Cleveland Neighborhood Progress

11327 Shaker Blvd., Suite 500W, Cleveland 44104 | 216-830-2770 | clevelandnp.org

Shaker Square was recently purchased by Cleveland Neighborhood Progress, New Village Corporation and Burten Bell Carr Development. Shaker Square is not only a historic asset, but also serves as a catalyst for neighborhood development.

WHAT WE DO: Cleveland Neighborhood Progress (CNP) is a local community development intermediary that has invested in community revitalization work in Cleveland for more than 30 years.

Our mission is to foster equitable revitalization throughout Cleveland’s neighborhoods by strengthening the community development ecosystem.

And our vision is to ensure Cleveland’s neighborhoods will be attractive, vibrant and inclusive communities where, together, people from diverse incomes, races and generations thrive, prosper and choose to live, learn, work, invest and play.

We operate from a perspective that integrates racial equity and inclusion, economic opportunity and applied thought leadership throughout our work.

In addition, CNP impacts the community by providing financial support, training and capacity-building efforts to community development corporations (CDCs), and supporting and performing placemaking activities to improve residential, commercial and greenspace properties.

FUNDRAISING EVENTS:

Friends of Shaker Square: In August 2022, CNP, its real estate subsidiary, New Village Corporation (NVC), and Burten Bell Carr Development (BBC) purchased Shaker Square, in order to prevent foreclosure, make investments in deferred maintenance and reenergize it as a gathering place for all. As a result of the purchase, Shaker Square now remains under local, community-minded ownership, as a long-term plan is being developed for its future.

Collectively, we recognize the significance of Shaker Square, the oldest planned shopping district in Ohio. Supporting more than 150 jobs, Shaker Square is not only a historic asset, but it also serves as a catalyst for neighborhood development. Contributions will help us stabilize this asset and offer assistance for the revitalization of the neighborhoods surrounding it.

OVERVIEW

EMPLOYEES: 27 2021 REVENUE: $31,408,250 YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1988

SOURCES OF REVENUE:

Grants: 80% Earned: 20%

LEADERSHIP

TOP EXECUTIVES & BOARD MEMBERS

Tania Menesse,

president and chief executive officer

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS

Jeffery K. Patterson, chairman (Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority) David J. Heller, vice chair (NRP Group) Teresa Metcalf Beasley, vice chair (McDonald Hopkins) Angela G. Mago, treasurer (KeyBank Real Estate Capital) Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells, secretary (NEORSD) For a full listing of Board of Directors members, visit clevelandnp.org/boardandgovernance.