We’re incredibly thankful for every donation to WriteGirl, but we would like to especially acknowledge the following corporations, government agencies, foundations, and individuals for their substantial and generous support over the last few years.
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WriteGirl would like to thank
the following for their
generous support:
Allison Abbate
Adams Family Foundation
Adams-Mastrovich Family Foundation
Samuel Akiba
Stephanie Allen
Alverno Heights Academy
Amazon Literary Partnership
Jeanne Anderson
Jane Anderson and Tess Ayers
Josephine Aniobi
Annenberg Foundation
Arts for Healing & Justice Network
ASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar Fund
Janet Autin
Hisham Awadalla
Bad Robot
Siladitya Bandyopadhyay
Ann E. Beman
Aimee Bender
Shelley Berger
Erica Blodgett
Sarah Bockian
James Bonn
Maisha Brown
David Butze
California Community Foundation
Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation
Angela Carrier
Michelle Chan
City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
Tate Coan
Crail-Johnson Foundation
Kirsten Culbertson
Nick Cyprus
Richard M. Dale
Allison Deegan
Anne DiGiovanni
Theresa Doran
Alex Dorsey
Jane Downs
Dr. Hauschka Skin Care, Inc.
Angela Duckworth
Dwight Stuart Youth Fund
E. Gluck Corporation
Sonya Echols
ECMC Foundation
Elizabeth A. Lynn Foundation
Elizabeth E. Bettelheim Family Foundation
Elizabeth George Foundation
Judy EngleTseng
Alex Ephraim
Evereve, Inc.
Peggie Fariss
Find Your Light Foundation
Robert Florsheim
Fox Entertainment
Frog Crossing Foundation
Rick Garces
Lauren Graham
Rory Green
Jessica Hadari
Capri Haga
Elizabeth Hailey
Herb Alpert Foundation
Marc Hernandez
Winnie Holzman
Jennifer Hoppe
Gale Anne Hurd
Hyde Family Foundation
Hyundai Motor America
Erica Jamieson
JF Roblee Foundation
Peggy Johnson
Twinkle Kang-Stewart
Katama Fund
Margaret Webb Khanzada
Denise Kiernan
Kelly Klaus and Alison Hills Family Fund
Jenji Kohan
Korein Foundation
Kroger
LA Arts Recovery Fund
LA County Department of Arts and Culture as part of Creative Recovery LA, an initiative funded by the American Rescue Plan
Danielle Lagasse
Danielle LeFer
Lauren Levine
Peggy Li
Liberty Hill Foundation
Nandita & Bart Lilly
Susan Lord
Loretta and Victor Kaufman Family Foundation
Los Angeles County Department of Arts & Culture
Los Angeles County Probation Department
Los Angeles Giving Circle
Christina Lynch
M.S. Grumbacher Foundation
Tahereh Mafi
John & Nandita Marshall
Max H. Gluck Foundation
John McCabe
Philip McKinley
Wendi McLendon-Covey and Gregory Eric Covey
Lisa McQuillan
Shona Mendenhall
Nancy Meyers
Lynne Miller
Edir Mino
Nancy Murphy
Alejandra Navarro
NBCUniversal
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District
Kelsey O'Brien
Oath MD
Oder Family Foundation
Pasadena Community Foundation
Pasadena Literary Alliance
Perenchio Foundation
Vanessa Perez
Cindy Peyton
Peter Pineda
Kim Purcell
Resnick Family Foundation
RJA Foundation
Lindy Robbins
Lauren Miller Rogen and Seth Rogen
Melissa Rosenberg and Lev L. Spiro
Script Supervisors Local 871, IATSE
Silton Family Foundation
Lisa Simpson
Linda Siverstsen
Skechers Foundation
Snap Foundation
Laurice Sommers
Stephanie Sorensen
Catherine Standiford
Tom Stock-Hendel
Swedish Giant Productions
Sweet Geeks Foundation
Stephanie Terry
Terry Gilman, Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore
The Estée Lauder Companies WRITING CHANGE initiative
The Held Foundation
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Lenart Art Education Foundation
The Marc and Eva Stern Foundation
The Mayer Foundation
The Poetry Foundation
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
The Venable Foundation
Amy Ulrich
Universal Television
USAA
Variety Media, LLC
Linda Venis
Maiya Verrone
Visionary Women
Colleen Wainwright
Walt Disney Company Foundation
Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Music Group
Donna Wheelock
Winebaum Family Foundation
Women Inspiring NextGen
Stefanie Woodburn
Dena Yago
Sydney Zhang
Melissa Waggener Zorkin
“I love that there are many more free thinkers that are my age than just me. It’s a wonderful thing.”
— A WriteGirl Teen
Our Special Thanks To:
All of our individual donors who have so generously contributed to help WriteGirl grow and help more teen girls each year.
All of WriteGirl’s mentors and volunteers for mentoring teens as well as contributing professional services, including strategic planning, public relations, event coordination, mentoring management, training and curriculum development, catering, financial management and administrative assistance.
The growing WriteGirl alumnae network for volunteering, speaking at events and continuing to inspire our young members.
We would like to extend a special thank you to WriteGirl alum and Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman for her continued support of WriteGirl and for inspiring so many of our young writers with her powerful poetry.
Board members for their support and guidance on strategy, fundraising, communications and development of community partnerships.
“This has been a very important period of growth for me not only as a writer, but also as a person, and WriteGirl has played a very important role in helping me become the best I can be.”
— WriteGirl Volunteer
CIVIC LEADERS
Mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass, Former Mayor of Los Angeles and current U.S. Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti, Former First Lady of Los Angeles Amy Wakeland, Former LA District Attorney Jackie Lacey, LA County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, LA County Supervisor Holly J Mitchell and LA City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson for their support and acknowledgement of WriteGirl’s contributions to the community.
VENUES
All of our inspiring event locations: Altadena Library, The Autry Museum of the American West, Descanso Gardens, Meadow Fig, Meow Wolf, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, North Figueroa Bookshop, Octavia's Bookshelf, Silverlake Public Library, Smashbox, Wende Museum, The Japanese American National Museum, National Center for the Preservation of Democracy, the Writers Guild Theater, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
FOOD
Food, snacks and beverages at WriteGirl workshops and special events: Lark Cake Shop, Nairn's Oatcakes, Nana Joes, Nothing Bundt Cakes
PARTNERSHIPS & OTHER SUPPORTERS
Our teens, volunteers and alums have benefited greatly from our partnerships in the community. Thank you to Chronicle Books, City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, CORT Furniture, Dr. Hauschka Skin Care, The Estée Lauder Companies WRITING CHANGE initiative, Exposition Review, Getty House Foundation, Girls Arise Uganda, HBK Investments, LA Blueprint, LATINAFest, Los Angeles League of Women Voters, Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE), Los Angeles Public Library, Louise Goffin, Manhattan Family Court, Michelle Lewis, MUSE/IQUE, The Music Center, New York State 9th Judicial Court, Obama Foundation, Orange Barrel Media, Pasadena Festival of Women Authors, Quantum Clinic, Skirball Cultural Center, Sturdy Co., Urban Word’s Los Angeles Youth Poet Laureate program, VanyerMedia, Arts for Healing & Justice Network, Women Who Submit, Michelle Chahine Sinno
JOURNALS
Epica, Field Notes, Hereafter, Leuchtturm1917, Minimalism Art, Papier, Rifle Paper Co.
GIFTS
Gifts for teens, alums, volunteers and special events: Blue Q, Buddha Board, Camp Craft Cocktails, Chocolate Project, Evolution Cards, Flower Duet, Ivan Seahorn, Kikkerland, L.A. Bellydance Academy, Libro.fm, Lisa Goich, Mad Hippie, Magnetic Poetry, MasterClass
PopFlex Active, Retro 51, Scrivener, Smashbox, STEEZY Studio, Symbiome, Tea Drops, The Unemployed Philosophers Guild, Verloop
SILENT AUCTION
A.T. Cross Company, Ace Hotel Palm Springs, Apothenne LA, Art of Tea, Aura App, Author Accelerator, BarkBox, Bauer Pottery, BeadWeaves: Handwoven Jewelry by Judy McClanahan, Bel Kazan, Bronca, Ceramic Sutras, Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group, City Club Los Angeles, Cone51Ceramics, Crafters Union Wine, Creatively Neat and Ashley Moon, CROSS pens, Epica, Evénto, FabFitFun, FACE Stockholm, Fancifull Fine Food and Baskets, Flask & Field, Flouring LA, Further Products, Greenbar Distillery, Halper Fine Art, HealthySpot, Hello Critter Yoga, Janet Robin Guitar Lessons, Jean-Pascal Florist, Jeffrey's of Beverly Hills, Jennie Nash, Keren by Design, LA Film Critics Association, Lather, Linda Folsom, Little Fish Echo Park, Madeline Garden, Maya's Brigadeiro Brazilian Sweets, Meow Wolf, Mixed Chicks, Natural History Museum, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Neurofeedback Training Co., Olive & June, Out of Print, Persica Skincare, Poketo, Rami Kim Art and Ceramics, Rifle Paper Company, Rizos Curls, Roclord Studio, Rooftop Cinema Club, Rory Green, Rupi Kaur, Semolina, Artisanal Pasta, Slant'd, Space Prize Foundation, The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, Jane Club, The NOW, The Office of Steven Speilberg, Tom Hanks - Playtone, Typewriter Tarot, UCLA Extension, Uviña Skin, Vinovore, Whitmore Rare Books, Wolf & Long, Write To Be You, XiCali
WriteGirl welcomes your contribution to help support our growing organization.