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Our Supporters from July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022
$1,000,000 + Above
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation**
William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation1**
Cox-Vadakan Foundation
Crown Family Philanthropies**
Edgerley Family Foundation1**
Mike + Alyse Gamson1**
Ray & Tye Noorda Foundation**
One8 Foundation**
Phillips Family Foundation1**
Arthur Rock + Toni Rembe Rock
Sternlicht Family Foundation1**
The Studio @ Blue Meridian Partners**
Walter Family Foundation1**
$500,000 + Above
Bluhm Family Charitable Foundation1**
Guggenheim Capital, LLC
Maynard Holt, Founder and CEO of Veriten1**
Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies**
Joanne + Mike Sekulic**
$250,000 + Above
Achieve Atlanta
Barr Foundation**
Education Strategy Group in partnership with the Walton Family Foundation**
Focusing Philanthropy1
Salesforce.org**
Andrew + Jessica Sieja
$100,000 + Above
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AT&T
Lloyd G. Balfour Foundation
Best Portion Foundation**
BMO Harris Bank**
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Cielo Donor Advised Fund
ConocoPhillips
Tammy + Bill Crown
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Evans Family Foundation**
Finnegan Family Foundation
Kim Keywell
Lawrence Foundation
Macquarie Group
Stephen + Susan Mandel
Maverick Capital Foundation2**
The Philanthropic Initiative
The Powell Foundation
Robin Hood Foundation
Timothy R. Schwertfeger + Gail Waller**
Matthew + Julie Simon2
The Sobrato Family Foundation
State Street Foundation, Inc.
Solon E. Summerfield Foundation, Inc.
Tiger Foundation
Tipping Point Community
Stephanie + Frank Tsuru
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
Yagan Family Foundation**
Yellow Chair Foundation**
Bob Zorich
$50,000 + Above
Altman Foundation
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Baxter Trust
The Boston Foundation
The Brown Foundation, Inc.
Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education
CME Group Community Foundation
The Jerry C. Dearing Family Foundation
R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation
Dovetail Impact Foundation
John + Maureen Dugan
Tom + Susan Dunn1
Fundación MAPFRE
Marc + Jeanne Malnati Family Foundation**
Maverick Capital Foundation
Morton Salt, Inc.**
Nathaniel + Elizabeth P. Stevens Foundation**
Northern Trust
Patricia O’Connor1
Mike + Claire O’Grady
Oasis Petroleum
The Prosper Road Foundation
PwC Charitable Foundation
Sartain Lanier Family Foundation**
Shackouls Family Foundation
Shippy Foundation**
The Herbert + Nell Singer Foundation, Inc.
Aimee + Wynne Snoots
David + Susan Tunnell**
Voorhis Foundation
Wellington Management Foundation
$20,000 + Above
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Balyasny Asset Management
Basis Technologies
Bay Coast Bank
Seth and Mandy Berman Fund
The Brinson Foundation
CenterPoint Energy
Spencer Keith Chase
Jay + Melinda M. Chernosky
Chevron**
Citadel
The Conway Family Charitable Fund
Ashley + David Coolidge
Cubs Charities Community Fund
Deckers Outdoor Corporation2
Bhavana Devulapally + Bhavan Suri
Anne + Anuj Dhanda Family Fund
The Donley Foundation**
Betty and Davis Fitzgerald Foundation
GCM Grosvenor
Gochnauer Family Foundation
Gorman Family Holdings
Edwin Gould Foundation
Gray Foundation
H-E-B
John and Mary Franklin Foundation
Elizabeth Joyce
Knox-Hodgson Charitable Fund
Liberty Mutual Foundation
Lone Pine Capital
Tracy + Michael Lou
Rika Mansueto
Margoes Foundation
Mayer & Morris Kaplan Family Foundation
Hari Moorthy
National College Attainment Network
Northern Trust Charitable Trust
The Osa Foundation
The Joseph Pedott Legacy Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation
Polk Bros. Foundation**
Quest Foundation
Kate Rebernak + Scott McKee
The Saramco Foundation
Carol A. Schafer + Thomas E. Yates
Schwartz Family Foundation
The Siragusa Family Foundation**
Spears-Stutz Charitable Trust
Jim +Joanne Steinback
Stier Family Charitable Trust
Taco Bell Foundation2
United Way of Greater Atlanta
Ventana Foundation
Wells Fargo – Energy Group
Arthur + Leigh Wit
$10,000 + Above
A Better Chicago and A Better Chicago at the McCormick Foundation
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Arbor Rising
David Baggett
Baiyor-Handler Charitable Program Fund
Kenny Baldwin
Pamela Bjorkman
The Blinder Family Fund
Bradford Allen Realty
Lisa + Douglas Brooks
Ruth Buczynski PhD
The Cedar Street Foundation
Citi
DAMB Foundation
Jason + Sharon DeLorenzo
Robin Doran
Joan Egrie
Ellie’s Foundation Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation
Tim + Danielle Frank
Stacey Guynes
HarborOne Foundation
David Heikkinen
Houston Energy
Charlene + Chuck Hyle
Imlay Foundation
Island Foundation, Inc.
ITW
Jemp-D Foundation
Jane Kiernan
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Christopher + Anna Knight
David Korman Family
Kresge Foundation
Kruglyak Giving Fund
Lone Pine Foundation
Eddie + Brittany Lou
David + Kristi Lumpkins
Sue Ann Luxa
William Scott Mace Foundation
Kristin + Paul Marcus
Marion and Jack Euphrat Philanthropic Fund
DJ McManus Foundation Inc
Jim McNulty
Barry + Karen Mills
Mizuho Securities USA Inc
Plante Moran
Wendy + Ben Moreland
North Park University
Perry Homes
Rakesh Pillai
Prado Family Fund**
Robert J. Ramsay
Taylor Reid
Vivian L Smith Foundation
Spaulding Ridge, LLC
Tim J. Detmering
Truist
Nancy Ury
Ken Valach
Vinson&Elkins LLP
Vivo Foundation
Benjamin + Lisa Weil
Daniel + Emily Weingeist
Kirk Willoughby-Hudson
$5,000 + Above
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Laura and John Arnold Foundation
Andrew Barge
Kristine Boyden
Kenneth Branson
Bill and Lennii Burke Family Fund
James Burnette
Patrick Embry Canterbury
Greg + Marcy Carlin
Beth Chambers
Crowe LLP
Anita T. Davidson and Robert A. Friedman Charitable Fund
Jeff Dietert
Joseph + Gretchen Doherty
Dominican University
Larry & Molly Dutton Charitable Fund
ECMC Foundation
FMC Corporation
Clarivel R-Garcia
Michael Glatt
Melissa Golden
John + Marcia Goldman Foundation
Pennelope Goodfriend
Bob Harries
David Humphrey
Michael Jacobs
Jefferies Group LLC
K’ynne Johnson + Daniel Cotton
Kristie + Kyle Kafka
Peggy Kivel
Kathryn Kohm + Charles Ayers
Frederic Laloux
Mark R Lange
Dr. Renee Laverdiere + Mr. David Blackstock
Mr. Reed Lowenstein + Dr. Melanie Hanan2
MacArthur Foundation
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
J.P. Morgan Securities
Brett + Jana Newton
Claire Newton
David Palmer Oelman
Harry + Jane Pefanis
Grace Phillips
Joshua Ratner
RBC Capital Markets
Riverbend Energy Group
Richard Robuck
Robyn Rogin
John + Denise Rohwer
Carl Rom
John Rutherford
Elliot Schrage
Sherman & Kara Wright Foundation
Aigerim Shorman
South Wind Foundation
Steele Family Foundation
Clayton A. Struve Family Foundation
Doug + Courtney Swanson
Judith Sweet + Eugene Friedlander
Garry Tanner
Greg and Anne Taubeneck Family Fund
Lisa + Brad Thielemann
University of Virginia
Viney Wallach Foundation
John Waller
Theda White
Emily + Mark White
William Blair & Company, LLC
Darrell Williams
Hillary Wolfe
Yardi Systems Inc
1 Regional + National commitment
2 Multi-region commitment
** Commitment spanning multiple years