Donors In Fiscal 2022
We thank all our donors in the last fiscal year (July 1, 2021‑June 30, 2022).
The names of donors who gave “In Honor” or “In Memory” of someone appear in those special categories near the end of the listings.
INDIVIDUALS
NOBEL PATRON
($25,000 AND ABOVE)
Kate & William Lee
Sirely Shaldjian
CALDECOTT PATRON
($3,000–$9,999)
Lori & Scott Church
Roxanne Coady
Penn & Diane Holsenbeck
Anonymous
NEWBERY PATRON
($1,000–$2,999)
Dr. Walter & Diane Ariker
Cindy Bigelow
William & Marianne Buchanan
Jill & Rachel Eder
Gail Erickson
Ray Fair and Sharon Oster
Shelley & Gordon Geballe
Marisa & Jeffrey Hartmann
Barbara Hubbard
Amy & David Jaffe
Kris & Kevin Jandora
Anne Marshall
Ihab Massoud
Paula & Thomas McInerney
Susan & Thomas McInerney
David Newton
Bonnie Patten & George Brencher
Tanya Bilchik & Randy Wingate
NUTMEG PATRON
($500–$999)
Eileen Browne
Ann E. Condon
Patricia & Keith Cunningham
Chris & Ed Dowling
Olivia & John Farr
Richard Field
Elise & Neil Gabriele
Sallie T. Gouverneur
Schuyler Huntoon
Jane Lee & Andrew Ehrgood
Henry Lopez-Cepero
Lisa & David Maass
Phyllis McGrath & Patrick Sheehan
Jack Mulqueen & Christopher Henry
Pamela Murphy
Catherine Pepe
Margot & Joseph Sheehan
Ellen Shuman
Sarah Sullivan-Singh
Richard Sussman & Nina Horowitz
Rebecca Wayland
PAGE TURNER PATRON
($250–$499)
Jennifer Aniskovich
Moiz Bhindarwala
Anne Bingham
Nathan Clegg
Alix & Josh Copel
Lynne Dintrone
Caroline Wharton Ewing
Deborah Freedman & Ben Arthur Ledbetter
Julia & Keith Frey
Norma Gauster
Zadelle Krasow Greenblatt & Arthur Greenblatt
Paula & William Grimm
Suzannah Holsenbeck
Carla Horwitz
Lynda Stoller Johnson & Peter Johnson
E. Helen Kauder and Barry Nalebuff
Elizabeth Kennard
Dr. Shabnam Lainwala
Michael Levins
Maureen Lopes
Carol & Bob Lyons Jr.
David Margolis
Amy Lipper
Laurie & Roy Regozin
Joseph P. Scordato
Emilia Van Beugen
The Woods Family
FRIENDS
(Under $250)
Anonymous
Suzanne Adams
Gertrude Agbozo
Deborah Ahern
Isla Alexander
Marguerite & Mark Alpert
Jennie Ambrosio
Patricia Anderson
Rebecca Anderson
Barbara & Chip Angle
Carol Anselment
Andy Asensio
Rosalind Atkins
Robin Baker
Katie & Chris Balestracci
Ms. Maggie Barkin
Barbara & Harold Barringham
Laura & Edward Barry
Geoffrey Bartlett
Roy Bates
Bill & Donna Batsford
Kim Biglow Batterson
Melissa Bauman
Janet Beatty
Kris Beckett
Cheryl Berkley
Deborah & Lawrence Berliner
Nancy Berliner & Alan Plattus
Mary Jane & Jim Berrien
Sarah Berry
Ina Bersch
Timothy Bezler
Judy Birke
Zachary Blagg
Leslie Blatteau
Mr. and Mrs. George Blauvelt
Diane Bolduc
Laurent Bonneau
Maryann Bracken
Emily Brady
John B rady & Roberta Isleib
Sandra & Myron Brand
Lynn M. Brantley
Kyle Bredell
Glenna & Chet Brodnicki
Paul Brody
Josiah Brown
Sharon Brune
Mason Burnham
Dong-Tho Buu
Sandra & Kevin Callinan
Mary & Warren Campbell
Mary Beth Campbell
Morgan Campbell
Shari Cantor
Rebecca Cantrell
David & Lisa Carabetta
Jackie Carline
Nancy Carrington
Haydee Cartagena
Carolyn & William Casey
Marilyn Cataldo
Lisa Cave
Elizabeth Cech
Ms. Christina Cerillo
Theresa Champagne
Robin & Robert Charney
Elizabeth Chicos
Agnes CHien
Paulette Chung
Patricia Clark
Cathy & Joseph Cohen
Diane & Robert Cohen
Michael Cohen
Linda Smith Cohen & Joel Cohen
Brooke Coleman
Marilyn Collett
Maureen Connolly
Hope Marie Cook
Jane Coppock
Margie Craig
Dawn Crayco
Joel Cruz
Judith & Hugh Cuthbertson
Elisa Davis
Kerry De Boer
Dion Degennaro
Theresa DeSapio
Valerie DiGangi
Elaine Dimpelfeld
Eleanor DiPietro
Judy Donnelly
Joanne Donovan & Richard Mikulak
Mr. William Donzeiser
Ann & John Doolittle
Carolyn Dorais
Richard Dorset
Sheila Dowd
Ellen Downes
Ann Drinan
William Dunkel
Melissa DuPont
Judith Duran
Mr. George M. Durso Jr.
Francena Dwyer
Tennesha Ellis
Kaitlin Ellison
Bill Emerson
Luanne Eminger
Arline Epstein
Samantha Epstein
Linda Erlanger
Helena Estes
Katherine P. Ewen
Stephanie Farber
Mrs. Elaine Feldman
Karen Fenichel
Dr. Monette Ferguson
Carol Ferraro
Peter Fishman
Jennifer Fitzpatrick
Sylvie Fitzpatrick
Ms. Anne L. Fleming
Jamie Forbes
Elizabeth Fox
Dr. Jonathan D. Levine & Dr. Suzanne G. Frisch
Allison Fry
Douglas Frye
Virginia Fulton & Murphy Sewall
Jennifer & Peter Fusco
Magda Gabor-Hotchkiss
Gypsy Garcia
Cheryl Gelernter
Matthew German
Erica & Brendan Gerrity
Laurie & Thomas Gerundo
Sheila & Louis Gerundo
Jen & Keith Gianunzio
Carol Giardi
Theodore Gill
Marjorie & Frank Gillis
Kel & William Ginsberg
Greg Goldberg
Gail Goldblat
Andrew & Margaret Golfin
Ms. Camille Golod
Joseph Gordon
Debra Gorman
Sue Greaves
Suzanne Greenawalt
Carole Greenbaum
Cynthia & David Greenblatt
Deborah Greig
Sally Griffiths
Traci & Drew Grigg
Mrs. Norma Grossi
Alyssa Guirguis
Kayhan Gultekin
Joanne Guthrie
James Hagerty
Marisa Halm
Richard Halperin
Jessica Halprin
SiTing Han
Susan Hansen
Carol & Robert Harlan
Amy Harris
Robert Harris
Claudia Hart
Theodore Hartlett
Karen Harvey
Anne Hayes
Myra Healy
Nancy & Tom Hennick
Lianne White Herdle & Lee Herdle
Katharine & Alfred Herzog
Shawn Heslop
Sara Hinman
Loralyn Hnath
Cathryn Holinger
Jane & Stephen Holtz
Carol Honeychurch
Hollace Hopkins
Patricia Hoppin
William Horne
Dana Horrigan
Jennifer Hudner
Linda Hudson
Angela Hudson-Davis
Dianne Hughes
Lisa Hughey
Courtney Humm
David Iaia
Gilda Iaia
Shantrice James
Kaaren Janssen
Zsofia Jilling
Ruth & Roger Johnson
Jamie Johnston
Myra Josephson
Mrs. Marlies Kamin
Sheila Kane
Joanne Kant
Nina & Moreson Kaplan
Jennifer Kasmin
Judith Katz
Janet Kazienko
Julia Keating
Melinda Keck
Hali Keeler
Ashley Keller
Ellen Kessner
Farris Khan
Abigail Kies
Carol & Kevin Kilgallin
Amelia Kitano
Linda Klein
Susan & George Klug
Rich Krasnor
Andrew Kraszewski
Evelyn Krevolin
Henry Krokosky
Linda Labbadia
Wendy & Raymond Lacasse
Susan Lamar
Marie Landry & Peter Aronson
Jay Lapidus
Kathy LeBlanc
Karen LeBuffe
Debra Lederman
YungAh Lee
Ms. Kirsten Levinsohn
Wendy Lewis
Julie Linden
Mr. Todd Lombra
Karen Longa
Sally Lord
Chris Louth
Ms. MaryBeth Luczak
Lindalea Pite Ludwick
Ms. Barbara Lunnemann
Jennifer Magri
Pamela Maher
Anthony Maida
Marc Mann
George and Elizabeth Martin
Gail M. Marton
Dr. Sherene Mason
Barbara Massey
Kirstin Mathias
Stacey Max
Florence McBride
Ed McCartan
Jamie & Tom McCauley
Susan McDonald & Corey Stone
Jane McDonough
Carol McFarland
Jeanne McFarland
Patricia McGlashan
Jan McLean
Amy McLennan
Julie McNeill
Ramona McRae
Ryan McTigue
Thomas Meiklejohn
J Edward Meyer
Lois & Alan Meyers
Janet Weiswasser Michaelson
Ms. Cheryl Milano
Andrea & Jon Miller
Mark Mitchell
Christine Mordecai
Barbara Morris
Jim Mosher
Kara Moskowitz
Amy Mule
Alden & Jamie Murphy
Carolyn Milazzo & Stephen Murphy
Roberta Murphy
Salvatore & Winifred Naclerio
Ann Nelson
Nora Niedzielski-Eichner
Paula & Anthony Nizzardo
Laura Noe
Patricia & Raymond Noeker
Margaret O’Keefe
Elizabeth OBrien
Laura OBrien
Maureen OBrien
Denis O’Donovan
Abigail O’Keefe
Jacqueline Olds
Ms. Shannon E. Oneto
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Owens
Catherine Pamelard
Jenyfer Patton
Patricia Paul
Emily S. Peel
Bret Peele
David Pendrys
Susan Perl
Rachel Perschetz
Phyllis S. and William D. Peterson
Janet Pfeifer
Marianne Pilato
C. A. Polnitsky, MD
James and Elana Ponet
Annette Potasz
Margaret Powell
Nancy Prescott
Annette Raetz
Susan & John Rathgeber
Carolyn Reimers
Thomas Reznick
Ms. Daphne Rich
Kathleen Richards
Susan Richman & Walter Spigelman
Jesse Rinck
Catherine Riordan
Denise Rivera
Katherine Roberts
Victoria Roberts
Teri Robertson
Jerel Rocktaschel
Joan Roczynski
Esther & Gerald Rosenberg
Lewis and Barbara Rosenblum
Matthew Ellman & Laurie Ruderfer
Jeanne Russ
Leah Russell
Joel Sable & Kyle Annulli
Maytal Saltiel
Leigh Sammons
Raquel Santiago-Martinez
Kelly Scaplen
Janet Hall & David Schaefer
Susan Schaefer
Erin Schenck
Paula Schlick
Charlie Schott
Linda Schulman
Betsy Schwammberger
Mr. Joshua Scollins
Kyle Senk
Cis Serling
Roberta Shaked
Catherine Shavell
Robert Shavell
Shaye Sheehan
Sheela Shenoi
Hannah Sheridan
William and Wendy Sherman
Pamela Shine
Bethany Sieber
Lois Siegal
Rise Siegel
Tina Silidker
Darrah Sipe
Arietta Slade
Ronald Smerigan
Heidi Smith
LaVerne Smith
Quintis Smith
Penny and Paul Smyth
Marianne Smythe
Benjamin Snow
Barbara Solomon
Ruche Srivastava
Pam Stanton
Lorrie Stapleton
Sandra Stein
Adam Steinberg
Emilie Steinnagel
Ana Marie Stern
Lucinda & Craig Sullivan
Rena Sullivan
Verna Swann
Virginia Syombathy
Patricia Syvertsen
Nancy & Tom Tamis
Gary Tell
Susan & Patrick Tennant
Theresa Testa
Mr. Joel Tolman
Kyn Tolson & David Holahan
Evelyn Tomasello
Ms. Warrena Trichka
Elena Tulloch
Vilandria Turner
Antoinette Tyndall
Mr. Sajak Upadhyaya
Amy & Ronald Vender
Joan Venditto
Michelle Vieira
Dinah Virgulto
Kevin & Molly Visnic
Jonathan Voigt
Maureen Wagner
Jason Walbridge
Nancy Elizabeth Wallace & Peter Banks
Shelly Walters
Fanny Warren
Suzanne & Timothy Waters
Denise Webb
Donald Weigt
Tina Weiner
Richard Weingarten
Sandra Wendler
Jeanne Wendschuh
Marilyn White
Patricia White
Patricia Whitestone
Janice Wiggins
Sarah Willen
Denise Williams
Jean Williams
Krishna Winston
Joane & Paul Wislocki
Susannah Wood
Sarah Woodroofe
Angela Yannes
Orlando Yarborough III
Lisa Yelon
John A. Young
Susan Zarbo
Mark Zelinsky
Myra & Joseph Zelson
Bette & Ron Zollshan
FAMILY FOUNDATIONS, FOUNDATIONS & HOSPITAL SUPPORT
NOBEL PATRON
($25,000 AND ABOVE)
Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation
The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
Hartford Hospital Auxiliary
McInerney Family Foundation
Roslyn Milstein Meyer & Jerome Meyer Foundation
Daniel & Sharon Milikowsky Family Foundation
Pitney Bowes Foundation
The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts
The Seedlings Foundation
Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital
PULITZER PATRON
($10,000–24,999)
Bridgeport Rotary Club Foundation
The Elkes Foundation
The Fund for Greater Hartford
The Gawlicki Family Foundation
Middlesex Hospital
NewAlliance Foundation
Treasure Hill Foundation
United Way of Coastal Fairfield County
Caldecott Patron
($3,000–9,999)
American Savings Foundation, Inc.
Lyman B. Brainerd Jr. Family Foundation
Community Foundation of Middlesex County
Connecticut Children’s
Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. William Foulds Family Foundation, Bank of American N.A., Trustee
Hartford Hospital
Charles and Joan Hermanowski Family Foundation
Liberty Bank Foundation, Inc.
Katharine Matthies Foundation, Bank of America N.A., Trustee
Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation
The Nora Roberts Foundation
The Shack Sackler Foundation
The Stocker Foundation
Valley Community Foundation
NEWBERY PATRON
($1,000–$2,999)
The B Foundation
Bouton Family Charitable Fund
Branford Community Foundation
Coaching for Literacy
Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut
First County Bank Foundation
International Paper Foundation
Ion Bank Foundation
Nancy and Tom Patton Family Fund
People’s United Community Foundation
SBM Charitable Foundation, Inc.
The Schneider Foundation
Don and Jean Showalter Fund
The Ernest & Joan Trefz Foundation
NUTMEG PATRON
($500–$999)
The Boms Family Foundation
Charter Oak Health Center
The Calarco Family Foundation
Franklin Philanthropic Foundation
Joe & Cindy Goldberg Family Foundation
Helen I. Graham Charitable Foundation
The Hagani Foundation
Wendy McClure Giving Fund
Nutmeg Book Award Foundation
The John Charles & Diana Seton Wakerley Fund
PAGE TURNER PATRON
($250–$499)
Half Moon Foundation
Judith S. Hahn Foundation
Mary Fund at the Valley Community Foundation
Ruetenik/Vogel Charitable Fund
FRIENDS
(Under $250)
Charles & Ellen Cogut Family Foundation
Ruth & Robert Lesser Fund
Taymor Schwartz Eternity Fund
United Way of Greater New Haven
United Way of Massachusetts Bay
BUSINESSES, CORPORATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOLS
PULITZER PATRON
($10,000,00–24,999)
The Alliance For Community Empowerment
Citizens Bank
Cronin and Company on behalf of Fidelity Investments and CHET
CALDECOTT PATRON
($3,000–9,999)
Altrusa International NECT Foundation
Robinson + Cole
The Washington Trust Company
NEWBERY PATRON
($1,000–$2,999)
Friends Center For Children
The Hartmann Group
Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C.
NUTMEG PATRON
($500–$999)
Act II Thrift Shop
Greenbery Rhein & Margolis Inc
Ironwood Capital
The Literary Club of Middletown
Town Faire Tire
Wit Design
PAGE TURNER PATRON
($250–$499)
Brenner, Saltzman & Wallman LLP
Community Renewal Team Inc.
CREC Magnet School
Give Lively
Jeffrey Elementary
New Haven Terminal, Inc.
FRIENDS
($250 AND UNDER)
America’s Charities
Branford Road Race
Bridgeport Public Schools
Chicken Soup For the Soul Publishing
Class Act Fund
Jean Callan King Interior Design, LLC
R.J. Julia Booksellers, Ltd.
Sterling Computer Consulting, LLC
You Give Goods, LLC
IN-KIND
Alliance for Community Empowerment
Hachette Book Group–Harold Levine
Intuit
Microsoft
Save the Children
Wit Design
MATCHING GIFTS
Aldi
Amazon Smile Foundation
Avangrid
Medtronic
United Health Group
IN HONOR OF
In Honor of Carol Bayer
Kathy Pindar
In Honor of Richard & Elaine Bircher
Kelly Tunsky
In Honor of Bridget Blasius
Orange Avenue School
In Honor of Glenna & Chet Brodnicki
Deborah & John Corgan
In Honor of The Cav/Moy/Kross Family
Brittney Cavaliere
In Honor of The Craig & Wilkes Kids
Brittney Cavaliere
In Honor of Ms. Traci Dubos
Amie Meacham
In Honor of Eva & Henry Gauster
Norma Gauster
In Honor of Melissa Gazzaniga
Jane & Stephen Holtz
In Honor of Courtney & Reid Goodale
Eden & Howard Diamond
In Honor of Sallie Gouverneur
Jane Condon
In Honor of Paula Grimm
Gilda Iaia
In Honor of Paula Grimm
Johanna Iaia
In Honor of Susan Harmon
Meredith Huntley
In Honor of Jeff Hartmann
Mary Nosal
In Honor of Dr Raymond Johnson
Janice Wiggins
In Honor of Attorney Gina Knauer, ESQ.
William Walsh
In Honor of Wendy Lacasse
Patricia & Mark Welch
In Honor of Beth Lindley
Patricia Syvertsen
In Honor of Levi Mahoney
Orange Avenue School
In Honor of Ms. Erin Marchese
Jennifer Mucik
In Honor of Mary Ann Marchio
Karen Cohen
In Honor of Nora Mulready-Koehn
Maureen Paquette
In Honor of Parker Hogarth
Pamela Hogarth
In Honor of Ms. Sandra Ross
Amie Meacham
In Honor of Jenny Shieh
Marie Landry & Peter Aronson
In Honor of Mr. Chris Sullivan
Amie Meacham
In Honor of Roseann Watson
Nathan Proctor
In Honor of Janice Wiggins
Katherine Hanley
Arlene Johnson
Lorraine Zimniewicz
IN MEMORY OF
In Memory of Michael Atkins
Rosalind Atkins
In Memory of Bob Bensing
Abigail O’Keefe
In Memory of Anna Bombaci
Linda & Jay Polke
In Memory of William W. Bouton III
Mary Ellen O’Neill
In Memory of Darlene Bricker
Southeast Elementary School
Pamela Reichelt
In Memory of Harper Olivia Brown
Jessica & Martin Brown
Richard Brown
Cynthia Feuer
Bruce Forrest
Donna Greene
Stephen A. Greene
Brenda Jump
Christine Ross
Mary Ross
Theresa Ross
Elena A. Transue
In Memory of Mary Coady
Carly & Scott Casper
In Memory of Tim Cole
Missy Stevens
In Memory of Anthony J Davella
Daisy Adams Ellard
In Memory of Dorothy Dellefave & Kathi Ferland
Krista Rotella
In Memory of Sara DeMonti
Kathryn White
In Memory of Olga & Joseph Dobosz
Nancy Bojarski
In Memory of Charlotte Mary Eminger
Luanne Eminger
In Memory of Gloria Esposito
Back to Health of Branford LLC
Jacklyn Anderson
Melissa Baldino
Judith Cweklinsky
Pasquale Elia
Carol Esposito
Joan Gans
Nicole Grant
Dr. Bobby Kahn
John Karavas
Carol Mancini
Heidi Mattson
Collen Miller
Christyann Perfetto
Judith Petrillo
Marguerite Petrucci
Carolyn Pickup
Eileen Severino
Lucille Sparrow
Dianna Squeglia
Patricia Squeglia
In Memory of Betty Feeney
Kathleen Roberts
In Memory of Sylvia Frumer
Karen Cohen
In Memory of Robert Furst
Caryn Furst
In Memory of Jay Greenblatt
Karen Cohen
In Memory of Ivan Grosz
Karen Cohen
In Memory of Dr. Thomas J. Halligan Jr.
Marie & David Stone
In Memory of Barbara Hutchinson
Richard Hutchinson
In Memory of Patricia Kiniry
Marie & David Stone
In Memory of Nancy Lindley
Wendy & Raymond Lacasse
In Memory of Wanda Madeux
Maureen Madeux
In Memory of Marguerite Marafino
Elizabeth & Raymond Marafino
In Memory of Helen Miller
Ricki Miller
In Memory of Edward Morrissey
Ms. Carolann Morrissey
In Memory of Donald Pearlstein
Karen Cohen
In Memory of Nancy Sager
Marie & David Stone
In Memory of Sarah & Guy Sapiro
Janet & Richard Daigle
In Memory of Marilyn Stern
Judith Brand
In Memory of Marilyn Stern
Larry & Roberta Harris
In Memory of Marilyn Stern
Naomi Klotz
In Memory of Marilyn Stern
Jacqueline Koral
Dianne Landman
Helene Marchese
Rita O’Neill
Patrica Sanders Romano
Dee Skott
Martha Taubin
Pauline Zambarano
In Memory of Alexine Wallace
Cydney Slotoroff
BOOK DRIVE DONATIONS
(over 500 books)
Beverly Carr
Chelsea Fitzgerald
Timothy Galvin & Lori’s Tooth
Brenda Greene
Greenwich Country Day School
Guilford Friends of the Library
Hartford Hospital Auxiliary
Peter Indeck
Erin Rice Keanna
Kelly Lane Primary School
Mary R. Tisko Elementary School
Gigi Meneo
North Branford Family Resource Center
Once Upon A Child
St. George’s Church
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