United Way of Greater Cleveland

CLEVELAND, OH EIN: 34-6516654 Website

UNITED WAY OF GREATER CLEVELAND ("UWGC OR THE ORGANIZATION") IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LOCATED IN CLEVELAND, OHIO. UWGC SERVES AS AN ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY CONNECTOR, GENERATING AND COORDINATING RESOURCES ACROSS INDIVIDUAL DONORS, CORPORATIONS, SERVICE PROVIDERS AND GOVERNMENT AND CIVIC LEADERS TO IMPROVE LIVES AND CREATE COMMUNITY IMPACT AT SCALE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$44.8M

-6.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$4.4M

-7.4% YoY

Grant Count

18

+20.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$245K

-22.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$11M$21M$32M$42M201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$44,752,374$48,066,117$37,317,556
Revenue$20,037,305$22,666,277$18,584,237
Expenses$20,241,348$18,880,983$18,261,123
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$542,267$600,002$520,454
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$3M$7M$10M$14M82 grants201976 grants202072 grants202115 grants202215 grants202318 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

JEWISH FEDERATION OF CLE…$1.3MCATHOLIC CHARITIES CORPO…$788KUNITED BLACK FUND$460KEnterprise Community Par…$175KLUTHERAN METROPOLITIAN M…$175KASIA SERVICES IN ACTION …$150KLEGAL AID SOCIETY OF CLE…$150KLEXINGTON-BELL COMMUNITY…$150KHUNGER NETWORK$140KCLEVELAND RAPE CRISIS CE…$125K

Grant Size Distribution

278 grants across all recorded years

106<$50K66$50–100K79$100–250K12$250–500K8$500K–1M7$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Sharon Sobol JordanPresident & CEO$356KDeborah EntyChief Finance, CFO$206KKenneth SurrattChief Comm. Invest. & resource$170KKristin PopelmayerChief Brand Mktg. & Commun.$132KRuth DobranicSenior Director of Finance$124KMichael BrownSenior Director of HR$121KCharles EllsworthDirector of IT$118K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Sharon Sobol JordanPresident & CEO39$355,929
Deborah EntyChief Finance, CFO39$206,032
Kenneth SurrattChief Comm. Invest. & resource39$169,592
Kristin PopelmayerChief Brand Mktg. & Commun.39$132,498
Michael BrownSenior Director of HR39$121,241
Ruth DobranicSenior Director of Finance39$123,800
Charles EllsworthDirector of IT39$117,681
Chris AdamsCHAIR, Mktg. & BRAND Strategy2
Andrew J Paine IIITreasurer & Chair, Finance2
Kim Meisel PessesVICE CHAIR, COMMUNITY INVEST.2
Monte RepaskyVICE CHAIR, RESOURCE DEVELOP.2
Enid B RosenbergCHAIR, GOVERN. & NOMINATING2
Vanessa L Whiting EsqChair2
Sonali B Wilson EsqASST SEC & CHAIR, POLICY & ADV2
Jeffrey D ZimonChair, HR Committee2
Kevin ClaytonCo-chair, Strategic Planning2
J David HellerCo-chair, Strategic Planning2
Ira C KaplanCo-chair, Strategic Planning2
Michele L ConnellVICE CHAIR, GOVERN. & NOMINAT.2
Jerome GriskoVICE CHAIR, COMMUNITY INVEST.2
James A RatnerVice Chair2
Taras G Szmagala JrVICE CHAIR, POLICY & ADVOCACY2
Paul J DolanImmediate Past Chair2
Victor RuizSecretary2
Harriet ApplegateDirector1
Craig ArnoldDirector1
Michael BastonDirector (as of 9/23)1
Edward J BellDirector1
Justin BibbDirector1
Kip BollinDirector1
Maynard A BuckDirector1
Matt CarrollDirector1
Nabil ChehadeDirector1
Jenice ContrerasDirector1
John R CorlettDirector1
Colleen CotterDirector1
Karen CroninDirector (thru 9/23)1
David C Fulton JrDirector1
Patrick GareauDirector1
Eric S GordonDirector (thru 9/23)1
Andre GremilletDirector1
Howard W HannaDirector1
Dee Bagwell HaslamDirector1
Elizabeth HijarDirector1
Stephen HoffmanDirector1
Andrea M HogbenDirector1
Joy JohnsonDirector1
Susan D KrantzDirector1
Steffany LarkinsDirector (as of 9/23)1
Keith J LibmanDirector1
Cecil J LipscombDirector1
Melissa MakiDirector (as of 9/23)1
Kevin MartinDirector1
Jessica MatiaDirector (as of 9/23)1
Bonnie C Hughes McNeeDirector (thru 9/23)1
Tomislav MihaljevicDirector1
David MillerDirector1
Warren MorganDirector (as of 9/23)1
Daniel O'MalleyDirector (thru 9/23)1
Shari ObrenskiDirector1
Patrick M PastoreDirector1
Jeffery K PattersonDirector1
Ryan PuenteDirector1
Allison Taller ReichDirector1
Ronald B RichardDirector1
Brian J RichardsonDirector1
Erika Rudin-LuriaDirector1
George A SampleDirector1
Jasmin SantanaDirector1
Beverly J SchneiderDirector1
India Birdsong TerryDirector1
Felton Thomas JrDirector1
Daniel P Walsh JrDirector1
Paul L Wellener IVDirector1
Lorna WishamDirector1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

AkronArlingtonBeachwoodBereaClevelandColumbiaEast ClevelandFishersHighland HillsLakewoodMedinaParmaPepper PikeShaker HeightsWest NyackWestlake

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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