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2014 Annual Report

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2014 Career Pathway Impact page 3

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Financials page 4

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Donors page 5 .............................................................................................................................................

Board of Directors page 9

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Advisory Boards - Employer and Graduate page 10

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Volunteers page 11

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Staff page12

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2014 Awards & Honors page 13

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Table of Contents

2014 Annual Report

Updated 12/14/15

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92

300

1235

People placed in permanentlong-term work; 290 overcame barrier of a criminal record.

Legal services like cleared warrants, prevented evictions & foreclosures, resolved credit issues.

Supportive services like transportation, tools, uniforms, background checks & pre-employment screening.

Industry recognized credentials were earned.

128

1027

Employers hired from Towards Employment; 80 more than once.

People advanced on the job with an average wage increase of over $2/hr.

464

2014 impact

2012 2013 2014SOURCES OF REVENUE Governmental Contributions $1,668,266 $1,363,276 $ 973,169Foundations & Corporations $1,178,664 $1,482,201 $1,683,299United Way Services $ 141,444 $ 141,444 $ 150,999Individual Contributions $ 146,822 $ 125,586 $ 165,659Cy Pres - $ 25,000 -Special Events (NET) $ 124,853 $ 152,137 $ 131,337Earned Income $ 64,854 $ 68,750 $ 38,351Interest/Investment Income $ 93,200 $ 148,728 $ 24,759Other $ 20,618 $ 11,664 $ 12,809Total $3,438,721 $3,518,786 $3,180,382

USES OF REVENUE Staffing $2,216,315 $2,131,434 $2,190,546Supportive Services $ 381,471 $ 525,567 $ 218,770OtherProgramCosts $688,086 $535,828 $254,396Occupancy $ 128,261 $ 222,372 $ 293,433OtherOperatingCosts $198,178 $215,468 $108,865Total $3,612,311 $3,630,669 $3,066,010

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2014 Financials.

$250,000 or moreFund for Our Economic FutureSocial Innovation Fund through the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York

$100,000-$249,999Deaconess Community FoundationThe Cleveland FoundationUnited Way of Greater Cleveland

$50,000-$99,999KeyBank FoundationSaint Lukes FoundationThe George Gund FoundationThe Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc.

$20,000-$49,999Nordson CorporationOhio State Bar AssociationReinberger FoundationWilliam J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill Foundation

$10,000-$19,999AnonymousBusiness of Good FoundationCleveland Clinic FoundationForest City EnterprisesFrank Hadley Ginn & Cornelia Root Ginn FoundationFun(d) First Giving CircleKeyBankNord Family FoundationThe Fred A. Lennon Charitable TrustThe Zoann Little Dusenbury Fund, a donor advised Fund of The Cleveland FoundationThird Federal Savings and Loan

$5,000-$9,999Cuyahoga Community CollegeRichard & Nancy DietrichDominion FoundationLinda Kane & Gary StewartMichael & Lisa LonswaySwagelok CompanySwagelok FoundationKathryn TatmanThe Sherwick Fund, a supporting organization of The Cleveland FoundationUnited Black Fund of Greater ClevelandMark Whitham

$2,500-$4,999AccentureBrent BlouchSuzanne BlumCleveland Industrial Training CenterCliffs Natural ResourcesMark and Krissy GallagherBrain LambDenise MarcheseMedical Mutual of OhioPorter WrightRPM International, Inc.Randy SamselMichael ShaughnessySquire Patton BoggsThe Sherwin-Williams CompanyThompson Hine LLPTucker Ellis LLPUniversity HospitalsUS BankAmy Woods

$1,000-$2,499Fred BauerDaniel BerickMelanie BicheEileen BurkhartAnn & Lou CaresaniMichele ConnellNicola DeskovichDix & EatonDollar BankEdible ArrangementsHeather & Jeff EttingerFifth Third BankJack GoldwoodThomas & Kris GreeneStephen JenkinsRosanne & David LonswayMAGNETSoad & Ahdy MansourMen’s WearhouseMeritechLessie Milton JonesThomas & Ellen NeroniRory O’DonnellOriana HouseShelly Peet & Robert MartinkoLynne & Jason PoultonJohn ReynoldsJill Rizika & Joseph DeStefanoDiane & Steve RossaTracey TurnbullJeffrey WeedenAlmar T. WidigerEllen & Chris WisbarThomas Zirbs

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2014 Donors.

$500-$999Jan & Paul BeemanJohn BurnsRon CovielloChristine CrisboiEricka & Neal CunliffeSeverine DeWagheneireKirk & Sarah DietrichNita EarleyFrank FatsieFirst Unitarian Church of ClevelandWilliam LewisJeffrey LintonRhonda LoweJared MaloofPeter NaguskyCharles & Kelly ObertEllen RiddleTerry SobnoskyRick and Eca TaylorKathy ThompsonLarry Dean VandendriesschePatricia WalkerDavid Watson & Betsy Radar

Up to $499Michelle AbbeyJohn & Pamela AddisonBishara AddisonMatt & Jessica AdkinsRoger & Patricia AdkinsAnthony AdkissonKate & Richard AsbeckSam AwadKevin BaileyJim BelkMeghan BellLarry & Alison Benders

Douglas & Jill BenjaminJohn BernatoviczDeborah BibbKathryn BielawskiHenry BillingsleyStephen BittenceGilberta & John BittmanLauren BowlesSandra BrantleyKaren BraunLinda BriggsLloyd BuckwellBarbara BudaRichard BuffingtonCheryl BunevichEvelyn BurnettMartin CannonJanine CarterCristen CebulaBrad & Robin ChiltonJeffrey & Rebecca ClaridgeDavid ClecknerWilliam ClineTracey CoatesShannon & Zachary ColemanJennifer CollisterAaron CornellJudith CrockerMarianne Crosley & Arthur ClementsJay CusimanoRufus DarkorteyDeep Cleaning SolutionsWendy DeuringRonald Di GioreMonique DiCarloJon DilenoCarol DoveScott & Cathy DressAnita & John Edwards

Farida EjazKenneth EminianGay & Steve EyermanBrian FielderKetti FinnernanMichael FiorentinoRob FischerAnnette FisherBrendan FitzgeraldTimothy & Kathleen FlanaganKevin FloydRuss FluhartJoseph FoglioGregory FortunatoLori FranklinRon FrederickJeffrey FrericksAshley FrizzellStephanie FrizzellDeanna GaskinsJames GeierAustin GeorgiaAntoinette & Vic GideonJohn GillSylvesta GilliardWalter & Anne GinnJacquelyn GonzalesPhilippa GuthrieElaine HaddenChris HammTerry HamovitchJessica & Daniel HardestySaad HasanAbbas HasanMelva HendersonJuan HernandezMelissa Hildebrand

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2014 Donors.

Timothy & Anne HillLeon HodkeyLia HoffmanRyan HolznagelKeith & Kathy HooverAnthony JacksonTom & Anne JenkinsDavid JohnsonGayle JunMike KalistaErica KaplanKurt & Mary Beth KarakulKiks Office Partners, Inc.Karen KingDale & Lindsay KolerKPMG LLPC.M. KuchtaKelly KupcakRebecca KusnerSharon LamchaAustin LinkRenne LoncarKaren LonswayAdrienne LotsonCraig LovatoDavid LuketicThomas LyzenJames & Sue MaddenJeffrey MarksDiane MauriceMichael MayerMark & Margaret MazanecMark McCarthyPat McGrewChelsea MillsMiss Hal’s & Mom Cleaning Services, Inc.Robert Morris

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Gregory MorrisJohn MossSussan MottaJames MoyseKevin MurphyBrian NestorSunny NixonBrooke O’DonnellJohn & Nadine OttermanSusan PaschkeSharon & Bill PatmonJodi PenwellRoberta & Dave PerkinsDebbi Perkul & Jay SimonGeorge & Missy PerlicGregory PerramElda PincusMatthew PirosGary PlonaRosella PuskasFeiyou QiuKurt & Amanda RingenbachRobert & Marcia RizikaWilliam & Cari RossEd & Jan RybkaRyan RyznerJeffrey SabatineDan & Indi SadlerCynthia SchaferAdaora Nzelibe SchmiedlJohn SchuesslerMichelle ScottMeg SeelbachPatricia SeifertKarin & Mike ShaughnessyJeremy ShortSeptember SloaneRobin & John Smalley

Barbara SmiljanichMatthew SpaldingKrissa & Chris SpenceBud StanleyDiane StevensonAngie StojkovPatrick StonekingJeffrey StupianskyPhilip & Charlotte StupianskyTimothy SuhadolnikRalph SustarJim & Lois SustarMark SutherlandVictor & Tara SzerpikiThe Progressive Insurance FoundationEdward ThompsonPat & Michael TokarcikJohn TubbsThomas TurnerCarolyn VrtunskiGregory WalkerStaci WamplerBeth WarholyVickie WarrenMitchell WassermanRoberta & Michael Waxman-LenzAdam WeiderCharlene WilsonCarla WiseChristie YonkersMary ZbikowskiStacey & David Zeleznik

2014 Donors.

In Kind DonorsJackie AnselmoAudrey & Brent BesingerElizabeth & David BoyleCain ParkCampbell’s Sweets FactoryCleveland Marriott Downtown at KeyCenterCleveland Botanical GardenCleveland Cavaliers Corporate Giving ProgramCleveland CinemasCleveland IndiansCleveland International Film FestivalCleveland MetroparksCleveland Metroparks ZooCleveland Play HouseCleveland WhiskeyDave & Peg DarrahDeWitts Diamond & Gold ExchangeDisney OrlandoDix & EatonLoreen DorinGreat Lakes TheaterGreater Cleveland AquariumJ. GumbosGail JacksonJaworski’sJohn Robert’s Signature Studio and Spa

David KircherLaura KuntzLake County CaptainsLake Erie MonstersJudie LinstiaDora Loflin PruceMaltz Museum of Jewish HeritageMemphis Kiddie ParkMiller Boat LineDennis OleksukPickwick and Frolic Restaurant and ClubPinkCalyxPizzazz on the CirclePlayhouse SquarePro Football Hall of FameMadeline RosensheinKimberly Smith-WoodfordSokolowski’s University InnSticks and StonesThe Cleveland OrchestraThe Corner AlleyThe Lodge at Geneva-on-the-LakeThe Studio ClevelandThe WildsTrolley Tours of ClevelandWeathervane PlayhouseWestern Reserve Historical Society

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2014 Donors.

PresidentEllen L. WisbarDirector of IndependenceCBIZ

Vice PresidentBrian LambPartnerThompson Hine LLP

SecretaryJack GoldwoodPartnerTucker Ellis LLP

TreasurerRory O’DonnellSenior Vice President, ControllerSignet Jewelers Limited

Jill RizikaExecutive DirectorTowards Employment

Thomas M. Bennett Jr.Development DirectorEDWINS Leadership and Restaurant Institute

Brent Blouch Director of OperationsSwagelok

Suzanne BlumShareholderThacker Martinsek

Tracey CoatesProject Specialist Eaton Corporation

Michele L. ConnellPartnerSquire Patton Boggs (US) LLP

Christine CrisboiSenior Director, Ambulatory NetworkThe MetroHealth System

Thomas GreeneVice President of Human ResourcesMedical Mutual of Ohio

Lessie Milton JonesAttorneyDominion East Ohio

Michael LonswayEVP & CFO Forest City Ratner Companies at Forest City Enterprises

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Kevin M. PoorSr. Vice President/Creative DirectorDix & Eaton, Inc.Diane RossaManager, Workforce & Talent DevelopmentMAGNET

Randy SamselPresident e-Search Inc.

Kathy TatmanPartner The D’Amore Tatman Group, LLC

Tracey L. TurnbullPartnerPorter Wright Morris & Arthur, LLP

Mark WhithamExecutive Vice President, Financial OperationsKey Bank

Amanda WoodsDirector/Compensation, Benefits, and PayrollNordson Corporation

Thomas C. ZirbsSenior Vice President Regional ManagerUS Bank

2014 Board of Directors.

EMPLOYER ADVISORY BOARD

Angela AndersonThe Help Foundation

Pat BarrettMarriott Hotels International

Robin DoerschukAlliance Solutions Group

Aaron GogolinRustbelt Reclamation

Pam KochmanRadix Wire Company

Maureen PanskyOatey Company

Debbi PerkulUniversity Hospitals

Matt StutinAlliance Solutions Group

Ann WilliamsUniversity Hospital

Jim WilsonLegacy Health Services

GRADUATE ADVISORY BOARD

Cynthia SmithPresident

Demetrius TuckerSecretary

Ronnie Cannon

Leslie Shepard

Chris Skurkey

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Advisory Boards.

Brent AdamsLeonard AdamsKathy AndrewsBrittany BakerRobert BergerTerri BialowasDustin BitnerMadeline BrookshireMark CardenAdam CiroliRobert CranberryBrian CrandallGeorge DentJean EvansSteve EyermanBill EymanKevin FentonPete FlemingLitha GayJustine GiannettiVirginia HavensKeiya HillStew HoicowitzJoel HowsonTimothy HumbertCyndi KingRobert LilkoRobert LumpkinCarrie McFaddenColin McHaleSue McKayTom MorganStacy MuratoreMatt MurdockChristine PodolskiMichael ReissMonica ReusserJohn ReynoldsRuben RodriguezSteve Rossa

Carmen SantanaJosip SasekRegina SibertLori SmithChristine StadlerFrank Valassiades

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2014 Volunteers.

SwagelokSupervisor Training – Mock interviews

Angela AmatoJim ChladJosip CondricDouglas CoughlinSeth FabacPatrick FaithBill FerenceMark FraelichJon FrancoDwight GauglerJames IsaacBrandon JoffreBrett KaiserAndrew KocjanAmy KurtTracy LacyRick LaytonSteve Marietti

Kevin MartinJeff MillerAsha MontanteScott NelsonMike OttobreJim PowersDustin RobertsDaniel SchaeferMatt SchiberlJohn SchmitzBrian SchusterDemetrius SmithWill SosNorbert TasJohn Tylek

Cleveland Bridge BuildersLeadership Action Project

Shanna EbelingJoy JohnsonNikhil KotthaNatan Milgrom Robert NewmanTiffany SedlacekMichael Sofka

Jill RizikaExecutive Director

DIRECTORS

Mark GallagherDirector, Legal Services

Rebecca Kusner Director, Policy & Special Initiatives

Chelsea MillsDirector, Business Services

Adaora Nzelibe SchmiedlDirector, Development & Marketing

Robin SmalleyDirector, Programs & Services

John Tubbs Director, Finance & Administration

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2014 Staff.

STAFF

Anthony Adkisson

Sam Awad

Gloria Baker

Maria Becker

Kim Bell

Linda Briggs

Ronnie Cannon

William Cline

Joan Crosby

Carol Dove

Donald Dupree

Nita Earley

Destinee Evans

Logan Fahey

Steve Folgio

Haidee Garcia

Bob Giebel

April Grant

Melanie Green

Akila Greenfield

Jessica Hardesty

Kathy Harlow

Grace Heffernan

Betty Holnapy

Kelly Jackson

Nettie King

Gary Larkins

Debbi Lucci

Jim Madden

Tammy Peterson

Ruben Rodriguez

Stella Shepard

Jeff Stupianski

Kristin Thomas

Staci Wampler

2014 Awards & Honors.CHAMPIONS OF CHANGEIn June, Jill Rizika, TE’s Executive Director, was honored as one of 16 White House Reentry and Employment Champions of Change. Champions of Change is an opportunity for the White House to feature individuals across the nation doing extraordinary things to empower and inspire members of their community. Per the White House, “The Champions have distinguished themselves through their extraordinary dedication and hard work to help those with criminal records reenter society with dignity and viable employment opportunities.”

PATHWAYS TO WORKAlso in June, Towards Employment was one of 17 organizations awarded a US Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration grant of $2,000,000 (over 39 months) to create career pathways for individuals coming home from incarceration via work release or halfway house programs.

TOP WORKPLACE TE was named a Plain Dealer Top Workplace. Conducted by national firm WorkplaceDynamics, this is a list of the top 150 workplaces in Northeast Ohio based on employee nominations and feedback.

TEAM NEO AWARDSOn July 9, Towards Employment was awarded the 2014 Team NEO Economic Development Plus Award for its leadership of WorkAdvance, a regional workforce collaboration. WorkAdvance was nominated by NYC Center for Economic Opportunity.

PILLAR AWARD Jill Rizika, Executive Director, was a recipient of a Medical Mutual Pillar Award for Community Service in December 2014. She was honored as Executive Director of the Year. Presented by Smart Business Magazine, the Pillar Awards honor organizations and individuals committed to making a difference in NEO.

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