Our Donors
We thank the many investors and donors who make our work possible. Because of you, students’ lives are being changed every day!
When donors invest in Umoja, their support has a direct and immediate impact on our students, teachers, schools, and communities. Umoja is possible because of the generous support of the following foundations and corporations. We invite you to join this group. If we may answer questions or provide additional information about contributing to Umoja, please contact Tessa Zevallos at .
OUR FY18 FOUNDATION/CORPORATION DONORS
(Received between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018)
$50,000 or more
Anonymous Family Foundation
Boeing
The Chicago Community Trust
Cook County Justice Advisory Council
The Crown Family
Klimczak Foundation Education Fund
The Mayer and Morris Kaplan Family Foundation
MB Financial Charitable Foundation
Mcdougal Family Foundation
Paul M. Angell Foundation
Polk Bros. Foundation
Speh Foundation
$25,000–$49,999
Chicago Blackhawks Community Fund, a McCormick Foundation fund
Field Foundation of Illinois
Generation All
Michael Reese Health Trust
Steans Family Foundation
Topfer Family Foundation
WGN Radio Neediest Kids Fund
$10,000–$24,999
Aon Foundation
Backstop Foundation
Chicago White Sox Community Fund, a McCormick Foundation fund
ComEd
John R. Houlsby Foundation
Kenilworth Union Church
KPMG
Peoples Gas
The PrivateBank
W.P. & H.B. White Foundation
$2,500–$10,000
Adams Street Partners
Alter Group
DLA Piper
Google, Inc
Grainger
KPMG
McMaster-Carr
Monroe Investments
New Frontiers Foundation
S5 Foundation
St. Teresa Of Avila Parish
W.W. Grainger, Inc
Wheatland Tube, LLC
Zekelman
Under $2,500
Anderson & Shah Roofing, Inc
Apogee Services, Inc.
Ariel Investments, LLC
Aspen Skiing Company
Backstop Foundation
Beacon Hill Staffing Group
The Benevity Community Impact Fund
Bi Design LLC
Biale Vineyards
Blommer Chocolate Company
BMO Harris
CH Distillery
Chicago Blackhawks Foundation
Chicago Sky
The Chicago White Sox
City Winery
Corboy & Demetrio
Cunat, Inc.
Evanston Capital Management
Francesca's On Taylor
Garvey's Office Products
Generations Fund
The Geneva Inn
Gertrude B. Nielsen Charitable Trust
Goldman Sachs Gives - Big Dog Fund
Grand Appliance
Gratitude Yoga
Griffo Distillery
Group Benefit Associates
Horton Group
III Forks Steakhouse
The Joffrey Ballet
John Airo Artwork
John G. Shedd Aquarium
Kingsley Inn
Lagunitas Brewing Company
Maplewood Brewing
Medlock Ames Winery
On Point Print & Promo
Prince Charitable Trusts
Proforma
The Retirement Research Foundation
Robert Okin Foundation
Salon Tullio
Shakespeare Theatre
Stephen & Walker Winery
Vanguard Charitable-The Gabriel Fund
Viszlay Vineyards
Wines For Humanity
OUR FY18 INDIVIDUAL DONORS ($100 OR MORE)
(Received between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018)
Unity Circle: $2,500 or more
Anonymous
Pat and Devon Allen
Becky and Steve Betts
Lindsay Chim and Dan Krohm
Priscilla and Cliff Christians
Angela and Darryl Cobb
David and Kirsten Cunningham
Greg Darnieder
April and Jeff Diehl
Susan and Steve Fortier
Jason Garino
Kate and Marin Gjaja
Mike Graham
Melvin Hargrett Valerie Avery
Joel Hart
Sara Hays
Lara and John D. Heiberger
Jennifer Steans and Jim Kastenholz
Maureen and Collin Kebo
Lila Leff and John Risko
Sharon Lindstrom
Elizabeth and Evan Newton
Ken Okin
Dan O'Neill
James Pajakowski
Jennifer and Todd Paul
Kelly M. Schaefer
Patrick Scott
Leo Smith
Robin Steans
Danny Strauss
Michael Walker and Anne Murdoch
Betsy and Mark Westhoff
Heather and John Williams
Unity Circle: $1,000- $2,499
Tom Andreesen
Shirlee Berman
Donna and John Borden
Jane Boyce and Stephen Fleischmann
Mark Buchanan
Lynn and Jeff Chookaszian
Amy Downey
Bill and Kate Drehkoff
Sarah Duncan and Tom McDougal
Carolyn Eggert
Ben Felt
Sean and Susan Gallagher
Kurt and Sue Gehlbach
Charles Glew
Michael Grant
Jen Bierman and Jim Griffin
Jim Griffin
Joe Grossmann
Shannon and Dominik Hajverov
Kathy Kaporis
Allison Lorber and Edward Siskin
David and Lindsay Lucas-Kamm
Judy and John McCarter
Christina Moore
Carol Mulvihill
Dan O'Keefe
Joe O'Neil
Kris and Bill Osterbur
Nic Pape
Rahul Pasarnikar
Kirby and Ann Roberts
Julius Russell
Rebecca Russo
Sara and Eric Salzman
Nancee and Kenneth Schmetterer
Chirag Shah
Ellen and Jerry Upton
Barbara Von Molnar
Ilana and William Walden
Erik Zaugg
$500-$999
Garvin Ambrose
Jennifer Angone
Jenny Anselmo
William H. Benton
Judith Brantley
Jeff Chookaszian
Jennifer and Mike Ciok
Danielle Coffin
Janet Czerwinski
Marie Devlin
Suzanne and Harry Eschel
Robert Ferguson
Jennifer and Adam Finger
Sheila Finnegan
Katherine Flanagan
Pat Ford
Krista Gallagher
Anita Glencoe
Angela Gordon
Holly Harralson
Marrietta Harrison
Amy Hernandez
Kevin Holl
Jayne Hultman
Karen Egerer and Richard Johnson
David Kelly
Robert Kosar
Michael Lawler
Eleanor and Dave Lipinski
Kimberli Macpherson
Liz McAlphin
Phil and Meg McDonnell
Dori and Kwame Mensah
Alina and Brad Merrill
Shelia and Dave Moser
Monica Mulvihill
Vivian Mumaw
Evan Newton
Wayland Ni
Sheila and Arthur Nielsen
Kevin Noonan
Meagan Novara and Tom Dennis
Rosalie Novara
MaryEllen Palermo
Jeff Raider
Candice Reppell
Amy Riggins
Paula Riggins
Mike Riordan
Lauren Robinson
Nora Salzman
Ken Schmetterer
Janet Summins
Marcus Thymian
Karen Tiemann
Katherine Tossmann
Travis Hernandez and Emily Todd
Christine Villoch
Daniel and Andrea Wald
Evan and Colleen Westerfield
Kim and Linda Williams
Scott Wisniewski
Dave Zydek
$100-$499
Sandy Almeyda
Vincent Anderson
Vicky Arroyo
James Avgeris
Anne Badgley
Stacey and Andrew Badley
Elisabete Baker
Cynthia Battle
Lawrene Berlin
Liz Bieze
Sherrilyn Bivens
Tom Brandt
Star Breit
Marla Brown
Robert Chilver
Marisa Novara and Ted Christians
Anand Christopher
Audrey Cole
Angie Cook
Caryn Curry
Erin Cytrynbaum
Pamela Cytrynbaum
Dana Davenport
Jeremy DeSilva
Arlene DeYoung
Michael Dimitroff
Jen Dixon
Paige and Joe Dooley
Jeff and Mindy Douthit
Alicia and Doug Draeger
DeQuan Drane
William and Mary Droel
Michael Durr
Debbi and Aaron Dworin
Ed'Juan Edwards
Imah Effiong
Ellen and John Eiffert
Mary Erangey
Alicia Falls
Denise Ference
Jayne Finch
Martin Fine
Peter and Joan Flynn
Maureen and Jim Forhan
Velencia Freeman
Jessica Freiburg
Douglas and Marybeth Gaffney
Janet Gallagher
Patrick Gattari
Chris Gentry
Lana and Thomas Geselbracht
Clifton Goins
Elizabeth Goldberg
Emily Goldman
Thomas and Gretchen Golebiewski
Michael Goodman
Gordon, Richard and Vivian Vahlberg
Douglas Graham
Theresa Graham
Alice Grant
Marshall and Delores Grant
Anne Harney
Dan Harrow
Jimmy Harvard
Colleen Harvey
Shawaun Harvey
Holly and Steve Hester
Marvin Hoffman
Christopher Hoover
Tim and Nancy Hoying
Alycia Jenkins
Ryan Jensen
Harry Joseph
Michael Kasdin
Ellen Kennedy
Yvette Kennedy
Maria Kim
Debbie Kobak
Kofi and Akua Mensah
George E. Koll
Marcia and Warren Kunstler
Michael Kurtzon
Judy Leff
Kathy Kirn and David Levinson
Alex Liebowitz
Maralynn G. Lindstrom
Alison Upton Lopez
Erin Louer
Gail and Robert Loveman
Katie MacCarthy
Phoebe Marcus
Greg Spear and Mary Kelly
Adrianne Mazura
Gayle and Matt McCormick
Karen Melchert
Mark Miller
Don Moseley
Sonya Naar
Jenny Nagaoka
Gail Nelson
Marcy Nicholson
Jeanne and Barry Nohalty
Jeanne and Aaron Olson
Daniel O'Neill
Helena Osterbur
Lorraine Pacocha
Julie and Mike Palac
Debra Parker
Tiffany Parker
Rebecca Peplinski
Justin Perun
Matthew and Anna Petersen
Anne Pillion
Paige Ponder
Lindsey and Ziva Rabushka
Andrea and David Rahija
Shari and Stephen Reiches
Carole Resnick
Byrd Rhyne
Laurie Riggin
Kenny Riley
Ann Roberts
Martin Salzman
Katie and Jeremy Schroeder
Dipak Shah
Mona Shah
Raaj Shah
Nelson Sheen
R. Phillip Shinall
Loren Simmons
Kate Sjostrum
Meredith and Andrew Slater
Rick and Holly Smirl
Mark SooHoo
Kelly Sparks
Marianne Stallworth
Heather Steans
Anna and Ethan Sterk
Stephanie Stewart
Jason Strahan
Kimberly Svevo
Julie Swerdlow Albino
Jacare Thomas
Fitsum Tilahun
Flor Torres
Charles Twichell
Ann Vogel
James Walsh
Manervia Walton-Newman
Kelly Yacono
Junko Yokota
Heather Anichini and Brennan Young
Marty Zafran
Josh Zepeda
Christie Zielinski
Jonathan Zimbler
Don and Sandra Zuhn