is proud to announce
KAREN AND PAUL DOLAN
as the recipients of the 12th Annual Maltz Heritage Award for being a force of positive change in the community
is proud to honor
KAREN AND PAUL DOLAN
as the recipients of the 12th Annual Maltz Heritage Award for being a force of positive change in the community
The 12th Annual Maltz Heritage Award will be presented to Karen and Paul Dolan on May 5, 2025, at 6 p.m. at the Cleveland Museum of Art, honoring their exceptional leadership and unwavering dedication to enhancing the health, prosperity, and well-being for everyone throughout Northeast Ohio.
Founded with the mission to promote acceptance and inclusion of all people, the Maltz Museum presents exhibitions and programs that explore diverse stories around identity, culture, and connection. The Maltz Heritage Award is the Museum’s largest fundraising event of the year, enabling us to continue offering robust programming year round.
Karen and Paul Dolan
Best known for his leadership of Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Guardians, Paul Dolan is a true champion for the Cleveland community. He and his wife, Karen Dolan, devote countless hours to community causes, including VeloSano, Providence House, the United Way of Greater Cleveland, and many more.
As Chairman and CEO of the Cleveland Guardians, Paul has built a high-achieving organization that produces successful teams and stellar fan experiences year after year. Beyond baseball, he is dedicated to advancing Greater Cleveland’s economic, health, and cultural sectors, serving on the boards of the Greater Cleveland Partnership, the Cleveland Clinic, Playhouse Square Foundation, and Evergreen Cooperatives.
Born in Chardon, Ohio, Paul is one of six children of Larry and Eva Dolan. He attended high school at Gilmour Academy, received a B.A. from St. Lawrence University, and earned a Juris Doctorate at Notre Dame Law School in 1983. In 2000, he was hired by the Cleveland Indians as a Vice President and General Counsel. Four years later, he became the Team President, and in 2011, he was named to his current position.
Also a Northeast Ohio native, Karen was raised in West Park and attended Our Lady of Angels Grade School and St. Joseph Academy. After graduating from John Carroll University with a degree in economics, she was introduced to Paul by his father, Larry Dolan. Karen and Paul have been married for 35 years and have two adult sons.
Karen is an active community leader dedicated to positively impacting Northeast Ohio. In 2018, she served as the Harvest for Hunger Co-Chair, helping to lead one of the largest annual campaigns to fight hunger in the region. Karen has also been a dedicated supporter of Providence House, where she serves as a Committee Chair for the Giving Hope for the PHuture Campaign, working to provide shelter and resources to families in need. Her main philanthropic interests are children, education, and hunger.
Past award recipients include: Joanie and Tom Adler (2024), Stewart Kohl and The Riverside Company (2023), Dee and Jimmy Haslam (2022), Carole F. Hoover and Vanessa L. Whiting (2021), Richard K. Smucker and The J.M. Smucker Company (2020), Beth E. Mooney (2019), Christopher Connor (2018), Audrey and Albert Ratner (2017), Barbara Snyder (2016), Milt and Tamar Maltz (2015), Sandy Cutler (2014), and Toby Cosgrove (2013)
Sponsorship Opportunities
Join us in honoring Karen and Paul Dolan’s commitment to Northeast Ohio as an event sponsor. All donations are 100% tax deductible.
To guarantee sponsor recognition, please submit the sponsor form by March 3, 2025.
Presenting Sponsor Investment: $50,000
- Name as part of event name… Maltz Heritage Award Presented by XXX
- Logo/Name in prime location on electronic event invitation
- Logo/Name on Maltz Museum website with link to company site
- Full page, color ad in Electronic Event Program Book (choice of location). Electronic Program will scroll at the event and be distributed electronically to email database
- Logo/Name on event signage and table signage
- Logo/Name in post-event ad in the Cleveland Jewish News
- Name in all press/marketing materials
- Complimentary Corporate Membership to the Museum for one year*
- Three tables of up to 10 guests
Platinum Sponsor Investment: $25,000
- Logo/Name on event invitation
- Logo/Name on Maltz Museum website with link to company site
- Name in all press/marketing materials
- Full page, color ad in Electronic Event Program Book (input on location). Electronic Program will scroll at the event and be distributed electronically to email database
- Logo/Name on event signage
- Logo/Name in post-event ad in the Cleveland Jewish News
- Complimentary Corporate Membership to the Museum for one year*
- Two tables of up to ten guests
Gold Sponsor Investment: $10,000
- Prime positioning as key event partner
- Logo/Name on event invitation
- Name on Maltz Museum website
- Name in all press/marketing materials
- Half page, color ad in Electronic Event Program Book. Electronic Program will scroll at the event and be distributed electronically to email database
- Logo/Name on event signage
- Logo/Name in post-event ad in the Cleveland Jewish News
- Complimentary Corporate Membership to the Museum for one year*
- One table of up to ten guests
Silver Sponsor Investment: $5,000
- Name on event invitation
- Name on Maltz Museum website
- Name in select press/marketing materials
- Quarter page, color ad in Electronic Event Program Book. Electronic Program will scroll at the event and be distributed electronically to email database
- Name on event signage
- Name in post-event ad in the Cleveland Jewish News
- One Advocate Level Membership to the Museum for one year
- One table of up to eight guests
Bronze Sponsor Investment: $2,500
- Name on event invitation
- Name on Maltz Museum website
- Name listing in Electronic Event Program Book. Electronic Program will scroll at the event and be distributed electronically to email database
- One Advocate Level Membership to the Museum for one year
- One table of up to eight guests
* Corporate Member Benefits:
- FREE admission for employees
- Discounts on program tickets for employees
- Discounts on Museum Store purchases for employees
- Invitations to Special Exhibition openings and Members-Only events
- 15 guest passes to be used as you choose by clients, out-of-town guests, employee families (Guest pass value, can be waived to increase tax-deductibility of contribution)
- One annual waiver of the facility rental fee (up to $2,500 value), additional administrative and security fees may apply.
Thank you to our Donors
Aaron Petersal
Executive Director,
Maltz Museum
Our sincere appreciation to the many donors who support the Maltz Museum’s commitment to building bridges of tolerance and understanding in our community
Presenting Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
Albert & Audrey Ratner
Gold Sponsors
The Irving and Gloria Fine Foundation
Jordan & Jennifer Goldberg
Gries Family Foundation
Penni & Stephen Weinberg
Silver Sponsors
Benesch
Dollar Bank
Reneé & Kerry Chelm
Cleveland State University
Alexander & Sarah Cutler
Greater Cleveland Partnership
John Carroll University
Karpus Investment Management
McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman Co, LPA
Providence House
Barbara & Alan Rosskamm
RPM International Inc.
Thompson Hine LLP
Dan and Ellen Zelman Family Foundation
Bronze Sponsors
Joann and Thomas Adler Family Foundation
Buckingham, Doolittle & Borroughs, LLC
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland Metroparks
The Evergreen Cooperatives
The Glenmede Trust Company, N. A.
Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland
Amy & Marc Morgenstern
Kim & Paul Pesses
Enid & David Rosenberg
Thank You to our Community Partners
Allan Friedman
David & Faith Gilbert
Sponsors current as of February 19, 2025
Thank you to our 2025 Maltz Heritage Award Tribute Committee Co-Chairs, Honorary Chairs, Host Committee, and Maltz Museum Board of Trustees
Tribute Committee Co-Chairs
Mary Ann Corrigan-Davis, Stewart Kohl, and August “Augie” Napoli
Honorary Chairs
Joanie and Tom Adler,Chris & Sara Connor,Jimmy & Dee Haslam,Carole Hoover*,Beth Mooney,Albert* & Audrey Ratner
* denotes planning committee. Current as of February 14, 2025
Host Committee
Kevin S. Adelstein,Mitchell Balk,Susan Bichsel, Ph.D.,Laura Bloomberg,Reneé* & Kerry Chelm,Umberto Fedeli,Gloria Fine,Randy Fine,Allan Friedman,David & Faith Gilbert,Jordan & Jennifer Goldberg,Chris Gorman,Sally Gries,William Griswold,Lawrence Hatch,Natalie Leek,Heather Lennox,Kenneth B.* Liffman,Randell & Gail McShepard,Alan R. Miciak, Ph.D.,Dr. Tomislav Mihaljevic,Robyn Minter Smyers,Amy & Marc Morgenstern,Amy & Larrie Nadler,Patrick M. Pastore,Kim & Paul Pesses,James* Ratner,David Reynolds ,Enid* & David Rosenberg,Barbara & Alan Rosskamm,Erika B. Rudin-Luria,Baiju Shah,Kristin Warzocha,Penni & Stephen Weinberg,Paul & Suzanne Westlake,Danielle and Jeff Wild,Sandy & Tim Wuliger,Dan* & Ellen Zelman,Brian Zimmerman,William B. Elliott, Jr.
* denotes planning committee. Current as of February 19, 2025
Maltz Museum Board of Trustees
Reneé Chelm, Chair
Milton Maltz, Chair Emeritus
Tamar Maltz, President
Keith Libman, Vice President
James Gomez, Treasurer
Mary Ann Corrigan-Davis, Secretary
Grant Dinner, Immediate Past Board Chair
Joe Cimperman
Lois Goodman
David Katz
Kerry Kertesz
Susan Krantz
Kenneth Liffman
Darrell McNair
Kim Meisel Pesses
Larry Pollock
Albert Ratner
James Ratner
Irving Rosner
Felton Thomas, Jr
Philip Wasserstrom
Daniel Zelman
Adam Zelwin
The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, Jr., Trustee Emeritus
Adele Silver, Honorary Trustee
Ex Officio
Jeff Kaplan,
Friends of the Maltz Museum
Rabbi Robert Nosanchuk,
Congregation Mishkan Or
Erika Rudin-Luria,
Jewish Federation of Cleveland
Aaron Petersal,
Maltz Museum
The Maltz Museum is supported by Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, and Jewish Federation of Cleveland
