William J. and Dorothy K. O'Neill Foundation

Our Mission **We support effective nonprofits who work in partnership with their communities towards a shared vision of health, safety, and empowerment.** Our Vision **Strong communities where families rise each morning with hope, live each day with purpose, and rest each night with peace.** Our Values Family Community Impact Dignity **Our History** Founded in 1987, the William J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill Foundation is a private, family foundation headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. William J. O’Neill was born in 1906. He was the youngest of four children born to his Irish and German immigrant parents. Dorothy Kundtz O’Neill was born in 1910 and was the youngest of nine children born to her Hungarian and German parents. Both known for their philanthropic spirits, they attended Notre Dame University and St. Mary-of-the-Woods College respectively, returned to Cleveland, OH, and were married. Mr. O’Neill, with his brothers Hugh M. and Francis J., started a number of trucking, leasing and transportation companies in the 1940s and 1950s. Leaseway Transportation was taken public in 1961, with Mr. O’Neill serving as President and Chairman of the Board. Under the leadership of Mr. O’Neill, his brothers and other family members, Leaseway Transportation became a billion-dollar company with operations throughout the U.S. and abroad. Upon his passing, Mr. O’Neill left a sizeable estate, which Mrs. O’Neill and her son, Bill, used to create the William J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill Foundation in 1987.