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Ways to Give

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Your support of City Year Cleveland helps corps members make a difference tutoring and mentoring school children, reclaiming public spaces, and organizing after-school and out-of-school programs in Cleveland. 

There are several ways in which corporations, individuals, and philanthropic organizations can partner with us:

Individual Giving

Team Sponsorship

Event Sponsorship

In-Kind Donations

Capacity Building

INDIVIDUAL GIVING

General donations can be made to support City Year Cleveland's work and the corps members making difference in Cleveland through their dedicated year of service. Please direct inquiries to Toi Comer.

Donate Online:

Make a secure online donation to City Year.

Donate by Mail: 

Make a contribution via mail. Please send a check, made payable to City Year, Inc., to:

Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.
Executive Director 
City Year Cleveland 
The Leader Building, 526 Superior Avenue, Suite 408 
Cleveland, Ohio 44114 

Donate Stock:

If you prefer, you may arrange to donate stock to City Year.

TEAM SPONSORSHIP

As a team sponsor, your organization provides the needed support to a team of six to 14 City Year Cleveland corps members. Sponsors will work with area service partners and City Year Cleveland corps member team to perform service and develop bonds with Cleveland's communities. Team sponsorship also provides employees opportunities to serve in the community. For more information please contact Phillip Robinson.

EVENT SPONSORSHIP

City Year Cleveland hosts events and programs throughout the year to promote corporate service and civic engagement. Events such as Opening Day and Martin Luther King Day are planned and facilitated by City Year Cleveland corps members and engage the community in service projects. For more information please contact Toi Comer.

Attend an event! 

You can also support City Year Cleveland by attending an special event at a location near you. Visit our Events and News page for more information on upcoming events.

IN-KIND DONATIONS

City Year Cleveland accepts many types of generous in-kind donations from a variety of companies to support day to day operations, service initiatives and special events. Please view our City Year Wish List for suggested donations or direct inquiries to Toi Comer.

CAPACITY BUILDING

Deloitte group pic smallDeloitte employees with City Year Cleveland corps members after a training. Deloitte and City Year Cleveland partnered together to provide leadership development trainings and mentorship opportunities.

Your support of City Year Cleveland is far more than checkbook philanthropy. Your support helps City Year Cleveland corps members make a difference through tutoring and mentoring children, implementing transformation community projects and organizing after-school programs. Corporations, individuals and philanthropic entities can donate to and partner as a sponsor with City Year Cleveland in a number of ways.

City Year Cleveland partners with philanthropic organizations to increase capacity in the following areas:

  • Corps development and training
  • “Life After City Year” programming and training for corps members
  • Alumni engagement
  • Civic engagement
  • Outreach to enhance diversity among the City Year corps

For more information, contact Brianna Schultz, Director of Program and Service.