Donors
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Corporate & Foundation Donors
$250,000+
- BMO Harris Bank
$100,000 – 249,999
- The Allstate Corporation
- Comcast
- CME Group Foundation
- Polk Bros. Foundation
$40,000 – 99,999
- Amazon
- Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
- Exelon Corporation
- Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
- Peoples Gas
- Helen M. Harrison Foundation
- Terra Foundation for American Art
- Wintrust
$20,000 – 39,999
- Bank of America
- Bears Care
- Best Buy Foundation
- The Brinson Foundation
- Cubs Charities Community Fund, a McCormick Foundation Fund
- Danish Arts Council
- GCM Grosvenor
- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- Norfolk Southern Corporation
- Dr. Scholl Foundation
- 75th Street Corridor Improvement Project
- United Airlines
$10,000 – 19,999
- The Helen Brach Foundation
- The Boeing Company
- Chicago Botanic Garden
- Clayco
- Deloitte
- IEEE-Chicago Section, an S&C Electric Company Fund
- Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
- Jones Day
- KPMG LLP
- McKinsey & Company, Inc.
- The Northern Trust Company
- PNC Bank
- Providence Public Library
- Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Foundation
- TAWANI Foundation
- Union Pacific Foundation
- H.W. Wilson Foundation Inc
$5,000 – 9,999
- Anonymous
- Clarity Partners, LLC
- Conagra Brands
- Greater Chicago Food Depository
- Illinois Humanities
- Near North Library Friends Association
- UScellular
$1,000 – 4,999
- Airbnb
- AmazonSmile Foundation
- AT&T
- The Chicago Community Trust
- Community Webs
- FCB
- Health Care Service Corporation
- IceMiller LLP
- Ingram Content Group
- Katz & Stefani, LLC
- Maplewood Brewery & Distillery
- Miller Shakman Levine & Feldman LLP
- PayPal, Inc.
- Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
- St. Louis Community Foundation
- West Lakeview Neighbors
- Winston & Strawn LLP
$500 – 999
- Abbvie, Inc.
- The Directors Bureau LLC
- First Midwest Bancorp Inc.
- Friends of Oriole Park Library
- Grainger Foundation
- Library Journals LLC
- Museum of Science and Industry
- Transunion
- West Ridge Community Organization
$250 – 499
- ActiveCampaigns
- William Blair & Company Foundation
- The Boston Consulting Group, Inc.
- Financial Investments Corporation
- Kirkland & Ellis Foundation
- Latz & Co
- Linde Gas
- RRF Foundation for Aging
- Teamwork Englewood
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Individual & Family Foundation
$100,000+
- Estate of Nancy A. Cleary
- Elizabeth Amy Liebman
$50,000 – 99,999
- Anonymous
- Marcy & Greg Carlin
- Estate of Paul David & Irene R. Carter
- Denise & Adam Hoeflich
- Kemper Educational & Charity Fund
Sue & Thomas F. Pick & the Pick Family
- Charles T. Pick
- Susan & Robert A. Wislow
$25,000 – 49,999
- The Bluhm Family Charitable Foundation
Leslie Bluhm & David Helfand - Jane & David Casper
- Mrs. Cherry Chen & Mr. Peng Zhao
- Crown Family Philanthropies
- Elizabeth Crown & Bill Wallace
- Linda & Richard Filler
- Larry & Beth Gies
- Leonard C. Goodman
- Jacqueline Griesdorn & Kevin Matzke
- Hackberry Endowment Partners
Jodi Block & Barry Malkin - Leslie S. Hindman
- Hoellen Family Foundation
Robert Hoellen, John and Mary Jane
Hoellen - Carlette McMullan & John Gibbons
- Governor JB Pritzker & First Lady MK Pritzker
- Pritzker Foundation
Cindy F. Pritzker - Lydia & Patrick G. Ryan
- Scholl Foundation
- Sulzer Family Foundation
- Robin Loewenberg Tebbe & Mark Tebbe
- Suzanne Yoon & Luke Molloy
$10,000 – 24,999
- Anonymous
- Margaret Baczkowski & Bill Nygren
- Wendy A. Berger
- Joan & William Brodsky
- Esther K. Choy & Bernhard Krieg
- Michelle L. Collins
- Spark Cremin & Paul Dykstra
- Carolyn Eleanore Damon Family Foundation
- Monique & Thomas Demery
- Deirdre Drake
- Terrance Lee Diamond & Paul F. Woznicki
- Angela & Geoffrey Euston
- Marshall and Jamee Field Family Fund
- Jennifer Friedes & Steven C. Florsheim
- Carey & Adam Hecktman
- Pam & Steve Hendry
- Bette Cerf Hill & Bruce Sagan
- Virginia B. & Frederick W. Langrehr
- Roger Liew & Suzie Desai
- Kathy & Grant Pick Fund at The Chicago Community Trust
- Rachel Kaplan & Robert Riesman
- Michael Reinsdorf
- Sheli & Burton X. Rosenberg
- Libby Savner
- Cherryl T. Thomas
$5,000 – 9,999
- Anonymous
- Erin Arnold & Pete Ruest
- Anthony Bahr
- Caroline & John Ballantine
- The Ballis Family Charitable Fund
Susan & John Ballis - Judith Borenstein
- LeRoy Carlson Jr. & Catherine Mouly
- Holly Johnson Carr & Tom Carr
- Diane & Wayne Diamond, In Honor of Terry Diamond
- Rose & Bob Fealy
- Paula & Tim Friedman
- Carylon Foundation
Marcie Hemmelstein & David Drew - Benn Greenspan
- Isaac Greenspan
- David F. Heroy
- Rachel Kaplan & Robert A. Reisman
- Brenda Langstraat & Ve Bui
- Carol & Lawrence Levy
- Kate & Bryan Logan
- Trisha L. Mowbray
- Mary and John Rayis
- Will J. Reid Foundation
- Reynolds Family Foundation
- Linda Johnson Rice
- Patricia & Richard Schnadig
- The Segal Family Foundation
Carole & Gordon Segal - Sheila A. Owens & Richard Smart
- Priya & Chris Valenti
- Sandra and Michael Wilson
$2,500 – 4,999
- Fern Carlin
- Janet & John Conneely
- John A. and Karolyn Cutler Family Foundation
- Rocco deGrasse
- Efroymson Family Fund
- Mark E. Ferguson
- Graham C. Grady
- Sandra & Jack Guthman
- Francia E. Harrington & Vernon R. Broders
- Elaine & Roger Haydock
- DeLu Jackson
- Koch Family Foundation
Steven Koch - Robert Kohl & Clark Pellett
- Archana Kumar
- Donna LaPietra & Bill Kurtis
- Lavin Family Foundation
Carol Lavin Bernick - Robert S. Levin
- Mary Clare Loftus
- Cheryl Mayberry McKissack & Eric McKissack
- Linda Myers
- Megan Patel
- The Pattis Family Foundation
- Mandy & Matt Pulley
- Sandy Raitt & Rob Cheifetz
- Amy Buether Rivera & Randy Rivera
- Deborah & Christopher Santiago
- Jeanette Thornton-Schwab
- Laurence P. Szumski
- Adriane & Scott Turow
- The Abra Wilkin Fund
$1,000 – 2,499
- Anonymous (4)
- Heather & John Alger
- Emily & Robert Anderson
- Robert Anderson
- William Bard
- Sarah & Larry Barden
- Julie and Roger Baskes Charitable Trust
Julie and Roger Baskes - Andrew Beattie & Jonathan Kruesi
- Mary F. Beaudry & Michael K. Fridkin
- Lars Bergstrom
- Philip D. Block III Family Foundation
Shaun and Andy Block - The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Norman - Amy Boonstra
- Emily & Chris Brown
- Amy Bryant
- John Wm. Butler, Jr. & John M. Vanderlinden
- Thomas Carroll
- Cyber SOC
- Robert Deisinger
- Kristen Evans
- Deborah & David Epstein
- Jenny Nicole & Patrick Fisher
- James Florsheim
- Sean Garrett
- James J. and Louise R. Glasser
- Lionel & Mary Go
- Jim Goodridge & Joan Riley
- Ashley Cathcart-Giroux & Jonathan Giroux
- Jeffrey A. Hall
- Marguerite D. Hark
- Irving Harris Foundation, at the recommendation of Joan W. Harris
- Mary K. Heintz
- Carol Jones & Tom Hynes
- Stephanie Ursula Hodges & Will Perkins
- Judy & John Keller
- Mary Kelly
- Kovler Family Foundation
- Jay Leonard
- Lynn Lockwood & Barrett Murphy
- Carleen Lorys
- James H. Lowry
- Sandra Lozano
- Elizabeth Lippow & Keith Alperin
- Dr. Olwen Hahn Lyon & Mr. Mark Lyon
- Aedan Maher
- Cynthia Mathews & John Kenny
- Ann & Patrick Meara
- Martha & Richard Melman
- Thomas McElroy
- Ken Porrello & Sherry McFall
- Erin McInerney
- Alexander Muir
- Shanti S. Nagarkatti
- Margaret Nanson
- Jerry Newton & David Weinberg
- John D. and Alexandra C. Nichols Family Foundation
Alexandra and John D. Nichols - Amy & Henry Norwood
- Andrés Ordóñez
- Mark Ouweleen
- Jacqueline & Jason Peltz
- Caryle & Robert Perlman
- Sarah Price
- William Provis
- Reynolds Family Foundation
- Sandy & Frank Rossi
- Andrea Sáenz & John Bracken
- Katrina Sabbak
- Diana Sands
- Jakob Schaeffer
- Katherine Scherer
- Jill E. and Timothy A. Schlindwein
- Michael Sheeran
- Louis and Nellie Sieg Fund
- Margaret E. Silliker & John J. Ryan, Good Deeds Fund at the Chicago Community Foundation
- Maureen Dwyer Smith & Edward Byron Smith, Jr.
- Ms. Robin Steans & Mr. Leonard Gail
- Claire Stevens & Gary Okrusko
- Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
- Katherine Scherer
- Judith Stern
- Linda Stephans
- Lisbeth Stiffel
- Lisa Taylor
- Joy & Toby Tennent
- Robert Thompson
- Elizabeth & Mark Tulach
- Ed Uihlein Family Foundation
- Carrie Wall & Martin Makowski
- Lorrayne Weiss
- Dianne & Christopher Whatton
- Kathleen M. Ziegler & Steven J. Venturino
$250 – 999
- Cameron Arnette
- Diana Aixala & Gavin Campbell
- Khadija Ali & Hussain Bhanpuri
- Harrison Alter
- Jennifer Alter Warden and Robert L. Warden
- Emily & Robert Anderson
- Ariane Andrade
- Alfred D. Andreychuk
- Elena & Alan Aria
- Kathryn Armstrong
- Kyle Bakhshi
- Laura & Matthew Barden
- Jacquelyn Becker
- The Becker Family
- Jessica Behles
- Dr. Deana Behrens & Daniel Nicholas
- Margaret A. Bjerklie
- John Bleeden
- Philip D. Block III Family Foundation
Mrs. Judith S. Block - Erin B. Bodendorfer & Michael Neupert
- Mrs. Lisa Bohl & Dr. Daniel Bohl
- Michelle Boone
- Jessica Brinson
- Yasmin Bates-Brown
- Kristopher Brown
- Amanda Burns & Kevin Schafer
- Jackie & Glenn Canigiani
- Leah & Nicholas Casto
- Joseph Castro
- Larissa Chaikowsky
- Sarah Chowdhury
- Elena Cincione
- Kristie J. Clemons & James Markich
- Ellen Costello
- Lauren Crowley
- Mary Jo & Crosby
- Isabeau Dasho
- Christine DeLuca
- Sarah M. Diller
- Pamela Duke
- Kate and Andy Ebbott
- Kate and Andy Ebbott Gift Fund
- Erica Lynette Edwards
- Anne E. Egger
- Catherine Eilers
- Janet & Geoff Elegant
- Lynn B. Evans
- Darcy L. Evon
- Suzanne Faber & Rick Fizdale
- Emily Feder
- Ms. Maia Feigon
- Ronda Feit
- Jason Feld
- Sara Feld
- Fe Fernandez
- Taylor Figura
- Jane Fleming
- Jams Florsheim
- Susan Florsheim
- Patricia A. Fosmoe
- Gabrielle Foster
- Kenton Foutty
- The Freedman-Stillerman Family
- Corliss Garner
- Sean Garrett
- Mark Gartland
- Leonora Gatewood
- Cara Gaziano
- Tara Brito & Brett Geschke
- Alexi Giannoulias & Josephine Terlato
- Tangee Gibson
- Betsy Gidwitz
- Christina Ginardi
- Hallie S. Goldblatt
- Dana Gordon
- Pam Gordon
- Boone Gorges
- Elizabeth Grady
- Mary Grady
- Kelly Graves
- Arthur Green
- Julia Greenberger
- Greenwood Philanthropic Fund
- Marguerite Griffin
- Emily R. Guss
- Sandra & Jack Guthman
- Alka & Ajay Gupta Foundation
- The Hall Family
- Ashley Hamilton
- Seth Heckard
- Austin Helmke
- Sarah Hesse
- Marilyn Hirsch
- Margaret Holt
- Courtney Hummel
- James Hutchinson
- Belisa Jackson
- Nancy Jacobson
- Christopher Johnson
- Suzanne & Matt Jones
- Monica Kane
- James Karas
- Taby Katz
- Gloria Kearney
- Angelique Kelly-Lara
- Adam Kendall
- Melinda Kennedy
- Sarah Kolar
- Christoph Kuehne
- Zachary Iacovino
- Barbara Lanctot
- Angelique Kelly-Lara
- Jane & Raymond Leuthold
- Marc Levy
- Allison Lewis
- Michael Lewis
- Kevin Little
- Lynn Lockwood & Barrett Murphy
- Luke Lograno
- Brenda B. Long
- John Longman
- Nancy Lowenthal
- Mary Lukic
- George Maliekal
- Robert E. McCamant
- Patrick McGrath
- Kori McGraw
- Cornelius McKnight
- Jessica McLaughlin
- Virginia Midkiff
- Elizabeth & Eugene Miñon
- Sarah Rogers Morris & Corbin J. Morris
- Malaika Myers
- Max Meyers
- Linda S. Nagarkatti
- Ellen & Jeff Nagler
- Isobel Neal
- Derek Neathery
- Jane Neumann & Steve Bogira
- Emily Nicklin
- Matt Nielson
- Corey Noland
- Michelle Novick
- John O’Jones
- Tara Ounan
- Prair Pataramekin
- Audrey L. Peiper & Taylor M. Hokanson
- Mark Pellegrino
- Shannon Pesek
- Megan Portanova
- Gwendolyn & Paul Possinger
- Kristine & Scott Prugh
- Tara Raghavan
- Sruti Ramadugu
- Sarahjon & Jack Reilly
- Robert Remer
- Ms. Jacqueline Rice
- Todd Roesler
- Alita & Richard Rogers
- James Rosensteele
- Anthony Rosso
- Kitty & David Rothschild
- Kat Rothstein & Dwayne Corcoran
- Emma Christine Rusthoven
- Anne Salomon
- Josh Samson
- Kevin Schafer
- Emily & Stephen Schappler
- Susan Schwartz & Charles P. Schwartz
- Scorza Family Fund
- Leah Ray Seid
- Grace L. Shaff
- Joelle Shabat
- Patrick Sheahan
- Michael Sheeran
- Svitlana & Brian Sheppard
- Amita Shetty
- Kevin Sherlock
- Lindsay & Adam Slaker
- Joan Smedinghoff
- Andre Smith
- DeAnna Smith
- Therese G. Smith
- Austin Srejma
- Elinor Stege
- Linda & Gary Stephans
- Nancy Stone
- Audrey Stillerman
- The Freedman-Stillerman Family
- Margaret Sullivan
- Patrick Sullivan
- Justin G. Tabas
- Audrey Tapling
- Brian Taylor
- Joy & Toby Tennent
- Rebecca Tung
- Jacqueline M. Ulrich & Mitch Covic
- Henry Utschig
- Dinakar Vinnakota
- Mary Eileen Wells & Chris Wells
- Jennifer Alter Warden & Robert L. Warden
- Roopa Weber
- Courtney Wiersema
- Esther Wilburn
- Matilda Wilhoite
- Ashen Wiseth
- Linda D. Woloshin
Named Legacies & Endowments
- Jonathan Alter
- Anonymous (7)
- Aon Corporation Fund
- Arthur Andersen Funds
- Blum-Kovler Foundation Fund
Constance C. Bradley
Sarah A. Brennan
Estate of Paul David* and Irene R. Carter
Jane & David Casper
- City of Chicago Humanities Fund
Jeanie F. Child
- Arie & Ida Crown Memorial Fund
Lydia & Lawrence Crowson
Carolyn Eleanor Damon* Family Foundation
- Terrance Lee Diamond & Paul F. Woznicki
- Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation Fund
- Leslie S. Douglass
Spark Cremin & Paul Dykstra
- First National Bank of Chicago Fund
Darcy L. Evon
Linda & Richard Filler
Rhona Frazin & the Honorable Julian Frazin
- Friends of the Chicago Public Library
- Friends of the Lincoln Park Branch Library
Jerry Garfield, MSW
- Jim Goodridge & Joan Riley
- Shirley H. and Benjamin Z. Gould Family Foundation Fund
Karen J. Green & David Zisman
Jacqueline Griesdorn & Kevin Matzke
- Jesse O. Jones Children’s Charitable Remainder Trust
- James S. Kemper Foundation Fund
Leslie S. Hindman
Fran Manushkin
- MacArthur Foundation Fund
Chauncey & Marion Deering
McCormick Foundation Fund - Kevin Matzke
- McCormick Foundation Fund
Janis McGowan & James Henderson
- NEH Challenge Grant Fund
- John Nuveen Fund
Stanley Paul
- Albert Pick, Jr. Fund
Estate of Thomas F. Pick
- Polk Bros. Foundation Fund
- Prince Charitable Trusts Fund
Cindy Pritzker
- Pritzker Foundation
William Provis
Holly & Michael Reiter
Patricia Ronan
- 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
- Howard N. Wedelstaedt
Anne & Marcus Wedner
- Madeline Block Willner Fund
- Oprah Winfrey Fund
Susan & Robert A. Wislow
Legacy Circle Member
In Memoriam
Gifts in Kind
$50,000 – 299,999
- FCB
$10,000 – 49,000
- Kurtis Productions
Donna LaPietra & Bill Kurtis - United Airlines
$1,000 to $9,999
- Digital Pollen LLC
- Sandmeyer’s Bookstore
Up to $999
- 57th Stree Books/Seminary Coop
- Beautiful Rind
- Big Shoulders Coffee
- Building Blocks Toy Store
- Chicago Architecture Center
- Chicago Botanic Garden
- Chocolat Uzma
- Cross Town Fitness
- Finch Beer Co.
- Fresh Market Pace
- Illuminated Brew Works
- Lillstreet Art Center
- Marz Community Brewin
- Molson Coors
- Neighborly
- Nothing Bundt Cakes Chicago-Lincoln Park
- Off Color Brewery
- Out of Print: Bookish T_Shirts and Apparel
- Pipeworks Brewing
- Pizza City USA
- Play Toys and Books
- Princeton University Press
- RAYGUN
- Revolution Brewing
- Sandmeyer’s Bookstore
- Sputnik Roasters
- The Gage Hospitality Group
- Threadless
- Twin Anchors
- University of Chicago
- Veteran Roasters
- Women and Children First Bookstore
- Zen Yoga Garage
Gifts In Honor
- Andres Ali
Kori McGraw - Khadija Ali
Rosamin Bhanpuri - Cameron Arnette
D.A. & A.D. Morris Charitable Fund
Howard Arnette - Sharon Gail Ballin
Marguerite Griffin - Joan Boscia
Oreste Boscia - Susan Bryntenson
Robert Dechert
Kevin Kline - Marcy Carlin
Fern Carlin
Burton X. Rosenberg - Dennis Carlin
Burton X. Rosenberg - Cecily, Ferris, and Neva Shank-Crosby
Mary Jo Crosby - Sharon Deutsch
Tracey Deutsch - Donna Dhein
Gloria Kearney - Terrance L. Diamond
Diane & Wayne Diamond - Eve Ejsmont
Sarah Kolar - Rhona Frazin
Marshall and Jamee Field Family Fund - Jennifer Friedes
Janet Elegant
Susan Florsheim - Joan Friedman
Sarah Fredericks
Elisabeth Pryor - The Fulle Family
Rebecca Campeau - Allen Fumbanks
Steven Theurer - Mary Grady
Graham Grady - Catherine Grandgeorge
William Grandgeorge - Jackie Griesdorn
Philip D. Block - Preston Hansen
Sprout Social - Susan Hassan and Rodd Schreiber
John D. Rayis - Linda Filler
Erin McInerney - Lillian Louise Fuller Jones
Becker Family - Velma M. Thomas and Charlotte Kim
Cherryl T. Thomas - Andrea Kulas
Alex Priest - Brenda Langstraat
Phillip Bahar - Brian Ingram, Tammy Lai, and Truffles
Ross Ingram - Anne Loinaz
Thomas Stark - Elizabeth Loch
Marcia Walker-McWilliams - Susan Marcus
Stephen D. Marcus - Heather McGowan
Mollie McSherry - Payton Mickey
Luke Lograno - Andrew Miller
Bruce Miller - Melissa Molina
Katherine Nardin - Linda Moore
Kathleen Gavenman - Erin Moreland
Theresa Walley - Avani Narang
Michael Harger - Ashley Perkins
Evelyn Hoffmann - Gail Preslar
Cameron Hardamon - Cindy Pritzker
Lana J. Baumeister
Marilyn E. Fites - James Redlich
Rahul Bhattacharyya - Desolein C. Russ
Stephanie Blackwell - Richard Samuels
Victoria Baena - The Betterment Society
Jenny Deller - Amy Tan
Scott Turow - Joy and Toby Tennant
Janice L. Hoeffler - Dia Well
Lynda Shlaes - Bob Wislow
Harrison Alter - Suzanne Yoon
Diana Sands
Gifts In Memory
- Jeane Adkins
Linda Wind - Judy Aronson
Leslie Auerbach
Fe Fernandez - Joan Boscia
Donna Koch
Susan & Jack Washam - Francis Corbett
Amy Johnson - Shirley Darnell
William Friedman - Beatrice Evans
Lynn B. Evans - Katie Flores
James Rosensteele - Lou Geraldi
Becky Dearing - Oliver Hazin
Marci Kukulka
Jenny Deller - Andy Lorenz
The Becker Family - Madeleine McMullan
Audrey Tuggle - Katherine Nicklin
Emily Nicklin - Peggy Oakley
Patricia and Richard Schnadig - Erlinda Rogers
Emily & Ken Owens - Fritzi Sciaky
Juliette De Lannoy - Patricia Skau
Trevor Archibald - Theresa E. Strandberg
Nina Hultman - Ada Stock
The Becker Family - Sarita Warshawsky
Anonymous - Dori Wilson
Eli’s Cheesecake Co.