Major Donors
MENDING POVERTY GIFTS 2011-12
$100,000 and above
The Honorable Richard Alarcon
The Angell Foundation
The Eisner Foundation
Dan Murphy Foundation
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
GIFTS OF STRENGTH
$50,000 – $99,999
The California Wellness Foundation
Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation
Unihealth Foundation
Walmart
EMPOWERING GIFTS
$25,000 – $49,999
Blue Shield of California
Allene E. Brown
Max Factor Family Foundation
The Louis W. and Gladyce L. Foster Family Foundation
The Green Foundation
Fred L. Hartley Family Foundation
Kaiser Permanente
Providence Health & Services
Ralphs/Food 4 Less
The Michael and Irene Ross Endowment Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles
Wells Fargo
ENABLING GIFTS
$5,000 – $24,999
ABC7
Anheuser-Busch
Paul Appel & Petra Palma-Appel
Arleta Neighborhood Council
AT&T
Bank of America
Grace Brubaker
Debra G. Caldin
The John W. Carson Foundation
Disney Worldwide Services
Foundation of the Pierre Fauchard Academy
The Lawrence P. Frank Foundation
Peter & Diane Goldenring
Peter & Gretchen Haight
Lee Hamer Memorial Charities
Health Net of California
Randy & Marianne Hill
The Audrey and Sydney Irmas Charitable Foundation
The Karl Kirchgessner Foundation
Robert B. Kraemer
Los Angeles Regional Foodbank
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew McGuire
Medtronic Foundation
Kristin E. Meredith
Sharon & Roger Nix
The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation
Claudio A. Pinkus
RSUI Indemnity Co.
St. Bernardine of Sienna Church
Sidney Stern Memorial Trust
Dwight Stuart Youth Fund
Sunair Children’s Foundation
Universal Studios Hollywood’s Discover A Star Foundation
University of the Pacific
Vons
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
GIFTS OF DIGNITY
$1,000 – $4,999
Tom & Marsha Adkins
George & Francine Arrangoiz
Thomas E. Backer, PhD
Adriana D. Barrera, PhD
Frances and Benjamin Benenson Foundation
Joann & Stan Benson -Thanks MEND
Mr. & Ms. John O. Bethune
Mr. & Mrs. Julian M. Bieber
Devinder S. Bindra
Marian M. Blair
Thomas A. Blount
Susan Blumenfield, DSW
David Blumfield
Richard & Diana Boehmer
The Boeing Company
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer
Mr. & Mrs. Stephan M. Bradasich
Mr. & Mrs. Rainer Brendel
Teri Breschini
Brookfield Office Properties
Build-A-Bear Workshop
The California Endowment
California State University, Northridge
CapitalSource Bank
CareMore Foundation
Maureen Carney
Chaminade College Preparatory
Kenneth & Lauren Chirba
Donna B. Cloninger
Corsa West of Los Angeles
N.M. & Helen Coulson
Edith Deegan
Mr. & Mrs. Cyril G. Dionne
Danny Elfman
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis J. Feeney
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Ferry III
Sally Follett
Noriko U. Forbes
Mike & Elaine Fresco
S. Fryer
George Gelsebach
Gelson’s Markets
Greg & Marcia Givvin
GlaxoSmithKlein
David Gorman
Habitat for Humanity
William H. Hannon Foundation
Joan Haver
Margaret A. Heitkemper
Mary Hodgson
Human Interaction Research Institute
Marjorie and Edward Illig Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Jamentz
Dr. & Mrs. Reuben Joy
Frank & Eris Kelleher
C.J. & Erney Khougaz
Jeff & Karyn Klein
KLM Foundation
Robert & Jamie Knauss
Kohl’s
Laborer’s International Union of North America
Aaron & Lisa Labowitz
Lau-Branson Family Fund
Cary & Maria Lefton
Jerry Mandel & Marilyn Jordan
Marino Family Foundation
Terence M. Mayers, MD
Diane G. Medina
Ms. & Mr. Kenneth Melendez
Mellady Direct Marketing
Lt. Col Francis and Catherine Miller
Mission Valley Bank
Walter W. Mosher, Jr. Foundation
Neal & Maria Nakagiri
Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
Mr. & Mrs. John O’Keefe
George E. Ortega
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Pacific Federal Insurance Group
Pacoima Neighborhood Council
Christine Pajak & Mark Duttweiler
PhRMA
Joe & Helen Piroutek
Hubert Pitters
Plum District, Inc.
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
Precision Dynamics Corporation
The Provenzale Family
Mr. & Mrs. Karl Reinecker
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Robinson
The Roddenberry Foundation
Madonna Rose
Marc & Joyce Salsberry
Sanyo Fisher Company
Sempra Energy
Ryan Senft, DDS
Sherman Oaks Woman’s Club
Sketch Foundation
Smart & Final
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Smith
Spectrolab Inc.
Harold R. and Winifred R. Swanton Foundation
William R. Swartout, PhD
Ed & Marge Terhar
Toluca Lake Lions Club
Gretchen A. Trent
Joan Vitale
Mr. & Mrs. Allan Wallander
Kevin S. Walsh, PsyD
Westland School
Carl E. Wynn Foundation
Elizabeth W. Zander
A Special Thanks to all of MEND’s anonymous donors and to all of the volunteers and staff of MEND.
MEND Capital Campaign Donors
Platinum Sponsors
$1,000,000 and 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
Peter & Gretchen Haight
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
Dr. & Mrs. Donald Cerniglia
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
Claudio A. Pinkus
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
St. Michael and All Angels Church
Sanyo Fisher Company
The Terhar Family
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.
In-Kind Donors
A-1 Textiles
Albertsons
Alemany High School
Arleta High School
Coca Cola Enterprise
Community Charter Middle School
Community Distribution Center
Costco
CSUN United We Serve
Direct Relief International
Discovery Shop
Disney
Doyourpart.org
Farrarini
Foodforward.org
Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles
Granada Hills Charter School
Heart Of Compassion
Kaiser Permamente
Kids Against Hunger
LA Regional Food
LA Regional Produce
Loma Linda University Dental School
MEND In Kind Donors
Mission Food Products
National Association of Letter Carriers
NBC Universal
New Century/ Poyour Part
New Horizon
Northridge Hospital Residency Program
Our Lady of Lourdes
Pepsico
Pierce Farm Center
Pizza Hut
Ralphs
Rancho San Antonio
Sara Lee Distribution Center
Trader Joes
United Produce Dist
Valley Food Bank
Vans/ A Division of VF Outdoor
Vons
Walk In
Warner Bros
West LA Dental Hygiene School
