Donors
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 FoundationÂ
$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 FoundationÂ
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
WintrustÂ
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 StuartÂ
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 FoundationÂ
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
