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Project Exploration  - Paleontology Education and Dinosaur Exhibits
Using the wonders of science to inspire city kids
950 East 61st Street Chicago, IL 60637 • 773.834.7614 • F.773.834.7625   
 
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Donors
The following list is based on gifts received from September 1, 2007 to August 31, 2008. If your name has been misspelled or omitted, please email Megan Williamson, Manager of Individual Giving and Board Relations or call 773-834-7626.

  • Corporations and
    Foundations
  • Individuals and
    Family Foundations
  • In-kind and
    Pro-bono Services

Corporations and Foundations

  • $130,000 to $999,999
    Motorola Foundation
  • $50,000.00 to $129,999
    Abbott Fund
    Anonymous*
    The Boeing Company
    Taproot Foundation
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    Brinson Foundation
    Eileen Fisher*
    National Geographic Education Foundation
    New York Community Trust
    Pearson Education
    Polk Bros. Foundation
    Albert J. Speh and Claire R. Speh Foundation*
    The University of Chicago
  • $15,000 to $24,999
    Arie & Ida Crown Memorial Fund
    The Lehman Brothers Foundation
  • $10,000 to $14,999
    Chicago Public Schools
    The Field Foundation of Illinois, Inc.
    The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust
  • $7,500 to $9,999
    Girl’s Best Friend Foundation
    The Siragusa Foundation
  • $5,000 to $7,499
    Broadtree Adventures
    Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    OAS Software Corporation
    VOA Associates Incorporated
  • $2,500 to $4,999
    Brokers’ Risk Placement Service, Inc.
    Coca-Cola Enterprises
    Environmental Design International, Inc.
    Leo S. Guthman Fund
    Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
    Matot, Inc.
    Peoples Gas
    Siebert Brandford Shank & Co., LLC
    Triad Consulting Services
    University of Chicago Medical Center
  • $1,000 to $2,499
    Anonymous
    BearingPoint
    Donald P. and Byrd M. Kelly Foundation
    Freedom Forum
    Illinois Literacy Foundation
    Lakeside Bank
    Northern Trust Company
    Premier Asset Management, LLC
    Prince Charitable Trusts
  • $500 to $999
    Piccione, Keeley & Associates, LTD.
    Schwab Charitable Fund
    WGN-TV
  • Up to $499
    A. Dandy Cooling & Heating
    Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
    RH Donnelley
    Noble Network of Charter Schools
    The Unitarian Universalist Church

Individuals and Family Foundations

  • $1,000,000 and above
    The Whitten-Newman Foundation*
  • $50,000 to $129,999
    Philip L. and Marsha Dowd
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    Reggie and Rachelle Whitten
  • $15,000 to $24,999
    Rochelle Campbell
    Linda Yates
  • $10,000 to $14,999
    Thomas and Dawn Clewett
    Adrianne B. and Robert F. Furniss
    Ann Huebner and Kirk Waller
    H. Fisk Johnson
    Ada Njoku and Robert Browne
    The Pierre and Pamela Omidyar Trust
    Philip J. Sylvester
    Robert and Ellen Vladem
    Nicole and Tony Zangler
  • $7,500 to $9,999
    Charles Gardner and Patti Eylar
    Julia Harris and Sunil Garg
    Gabrielle Lyon and Paul Sereno
    Mark and Janis Rader
    Sara and Two C-Dogs Foundation
  • $5,000 to $7,499
    Jayne I. and Sidney Hopps
    Priscilla and Steve Kersten
    Candace Mitchell
    Cindy and Stephen Mitchell
    Elon Musk
    The Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation
    Raymond and Tina Spencer
  • $2,500 to $4,999
    Patrick Angus and Patty Dalkos
    Marjorie Craig Benton and Charles Benton
    Elizabeth and Curt Coolidge
    Nancy Simon Cooper
    John and Lori Diversey
    Neil Gissler
    Michael A. Green and Lisa Keung
    Paula Kahn
    Bruce and Rene Lauer
    Lisa Lee
    Jane McFetridge and
    Donald McLean
    Sara Hays and John Mitchell
    Keith Crow and Liz Parker
    James Planey and Rita Sorci-Planey
    Nicholas and Susan Pritzker
    David and Jamie Schwartz
    Anthony G. Shaneen
    Mrs. Sarita Warshawsky
  • $1,000 to $2,499
    C. Richard and Loreen D. Allen
    John and Leslie Burns
    Philip Cable
    Jean K. and Robert W. Carton
    Janice M. Christiansen
    Nicholas and Rita Ciotola
    The Coyle Foundation
    Terry and Marilyn Diamond
    Donald P. and Byrd M. Kelly Foundation
    Tarek and Susan Elmasry
    Roger and Jennifer Grambihler
    Cathryn M. and Jack Hartman
    Mike Hettwer
    Gerald and Karen Kolschowsky
    Estelle and Harold Kuhn (in memory of Leon Henkin)
    Richard A. and Donna W. Loundy
    Chris and Spes Mekus
    Frank C. Meyer
    Tom and Lydia Murray
    Steve and Cherilynn Panko
    Rosemarie Perez and Mary Elizabeth Perez
    Robin Raclaw
    James F. and Debbie Reda
    Myra and John Reilly
    Keith Sanders
    Cheryl Sandner and Marshall Brown
    John B. Simon
    Dana Utigard
    Norma and John Wood
  • $500 to $999
    Christopher Angus and
    Neeta Rochlani
    Anonymous
    Anonymous (in honor of Rhawn Denniston)
    David and Molly Bayless
    Lowell and Myrna Beck
    Rob Brenart
    Lorin and Helen Brown
    John Burke and Eileen O’Neill Burke
    Sheryl and Robert F. Campen
    Darryl Coburn
    Alice Cottingham
    Mae and Robert Hong
    Mark Mamolen
    Jack and Andrea McArdle
    Alan Nadolna
    Karen A. Nordquist
    Michele O’Brien Keene and Dennis Keene
    Jennifer and Lila Patinkin
    Georgy Ann and Leah Peluchiwski
    Tracy Poe
    Merle Reskin
    Jennifer Riskind
    Alex and Liz Rorke
    Irene T. Schoenberg
    Renee M. Schoenberg
    Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schuberth
    Lois Scott (in honor of Phoebe Selden and Julia Harris)
    Phoebe S. Selden
    Emily and Eric D. Tashman
    Kris Torkelson and Charles Twichell
  • $100 to $499
    Greg and Laura Alberton
    Geraldine S. Alvarez
    Anonymous (2)
    Marilyn S. Arado
    James and Donna Atman
    John S. Ayers
    Nicolaas Ballintyn and Rhonda Germany-Ballintyn
    Grace Barry
    Rachel Barton Pine and
    Gregory Pine
    Dee and Mark Beaubien
    Grace Berry
    Irving and Jamie Birkner
    James A. and Margaret I. Blair
    Peggy and Marc Blum
    Thelma Bond-Johnson
    Terry and Cindy Brady
    Erika Bruhn and Madeline Johnson
    Dr. Cozette Buckney
    Patrick S. and Judith Lauth Casey
    Kris E. Cejka Elizabeth and Hannah Chow
    Shevlin and Diane Ciral
    Kathie and Sam Ciulla
    Timothy G. and Karen Clancy
    Leah Cravitz
    Kirk Dailey
    Deforest P. Davis
    Teresa De Jesus Silva and Nicolas Silva (in memory of Francisco de Jesus)
    Robert O. and Quinn E. Delaney
    Margo DeLey
    Loren Deutsch and Jason Harris
    Ritu and Remy Dhingra
    Teresa and Mark Dienst
    R. Peter Dolan
    Ann P. Duffy
    Art and Lili Duquette
    Geoffrey M. Euston
    Susan S. and Alexander Faurot
    Anne and Daniel P. Feely
    Steve and Rose Funkhouser
    Consuelo Gaines
    Jennifer and Steve Gerenaich
    Lisa Gilbert Hill
    Michael Goodwin
    Michael C. and Lucy A. Greer
    Randall A. and Kimberly A. Hack
    Cynthia Hadesman and Joe O’Brien
    Joan M. Hall
    Ralph Hamilton

  • $100 to $499...continued
    Motorola Foundation
    Mark and Stralow Harris
    Rebecca Ann Herb
    Robin and Neil Heyden
    Adrienne and Dan Hill
    Anne and Dena Hobbs
    Marvin and Rosellen Hoffman
    Jerome P. Houren
    Shirley House
    Leland Hutchinson and Jean Perkins
    Aurora and Raul Insurriaga (in honor of Ava Lyon Sereno)
    Jo-Ann Jacobs
    Laura Jansen and Greg Hiss
    Leonard P. Kazmerski
    Erin M. Kerrigan
    Julia Kim and Steve Timble
    Richard Klawiter
    Debbie Kobak Nielsen
    Steve and Randi Kobak
    Michael Krauss
    Jonathan Kuhn and Michele Herman
    Nicholas J. and Beth Swanson Kuhn
    Anthony Kwilosz
    Robert and Diann Lapin
    Susan and Paul Lesher
    Timothy J. Lyman, M.D.
    Leonard and Susan Lyon (in honor of Ava Lyon Sereno)
    Tariq Malhance
    Silvia Manetti
    Richard and Susan Mann
    Stacey Mann
    Rose Marcus
    Roger and Courtney J. McEniry
    James Mitchell
    Melissa Moore
    Robert Munch, Jr.
    Robert Napier
    Mr. and Ms. Michael Nash
    Lisa and Paul Niser (in honor of Jennifer Riskind’s new position at Project Exploration)
    Dan and Rachel Noel
    Patricia and David Oser
    Glen Ostgaard and Emily Ostgaard
    Thania Panopoulous
    Leslee Patras (in honor of Johnny Patras)
    Evelina and Colin Pereira-Webber
    Doug and Donna Peterson (in celebration of Ava Lyon Sereno’s Birthday)
    Joe Peterson
    Irene S. Phelps
    David and Jodi Pinkerton
    Lance Pressl
    Matthew Rachman
    Gregory and Angela M. Repetti
    Mrs. Gladys Riskind (in honor of Jennifer Riskind)
    Jay and Judy Riskind
    Satya and Maya Rochlani
    Janice Rodgers and Dean Hagen
    Janet and Bill Ryan
    Nancy and Meredith Shields
    Susan Shulman and Avery Cohen
    Irene Siegel and
    Richard S. Meyer, M.D.
    Cathy Stein
    Geoffrey R. and Nancy Stone
    Christopher Straus
    Howard and Connie Sulkin
    Andrea and Adam Taetle
    The Bultman Family (in celebration of Annette Vanderwall and Michael Ksycki’s wedding)
    Nancy and Mike Timmers
    Bruce Townley
    Kate Vanzanten
    Gary and Mary Vartabedian
    Bill and Virginia Waldvogel (in celebration of Annette Vanderwall and Michael Ksycki’s wedding)
    Soyini Walton
    Evan and Marilyn Williamson
    Megan C. Williamson
  • Up to $99
    Leah Adams
    Sarah Ahmad and John McCarthy
    Anonymous
    Kristin Atman
    Kimberly Bailey
    Tracey and David Becker
    Corinne Brophy
    Mikki Brown
    Keith S. Brown and Michelle L. Stephenson
    Therese Brown
    Sandy and Kayla Chapman
    Hortense Chrisman
    Sonia and Tracey Cooke
    Maureen M. and William Corrigan
    Kate Covington
    Jennifer Crawford and Steve Moynihan
    Peter E. Dalton
    Shawn-Laree de St. Aubin
    Kurt Downham
    Gian Luca L. and Daniela Ferme
    Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Flynn
    Carol Forsyte Lewis H. Freedman
    Gussie Frucht
    Joe and Chris Galvin
    Ruth Greenberg
    Julio Leon Guerrero
    Martin and Alice Gutenkauf
    Sylvia M. Hecimovich
    May Her
    Betty and David Hess
    Terry Hicks
    Terrance Higgins
    Gail Holmberg
    Sherry Lea Holson
    Rosemary and Michael Hopkins
    Jacqueline Horn
    Joanna Horsnail
    Jameela Jafri and Jawad Qureshi
    Robert Jordan
    Robin J. Kahn
    Sarah Killinger
    Diane King and Jesus Cruz
    Masahiro Kinoshita
    David J. and Margaret W. Krystel (in honor of Tony Shaneen)
    Louis Labat
    John Lanzendorf
    Mrs. Muriel Lederer (in honor of Jennifer Riskind)
    Kim Lopez
    Walter and Ann Lyon (in celebration of Gabrielle Lyon and Paul Sereno)
    Nancy K. Madigan (in celebration of Project Exploration)
    Mark D. and Michelle A. Maloney
    Volanda M. Merrill
    Lee A. and Betty Mishkin (in memory of Ida Mishkin)
    Doris Mucci
    Brian Nagurski
    John W.D. O’Loughlin
    Beth and Hannah Perlman
    Jennifer Rede
    Susan L. Regenstein
    Debra Sampey and Katie Cronister
    Richard Samuels
    Joseph Sarott (In honor of Jeanne Century and Michael Weisman’s Wedding)
    Elena Schroeter
    Charles P. and Susan H. Schwartz
    Christopher Shearer
    Jeanne Shinefield
    Kate Slattery
    Elliott and Joyce Slutzky
    Ron Spaan
    Virginia Spitzer and Tommy Thomas
    Jacelyn and Keith Stephenson
    (in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Leonard)
    Ans C. Stettler
    Claire Strully
    Doreen E. Sturtevant
    Eileen A. Sweeney
    Michael A. Thompson
    Vanessa Uribe
    John E. and Susan Utgaard
    Ronald and Laura Vallone
    Deetje Van Opstal and Jack Vandersluis
    Mary Waldvogel (in celebration of Annette Vanderwall and Michael Ksycki’s wedding)
    Joseph Wieszczyk
    Mathias Zemel, M.D.

In-Kind Donations and Pro-Bono Services

  • American Science & Surplus
    Bespoke Cuisine
    Vera Bradley
    Laura and John Brinckerhoff
    Burroughs Wellcome Fund
    Chicago Magazine
    Beth and Curt Coolidge
    DLA Piper LLP (US)
    Eileen Fisher
    Family Violence Prevention Fund
    Fox & Obel Catering
    Google
    Tony Green and Lisa Keung
    Cece and Jack Hartman
    Illinois Sports Facilities Authority
    Italian Designer Bags
    Jerry Springer Show
    John Reilly Photography
    Masahiro Kinoshita
    Bill Kurtis and Donna LaPietra
    Leo S. Guthman Fund
    Luster Products, Inc.
    Robert and Yolanda McKeen
    Mike Hettwer
    Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles
    Morrison Galleries
  • Jody Nash
    Newmarket Press
    Orbitz
    Pearson Education
    Myra and John Reilly
    Jennifer Riskind
    Sam’s Wine & Spirits
    Lyza Risher and Mark Schlenker
    Phoebe Selden
    Joseph and Denise Seminetta
    Service Club of Chicago
    Sexuality Information and Education
    Council of the US
    Anthony Shaneen
    Jackie Shen
    Joan Spoerl and Ken Sakaie
    Taproot Foundation
    The Colbert Report
    Nancy and Mike Timmers
    Unilever
    University of Chicago Medical Center
    Marcia Wilson
    Wrigley Jr. Company
  • * Multi-year grant commitment

 

 
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