Katie Collin

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT KATIE COLLIN

Katie Collin returned to the Cleveland Foundation in July 2024 as the Director of Philanthropic Strategy. In this role she guides the team that introduces donors, families and organizations to the multitude of philanthropic tools the Foundation has to offer, and partners with the team that works with donors and organizational fund partners to help them achieve their philanthropic objectives. She first served with the Cleveland Foundation from 2016 – 2019 as a Gift Planning Advisor. Since graduating from law school, Katie has gained extensive experience at the intersection of the legal, financial and charitable sectors through gift planning, non-cash assets, alternative investments and estate planning roles at Ren, American Endowment Foundation, Schneider Bell, LLP, and The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. She is frequently requested as a speaker and is a recurring guest on Season 2 of Ren’s Philanthropic Insights podcast. Katie is a member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners, the Northern Ohio Charitable Gift Planners, and the Estate Planning Council of Cleveland, where she serves on the membership committee. She is a dedicated community member, currently serving her second term on the board of the Cleveland Public Library Foundation and as a member of LakewoodAlive’s development committee in her hometown of Lakewood. Katie earned her Bachelor of Arts in art history, with minors in economics and Italian language & literature from Smith College, and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Akron School of Law. She completed multigenerational philanthropic advising training through the 21/64 Program in 2024. Katie received her Certificate for the Fundamentals of Alternative Investments from CAIA in 2023.