About Us
Our Leadership
Joan Wenk - Founder
Dennis Castiglione - Executive Director
Philip Wenk, PhD, MBA - Trustee
Stacie Wenk - Trustee
Lewis Wenk - Trustee
John Herman, CPA - Trustee
Our Programs
Pawsitive Steps is a program developed by the Wenk Family Charitable Foundation to create an opportunity for "at promise" teens to care for, nurture and work positively with "at promise" animals. The program was established in July 2018 with young men selected from the Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility working with animals at Rescue Village, an animal welfare agency in Geauga County (near Cleveland, Ohio).
To learn how you can contribute to this program, please reach out via our CONTACT US page!
Programs & Organizations Supported by the Foundation
Our 2018 Beneficiaries
American Cancer Society - Northern Ohio Area
American Red Cross of Greater Cleveland, Tiffany Circle
Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging
Chagrin Documentary Film Festival
Chagrin Foundation for Arts & Culture, dba Chagrin Arts (CA)
Cleveland Animal Protective League
Cleveland Masonic Learning Center
Gilmour Academy, Center for Performing Arts Project
Harmony Foundation International
Hospice of the Western Reserve
Independence Chapter of SPEBSQSA
Make-A-Wish - Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana, Northeast Ohio Region
Nova Southeastern University
The Ohio Center for the Advancement of Women in Public Service
Our Community Hunger Center, Inc.
Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums, Ohio Chapter
Salvation Army, Northeast Ohio
Southwest Florida Community Foundation
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
The Rose Garden, Rosemary Center
Volunteers of America of Ohio and Indiana
Youth Resources of Southwestern Indiana