Donors In Fiscal 2023
We thank all our donors in the last fiscal year (July 1, 2022‑June 30, 2023).
The names of donors who gave “In Honor” or “In Memory” of someone appear in those special categories near the end of the listings.
OUR DONORS
NOBEL PATRON
($25,000 AND ABOVE)
Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation
The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven*
The Elkes Foundation*
ForGood Fund
The Gawlicki Family Foundation
Alva Greenberg
Hartford Hospital Auxiliary*
Kate & Bill Lee*
McInerney Family Foundation*
Sharon & Daniel Milikowsky
Pitney Bowes Foundation*
The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts*
The Seedlings Foundation*
Sirely Shaldjian
Viking Global Foundation
Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital*
PULITZER PATRON
($10,000–$24,999)
Barnes Foundation
Lyman B. Brainerd Jr. Family Foundation*
Lori Church*
CliftonLarsenAllen Foundation
Ensworth Charitable Foundation, Bank of America N.A. Trustee
David and Geri Epstein Private Foundation
Eversource Foundation
The Fund for Greater Hartford*
Paula & Thomas McInerney*
Roslyn & Jerry Meyer
Middlesex Hospital*
Carolyn Millstein
Elizabeth M. Pfriem Foundation
Schaefer Family Foundation
Treasure Hill Foundation
United Way of Coastal and Western CT
CALDECOTT PATRON
($3,000–$9,999)
Ahearn Family Foundation
The Alliance for Community Empowerment
John & Margaret Brewer
Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut
Community Foundation of Middlesex County
Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. William Foulds Family Foundation, Bank of America N.A. Trustee*
Diane & Penn Holsenbeck
Kris & Kevin Jandora
Kitchings Family Fund
Katharine Matthies Foundation, Bank of America N.A. Trustee*
Susan & Thomas McInerney*
NewAlliance Foundation*
Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation
Jodi & Tony Oh
Jeffrey P. Ossen Family Foundation
Frank Loomis Palmer Fund, Bank of America N.A. Trustee
The Shack Sackler Foundation*
Valley Community Foundation
Ms. Kate Walbert
Walmart Foundation
NEWBERY PATRON
($1,000–$2,999)
Diane & Walter Ariker*
Tanya Bilchik & Randy Wingate*
Bodenwein Public Benevolent Foundation, Bank of America N.A. Trustee
Branford Community Foundation*
The Chaney Family Foundation
Coaching for Literacy
Roxanne & Kevin Coady*
Connecticut Humanities
Alix & Josh Copel*
Dime Bank Foundation
Gail Erickson
Fair Haven School
Dr. Monette Ferguson
First County Bank
FRC at Hill Central School
Elise & Neil Gabriele*
Greenwich Country Day School
Marisa & Jeff Hartmann*
Ion Bank Foundation
E. Helen Kauder & Barry Nalebuff
Dr. Shabnam Lainwala & Vijay Murthy
M&T Charitable Foundation
David Newton*
Bonnie Patten & George Brencher*
Nancy & Tom Patton
Lucien B. & Katherine E. Price Foundation
SBM Charitable Foundation, Inc.*
Cathy & John Seibyl
Jean & Donald Showalter*
The Hospital of Central Connecticut Auxiliary
Town Fair Tire Foundation
The Ernest & Joan Trefz Foundation*
Hyla & Barry Vine
Susan & Charles Weedon
Wit Design
Martha & John Wolf
NUTMEG PATRON
($500–$999)
Act II Thrift Shop*
Terri & Bruce Alpert
James Barra
Brennen-Rogers School FRC
Buckeley High School Class of 1955
David & Lisa Carabetta
Lynne Dintrone
Christine & Ed Dowling
Jill & Rachel Eder
Steven Fineman
Franklin Philanthropic Foundation
The Frisch & Levine Family
Norma & Wilhelm Gauster
Helen I Graham Charitable Foundation*
Greenberg Rhein & Margolis Inc.*
Zadelle & Arthur Greenblatt*
Elaine Guillot
The Hagani Foundation*
Judith S. Hahn Foundation*
Half Moon Foundation*
Janet & Craig Hayman
Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven
Katherine Kahan
Dr. & Mrs. Susan & Jonathan Katz
Jane Lee & Andrew Ehrgood
Zachary Luce
Lisa & David Maass*
David Margolis*
Anne S. McCook
Renee & Bruce McIntyre
The Northford-North Branford Women’s Club
Catherine Pepe
Kristin Raiche
Claire Rillstone
Mary Schlegel
The Schneider Foundation*
Jennifer Seibyl
Margot & Joseph Sheehan*
Ellen Shuman*
The Simmons Family Foundation
Sarah Sullivan-Singh
Tova & Dirk Vanderblue
Diana & Charles Wakerley*
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($250–$499)
Josef and Anni Albers Foundation
Anonymous*
Augusta Lewis Troup School
Evan Berkley
Linda & William Berliner
Rachel Black & Doug Cook
Brenner, Saltzman & Wallman LLP
Bridgeport Public Schools
Jane Condon
Ralph Crispino
Patricia & Keith Cunningham
Judith Duran*
Arline Epstein
Caroline Wharton Ewing
Mary-Christy Fisher & Harold H. Koh
Elizabeth Fox*
Deborah Freedman & Ben Arthur Ledbetter
Jennifer & Peter Fusco*
Shelley & Gordon Geballe
Jennifer Geisler
Marjorie & Frank Gillis*
Paula & Bill Grimm*
Suzannah Holsenbeck & Robert Blocker
Carla & Robert Horwitz*
Schuyler Huntoon
Richard Hutchinson
Susan & George Klug*
Meghan & George Knight
Mrs. Karen Kremer
Susan Lamar
Jean & Nick Lamont
Maureen Lopes
Henry Lopez-Cepero
Carol & Robert Lyons*
John Lyons
Linda Macy
Mary Fund at Valley Community Foundation
Dr. Sherene Mason
Katherine Mattson
Wendy McClure Giving Fund
Amy McLennan
MFUND, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. David Moore
Jack Mulqueen & Christopher Henry*
Annette Potasz*
Joseph P. Scordato
Arietta Slade*
Marie & David Stone*
The Tiny Miracles Foundation
Winder-Steed Fund for Positive Change
FRIENDS
(Under $250)
Anne Agee
Deborah & Charles Ahern
Vincent Albrecht
Harold Alderman
Maria C. Alfonso
Marguerite & Mark Alpert
Lata Altman
Altrusa International NECT Foundation
Robert Alvine & Joann Thompson
Rebecca & Adam Anderson
Barbara Angle Jr. & Chip Angle*
Jennifer & William Aniskovich*
Anonymous
Carol Anselment
Apicella Family
Terri Ayala
Robin Baker*
Kate Bakos
Melissa Baldino
Barbara & Robert Ballard
Linda Barr
Barbara & Harold Barringham*
Judith Barron
Geoffrey & Maureen Bartlett
Dale Basinger
Donna & Bill Batsford*
Nancy Bauer
Kelly Bee
Alice B Belgray
Rita Berkson & Randy Reinhold
Lawrence & Deborah Berliner*
Nancy Berliner
Anna Berman
Dr. Dale Bernardoni
Melanie Bernier
Liz Wickeri & John Bernor
Sara Bernstein
Sarah Bertolini
Kim Batterson Biglow
Sarah E. Biglow
Bridget Bilgrei
Blackbaud Giving Fund
Susan Black-Keim
Carol Blauvelt
Tricia Bohan
Marilyn Boland
Diane Bolduc
Laurent Bonneau
Janet Boswell
Ferenc Bozso
Sandy & Myron Brand*
Joel Brehm
Linda Brewster
Chris & Margarette Brigham
Lea Brilmayer & William Horne
Veronica Brooks-Sigler
Jessica & Martin Brown
Josiah Brown & Sahar Usmani-Brown*
Zachary Brown
Eileen Browne
Dr. John R. Brundage
Sharon Brune*
Bill & Marianne Buchanan
Henry Buck
Jotham Burrello
Linda Burt
Lesley Byrne
Joyce Caddell
Sandra & Kevin Callinan*
N G Calvert
Gale Campbell
Mary Beth Campbell
Karina Capanna
Nancy Carrington
Anthony Carroll
Donna Carswell
William & Carolyn Casey
Jennifer Cassineri*
Brittney Cavaliere*
Theresa Champagne
Linda Chaplin
Robin & Rob Charney*
Christine Cherrone
Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing*
Patricia Clark
Club Schleg
Charles & Ellen Cogut Family Foundation
Cathy & Joseph Cohen
Karen Cohen
Sue Cohen
Alpha Coiro
Marilyn Collett
David & Barbara Colley
Marjorie Collins
Deborah Conklin
Marion Connell
Jane Coppock
Shirley Cowles
Marina Cramer
Joel & Karla Cruz
Mary Cygan
Nichole Daegele
Robert Dahill
Salvatore d’Alessandro
David D’Alessio
Thomas Daly
Tracy Daly
Donna D’Amico
Sarah Darer
Corliss Darge
Elisa Davis
Patricia Debano
Sarah Beth Delprete
Fatma Demir
Mary-Doris Devlin
Eden & Howard Diamond*
Edward Diamond
Sandra Dill
Elaine Dimpelfeld
Eleanor DiPietro
Lise Dondy
Judy Donnelly
Ann & John Doolittle
Richard Dorset
Sheila Dowd
Jacqueline Downing
Ann Drinan
Linda & Dennis Duff
Francena Dwyer
Ms. Janet Dwyer
Elizabeth & John Edelglass
Mary Frances Edens
Andrew Ehrgood
Felicity Eles
Daisy Adams Ellard
Sherrill Ellis
Luanne Eminger
Dr. Linda Erlanger
Helena Estes
Ray Fair
Sheena Farner
Olivia & John Farr
Bobbie Feder
Cynthia Feuer
Jennifer Fitzpatrick
Sylvie Fitzpatrick
Sarah Fitzsimmons
Ms. Anne L. Fleming
Kathleen Fleming
Thomas Fletcher
Clare Foley
Debra & Edward Forand
Julia & Keith Frey*
Myke Furhman
Magda Gabor-Hotchkiss
Nancy Garfinkel
Kim Garner
Bonnie Gauthier
Donna Greene
Elizabeth Bailey Geib
David Gerber
Kathleen Gerhard
Marcia Geringer
Emily Rose Germain
Laurie & Thomas Gerundo
Louis Gerundo
The Gibson Family
Theodore Gill
Give Lively
Susan Glantz
Gail Goldblat
Charles Goldman
Ms. Camille Golod
Donna Goodrich
Sallie T. Gouverneur
Julia Grace
Sue & Chris Greaves*
Greg Greenberg
Deborah Greig
Melissa Griffeth
Sally Griffiths
Traci & Drew Grigg*
Alyssa Guirguis
Joanne Guthrie
Janet Hall & David Schaefer*
Ms. Kathryn Hallen
Diana Hallisey
Esther Haloburdo
Marcia Hamelin
Katherine Hanley
Carol & Robert Harlan*
James Hartland
Omid Hashemi
Nancy & Tom Hennick*
Hatte Herman
Caroline Herrick
Alfred & Katharine Herzog
Pamela Hogarth
Susanna Holahan
Cathryn Holinger*
Alexander & Kathie Holsenbeck
Kathie Holsenbeck
Carol Honeychurch
Bonnie Honigsfeld
Hollace Hopkins*
Patricia Hoppin
Abigail Hornstein
Laurie Howe
Jayne Hubbard
Katharine Huber
Jennifer Hudner
Gilda Iaia*
Suann Ingle
Roberta Isleib
Leila Javitch
Jeffrey Elementary
Arlene Johnson
Janet Johnson
Ruth & Roger Johnson
Tracy-Ann Johnson
Myra Josephson
Harriet Juli
Kerem Kacel
The Kamin Family
Nina & Moreson Kaplan*
Pam & Eric Katynski
Judith Katz
Kurt Kaufman
Janet Kazienko
Ashley Keller
Caitlin Kelly
Deborah Kelly
Laura Kenney
Nicole Kent
Ellen Kessner
Tanya Kimball
Elizabeth & Michael Klein
Linda Klein
Melanie Klein
Christine Kline
Kimberly Knapp
Maria Kougloumtzicilis
Jan Krasnor
Evelyn Krevolin
Henry Krokosky
Lynne Krupa & Sean Smith
Linda Labbadia
John & Jane Labbe
Dr. Marie Landry & Dr. Peter Aronson*
A. Stephen Lanza & Pam Arciero
Karen LeBuffe*
Jamie Lehrer
Jeffrey Leonard
Ruth & Robert Lesser*
Pamela Lester
Kirsten Levinsohn
Jeannine Lewis
Julie Linden
Amy Lipper*
Parke Logan
Sally Lord
Kelly Lucas
Ms. MaryBeth Luczak
Lindalea Pite Ludwick
Linda Ludwig
Ms. Barbara Lunnemann-Sedivy
Sharon & Douglas Mackinnel
Maureen Madeux
Kaydeen Maitland
Cynthia Manifold Dougherty
Marc & Margaret Mann
Merry Mao
Joan & Stuart Margolis
Patricia Margulies
Ms. Judith Martin
Gail M. Marton
Suzanne Mareski
Barbara Massey
Kirstin Mathias
Peggy Matthews
Heidi Mattson
Stacey Max
Ann & Sanford Mazeau
Florence McBride
Patricia McClelland
Susan McDonald & Corey Stone
Carol McFarland
Jeanne McFarland
Julie McNeill
Amie Meacham
Thomas Meiklejohn
Claudia Merson
J. Edward Meyer
Lois & Alan Meyers
Jennifer Milano
Carolyn Milazzo & Stephen Murphy*
Dr. & Mrs. Susan & David Millen
Ricki Miller*
Christine Mordecai
Amy Mule
Roberta Murphy
Winifred & Salvatore Naclerio
Kimberly Napp
Cynthia Nardella
Mrs. Mary Patricia Nardino
Barbara Necklas
Ken Nicholds
Nora Niedzielski-Eichner
Laura Noe*
Patricia & Raymond Noeker*
Sam Norquist
Mary & Roger Nosal
Viviana Nunez
Elizabeth O’Brien
Abigail O’Keefe
Conor O’Keefe
Margaret O’Keefe
Sarah Onisto
Orange Avenue School
Lina Osho Williams
Mary Oster
Rita Owen
Catherine Pamelard
Susan Papa
Kathleen Fallon Pasakarnis
Elizabeth Pasieka
David Pendrys
Susan Perl
Karin & Michael Perricone
Michael & Amanda Peshka
Phyllis & William Peterson*
Melissa Petropoulos
Laurie Pipke
Kathleen & Jonathan Plucker
Linda & Michael Polke
Juliana Post
Margaret Powell
Fei Qiu
Shitu Rajbhandari
Kendra Ranelli
Susan & John Rathgeber
Laurie & Roy Regozin
Anna & Michael Reiter
Jeannette Rhine
Kathleen Richards
Diana Rigg
Catherine Riordan & Kurt Raschi
Natasha Rivera-Labuthie
Katherine Roberts
Victoria & David Roberts*
Jessica Rodriguez
Ms. Deborah Roncari
April Roscow
Mary Ross
Lynn Rossini
Ms. Melissa Ruggiero
Rocco Ruggiero
Jeanne & Paul Russ*
Joel Sable & Kyle Annulli
Amy Sandler
Kathleen Santillo
Kelly Scaplen
Susan Schaefer
Melissa Schein
Margaret Schlegel
Olivia Schlegel
Paula Schlick
Betsy Schwammberger*
Joshua Scollins
Adreana Scussel
Eli See
Laurel Shader & Jon Zonderman
Aaron Shansky
Priyank Shelat
Pamela R Shine
Lois Siegal
Rise Siegel
Rachel Silberman
Tina Silidker*
Elizabeth Silver-Schack
Darrah Sipe
Cydney Slotoroff
Dorothea Smith
Heidi Smith
Ben Snow
Mrs. Michelle B. Solis
Daniel Sparano
Pam Stanton & John Sawyer
Sandra Stein
Adam Steinberg
Amy Steinhandler
Emilie Steinnagel
Carolyn Stephan
Hope Stevens
Kate Stevens
Missy Stevens
Lee & Peter Stolzman
Kenneth & Katherine Stone
Anthea Strezze
Heather Sullivan
Super Wash Laundry
Tetyana Svystun
Verna Swann
Dr. & Mrs. Anne & Thomas Sweeney
Linda Sylvester
Barbara Syombathy
Virginia Syombathy
Patricia Syvertsen
Tabith Tashjian
Kelly Taylor
Joanna Teodosio
Danielle Teplica
Ms. Denise Terrill
Tara Thernes
Jime Time
Joel Tolman
Kyn Tolson & David Holahan*
Evelyn Tomasello
Elena A. Transue
Ileana Traslavina
Malaine Trecoske
Ms. Warrena Trichka
Gina Troisi
Matthew Troutman
Vilandria Turner
Antoinette Tyndall
United Way of Massachusetts Bay
and Merrimack Valley
Sajak Upadhyaya
Margie Vamvakis
Emilia Van Beugen
Katrina Van Naerssen
Pamela Van Noty
Rickshaw Van Zandt
Amy & Ronald Vender
Ms. Jennifer Vendetti
Mrs. Joanne Vercillo
Janna Wagner
Nancy Elizabeth Wallace & Peter Banks
Andrew Wallstein
Elizabeth Walton
Beverly & Donald Waters
Suzanne & Timothy Waters*
Lakenya Watford
Cynthia Watts Elder
Denise Webb*
Donald Weigt
Richard Weingarten
Brandi Welles
Abigail Wender
Jeanne Wendschuh
Dorothy Weston-Murphy
P. White
Patricia Whitestone
Linda Wiener
Janice Wiggins
Savannah Wildes
Lucy Wildrick
Jean Williams
Diana Joyce Wilson
Lynette Wilson
Joanne & Paul Wislocki*
Hank Witkoski
Ann Zaaijer
Susan Zarbo
Mark Zelinsky*
Myra & Joseph Zelson
Lorraine Zimniewicz
Bette & Ron Zollshan
Ms. Linda Zonana
MATCHING GIFTS
Avangrid
Beneveity
NewAlliance
Pfizer
S&P Global
United Health Group
IN HONOR OF
In Honor of Diane Ariker
Dr. & Mrs. William & Wendy Sherman
In Honor of Susan Buxbaum
Harold Alderman
In Honor of Easton Calcheman
Orange Avenue School
In Honor of Mary Campbell
Gale Campbell
In Honor of Lori Church
Lynne Dintrone
Susan & Thomas McInerney
In Honor of Roxanne Coady
Joe Gordon & Mark Bauer
In Honor of Sharon Joy Criscuolo
Jack Mulqueen & Chris Henry
In Honor of Courtney & Reid Goodale
Eden & Howard Diamond
In Honor of Hartford Hospital Auxiliary
Katharine & Alfred Herzog
In Honor of Jeff Hartmann
Mary & Roger Nosal
In Honor of Arlene Johnson
Janice Wiggins
In Honor of Maisy & Miles Miller-Callahan
Ms. Deborah Roncari
In Honor of Jack Moss
Sam Norquist
In Honor of Laura Noe
Dr. Linda Erlanger
In Honor of Abigail O’Keefe
See Bass
In Honor of Pam, Mike, Vinnie, and Elle
Brittney Cavaliere
In Honor of Hogarth Parker
Pamela Hogarth
In Honor of Peters-McGarry Family
Jennifer Seibyl
Robert Alvine & Joann Thompson
In Honor of Peni Plucker
Kathleen & Jonathan Plucker
In Honor of Dr. Ramanan’s 90th birthday
Marie & David Stone
In Honor of Meneady Reedy
Jiuseppe N. Dranghetti III
In Honor of Lea Sadat
Cynthia Nardella
In Honor of Larry Schaefer
Schaefer Family Foundation
In Honor of Peter & Lee Stolzman
Thomas Fletcher
In Honor of Janice Wiggins
Katherine Hanley
Arlene Johnson
Lorraine Zimniewicz
IN MEMORY OF
In Memory of Dr. Stuart Altman
Ricki Miller
In Memory of Renato, Jane and Janice Baserga
Susan Baserga
In Memory of Anna Bombaci
Linda & Jay Polke
In Memory of Harper Olivia Brown
Jessica & Martin Brown
Cynthia Feuer
Donna Greene
Mary Ross
Kelly Taylor
Elena A. Transue
In Memory of Elda Buxton
Dale Basinger
Sara Bernstein
Susan Black-Keim
Henry Buck
Joyce Caddell
N. G. Calvert
Linda Chaplin
Mary Frances Edens
Nancy Garfinkel
Charles Goldman
Esther Haloburdo
Jayne Hubbard
Jeannette Rhine
Elizabeth Walton
Lynette Wilson
In Memory of Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Davella Sr.
Daisy Adams Ellard
In Memory of Doc & Peg
Mary Schlegel
In Memory of Gloria Esposito
Heidi Mattson
In Memory of Phyllis Feinberg
Nancy Elizabeth Wallace & Peter Banks
In Memory of Barbara Hutchinson
Richard Hutchinson
In Memory of Kathleen Kennedy
Susan Zarbo
In Memory of Wanda Madeux
Maureen Madeux
In Memory of Kimberly McCormick
Joane & Paul Wislocki
In Memory of Octavia Pierce, Loving Mother
Monette Ferguson
In Memory of Barry Sadler
Bonnie Honigsfeld
In Memory of Sally Santacroce
Karin & Michael Perricone
In Memory of Kathy Stevens
Ms. Denise Terrill
In Memory of Vincent Virgulto
Kerry Lucas
In Memory of Alexine Wallace
Patricia O’Keefe
EVENT SPONSORS
PULITZER PATRON
($10,000 AND 24,999)
Citizens Bank*
CALDECOTT Patron
($3,000–9,999)
Accel
Lori Church
Hartford Hospital
Robinson and Cole
Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C.
NEWBERY PATRON
($1,000–$2,999)
The Alliance For Community Empowerment
Charter Oak Health Center
CT Humanities
CLA Foundation
CREC Magnet School
Diane and Penn Holsenbeck
Yale New Haven Hospital
NUTMEG PATRON
($500 AND $999)
ACES
Elm Tree Communities
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($250–$499)
Covenant Preparatory School
IRIS
The Village for Families and Children (Mike Carreta)
Whittlesey
IN-KIND
All About Books
Anonymous
Book Depot
Books4School
Suzannah Holsenbeck
RJ Julia
Sugar Lulu
BOOK DRIVE DONATIONS
(over 500 books)
Anonymous
Branford Road Race
Rhiannya Byrne
Center Elementary School
Lori Church
Maureen Connolly
The Fitzgerald Family
Mr. Timothy Galvin
Heather Patricia Glynn
The Gilbert School
Greenwich Country Day School
Hamden Hall Country Day School
Hartford Hospital Auxiliary
Highland Elementary School
Junior League of Fairfield County
Junior League of Hartford
Harold Levine
Daphne Liss
Lisa McCann
Gigi Meneo
Paula Podzunas
Susannah Richards
Fiona Rossi
Anjali Sherman
Simon & Schuster
Soundview Family YMCA
Starry Forest Books Inc.
Trumbull Community Women
Julie Viera
If we have inadvertently omitted a name, printed a name incorrectly, or categorized any donor incorrectly, please accept our apologies. Also, please call us at 203.488.6800 so that we can correct our records.
* Donor appears under the category representing total pledged donation over multiple years
