Supporters & Donors
Ridgelines receives generous support from individuals and granting agencies. We are grateful to all those who enable us to work towards a central Pennsylvania in which imaginative acts have public consequence, in which the language arts are valued as critical forms of information, and in which everyone has equal voice.
2021-2022 GRANT SUPPORT PROVIDED BY:
Ridgelines' 2022 programs are supported in part by the Centre Foundation's J. Alvin and Vera E. Knepper Hawbaker Memorial Endowment Fund; by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency; and by a 2022 Challenge America award from the NEA. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.
2022 BUSINESS SPONSORSHIP PROVIDED BY:
WRITERS ($300-$500)
STORYTELLERS ($100-$250)
We're honored to receive Community Business Sponsorship from these generous local businesses who support our mission and enable our programs to thrive! To learn more about our Business Sponsor program, drop us a line at RidgelinesLanguageArts@gmail.com.
In 2020 Ridgelines was awarded the Pennsylvania Library of Congress State Literacy Award.
2021 INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY (updated 2022 list coming soon!):
PATRONS ($1,000-$3,500)
Anonymous
Judith Minor & Bobby Stiklus
FRIENDS ($200 to $999)
Paige Arthur
Stephen Beckerman
Andrea Commaker & Jim Levin
Hwozdek Family Giving Fund
Mildred Hwozdek
Julia Kasdorf
Shannon McWhirter
Kelly & Jeffrey Sorg
Jennifer Anne Tucker
Samuel & Anne Walker
SUPPORTERS (up to $199)
Georgia & Kevin Abbey
Delali Agawu
Anonymous
Anonymous
Magali Armillas-Tiseyra
Robin Becker, in honor of Abby Minor whose tireless work makes the language arts relevant to all
Lisa Beherec
Meri Bittner
Katie & Andrew Bode-Lang
Rebecca Bragg & Asa Myers
Charles Brua
Jill Buchanan & Scott Peterson
Stacey Budd
Maria & Nicholas Chelko
Julia Croche
Karen Dabney, in memory of Laura Johnson and Allan Bowers
Leyland del Re & Ben Hartland
Ann Docken
Alexis Drobka
Mary Dunn
Shari Edelson & Scott Dennison
Lori Edmunds
Betsey & David Eggler
Beth Ewaskiewicz
Benjamin Fehl
Andrea Ferich & Annie Elderberry
Deborah Fisher
Martha & Byrd Futhey
Linda Goncalves
Betsy Green
Barbara & Innocenzio Grignano
Deb & Dan Grow
Jenny Guth
Dana Harlan
Robin Harlan
Debra Heller
Heather House
Michelle Huang
Erica Husser & John Spargo
Jennifer & Rick Jacobs
James Kalsbeek
Gordon Kaufman
Whitney Keiter
Molly Kunkel
Barbara Lange
Fernanda Lugo
Nancy Lupton, in honor of Casey Wiley
Rachael Lyon & Casey Wiley
Shih-In Ma, in honor of the part who longs to be heard in each of us
Dianne & Douglas MacAdam
Gregory & Shannon MacAdam
Jeff MacAdam
Annie-hannah E. Mancini
Michelle Marchetti
Lisa Marshall & Larry Wolken
Shara McCallum & Steve Shwartzer
Susan McFadden, in memory of Laura Johnson, in honor of Meri Bittner
Dave & Marilyn Meehan
Abby Minor
Rebecca Minor
Nicole & Tim Miyashiro
Andrea & Chris Murrell
Katie O’Hara-Krebs & Andrew Krebs
Robyn Passante
Lee Peterson & Steve Sherrill
Ashley Pipe
Josephine Pirrone & William Brusse
Alyssa Ranker
Lisa & Dale Rivera
Jean Roman
Sammy Sass
Theresa Shay
Laura Simon & Maia Lindsay
Norrine & Richard Sims
Catherine Smith, in memory of Keith Dowdy
Lauren & Ian Smith
Loanne Snavely
Dana Stuchul
Julie Swarstad Johnson & Luke Johnson
Long Trinh
Christopher Uhl
Christine Tyler
Roberta & Nicole Ventrillo
Mary Vollero
Jody Whipple
Pat & Ken Wiley
Karen & Phil Yanak
Kerri Zelman
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