Donors
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$250,000+
- BMO
$100,000 – 249,999
- Amazon
- The Allstate Corporation
- CME Group Foundation
- Comcast
- Exelon
- Elizabeth Amy Liebman
$40,000 – 99,999
- Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
- The Brinson Foundation
- The Crown Family
- The Davee Foundation
- Helen M. Harrison Foundation
- Norfolk Southern Corporation
- Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Community Fund
- Wintrust
- Susan & Robert A. Wislow
- Zell Family Foundation
$20,000 – 39,999
- Margaret Baczkowski & Bill Nygren
- Bank of America
- Bears Care
- The Block & Malkin Families
- The Bluhm Family Charitable Foundation
- Marcy & Greg Carlin
- Jane & David Casper
- Spark Cremin & Paul Dykstra
- Elizabeth Crown & Bill Wallace
- Cubs Charities Community Fund, a McCormick Foundation Fund
- Carolyn Eleanore Damon Family Foundation
- Deirdre C. Drake
- Linda & Richard Filler
- Free For All Chicago
- GCM Grosvenor
- Carey & Adam Hecktman
- Bette Cerf Hill & Bruce Sagan
- Leslie S. Hindman
- Hoellen Family Foundation
- Kemper Educational & Charitable Fund
- Rogier Liew & Suzie Desai
- Literature for All of Us
- The James & Madeleine McMullan Family Foundation (Carlette McMullan & John Gibbons)
- Sue Pick & Family, In Loving Memory of Tom Pick
- Pritzker Foundation (Cindy F. Pritzker)
- Sheli & Burton X. Rosenberg
- Sulzer Family Foundation
- Terra Foundation for American Art
- Wade A. Thomson
- Elizabeth & Mark Tulach
- United Airlines
- Whole Foods Market, Inc.
- Suzanne Yoon & Luke Molloy
$10,000 – 19,999
- Anonymous (2)
- Robert Allen
- In Memory of Barbara Lewis
- Wendy A. Berger
- The Boeing Company
- Esther K. Choy & Bernhard Krieg
- Circle of Service Foundation
- Clayco
- Michelle L. Collins
- The Comer Family Foundation
- Conagra Brands
- Crossland Literacy
- Henry Crown and Company
- Terrance L. Diamond & Paul F. Woznicki
- Elizabeth & Mark Donnelly
- Jennifer Friedes & Steven C. Florsheim
- Mark Gartland
- Leonard C. Goodman
- Jacqueline Griesdon & Kevin Matzke
- Lourdes & Edward Gruca
- Carylon, Julius and Marcie Hemmelstein Foundation
- Pam & Steve Hendry
- David F. Heroy
- Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
- Jenner & Block
- Jones Day
- Junior League of Chicago
- KPMG LLP
- Virginia B. & Frederick W. Langrehr
- Bryan & Kate Logan
- Dane K. Mathews
- Trisha L. Mowbray
- The Northern Trust Company
- The Peninsula Chicago
- PNC Bank
- Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Foundation
- Deborah & Christopher Santiago
- Libby Savner
- S&C Electric Company Foundation and the IEEE-Chicago Section Fund
- Sterling Bay
- Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
- TAWANI Foundation
- TriBraining, Inc.
$5,000 – 9,999
- Anonymous
- American Library Asociation
- Erin Arnold & Peter Ruest
- Caroline & John Ballantine
- Kathleen M. Boege
- Judith Borenstein
- Jean & John L.* Brennan
- Clarity Partners, LLC
- Marshall and Jamee Field Family Fund
- Greater Chicago Food Depository
- Caroline & Charlie Huebner
- Archana Kumar
- Robert S. Levin
- MEB Charitable Foundation
- McKinsey & Company, Inc.
- Cheryl Mayberry McKissack & Eric McKissack
- Cornelius McKnight
- LeRoy Carlson Jr. & Catherine Mouly
- The Oppenheimer Family Foundation
- Sheila A. Owens & Richard Smart
- Linda Johnson Rice
- The Segal Family Foundation (Carole & Gordon Segal)
- Skinnycorp, LLC
- Priya & Chris Valenti
- Sandra & Michael Wilson
$1,000 – 4,999
- Anonymous (4)
- Deborah Ackerman
- Patti Acurio
- Heather & John Alger
- The Allstate Foundation
- AmazonSmile Foundation
- Emily & Robert Anderson
- AT&T
- Laura & Matthew Barden
- Sarah & Larry Barden
- Julie and Roger Baskes Charitable Trust (Julie & Roger Baskes)
- Andrew Beattie & Jonathan Kruesi
- Mary Beaudry & Michael Fridkin
- Susan Berger
- Lars Bergstrom
- Margaret S. & Philip D. Block, Jr. Family Fund
- Philip D. Block III Family Foundation (Shaun and Andy Block)
- Cassandra Book
- Vernon R. Broders & Francia E. Harrington
- Joan & William Brodksy
- Debra & Jan Brooks
- Harriett E. Kelley Brown & Kevin L. Brown
- Brenda Langstraat Bui & Ve Bui
- John Wm. Butler, Jr. & John M. VanderLinden
- Dennis Carlin
- Cathcart Family Foundation
- Community Webs
- John & Janet Conneely
- Cooley LLP
- Cressey & Company
- Rocco deGrasse
- Robert Deisinger
- Diane & Wayne Diamond, in Honor of Terry Diamond
- Disney Worldwide Services, Inc.
- Energy BBDO
- Deborah & David Epstein
- Angela & Geoffrey Euston
- FCB
- Jenny Nicole & Patrick Fisher
- Janice & Ned Forrester
- Friends of the Rogers Park Library
- Anthony Gambell
- Sean Garrett
- Ashley Cathcart-Giroux & Jonathan Giroux
- James J.* and Louise R. Glasser
- Mary & Lionel Go
- Alka & Ajay Gupta Foundation (Ajay Gupta)
- Jim Goodridge & Joan Riley
- Irving Harris Foundation, at the recommendation of Joan W. Harris
- Elaine & Roger Haydock
- Christie Hefner
- Mary K. Heintz
- Karolina & Matt Helilge
- Ice Miller LLP
- Interpublic Group
- Krissan & John Jennings
- JKP Family Foundation
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- Katz & Stefani, LLC
- Judy & John Keller
- KOO LLC
- Kovler Family Foundation
- Andrew Ladd
- Barbara Lanctot
- Mac LeBuhn
- Mary Clare Loftus
- Robert D. LoPrete
- Sidney Kohl Family Foundation
(Robert Kohl & Clark Pellett) - Donna LaPietra & Bill Kurtis
- Aedan Maher
- Maplewood Brewery & Distillery
- Cynthia Mathews & John Kenny
- Miller Shakman Levine & Feldman LLP
- Alexander Muir
- Shanti S. Nagarkatti
- Anna Nagorney
- Margaret Nanson
- Mrs. Avani Narang & Dr. Nikhil Narang
- John D. and Alexandra C. Nichols Family Foundation (Alexandra & John D. Nichols)
- Jonathan Nieder
- Megan Patel
- Caryle & Robert Perlman
- Poetry Foundation
- Jeanne & Kevin Poorman
- Gwendolyn & Paul Possinger
- Stephen Pratt
- Sarah Price
- William Provis
- Sandy Raitt & Rob Cheifetz
- Rebecca Riley
- Sandy & Frank Rossi
- Rita Ryan
- Katrina Sabbak
- Alice & John Sabl
- Priya & Nick Sadarangani
- Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, Karen & Les Suzukamo, Alison Suzukamo
- John Salvino
- The Sands Family
- Jakob Schaeffer
- Jill E. and Timothy A. Schlindwein
- Kristen Seeger
- Louis and Nellie Sieg Fund
- Margaret E. Silliker & John J. Ryan, Good Deeds Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation
- Sarah & Joel Simberg
- Dick Simpson
- Maureen Dwyer Smith & Edward Byron Smith, Jr.
- Geoffrey Smith & Catherine Stewart
- Linda & Gary Stephans
- Richard & Judith Stern Family Foundation, Judith Stern
- Claire Stevens & Gary Okrusko
- Denise Stewart
- Lisbeth Stiffel
- Laurence P. Szumski
- Lisa Taylor
- Thierer Family Foundation
- Scott & Adriane Turow
- Ed Uihlein Family Foundation
- U.S. Cellular Corporation
- Henry Utschig
- Michelle Wagner
- Patricia R. Walsh
- Jerry Newton & David Weinberg
- The Abra Wilkin Fund
- Jennifer & Henry Wishcamper
- Jeff Williams
- Wrightwood Neighbors Conservation
$250 – 999
- Anonymous (2)
- After School Matters
- Diana Aixala & Gavin Campbell
- Anika Allen
- Ariane Andrade
- Allison Arwady
- Susan M. Baird
- Kyle Bakhshi
- Louise Barrett
- Mary & Alan Becker
- Jessica Behles
- Deanna Behrens & Daniel Nicholas
- Paul Berce
- Margaret A. Bjerklie
- Joyce Black
- Martha Blastow
- Philip D. Block III Family Foundation (Mrs. Judith S. Block)
- Erin B. Bodendorfer & Michael Neupert
- John Bogosian
- Joel Bookman & Judy Wachtenheim
- Jessica Bouboulis
- Rica & Michael Bouso
- Jessica Brinson
- Tara Brito & Brett Geschke
- Kristopher Brown
- Lois Bucaro
- Gail Bumgarner
- Amanda Burns & Kevin Schafer
- Ian Burns
- Vivian Burns
- Alison M. Butler
- Edward Calkins
- Jacqueline & Glenn Canigiani
- Leah & Nicholas Casto
- Joseph Castro
- Stacy Charnay
- Donald Chauncey
- Gekleng Chhor
- Kristie J. Clemons & James Markich
- Ellen Costello
- Jillian Craig
- Kathryn E. Crawford
- Scott Cummings
- Jenna Daugherty
- Diane Davidson
- Anne & Scott Davis
- Nancy Davis
- Gilles Demeulenaere
- Sarah M. Diller
- Mary Pat Doyle
- Kate and Andy Ebbott Gift Fund
- Diane & Bill Edmundson
- Naja Edwards
- Anne E. Egger
- Gary Eisen
- Ms. Brittany Erickson
- Leslie Esbrook
- Kristen Evans
- Emily Feder
- Nicole Fedinets
- Ms. Maia Feigon
- Ronda Feit
- Sara Feld
- Lisa Ferguson
- Adriane Fink
- Rachel Fink
- Julie Fisher
- Michelle Flood
- Nancy Flores
- Maggie Fortson
- Patricia A. Fosmoe
- Gabrielle Foster
- Kenton Foutty
- Franklin Street Studio
- The Freedman-Stillerman Family
- Gwyndolyn Friend
- Ben Ganellen
- Sylvia Garcia
- Leonora Gatewood
- Nikki Gaub
- Linda & Jeffrey Gaubart
- Meredith George
- Anna Giannoulias
- Betsy Gidwitz
- Nancy Gidwitz
- Christina Ginardi
- Ashley Cathcart-Giroux & Jonathan Giroux
- Carol & Jeffrey Glassroth
- Donna Goering
- Susan Gogets-Baird
- Hallie S. Goldblatt
- Dana Gordon
- Gary Gordon
- Boone Gorges
- Grace Seeds Ministry
- Mary Grady
- Marilynn & Ronald Grais
- Robert Granger
- Arthur Green
- Deepa Gupta
- Manu Gupta
- Emily R. Guss
- Andrea & Richard Guthmann
- Kevin Hall
- The Hall Family
- Jennifer Handa
- Austin Helmke
- Sarah Hesse
- Joseph M. Higgins
- Goldie & Sheldon Holzman
- Nicholas House
- N Jane Hunt
- Bruce Ingram
- Belisa Jackson
- DeLu Jackson
- Rebecca Janowitz
- Christopher Johnson
- Damon Jones
- Adoley Jordan
- Michael Jorissen and Ilene Calfin
- Laura Kahan
- Amy Kahn
- Monica Kane
- James Kastenholz & Jennifer Steans
- Taby Katz
- Martin Kelly
- Adam Kendall
- Melinda Kennedy
- Merrily & William Ketchum
- Gordon Kirk
- Liz Kohler
- Sandra Korbar
- Dena Kramer
- Melissa Kuhlman
- John Lang
- Zachary Iacovino
- Cherly LeeVan
- Jane & Reymond Leuthold
- Carly Levi
- Allison Lewis
- Michael Lewis
- Library Journals LLC
- Brenda B. Long
- Nancy Lowenthal
- Sandra Lozano
- Lisa MacDougall
- Avleen Makkar
- Maria Marin
- Make the World a Better Place Fund
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Keirstin McCambridge
- Jessica & Mike McCarihan
- Elizabeth McCarney
- Bronwyn & Patrick McDaniel
- Max Meyers
- Lucy & Matt Moog
- Pamela Moore-Thompson
- Andrew Morris
- Alison Murphy
- Lynn Lockwood Murphy
- Phyllis Murphy
- Raphael Musher
- Elizabeth Nandi
- Navy Pier, Inc.
- Derek Neathery
- Gordon Nelson
- Margaret Nelson
- Jane Neumann & Steve Bogira
- Corey Noland
- Timothy O’Malley
- Tara Ounan
- Katie Owens Uelk
- Mark Pellegrino
- Rebecca Perry
- Shannon Pesek
- Paulette Petretti
- Megan Portanova
- Charles Pounian
- Katherine Proctor
- Sruti Ramadugu
- Rina Ranalli
- Veronica Rangel Del Toro
- Elizabeth Robbins
- Anthony Rosso
- Craig Roth
- Emma Rusthoven
- Ewa Ryan
- Anne Salomon
- Josh Samson
- Mary Sanders
- W. Robert Scheidt
- Charles P. Schwartz
- Jordan Schwartz
- Scorza Family Fund
(Tom & Judy Scorza) - Tracey Scott
- Leah Ray Seid
- Richard & Betty Seid
- Robert Sese
- Grace L. Shaff
- David Shapiro
- Nora L. Shea
- Michael Sheeran
- Svitlana & Brian Sheppard
- William Shirey
- Joan Smedinghoff
- André Smith
- David Sperling
- Vince Srejma
- Audrey Stillerman
- Jerome Styberg
- Patrick Sullivan
- Justin G. Tabas
- Audrey Tapling
- Elaine Tinberg
- Andrew Tonelli
- Jay Tremblay
- Rebecca Tung
- Tom Tunney
- Will Vorbrich
- Maddy Ward
- Mrs. Sarita Warshawsky
- Kristen Welch
- Ms. Mary Eileen Wells & Chris Wells
- Weiss-Read Charitable Fund
- Courtney Wiersema
- Esther Wilburn
- William Blair & Company Foundation
- Williams Family Giving Fund
(Patricia B. Williams) - Mary Wolf
- Linda D. Woloshin
- Maria Wynne
- Caren Croland Yanis Giving Fund
- James B Young
- Frances Zemand
Named Legacies and Endowments
- Anonymous (7)
- AON Corporation Fund
- Arthur Andersen Funds
Wendy Berger
- Blum-Kovler Foundation Fund
Constance C. Bradley
Sarah A. Brennan
Estate of Irene R. Carter and Paul David* Carter
Jane and David Casper
- City of Chicago Humanities Fund
- Arie & Ida Crown Memorial Fund
Carolyn Eleanore Damon* Family Foundaiton
Terrance Lee Diamond
- Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation Fund
Leslie S. Douglass
Spark Cremin & Paul Dykstra
Darcy L. Evon
- First National Bank of Chicago Fund
Linda and Richard Filler
Rhona S. Frazin
- Friends of the Chicago Public Library
- Friends of the Lincoln Park Branch Library
Jerry Garfield, MSW
Jim Goodridge & Joan Riley
- Shirley H. & Benjamin Z. Gould Family Foundation Fund
Karen J. Green & David Zisman
Jacqueline Griesdorn & Kevin Matzke
Leslie S. Hindman
- Jesse O. Jones Children’s Charitable Remainder Trust
- James S. Kemper Foundation Fund
- MacArthur Foundation Fund
Fran Manushkin
- Chauncey & Marion Deering McCormick Foundation Fund
Janis McGowan & James Henderson
- NEH Challenge Grant Fund
- John Nuveen Fund
Stanley Paul
- Albert Pick, Jr. Fund
Kelsey Picken
- Polk Bros. Foudation Fund
- Prince Charitable Trusts Fund
Cindy F. Pritzker
- Pritzker Foundation
William H. Provis Jr.
Holly & Michael Reiter
Patricia Ronan
Bruce Sagan & Bette Cerf Hill
- Sagan/Hill Fund
- Salomon Foundation Fund
- Sears Family Literature Fund
- WH Smith Fund
- Stone Container Corporation Fund
Ella & Richard Strubel
- United Airlines Fund
- Laura Weber Bequest Fund
Marcus Wedner
- Madeline Block Willner Fund
- Oprah Winfrey Fund
Robert A. Wislow
Legacy Circle Member
In Memoriam
Gifts in Kind
$50,000 – 299,999
- FCB
- KPMG LLP
$10,000 – 49,000
- Kurtis Productions
- United Airlines
- R4 Services, Inc.
- Wintrust
- Frost
$1,000 to $9,999
- Sandmeyer’s Bookstore
- The Book Cellar
Gifts in Honor
- Nancy Anderson
David Anderson - Annika, Faye, Marion, and Theresa
Kathleen Blackburn - Cate Beauchamp
Natasha Mraz - Roxanne Bertrand
Christine Bertrand & Gregory Borzo - Neal Blair
Jocelyn Blair - Susan Brynteson
Kevin Cline
Robert Dechert - Brenda Langstraat Bui
Rhona Frazin & the Honorable Julian Frazin
Sarah Kozin
Matt Nielson - Dennis J. Carlin
Burt & Sheli Rosenberg - Marcy R. Carlin
Dennis Carlin
Burt & Sheli Rosenberg
Libby Savner - Michelle L. Collins
Audrey Tuggle - Kathryn E. Crawford
Kahlil Crawford - Sheri Czulno
Catalina Torres - Shannon Donohue
Kristin Bell - Linda A. Dougherty
Ms. Linda A. Dougherty & Ms. Anne Miskewitch - Zach Duffy
Shawn Duffy - Lily J. Duszak
Gary Duszak - Robert Esbrook
Leslie Esbrook - Linda H. Filler
Robin & Lee Woodard - Ted Flynn
Blair Petrillo - Rhona Frazin
Marshall and Jamee Field Family Fund
Goldie & Sheldon Holzman - Jennifer L. Friedes
Anonymous
Raitt Cheifetz Family Charitable Fund - Antoinette Gabrys
Renee Michl - Yiming Gong
Ling Ouyang - Francia E. Harrington
Darcy L. Evon
Elaine Tinberg
Maria Wynne - Lucinda Harstrick
Shelly Anne Rosen - Adam J. Hecktman
Leslie & William G. Barker III - Sage Huston
Laura Sieling - Brian Ingram
Ross Ingram - Ben Umans and K. Kaylan
Leah Rand - Joan Kripke
Joan Kripke - Anna Marshall
Kelly Gross - Anne Mulholland
Shannon Grant - Tracy Nelson
Rosemarie Panattoni - Andrés Ordóñez
Jose Acosta
Emily Andrews
Anonymous
Marcia Bernal-Perez
Francis Coyne
Susan Credle
Cherie Davies
Jamie Defer
Roy Elvove
Inger Klixbull
Xavier Mantilla
Sofia Martinez
Andrés Ordóñez
Avital Pinchevsky
Niels Sienaert
Kiki Silva
Mark Skroch
Gus Spelman
Saint Walshe - Cindy F. Pritzker
Lana Baumeister - Benjamin Quinones
Angelica Vega - Neil Ramchandani
Megan Patel - Kelly Ryan
Anne Davis - Carolynn B. Schoening
Nicole Krejcarek - Jeannette R. Schoer
Diane Whiteley - Norman Shaffer
Bernadette and Dick Masur - Shank-Crosby Family
Mary Jo & John Crosby - Justice Sotomayor
Michael Jedel - Kimberly V. Spencer
Holly Kelps - Carol Stukey
Allison Turner - Joy Tennent
Janice Hoeffler - James F. Vodak
Lois M. Heintz - Robert A. Wislow
Maria Wynne
Gifts in Memory
- Ray Baker
Konora Maxwell - Sally Berger
Tonya Wojciechowski - Marc Byers
Angela Zautner - Florine Callaway
Rhue Rhyme - Irene Carroll
Hollis Lindsey - Allison Clark
Mary & Alan Becker - Kevin Clark
Mary & Alan Becker - Morton Coburn
Kathy & John Biel - James R. Donnelley
Audrey Tuggle - Irene Gacia
Marilyn Ellens - Dena Green
Mary & Alan Becker - Charlotte Kim
The Helen Brach Foundation - Barbara Lewis
Benn Greespan
Isaac Greenspan - Philip Milano
Joanna Milano - Lisa Neuwirth
Mary & Alan Becker - Kausalya Rajagopalan
Vadakpat Tirumalai - Becca Ruidl
Jim Andreucci
Monica Augustine
Beth & John Augustyniak
Lauren Ballewske
Brian Beyer
Kathleen Cook
Sheila Fiore
Barb & Jeff Fries
Donna & Bruce Guilette
Peter Habetler
Jay Haertel
Sue & Mark Henderson
Thomas Herre
Mandy Hess
Elizabeth & Ethan Hoff
Susan & Daniel Horton
Brittany & Aaron Jeske
Margaret Jeske
Johnson Family
Paige Jorgensen
Kaitlyn Kaiser
Anne Kearney
Kimberly Kelly
Karen & David Kleba
Barbara Kissh
Gail & Al Klett
Sue & Ron Krause
John Lang
Mary Sue & Gary Langendorf
Victoria Major
Ruth Mandala
Nico Meiland
Jackie & Ryan Morrow
Edward Moser
Barb & Rich Mueller
Jennifer Nickhorn
Amy Peterson
Jeanne Piper
Jeanne & Gary Pokorny
Christian Reynoso
Elizabeth Robbins
Meaghan Rogers
Barb & Sheldon Roohr
Amanda Roth
Amy Rotzenberg
Alejandra Santana
Traci & Michael Sawalski
Ron & Camille Schulgit
Sara & Jay Schwister
Pat Shutts
Sabata Silva Jr.
Lauren Simon
Bonnie & Tom Smcyzek
Katherine Smith
Paul Steimle
Jackie Stern
Melody & William Streeter
Jerome Styberg
Bob & Mona Trecek
Irene Van Beckum
Laura & Mallory Waters
Linda & Tom Witek
Abigal Wydra
Amy Young
Svetlana Zhgenty
Leanne & Frank Zurawski - John “Jack” Severa
Mary & Alan Becker - Murray W. Sims
Mary Sanders
Michelle Trisch - Theresa E. Strandberg
Nina Hultman - Velma M. Thomas
The Helen Brach Foundation - Sarita Warshawsky
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