MENDING LIVES WITH HELP
MENDING LIVES WITH HEALING
MENDING LIVES WITH HOPE
MEND is 3700 volunteers from all walks of life, under the guidance of a small, dedicated staff, providing all the basic human needs vital to day-to-day survival, plus the education, training, opportunities and support essential to transitioning out of poverty.
Major Donors
2009 Program Operating Donors
MENDING POVERTY GIFTS
$100,000 and Above
The Angell Foundation
The California Wellness Foundation
The Eisner Foundation
Weingart Foundation
GIFTS OF STRENGTH
$50,000 - $99,999
Blue Shield of California
Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation
Peter & Gretchen Haight
Dan Murphy Foundation
UniHealth Foundation
EMPOWERING GIFTS
$25,000 - $49,999
Bank of America
Carl & Roberta Deutsch Foundation
Forest Lawn Foundation
Peter & Gretchen Haight
George Hoag Family Foundation
Kaiser Permanente
Lincy Foundation
The Prudential Foundation
Queenscare
Ralphs/Food 4 Less Foundation
May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust
Wells Fargo Foundation
ENABLING GIFTS
$5,000 - $24,999
ABC7
Adamma Foundation
Agora Realty
Councilmember Richard Alarcon
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
Arleta Neighborhood Council
Thomas E. Backer
St. Bernardine of Siena Catholic Church
Blase & Theresa Bonpane
Albert & Elaine Borchard Foundation
BP Corporation North America Inc.
Allene E. Brown
Steve & Julie Brown
The California Endowment
The California Wellness Foundation
Citigroup Foundation
Foundation of The Pierre Fauchard Academy
FlickBack Media
The Lawrence P. Frank Foundation
Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation
Henry L. Guenther Foundation
Lee Hamer Memorial Foundation
William R. & Virginia Hayden Foundation
Marianne & Randy Hill
Human Interaction Research Institute
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union # 18
Fanny and Svante Knistrom Foundation
KTLA-TV Charities Fund
McMaster-Carr Supply Company
Medtronic Foundation
Morongo Band of Mission Indians
NAC Insurance Administration Corporation
Sharon & Roger Nix
NRG Energy, Inc.
Pfaffinger Foundation
PhRMA
Primestor Development Inc.
Providence Health Systems
Sempra Energy Foundation
Sherman Oaks Hospital
The Sketch Foundation
Southern California Edison
Sidney Stern Memorial Trust
Sunair Children's Foundation
Harold & Winifred Swanton Foundation
The Three Sisters Foundation
United Way
Universal Studios Hollywood's Discover A Star Foundation
Verizon
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky
GIFTS OF DIGNITY
$1,000 - $4,999
44 Blue Productions
Aaroe Associates Charitable Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Adkins
American Jet Industries, LLC
Leonardo Antepara & Grace Acuna
Paul Appel & Petra Palma-Appel
George & Francine Arrangoiz
Congressman Howard Berman
Rod & Fabienne Berman
Best Buy
Cheryl Birch
Richard & Diana Boehmer
William J. Borkowski
Linda Bothell
Frances & Stephan Bradasich
Teri Breschini
Barbara and Ray Brogliatti
Grace Brubaker
The Henry W. Bull Foundation
Debra G. Caldin
California Community Foundation
California Dental Association Foundation
CapitalSource Bank
Jim & Liz Carlin
Maureen Carney
Kenneth & Lauren Chirba
Church of Religious Science-North Hollywood
Sally & David Cook
N.M. & Helen Coulson
Rosio Cueva
Edith Deegan
Susan & Tim Delaney
Eric Dersom
Disney VoluntEARS Community Fund
Charles & Kathleen Dooley
Daniel & Theresa Dunn
Eagle & Badge Foundation
Gabriel Etcheverry
St. Euphrasia Catholic Church
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Ferry III
FLM Productions, Inc.
Assemblymember Felipe Fuentes
Gateway Science & Engineering, Inc.
GE Volunteers Foundation
Evaristo & Quindina Giuliani
Marcia & Greg Givvin
Alan Glassman & Diane Hunt-Glassman
Ron Gordon
Elizabeth Gutierrez
William H. Hannon Foundation
Hanover Park Entertainment
Joan Haver
Peter S. Higgins and Associates
Huntsman Advanced Materials Americas, Inc.
Marjorie & Edward Illig Family Foundation
Insurance Brokers and Agents of San Fernando Valley
Tom & Linda Jamentz
David and Renee Kaplan
Jeff and Karyn Klein
KLM Foundation
Robert & Jamie Knauss
K. Edward Larson
Los Angeles Police Protective League
Marino Family Foundation
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
McCain Family Foundation
Diane G. Medina
Kristin Meredith
Walter W. Mosher, Jr. Foundation
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
Ben Fong & Susan Ng
Estate of Robert A. Norton
John & Patricia O'Keefe
Paseo Sepulveda
Robert & Norma Placensia
The Provenzale Family
Mr. & Mrs. Karl Reinecker
The Robert Group
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc.
Madonna Rose
Marla & Arnie Schwartz
Smart & Final
Spectrolab
Kevin and Jayne Staley
David & Claudia Stitz
Anna M. Tait
Toyota Motor Sales
Undershare, Inc.
Union Bank Of California
Van Nuys Airport
Ron & Susan Villafana
The Walmart Foundation
Westland School
Leida Williams
Julian & Mary Wilson
Carl E. Wynn Foundation
Brian & Meredith Young
A Special Thanks to all of MEND's Anonymous Donors
and to all of the volunteers and staff of MEND.
2009 In-Kind Donors
| Thank you to the following organizations that have donated over $5,000 in goods: |
| A-1 Textiles & Hospitality Products |
| Albertsons |
| Alemany High School |
| Aljac Entertainment |
| American Cancer Society Discovery Shops |
| Campbell Hall School |
| Food Forward |
| Fresh & Easy Neighbrhood Market |
| Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles |
| Granada Hills Charter High Shool Key Club |
| Greater Community Missionary Baptist Church |
| Heart of Compassion Distribution |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank |
| McKee Foods Co. |
| Mission Food Products |
| NBC Universal, Inc. |
| Nissin Foods USA Co., Inc. |
| Operation Gratitude |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Community |
| Pajama Program |
| PepsiCo Inc. |
| Pierce Farm Center |
| Pizza Hut, Inc. |
| Porky Products Inc. |
| George K. Porter Middle School |
| Ralphs |
| Rancho San Antonio |
| West Valley Food Bank |
| San Fernando Valley Rescue Mission |
| San Fernando Valley Food Bank |
| Trader Joe's |
| Union Rescue Mission |
| United States Postal Service |
| Vons Co. Inc. |
| Walt Disney Co. Blanketeers |
| Walt Disney Co. Community Relations |
| Woodland Hills Market |
MEND Capital Campaign Donors
Platinum Sponsors
$1,000,000 to above
The Ahmanson Foundation
Weingart Foundation
Gold Sponsors
$500,000 to $999,999
Fritz B. Burns Foundation
The California Endowment
W.M. Keck Foundation
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Silver Sponsors
$100,000 to $499,000
The Annenberg Foundation
Allene E. Brown & Steven E. Brown
Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation
The Eisner Foundation
Kaiser Permanente
The Kresge Foundation
Robert and Ellen Lee
Dan Murphy Foundation
In Memory of Robert Norton
Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky
Bronze Sponsors
$50,000 to $99,000
Thomas & Dorothy Leavey Foundation
Zenith Insurance Co.
Crystal Sponsors
$15,000 to $49,000
Agora Realty and Management, Inc.
Richard Alarcon
Dennis and Nancy Anderson
Anheuser Busch, Inc.
APSG Engineering, Inc.
AT&T Foundation
The Auer Foundation
Thomas E. Backer, Ph.D.
Richard and Diana Boehmer
Sharon & Stanley Bryant
The Collins Family: Jason, Jarron, Elsa, Portia, & Paul
D&M Steel
The Dooley Family
Jean & David Fleming
Roger & Martha Gebhard
Rickey & Robbi Gelb
Peter & Gretchen Haight
Jeffrey H. Haines & Mr. And Mrs. Mark Schwartz
William R. & Virginia Hayden Foundation
The Hill Family
KABC TV Los Angeles
Jeff and Karyn Klein & Alan and Susie Klein
Robert and Jamie Knauss
Las Lomas
Lions Clubs International Foundation
Lions Clubs of District 4L1
Los Angeles Daily News
Lou & Lucille Marino Family Foundation
The Mayers Family
Joe and Gina Mirabella
Pfaffinger Foundation
Primestor Development
The Medical Staff of Providence St. Joseph Medical Center
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center
Ed and Carolyn Rose
San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Sanyo Fisher Company
The Terhar Family ( Is It is owe name)
J.B. & Emily Van Nuys Charities
Tim Van Pelt Plumbing, Inc.
Mary and Ward White
Lyn and Lynden Williams & Kasseelyn MacDonald
We are especially grateful for your financial support that enables MEND
to serve the most severely impacted by the poor economy.