Recognizing Donors Who Make a Difference
Once every two years, the Cleveland Foundation hosts a Frederick Harris Goff & Legacy Societies Leadership recognition event. It is one way to thank our donors for the support and trust they have placed in our foundation, our mission, and the causes we all care deeply about.
The event also provides an opportunity to offer special awards and recognition, named in honor of our founder, to donors whose dedication to the community and belief in the power of philanthropy have made and will continue to make a difference in the lives of Greater Clevelanders.
Goff Philanthropic Leadership Award Recipients
1991: The Treuhaft Foundation
1993: Sally and Bruce Griswold
1995: The Sherwin Family
1997: The Honorable Lillian W. Burke
1999: F. James and Rita Rechin
2001: Jamir and Racquel Miller
2005: Clara Rankin
2007: Arthur and Arlene Holden
2009: Albert M. Higley Jr. and Beverly G. Higley
Thomas C. Sullivan Sr. and Sandra S. Sullivan
2011: Billie Howland Steffee
2013: Joseph P. and Nancy F. Keithley
Robert J. and Cynthia J. Schneider
2015: Fred Geis
Goff Philanthropic Service and Special Recognition Award Recipients
1997: Malvin Bank
1999: James A. (Dolph) Norton
2001: James and Katherine Pender
2005: Stewart A. and Donna Kohl
John and Catharine Monroe Lewis
2007: Stanley I. and Hope S. Adelstein
2009: Robert P. and Leatrice B. Madison
2011: John and Margie Wheeler
2013: Jenniffer and Daryl Deckard
2015: Connie and Kevin Johnson
Goff Exemplary Trustee Award Recipients
2015: Richard W. Pogue