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We are grateful to these individuals and families who have supported Worldreader’s mission to help readers build a better world. To see a list of our institutional supporters and partners, please visit this page.
Last year, we received an outpouring of support and kind messages from the friends of former CEO of Simon & Schuster, Carolyn Reidy, including more than 50 donations made in her memory. We are grateful for these gifts that will advance Carolyn’s vision of sharing books with millions of readers. To learn more about how Carolyn supported Worldreader over the years, please read this note from our Co-founder and CEO, David Risher.
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Keep Children Reading US Founders Circle
“Never underestimate the power of a small group of committed people to change the world. In fact, it is the only thing that ever has!” – Margaret Mead
Worldreader is grateful to the members of the Founders Circle for their pioneering support to launch and sustain Worldreader’s US reading program over its foundational first three years. Each Founder is passionate about supporting vulnerable children – keeping them reading and learning during these difficult times and beyond, while promoting cultural diversity and long-term success.
As a member of the Founders Circle you will receive the following benefits:
- See your impact in action during a virtual meeting with one of Worldreader’s implementing partners.
- Join our CEO, David Risher, and Worldreader Board Chair, Chris Capossela, to discuss philanthropic trends during a cocktail hour.
- Attend the Annual Keep Children Reading Celebration to discover your impact to-date and hear from members of our Keep Children Reading US Advisory Council.
- Receive recognition for your pioneering contributions on Worldreader’s website and in Worldreader’s annual report.
Current founders include:
Anonymous
Mike Sundermeyer and Carrie Anderson
Charles and Lorie Brighton
Alan and Vic Caplan
Chris Capossela and Leigh Toner
Bill and Lynn Carr
Adam Gross
Andrew and Elana Jassy
Atul Khanna
Neen and Kirk Koenigsbauer
Dave Limp
Steve and Heather Murch
Lauri and Greg Nakamoto
Charles Phillips
Alison and David Rich
Brian and Ann Roberts
Neil Roseman
Praveen Seshadri and Ranjani Ramamurthy
Singer Foundation
David and Nancy Thacher
WineDirect
David Zapolsky
The Epic Circle
$500,000 – $1,000,000 and above
Chris Capossela and Leigh Toner*
Jennifer and David Risher*
Karen Van Dusen and Joel Spiegel*
Andrew and Elana Jassy*
Shel Kaphan and Ericka Lock*
Tod and Allison Nielsen*
Peter and April Spiro*
Cynthia and Steve Hammer*
Otis and Elizabeth Chandler*
Skip and Kimberly Klintworth
Jeffrey and Liesl Wilke*
Charles and Lorie Brighton*
Sue and Duff Sanderson
The Anthology Circle
$250,000 – $499,999
Kate James and Hans Bishop
Mike Sundermeyer and Cari Anderson*
Star Lerach
Harrison Miller and Clare McCamy
Donna and Matt Bellew*
Peter and Elisabetta Mallinson*
The Novel Circle
$100,000 – $249,999
David and Nancy Thacher
Dana Johnson and Mark Nelson*
Lauri and Greg Nakamoto*
LJ Ross
Carolyn Kroll Reidy and Stephen Reidy
Larry Hitchon and Dana Reid*
Kartik Raghavan*
Sudha Neelakantan & Venky Harinarayan
The Poetry Circle
$25,000 – $99,999
Brad Horwitz
Lisa Nitze
Neil Roseman and Rose Tatlow*
Adam Bosworth*
Steve and Heather Murch
Kirk and Neen Koenigsbauer*
Pam Fleischer
Bill and Lynn Carr*
Paul Maritz
Steve Kessel and Sibyl Frankenburg
Cintra Pollack
Richard and Kathie Dalzell
Craig and Susan Bruya
Lisa Brummel and Celeste Keaton
Diego Piacentini and Monica Nicoli
Tim Bunting
Stephanie and Jim Gamble
David Zapolsky and Lynn Hubbard
Timothy and Jennifer Kingston
Claire Joy
Alan and Vic Caplan*
Don and Barb Niemann
Fraser and Deirdre Black*
David Dominguez
John and Jessica Fullerton
Robert Short and Emer Dooley
Adam Gross*
Google Inc. Employee Giving
Jennifer Hanner
Charles Phillips
Tom Alberg and Judi Beck
Sponsors
$10,000 – $24,999
John and Martha Stewart
Josh Schweitzer and Mary Sue Milliken
Colin McElwee
Brewster Kahle
Brad and Alys Smith
Richard. Ward and Cheryl Capriola
Ann and Brian Roberts*
Alison and David Rich*
John Jameson
David Thomson and Judy Jesiolowski
Frida Kumar
Lucia Halpern
Quentin and Malissa Clark
Jeff and Laura Shell
Andrea Pollack
Paul Van der Wansem
Carol Risher
Stan Rosenzweig
Rob Walsh
Martin Nye*
Juanita Baker
Amanda Jones
Bill and Gus Gurley
Gregory and Elisabeth Fowler
Matthew E. Russell Foundation
Ambassadors
$5,000 – $9,999
Deborah Yeh and Mark Risher
Jose Ignacio Zabaleta
Brad and Rachel Greenwald
Frances and Mac Merenda
Emily Laliberte
Marguerite Thompson
Keith Edwards
Richard and Kristin Saada
Megan and Fred Eiden
Tamra Myers
Elizabeth and Olof Carmel
Survey Monkey
Heidi and Sean Williams
Zibby Owens
Pamela Bynum
Greg Hart
Autumn Schwed
Gina Centrello
Lindsay and Patti Eberts
Julie Tafel Klaus
Henrik Jones
Les Hinmon
Marshall Loeb
Nigel Ellis
Sven and Cheryl & Sven Pole
Kosmo Kalliarekos
Michele Balfour and Raffiq Nathoo
Catherine Stocker
George and Cherry Snelling
Mary Bacher
Justin Anderson
Advocates
$2,500 – $4,999
Patti and Lindsey Paxton
Jed and Sarah Nussdorf
David and Freda Lightfoot
Elyse Wright
Greg and Lynn Baugher
Greg and Corina Linden
Brian and Carrie Pratt
Stephen and Zorinne Schwartz
Richard and Katherine Todd
Ajay Kalhan and Sushma Verma
Paul Flessner
Balan Sethu Raman
Sameet Agarwal
Shawn and Amanda Bice
Christian Kleinerman
Praveen Seshadri
Jeff Glauber
Jacquie Labatt
Salesforce Foundation
Liz Nichols
Jim and Kim Ambach
Ruth Sorby
Darla Flanagan
Andrew Sigal
Peter and Donna Bladin
Lori and Ron Saxon
Gravy Live
Supporters
$1,000 – $2,499
Alan and Vic Caplan
Deborah Yeh and Mark Risher
Greg Hart
Jodie Jones and Leland Rockoff
Michel Roger Goffin
Angela Reynar
Elizabeth and Olof Carmel
Greg Linden
Joseph Synk
Peter Orth
Taleb Salhab
Carol Risher
Frances and Mac Merenda
Haroula Kosmatos and David Fildes
Juanita Baker
Richard Ward and Cheryl Capriola
Tamra Myers
Catherine Stocker
Gabe Tsuboyama
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Kevin Phaup
Sean and Heidi Williams
Walter Baddoo
Christina Vrachnos
George and Cherry Snelling
Jane and Max Slade
Kim Rachmeler
Sherry and Edward Guy
Thank you for helping readers build a better world.
We are grateful for your support. For more information, please email donations@worldreader.org. We look forward to hearing from you.
