High Fives Foundation

The High Fives Foundation supports the dreams of outdoor sports athletes by raising injury prevention awareness while providing resources and inspiration to those who suffer life-altering injuries. Our Foundation has realized that recovery can be found in community. With the help of our rehabilitation services, adaptive sports programs, and adaptive sports center, High Fives Athletes have returned to active lives with some going on to participate in the Paralympic Games and Special Olympics.

Richard Lewis currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the High Fives Foundation. In 2021 Richard was honored as the Fundraiser of the Year, and has help raise over $200,000 in his decade plus of assisting High Fives.

The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation

We are a non-profit, volunteer-fueled organization dedicated to finding cures for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis and improving the quality of life of children and adults affected by these diseases. Since 1967, the Foundation has played a role in every breakthrough in IBD research. We have invested more than $400 million into finding the causes, treatments, and cures for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Richard Lewis, an ulcerative colitis patient himself plays a pivotal role with the NY chapters Young Professional Group. He currently serves as the chair of their annual fundraising event held in NYC, and was awarded the Young Professional of the Year in 2021.

College Unbound

College Unbound focuses on adult learners who have faced significant barriers to attending college. CU coordinates courses, field studies, and in-depth project work to help students develop field-specific knowledge and skills that encourage deep learning. CU fills a unique niche in postsecondary education for returning adult learners with a Bachelor’s Degree program designed around an innovative, personalized, interest/project-based curriculum model. Carol Nulman currently serves as an advisor to the CEO.