2025 Annual Donors

$100,000 and up

John and Cathie Estey

The Meijer Foundation

Malcolm and Virginia O’Hagan

Wayfarer Foundation

Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation

Zell Family Foundation 

$50,000 – $99,999

Abra Prentice Foundation, Inc.

Efroymson Family Fund, a CICF Fund

Illinois Arts Council

Jane Irwin

Library of Congress

The Negaunee Foundation

Anonymous

Roger and Julie Baskes

Bennett/Raccah Family Foundation 

BMO

The Brinson Foundation

Joan E. and Robert A. Clifford

S. Leigh Pierson Conant and Douglas R. Conant

Roxanne Decyk and Lew Watts

Dragonfly Fund

Brenda and James Grusecki

Hill and Cheryl Hammock

Catherine Mouly and Ted Carlson

S&C Electric Company Fund at the Chicago Community Foundation

Donna Van Eekeren

Wintrust 

Ann Bradley

Maree Bullock

The Brady Family Trust

Bulley & Andrews, LLC

Marion Cameron-Gray and J. Douglas Gray

Accent Charitable Fund – The Cabay Family

Chicago Dept of Cultural Affairs and Special Events

Illinois Dept of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

Edith and Gerald Falk

Jay and Robin Hammer

Werner and Marleen Hein

Greg and Carol Josefowicz

Ivan and Kathy Kane

John Krehbiel and Karen Gray-Krehbiel

Debra and Blake Moritz

Susan Nagarkatti

The Neilom Foundation

Patrick O’Hagan and Paula Llaneza

Burt and Sheli Rosenberg

Dr. Scholl Foundation

Michael and Tracey Scodro

Larry Shulman and Rhonda Rochambeau

Sourcebooks

Robin and Sandy Stuart 

Susan and Robert Wislow

Sally Wood

Marie Arana

Mary Mills Barrow

Gail C. Bent

Gurminder Bedi

Rita and John Canning

Paul and Amy Carbone

Ellen and Don Clark

John Cole

Carey Cranston and Ellen Tritschler

Carolyn Curiel and Mark Van Fleet

Tracy and Christopher Esbrook

Michael and Diane Hora

Jastromb Family Philanthropic Fund

Christine and Glenn Kelly

Jim and Sue King

Daniel Korengold and Martha Dippell

Laughing Acres Foundation 

Elaine and Don Levinson

ReaderLink, LLC

Burt and Sheli Rosenberg

Amanda and John Rutledge

Roberta Rubin

John Salvino

Irv and Carol Yoskowitz

Anonymous

Allied Global Marketing

Norman and Virginia Bobins, The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation

Joseph Brennan and Leslie Shad

Carol and Gene Ludwig Family Foundation

Robin and Edward Culbertson

Rita Dragonette

William and Joan Dutton

Stephen and Dorne Eastwood

Peter and Cyrese Erickson

Deborah and Jim Franczek

Jeffrey Goldberg & Jaymie Martin

Jacqueline Griesdorn and Kevin Matzke

Dorothy Harza

Fay Hartog-Levin

Christie Hefner

Kellcie Fund

KikSal Family Foundation

Robert and Emily King

Mike and Kathy Krepps

Susan Morris

Shanti Nagarkatti

Sharon and Lee Oberlander

Charles O’Connor and Susan Plaeger

PJH Associates, Inc.

Lynne Robinson

Sarah Schrup

Cynthia and Michael Scholl

Clark and Marcia Silcox

John Sirek and Colleen Loughlin

Susan Stephenson

Karen Teitelbaum

April Tritschler

Josef Trevor and Phoebe Ulibrick

Scott Turow

Therese Unumb and Philip Thompson

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