Independent Sector | Our Donors

About Us

IS recognizes the individuals and organizations whose contributions have played a critical role in the nonprofi t community’s commitment to improving lives.

General Support Funders

Chevron Corporation

The Frances L. & Edwin L. Cummings

Memorial Fund

The Ford Foundation

Freddie Mac Foundation

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Samuel H. Kress Foundation

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

Open Society Institute

The Pew Charitable Trusts

Surdna Foundation, Inc.

The Wallace Foundation

Awards

John W. Gardner Leadership Award

William Randolph Hearst Foundations

John W. Gardner Leadership Award Dinner

The Cleveland Foundation

Leadership IS Award

Chevron Corporation

Project Funders

International Program

Alcoa Foundation
American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
The Atlantic Philanthropies
The Ford Foundation
Global Fund for Women
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Skoll Foundation

Civic Engagement

The American Express Foundation
MetLife Foundation

Public Policy

The California Wellness Foundation
Carnegie Corporation of New York
The Kresge Foundation

Ethics and Accountability

GE Foundation
The Kresge Foundation

Social Compact

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Sustainability

W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Expanding Membership and Evaluation Initiative
W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Sector-Wide Communications Initiative

W.K. Kellogg Foundation
The Kresge Foundation
David and Lucile Packard Foundation

Associates
The Associates form a leadership circle of individuals investing in the nonprofi t community through personal gifts of $1,000 or more to Independent Sector.

Edward H. Able, Jr.
Diana Aviv
Kathleen Buechel
Genevieve Burns
Barbara Bush
Debra Cabral
Jennifer Dunlap
Wayne Feinstein
Julie Floch
David Ford
Barry D. Gaberman
Brian A. Gallagher
Peter B. Goldberg
Bob Golombik
Darell Hammond
Malvina Rollins Kay
Kevin Klose
Robin Krause
Peggy Sanchez Mills
Robert M. Moore
Janet Murguia
Patricia Nash Christel
William D. Novelli
Hilary Pennington
Patricia E. Read

William Reese
Skip Rhodes
Celia Roady
Sherry Rockey
Mary Beth Salerno
John Seffrin
Edward Skloot
Lorie Slutsky
Jonathan A. Small
Gerald R. Solomon
Donald M. Stewart
Rick Swartz
Eric Thurman
William E. Trueheart
Paula Van Ness
Luz A. Vega-Marquis
Judy Vredenburgh
Claire Wellington
M. Cass Wheeler
Susan M. White
William S. White
James T. Williams
Ruth Wooden
Matthew Yale
Gary Yates

Annual Fund
The following individuals and organizations supported Independent Sector in 2006.

Association of Small Foundations
Steven Bloom
Robert Edgar
Lewis M. Feldstein
Gifts In Kind International
J.D. Hokoyama
Andrew Plepler
Jocabel Reyes
Ronn Richard
Arturo Vargas
Bill Wright
Anonymous

Combined Federal Campaign:

Clovis, New Mexico
Gateway
Global Impact
Midlands Area
North East Pennsylvania Area
National Capitol Area
Peninsula
Pikes Peak Region
San Diego
United Way of Greater Battle Creek

Matching Gifts
The following organizations increased the giving of other contributors by matching their donations.

The California Wellness Foundation

Marguerite Casey Foundation

The Ford Foundation

Hershey Trust Company

In Kind
These individuals and organizations generously gave their time and expertise to IS.

American Heart Association

Boston Foundation

The Goldman Sachs Foundation

Dan Hall

Harris Interactive

To support Independent Sector 's work in strengthening the charitable community, please contact Sherry Rockey via email or by phone at 202-467-6100.

All information is as of December 31, 2006.