Our Donors

 
 

Presenting Community Partner

Boehnen Family Foundation

Community Impact Sponsor

Camille Yarbrough and CMS Trophies & Plaques, Inc.

Community Circle Partners

Mary Prendergast

Friends of Black Culture in Chicago

Walter and Shirley Massey
Adam Murphy
Matthew and Vanessa Williams

Acknowledgments

Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 East 60th Street, Chicago


Donors & Supporters

With gratitude, we honor and acknowledge the individuals and organizations whose generosity helps widen the frame—affirming dignity, illuminating everyday excellence, and bringing fuller stories of our communities into view.

Shirley Barry
Elizabeth Bilitz
The Boehnen Family Foundation
Rev. Sandra Brown
John Ceisel
Nancy Chertok
CMS Trophies & Plaques, Inc.
Michelle Culbert
Johnny Dorsey
Eugene Dillando
Kathleen Dippel
AJ Farmer
Armond Farmer
LeeAnn Ford
Alan Fuhs
Freedom Lifted, LLC
Cornell Hall
Essie Henderson

Ace Hobfoll
Ivonne Hobfoll
Trudy Hobfoll
Mahir Ingram
Barbara Jackson and John Lee
Kelvin and Micah Jackson
Brenda Johnson
Mark Joseph
Ann Kalaska
Karen Kimbrough
K’sun
Symbricke Lindsey
Ada Nivia Lopez
Andrew and Terri Lyke
Kendall and Chris Malette
Arthur Mathews
Sr. Judith Mather
Walter and Shirley Massey

Cheri Mena
Kyle Miller
Greg and Kathleen Mooney
Vickie Mosby
Adam Murphy
Bill Parke
Ashley Perry
Pixelography, St. Louis
Marita Powell
Mary Prendergast
ProGearRental, Chicago
Ken Rapier
Martin and Patricia Redd
Gwendolyn Rice
Herb Roman
RW Productions
Jin Sanford
Joseph Shannon

Rosa Shelton
Jackie Smith
Jamiere Smith
James Spiegel
Subira Investment Group
Alysia Tate
Top & Topp Financial Services
Michelle Upson
Adrienne Upchurch
Golden Boy and Linda Vasquez
Alida and Donald Wallace
Robin Watson
Erma and Paul Williams
Matthew and Vanessa Williams
Donnell Williams
Elaine and Louis Woodland
Golden Boy and Linda Vazquez
Anonymous (6)


In-Kind Support

Blick Art Materials
ABRA Financial LLC
ArentFox Schiff LLP
Pixelography, St. Louis
ProGearRental, Chicago


Advisory Committee

Edie Armstrong
Deborah Clair
Richard L. Dobbins Jr.
Isaiah Day
James Griffith Jr.
Deborah Minor Harvey
Trudy Hobfoll
Kelvin Jackson
Mark Joseph
Kendall Mallette
Arthur Mathews

Adam B. Murphy
Ken Rapier
Alanna Redd
Martin W. Redd
Patricia J. Redd
Rosa Shelton
Timuel D. Black †
Robin Jones Watson
Paul David Wilson
Matthew Williams


Special Recognition

Ada Nivia Lopez — Co-Creator and Director
Mark Joseph — Co-Creator and Photographer
James Griffith Jr. — Design and Professional Support

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Donors as of April 2, 2026

Black Culture in Chicago is part of Who We Are National Project, a 501(c)(3) organization.