Donors
2024 Annual Donors
$100,000 and up
Anonymous
Maree Bullock
John and Cathie Estey
Lilly Endowment, Inc.
Malcolm and Virginia O’Hagan
Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation
$50,000 – $99,999
Abra Prentice Foundation, Inc.
Bennett / Raccah Family Foundation
Efroymson Family Fund, a CICF Fund
Jane Irwin
The Negaunee Foundation
Donna Van Eekeren
Anonymous
Allstate
BMO
The Brinson Foundation
Bulley & Andrews, LLC
Ellen and Don Clark
Joan E. and Robert A. Clifford
Michael Clune and Mary Pat Wallace
S. Leigh Pierson Conant and Douglas R. Conant
Brenda and James Grusecki
Jay and Robin Hammer
Library of CongressÂ
Catherine Mouly and Ted Carlson
Poetry Foundation
S&C Electric Company Fund at the Chicago Community Foundation
Wintrust Financial Corporation
AnonymousÂ
Accent Charitable Fund, The Cabay Family
Ann Bradley
The Brady Family Trust
Marion Cameron-Gray and J. Douglas Gray
Dr. Scholl Foundation
Roxanne Decyk and Lew Watts
Janet and Craig Duchossois
Hill and Cheryl Hammock
James and Carol Hansen
Werner and Marleen Hein
Illinois Arts Council
Ivan and Kathy Kane
John Krehbiel and Karen Gray-Krehbiel
Linda S. Nagarkatti
Patrick O’Hagan and Paula Llaneza
Amanda and John Rutledge
Michael and Tracey Scodro
Larry Shulman and Rhonda Rochambeau
Sourcebooks
Steans Family Foundation
Robin and Sandy StuartÂ
Sally and Clement Wood
Anonymous
Mary Mills Barrow
Gail C. Bent
Lloyd and Kathryn Bettis
Rita and John Canning
Paul and Amy Carbone
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Coulter
Carey Cranston and Ellen Tritschler
Carolyn Curiel and Mark Van Fleet
Tracy and Christopher Esbrook
Edith and Gerald Falk
Michael and Diane Hora
David Hussar
Jastromb Family Philanthropic Fund
Greg and Carol Josefowitz
Christine and Glenn Kelly
Jim and Sue King
Daniel Korengold and Martha Dippell
Laughing Acres Foundation
The Lillys
Michael and Barbara LoPresti
William and Karen Lutz
Mavrogenes and Nieto Families
Debra and Blake Moritz
Grove Mower
The Neilom Foundation
ReaderLink, LLC
Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP
Burt and Sheli Rosenberg
Steve Sarowitz
Susan and Robert Wislow
Daniel Yergin and Angela Stent
Irv and Carol Yoskowitz
Zibby Media
Anonymous
Allied Global Marketing
Marie Arana
Alan Berkshire
Karl Berolzheimer
Jerry Beznos
Nancy Bishop
Norman and Virginia Bobins, The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation
Joseph Brennan and Leslie Shad
Al Chircop
Christ Church Winnetka
Lew Collens
Marion Covey and Joe Harmon
Robin and Edward Culbertson
Robert and Susan Culver
Nancy Dehmlow
John and Jane Demler
Robert Doepel
Rita Dragonette
William and Joan Dutton
Stephen and Dorne Eastwood
Renee Edelman
Peter Erickson
Deborah and James Franczek
Kathleen Gaffey
Shelley Gorson
Laurel Greiman and Peter Walton
Jacqueline Griesdorn and Kevin Matzke
Bonnie Hammerschlag
Rehan Haque
Dorothy Harza
Christie Hefner
David Hiller
Henry Johnson
Steve Johnson
Herb Kahn
Kellcie Fund
KikSal Family Foundation
Robert and Emily King
Henry Kleeman and Joan Boughton
Mike and Kathy Krepps
Wende Fox Lawson and Jim Lawson
Carol and Gene Ludwig Family FoundationÂ
Tom and Sue Lydon
Karen McEniry
Doug McLeod
Helen Marlborough and Peter Roper
Cynthia Mulcahy
Richard and Mary Beth Murphy
Sharon and Lee Oberlander
Charles O’Connor and Susan Plaeger
PJH Associates, Inc.
Joseph L. Parker
Judy Pomeranz
Lynne and Larry Robinson
Roberta Rubin
Walt Sheffler
Clark and Marcia Silcox
Lynne Simon
John Sirek and Colleen Loughlin
Jan Pyrce
Emily Quist
Charles Rizzo
Jackie Robinson
Stanley and Donna Slabas
Susan Stephenson
Lyndon Taylor
Philip Tonucci
April Tritschler
Scott Turow
Therese Unumb and Philip Thompson
Carol Wells
Ivy Wilson
Vicki Woodward
Founding Patrons
The AWM is grateful to its Founding Patrons, who made leadership gifts in the early days of the museum’s development. Thanks to these generous friends, the AWM became a reality.
$1 million +
S. Leigh Pierson Conant and Douglas R. Conant
Malcolm and Virginia O’Hagan
Stead Family Foundation
$500,000 – $999,999
John and Cathie Estey
The Meijer Foundation
The Negaunee Foundation
Wintrust Financial
Roger and Julie Baskes
Jay and Robin Hammer
James and Carol Hansen
Anonymous
Bulley & Andrews
Maree G. Bullock, in memory of Jimmie R. Alford
Marion A. Cameron
Clune Construction
M. Hill and Cheryl Hammock
Jastromb Family Philanthrophic Fund
John and Mary Pappajohn
S&C Electric Company
BMO Harris Bank
Chicago Community Trust
Exelon
Robert and Gena Franden
Joyce and Bruce Gates
Werner and Marleen Hein
Ivan and Kathy Kane
Marc Realty
Jim and Linda Mitchell
Catherine Mouly and Ted Carlson
National Endowment for the Humanities
Poetry Foundation
Roberta Rubin and Family
Abra Prentice Foundation, Inc.
Allstate Insurance Company
Lloyd and Kathryn Bettis
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bobins, The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation
Chicago Council of The American Writers Museum
Ellen and Don Clark
Robert A. and Joan E. Clifford
Combe Family
Dell
Daniel Korengold and Martha Dippell
The Donnelley Foundation
William and Joan Dutton
Frank and Gayle Eby
Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust
Stephanie and Roger Hochschild
Jane Irwin
Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Koldyke
Komarek-Hyde McQueen Foundation
Chase Collins Levey
Gerry Gedroic Lichterman
The Descendants of General Alexander C. McClurg
Coco and Ethan Meers
Milne Family Foundation
Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols
Penguin Random House
Ralph and Evelyn Davis Family Foundation
H. John and Diane M. Riley Family Fund
Burton X. and Sheli Rosenberg
Larry Shulman and Rhonda Rochambeau
Robin and Sandy Stuart Foundation
Angela Stent and Daniel Yergin
Anonymous (3)
Tom and Mary Carmel Borders
The Brinson Foundation
Carey Cranston and Ellen Tritschler
Bill and Kittie Devers
Paul Dykstra and Spark Cremin
Joan and Kevin Evanich
Edith and Gerald Falk
Hachette Book Group
Ronne and Robert Hartfield
Harvey Hubbell Foundation
Beverly and Warren Hayford
IHS Markit
Jannotta Family Fund
Lamar, Lisa, Mary, Elaine and Paul Johnson
Macmillan Publishers
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Moss
Richard W. Muzzy and Susan Beebe Muzzy
Mr. and Mrs. Ray E. Newton, Jr.
Lynne and Larry Robinson
Sara Lee and Axel Schupf
Arch W. Shaw Foundation
Savills Studley
Nike B. Whitcomb
