2021 Annual Report
Cleveland Zoological Society

Dear Friends –
In looking back on last year, I am so grateful for all we accomplished together.
The Zoo Society successfully overcame the financial stresses of 2020 exceeding all of our revenue goals, including record membership revenue and the addition of 11,000 new families to our memberships. We received generous funding for exciting new capital improvement projects, and started design and planning of the transformational Primate Forest. We launched new fundraising programs to grow engagement and revenue. We welcomed a new Board president and the largest new class of Directors in years.
But numbers and data aside, I am most grateful for the year in which we came back together – safely, cautiously, with a few pauses as we all figured out how to navigate our new in-person world. But for the most part, we were together and that led to our successes.
The Zoo Society team was back in the office, hosting donors and prospects on tours and going behind the scenes to learn about our favorite species. We enjoyed more than 20 Sunset Safari dinners and met new friends. We celebrated the 10th anniversary of African Elephant Crossing and welcomed back longtime supporters whose generosity and engagement moved the Zoo forward a decade ago. We partied at Twilight at the Zoo, Asian Lantern Festival and Wild Winter Lights. It was a glorious reminder that everything is easier with friendships and collaboration.
Thank you for supporting us in 2021, and we can’t wait to see what 2022 brings.
Sarah Crupi Executive Director Cleveland Zoological SocietyThe return to in person visits and events – coupled with the highest recorded Zoo visitation in 10 years and record membership sales –kept the Zoo Society team busy. Membership sales topped out at $4.7 million, more than one million over projection. The benefit of being an outdoor location, along with new events and experiences for members, meant members made up more than 35% of Zoo visitors and renewed at a high rate.
Monthly keeper walks for donors to The Pride, more than 20 private Sunset Safari dinners, The Pride donor nights at Asian Lantern Festival presented by Meijer and Wild Winter Lights presented by NOPEC, and a record number of private golf cart tours
meant we returned to seeing our closest friends and supporters after many stayed away in 2020. Twilight at the Zoo presented by KeyBank and the Tails + Cocktails series presented by the Steffee Family raised operating support for the Zoo Society.
New fundraising programs proved successful in 2021 including a revamped Honor and Memorial opportunity for donor signage at animal exhibits and an annual fund campaign utilizing recycled RainForest dome panels. Continued operating support from corporate and foundation donors, along with a second Payroll Protection Program grant helped stabilize operational funding the year after Covid’s impact.
Attendees at Tails + Cocktails presented by the Steffee Family Guests and staff celebrating the 10 year anniversary of African Elephant Crossing Guests enjoying a private Sunset Safari dinner on the deck of the Daniel Maltz Rhino ReserveCapital project design and the promise of new habitats and new spaces was a focus of collaborative planning between the Zoo and Zoo Society in 2021.
A $3 million gift from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation will fund renovations to the Zoo administration office spaces, the development of a guest services hub and a new Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Auditorium for public programming. The gift is the largest single gift ever secured by the Zoo Society. The building renovations
began in late 2021 and will be completed in 2022.
Zoo staff also worked behind the scenes on the design and planning for a new habitat for tropical bears. Sloth and Andean bears now occupy the oldest habitats at the Zoo and are deserving of a new space that meets their needs as arboreal, tropical bears and highlights the conservation work the Zoo does to protect Andean bears in the wild. The Zoo Society secured a $2 million naming level gift from a longtime leadership donor for this project and
raised an additional $1.5 million from donors. The project is scheduled to break ground in summer 2022.
Eagle Zip Adventure opened in July 2021. More than 40,000 guests soared 150 feet above Waterfowl Lake, with revenue from the add-on experience going toward future Zoo capital projects. Eagle Zip Adventure was funded by Cleveland Metroparks, the Zoo Society Board of Directors, and a generous individual lead gift.
As the nonprofit that raises money in support of this Zoo, our first focus is on improving spaces for our animals and our guests, but with a 139-year-old Zoo, we’re always looking for new opportunities to enhance our existing facilities. The gift from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation will better position us for the future, helping to improve operations and our philanthropic outreach, as well as creating new spaces for guests to connect with our mission.
Historic animal births were celebrated throughout the year, starting with a trio of spunky tiger cubs who made their public debut in Rosebrough Tiger Passage on a snowy April morning. Luka and Anya were the first Amur tiger cubs born in Cleveland in more than 20 years. Shortly after birth they were joined by Indrah, a Malayan tiger cub from the Tulsa Zoo, who quickly bonded with the two.
The animal care team cared for the trio at the Sarah Allison Steffee Center for Zoological Medicine for three months before they were old enough to venture into Rosebrough Tiger Passage. More than 400 people donated to vote on the cubs names, raising $14,000 for conservation efforts.
The tiger trio were not the only adorable zoo babies in 2021. Koen the koala was a guest favorite and the second joey born to mom MacKenzie and dad Nyoonbi. Zaki, an adorably fuzzy orangutan baby, was born to mom Kera Wak in April and made a suitable sibling for 7-year-old Merah.
The year ended with an extraordinary birth – the first gorilla
baby was born in the Zoo’s 139-year history. Although he came more than 8 weeks premature and faced an early bout of pneumonia over the holidays, baby Kayembe is currently thriving and helping the Zoo’s animal care team rewrite the manual for raising a gorilla baby in captivity. Much more of Kayembe’s story will be told in 2022 as we watch him grow.
Baby animals are so exciting for our staff and guests, but they are also an important reminder that our high standards of animal care, welfare research and habitat design make Cleveland Metroparks Zoo a successful breeding facility. We are bringing these important species into a habitat with best-in-class animal care and veterinary support.
Christopher Kuhar, Ph.D. Executive Director Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
The Zoo Society provided nearly $500,000 in conservation funding support for the Zoo’s various partners around the world. This funding was a blend of generous donations, investment spinoffs, as well as a portion of each membership purchased in the year. Public naming contests for the baby orangutan and tiger cubs resulted in more than $20,000 for conservation and helped engage the public in education efforts about these species and their habitats in the wild.
Conservation partners are located in Africa, Asia, South America and beyond and support more than a dozen partners and a variety of projects.
Zoo staff also resumed travel to Rwanda to partner with the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund (DFGF) after a 12 month pause. Dr. Kristen Lukas, the Zoo’s Director of Conservation & Science, conducted training for students from the University of Rwanda as part of DFGF’s Memoirs Program. Zoo staff have helped train more than 30 Rwandan biology students in conservation science through this program since 2014. Staff also assisted in onsite design and development of programming for the new Ellen DeGeneres Campus. The multi-acre, eco-friendly facility will open in 2022 and will include the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Interpretive Walking Trail among its many features.
Being back in the office and in person for donor and Board events made 2021 more enjoyable, financially successful and collaborative. The Zoo Society hired two new Advancement Officers and an Executive Assistant to help with engagement, and our staff came back to the office after working mostly remotely for more than 12 months.
After being an active Board member for nine years, Chris Myeroff became Zoo Society Board President in June 2021 after serving six months as President Elect. A Cleveland native, Chris is also a member of the Cleveland Orchestra board. At the Zoo Society’s December Board meeting, seven new Directors began their first term – the largest new class of Directors in recent years.
A Board and staff task force began a strategic planning process that will help develop new focus areas and encourage new initiatives to elevate the profile of the Zoo Society as a philanthropic priority in Cleveland. Support from the Cleveland Foundation allowed the Zoo and Zoo Society to complete an economic impact assessment of the Zoo — the first such study in more than 15 years.
The staff and Board also collaborated with the Zoo and Cleveland Metroparks leaders on the beginning of the Primate Forest fundraising campaign, which would launch in early 2022. As part of this work, the Zoo Society hosted state and local legislators on an informational tour of The RainForest and recent Zoo projects.
The Zoo Society staff were thrilled to welcome back old friends and longtime donors at a summer celebration of the 10th anniversary of African Elephant Crossing, a habitat that changed the face of the Zoo and garnered national attention both for the guest experience and animal welfare and husbandry standards. The anniversary was also an opportunity to discuss the upcoming Primate Forest project as the next transformative capital project.
(l. to r.) Newly elected Board President Chris Myeroff with Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Executive Director Chris Kuhar and Cleveland Zoological Society Executive Director Sarah Crupi.
OPPOSITE PAGE. The newest Directors were voted in at the December Board Meeting. (Pictured l. to r.) Russell O’Rourke, Karen Kaminski, Pat Bemer, Ken Mountcastle, Muffy Boland, Coty Franklin, Becky Truelson.
Christine Myeroff, President
Michael D. Vaughn, Immediate Past President
Thomas G. Fistek, Vice President
Ki Mixon, Vice President
Mary Kay Schneider, Vice President
Lisa M. Hunt, Treasurer
Barbara Brown, Ph.D., Secretary
Robert S. Reitman*, Chairman Emeritus
Virginia D. Benjamin*
Carl Black
Marilyn K. Brown*
George S. Coakley*
Julie Edgar, Ph.D.
Rob Elmore
Theodore R. Evans
Sally Everett*
James L. Francis
Gregory D. Friedman*
Lindsay Guzowski
Carol Hall*
Lawrence H. Hatch
Adam Hechko, DVM
Jessica M. Jung
Lori Kalberer
Bernard L. Karr
Joanne Kirk
Joseph J. Mahovlic*
Sally Messinger
Allen Mistysyn
Patrick S. Mullin*
Gregg G. Muresan
Chris Nehez
Brian M. O’Neill
Jim Parish
Shelly Peet
Anthony R. Petruzzi
Kim Pinter
Ron Plazek
Susan Racey
Robert J. Rogers*
Lauren Spilman*
Iris J. Vail*
Theodore A. Wagner
Thomas A. Waltermire
Susan M. Zanetti
Sarah Crupi**
Cleveland Zoological Society
Executive Director
Christopher Kuhar, Ph.D.**
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Executive Director
Brian Zimmerman
Cleveland Metroparks, CEO **
*Life Trustee
**Ex-officio
Rachael Fuller, Director of Marketing & Events
Mary McMillan, Controller
Leta Obertacz, Director of Advancement
$14.5M
Total Zoo Society revenue
$8.2M
Total support to the Zoo including operating, program and capital project support
11,000 new member households
A record high for the Zoo Society’s membership program, which is the largest in Northeast Ohio
$17.5M
Value of Board-designated and donor-designated investments
$3M
Gift from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation for renovations to the Zoo administration building. The gift is the largest single gift ever secured by the Cleveland Zoological Society.
100%
Annual giving from the Zoo Society’s Board of Directors in 2021
Pounds of plastic saved by new digital membership cards
Baby gorilla born in Cleveland in the 139-year history of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Baby Kayembe was born premature on October 26, and his name was selected by a public naming contest that raised more than $15,000 for gorilla conservation efforts in Rwanda
Tours given to generous Zoo Society donors – a record high and a joyous recovery from 2020 when we did not see many friends in person
14,500 lbs. Pounds of electronics collected to be recycled at our World Gorilla Day event sponsored by MCPc
The highest Zoo attendance in more than 10 years
150 feet
Height of Eagle Zip Adventure, which opened in July 2021 and allows guests to soar over Waterfowl Lake at 35 miles per hour
36,500
Number of Eagle Zip Adventure riders
The Cleveland Zoological Society is proud to recognize the following donors and friends, whose generous contributions help to make a positive impact on securing a future for wildlife and ensuring the continuing prosperity of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.
Champions
Swagelok Co.
Patrons
PNC
Conservators
The Boston Beer Company
Hyland, creator of OnBase
KeyBank
McGean
The Almera Reitz Foundation
The David Steffee Chair of Veterinary Medicine Gift Fund of The Cleveland Foundation
Keepers
Dr. Rachel W. Abernethy
The Andrews Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Baumgartner
Britton Fund
Cohen & Company
Ernst & Young LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Howard S. Essner
Hanes Family Foundation
Mrs. William E. Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence H. Hatch
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kraus
Lakeside Foundation
The Lubrizol Corporation
Medical Mutual
The Thomas W. and Florence T. Murphy Fund
Susan and Jeffrey Nash
Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Rosebrough, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Saltzman
Ms. Winifred Shima
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Spilman
The Thomas Family
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Wuliger
Special Gifts
Anonymous (4)
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Abood
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Adipietro, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor B. Alexander
Mr. Joseph J. Allotta
Mr. and Mrs. Todd C. Amsdell
Mr. and Mrs. Brad Anderson
Dr. David G. Anthony
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.
ARAMARK
ASI International, LTD.
Mr. James A. Attwood, Jr. and Ms. Leslie K. Williams
Dr. Elizabeth S. Babcox and Dr. David S. Barnes
The Ruth and Elmer Babin Foundation
Mr. Richard Bamberger and Ms. Cindy Struk
Ms. Carol A. Barnak
Dr. Kimberly Bates and Dr. Craig G. Bates
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bednarik
Ms. Vanessa M. Behrend and Mr. Robert J. Ellis, Jr.
The Bonne Bell Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Bemer
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Benedejcic
Ms. Virginia D. Benjamin and Mr. Philip L. Woodcock
Mrs. Kathryn Berkshire and Ms. Jessica Berkshire
Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Berne
Ms. Ginny Bertram
Ms. Mary Kay Beyer
Mr. and Mrs. Aamir Bharmal
Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Black
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Blaustein
Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Boehm
Muffy and Jim Boland
Ms. Teri Booher
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Boron
Dr. Christopher P. Brandt and Dr. Beth Brandt Sersig
Mr. and Mrs. David Brickner
Dr. Barbara Brown and Dr. Steve Ward
Mrs. Jack L. Brown
Brown-Forman Corporation
Mr. Ross H. Bushman
Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
Mr. Gerald F. Cannon and Ms. Kerry Beckette
Mrs. Susan J. Cannon and Mr. David H. Cannon
Dane and Dottie Carney
Mr. and Mrs. David G. Catanzarite
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cistolo
Cleveland Wire Cloth & Manufacturing Company
Ms. Doris A. Clinton-Gobec and Mr. Matthew R. Gobec
The George W. Codrington
Charitable Foundation
Ms. Nan Cohen and Mr. Daniel Abrams
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Connors
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. Conrad
The Conway Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Cook
Karen* & Doug Cooper
Covia
Mrs. Ellen June Cowher
Brett Custer and Rachel Cordy
Ms. Veronica A. Czekaj and Ms. Frances A. Brady
Mrs. Anna Dachtler
Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Danford
Mr. and Mrs. David G. Davies
The Deno Family Charitable Fund
Timothy and Pamela Desanzo Family Fund at the Cleveland Foundation
Ms. Stephanie Difranco
Ms. Carol H. Donaldson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Duale
Mr. Eric W. Dunn and Mrs. Jennifer Myers
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Durham
Bob and Darlene Duvin
Dr. Julie A. Edgar and Mr. Adrian D. Edgar
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Ellis
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elmore
Mr. Carl E. Engelman and Dr. Tracy L. Hull
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Evans, Jr.
Ms. Carmen Everett-Dehaan and Mrs. Sarah Crespo
Dennis and Michelle Farmer
Mr. and Mrs. Robert U. Fein
Mr. James Fidler
Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Fowler
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Fox
Jim and Linda Francis
Mr. and Mrs. Coty Franklin
Mrs. John R. Fraylick
Ms. Joy M. Freda
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory D. Friedman
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel G. Fuller
Ms. Janet Glaeser and Ms. Patricia Glaeser
Ms. Michelle R. Godish and Mrs. Amanda Mitchell
Mr. Larry A. Gogolick
Ms. Nancy Gorenshek
Mr. and Mrs. Terrance J. Gorges
Gould Inc. Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Sean Grandage
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Grossman
Mr. Douglas M. Grossman and Ms. Kathleen A. Moran
Mr. and Mrs. David Grubb
Dr. and Mrs. Andrew A. Guzowski
Mrs. Paula Haffner
Mr. Robert M. Hahn and Ms. Joan O’Malley
The Carol & Graham Hall Family Foundation
Carol and Graham Hall
Mr. and Mrs. Eric S. Hall
Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company
Ms. Nancy Hancock Griffith
Mrs. Nancy J. Hansen
The William E. Harris Family Fund at The Cleveland Foundation
Sam and Kim Hartwell
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Haught
Dr. Paul A. Hechko and Dr. Jennifer Hechko
Nicole and Stephen Hilbert
Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Hobbs
Mr. Brooks G. Hull and Mr. Terry Gimmellie
Ms. Julee M. Hunt
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Jack, Jr.
Ken and Patti Jacko
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Jaroszewski
Ms. Jessica M. Jung
Ms. J J Jursik
Ms. Lori J. Kalberer
Mr. Ray Kaliszewski and Mrs. Carol Leahey
Ms. Renee Kamenos
Mr. and Mrs. John Kaminski
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Kaniecki
Ms. Janet A. Kappus
Bernie and Nancy Karr
Kendis Family Charitable Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kilmer
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Kinch
Ms. Susan M. King
Mr. and Mrs. James Kipfstuhl
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Kirk
Mrs. Fred Klotzman
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Koharik
Mr. Stewart A. Kohl
Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Kohrs
Dr. and Mrs. David Koncal
Ms. Wanda L. Konjati
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Kovach
Ms. Tami Kowit
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip J. Krell
Ms. Karen Kupchik
Mrs. Sharon Kustra
Mr. William B. La Place
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Lane, Jr.
Mr. Timothy M. Lavelle
Tom and Kathy Leiden
Fred A. Lennon Charitable Trust
Ms. Susan J. Levitan and Mr. Alan Barnes
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolf B. Linnebach
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lipold
Kim and Tom Littman
The Lozick Family Foundation
Jackie and Chuck Lurie
Mr. Dale G. Lyndall
Dr. Elizabeth P. Macintyre and Dr. Joseph A. Sopko
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Mahovlic
Rita and Charles Maimbourg
Mrs. Carlos A. Maldonado
Jack, Joseph and Morton
Mandel Foundation
Stephen and Nancy Markus
Mr. Robert J. Marok and Ms. Bridget Assing Marok
Ms. Jane Martin
Mr. Ron Martin and Mrs. Betty Martin
The Elizabeth Ring Mather and William Gwinn Mather Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Carmen A. Matteo
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Matthews
Mr. and Mrs. Mark C. Mazzone
Mr. Mark D. McClusky and Ms. Barb J. McClusky
Mr. and Mrs. Jay McKelvey
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin McKibben
Jeffrey Melda and Odalys Melda
Bunnie and Bob Merckle Family Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Messina
Meyers, Roman, Friedberg & Lewis
Ms. Biserka Mikleus
George A. Misencik Living Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Allen J. Mistysyn
Mr. Monty Mlakar and Mrs. Laura Mlakar
Franklin H. & Nancy S. Moore Foundation
Ms. Victoria R. Moorehead
Mr. and Mrs. Warren L. Morris
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Mosher
Ken and Sharon Mountcastle
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick S. Mullin
Mr. and Mrs. Gregg G. Muresan
Deanna and Joe Murlin
Ms. Susie B. Murphy
Chris and Randy Myeroff
Mr. and Mrs. Steven R. Myers
Nicholas Naugle and Chelsea Smith
Mr. Christopher Nehez
Nordson Corporation
Northern Trust Bank
Mr. Gary M. Novotny
Mr. Steele Nowlin and Ms. Chris Jayjack
Kristen O’Bryan
Michelle Orenick
Mr. Jeff Oros
Mr. R. R. O’Rourke and Ms. Georgia A. Froelich
Mr. and Mrs. Jon H. Outcalt, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Parish
The C. Walder Parke Family Foundation
Ms. Shirley M. Pasholk
Ms. Shelly M. Peet and Mr. Robert R. Martinko
David and Margo Petlowany
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Petruzzi
The Pincus Family Foundation
Mrs. Kimberly Pinter
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Plazek
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Poe
Ms. Deanna Powell and Mrs. Lisa Wray
Mrs. Barbara J. Pumphrey
Pysht Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Allyn J. Pytel
Mr. John V. Quackenbush and Mrs. Marie Burr
Ms. Marie A. Quintana and Mr. Robert B. Sikora
Ms. Susan L. Racey
Leonard, Lillian, Faye, Albert B. & Audrey G. Ratner
Donor Advised Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Pete D. Rebar
Mr. Karl B. Ress and Ms. Mary Klein
Dr. and Mrs. Brad J. Richmond
Mr. Edward Rivalsky
Ms. Kristine Roby
Mr. and Mrs. Rob Rogers
Ms. Benita Rollins
RPM International Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Ruhlman
Ms. Virginia Russell and Mr. Kevin Kunz
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Sangree
Mr. Jerry P. Sanicky and Mrs. Nicole A. Beckham
Ms. Mary Kay Schneider
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley K. Schneider
Sally and Larry Sears
Ms. Rosemary Selepena
Mrs. Susan Seman-McDaniel and Mr. Michael McDaniel
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff A. Semanski
Dr. and Mrs. Donald M. Shafer
Jodi Shankweiler
The Sherwin-Williams Company
Mr. and Mrs. David T. Shrader
Shurtape Technologies, LLC
Alan Silver
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Simon
Ms. Kristin Sinnenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Skaljac
Mr. Allen A. Smith
Ms. Robyn W. Smith
In Memory of Mark A. Smrekar, Jr.
Ms. Ann Snyder
Mrs. Nancy Stegens
Edward R. & Jean Geis Stell Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher C. Steward
The Helen & Louis Stolier Family Foundation
Ralph E. and Barbara N. String Fund
Stroud Family Exempt Trust II
Shea Swedenborg and Janice Verch
Mr. Daniel Symons
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Taylor
Steve and Sarah Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Templeton
Mr. Arthur L. Thomas
Mr. Edward Thomas
Mr. Dustin Thompson and Ms. Sarah Fehribach
John and Dorothy Tomsic
Triple T Foundation
Ms. Vivien Tsang and Mr. David Manelski
Tucker Ellis LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Tyrrell
Ulmer & Berne LLP
Ms. Carol A. Urick and Ms. Frances Babiasz
Mr. Robert Vagi
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Vail
Van Auken Akins Architects LLC
Lisa and Mike Vaughn
Ms. Freda Verburg and Mr. Andrew Verburg
Mr. John A. Veverka and Ms. Lisa Lieben
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore A. Wagner
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Walter
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Waltermire
Lesia Wasio and Lyndsey Wasio
Mr. Thomas J. Webster
The S. K. Wellman Foundation
WEST Forwarding Services
Mr. and Mrs. Seth White
Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Whitehead
Mrs. Sue Widdows
Ms. Sylvia Wildner and Ms. Sue Delaney
Richard and Mary Lynn Wills
Mr. Daniel Wilson and Ms. Lisa Kucharski
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Wohlfeiler
Wong Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Woodcock
Mrs. Lisa Wray and Ms. Deanna Powell
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Wright
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Yaroshak
Mr. Norman J. Young
Dan and Ellen Zelman Family Foundation
Dr. Christine Zirafi and Ms. Susan Zanetti
Mrs. Martha Zlotnik
Visionaries Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Kalberer
Champions
KeyBank
The Lubrizol Corporation
Daniel Maltz, The Milton and Tamar Maltz Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Messinger
Carol and Walt Rosebrough
The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation
Patrons Anonymous (2)
Ms. Bonnie J. Hagerman
Hanes Family Foundation
John P. Murphy Foundation
The Thomas W. and Florence T. Murphy Fund
The Reinberger Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Larry M. Sears
The Thomas Famly
Van Auken Akins Architects LLC
Ms. Jill Van Auken
Conservators
GiGi Benjamin and Phil Woodcock
The Bicknell Fund
Muffy and Jim Boland
Dane and Dottie Carney
The Conway Family Foundation
Eaton Corporation
Jim and Linda Francis
Joy M. Freda
The Carol & Graham Hall Family Foundation
Ms. Susan M. King
Randy and Chris Myeroff
The Nord Family Foundation
Nordson Corporation
PwC
Lisa and Mike Vaughn
Mr. Alan Wilber
Anonymous
Ms. Carol A. Barnak
The Brott Foundation
Mr. Gerald F. Cannon and Ms. Kerry Beckette
Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. David
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph M. Della Ratta
Mr. and Mrs. Howard S. Essner
Dr. and Mrs. Andrew A. Guzowski
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Kirk
The Kuhn Family Foundation
Lincoln Electric
MCPc, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen J. Mistysyn
Deanna and Joe Murlin
Michelle Orenick
The James Parish Family
Parker Hannifin Corporation
Mary Kay Schneider
The Sherwin-Williams Company
The David Steffee Chair of Veterinary Medicine Gift Fund
Dr. and Mrs. Lars G. Svensson
Michael Talty and Helen Talty
Charitable Trust
Tom and Shirley Waltermire
Anonymous
AAA East Central
Dr. Barbara Brown and Dr. Steve Ward
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Day
Dominion Energy
Ms. Carol H. Donaldson
Dr. Julie A. Edgar and Mr. Adrian D. Edgar
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elmore
Findley
The Sam J. Frankino Foundation
Ms. Janet Glaeser and Ms. Patricia Glaeser
The Hankins Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Hobbs
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Horvitz
Ms. Lori J. Kalberer
Nancy and Bernard Karr
The Kaulig Foundation
Ms. Terri W. Lange and Mr. Leonard J. Lange
The Laub Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. David H. Lavelle
Dr. and Mrs. Fredric A. Litt
Ms. Jane Martin
Gregg and Deanna Muresan
Mrs. Kimberly Pinter
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Plazek
Ms. Susan L. Racey
Ms. Winifred Shima
Synthomer Foundation
Terrestrial Brewing Company LLC
Triple T Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Tyrrell
Thomas V.H. and Iris J. Vail
Mrs. Barbara VonBenken
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore A. Wagner
Dr. Christine Zirafi and Ms. Susan Zanetti
Anonymous (3)
Paul and Kimberly Bednarik
Jeffrey M. Biggar
Mr. Douglas O. Cooper
Jim* and Ellen June Cowher
Mr.* and Mrs. Gail F. Davies
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald V. Estes
Denise Jon Finelli
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Fowler
Jim and Linda Francis
Joy M. Freda
Larry Gogolick
Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Grenig
Leigh and Eric Hall
In Memory of Joseph and Janice Hogue
Kenneth and Patricia Jacko
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Jones, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Kalberer
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Mahovlic
Mr.* and Mrs. Cecil D. Miller
The Estate of Marilyn Mills
Ken and Sharon Mountcastle
Dr. Evelyn Neufeld
Mr. Steele Nowlin and Ms. Chris Jayjack
Margo Petlowany
Almera B. Reitz*
Mr. and Mrs. William Riccio
Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Rispoli
Mr.* and Mrs. Jacob I. Rosenbaum
Mr. and Mrs. Daryl J. Rothenfeld
Beth Brandt Sersig, MD
Michael ‘Tony’ Stillings and Thomas Ganley
Steve and Sarah Taylor
Shirley A. Testa
Mr. Arthur L. Thomas
Tom and Diane Tyrrell
Robert and Darci Usher
Mrs. Leonard VonBenken
Charles and Mary Whitmer
Katie and Donald Woodcock
Diane M. Woodruff and Stan Schmidt
Kay Zielazienski
* Deceased
These lists represent individual and organizational cumulative giving of $1,000+ for special projects and event between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021 and donors who have chosen to join the ZooFutures Heritage Society. To provide updated information or to make a gift, please call (216) 635-3329 or email Info@ClevelandZooSociety.org