Funding

Companions on a Journey (COJ) is 501(c)(3) organization which is 100% funded through donations from individuals, businesses, foundations, grants and fundraising events.

Support program services are free to the bereaved.

Annual Fundraising event

• Gala "All  Star Gala"– Our signature event includes live and silent auctions, presentations, entertainment, and awards
• Annual Memorial Golf Outing
• Annual appeal campaign

Partnership Program

• Professional partnership with churches, businesses, hospitals, and funeral homes.

Foundation / Community Grants

• Grant proposals submitted to local and national organizations, businesses, and family foundations

Services

• Educational workshops and programs
• Conferences and  retreats
• Crisis Response and intervention education
• Seasons of Grief newsletter sponsorship
• Individual and family consultations
• Social and outreach programming
• Professional training seminars with materials and consultation are additional sources of income

Honoraria

• In lieu of gifts, in honor of a loved one,  during special events or celebrations such as a birthday or an anniversary, consider designating Companions on a Journey as a beneficiary

Memorial Donations

• Donations made in memory of a family member or friend
• Planned giving donations
• Memory wall located at www.companionsonajourney.org

In-Kind Donations

• Endowments
• Real estate/ office equipment, furniture
• Books and any other goods or services
• Auction items
• Food for support groups and various events
• COJ seeks to develop successful and sustainable fund raising strategies
• COJ seeks funding in support of continued training and development of new services to continue to be on the cutting edge of this field
• COJ seeks funding with the ultimate goal of establishing a Bereavement Center

COJ is grateful to its sponsoring organizations

AK Steel Employees Match Fund
Angela Munafo Apking, PBD / Sibcy Cline Realtors
Ashley Fund: Children's Program
Atkinsons
Berish Pain Management
Brightview
Butler Technical School
Chesterwood Village
Cincinnati Bell: Bereavement program support
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati Enquirer: Advertisement, featured articles about COJ, Sponsor
CTI Restaurants
Eckstein Roofing
First Financial Bank
G.E. Foundation/Employees Match Program
Guardian Savings
Hackman Financial Group
Hamilton Fairwood Elementary PTO
Hamilton Foundation: Grant for schools
Hodap Funeral Home
Horan
Indiana Wesleyan University: Bereavement facilities and training
Kroger Rewards
LaSalle High School
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Lifestyle Kitchen Design
Macy’s Rewards
Mayfield Brain and Spine
Moeller High School
Mount Notre Dame High School
Mueller Funeral Home
Piggest Raffle
ProLink Healthcare Staffing: Providing tonight’s music
Prosource
Raymonds Pizza
Saint Maximilian Kolbe: Bereavement facilities and training
Shamrock Shuffle
Spring Grove Family
St. Maximilian Kolbe Church
St. Xavier High School
Taco Bell
Tim Engle Design
UNO Chicago Grill, West Chester
West Chester Chamber of Alliance
West Chester Hospital