The below listing includes supporters from Spark Ventures’ 2023 fiscal year (July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023).
Benefactor
$25,000 +
Charlie & Kathy Wolf
Dean Houston
Gregory & Jennifer Stephens
Jean Janecek
Jennifer Kim & Benjamin Hellweg
Julie Tafel Klaus
Lincoln Park Preschool & Kindergarten
Michael Campbell
Michael J. Cushing Family Foundation
Sue Bernstein & Paul Denzer
Innovator
$10,000 +
Andrea Moonsammy
Andrew Hastie
Bob and Chie Curley
Doak Elliott
Fusion Risk Management
Gary & Anne Vlk
Ida May Tafel
Julie & Kevin Cook
Katie Emmel
Susan & John Dewan
Vallavbhai & Savitaben Patel Foundation
Steward
$5,000 +
Anonymous
Amy Everard & Christian Zann
Bill & June Cleary
Carol & Tom Barnett
Constance Benrud
Daniel Romano
Danielle Farr
Elaine & Eric Hahn
Jason Kaple & Emma Mendenhall
Jeff Breaden & Lisa Madonia
Joe & Elizabeth Bower Kent
Katie Casey
Kristen Seeger
Long Grove Confectionery Co
Missy & Andy Greenberg
Mitsui Rail Capital
Patricia O’Neil
Richard A. Johnson
Sarah & John Cobb
Stephen & Deirdre Nardi Charitable Foundation
Tandem Events & Communications
Tumsheen Qureshi
Vicki & Jon Kraft
Ellie Sethness
George & Ann Goldsmith
John Harney
Julie Bosen Meyer & Joe Meyer
Karen O’Sullivan & Brian Shevitz
Kevin Josephson
Lizzie Markley
Ronald Steeves
Sam Kubek
Shankar & Renee Iyer
Spaulding Ridge
University Academy
Vera & Joseph Dresner Foundation
Leader
$1,000 +
Amy & Kevin Fox
Amy Jones
Angela Breard-Chen
Anita & Nikhil Shastri
Beth Newton
Bob & Lee Kuker
Bruce & Carol Miller
Ceil Whitney
Christina Danielle Allen
Chuck & Ardi Howard
Dina & Maury Tognarelli
Ellen & Laurent Schor
Ellyn Daniels
Fred Cadena & Katie Edinger
George Sreckovic
Heather & Dennis Kracik
Heather & James Yuratovac
Heather Duncan & Keith McCready
Jack & Becky Krasaeath
Jay Laabs
Jeanne & Jeff Plaisted
Jen Sage
Jeremy & Olivia Rollefson
Jerry & Karel Beck
Joel Kaphengst & Patty Martensen
John Connor
Jonathan Stromberg
Josephine Bahl
Judy Keller
Julie & Greg Goldstein
Kelly Finzer
Mahlon & Ann Howard
Marcelo Presser & Shari Berland
Margaret Tower
Maria Karas
Marion Parr & Scott Carr
Michael Wade
Michele Mahoney
Nancy O’Leary
Natalie & Jack Tovin
Neil Stempel
Richard & Mary Kelly
Robert & Marisa Daley
Robert Wolf
Ryan Hikel
Scott & Lauren Barbeau
Shelly Drazba & Joseph Spellman
Stephanie & Josh Coan
Steve Perlman
Steve Steinberg
Suchet & Rishi Venkatesh
Sue Braun
Tasha Seitz
Theresa Corrao & Matt Leonard
Thomas J. Coltman Foundation
Thomas Johannesen
Thomas O’Neill
Tina Ingall & Glenn Golden
Vito Pellicano
W.W. Grainger
Wendy & Jason Heltzer
Partner
$500 +
Amanda Shadoin
Ana McCauley
Arnold Duijzer
Beth Perry
Brent Gustafson & Holly Johnson
Cassandra Wade
Christa Unangst
Christine Olson
Dan James
David Goldstein
Deb Swenson
Debbie Garner
Denise Nedza & Paul Szalko
Diane Juray & Russ Swatek
Elizabeth Foster & Michael Walsh
Elizabeth Power
Emily Sonnenblick & Ken Offit
Frances E. Streit Foundation
Grant & Jill Peters
Jaelin Rios
James & Lauren Stephens
Jeanne & Tim Mayes
Jill & Ron Foster
Jim & Robin Stewart
Kathleen & Rob Katz
Katie Gibbs
Kiva Vaughn
Kristin Schrepferman
Leon & Aretha Reed
Lisa Coolidge Roberts
Marian Benassi
McNeight Family Foundation
Michael Braun
Michele & Butch Burdick
Parker Wight
Pat Velghe
Sara & Jason Dippel
Simone Haugen
Stephanie Comer & Rob Craigie
Steve Richardson
Steven Emmel
Susan Frazier-Stites & Jim Stites
Sylvia & Vinod Rodrigo
The Kuntz Foundation
Thomas & Sarah Teeling
Thomas Dierenfeld
Friend
$250 +
Alyson Kirkpatrick
Amanda Mathews
Ashley Bergen
Carolina Ponce
Christian Young
Christine & Feilim Coyle
Clare Curley
Colleen Dugan
Dave & Ann Healing
David Snydacker & Stephanie Denzer
Elyssa Neiberg & Jack Ohringer
Eric Jackson
Grace Klochko Bull
Greg Aikens
Hannah Scudder
James Harbaugh
James Klatt
Jason Kuker
John & Angela Ardis
John & Michele Hanley
John Walcher
Keston Edwards
Kitsy Smith
Linda & Dick Johnson
Margaret O’Neil & Jordan Beckley
Margi & Keith Pence
Marquita Hanus
McCormick Wolf
Megan Malek
Nancy Webber
Neal Armstrong
Pat & Cindy Quinn
Peggy & Dave Reese
Regina Juarez
Rondi Carlsen
Roseanna Ander
Sally Shireman
Scott & Linda Smith
Sharill Rossol
The Wonderful Company
Supporter
$100 +
Alix Partnow
Andi Jacobson
Andrea Arango
Andrew ‘Andy’ Janecek
Angela Jos
Anna Walsh
Ashley Gagnon
Austin Good
Bill Strickland & Julie Meredith
Bob Meyerhoff & Ann Merle Feldman
Cara Halladay
Carol Robinson
Charles Ifergan Salon
Cheryl Wilson
Colton Stombaugh
Cory Cowgill
Daniel Dean
Dave Byman
David Hummel
Devon Ellis
Douglas & Gayle Ford
Douglas Linker
Dru and Michael Lindgren
Elise Allain
Emily Burkholder
Emily Sparacino
Erica Dewan
Fernando Estrada
Gehrig Peterson
Gwyn Thomas
Hailey Hofer
Hailey Radakovitz
Halle and Brian Bargar
Heidi Gustafson
Jen Gerwing
Jenny O’Neil Holland & Kevin Holland
John Keane
Juli Protenic
Julie Shaw
Kara O’Brien
Karen Ventura
Kristen Sudnik
Laura Luoma
Lesley Schurmann
Lindsay Kenney
Malia Hoffman
Maricris Garcia
Mary Alice Howe
Mary Campbell
Mary Conaty
Mary Ellen Cozad
Mary Joan Gilmour
Matthew Bedella
Meghan Alroth
Michelle Venci
Nagawa Kakumba
Nancy & John Williams
Nicolas Nash
Niles Jager
Nilwona Nowlin
Patti Boni
Prosecco
Robinson Household
Ron & Barbara Breaden
Roneen Ordower
Sherie Philpott
Simone Platt
Susan & Bert Dickson
Susan Kirby
Taryn O’Meara
Terese Fernandez
Tim & Krissy Hakanson
Treasa Moran
Valencia Brown
William Shults
Wines for Humanity
Zanie’s Comedy Club
Zannie Small
