Farther Foundation is very grateful to acknowledge the support of the generous donors who believe in our mission and the potential of the students we serve. We are especially thankful for the donors that honor us with their support year after year.
Donors: January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023
Champions
Donors of $5,000 or more – Individually and in combination with others, our supporters make all the difference in the world to deserving students who need resources and opportunities to succeed.
Melissa Coughlin & Michael Lee
Edith J Lowen Trust
Global Citizens Association
Jeannette Levitt
Netflix
Terry Passaro
Advocates
Donors from to $1,000 - $4,999 – Farther Foundation students receive an average scholarship of $2,800, enough to experience three weeks living and learning with a diverse group of students on a college campus or engaging in service work and learning abroad.
Anonymous
Allison & Rob Blackwell
Nancy Clark
Matt Crossett & Julie Blaisdell
Dave Crossett & Mary Walsh
Louis Dagostino & Ellen Wohlberg
Steven Levitt and Susanne Neckermann
Ruth Masters & Loren Williams
Todd McDermott & Mira Hinman
Jeninne McGee
Chis & Amanda Miller
Renee Pitra
Lise Revers
Michele & Andy Singer
Kirk and Angie Weidner
David Weindling & Sherry Nordstrom
Rebecca Wheeler & Craig Lewandowski
Susan J. White
Allies
Donors from to $250 - $999 – Some travel programs provide in-kind tuition support for low-income students, but students and their families still need support to bridge funding gaps or to pay for airfare to and from the college campus, state or country where their life-changing experience awaits.
Anonymous
Tracy & Peter Barber
Rob & Laurie Bellmar
Molly Besta
Tracey & Todd Bradshaw
Liviu Coman
Cook County Public Guardian Employees
Carrie & Matt Cotter
Ann Courter & Norman Hirsch
Allison Cowett & Dave Adams
Annette & Michael Donlin
Kathleen Doyle
Jack Flynn
Griselda Garibay
Chris Gentry
Kathleen & Chris Gubanich
Gretchen & Brian Hameister
Tracy Irwin & Maria Pyra
Journey's End Family Fund
Beth & John Kregor
Jonathan & Julie Laney
Leo Layton & Ana Salamanca
Leslie & Chip Lyon
Laura Maloney
Howard Masters & Renee Harkey
Eranthie Mendis & Srinath Yeshwant
Daniel & Cindy Nienhuis
Amy & Bob Ochi
Pat Olesen
Gary Owens & MaryKate Oriatti
Bill & Kaylyn Patterson
Libbey & Michael Paul
Morgan Pearsall
Beth Petersen
Eddie & Sheila Pont
Bryn Poulton & Tim Issel
Shalini Reddy
Nina Ricci & David Mitchell
Jim & Kathy Rolfes
Jared & Jenny Sirota
Paul & Debbie Smith
Bill & Beth Streit
Rick Tsuru
Tom Turk
Cindy & Steve Von Oehsen
Helen Walsh
Friends
Donors up to $249 – Students and their families need help to defray the costs of vaccinations, passport and visa fees, luggage fees and supplies that are an essential part of international travel.
Anonymous
Stephen Adam
Megan Ammer
Joe Andrews
Karen & Mike Baldwin
Donna Barbian
Mark Barefield
Carol Barnett
Samantha Becker
Jenny & Robin Bienemann
Carolyn Bishop-Seder
Jeffrey & Jessica Blaisdell
John Blaisdell
David Boensch
Alexis Booth & Geoff Mlinarcik
Claire Broadhead
Zachary Brown
Maggie Caravello
Amy Cardin & Eric Stenstrom
Jean Casserly
John Chapin & Alicia Malloy
Andrew Christensen
Matt Claybour
Morgan Collier
Erin Crossett
Zachary Crossett
Ed Cruickshank
Trish & Dan Davies
Nancy Dennis
David Fox
Courtney Francis
Christopher Freeman
Judith Gay
Eric & Angela Gershenson
Byron Gin & Patty Jenkins
Mary Godlewski
Rosario Gonzalez
Paul Goyette & Carolyn Goldbeck
Allison Gubanich
Dan Halvorsen
Jim Haptonstahl
Sharreen Hardy
Deb Harvey
Denise Hauser
Steven Healy & Kim Jones
Cindy Herndez
Andy & Elizabeth Hibel
David Hilbert
Jane Hoffman & Jill Strachan
Katie Hogan & Matt Jaffe
James & Sarah Hunter
Patricia Iverson
Rachel Iverson
Henry Izaguirre
Rebecca Kaegi
Joni Kalstrup
Laurie Kane
MK & Mike Keppler
Pat & Paul Koko
Angelika Kuehn
Dan Laino
Marcia & Damon LaPorte
Gabriel Lara
Elizabeth Lippitt
Nicole Lombardi
Timothy McGavin
Jennifer McGuire
Michael Menelli
Charlie & Pam Meyerson
Michael Milkie
Marc Mitrano
Shirley Nannini
Bob Neel
Doris Nussenbaum
Fred O'Connor
Tony & Julie Olesen
Elliot & Lea Olsen
Andrew Pavacic
Dayanara Pedro-Torres
Steve & Deb Poe
Brian Roman
Maria Rosner
Gigi & Taze Rowe
Mike & Linda Ryan
Robert Saigh
Glenn and Sandy Sameshima
Daniel Sapato
Abby & Bill Schmelling
Paul Schonfeld
Mark & Evelyn Segal
Paul Shadle & Monica Drane
Jason Sherman & Victoria Storm
Deborah Sigel
Bob & Inga Simitz
Jim & Katie Slivovsky
Peter Snyder
Carollina Song & Alec Harris
Eric Sorensen
Mike Sprintz
Luke Staszak
Hillary Stifler
Marc Swartzbaugh
David Tartakoff
Karen & Dave Tufte
Suzan von Lengerke
Bernhard & Rosa Walke
Kathleen Walsh
Sandi Weindling & Michael Murray
Jacob Weindling
Winona Weindling and Graham Tierney
Ellen Williams
Travel is singular in its ability to open the eyes and unbind the aspirations of students whose experiences rarely escape the boundaries of their own neighborhoods. Your tax-deductible contributions make these opportunities a reality for deserving students.