Our Supporters
Investing in young people is our hope for the future.
With support from the following partners, we are nurturing and guiding motivated young people to become well-educated, career-ready people for others.
Hope Ignites thanks the following donors for their generous contributions between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025.
Investors in Hope
Edward Anderson
Jana and Steven Carani
LeAnne and David Conway
Mike de Graffenried
Denise and Robert Delgado
The Revocable Trust of G. Philip Duckwall and Sandy Renee Young
Kimberly and Joseph Koenig
Lynn and John Malloy
Paige McClellan and Basil Alwan
Midge and J. Patrick Mulcahy
Raymond Family Foundation
Sarli Family Foundation
Mary Pat and Thomas Santel
Berdenia and Thomas Stanley
Karen Steadman and Robert Lloyd
Stewart Family Foundation
Aja and Pat Stokes
Shannon and Jeff Taylor
Joan and John Vatterott Family Foundation
Lhea and Tom Wiese
Deborah and Mark Wilhelm
Melba Wu and Michael Bush
Jeanne and John Wunderlich
Yagan Family Fund
Champions of Hope
Julie Bugala
Nancy and David Danis
Gretchen and Matt DiNapoli
Douglas Durkin
Emerson
Lisa and Patrick Flavin
Flora Family Foundation
Google
Michelle and Christopher Growe
Dr. Angela Jones and Dr. Daniel Cuevas
Colette Kopon
Mindy Miller and Mr. Robert Rayner
Jeanne Olivier
Barbara and Bryn Ostby
Susan and James Pichler
Populus Group
Safety National Casualty Corporation
Laurie and Raymond Van De Riet
Virginia and Jim Whims
Leaders for Hope
Susan and Mark Barron
Corinne and Christopher Brooks
Diane Compardo and Ron Wienstroer
DCA Family Foundation
Jan and Keith Goodwin
Duane Hercules
Elaine and Benjamin Jun
Joanna Gordon Martin and Robert Martin
Nanda Family Foundation
Sharon and Bob Olwig
Trinecia and Jason Pernell
Susan and John Sobrato
University of Notre Dame
Gerald Wolken
Builders of Hope
ArchBridge Family Office
Kemal El Moujahid
Laurie Ferreira
Pamela Giss and Bernd Ruschmeyer
Dorothie and Martin Hellman
Ann and Charles Henry
Kimberly and Reggie Hines
Patricia and Mark Mantovani
Joan and Richard Marra
Kristin Ostby and Benito Barillas
Kathy and Dave Schmitt
Kristin and John Sheehan
Molly Shaffer and Paul Minorini
Friends for Hope
Apple
Arrow Box Company of Joplin
Elizabeth Boyle
Capricorn Investment Group, LLC
Emily and Jack Cardwell
Christine Chang
Patricia Chang and Warren Packard
Lewis Cheng
Deborah and William Clifford
Donna and Francis Doyle
Nick Flores
River and William Fronczak
Sharon and Michael Garry
George and Judy Marcus Foundation
Global Charitable Fund
Robert Goeke
Dorothy and Jan Jannick
Judith Kay and Roger Smith
John Keda
Lesley and William King
Lynn and Andrew Kopon
Betsy Hegg
Shannon Hegg and Alice Liu
Heather and Adam Hopkins
Judith Kay and Roger Smith
Linda and Joseph Larkin
Thomas Melzer
Sonia Mockett
Susan and Kenneth Morrison
Joyce Pharriss
Laina and Mike Prehm
Kathryn Hallsten Ritchey and Craig Ritchey
Carlotta Sansone
Gayle and David Stratmann
Mindy and Michael Viamontes
Viking Cove Institute
Seeds of Hope
Cindy Albert
Robyn Altman and Brendan Doherty
Sherry and Mark Amen
Kristin Anderson
Joanne and Ernest Andrade
Abbigail Aydt
Daniel H. Barrera
Laura Barrera
Matthew Barrera
Steve Barrera
Tamika and Abel Barrera
Thelma and Joe Barrera
Annie Bathgate
Dennis Behrens
The Benevity Community Impact Fund
Andrea and Travis Benjamin
Aviva Berezin
Teresita Bermudez
Colleen Bobb
Hamilton Bobb
Richard Bollmer
Jacquelyn Boyle
Paula Branca-Santos
Sally Brockman
Cameron Brown
Marion Brown and Gabriel Garcia
Linda and John Buffa
Breven Burnett
Todd Buss
Johnetta Carver
Nana and Brian Chancellor
DeBaja Coleman
Community Thrift Store
Deborah Cukr
Tracey Crooks
Helen and John Csik
Sue Czachowski
Mary de Graffenried
Tom Delia
Peter Dervan
Susan Dodd
William Donius
Matt Eberflus
Mark Epker
Christina Edelin
Palmina Fava and Richard Fava Pastilha
Rebecca Center Foster
Ann Frazier
Ryan Frederick
Kathy and Donald Fronczak
Suzanne Furay
Carolyn and Peter Gabbe
Karen Galen
Jennifer Garris
Jennifer Garris
Wes Giles
Mili and Luis Giuffra
Brian Gladstein
Tom Goettelmann
Emmy Guthrie
Samuel Hall
Morgan and Dennis Hanzlik
Holly Harris
Jennifer Heid
Maureen and Glenn Heitmann
Juliet and Michael Helft
CR Hibbs
Corinne Hilbert
Brian Hipp
Leslie Hodges
Lillian Holman
Whitey Holt
Jin Young Hong
Kristina and Max Hood
Steve Hood
Phakisha and Everett Horne
Judith Horrell
Nancy and Joseph Huber
Mary Incontro and Timothy Stanceu
Ted Kaehler
Neil Kalvelage
Sue Kim
Kelli Kirwin
Chrissy Kinney
Steph Kinsey
Jackie Knotts
Carol Koehler and David Hetzel
Kelly and David Laughlin
Gerald F. Lawler
Emma Leahy
Valerie Lebron and Eloy Ruiz
Stacy and Kevin Lee
Felicia Lewis
Lindbergh High School World Languages
Carlton Lowe
Constance Lowe
Kyle Lowe
Samantha Lurie
Jake Lynch
Diane Magee
Patrick Manzo
William Martin
Aixa Martinez and Paul Robiolio
Tony and Priscilla Marzoni
David Masri
Angel Matute
Jan McGillick and Bruce Bradley
Gates McKibbon
Fabi Meyer
Kate Minorini
Michael Moellering
Hugh Molotsi
Kevin Montgomery
Donna Montgomery
Lucas Motycka
Lisa and Brad Nelson
Sneha Neurgaonkar
Dana Nichols
J. Michael Nolan
Kay and Bill Norman
O. Richard Nottidge
Numeric
Patrick Odle
Lissete Okhravi
Phyllis O’Laughlin
Sara Paracha
Alan Paradise
David Pastilha
Jillian Pentecost
Cliff Petersen
Mayeline Pimentel
Trish Plewa
Michele and Kevin Quinn
Fr. Richard Rath
Bridget Reuter
Carol and Jon Richards
Martha Roberts
Glen Roderick
Ann Rodriguez
Chris Rodriguez
Jennifer Rolf
Shirley Roquerre
Eloy Ruiz
Ofelia Salinas and Rhetta Salinas
NoÎl and David Schiber
David Schmelter
Triona Schmelter
Phil Schmidt
Chad Sciacca
Kristine Scott
Ashley Scoville
Christina and Greg Scruggs
Deborah and Rick Shelton
Marilyn Sherwood
Xia Simmons
John Stamm
Jennifer Starkey
Cortney Stepter
Alexandra Sullivan
Paul Szczepan
Ben Tarbell
Brandi Thrash
Nancy and Paul Tice
Libby and Martin Totland
Lynn and Tom Trieschmann
Elizabeth Tuffli
Desjane Venable
Daralynn Walker
Chris Webber
Katrina Weschler
Richard Wheat
Melissa Whitfield
Alistair White
Jackie and Warren Williams
Lex Williams
Khero Witey
Sheree Wong
Margaret Yancey
Susan and Jon Zuber
Lisa Zuckerman
