Cincinnati Pillar Award
Since 1998, The Medical Mutual Pillar Award for Community Service, presented by Smart Business, honors businesses of all types and sizes that make outstanding contributions to their communities. Its purpose is to encourage a charitable environment, recognize creative efforts that make a difference and demonstrate the ties between the for-profit and nonprofit worlds.
The Pillar Award for Community Service currently takes place in the cities of Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati.
The Pillar Award embraces a broad definition of community service. It may consist of charitable giving, volunteerism, pro bono work or other forms of giving back. Service may be limited to a single organization or cause, or spread across numerous organizations and causes. Each nominee will be judged based on impact relative to its size rather than overall size of contribution or effort.
Cincinnati Pillar Awards • Thursday, January 18, 2024
Duke Energy Center • 11:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. (NEW TIME!)
Congratulations to the Class of 2024!
Pillar Award for Community Service:
BelFlex Staffing Network
BRG Realty Group, LLC
Cincinnati Reds
Fifth Third Bank
Finit
Furniture Fair
Health Carousel
Just Q’in BBQ
Oswald Companies
Phillips Edison & Company
The Gorilla Glue Company
Towne Properties
Nonprofit Board Executive of the Year Award:
Robert Collins
Board Chair
Bethesda Inc. & bi3
Bill Courtney
Chairman Board of Directors
Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries
Medical Mutual SHARE Award:
PECO Community Partnership Business Resource Group, Phillips Edison & Company
Nonprofit Executive Director of the Year Award:
Steve Abbott
Executive Director
Cincinnati Cancer Foundation
Bill Bresser
CEO
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati
Jennifer Frey
President & CEO
Every Child Succeeds
Kimm Lauterbach
President & CEO
REDI Cincinnati
Kent Clapp CEO Leadership Award:
Matthew Cuff
Owner
Just Q’in BBQ
For more information, contact Lisa Dore at [email protected] or 440.250.7050
The 2023 Greater Cincinnati Pillar Awards was a Virtual Event held on January 25, 2023.
The 2022 Greater Cincinnati Pillar Awards was a Virtual Event held on February 9, 2022.
The 2021 Greater Cincinnati Pillar Awards was a Virtual Event held on January 28, 2021.
Take a look back at the 2020 Greater Cincinnati Pillar Awards held on January 15, 2020, at the Duke Energy Convention Center.
View the Photo Album on our Facebook page.
Take a look back at the 2019 Greater Cincinnati Pillar Awards held on January 16, 2019, at the Duke Energy Convention Center.
View the Photo Album on our Facebook page.
View past Pillar Award for Community Service coverage:
CLE Overview
CLE 2019
COL Overview
COL 2020
CIN 2020