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. Each of the recipients receives a commemorative award and is recognized during a luncheon presentation at CNPE’s ChangeMakers Conference.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN, PLEASE CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT THE NOMINATION CRITERIA FOR OUR PYRAMID AWARDS.
Nominate an organization or individual for the 2019 Pyramid Awards.
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