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
Baldwin Wallace’s Jacket Philanthropy Program
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Cedars Legacy Fund
Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation
City of Cleveland Heights, Community Development Block Grant Program
Cleveland Foundation
The Cull Family Foundation
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
The Hawkins Project
Joyce M. Stielau and Herbert W. Stielau Foundation
Joseph Mendes & Mollie Mendes Charitable Giving Fund
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
Puffin Foundation West
The Leon and Gloria Plevin Family Foundation
William M. Weiss Foundation
Corporate Support
Anonymous
Baker & Hostetler LLP
FutureHeights
HW&Co Advisors
L&M Legal
Literary Cleveland
Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry
Made Cleveland
Muldoon’s Saloon & Eatery
Network for Good
Nordson Corporation
Ruggiero Wealth Management
Sophia La Gourmande
Target Circle
The Writing Desk, LLC
In-Kind Support
Carol & John’s Comic Book Shop
Cleveland International Film Festival
Cleveland Cinemas, Cedar Lee Theatre
Cuyahoga County Public Library
Heights Libraries
Individual Donors
Inkwell Salon – Your gift of $1000 or more provides a sustainable resource for young writers in our community.
Astrid Moise & Javier Alvarez-Tostado
Christopher J. Garson
Tom Hodgkiss-Lilly
Gretchen Reynolds
Dallas and Bill Schubert
Susan Wolpert
Publisher – Your gift of $500 or more promotes student writing with quality publications.
Stacy Miller and Todd Clark
Leslie Coleman
Barbara and Roger French
Calvin Griffith
Nance Hikes
Patty and Paul Larsen
Holley and Rob Martens
Brandi N. McElhatten
Jeanne Shatten and Lawrence Oscar
Chann & Ed Spellman
Phil Star and Jane Peterson
Annette and Mark Sutherland
Dace Tabor & Saroya Queen Tabor
Robert & Ann Witt
Scribe – Your gift of $250 or more provides stipends for professional writers to work with student writers.
Bree and Arden Brooks
Ellie Hitzrot & Stuart Forman
Char and Chuck Fowler
James Graham
Pat and Bill Hanavan
Steve Hopewell
Katie Solender & Willie Katzin
Alexander and Emily Leslie
Dante Marinucci
Claire McBroom
Ann Millette
Louisa and the Hon. Solomon Oliver
Barbara and John Schubert
Kelsey Smith
Steven Stone
Summer Watterson
Anne Zaleski
Underwriter – Your gift of $125 or more supplies enrichment programs for 25 participants.
Mary Adams
Elizabeth Armstrong
Janet Biscotti
Margot Damaser & Malia Lewis
Ben Forman
Annette and Brett Himes
Amy Lewandowski
Daniel Medalie and Diana Prufer
Anne Miano
Leslie Myrick
James and Claire Robinson May
Lisa and Todd Rosenthal
Ayelet Travis
Jane Winik
Scholar – Your gift of $50 or more pays registration for one student to attend Lake Erie Ink for a quarter.
Brandon Baker
Claire Billingsley
Deborah Bridwell
Trina Brosius
Noelle Celeste
Lee and Emily Chilcote
Marjory and Carolyn Craft
Jacquelyn Daniel
Krissy Dietrich-Gallagher
Hank Doll
Jonathan and Rosemarie Fairman
Marty Friel
Spencer Gilbert
Kirsten Hagesfeld
Tracy Hill
Jodi Hutton
John Kuder
Sonja Rajki and Michael Lyford
Nicole Mader
Donna and Tony Marchetti
Scott & Sandi Mendes
Alan and Lori Mirkin
Andy Mirkin
Kari Mirkin
Kenneth Mirkin
Michelle Moehler
Fay Parrill
Joseph D. Pentasuglio and Carrie M. Schnirring
Nancy Peppler
Paul Porter
John and Marri Petrucci
Jessica Pinter
Joyce Braverman and Jim Posch
Sarojini and Sridhar Rao
Bill and Jan Resseger
Barb and Bob Rosenbaum
Michael Salkind
Patrick and Deborah Shea
Jim and Beth Szpak
Melanie Tyler
Ricki Urban
Douglas and Vivian Vail
Deborah Van Kleef
Judith Van Kleefe
Elizabeth and Larry Weiss
Stephen and Joan Werber
Carol Womack
Lisa M. Wood
Christine Young
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.
Mazie Adams
Manual Alvarado
Anonymous
Bennett Baldwin
Elizabeth Ban Rohring
Bayless-Marr Family
Amanda Bellows
Catie Benzo
Samantha Besaw
Ashley Bigler
Julie Biscotti
Dan and Maria Blakemore
Carolyn Cacho Bowman
Susannah Briskin and Alissa Bradford
Daniel Bruches
Jenny Brynjarsdottir
Kari Elsila and Michael Buescher
Nathan Burch
Alicia Burkle
Melinda Burt
Katherine Chapman
Emily Cherney
Sophia DeChurch
Brady Dindia
Samantha Dominic
Lara Troyer and Jeffrey Dyck
Beth Elliott
Amanda Farrenholz
Donna and Richard Ferris
Seth Finck
Ketti Finneran
Eliza Forman
Chelsea Frey
Judith Ryder Frunker
Karstin Olofsson and Jon Goldman
Benjamin Greenberg
Renauta Griffin
Louise Hanavan
Sarah Hatchett
Lizzie Hemmis
Scott Henry
Emma Hubbard
Maya Hubbard
John Hubbard
Adele Hyde
Jessica Jenkins
Gilbert Jones
Nicole Katz
Eyal Katz
Maureen Kilroy
Patricia Kilroy
Jewel Moulthrop and Evan Komito
Robin Koslen
Roman Kowalysko
Bridget Kriner
Susan Larsen
Cynthia Larsen
Robert and Sue Lebby
Sherrie Leslie
Jessica Leslie
Jill and James Levin
Michelle Littlejohn
Paul Mader
Evan & Tiffany McBroom
Nicholas McCauslin
Clara and Joseph McHugh
Eric McKee
Leee McKinstry
Lynn McKnight
Kay McOwen
Eve McPherson
Deidre McPherson
Elizabeth Meuer
Kathryn Meyer
Cathi Mezzopera
Chris Mihos & Brenna Lisowski
Eli Millette
Chiquita Montgomery
Carol Morton
Carole Obrien
Liam O’Toole
Mimi Plevin-Foust
Michael Post
Daniel Post
Quentin Quereau
Charlie Reed-Mundell
Lauren Rizzo
Joyce Roper
Debby Rosenthal
Ken Sakaie
Lisa Sands
Raquel Santiago
John and Sara Schellenberg
Judith Schiller
Kristen Schmidt
Sue and Ken Schneider
Dave and Martha Schubert
Tiffany Sedlacek
Scott Shepard
Robin and John Siff
Brian Smith
Christine Somosi
Joshua Sowers
Joan Spoerl
Abby Star
Laurie and Max Stark
Toni Thayer-Hansen
Andy Trares
Emily Trimble
Phil Trimble
Jacob Vail
Jennifer Villyard
Julie Walker
Leila Washington
Benjamin Watson
Barbara & Richard Wherley
Randy White
Katie and Dustin Wieser
Phyllis Witriol
Susan Yao
Lake Erie Ink remains grateful to everyone who has helped out since the very beginning.
2022-2023 donors helped serve 351 students on site and 5268 students off site.
2018-2019 donors helped serve 477 students on site and 2942 students off site.
2017-2018 donors helped serve 496 students on site and 3449 students off site.
2016-2017 donors helped serve 467 students on site and 2628 students off site.
2015-2016 donors helped serve 438 students on site and 2336 students off site.
2014-2015 donors helped serve 300 youth on site and 2696 students off site.
2013-2014 donors helped serve 296 youth on site and 1980 students off site.
2012-2013 donors helped serve 270 youth on site and 1200 students off site.
2011-2012 donorshelped serve 218 youth on site and 850 students off site.
