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Donors, Funders, and Members

The following list is based on gifts received from September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2010.

If your name has been misspelled or omitted, please contact Joshua Fox, Development Coordinator at 773-834-0044.

  • Corporations and
    Foundations
  • Individual Donors
  • In-kind and
    Pro-bono Services

Corporations and Foundations


  • $1,000,000 and above
    The Whitten-Newman Foundation
  • $50,000 to $129,999
    Abbott
    Motorola Foundation
    The Noyce Foundation
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    Anonymous
    Brinson Foundation
    The Chicago Community Trust
    Leo S. Guthman Fund
    New York Community Trust
    Polk Bros. Foundation
    Teachers Academy for Math and
    Science
  • $15,000 to $24,999
    The General Fund of the Chicago
    Foundation for Women
    William G. McGowan Charitable
    Fund, Inc.
    Motorola
    Albert J. Speh and Claire R. Speh
    Foundation
    The University of Chicago
  • $10,000 to $14,999
    Bank of America
    Chicago Public Schools
    Crown Family Philanthropies
    The Mayer & Morris Kaplan Family
    Foundation
    National Science Foundation
  • $7,500 to $9,999
    OAS Software Corporation
    The Siragusa Foundation
  • $5,000 to $7,499
    Andrew Family Foundation
    The Boeing Company
    Brokers’ Risk Placement Services,
    Inc.
    HMG, LLC
    Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Lars Foundation
    National Geographic
    Education Foundation
    Pearson Education
    The Pritzker Pucker Family
    Foundation
    Sara and Two C-Dogs Foundation
    Wein Family Foundation
  • $2,500 to $4,999
    DLA Piper LLP (US)
    The Thomas W. Dower Foundation
    Farther Foundation
    Frankel Family Foundation
    Gensler
    Donald P. and Byrd M. Kelly
    Foundation
    Peoples Gas
    Siebert Brandford Shank & Co., LLC
    The University of Chicago Medical
    Center
    VOA Associates Incorporated
  • $1,000 to $2,499
    Alberto-Culver Company
    Anonymous
    Apogee Foundation
    Blum-Kovler Foundation
    John D. and Leslie Henner Burns
    Family Foundation
    John A. Cable Foundation
    CDCT Land Company LLC
    Harry F. Chaddick & Elaine
    Chaddick Foundation
    The George J. and Theresa L.
    Cotsirilos Family Foundation
    Department of Family and Support
    Services
    The Diamond Family Foundation
    Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
    Gerald A. and Karen A. Kolschowsky
    Foundation
    Microsoft Corporation
    National Girls Collaborative Project
    Reynolds Family Foundation
    UIC WISE Program
    Wrightwood Capital
  • $500 to $999
    The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    Goodsmith Gregg & Unruh LLP
    Northern Trust Company
    Up to $499
    Goodsearch
    Instant Care, LLC
    The Reingold Company
    Revolution Books
    UIB Capital, Inc.

    Individual Donors


  • $10,000 to $14,999
    Marianne Galassini
    H. Fisk Johnson
    Nicholas and Susan Pritzker
  • $7,500 to $9,999
    Tom and Dawn Clewett
    Sara Hays and John Mitchell
    Keith Crow and Liz Parker
  • $5,000 to $7,499
    Patricia and John Anderson
    Dr. and Mrs. Robert Brenart
    Philip and Marsha Dowd
    Patti Eylar and Charles Gardner
    Ann Huebner and Kirk Waller
    Robert and Corinne Larson
    Bruce and Rene Lauer
    Ruthann Lorentzan
    Gabrielle Lyon and Paul Sereno
    Cindy and Stephen Mitchell
    Philip J. Sylvester
    Linda Yates
  • $2,500 to $4,999
    Greg and Laura Alberton
    Dan and Meredith Azark
    Bud and Mimi Frankel
    Lisa Gilbert-Hill
    Marcelo and Elizabeth Halpern
    Julia Harris and Sunil Garg
    Cece Matot Hartman and Jack
    Hartman
    Paula Kahn
    Eric N. Macey
    James Mitchell and Linda Mitchell
    Daniel and Melanie Peterson
    Mark Rader and Janis Anton
    Jim and Debbie Reda
    Michael Sasoni
    Mr. and Mrs. John P. Tamisiea
    Reggie and Rachelle Whitten
    Nicole and Tony Zangler
  • $1,000 to $2,499
    Paul Brocato
    Lawrence Cantera
    Martin and Amalia Castro
    Nicholas and Rita Ciotola
    Alice Cottingham
    Kirk and Lisette Dailey
    Adrianne B. and Robert F. Furniss
    Joan Hall
    Mike Hettwer
    Marian Kinney Broderick and
    Dennis Broderick
    Estelle and Harold Kuhn
    Richard and Ronay Menschel
    Rosemarie Perez and Mary Elizabeth
    Perez
    Virginia Quinonez and Vicki
    Hadaway
    Robin Raclaw
    Myra and John Reilly
    Robert and Ellen Rosenberg
    David and Jamie Schwartz
    Anthony Shaneen
    Susan Wein Bernhardt
  • $500 to $999
    John Archer and Kathy Rice
    Ms. Rachel Barton Pine and Mr.
    Gregory Pine
    Rena Sereno
    Lorin and Helen Brown
    Dr. and Mrs. Robert Carton
    Mr. and Mrs. Timothy G. Clancy
    Bruce and Lisa Cohen
    Elizabeth and Curt Coolidge
    Erin Dragotto and Kevin Dragotto
    Osama ElShafie and Judy Weddle
    Christopher Geison and Andrew
    Geison
    Dr. Charles B. Goodman
    Tony Green and Lisa Keung
    Julio Guerrero
    Adrienne Hill
    Jayne I. and Sidney Hopps
    Donna LaPietra and Bill Kurtis
    Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall and Mr.
    Robert Marshall
    Mark R. McClure
    James J. McDonough
    Karen Nordquist
    Robert and Ellen Rosenberg, in
    honor of Stanley Tigerman
    Donna Schatt
    Evan and Marilyn Williamson
    Lisa Zago-Martin and Marc Martin

  • $100 to $499
    Ezz Abdelmagid
    Geraldine S. Alvarez
    Robb Angus and Helean Lee
    Anonymous (2)
    Marilyn S. Arado
    Lisa C. Babilonia
    Jane and David Barclay
    Conor and Tim Barnes
    Grace Barry
    Cameron Bauer
    Leesa Beal
    Lowell and Myrna Beck
    Marjorie Craig Benton and Charles
    Benton
    Tom and Melanie Berg
    James and Margaret Blair
    Ms. Thelma Bond-Johnson
    The Stephenson Family
    Mikki Brown
    Margo Brown
    Mary Helen Chappetto
    Janice Christiansen
    Shev and Diane Ciral
    K.K. Cleland
    Tom and Sally Coyle
    Peter Dalton
    Mike Davis and Diane Hickey-Davis
    Robert and Quinn Delaney
    Mr. Michael Dloogatch
    Jan Anne Dubin
    Ann P. Duffy
    Brian Edwards
    Sara J. ElShafie
    Maureen Ferguson
    Tom and Lana Geselbracht
    Ms. Nancy Gidwitz
    Diana Gossett
    Christian Greer and Elisabeth Heard
    Randall and Kimberly Hack
    Glenn and Patricia Hankins
    Ken Hedrich
    Mrs. Ginette Henkin
    Rebecca Ann Herb
    Marvin Hoffman and Rosellen
    Brown
    Joanna Horsnail
    Shirley House
    Lisa Iverson
    Elizabeth Jacobs
    Jo-Ann Jacobs
    Laura Jansen and Greg Hiss
    Keith Johnson
    Anida H. Johnson Cohen
    Rich and Marie Jones
    Robin J. Kahn
    Carter Kennedy
    Karen Kingsley Melbinger
    The Klemens Family
    Anne and Fred Klonsky
    John Knapp
    Erin Koch
    Tim Kolschowsky
    Steven and Julie Koppes
    Kathleen Kuchta
    Jonathan Kuhn and Michele Herman
    Nicholas and Beth Kuhn
    Natalie and Dale Laackman
    Robert and Diann Lapin
    Judith Lauth Casey
    Dennis Lehman
    David Levin
    Richard A. and Donna W. Loundy
    Marcena and Mike Love
    Timothy Lyman, M.D.
    John Maguire
    Kelly O. Malesardi
    Mark Mamolen
    Richard and Susan Mann
    Keith and Robynn Medansky
    Deborah A. Mercer
    Kevin and Karen Morris
    Portia Morrison and Alan Richmond
    William and Kate Morrison
    Bill Munch
    Tom and Lydia Murray
    Oscar Newman and Theo Ann
    Lesczynski
    John W.D. O’Loughlin
    Jenny and Scott Pattullo
    Scott and Karen Peery
    Marianne Philbin
    James and Rita Planey
    J. Kevin and Jeanne Poorman
    Martha Cotton and Lance Pressl
    Donna J. Pugh
    Mike and Cheryl Quine
    Greg and Angela Repetti
    Mrs. Merle Reskin
    Sendhil Revuluri and Venu Gupta
    Robert J. Richards
    Karen Riley
    Neil Rochlani
    Janice Rodgers and Dean Hagen
    Robert M. Rolwing
    Carol Roper
    Alex Rorke and Elizabeth Sturgeon
    Peter J. Schivarelli
    Irene T. Schoenberg
    Linda Schurman
    Phoebe Selden
    Sarah Shirk
    Ellie Sidler
    Virginia Spitzer and Tommy Thomas
    Christopher Straus
    Robert Sullivan
    David Susler and Tina Martini
    Margaret Tallon
    The Carl and Marilynn Thoma
    Foundation
    Michael Turner and Barbara Ahlberg
    Steven Wade
    Dan Weese
    Laura Werner
    Megan C. Williamson
    Ruth Wuorenma
    Cynthia and Leonard Young
    Donna F. Zarcone
    Up to $99
    Christopher Angus and Neeta
    Rochlani
    Anonymous
    Kristin Atman
    John S. Ayers
    Kimberly Bailey
    Joe and Marcia Bannon
    Tonya Batti
    Tracey and David Becker
    Ms. Ellin Beltz
    Matthew C. Bowles
    Bryan Boyle
    Megan Brennan
    Shawn and Susan Broadfield
    Phil Buccellato
    Dr. Cozette Buckney
    Sheryl Campen
    M.C. Chiaramonte
    Maureen and William Corrigan
    Katie Cosmano
    Betsy Donahue and Jeff Later
    Jeanne and John Douglass
    Dennis Drehkoff
    Stephanie Duran
    Rose Armin Edelson
    Carol Forsyte
    Joshua B. Fox
    Jessica Fraghia
    Susan A. Friel
    Amy E. Gamelli
    Arlene Garcia
    Lisa Genesen and David Tabolt
    Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Greer
    Carl Gustafson and Becky Seibel
    Martin and Alice Gutenkauf
    Nancy Hankins
    Bill and
    Kathleen
    Hankins
    Dimitri
    Giovanni
    Hepburn
    May Her
    Heyden Family
    Richard Holland
    and Sarah
    Guernsey
    Rosemary
    and Michael
    Hopkins
    Ronald Hurley
    Heather Ireland
    Jameela Jafri and Jawad Qureshi
    Paul and Barb Jansen
    Cheri Johnson
    Kaitlin Judkins
    Leonard Kazmerski
    Sarah Killinger
    Kay Klinger
    Jules & Gwen Knapp Family
    Foundation
    Debbie Krillenberger
    Larry Laskowski
    Marcella Lattimore
    Katina and Robert Leaks
    James K. Lee
    James X. Llende
    John Loehr
    Ann Durr Lyon and Walter Lyon
    Nancy K. Madigan
    Russ and Chris Maki
    Stacey Mann
    Carmen Marti
    Mr. and Mrs. Earl L. Matthews, in
    honor of Lisa Gilbert-Hill
    Dan and Terri Meeker
    Cournis C. Miller
    Mary Miritello
    Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mishkin, in
    memory of Ida Mishkin
    Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mishkin, in
    memory of Gilbert Mishkin
    Graham and Daione Mitchell
    Maureen Mizwicki
    Mrs. Doris Mucci
    Maria Mulcahy
    Olivia Mulcahy
    Art Munin
    Jack Murchie
    Robert Napier
    Geraldine L. Oberman, Ph.D.
    Cari O’Brien
    Marianne and Marc Perper
    Doug and Donna Peterson
    Genevieve Plamondon
    Mary Reyes
    John Rico, Sr.
    Randi Russert
    Dewis Ryan
    Karn Saetang
    Dean and Donna Schultz
    Hirsch-Schwartz Foundation
    Charles and Susie Shabica
    Patrick Shaffner
    Dhiren Shah
    Mary Beth Smith
    Matthew Stagner
    Meredith Starnes
    Carol Bowman Stocking
    Elaine Tanhehco and Jason Runnels
    Bruce Townley
    Emily Trulson
    Joanne Turner
    Susan Utgaard
    Vasiliki Valkanas
    Katie Van Tiem and Vijay Pendakur
    Christopher Vassilos
    Keith Wakefield
    Soyini Walton
    William J. Watko, Jr.
    Celia and Steven Werschulz
    Joseph Wieszczyk
    Rosalyn Winston
    Peter Woan
    Eric Wollan
    Robert J. Zaborowski

In-Kind Donations and Pro-Bono Services


  • American Girl
    American Science & Surplus
    Chicago Architecture Foundation
    Chicago Bears
    Chicago Cubs
    Chicago Magazine
    Chicago Sailing
    Elizabeth and Curt Coolidge
    CorePower Yoga
    DLA Piper LLP (US)
    East Bank Club
    Eileen Fisher
    The Elbo Room
    Entertaining Company
    The Frame Factory
    Michael A. Green and Lisa Keung
    Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Greer
    Tommie Harris
    Israel Idonije
    Donna LaPietra and Bill Kurtis
    Gabrielle Lyon and Paul Sereno
    Lucky Strike Lanes & Lounge
    Luster Products, Inc.
    Myra and John Reilly
    Phoebe S. Selden
    Jackie Shen
    Sunda New Asian
    Universal Sole
    University of Chicago
    Megan C. Williamson
    Wolf Creek Resort
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