The AFC's governing body is comprised of representatives appointed by the funding partner organizations, along with community-at-large members and representatives of designated community organizations that do not contribute funds to the AFC's pooled resources but have expertise regarding HIV/AIDS and/or funding of HIV/AIDS programs and services. All representatives have an equal vote in AFC's decision-making. Current funding partners, required by the AFC's bylaws to contribute at least $50,000 to AFC's pooled resources, are: Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga County, The City of Cleveland, The Cleveland Foundation, Cuyahoga County Board of County Commissioners, The George Gund Foundation, Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation, Saint Luke's Foundation of Cleveland, and United Way of Greater Cleveland.  The AIDS Clinical Trials Unit/Center for AIDS Research Clinical Core at Case Western Reserve University participates in the AFC as a designated organization. There are three community-at-large members currently serving on the AFC. The AFC is located within The Center for Community Solutions, which provides fiscal and administrative oversight.

Representatives: Each funding partner organization has two voting representatives on the AFC, one from its staff and one representing its Board of Directors.  Community-at-large members each have one vote and each designated organization has one representative who votes on the AFC. The Center for Community Solutions has two non-voting representatives, one from its staff and one member of its Board of Directors.  Below is a list of current AFC members and their affiliations:

David Merriman, AFC Chair
City of Cleveland

Shelly Galvin, Vice-Chair
Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation

Bob Bucklew
AIDS Clinical Trials Unit/Center for AIDS Research at Case Western Reserve University

Councilman Joe Cimperman
City of Cleveland

John Corlett
Saint Luke's Foundation of Cleveland

Valeria A. Harper
Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga County

Mark Harris
The George Gund Foundation

Cecelia Huffman-White
Cuyahoga County Board of County Commissioners

William R. Joseph
United Way of Greater Cleveland

Vincent R. Kaval
United Way of Greater Cleveland

Rick A. Kemm
Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga County

Marc Krantz
Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation

Reverend Tracey Lind
The George Gund Foundation

Gordon D. Martin
The Cleveland Foundation

Janet McGrath, Ph.D.
Community-at-Large Member

Jill Paulsen
The Cleveland Foundation

Sabrina Roberts
Cuyahoga County Board of County Commissioners

Margo Roth
Community-at-Large Member

Steve Schreiber
Community-at-Large Member