Our Donors

Introduction

The Cleveland Zoological Society has provided at least 50% of the needed funds for the last 10 capital improvement projects at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, supporting the Zoo’s strategic vision and creating the habitats guests love to visit.

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• Cleveland Zoological Society

• The Cubs at Susie's Bear Hollow

• Cuyahoga County

• The Walter and Jean Kalberer Foundation

• Samuel H. Miller Foundation

• John P. Murphy Foundation

• Tom Murphy

• Dr. Vasu & Lisa Pandrangi and Family

• Carol and Walt Rosebrough

• State of Ohio

• Zubizarreta Family

Visionaries

• Anonymous
• The Cleveland Foundation
• The Estate of Nancy Hansen
• The Louise H. and David S. Ingalls Foundation
• The Lubrizol Foundation

• MCPC Inc.
• Thomas F. Peterson Jr Charitable Trust
• PNC
• Stuart B. Reese Living Trust

Champions

• The Abington Foundation
• Anonymous
• GiGi Benjamin and Phil Woodcock
• Bicknell Fund
• Muffy and Jim Boland
• Mebby Brown and Kristen Spindel
• Dane and Dottie Carney
• The Cashy Family
• William E. Conway
• The Conway Family Foundation
• Jane G. Cunningham Foundation
• Ginny and Howard Essner
• Kristen and Tom Fistek
• Jim and Linda Francis
• Hanes Family Foundation
• Lawrence and Linda Hatch
• Amy and Tom Haught
• Robin Heiser
• The Hershey Foundation 

• Stephen and Joanne Kirk 
• Leveranz Fund, a Donor Advised Fund of Renaissance Charitable Foundation
• The Mistysyn Family
• Christine and Randy Myeroff
• Kevin and Lois Myeroff
• The James Parish Family
• David and Margo Petlowany
• Melinda Phinney
• Racey Family
• Albert and Audrey Ratner
• Sylvia and Robert Reitman Family
• Albert G. and Olive H. Schlink Foundation
• The Steffee Family
• Michael Talty and Helen Talty Charitable Trust
• The Thomas Family
• Tom and Dianne Tyrrell
• Joseph A. Urick
• Tom and Shirley Waltermire
• Karen Wilber 

Patrons

• Anonymous (2)
• Carol A. Barnak
• Beeb
• Steve M. Began & Susan L. Herbold
• John and Susan Benedejcic
• Barbara Brown and Steve Ward
• Tom and Anita Cook
• Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities
• Robert and Karen Fein and Family
• Joy M. Freda
• Carol B. Hall
• Leigh and Eric Hall
• Higley Construction
• The Higley Fund 

• James and Marilyn Jaroszewski
• Nancy and Bernie Karr
• The Estate of Antonette J. Liskay
• Jill and Ken Marous
• Anthony and Mary Ann Messina
• Barbara and Abraham Miller
• Dan and Marjorie Moore
• Gregg and Deanna Muresan
• Anna Nagy
• Brian and Cheryl O'Neill
• Shelly Peet and Robert Martinko
• The Perkins Charitable Foundation
• Thomas V.H.* and Iris* J. Vail
• Barbara Weiss

Conservators

• Myles and Karen Abbott
• American Fundraising Foundation
• Coty and Jessica Franklin
• Drs. Adam and Jennifer Hechko Family Foundation
• Susan M. King
• The Estate of William L. Kish
• The Estate of Carl Lezius
• Eva and Rudolf Linnebach
• Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Mahovlic
• Ronald Sr. and Frances Mawaka
• Scott and Julie Mawaka 

• Thomas and Ruth Meadows
• Lisa and David O'Brien
• Russell O'Rourke and Georgia Froelich
• Rob and Kris Rogers
• Mary Kay Schneider
• David and Mary Ellen Szamborski
• Steve and Sarah Taylor
• Theodore and Kristin Wagner
• WDM Architects
• Richard and Mary Lynn Wills
• Susan L. Zanetti and Dr. Christine Zirafi 

Keepers

• Anonymous
• Jane Anthony
• Cheryl Bailey
• Jules and Fran Belkin
• Carl and Dawn Black
• Marilyn and Larry Blaustein
• Mark A. Brody
• Mr. Skip Cannon
• Community Fund Ohio
• Karen* and Doug Cooper
• Susan Daum
• James F. Dicke II
• Christine and Spencer Dieken
• Kent and Elaine Downing
• Bob and Ruthi Duale
• The Durham Family
• DVA Architecture
• Julie and Adrian Edgar
• Robert and Lindsay Elmore
• The Fox Family: Richard, Brian and Kevin
• Patricia and Timothy Gabb
• Patricia F. Giblin
• Elaine Good-Ross
• Rick and Mary Ann Greiner Charitable Fund
• Lindsay, Andrew and Peter Guzowski
• Scott and Marian Harmount
• William E. Harris Family Fund
• In memory of James E. Herrle, John Herrle, and Marie Herrle
• Jones Day 

• Jessica M. Jung
• Marilyn and Rick Kay
• W. Paul Kithcart
• David and Hope Koncal
• Susan Krall
• E. Gary Laughlin and Mary Lynn Laughlin
• Tom and Kathy Leiden
• Ki and Tasha Mixon
• Beth E. Mooney
• Deanna and Joe Murlin
• Nancy E. Parks
• Dr. Julian L. Peskin and Ms. Anne Peskin
• Andrea, Anthony, Blair + Fallon Ponikvar
• The Rebholz Family
• Sally and Larry Sears
• The Antheia Fund at The Sears-Swetland Family Foundation
• Richard and Rhyna Sensiba
• Dr. Donald M. Shafer and Katherine Stokes-Shafer
• Jodi Shankweiler
• Tom and Becky Truelson
• The Van Auken Family
• The Vaughan Family 
• The Brian and Jackie Welch Family Foundation
• Franz Welser-Möst and Angelika Möst
• Westfield
• Katie and Donald Woodcock
• Brian and Jill Zimmerman
• Martha H. Zlotnik 

Special Gifts

• Ms. Sue Allen
• Anonymous
• The Estate of Betty E. Beauchamp
• Anne E. Bingham
• Chuck and Christy Bittenbender
• Blue Point Capital Partners
• The Bottlehouse Brewery and Meadery
• Alana and Conor Coakley
• Alexandra and Chris Cottam
• Peter and Sue Danford
• Kay and Paul David
• Roxanne Decyk
• Kathy and Jim Donchess
• The Phyllis H. & William H. Evans Charitable Foundation
• Charley Geiger
• Ted and Nancy Goble Fund
• Charles and Rosemary Griffee
• Gregory and Whitney Hartman
• Thomas and Iris Harvie
• Robert and Alyce Hobbs
• Lisa and Tom Hunt
• Karen and John Kaminski
• Jonathan and Rosemary Kesselman 

• Susan Kozak Charitable Fund
• Todd and Melissa Lawrence
• William B. and Mary Margaret Lawrence
• Barbara and Richard Lederman
• Mark and Kimberly Levinson 
• Lewis Family Fund
• James and Susan Massie
• Don and Sally Messinger
• Biserka Mikleus
• Ken and Sharon Mountcastle
• Nehez Family
• Kimberly Pinter
• Mr. and Mrs. Ron Plazek
• Russell Randazzo
• Catherine and Gregory Saluga
• Racheal and Alexander Seibert
• Sharon and James Skirbunt
• Jason and Sarah Taylor
• Mary E. Vantz
• Jack Wensink
• Sylvia Wildner and Sue Delaney
• Jody M. Wilson

*Deceased
*Donors as of 7/7/2026