Our Supporters

The Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance staff and Board of Directors would like to thank the following foundation, corporate, government, and individual donors for their generous support of the Garfield Park Conservatory this past year. The following supporters help make programming and resources possible so we can continue to change lives through the power of nature.

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance Financials: July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023

Thank you to our 2022 - 2023 Supporters

Thank you to our EMG Children's Garden Capital Campaign supporters!

The Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance and the Chicago Park District are grateful to the Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust for its Challenge Grant in support of the renovation of the Conservatory’s Elizabeth Morse Genius Children’s Garden. Additional support has been received from the Public Museum Capital Grants Program, Illinois department of Natural Resources, Illinois State Museum.

The Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance is currently raising funds to complete the Challenge Grant and begin renovations on this year-round Children’s playscape in the Conservatory. For more information on this project, please contact Jennifer Van Valkenburg, CEO & President at jvanvalkenburg@garfieldpark.org (773) 638-1766 x 12.

Contributions through June 30, 2023:

$750,000 – $1,000,000

Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust
TIF Funding
DCEO State of IL

IDNR Museum Capital Grant

$100,000 – $500,000

Anonymous (2)

Builder’s Initiative

Donald R. Wilson Jr. Family Foundation

Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation

$25,000 – $50,000

Anonymous

Bank of America

Estate of Dr. Gwendolyn D. Rogers

GCM Grosvenor

John A. Shea

Peoples Gas

Peter and Alicia Pond

Polsinelli

Prince Charitable Trusts

Sacks Family Foundation

Tanya and Michael Polsky

$10,000 – $24,999

Anonymous

Elinor Escamilla

Franklin Philanthropic Foundation

John W. Rogers Jr.

Mary Clare and Joe Bonaccorsi

Michael and Liz Slovitt

Nancy Dee Brandes

Samuel and Ann Mencoff

Steve & Mary Jo Schuler

William Blair and Company

William Escamilla

$5,000 – $9,999

Alan M. Bell Carlene Blumenthal

Amy Rule & Rahm Emanuel William Blair and Company

Ann Marie Arden

Anonymous

Bank of America

David Bacon and Nancy Silver

Diana Palomar

The Higgs Family Foundation, a Donor-Advised Fund for Renaissance Charitable Foundation

$1,000 – $4,999

Anonymous

Aaron and Diana Robinson

Alexander Itkin and Miriam Novack

Allison Bacon

Amanda Williams and Jason Burns

Anna Haghgooie

Anonymous

April Sedall

Barbara A. Carney and Paul F. Engleman

Blair Price

Brian Hindman

Chicago Trading Company

Christine Betsill

Daniel Restrepo

Erika Summers

Gabrielle and Nick Sainati

Gina and Terry Mullen

Harvey L. Miller Family Foundation

Jack and Sandra Guthman

Jennifer and Bob Van Valkenburg

Jocarno Fund Henry Krasnow

John Harris

Julian Caracotsio

Karl Vogel

Laura Ferrell

Marla Kreindler

Michael Alter

Peter Schlossman

Reggie and Miriam Moore

Sara and Luke Blanshard

Thomas Ehrhart

Todd Brazda

Vanessa Hall

William Carroll

$500 – $999

Alpesh Amin

Amy Carbone

Barbara Ann Huyler

Benjamin Ilhardt

Caroline Aya O’Connor

Dr. Betsy Gidwitz

Dwayne Corcoran

Elizabeth T Kane

Eugene Wedoff

George Bailly

Grubhub Gail Holmberg

Jessica Wain

Julia Sarron

Kara Yokley

Karena Nelson

Kendal Gladish

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Linda Brummer-Welsh and Michael Welsh

Lynn Gendleman and Dr. Mark Gendleman

Marla Kreindler

Mary K. Nelson

Meghan Connett

Michele Zucker

Sean Wolter

Shari Massey

The Lumpkin Family Foundation

William T. Rice and Janice Woodruff

$250 – $499

Adam Stein

Adena Rose

Angela Brock-Jyle & Bernard Kyle Charitable Fund

Barbara Hopkins

Barbara Weiner

Birds on a Cable, LLC

Caitlin Hagedorn

Carolyn Williams Meza

Centerpoint

Christy Van Brunt

Claire Jadin

David J Varnerin

Djana Martin

Edward Kozak

Gene H. Price

Geoffrey B. Bloom

James P. Goodridge and Joan Riley

Jane and ThomasBoth

Jennifer Stanovich

John and Donna T. Patterson

Julia Robinson

Justin Peart

Katharine O’Connor

Katie Panning Spieth

Ken Davis

Kevin Longstreth

Kristin Pollock

Lisa Katz

Lorrie Elliott

Marcy Komocsar

Margaret Hughes

Marilyn Richards-Jackson

Mark D. Hudson and Russell Johnson

Mark Richman

Mary and John Splude

Mary and Robert Bacon

Mary C Galligan

Matthew Adams

Matthew Ephraim

Michael L Gelber

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wegner

Nancy Ann Crabtree

Nancy Hines

Pamela Bergson

Patrick and Lora McGuire

Patti Plagge

Peter Vale

Sarah Holden

Saul Marchan

Stan Dolasinski

Susan Johnson

Suzanne Bessette-Smith

$1 – $249

Abigail Smith

Ada Bleecker

Ahmmad Brown

Aida S Montano

Al De Reu

Alan Hommerding

Alanna Zaritz

Alexa Lee-Hassan

Alexander Mailhot-Beutel

Alexandra Barabanova

Alexandra Coffee

Alina Sigmond

Alisa DePedro

Alison Glickman

Allie Mattingly

Alma Torres

Amanda Logan

Amy Strong

Andrea Schwartz

Andrew Rowe

Andy Xiao

Angela Roderick

Anjali Bidani

Ann Heaton

Ann Wallis

Ann Williams

Anna Brazel

Anne McDonough

Annette D ‘ Anna

Annie Simpson

Anonymous

Ari Bendersky

Arnold Randall

Arthur Elstein

Arthur Hansen

Ashley Holman

Ashley Remegi

Aurora Taber and Kevin Plattner

Barbara Ferguson

Barbara Slivnick

Barbara VanScoyoc

Bari Johnson

Ben Kaczmarski

Benjamin J Weber

Bernard and Nancy Blayer

Beth and Ralph Sair

Beth Vlerick

Betsy Elsaesser

Betsy Johnston

Bonnie L. Wallace

Boo Fagan

Brad Teckenbrock

Brandon Belle

Brenda Tudor

Brian & Susan Schanning

Brian Cahoon

Brian Lowenberg

Brian Quistberg

Brice Ford

Brittany Barnes

Bruce Klink

Carol Anderson

Carol Bernstein

Carol Greene

Carol Jean, Brown

Carol Shuford

Carole Heiman-Kezios

Carole J. Cosimano

Caroline Thomas

Carolyn and Lawrence Garber

Carolyn Murray

Carrie Schwarz

Catherine Friedman

Catherine Morris

Cecelia Boomer

Cecelia Myers

Cecilia Goertzen

Charissa Chao

Cheryl Johns

Chris Jabin

Chris Lambert

Chris Miller

Christina Drouet

Christopher Fry

Christy Gerges

Cindy Larson

Claire Bartlett

Claire Blakemore

Claire Connelly

Claire Zulkey

Colin Cordes

Connie Catellani

Conrad Akier

Cori Blum

Crystal Givens

Dan Miller

Daniel Duan

Danielle Estes

Danita Browne

Dave Gucciardi

David Abell

David Freeman

Debbie Becker

Debbra Hill

Denice Hizel

Devorah Kaufman

Diane Coral

Diane Lawrence

Diane Meyer

Diane Sakai-Furuta

Dirk and Mary B. Landis

Dominic Surya

Donald Nekrosius

Doretta Marwin

Dorothy and Dan Zukoski

Dr. Poonam Thaker

Dr. Richard Prinz and Mrs. Lori Prinz

Dr. Valerie Herr

Dwayne Davis

Edie Showel

Eileen Carruthers

Elena Rizzo

Elizabeth B Phillips

Elizabeth Basile

Elizabeth Denholm

Elizabeth Hereford

Elizabeth Phelan

Ellen Bell

Ellen Moderhack

Ellen Schubert

Ellen Shwatal

Elly McCarthy

Emilia Arellano

Emily Beckman

Emily Gregor

Emily Hathcoat

Emily Keller

Emily Souza Rutkowski

Emily WesemanKristina White

Emma Frankel

Emma Juettner

Erica and Dale G. Granchalek

Erica Colangelo

Erin Smock

Esther Helding

Eunita Rushing

Fasukuwa Kamanda

Franklin Nussbaum

Gail Gudmundsen

Gail Thompson

Gale Munson

Gary and Marilyn Wenzel

Gina Piccioni

Gina Sennello

Gloria Callaci

Greg & Martha Blus

Greg Hinz

Haris Sofradzija

Harriet Hausman

Heidi Gustard

Holly Johnson

Hope Williams

Irene and James Pillars

Irene Clancy

James Carper

James Farillo

James Lee

Jami DeVolver

Janet Brown

Janet Keller

Janet Lawrence

Janet Martin

Janet Seefeldt

Janine Tollestrup

Jaquelin Lynn

Jason Sheperis

Jean Meilinger

Jean Stapleton and Krista Friedman

Jeanette Thomas

Jeanine Sheehan

Jeff Petertil

Jeffrey Brown and Ashley Phillips

Jelene Britten

Jenn Schumacher

Jennifer Bathgate

Jennifer Clar

Jennifer Grant

Jennifer Jankowski

Jeremy Frisch and Allison Channon

Jeremy Hornik

Jesse Thomas

Jessica Pasato

Jim Beckwith

Joan Marasovish

Joan Pomaranc

Joanne Rizzo

Jocelyn Hurley

Jonathan Levin

Joseph and Laura Svik

Josh Yomtoob

Joslyn Allison

Joyce Hill and Liz Schultz

Joyce M Greening

Juan Hindo

Judith Chrisman

Judy A. Brooks

Judy Dasgupta and Dr. Tapas Dasgupta

Judy Zollner

Julie and Daniel Long

Julie Dietz

Julie Rose

Justin Ware

Kaleen Healey

Karen Daniels

Karen Roddie

Karen Shimmin

Karen Webster

Kat Crawford

Kate Grossman

Katherine Barnash

Katherine McMillen

Katherine Nolan

Katherine O`Brien

Katherine Steere

Kathleen Fieweger

Kathleen Henrikson

Kathleen Macko

Kathleen Rice

Kathryn Dittemore

Kelsey Elliott

Kelsey Orsini

Kenneth Dossett

Kenneth Swiatkowski and Valerie L Schoen

Kevin Lustrip

Kevin McDonald

Kimberly Miller

Kitty Hopper

Klare Johnson

Krista Majewski

Kristine and Daniel James

Lacey Cordero

Lakshmi Palakurthy

Larry Wise

Laura Davies

Laura Rosholt

Lawrence Lindisch

Lee and Rebecca Edwards

Lee Mason

Leslie B. Simon

Liliana Bradford

Linda Simpson

Lindsay Sisti

Lisa and Victor NemeroffVy Nguyen

Lisa McWeeny

Lizabeth Huey

Lois Thiessen Love

Lori Yoder

Lydia Wasniewski

Lynn Taylor and Thomas Taylor

M Pilar Charmoli

Madeleine Walsh and Benjamin Balskus

Magdalena Kipiniak

Maggie and Mario E. Martinez

Maia Connors

Mairita Smiltars

Margaret Givhan

Margaret Pratt

Maria and Kenneth Peterson

Marie Stringer

Marie T. Bartolotta

Marilyn B. Ferdinand

Marissa Heffler

Mark Finger

Marta Johnson

Martin Gawne

Mary and Jim Vieregg

Mary Carlson

Mary E. Kmet

Mary Gorman

Mary Kate McIntyre

Mary L Borysewicz

Mary L. Stewart

Mary McInnis

Mary O’Connell

Mary Senn

Matthew Klinger

Matthew Rodgers

Maureen and Larry Powers

Maureen Graves

Maureen Vachta

Max Rothstein

May Kaewken

Megan Thompson

Megan Williams-Freimel

Meghan Fritz

Mehul and Reema Patel

Meika Slotsema

Melissa Clark

Melissa Meredith

Melody Reels

Mia Lansford

Michael Ericksen

Michelle DeMent

Mitsubishi Electric

Mosmi Surati

Nancy Bubula

Nancy Buik

Nathaniel Orr-Depner

Neal Ungerleider

Nicole Carlson

Noble Family

Noma Richardson

Nora Burgess

Nora Jaskowiak

Pamela Hartnell

Pat Monnelly

Patricia A Glatz

Patricia Rink

Patrick and Pamela E Deady

Paul N. Garcy

Paula Adams

Peter Irwin

Philip Kaplan

Philip Matsikas

Preethi Raghupatruni

Rachel Cahan

Rachel M Abajian

Rachel Sheinkop

Rami Ghannam

Ranell Sleman

Raschele Himalaya

Raymond Holpuch

Rebecca and David Gemperle

Rebecca Coleman

Rebecca Willard

Renee DeFour

Renee Roeschley

Rich Sekulovski

Richard and Patricia Brey Kathrina Briones

Robert and Emily Anderson

Robert Rosen

Roberta G. Evans

Robin Butler

Rodney E. Thompson and Carol Thompson

Rosemary andRobert Carroll

Ruby Collins

Ruth A Huston

Ryan Jensen

Ryan Kirby

Saba Ayman-Nolley

Sabrina Lynch

Samantha Deuchler

Samantha Mowrer

Sandra Johnson

Sarah Edwards

Sarah Follmer

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Litow

Sarah Nash

Sarah White

Sasha Doyle-Weiss

Sean Bernstein

Sharon Ricksecker Brauer

Sheila Cahnman

Sheila Clark

Sheila Keeshin

Shelby Daniel-Wayman

Sherri Kovar Mary Jean Kraybill

Sierra Bartlett

Stephanie Dufresne

Stephanie Thompson

Sue Altmann

Sue G Boyer and Ken Boyer

Susan Camasta

Susan Rosendahl

Susan Zabriskie

Syed Husain

Tammy Owins

Tania Pacheco

Tanya Sadagopan

Tara Havlicek

Teresa Reuter

Therese Radke

Tilo Greenbaum

Tim and Erin Classen

Todd Nadenichek

Tom and Betsy Stringer

Tonya Brooks

Tracy Mayfield

Trina Eifert Paul Eifert

Trinisa Williams

Victoria Rodriguez

Vidya Govind

Virginia O’Malley

Walter and Leslie Mikol

Wan Situ

Thank you to our 2022 - 2023 Major Donors

Corporations, Foundations and Government

$200,000+

Chicago Park District

$25,000 – $199,000

Anonymous

Anonymous Fund of Central Indiana Community Foundation

Amazon Corporation

American Public Gardens Association

Bank of America Foundation

Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE)

Exelon Corporation

John R. Halligan Charitable Fund

MacArthur Fund for Culture, Equity and the Arts at Prince PNC

Sacks Family Foundation

$15,000 to $24,999

After School Matters ComEd

Illinois Arts Council Agency

$10,000 to $14,999

Dr. Scholl Foundation

The Malkin Family

IMC Chicago Charitable Foundation

The Lefkofsky Family Foundation

Make It Better Foundation

National Endowment for the Arts Peoples Gas

$5,000 to $9,999

Adobe, Inc

Ariel Investments

Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Illinois

The Bluhm Family Charitable Foundation

CIBC Bank

Empty Bottle Presents LLC

Frank G. and Gertrude Dunlap Fund

JMB Insurance

Jocarno Fund

Vera Creative

Wintrust Bank

Yellowstone Forever

$1,000 to $4,999

Anonymous

Benevity Community Impact Fund

The Brattle Group Chiditarod Foundation

East Bank Storage

Enterprise Holdings

Guggenheim Capital

LLC INTREN

JPMorgan Chase Bank

Kimberley and Stephen Miller Charitable Foundation

Salesforce

The Old Town School of Folk Music

Ms. Catwalk

William Blair and Company

$500 to $999

ION Group

Jacob Beidler and Deborah Witzburg Charitable Foundation

JPMorgan Chase Foundation

$240 to $499

Cook-DuPage Beekeepers Association

Synchrony Financial

Fyllo

Google

Purdue Women’s Club INC

RCP Advisors Best Bees

CNA Foundation

Walsh Construction Company

Individuals

$25,000+

Nancy Dee Brandes

$10,000 to $14,999

Paul A. Levy and Mia Park

$5,000 to $9,999

Anonymous

Alan M. Bell

Elise Sacks

Julie and Kenny Sacks

Mary Stringfield

$1,000 to $4,999

Anonymous

Aaron and Diana Robinson

Amanda Williams

Dan Fulwiler

Geoffrey Smith

Gina and Terry Mullen

Gwen Cohen

Henry Krasnow

John Raffetto

Julia Robinson

Laura Lisy

Laura Smith

Lisa Fleisher

Nancy S Gerrie

Paul W Schroeder and Terri Schroeder

Sally Garon

Sandra Jo Allen and S. James Perlow

Sara Blanshard and Luke Blanshard

Tim Garnett and Peter Slaymaker

Kristopher Brown and Jacqueline Ivey-Brown

Lee Mason

Lisa Centone Curci

Lisa Chessare

Lynn and Mark Gendleman

Lynne and Ralph Schatz

Marguerite Griffin

Marianne Kozlowski

Mark D. Hudson and Russell Johnson

Mark Parts

Martin Gawne

Mary Hirsh

Mary Maloney

Mary Spyropoulos

Melissa Sloat

Michael L Gelber

Michelle Hoy

Michelle Schroeder

Monika Rafacz

Mosmi Surati

Nancy Needles and Arne Rode

Nathaniel P. Clapp

Nora Barnicle

Patricia Mocco

Peter Ginn

Peter Mavrikos

Peter Ternes and Polly Nevins

Rachel Sherman

Rebecca Perreault

Richard Bingham

Robert E. Nied Jr.

Robert Rosen

Romana Puente

Rose M. Houston

Rosemary and Robert Carroll

Rufus Barner

Samuel Fox Avi Handelsman

Sarah Eva Monroe

Sharri and William Massey

Sonya Bearden

Staci Black

Stephanie Hubbard

Steven and Debbie Viktora

Steven Bialer

Susan H Schwartz and Charles P Schwartz

Virginia Olsen

Wanda and Kevin McDonald

William B. Hinchliff

$500 to $999

Andrew Nieland

Ann Marie Arden

Ashley Rhett Lindsay

Barbara Hopkins

Brittany Basler

Caitlin Sadowski

Carol Lewis

David and Nicole Berger

Diane Sakai-Furuta

Edward Dumoulin

Eliza and Timothy Earle

Gabrielle and Nick Sainati

Gerald W Adelmann

Jane G. Greenfield

Jeffrey Hubbell

Judy and John Keller

Kaleen Healey

Kathleen and John Roberts

Kristin Finney-Cooke

Kristopher Brown and Jacqueline Ivey-Brown

Lee Mason

Lisa Centone Curci

Lisa Chessare

Lynn and Mark Gendleman

Lynne and Ralph Schatz

Marguerite Griffin

Marianne Kozlowski

Mark D. Hudson and Russell Johnson

Mark Parts

Martin Gawne

Mary Hirsh

Mary Maloney

Mary Spyropoulos

Melissa Sloat

Michael L Gelber

Michelle Hoy

Michelle Schroeder

Monika Rafacz

Mosmi Surati

Nancy Needles and Arne Rode

Nathaniel P. Clapp

Nora Barnicle

Patricia Mocco

Peter Ginn

Peter Mavrikos

Peter Ternes and Polly Nevins

Rachel Sherman

Rebecca Perreault

Richard Bingham

Robert E. Nied Jr.

Robert Rosen

Romana Puente

Rose M. Houston

Rosemary and Robert Carroll

Rufus Barner

Samuel Fox Avi Handelsman

Sarah Eva Monroe

Sharri and William Massey

Sonya Bearden

Staci Black

Stephanie Hubbard

Steven and Debbie Viktora

Steven Bialer

Susan H Schwartz and Charles P Schwartz

Virginia Olsen

Wanda and Kevin McDonald

William B. Hinchliff

$240 to $499

Anonymous

Alexander Tievsky and Jeffrey Paulatti

Amy Michelon

Ana Parada

Ann Tubbs Peter Vale

Ari Rubenfeld

Barbara and Robert Perkaus

Caryle Perlman

Christine Struminski and David Matthews

Christy Bloom

Claire Farnsworth

Cynthia Mathews

Dana Lee and Bill Sterbens

Daniel Eck

Deanna Ver Steeg

Deborah Rogers

Debra Evans

Diane Lawrence

Domnique Reyes

Donald Wilson

Dr. Sabine B Sobek

Fatima Mohiuddin

Gail Holmberg

Gail Schumann

Gena Miller

Gerald Freedman

Gregory McClain

Jacqueline Walker

Jayne Daniel

Jeanine Sheehan

Jennifer Bell

Jessica and Bryan Wain

Jill and Robert Delaney

John and Donna T. Patterson

Kathleen Kirn and David Levinson

Kathleen Rice

Kevin J Geijer

Linda Brummer-Welsh and Michael Welsh

Lynn and Mark Gendleman

Marianne Kozlowski

Mark D. Hudson and Russell Johnson

Martin Gawne

Mary Hirsh

Mary Maloney

Mary Spyropoulos

Melissa Sloat

Michael L Gelber

Michelle Hoy

Michelle Schroeder

Monika Rafacz

Nora Barnicle

Peter Ginn

Peter Ternes and Polly Nevins

Rebecca Perreault

Richard Bingham

Robert E. Nied Jr.

Robert Rosen

Romana Puente

Rose M. Houston

Rosemary and Robert Carroll

Rufus Barner

Samuel Fox Avi Handelsman

Sarah Eva Monroe

Staci Black

Steven and Debbie Viktora

Susan H Schwartz and Charles P Schwartz

William B. Hinchliff

Thank You!

Thank you to our 2022 - 2023 Supporters

Thank you to our EMG Children's Garden Capital Campaign supporters!

Thank you to our 2022 - 2023 Major Donors

Corporations, Foundations and Government

Individuals

Thank you Volunteer Partners!

2022-2023 Volunteer Groups

Thank you to Community Partners!

2022 - 2023 Partner Organizations Include:

In-Kind Partners

2022-2023 In-Kind Partners