supporters
Circle of Friends
Thanks to our Circle of Friends giving society, chaired by Suzanne
Under the leadership of Stephen
Kaufman, our Fund Development Chair, we raised more than $2,555,154 in 2012 from individuals, foundations and corporations, together building a strong educational foundation for over 49,000 young children. 1985-1987
We appreciate the extraordinary generosity of corporations, foundations and
$2,023,347 in major investments
in our programs to strengthen families, improve child care environments and fuel community awareness and action. President’s Circle - $100,000+ The Brown Foundation, Inc. The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health Houston Endowment Inc. Benefactor - $25,000-$99,999 The Cullen Foundation The Eleanor and Frank Freed Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Steven Kean M.D. Anderson Foundation The Samuels Foundation St. Luke’s Episcopal Health Charities Leader - $10,000-$24,999 The Stanford and Joan Alexander Foundation Ascende Charitable Trust The Clayton Fund, Inc. Harris County Hospital District Foundation H-E-B Tournament of Champions Holthouse Foundation for Kids Ann & Stephen Kaufman Foundation Kinder Foundation, Inc. The Lyons Foundation Mike Calvert Toyota Mithoff Family Charitable Foundation The MST Foundation Robert R. and Kay M. Onstead Foundation The Powell Foundation St. Martin’s Episcopal Church Sterling-Turner Foundation
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in 2012. Benefactor - $25,000-$99,999 Mr. and Mrs. Marc Shapiro Leader - $10,000-$24,999 Mr. and Mrs. Lee Beckelman Ms. Stephanie Rudd
Major Gifts individuals in 2012 who together made
Sklar McCarthy, we welcomed more than 90 new contributors and raised $113,669
The Tapeats Fund Toyota Patron - $5,000-$9,999 Ruth and Ted Bauer Family Foundation Highland Resources Inc. KBR MACEIL Family Foundation Spectra Energy Corporation Associate - $2,500-$4,999 ExxonMobil Corporation United Way of Greater Houston Friend - $1,000-$2,499 Chevron The Kayser Foundation The W.T. & Louise J. Moran Foundation Supporter - up to $999 BP America The George R. Brown Partnership LP Kroger Randalls In-kind Support IBM Lakeshore Learning Materials
Patron - $5,000-$9,999 Mr. and Mrs. Drew Alexander Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Clarke Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Kaufman Dr. and Mrs. James McCarthy Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mithoff Mr. and Mrs. Randall Onstead Associate - $2,500-$4,999 Mr. and Mrs. Dan Boyles Jr. Ms. Janice Character and Mr. Jiles Daniels Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Gross Mr. and Mrs. Milt Hempel Ms. Nancy Powell Moore Mr. and Mrs. Vic Samuels Mr. and Mrs. Louis Sklar Mr. and Mrs. Trey Snider Friend - $1,000-$2,499 Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Ables Dr. and Mrs. Robert Austin Mr. and Mrs. Dan Boyles Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Murray Brasseux Ms. Erin Charlton Mr. and Mrs. Richard Everett Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Godkin Mr. and Mrs. Greer Grace Ms. Suzanne Hinds Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Hooks Mr. Christopher Jones Mr. and Mrs. Larry Kellner Ms. Gail McClung Mr. Sul Ross Ms. Eloise Rowan Mrs. Wendy Coats Ruiz Mr. and Mrs. Steve Sandweiss Mrs. Carol Shattuck Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Smith Mr. and Mrs. Juan Torres Supporter - up to $999 Dr. Kay Albrecht Mr. and Mrs. Craig Allen Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Allen III
Ms. Cat Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Andres Ms. Janna Barnhart Ms. Elaine Berg Ms. Kate Bizzell Ms. Naomi Black Mr. and Mrs. Jack Blanton Jr. Ms. Deborah Bradford Ms. Fran Brockington Ms. Trang Bui Mr. and Mrs. Rance Buss Ms. Kathy Butler Ms. Shelley Byrd Ms. Jacinth Chapman Ms. Marcela Clark Ms. Katie Coats Ms. Corinne Cooper Ms. Flo Crady Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Crossman Mr. and Mrs. Holcombe Crosswell Mr. and Mrs. E. Ted Davis Ms. Julie Dill Mr. Jack Dillard Ms. Ronesha Dotson Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Downs Ms. Sue Foglietta Ms. Verla Fourcard Ms. Andrea Francis Ms. Sanjuana Frank Ms. Whitney Garcia Ms. Jeri Gates Ms. Betty Gaughan Ms. Leslie Gerber Mr. Abdolreza Gharesi Ms. Deirdre Glover Ms. Martha Gonzales Ms. Grace Hill Mrs. Evelyn Howell Mr. Michael Huffman Mr. Jerry Jeanmard Dr. Kathryn Jenkins Ms. Dawn Johnson Ms. Ann Jones Dr. Tracy Anne Jones Dr. and Mrs. Larry Joseph Ms. Carla Knobloch Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Kovar Mrs. Catherine Campbell Lane Ms. Cathy Liesman Mr. Barry Mandel Mr. Khambrel Marshall
Ms. Rachel McCarty Mr. Russell McCarty Ms. Shannon McClellan Mr. Steven McClung Mrs. Kara McCormick Mr. and Mrs. Bill McGee Mr. Jerry McGreer Ms. Mary Hale McLean Dr. Linda McNeil Mr. and Mrs. Downing Mears Ms. Irma Mims Ms. Ginger Neely Ms. Amity Nelson Ms. Kristian Nielsen Ms. Joan Osterwell Ms. Monica Penn-Sutgrey Ms. Jan Phipps Ms. Nancy Pittman Ms. Eileen Ramirez Ms. Elizabeth Ramirez Ms. Beverly Reed Ms. Debra Reed Mr. Donnell Reed, Jr. Dr. Ilana Reisz Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Selman Mr. and Mrs. Alan Smith Ms. Pat Sorrells Mr. Ben Spilker Dr. Sharon Spillman Ms. Freda Spillman-Jackson Mr. and Mrs. John Sumner Ms. Linda Swenson Mr. Joe Synan Mr. and Mrs. Philip Tappan Mr. and Mrs. Jay Tarnow Ms. Jacklyn Tatge Mr. Kent Taylor Ms. Chereze Therkildsen Ms. Janice Thomas Ms. Martha Turner Mr. and Mrs. David Underwood Ms. Helen Vietor Ms. Teresa Villafaña Ms. Constance Wall-Fisher Ms. Harriet Wasserstrum Mr. and Mrs. David Welsh Ms. Sara White Mr. Jason Whittington Ms. Jocelyn Wright Ms. Staci Young Ms. Claudia Zelaya