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2024-2025 Donors

To everyone who gave between June 1, 2024, and May 31, 2025—thank you.
Your generosity powers every program, scholarship, and moment of connection at JCYS.

VISIONARY CIRCLE

Thank you to the donors who are part of JCYS’s planned giving program.

Dr. Howard N. Allen
Maurice Fantus*
Millard J. Grauer*
Lisa Jericho
Alyssa and Jeremy Knobel
Iris and Steven Podolsky
Dan and Nancy Pollack
Susan Rochlis*
David* and Carol Schulman

*indicates deceased

WILD FOR JCYS SPONSORS

Sponsorships made from June 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025

King of the Jungle – $25,000

Setna iO
Wintrust Financial Corporation

Pride Protector – $10,000

Cisco Systems, Inc.
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC
Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Lion’s Roar – $7,500

Bob and Lynne Wolfberg

Savannah Champion – $5,000

Josh and Samantha Beren
Bulldog Security
Corporate Valuation Services
Gilbert and Jacqueline Fern Foundation
JMB Insurance
Jon and Sarah Karelitz
Karmin Family Foundation
Lewis Greenwood Foundation
Polk Bros. Foundation
David and Tanya Solomon
The Stankowicz Family
Phyllis Tabachnick
Wilkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
The Zegar Family Foundation

Safari Supporter – $3,600

adNet Technology Management
Berger Schatz
Cresa
Duane Morris, LLP
FGMK, LLC
Daniel and Lianne Jacobs
Merel Family Law
Stewart-Miller, Inc.
Janet Winter

Paw Partner – $2,500

Associated Insurance and Risk Management Advisors
Beermann LLP
Joel and Linda Beren
BMO
Cagan Management Group Inc.
Hilary and Zach Galant
Maria Garvy
Hall Estill
Hoffenberg & Block, LLC
Ezra and Marla Jaffe
Samantha and Alex Jakubowski
Alyssa and Jeremy Knobel and Family
Much Shelist P.C.
Old Republic
National Title
The Scott Group
The Thalheimer Family

Cub Companion – $1,250

Arrow Home Advisors
The Baird Foundation
Boiko & Osimani, P.C.
Elavon, Inc.
Jeremy & Danielle Neil
Schneider Deli
Ron & Kathy Sonenthal
Franny and Mike Zucker

DONOR HONOR ROLL

Gifts made from June 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025

$50,000 and Above

Anonymous
Crown Family Philanthropies

$10,000 – $49,999

Robert and Amy Arogeti
Carrie and Daniel Goodman and The Crown Family
Dana and Lee Gordon^
Highland Park Community Foundation
Jack and Goldie Wolfe Miller Fund
Jewish United Fund
Ronald H. Ringer Foundation
Ruth D. Rosin
Charles and M.R. Shapiro Foundation
Jared and Megan Sheiker

$5,000 – $9,999

James R. and Lesley B. Anixter^
Janet and Steven Anixter^
Rand and Rhonda Diamond^
Colleen Feigenwinter
Robert U. and Roberta Goldman Family Foundation
Jon and Sarah Karelitz
Allison Stankowicz
Richard and Nadine Woldenberg

$2,500 – $4,999

Josh and Samantha Beren
Matthew D’Ambrosio and Karen Fauman
Allie and Brett Dresner
Brooke and Michael Karmin^
Kovler Family Foundation
Marla and Alan Patzik
Iris and Steven Podolsky^
Podolsky Family Foundation
Joel Rabinowitz
Madeline Remish and Brian Ross
The Family of David Schulman*
Suzanne Hershman Secler and Ross Secler
Phyllis Tabachnick

$1,000 – $2,499

Ian Alexander^
Sari and Ben Altshul
The Arogeti-Brady Family
Katharine Berger
Ashley and Tommy DeGarmo
Hunter Edens
Max and Alyssa Fargotstein
Robert Friend
Michael Glauberman
Jill and Steven P. Gomberg
Laura Gottlieb and Nick Kearney
Samantha Greenberg and Bryan Cagan
Joe and Lisa Hartzler
Paul Hasson
Marla and Ezra Jaffe^
Noah Jaffe
Lisa Jericho^
Courtney R. and Zach Kalter
Zack Karmin and Karen Mandel
Marcy and David Kirshenbaum
Leah Knobel
Morgan and Casey Marcus
Michael Neff
Carly and Nadav Newman
Katie and Scott Nowicki
Josh Olian
Rachel Seserman Patzik and Zachary Patzik
S. James Perlow^
Tom Peterson
Allan and Lynne Reich^
Emily Ribot
Albert A. Robin Family Foundation
Cindy Taylor Robinson
Randee and Rob Romanoff
Ellie and Fred R. Schwimmer
Ian and Alice Shaffer
Elliot F. and Lori Small
Alan P. and Andrea Solow^
Kathy and Ron Sonenthal^
Marty and Mary Stankowicz
Takiff Family Foundation
Tiagnoce Family
Irine Sorser Turin and Alex Turin^
Robert J. and Roberta Washlow^
Lauren and Jason Zenner
Myra Zissman

$500 – $999

The Adler Family
Jessica and Sam Bernstein
Eric and Carolyn Birkenstein^
Michael and Adriana Capone^
Evan Carlson
Roni and Rebecca Cohen
Debbie Beren Diamond and Stuart Diamond
Carrie Dolan
Mark and Linda Goodman^
Dr. Samuel and Kimberly Grief
Barbara Haworth and Robert Costrell
Lianne and Daniel Jacobs
Lisa and Steven M. Kleiman
Brandi Koltun
Jon A. Levey^
Brad and Hana Levin
Jordan and Mina Multack
Chad and Gabby Pendley
Betty & Thomas Philipsborn Philanthropic Fund^
Jason Pomeroy
Michael Robins
Alli and Allen Rogoway
Aliza Jaffe Sass
Sam Schwartz-Fenwick
Andrew Storch
Adam and Natalie Tarantur^
Dan and Stephanie Thalheimer
Cydney Topaz
Michael Tuchman
Liz Roberts Turnipseed and Ian Turnipseed
Seth Zimmer

$250 – $499

Jarrett Annenberg
Anonymous
Nancy Beren
Alana and Joey Bernstein
Jay Beskin
Helaine Billings
Melissa and Jeffrey I. Bleiweis^
Adam Bossov
Dana and Max Bulbin
Jane B. Colman
Sarah and Nathan Enfield
Caleb Frankel
Robert Giblichman
Michael Gutman
Ryan and Yael Hess
Amy and Daniel A. Kaufman^
Stephen and Carol Ann Killian
Ellie Kirshenbaum
David and Erin Kohn
Brad and Sherry Levin
Jacqueline and Harvey Marcus
Janet and Frederick Nachman
Carol Nadler
Jeremy Nathaniel
Terri and Rob Olian
Daniel Remish
Alyne and Jim Rolfe
Jason B. Rosenthal
The Ross Family
Ernie and Linda Schubert
Elizabeth and Bryan Schwartz
Angelica Shaxted
Tracy Sprayregen
Adam Vishny and Becca Gillett
Ben Winick
Richard and Karen Wiringa
David Zevin

$249 and Below

Anonymous (2)
Becker Family
Machol Benmelech
Joel and Linda Beren and Family
Dave and Nicole Berger
Michael Brody
Emily and Christopher Coleman
Ariana Dietrich
Ashley Dinos
Dr. Ira Dolnick and Amy Dolnick
Joseph and Claudia Elkin
Caryn Fields
The Fineman Family
Elaine Finnegan
Thea K. Flaum
Ben and Wendy Frank
Ethan Frisch
Debra and Larry Brenman
Adam Garber
Garber Family
Bryna G. and Edward P. Gamson
Ethel Gofen
Marty and Sandra Gold
Taryn Granados
Lisa and Roy Gross
Dani Harkavy
Aaron and Sheri Harkavy
Sarah and Scott Hirsch^
Mari Hirsh
Sharry Hyman
Tal Izraeli
Steven and Miriam Jakubowski
William Keffer
Fra and Bobby Kipnis
Michelle Klein
Nancy and Rick Kreiter^
Ally Kolpas
Peggy and Brian Kozminski
Lori Kraus
Jeanne Cole and Jonathan Ledsky
Lorie and David Granat
Debbie Lessin
John G. and Jill Levi
Aaron Levy
Elizabeth and Gregory Leyser
Laurie Lieberman
Benjamin Liss
Howard London and Nancy Tobin London
Melissa and Jack Mackin
John and Jill Mandel
George and Roberta Mann
Marci and Alan Marcus
The Marks and Goldstein Families
Lauren Marwil
Courtney Mayster
Joshua Meyer
Harriet Minkin
Steve and Barbara Neil
Wayne and Geri Nowicki
Kelsey O’Hearn
Zachary and Julie Pastko
Nate Paulson
Jody Potter
Katie Rich
Susan and Al Rohr
Wendy and Ben Roth^
Gary Salit
Ruth Sang
Nancy Schlack
Cathy and Joel Schneider
Marty Schrero
Blake Schulman
William Schwartz
Peter Schwarzbach
Diana Servos
T.J. Shanoff
Colleen Shutt
Arla and Marc Silverstein
Tyler Spitz
Jillian Steinberg
Sam Stolte
Marianne and Stuart Taussig^
Ryan Trombley
Arul Vasanthan
Steven Weiss
Robin Winer
Gregg F. and Bruni Witt^

^Desser Alumni Campaign Donor
*indicates deceased

CORPORATE AND MATCHING GIFTS

Gifts made from June 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025

Abbott Laboratories Fund
AT&T
Baird
Cisco Systems, Inc
Goldman Sachs Charitable Services Group
Google
The Networking Group
Penguin Random House
Relativity
Setna iO
Synergy Capital Solutions / Hightower

IN-KIND DONATIONS

In-kind donations made from June 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025

Bryn Mawr Country Club
Bryan Cagan
Chicago White Sox
Conway Farms Golf Club
Diageo / Breakthru Beverages
Disney
Hotel Zachary
Jessie Heam Photography
Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc.
Lincoln Park Zoo
Mensch’s Deli
Northbrook Golf Academy
Parkway Presents
Schneider Deli
Shay James Photography
Soucie Horner Design Collective
Steely Boutique
Styled Authentic by SBK
Sunset Foods
Twinkle Twinkle Little One
The Wickwood Inn