Brewer-Garrett Company
  • BrokerNet, Inc.
  • The Lillian Burke Fund at the Cleveland Foundation
  • Patsie and Jenee Campana Foundation Charitable Trust
  • Caribou Systems Inc.
  • Change Healthcare
  • Ciuni & Panichi, Inc.
  • Clarity Software Solutions
  • Clark Oil & Chemical
  • Cleveland Hungarian Development Panel
  • The Cleveland Society of Poles
  • CM Wealth Advisors Inc.
  • The George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation
  • Collins & Scanlon LLP
  • Community of St. Peter
  • Connor Foundation
  • ConstructAbility, Inc.
  • Cornerstone Broker Insurance Services Agency, Inc.
  • Corrigan Krause CPAs
  • CPI-HR
  • Crawford Capital Company
  • The Katy Danco Family C Fund
  • Deloitte & Touche LLP
  • Dix & Eaton, Incorporated
  • Dominion Energy
  • DSS Research
  • Duke Print and Mail Solutions
  • The Cyrus Eaton Foundation
  • Echo Health Inc.
  • EIS, Inc.
  • Exelon Foundation
  • EyeMed Vision Care
  • The Fedeli Group
  • Employees of The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
  • First National Bank of Pennsylvania
  • Forest City Erectors, Inc.
  • The Fortnightly Musical Club of Cleveland
  • Arthur J. Gallagher & Company
  • GBX Associates, LLC
  • GCA Services Group   Inc.
  • Gilbane Building Company
  • The Glenmede Trust Company N.A.
  • Great Lakes Construction Company Inc.
  • Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers Association
  • Greater Cleveland Partnership
  • Harte Hanks
  • Hartland & Co.
  • Highland Consulting Associates, Inc.
  • InfoGPS Networks Inc.
  • Institute of Internal Auditors
  • InsureOne Benefits, Inc.
  • IntelliNet Corporation
  • Invacare Corporation
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Jones Day
  • Lake Erie Electric, Inc.
  • Laub Foundation
  • Legacy Strategic Asset Management
  • Liberty Development Company
  • Logicforce Consulting, LLC
  • Magellan Health
  • The Martindale Electric Company
  • Match Limited Golf Club
  • McDonald Hopkins
  • Meaden & Moore Ltd.
  • The Merck Company Foundation
  • Merkle, Inc.
  • The Mid-America Management Corporation
  • Milliman, Inc.
  • Burton D. Morgan Foundation
  • Morgan Stanley Smith Barney GIFT, Inc.
  • MY1HR, Inc.                                           
  • National Christian Foundation
  • NE Ohio AFT 279 - Retirees
  • Nord Family Foundation
  • Norman's Minor Bar Assoc.
  • Northern Ohio NAIOP Charities
  • Howard & O'Brien Associates, Inc.
  • The Ohio Lions Foundation
  • Ohio State IMG Sports Marketing
  • Old Stone Church
  • Omnova Solutions Foundation
  • OSS, Inc.
  • P.B. Express   Inc.
  • Pivot Point Security
  • Playhouse Square Foundation
  • The Poetry Fund
  • Promotional Solutions
  • PwC
  • Regency Construction Services, Inc.
  • Roetzel & Andress LPA
  • Sandhill Investment Management
  • SCIO Health Analytics
  • Scottcare Corp.
  • Siegel Jennings Co., LPA
  • Sisters of Charity Foundation
  • Skoda Minotti CPAs
  • Society for Information Management
  • Staffing Solutions Enterprises
  • Stellar Benefits Group, LLC
  • Strategic Systems, Inc.
  • The Success Group, Ltd.
  • The Superlative Group Inc.
  • Tangent Company LLC
  • Technology Concepts & Design, Inc.
  • Titus Inc.
  • Todd Associates, Inc.
  • Ulmer & Berne LLP
  • United Technologies Corporation
  • United Way of Greater Cleveland
  • Universal Medical Systems   Inc.
  • Urban Land Institute
  • USA Parking Systems, Inc.
  • Vestige Digital Investigations
  • Village Capital Corporation
  • Vital Resources Inc.
  • Walmart - Sam's Club #6305
  • Wal-Mart Foundation
  • Washington Enterprises, Inc.
  • Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
  • Wells Fargo Foundation
  • Western Reserve Systems, Inc.
  • Westfield Insurance Foundation
  • Willis Towers Watson
  • WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff
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