Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Foundation

1375 East 9th St., Floor 2, Cleveland 44114 | 216-696-3525 | legacy150@clemetrobar.org | clemetrobar.org

EMPLOYEES: As a charitable supporting foundation for the exclusive benefit of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, the Bar Foundation leverages the employees of the Bar Association to conduct its operations. Two coordinators oversee 15 different Bar Foundation-funded programs.

FISCAL YEAR 2021-22 REVENUE:

$394,863

Cleveland students celebrate their Ohio Mock Trial victory.

WHAT WE DO: One CLE. Together, we stand united — the legal, business and civic communities of Cleveland — to lift up those in need, as well as the next generation. The Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Foundation is the charitable fundraising arm of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, as it funds life-changing programs throughout northeast Ohio.

Through the support of generous donors, we leverage the time and talents of Lawyers Giving Back, in collaboration with business professionals and community partners. From free legal clinics in homeless shelters, local courts and Cleveland schools, to law-related education and professional pipeline programs that inspire students from high school to college and beyond, we are building a stronger community, one person at a time. The Foundation provides funding support for 15 Bar programs, focused on: • Youth and workforce development • Access to justice • Diversity, equity and inclusion • Nonprofits and the arts communities

To achieve the Foundation’s goals, an army of Bar volunteers invest their time and talents every year, producing public education programs, free legal clinics, high school and college professional pipeline and mentoring programs, and more. Our legacy of uniting legal and business professionals to improve greater Cleveland traces back to our founding in 1873 when 53 lawyers gathered on Public Square to form an organization that would serve both the legal profession and the broader community.

Throughout the next year, we are honoring our 150th anniversary with Legacy 150, a celebration that will include opportunities to reflect on our remarkable past contributions and take action for the future. We invite all of Cleveland — across the legal, business and civic arenas — to join us.

HOW TO HELP: 1. Giving time to:

• Our community outreach programs (such as high school-focused 3Rs or Mock Trial programs) • Or community conversations (recent topics have included election integrity and criminal justice reform)

We hope to recruit 150 new volunteers by December 2023!

2. Making a financial gift in support of:

• One of our 15 Bar outreach programs • Youth and workforce development • Access to justice • Diversity, equity and inclusion • Nonprofits and the arts communities • Rock the Bar, our June 24, 2023, community celebration of the Bar’s 150th anniversary, held at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

You may also apply to become a member of our Next Generation Fellows Society — with contributions dedicated to our endowment for transformative support in perpetuity.

OVERVIEW

YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1990

SOURCES OF REVENUE:

Special events: 64% Contributions: 22% Endowment income: 14%

LEADERSHIP

TOP EXECUTIVES & BOARD MEMBERS

Larry W. Zukerman,

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Foundation president

Adrian D. Thompson,

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association president

Becky Ruppert

McMahon, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association and Bar Foundation chief executive officer