The Nonprofit Excellence Awards is our opportunity to recognize the transformational people and organizations that make up the sector. Too often, nonprofits and the employees within do their important work without fanfare or recognition. The Nonprofit Excellence Awards is our effort to shine a little light on that transformational work. 

Stay tuned for the next nomination period!

For our first year, we recognized:

1. CEO of the Year - Michael Robb, Alliance for Nonprofit Resources
2. Nonprofit of the Year - YMCA of Greater Erie
3. Best Place to Work - Erie Homes for Children and Adults, Inc.
4. Young Professional of the Year - Cassie Dundon, Achievement Center
5. Lifetime Achievement - Michael Batchelor, The Erie Community Foundation

For our second year, we recognized:

1. Charles H. Bracken Award in Nonprofit Governance - Tim Hunter, CEO/President with McInnes Rolled Rings and past Board Chair with The Erie Community Foundation
2. Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Sarah A. Reed Children's Center
3. Nonprofit of the Year - Asbury Woods
4. Best Place to Work - Crime Victim Center of Erie County
5. CEO of the Year - Karen Musante with Foundation for Free Enterprise Education

For our third year, we recognized:

1. Charles H. Bracken Award in Nonprofit Governance - Ed Goebel, Community Country Day School
2. Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Erie Arts & Culture
3. Nonprofit of the Year - WQLN PBS NPR
4. Best Place to Work - Erie Humane Society
5. CEO of the Year - Rina Irwin, Child Development Centers, Inc.

For our fourth year, we recognized:

1. Charles H. Bracken Award in Nonprofit Governance - William (Bill) Miller III, Sarah A. Reed Children's Center
2. Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Family Services of NW PA
3. Nonprofit of the Year - Impact Corry
4. CEO of the Year - Daria Devlin, Erie Center for Arts & Technology
5. Lifetime Achievement - Ann Scott, Erie Insurance (ret.)