Join me in giving away $1 million to reach readers everywhere.”
David Risher
$1,000,000
$1,298,751.08 RAISED
Worldreader’s Co-Founder, David Risher, had a challenge for all of us. Help raise $1,000,000 for digital reading and global literacy by the end of 2016, and he would match another $1,000,000.
No donation was too big or too small. Every dollar counted. We met the entire goal before December 31st. And now, we have unlocked the match! Thank you so much to the following donors who helped us get there:
Klintworth Family Foundation Karen van Dusen and Joel Spiegel Tod and Allison Nielsen Otis and Elizabeth Chandler Foundation Humble Bundle Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Kaphan Family Foundation Neil Roseman and Rose Tatlow Waitte Foundation David and Nancy Thacher Neal Dempsey Anonymous Mary Case Donna and Matt Bellew Jonathan and Caren McCormack Larry Hitchon and Dana Reid Powers Fund at the Rancho Santa Fe Foundation Peter and Elisabetta Mallinson Trust Rob Walsh Rob Short Singer Family Foundation Stan Rosenzweig Veronica Arthur Charitybuzz AmazonSmile Adam Bosworth Gurley Family Fund David Thompson and Judy Jesiolowski David Zapolsky and Lynn Hubbard Jeff and Laura Shell Jerome Ternynck John Jameson Julie Tafel Klaus Mark and Laura Jennings Mike Sundermeyer and Cari Anderson Paul J. van der Wansem Shekhar Mahajan The Family of Sibyl Frankenburg and Steve Kessel Susan and Eric Benson Tom Alberg and Judi Beck Two Herons Foundation Wes Herman and Sherri Kimmell Erin Kenway John and Martha Stewart Loeb Family Foundation Jose Ignacio Zabaleta Barbara and Erik van Dillen Don and Barb Niemann Josh Schweitzer and Mary Sue Milliken Lisa Brummel and Celeste Keaton Carol Risher Sue Fisher Tellumind Foundation Lucia and John Davies Tease and Totes Microsoft Corporation Colleen and Clyde McQueen Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Menlo Park, California Anonymous Bradley Greenwald Chris Inouye Greg Hart Haroula Kosmatos Jacquie Labatt Anonymous Juanita Baker Kate Williams Kathleen and Eric Gies Holmlund Family Fund at the Rancho Santa Fe Foundation Quentin and Malissa Clark Richard Saada Sandy and Russ Peppet and Grandchildren Sanyog and Carrie Rathod Sean and Heidi Williams Steve and Heather Murch Timothy and Jennifer Kingston Toby Thomas and Tristyn Patrick Yolanda Daniels Cooper and Harlan Cooper Survey Monkey Gonzalo Rodés Dror Matalon Aiko Bethea Anonymous Beth Cassie Brian and Carrie Pratt Carlos Rodriguez Chris Pasko Cintra Pollack George and Cherry Snelling George And Kathleen Demartino Glenn Dixon Jim Ambach Jed and Sarah Nussdorf Jeff Gelles Kathleen Katterhagen and Neal Smith Keith Hennessey Laurent Amouyal Lee Mallett Lori Massad Megan and Fred Eiden Michael Ehrenberg and Donna Richman Patrick Moreton Rene Pelegero Roberta Polzin Steve Levin Susan and Mike Portland Tammy Jersey William Wolf Andrew Sigal William Cooper Raymond Goslin Ales Holecek Jane Cunningham Rachel Sommer Contee Seely Deborah Claymon Boeschen Elizabeth and Olof Carmel Greg and Dana White Jeff Kunins Judith Ruggles Michael Inglis Susan Brandt Virginia Rounds A. William and Leslie Stein David Green Jay Derr Jody Hoppe Kenda Dean Lori and Ron Saxon Michael Skelly Robert Fronk Soumitra Sengupta Thomas Luxon Anonymous William and Virginia Cressey Edward C. Pequignot Richard Ward and Cheryl Capriola Alison and David Rich Emily Stoddard Maurien Moeller and Boris Mulder Pamela Bynum Pamela Maher Carl Darby Freda Lightfoot Peter Hutcheson Lorna and Niels Swerhone-Giddins Anonymous Robert Bielecki Victor Vadaneux Aaron Bromberg Alan Yorinks Amy Horne Amy Lanham-Belzer Andrew Greene and Carol Schultz Anthony Yuhas Barbara J. Cochran Brenda Bence Carol Drucker Catherine Stocker Christine Old Cindi Glasier Clair Hector Colin Webster and Sarah Dinnick Craig Pape Danilo Lacayo Douglas and Cindy Strong Franklin Douglas Anonymous Joan Morse and Dean Hachamovitch Jodi Gernon Josh Luty Julie Fleischmann Julie Zimmerman JustGive Karen Berliner Kate Margolese Kerry Knott Lisa Ryland Elizabeth Nichols Margot Zimmerman Marion Edmonds Michele Bolton Paul Hsi Philip Keller Priscilla W. Shows Richard Dalzell Anonymous Russ Mackey Scott Matthews Scott Pearson Serena Washburn Sharon Lunsford
Sherry Walker Stephanie Szurek Stephen Hellberg Susan Theut Todd Robinson Tracy Williams Varun Vaswani Virginia Christie Wayne Burnett Chandra Yarlagadda Anonymous Sue Willows David Johns First Giving Kevin Bell Christine Martin Katharina Puehl Marcel van de Laarschot Barak Kassar Sharon and Rich Freedman Alan Kisling Alexandria Hilton Alicia Oltmann Amy Dowd Andrew Oliu Angie Case Belma Borovac Betty Mcintosh Betty Ware Beverly Davies Brenda Ruotolo Brian Gougherty Bruce D. Grinnell Cameron Turner Carol Williams Cathy Ross-Perry Charley Trippp Chris and Isabel Marino Chris Gustafson Keri Ricci Clarissa Marques Claudia Ballheim Cynthia and Steve Hammer Dan England David Wittenberg Debbie Sheaffer Bryan Dermot Dylan Juhnke Edgar Demeo Elizabeth J Harger Elyse Wright Emma Ottolenghi Erin McNerney Evan Marwell Fabio Araujo Gilbert Weiner Gillian Duff Greg and Lynn Baugher Hilary Wilson Hou Xuyang Hubert Riley J. Whitmore Switzer James Hertling Jaswinder Singh Soor Jay and Lisa Kerness Jeff Glauber Jennifer Anderson Joanne and Charles Schwarz Joelle Oiknine Johanna Meara John Hradnasky John McDonald Jon Staenberg Jonathan and Nicole Wise JR Casey Judith Kalb Lynton Land Juliet Smith Karin Flaa Keith Schekkerman Kira Luxon Koro Castellano Kristin Olson Kristine Germar Laura Brown Lesley Kalso Leslie Janoe Anonymous Manya Chylinski Marcel Stieber and Hella Bluhm-Stieber Mark Ferguson MaryAnnette Hall Maureen Kilar Monika Waber Norman Ray Onno Leyds Patricia Lammers Patricia Markley Randy Kraft Raul Vejar Ruth Copans Sally Hauser Sally Horntvedt Sara Rosen Stephen Gentuso Sue and Howard Lamb Tad Hills Anonymous Anonymous Tamar Henkin Thomas Connolly Tracy Sweeny Tradina Waller Anonymous Venkatram Krishnan William Ambler John Davies Pledgeling Foundation Jane Crosson Peter and Sarah Meister Desigan Chinniah Gail Nyhan Carol Mellen John Nunes Judith Long Judith A. Meldahl Matthew Bell Promiti Islam Gillian Butler Stacey Robinson Dennis Miller Sarah Risher Aaron Challenner Andrea Donatucci Brian and Brady Costley Chris Kelling Deirdre Kleske Google One Today Hillary Gross Jane Weinman Jeffrey Caplan Jens Hildebrand Margaret Jane Linda Buechting Martha Loach Natasha Ganes Nicole Tremann Paul Jenkins Rebecca Fine Richard Corbin Rorie Rueckert Susan Johnson Virginia Aragón Evan Carr Robert Genovese Theresa Khorshid Beverly Helm Elizaebeth Nielsen K Bryant Kristen Foery Scott Luxon Tanja Commike Timothy Towle Toni Palter Laura Soler Richard Siegel Katya Evans Maddox Carr Elizabeth Conway Jessica Swingle Marilyn and William Lairsey Melissa Haquenne Abigail Montalvo Adhish Patel Edward Marvel Katherine Harmon Kimberly M. Lowe Kwei Quartey Lisa Rusczyk Nancy Obrigewitsch Nicholas Williams Rachel Ford Sonia Immasche Anonymous TisBest Charity Gift Cards Ruth Sorby Remy Gardien Himadri Chatterjee Jane Chambers Jane Shaw Nick Chavez
What these donations will help accomplish in 2017
Bring digital reading programs to every library in Kenya.
Get thousands of parents reading to young children in India.
Build our first tablet-based classroom reading app.
Reach million more students, families and adults with free digital books that can change their lives forever.