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 Congress 

Catherine Mouly and Ted Carlson

Poetry Foundation

S&C Electric Company Fund at the Chicago Community Foundation

Wintrust Financial Corporation

Anonymous 

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 Stuart 

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 Foundation 

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