$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

• 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

$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

• 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
• 
  

• 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
  Anonymous