Our Supporters 2019
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
Cedars Legacy Fund
Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation
City of Cleveland Heights, Community Development Block Grant Program
Dan and Ellen Zelman Family Foundation
Faye Kaplan Charitable Foundation
Geoffrey Michael Heller Memorial Fund
GROW Foundation, Hathaway Brown School
Joseph Mendes & Mollie Mendes Charitable Giving Fund
Lincoln Healthcare Foundation
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
Peggy and John Garson Family Foundation
Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation
Stacy Miller and Todd Clark Giving Fund
The Tabor Family Fund
The Wolpert Family Foundation
William M. Weiss Foundation
Corporate Support
Anonymous
Hall of Justice, LLC
Mental Illness and Friends
In-Kind Support
Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, University Heights
Celeste McArty Rise Over Run
Cleveland International Film Festival
Cuyahoga County Public Library
For Goodness Cakes
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.
Annette Tucker and Mark Sutherland
Anonymous
Carole and Carter Lewis
Chann Spellman
Char and Chuck Fowler
Christopher J. Garson
Dallas and Bill Schubert
Publisher – Your gift of $500 or more promotes student writing with quality publications.
Andy Trares
Anonymous
Barbara and John Schubert
Carole Lewis
Elaine Bayless
Gretchen Reynolds
Jeanne Shatten and Lawrence Oscar
Leslie Myrick
Robert and Divina Koonce
Robert Witt
Scribe – Your gift of $250 or more provides stipends for professional writers to work with student writers.
Anonymous
Caroline Oberndorf
David Weber
Diana Medalie
Hank Doll
Holley Martens
Jill Levin
John Kuder
John McDonnell
Julie and Stephen Tamarkin
Louisa Oliver
Mary Roberts
Mireille Kious
Patricia Hanavan
Rachelle and Tony Coyne
Steven Stone
Underwriter – Your gift of $125 or more supplies enrichment programs for 25 participants.
Alexander and Emily Leslie
Anonymous
Barbara Gelfand
Cicely Philpot
Duncan Bayless-Marr
Elizabeth Armstrong
Gloria Plevin
Lisa Rosenthal
Malia Lewis and Margot Damaser
Mark and Kristin Gallagher
Martha and Dave Schubert
Michael Seidman and Anita Phillips
Noah Lamprecht
Patricia Larsen
Robert and Sue Lebby
Rosemarie Costo
Scot Mendes
Stephen and Joan Werber
Susan Roebuck
Tim Leslie
Vivian and Douglas Vail
William and Barbara Morgan
Scholar – Your gift of $50 or more pays registration for one student to attend Lake Erie Ink for a quarter.
Albert and Alice Stratton
Alden Cowap
Alex Leslie
Anonymous
Arnold and Susam Dahm
Barbie Estrada
Bill and Jan Resseger
Brittany Jones
CA Reed-Mindell
Camille Pavlicek-Fauser
Carmen Jamis
Carolyn Lewis
Charniece Holmes
Cindy Illig-Lum
Claire McBroom
Cotter Williams
Cynthia Larsen
Damir Janigro and Kim Conklin
Deanna Bremer Fisher
Delvin Roper
Donna Marchetti
Elaine Borawski
Elizabeth Sullivan
James Christopher Mihos and Breanna Lisowski
James Graham
Jane Winik
Jared Drummer
Jeff and Shelley Johnson
Jennifer Vinson
Jessica Leslie
Jim and Beth Szpak
Jodi Sourini
Johanna Jones
John and Deanna Lentz
John Fauser
Jonathan Fairman
Jonathan Glover and Nina Dominque-Glover
Joseph and Geraldine Koonce
Joyce Braverman and Jim Posch
Judith Frumker
Kara and John Schellenberg
Kara Krawiec
Katharine Chapman
Katherine Crowther
Ken Schneider and family
Kevin Leeson
Lara Troyer
Lawrence Sollisch
Linda Springer
LuAnn Judis
Marc Jaffe
Marilyn McLaughlin
Marjorie Edguer
Marjory Craft
Mark Cole
Mark Phillips
Mary Nance
Michael and Jane Roberts
Michael Clark
Michael Pommeranz
Michael Schoop and Lisa Manzari
Nakeia Mundine
Nancy Levin
Pamela Bertraud and Raymond Gonzales
Paul Porter
Rachel Vasques Reina
Raquel Santiago
Roger French
Sarojini Rao
Sharon Afforde
Shayna Fabrizio
Sherri Leslie
Shirely Shatten
Sondra and Sean Williams
Stacey McKinley
Steve Haynie
Susan and Adam Fleischer
Susan Wood
Tamar Cloyd
Thelma Tucker
Thomas and Linda Munnell
Timothy Richards
Todd and Marya Rogers
Tom Evans
Tom Hagesfeld
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.
Alexandra Coleman
Alice Yoder
Amy Horan
Amy Johnson
Amy Smith
Andi Barnett
Anne Blum
Anonymous
Anthony Harrison
Betsy Rosenbluth
Bilyana Simonoski
Bob and Barb Rosenbaum
Brian Salata
Cara Lewis
Charles Thayer
Christopher SeverD
Claire Stanislawski
David Weiss
Deanna Tackett
Deby Auerbach-Brown
Deesha Philyaw
Eric Heisig
Erin Horan
Frannie Foltz
Jill and William Frankel
Joan Spoerl
Joann and Mark Vosburg
Judy and David Kaufman
Justin Beckman
Karen Weaver
Kari Elsila
Karstin Olofsson
Kathleen Contera
Kevin Devine
Laurel Kibel
Lynn Gross
Mark and Donna McQuire
Mark and Linda Johnson
Martin Roberts
Mary Madden
Michael McGraw
Mike S. Porter
Patrick Porter
Quentin Quereau
Rachel Patel
Rachel Roberts
Ranelle Huber
Robert and Kate Eich
Robin Siff
Sally and Douglas Weist
Sara Bigam
Sara Horan
Sean Cochrane
Susan and Ning Yao
Suzanne McWhorter
Temma and Glenn Collins
William Hallal