United Way of Greater Cleveland
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
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
278 grants across all recorded years
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
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Sobol Jordan | President & CEO | 39 | $355,929 |
| Deborah Enty | Chief Finance, CFO | 39 | $206,032 |
| Kenneth Surratt | Chief Comm. Invest. & resource | 39 | $169,592 |
| Kristin Popelmayer | Chief Brand Mktg. & Commun. | 39 | $132,498 |
| Michael Brown | Senior Director of HR | 39 | $121,241 |
| Ruth Dobranic | Senior Director of Finance | 39 | $123,800 |
| Charles Ellsworth | Director of IT | 39 | $117,681 |
| Chris Adams | CHAIR, Mktg. & BRAND Strategy | 2 | — |
| Andrew J Paine III | Treasurer & Chair, Finance | 2 | — |
| Kim Meisel Pesses | VICE CHAIR, COMMUNITY INVEST. | 2 | — |
| Monte Repasky | VICE CHAIR, RESOURCE DEVELOP. | 2 | — |
| Enid B Rosenberg | CHAIR, GOVERN. & NOMINATING | 2 | — |
| Vanessa L Whiting Esq | Chair | 2 | — |
| Sonali B Wilson Esq | ASST SEC & CHAIR, POLICY & ADV | 2 | — |
| Jeffrey D Zimon | Chair, HR Committee | 2 | — |
| Kevin Clayton | Co-chair, Strategic Planning | 2 | — |
| J David Heller | Co-chair, Strategic Planning | 2 | — |
| Ira C Kaplan | Co-chair, Strategic Planning | 2 | — |
| Michele L Connell | VICE CHAIR, GOVERN. & NOMINAT. | 2 | — |
| Jerome Grisko | VICE CHAIR, COMMUNITY INVEST. | 2 | — |
| James A Ratner | Vice Chair | 2 | — |
| Taras G Szmagala Jr | VICE CHAIR, POLICY & ADVOCACY | 2 | — |
| Paul J Dolan | Immediate Past Chair | 2 | — |
| Victor Ruiz | Secretary | 2 | — |
| Harriet Applegate | Director | 1 | — |
| Craig Arnold | Director | 1 | — |
| Michael Baston | Director (as of 9/23) | 1 | — |
| Edward J Bell | Director | 1 | — |
| Justin Bibb | Director | 1 | — |
| Kip Bollin | Director | 1 | — |
| Maynard A Buck | Director | 1 | — |
| Matt Carroll | Director | 1 | — |
| Nabil Chehade | Director | 1 | — |
| Jenice Contreras | Director | 1 | — |
| John R Corlett | Director | 1 | — |
| Colleen Cotter | Director | 1 | — |
| Karen Cronin | Director (thru 9/23) | 1 | — |
| David C Fulton Jr | Director | 1 | — |
| Patrick Gareau | Director | 1 | — |
| Eric S Gordon | Director (thru 9/23) | 1 | — |
| Andre Gremillet | Director | 1 | — |
| Howard W Hanna | Director | 1 | — |
| Dee Bagwell Haslam | Director | 1 | — |
| Elizabeth Hijar | Director | 1 | — |
| Stephen Hoffman | Director | 1 | — |
| Andrea M Hogben | Director | 1 | — |
| Joy Johnson | Director | 1 | — |
| Susan D Krantz | Director | 1 | — |
| Steffany Larkins | Director (as of 9/23) | 1 | — |
| Keith J Libman | Director | 1 | — |
| Cecil J Lipscomb | Director | 1 | — |
| Melissa Maki | Director (as of 9/23) | 1 | — |
| Kevin Martin | Director | 1 | — |
| Jessica Matia | Director (as of 9/23) | 1 | — |
| Bonnie C Hughes McNee | Director (thru 9/23) | 1 | — |
| Tomislav Mihaljevic | Director | 1 | — |
| David Miller | Director | 1 | — |
| Warren Morgan | Director (as of 9/23) | 1 | — |
| Daniel O'Malley | Director (thru 9/23) | 1 | — |
| Shari Obrenski | Director | 1 | — |
| Patrick M Pastore | Director | 1 | — |
| Jeffery K Patterson | Director | 1 | — |
| Ryan Puente | Director | 1 | — |
| Allison Taller Reich | Director | 1 | — |
| Ronald B Richard | Director | 1 | — |
| Brian J Richardson | Director | 1 | — |
| Erika Rudin-Luria | Director | 1 | — |
| George A Sample | Director | 1 | — |
| Jasmin Santana | Director | 1 | — |
| Beverly J Schneider | Director | 1 | — |
| India Birdsong Terry | Director | 1 | — |
| Felton Thomas Jr | Director | 1 | — |
| Daniel P Walsh Jr | Director | 1 | — |
| Paul L Wellener IV | Director | 1 | — |
| Lorna Wisham | Director | 1 | — |
Geographic Focus
Where this funder has awarded grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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