Major Donors & Sponsors

MEND Sponsors

Thank you to our amazing sponsors for helping us meet each need with dignity!

Program Sponsor(s)

MENDING POVERTY GIFTS

January, 2021 – December, 2021

$100,000 or above

Mr. Ernest Schroer
Dan Murphy Foundation
Anonymous ($120,000) The Louis W. & Gladyce L. Foster Family Foundation

GIFTS OF STRENGTH

$50,000 – $99,999

Mr. Richard A. Dixon
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center Bank of America

EMPOWERING GIFTS

$25,000 – $49,000

Pfaffinger Foundation
Kaiser Permanente
L.A. Care Health Plan
California Community Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Landroth
Union Bank Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Peter V. Haight
The Ahmanson Foundation
Peter & Diane Goldenring
Wescom Credit Union
Timely

ENABLING GIFTS

$5,000 – $24,999

Universal Studios Hollywood Discover A Star Foundation
Ms. Natalie Rey
Ms. Jennifer Painter Esq.
The Sikand Foundation, Inc.
Sempra Energy
Los Angeles Trial Lawyers' Charities
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Nix
Macy's District Grants Programs
Community Betterment Service
SNAP, Inc.
Albertsons Companies Foundation
Albert & Elaine Borchard Foundation
Mrs. & Mr. Margaret Early
HomeStreet Bank
Anonymous ($11,000)
Chevron Employee Engagement

United Way Worldwide
Mr. Greg Hotz
The Gonzalez Family Foundation
Marjorie & Edward Illig Family Foundation
Mr. Robert B. Kraemer
The Lawrence P. Frank Foundation
Anonymous ($10,000)
The Walt Disney Company
The Thomas & Dorothy Leavey Foundation
The Johnny W. Carson Foundation
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen S. Lee
Mr. & Mrs. William Grant
CSUN The University Corporation
St. Nicholas Foundation, Inc.
Anonymous ($8.479)
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Rawitch

Republic Services
The Angell Foundation
MAXIMUS Charitable Foundation
Ms. Janet Marinaccio
Mr. & Mrs. Fred J. Ruopp Jr.
Mission Valley Bank
LADWP Employees Association
Mr. & Mrs. John F. O'Keefe
Anonymous ($6,693)
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Boehmer
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
Mr. Phillip Fujii
Mr. & Mrs. Narong Tanawong
Ms. Sherry Lapides
Mr. Mark Castruita & Ms. Isela Villanueva
Dr. Manoj Mathew MD
Mr. & Mrs. Art W. Ronci

Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Labowitz
Anonymous ($5,000)
Mr. & Mrs. Brendan Dooley
Vulcan Materials Company
KLM Foundation
Sisters of Providence
Health Net, Inc.
Walmart
Lewis A. Kingsley Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Larry E. Nevonen
Ms. Linda G. Baum & Mr. L. D. Powell
Ms. Alexandra La Van
Century Housing Corporation
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Horowitz
Horowitz Family Foundation
Mr. Michael Flynn
Ms. Stephanie Vassallo
Jane Anderson & Tess Ayers

GIFTS OF DIGNITY

$1,000 – $4,999

Mr. Scott Mikels & Mrs. Crystal Joslin-Mikels
Mr. Murtaza Sanwari
Mrs. Ellen & Mr. Robert E. Lee
St. Joseph Korean Catholic Center
Mr. Frank Kolesar
Mr. Terrell Roberts
Pharmavite Foundation
Mr. William Endres
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Villafana
Target Corporation
Mr. Miguel Ramos
Disney VoluntEARS Community Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Allan Wallander
Anthem, Inc.
Mr. Mark Duttweiler & Ms. Christine Pajak
ASGN, Inc.
Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan
Mrs. Edith A. Deegan
Weingart Foundation
Karyn Ohlson & Mark Tucker
Ms. Dolores Tukich
Anonymous ($3,000)
Golden Valley Lodge No. 616
Mr. & Mrs. Mark C. Nelson
Omron Foundation, Inc.
San Fernando Community Health Center
Google Matching Gifts Program
Ms. Hilda E. Gutierrez
Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center
Ms. Chanya Blumenkrantz
American Airports Corporation
Dr. Walter Jr. & Mrs. Rebecca Mosher
Mr. & Mrs. Sargon Younan
Mr. & Mrs. David E. Burke
Bonfire Ventures
Anonymous ($2,550)
Manufacturers Bank
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Jamentz
Anheuser Busch Companies
Mr. George E. Ortega
Ms. Carol Tavris
Dr. Donald J. Rebhun

Ms. Abby Sher
Stoll Metalcraft, Inc.
Ms. Paula M. Block
R C Charitable Foundation
Mr. Scott Swedenburg
SEIU Nurse Alliance Southern California
Ms. Carolyn Behrendt
Anonymous ($2,550)
American Business Bank
Alliance Data
Northridge Hospital Foundation
GOYA Foods of California
Mr. Matt Crowley
Center for Family Health & Education
Anonymous ($2,400)
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Adkins
Mr. Javier Martinez
Mr. Charles Petithomme
Bank of America Employee Giving
Mr. James & Mrs. Elizabeth Carlin
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Hammer
Mr. John-Michael Lee
Mr. & Mrs. Mark V. Herzer
Mr. Mark Stuen
Ms. Rita Fernandez
Northrop Grumman
St. Charles Service Center
MOC Products Company, Inc.
PhRMA- Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America
Anna & Harry H. Borun Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory P. Dunn
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Chirba
Ms. Devinder S. Bindra
Panorama Baptist Church
Mr. & Mrs. John C. Walker
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence E. Swartwood
Mr. Peter J. Chen
Ms. Shelley Hill
Mr. Joseph Lee
Ms. Anum Murtaza
Jain Nakajima LLP
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Windisch
Ms. Janis Horn
Ms. Elinor R. Bass
Ms. Eileen Raycroft
Ms. Monica Zhang
Calvary Lutheran Church
Mr. & Mrs. Karl S. Reinecker
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Salter
Ms. Jean Capps-Lytle

St. John Eudes Catholic Church
LADWP
Ms. Sabrina Termini
Ms. Teri A. Breschini
Mr. David Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Ed Rose
Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Penman
Ms. Janice B. Lauritzen
Ms. Sofia Bowden
Mr. & Mrs. Edgardo Quintanilla
Ms. Lynn Thomas
Ms. Ann Oliver
Ms. Susan Igdaloff
Mr. & Mrs. Dane E. Stone
Madonna Rose
Mr. & Mrs. Joel D. Feinblatt
Mr. James A. Nitahara
Ms. Erika Contreras
Ms. Marilyn Landolfi
Dr. Sheba K. Meymandi MD
Ms. Maria Paula Bahamon
Oil-Free Machinery, LLC
Franklin Charitable Giving Program
Ms. Teresa E. Seeman
Ms. Kelli R. Kiemle
Mr. James Turner
Mr. Mario Johnson
UnitedWay of Greater Los Angeles
Mr. & Mrs. Terrance A. Hendricks
Mr. Vazgen Hagopian & Mrs. Luna L. Merzian
Ms. Eileen Cordi
Medtronic
Mr. John B. Chady
Ms. Pauline Riley
Ms. Patricia Davis
Mr. Alex Hemmelgarn
Mr. & Mrs. Stan Benson
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick P. Obrecht
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Walcott
San Fernando Elks Lodge #1539
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Kline II
Mrs. Kathy Dooley
Ms. Joan Schugel
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Ferry III
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Placensia
Mrs. Dorothy McKenzie
Ms. Margarete Allen
Mr. Thomas A. Watson
Mr. & Mrs. David M. Lloyd
PayPal Giving Fund
Linda Gill
Gilead Matching Gift Program
Ida Fung

Ms. Alexandra N. Selna
Ms. Jennifer De La Cerda
Lt. Col. Ret. & Mrs. Francis H. Miller
Ms. Judy S. Matsuzaki
Ms. Katharina Feldman
Mr. Michael McNamara
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Rofe
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Guziel
Ms. Joanne Gilbert
Mr. & Mrs. Clayton Long
Ms. Sheryl Andress
Ms. Nadia Geller
Mr. Jim Hasenauer
Anjum Khan
Ms. Cindy Alonso
Mr. John Cohn
Ms. Debra A. Moll
Mr. & Mrs. David Siegel
Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Velladao
Mr. Vicente Barba
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Smith
Mrs. Marlene J. Cerniglia
Ms. Lillian McCain
Mr. & Mrs. Julian M. Bieber
Mr. & Mrs. John Musker
Anonymous ($1,000)
The Kroger Co. Foundation
Mrs. Cherolyn J. Jakway
Mrs. Andrea Provenzale
Anonymous ($1,000)
Ms. Joyce Li
Mrs. Beth K. Meltzer M.S.
Mrs. Susan & Mr. Norman Hull
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Stern
Ms. Ellen Lee
Woodbury University
Ms. Joan C. Skeeter
Mr. & Mrs. Steven A. Sloniker
Ms. Lara Arslanian
Ms. Evangeline Cordova
Aon Matching Gifts Program
Cuevas & Cuevas Construction Group, Inc.
Ms. Sabrina Maharaj
Ms. Susie C. Rowen
Mr. Hamed Khorsand
Ms. Joy B. Berenfield
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Landin
Barnes Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Laurence Abramson
CSC Auto Salvage & Dismantling Inc.
Sherwood Forest Homeowners Association
MI Charitable Foundation
Ms. Maria Larios
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Wolfson
Mr. Douglas Rickard
Ms. Angie Luckey