Pyramid Awards
We believe in recognition.
The Pyramid Awards are designed to recognize the contributions made by local nonprofit organizations in six areas: Collaboration, Governance, Inclusion, Leadership, Social Innovation, and Vision. In addition, a Lifetime Achievement Award is present to an individual for a lifetime of contributions and achievements that have benefited the nonprofit sector. Each of the recipients receives a commemorative award and is recognized during the luncheon presentation at CNPE’s CHANGEMAKERS Conference.
2018 Pyramid Award Winners:
Art of Collaboration:
Family & Children’s Place & Volunteers of America Mid-States
sponsored by Deming, Malone, Livesay & Ostroff (DMLO)
Art of Governance:
Second Chances Wildlife Center
sponsored by James Graham Brown Foundation
Art of Inclusion:
Eastern Area Community Ministries
sponsored by PNC Bank
Art of Leadership:
Rod Napier, Cabbage Patch
sponsored by Kosair Charities
Art of Social Innovation:
Water With Blessings
sponsored by Yum! Brands Foundation
Art of Vision:
Smoketown Family Wellness Center
sponsored by Dean Dorton
Lifetime Achievement:
Judy Freundlich Tiell, Jewish Family & Career Services
sponsored by Fifth Third Bank
Past Pyramid Award Winners:
Art of Collaboration
2017 – Louisville Ballet
2016 – Doctors & Lawyers for Kids
2015 – Kentucky Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Kentucky Community & Technical College System
2014 – Partnership for a Green City
Art of Governance
2017 – YMCA of Greater Louisville
2016 – Maryhurst, Inc.
2015 – Boys & Girls Clubs of Kentuckiana
2014 – Actors Theatre of Louisville
Art of Inclusion
2017 – Interfaith Paths to Peace
2016 – Kentucky Refugee Ministries
2015 – The Kentucky Foundation for Women
2014 – New Roots, Inc.
Art of Leadership
2017 – Dr. Anthony Zipple, Centerstone Kentucky
2016 – Marta Maria Miranda, President & Chief Empowerment Officer of Center for Women & Families
2015 – Randy Coe, President, Kosair Charities
2014 – Jane Burks, President & CEO, Volunteers of America KY
Art of Social Innovation
2017 – Kentucky Yoga Initiative
2016 – Beaded Treasures Project
2015 – The Food Literacy Project at Oxmoor Farm
2014 – The Coalition for the Homeless
Art of Vision
2017 – Waterfront Botanical Gardens
2016 – The Louisville Orchestra
2015 – Kentucky Shakespeare
2014 – WHAS Crusade for Children and I.D.E.A.S. 40203
Lifetime Achievement
2017 – Benjamin K. Richmond, Louisville Urban League
2016 – Gordon Brown, Home of the Innocents
2016 – Joe Tolan, Metro United Way
2015 – Greg Fischer, Louisville Metro Government
2014 – Barbara Sexton Smith, Fund for the Arts