Our Supporters
As a nonprofit organization providing programming to youth and youth-serving organizations, Lake Erie Ink relies on the philanthropic support of our community. We would like to offer our sincerest appreciation to everyone who has supported Lake Erie Ink, including the following foundations, individuals, and businesses.
Foundation and Government Support
Anonymous
Baldwin Wallace’s Jacket Philanthropy Program
Bessemer Trust Foundation
Cedars Legacy Fund
Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation
City of Cleveland Heights, Community Development Block Grant Program
Dan and Ellen Zelman Family Foundation
Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation
Faye Kaplan Charitable Foundation
Geoffrey Michael Heller Memorial Fund
Greater Cleveland Community Shares
GROW Foundation, Hathaway Brown School
The Hawkins Project
Joyce M. Stielau and Herbert W. Stielau Foundation
Joseph Mendes & Mollie Mendes Charitable Giving Fund
Lincoln Healthcare Foundation
Literary Cleveland
Mass Hysteria Improv Comedy Fest
National Council of Jewish Women
Peggy and John Garson Family Foundation
Puffin Foundation West
Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation
Stacy Miller and Todd Clark Giving Fund
The Tabor Family Fund
The Wolpert Family Foundation
The TRUE-MART Fund
Thomas Mildred Taylor Fund of the Cleveland Foundation
William M. Weiss Foundation
Corporate Support
Anonymous
GIE Media, Inc.
Hall of Justice, LLC
Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry
Mental Illness and Friends
Open Doors Academy
In-Kind Support
Bruggers Bagels, Cedar Fairmount
Carol & John’s Comic Book Shop
Cleveland Children’s Museum
Cleveland International Film Festival
Cleveland Cinemas, Cedar Lee Theatre
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Cuyahoga County Public Library
Ohio History Center/Western reserve,
Quintana’s Barber and Dream Spa
Individual Donors
Inkwell Salon – Your gift of $1000 or more provides a sustainable resource for young writers in our community.
Christopher J. Garson
Chann and Ed Spellman
Dallas and Bill Schubert
Frances Heller
Richard
Stacy Miller and Todd Clark
Annette Tucker and Mark Sutherland
Stephen and Joan Werber
Jack and Blanche Valancy
Carole and Carter Lewis
Anonymous
Publisher – Your gift of $500 or more promotes student writing with quality publications.
Barbara and Harold Mendes
Barbara and John Schubert
Bayless-Marr Family
Gretchen Reynolds
Jeanne Shatten and Lawrence Oscar
Scribe – Your gift of $250 or more provides stipends for professional writers to work with student writers.
Anne Zaleski
Gloria Plevin
Henry Doll
Kari Mirkin
Kevin Roberts and Hilary Sparks-Robert
Lee and Tuni Chilcote
Robert and Divina Koonce
Stu Forman and Ellie Hitzrot
Susan Kaeser
Timothy and Sherri Leslie
Louisa Oliver
Noah Lamprecht
Barbara and Roger French
Underwriter – Your gift of $125 or more supplies enrichment programs for 25 participants.
Elizabeth Armstrong
Joanie Berger and Robert Nosanchuck
Lawrence Babin
Lesli Myrick
Margot Damaser and Malia Lewis
Michael Clark
Scott and Sandi Mendes
Tom Finucane and Compass Business Services
Pat and Bill Hanavan
Scholar – Your gift of $50 or more pays registration for one student to attend Lake Erie Ink for a quarter.
Andy Mirkin
Annette and Brett Himes
Carolyn Lewis
Catie Benzo
Deborah Bridwell
Elizabeth Sullivan
Jennifer S., Jessica Shields
John Hubbard
Jon Benedict and Noelle Celeste
Jordan Abbott
Joyce Roper
Karstin Olofsson and Jon Goldman
Laura Putre
Lynn McKnight
Michael Buescher and Kari Elsila
Peggy Mendes-Stern and Barry Stern
Rachel Bernstein
Racquel Santiago
Rosemarie and Jonathan Fairman
Susan Post
Susy Frey
Suzanne DeGatano
Boyer Family
Christine Young
Donna Ferris
Jared Drummer
Joyce Braverman and Jim Posch
Judith Ryder Frumker
Mary Dunbar
William Barack
Manuel Alvarado
Claire McBroom
Alan Mirkin
Alden Cowap
Barbara Estrada
Bree and Arden Brooks
Brittany Jones
C.A. Reed-Mundell
Cynthia Larsen and Joe Mendes
Dave and Martha Schubert
Donna and Tony Marchetti
Ellen Rosenthal
Faye Kaplan Charitable Foundation
Gordon and Sarah Wean
Jan and Bill Ressenger
Jill and James Levin
Jim and Beth Szpak
John and Elizabeth Jarvey
John Fauser
Katie Solender and Willie Katzin
Kenneth Mirkin
Linda Springer
Margaret Cohen and Kevin Rahilly
Mary C. OMalley
Mary Roberts
Nance
Patty and Paul Larsen
Thomas Curran
James and Claire Robinson May
Theresa T. Test
Free Thinker – your gift in any amount supports Lake Erie Ink in all of the above ways plus others we haven’t thought of yet.
Elaine Schleiffer
M. Kolbe
Sean Buchanan
Claire Billingsley
Frannie, Jason
Ranelle Huber
Barb and Bob Rosenbaum
Betsy Rosenbluth
Brandon Baker
Camille and Jeff Fauser
Dana Buzzelli
Dianne Konishi
Gary and Gerri Zaleski
Hilary Rossen
Jeanne Cherney
John Heim
Kara and John Shellenberg
Kendra Huspaska
Kim Schmitz
Kristen Docter
Leah Holtzapple
Lori Postak
Martha Loughridge
Meaghan Basilobe
Melanie Tyler
Shari Nacson
Shirley Shatten
Susan Yao
The Arrigons
Toni Young
Val McNeill
Joseph and Geraldine Koonce
Bill and Jill Frankel
Lee McKinstry
Abe Becker
Chelsea Frey
