2025 Donors

We wish to express our deepest thanks to the following individuals and organizations who made donations to Glessner House during the fourth quarter of 2025, including all of the support for our year end fundraising. Thank you one and all, we couldn’t do it without you!

$250,000 and above
Anonymous

$50,000 - $99,999
Alphawood Foundation Chicago

$25,000 - $49,999
Anonymous
Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
Robert Irving Trust

$10,000 - $24,999
Friedman Family Foundation
William Tyre

$5,000 - $9,999
John C. & Joan Blew
Thomas Gotlund & Terry Anderson
Arthur W. Kruski & Priscilla N. Russell
Stuart W. Miller
Allegra & John Nethery
Oliver F. Wadsworth & Kirk Jackson
Cynthia Weese

$1,000 - $4,999
Mary Jo Abrahamson
Deb Carey & Neil McIlvain
Kathleen A. Carpenter
Harry & Joyce Carter
William & Holly Charles
Jean Follett-Thompson & Doug Thompson
Joan Goldstein
Ken & Kay Hamel
William B. Hinchliff
Nancy Hornak
Norman O. & Barbro C. Jung
Pat Kosmerl
Martha Lee & Michael Winitsky
Erica C. Meyer
Margaret Murphy
Penelope & Bill Obenshain
Michael H. & Maria S. Ochs
Jane Otis
Joy Peters
Donna Primas
Kathy Rice
Michele Rudnick & Oren Sreebny
Stephen A.  & Marilyn C. Scott
Barry A. Sears
Jack & Susan Tribbia
Allan B. & Angela C. Vagner
John Vinci
John H. Waters
Karen Wilson

$250 - $999
Robert Adamshick
Geoffrey Baer & Amelia Kohm
Gail Marie Batchelder
Taylor Bell
James Blauw & Krista Grimm
John Bostjancich
Norma Bramsen
Karen M. Brozynski
Deneen Marie Bryce, in honor of Glessner Staff
Jeff & Carol Burgan
Diana Fields Carroll
Constance K. Casey
Chicago Chapter, NSDAR
Elizabeth Clarke
Avery & Andrew Couture
Paul Crowther
Susan Duda
Cari Dudich
Michael Dyett & Hildegard Richardson
Exelon
John & Ila Falvey
Judith R. Freeman
Robert A. Furhoff
Janet Gates & Jeff Owen, in memory of Jack Simmerling
Susan Glessner
Kevin S. Hall
Marilyn P. Helmholz
John A. Hug & Maria Corpuz, in honor of William Tyre
Phillip S. Huscher
Walker C. & Carolyn I. Johnson
Leonard Koroski
Kurt Kramer
Mark Kruse
Elisabeth M.  Landry
Peter & Jill Litton
Ronald & Kathleen Loch
Richard Macias
Ruth Ellen Mandel, in memory of Aileen Mandel
Joan Marshall
David Miller
Robert Novak, in memory of Raymond Terry Tatum
Bruce A. Oltman
Leland Hutchinson & Jean Perkins
Laurie Petersen
Cynthia Phillips
Leslie Recht
Linda Rogers
David Shepherd & Lisa Montelpasse
Paul Sikes
Richard Spurgin
Lisa Stone, in honor of William Tyre
David J. Varnerin
Gregory Webb
Jay Wickersham
Robert G. Zadylak & Jim Kemmerer

UP TO $249
Rolf Achilles
Jacob Albert
Rev. Dennis A. Andersen
Tamra Armour, in memory of Anthony Armour
Anthony Armour, Jr., in memory of Anthony Armour
Paul Armstrong
Dean J. Arnold, in memory of Melissa Finney Arnold
Jennifer Arquilla, in honor of Kathy Cunningham
Warren Ashworth & Susan Kander
Barbara Badger & Robert J. Kudder
Brad Ballast & David Hill
Michelle Balog
Randolph C. & Lorraine L. Barba
Pamela Pierrepont Bardo
Andrea Barron
Michael & Ann Belletire
Wayne A.& Susan S. Benjamin
Anne Hill Bird
Jaclyn  Z. Boyle
Christopher Brenner  
Allen Bronemann
Kay Poyner Brown &  Jay Franke
Mary Bucaro
Con Buckley & Micki Leventhal
Camilla & David Burgess
Phineas Callahan
Patrick Cannon
Carla Carstens
Susan Carter
Elizabeth Hamlin Carter
Frances & Vincent J. Cerri
Suzanne Challinor
Jennifer Chan
Eric & Elaine Christrup
Madelyn Chromy
Leeber & Elizabeth Cohen  
Lilia Corpuz
John Cramer & Nate Lielasus
Kathleen Danakis
Sandra Danforth
Mary Dawson
Mary DeLaney
Mary M. Devlin
David Dickson
Marie Dickson
Crystal Donohue
Andrew & Limin Dove
Mary & Richard Dowd
Jan Novak Dressel
Luann Elvey
Dave & Emma Engerer
Sophia Fan
JoAnn Faulhaber
Donald E. Cecich & Gail Fenske
Joan Flanagan
Sally Fletcher
Evelyn S. Forstadt
Kathleen P. & Louis E. Freidheim
Debra Jean Frels
Ariani Friedl
Barbara N. Fuldner  
Walter Gallas
Deborah Garber
Rosemary Garrett
Karen Genelly
Dr. Dale N. & Mary K. Gerding
Vicki Giles
Nancy Glassberg
Richard Glessner
James R. Glessner
Barbara & Joseph Gordon
Judith A. Graf
Mary Jo Graf
Barbara Greene, in honor of Rosemary Garrett
Margaret Grinnell
Kathleen Gruber
Shirley Guth
William Haas & Rachel J Ahern
Meyer & Raena Hammerman Foundation
Kevin & Elaine M. Harrington
Kris Hartzell Erin & Alberto Herrera
Thomas & Nancy High
Mary Jo Hoag
Susan & Daniel Hoseman
Chuck Hunter
Cathy Ivers
Martha Jameson
Dr. Mary Kay Johnson
Robert L. & Sheila B. Joynt
Laura Kanter
Jan Keepers
Paul Kendall & Vicki Hague-Kendall
Mark & Kim Kieras
Vana Kikos
Linda Kristensen
Henry H. Kuehn
Craig Kuhns
Barbara Lanctot
Ed & Mary Jean Larson
Keith E. Letsche & Gerald M. Mercer
Judith Lewison  
Robert Loch
Judith R. Locke 
Chris H. Lonn  & Edward C. Hirschland
Bill & Jane Lucas
Erika Lungas
Joseph Lynn
Teresa Maher
Mati Maldre
Barbara & Joseph Mallon
Debra Mancoff
Joan Matz
Joan Mazzonelli
Tom & Cindy McMahon
Robert C Michaelson
Arthur Miller
Jeffrey C. & Linda P. Miller
Carol Mitchel
Ken Monroe
Wendy Morris
Tanya Morris
Charles & Margaret Nardoni
Adam & Debra Natenshon
Martin L.J. Newman
Frank Nibouar
Kathleen Nichols
Michael J. & Susan M. Nielsen
Barbara Norrish & Terrill L Stumpf
Kerry Obrist
Janet O'Dea
Joseph R. Ornig
Robert Pace
Anne Parker
Stephen Parnes
Francesca Peppiatt
Jim Peters & Pat Casler
Elizabeth Peterson Hall & Jesse Hall
Nancy Pifer & Mark Swanson  
Eric Portzline
Bernadine Randle
Sue Recht
Marija & Barry Rich, in honor of William Tyre
Christine Ringo
Danielle Rivera
Dennis Rocheleau
Lawrence & Marcia Ross
Lisa Ruder
Noreen Ryan
Emily Sajdak
Alexis Sarkisian
Joan M. Scheeter
Amy Schiffman
Mr. & Mrs. Rick Seiler
Ruth E. Sharpe
Julia Shawhan
Deanna Shively
Michael & Patricia Shymanski
Dr. Julie Sidarous
Roberta Siegel
John Simonelli
Christine Singer
Sharon Snellgrove
Jeanne Sowa
Dr. Marshall Sparberg
Stephanie Stepan
Joyce Strand
Jim & Barb Svarz
Priyamvada Tatachar
Dana Terp
Margie H. Tinerella
Kathryn Tonellato
George Trone
David & Bonita C. Turner
Charlotte A. Tyre, in memory of Roger Tyre
Sarah Van Domelen  
Peggy Vogel  
Joan Von Leesen
Brooke Voris
Darcie Wadycki
John Wagner
Albert Walavich
Wendi Weber
Jack A. & Anne E. Weiss  
Ruth Williams
Susan Wineberg
Linda Wolfe
Stephen & Mary Kay Wysham
Gwen & Richard Yant
Darcy Zoells
John Zuraw

IN-KIND
Deneen Marie Bryce
Gwendolyn Carrion
Paul N. Garcy
Sally Sexton Kalmbach
Francesca Peppiatt

CHRISTMAS STOCKING KNITTERS
Sydni Baluch
Deborah Blaz
Aimee Daramus
Sharon Greene
Karen Hoyer
Diane Knipfer
Judy Masur
Jenny Mischner
Ann Francoise Nordmeyer
Lee Pellegrino
Diane T. Stone