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Thank you to the thousands of One Hope United (OHU) contributors for their financial and in-kind support. Your donations to OHU provide critical services to children and families in Illinois and Florida. OHU is truly grateful for your commitment! The following is a list of our private contributors donating $250+ during Fiscal Year 2026, July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026.
Although OHU is striving for excellence in stewardship of your donation, there is a chance a donor has been accidentally omitted or acknowledged incorrectly, we apologize for this error. Please reach out with any corrections to Abby Lee (alee@onehopeunited.org) so we can quickly remedy the situation.
Board Members* Staff Members^
$100,000 +
Foglia Foundation
$75,000 - $99,999
Telligen Community Initiative
$50,000 - $74,999
Gorter Family Foundation
Schreiber Philanthropy
Steans Family Foundation
$25,000 - $49,999
Lafern Blackman Trust
Ettoile Davis Trust
Colonel Stanley R. McNeil Foundation
Gladys Stratton Trust
R.J. and Judy Young
$10,000 - $24,999
The Andrew and Alice Fischer Charitable Trust
Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County
Ralph G. and Helen C. Johnson Fund at The Chicago Community Trust
William Nygren Foundation
Ellen Rudnick and Paul W. Earle
Michael Lavelle and Emily Selbe*
Steve Sill
Steve and Geri Sorenson*
David and Lori Young*
$5,000 - $9,999
Deborah Campbell
Jonni Miklos Finch
Joyce and Richard Heneberry
Chris and Elaine Hoffman*
Kristina and Tom Hutchinson
Keith Ingold
Garrett and Jocelyn Johnson*
Lisa and Mike King
Debora Latimer
Ruth O’Brien
Kathleen O’Connell
Helen and Curtis Pinnell Foundation
The Forrest D. and June L. Sprehe Charitable Foundation
Edith Zieger Bequest
$2,500 - $4,999
Skye Bergeson
Todd Brooks
Mary Conversano
Nicole Cornwell
David and Laura Dini
Maegan Dustin
David Edstrom
Ginger Ferraez
Michael Grant
Chris Hardt
Tara Lancione
David and Janice Larson
George Marakas
Karen Morand
Justin Morrow
Grove Mower
Damon Cates and Thanadet Ninsuwan^
Eva Penar^
Dana and Jim Pelletier*
Maria Riaz
Ryder Foundation
Paige and Jack Sorenson
$1,000 - $2,499
Garvin and Toya Ambrose
Kelly and Mike Assaad
American Baptist Churches
American Baptist Foundation
Darrah Belcher
Ramesh R. Bhatt
Vaughn Smith Brandvold
Rebecca and Cody Brownell^
First Baptist Church of Carrollton
JoAnne Celba
Lisa De Cristo
Marjorie H. Thulin Trust and Dana B. Davidson Trustee
Jeffrey Fisher
Quin and Simin Frazer
Kristin and Greg Gardella
Howard Geiss
Matthew Glover
Natali Gracia^
Michael Grant
Carmela and Christopher Griffin
Dr. Lisa and Greg Gulcher
Paul Guilianelli*
Jerry and Susie Haralson*
Bruce and Susan Harlan
Jessica Hoback^
James Hoover
Elizabeth Hopkins^
Margie and Tom Hurwich
Carolyn Kennedy
Russ Kimball
Patrick Kingston and Yasia Cherevyk*
Karen and Peter Knox
Lori Kornely
Suzanne Krohn
Shawn Landrigan
Kathy and Bill Mabe
David H. Marlier
Bishal Maskey^
Jon-Eric McDonald
Kristine Miller
Scott and Becky Moeller*
Karen Morand
Justin Morrow
First Baptist Church of Mt. Sterling
Alli Murrell
Jeanette Myers
Lone Oak Baptist Church
Janelle and Samuel Okerenimkpe*
Jane Panther
Isabella Pelletier
Thomas Pietrzak
Leslie B. Pontello
Mighty Rivers Regional Worship Center
Cheri and James Robinson
Josh Rudolph
Kate Rose Shaffer^
Marilyn and Dr. Ralph Shapiro
Nancy and Steve Schatchtman
Joe Schramm
Mike and Seana Scheid
Chris and Howard Schnitzer
Schultz Herigodt Family^
Don Slesnick
Sean Snider
Paige and Jack Sorenson
Adam and Marcie Stephan
Nannette Staropoli
Laurie and Mark Stahl
Karl Ulrich
Stacey Van Metre
Raphael Vasquez
Karen and Andrew Williams
Cody Willman
Christine Wirt
Jeff and Erika Young
$500 - $999
Charities Aid Foundation of America
Sebrina Alfonso
Alejandra Alvarado
David Appel
Finnegan Bauer
First Baptist Church of Belvidere
Jason Bennett
First Baptist Church of Benton
Berwick Baptist Church
Regan Billingsley
Cynthia Barr
Linda Brown
Jason Chambeau
John Chlebak
Michael Cleavenger
Barry Cohen
Darin J. Cooprider
Michael and Lynn Cory
Mia D’Andrea
Amy Daul
Nancy Davis
Dennis M. Delgado
First Baptist Church of Dixon
Courtney Dundee^
Lori and Richard Elder
Pat Farragher
Richard and Margaret Finley
Erik Fisher
Devin M. Gazelle^
Kristin and Greg Gardella
Scott Gillman
Diane and Thomas Girardi
Jackson Granstaff
Juliana Harms
Curt Hansen
Valerie Hay
Michelle Holden
Lorraine Hutchinson
Tavius Jackson
Baptist Church of Kane
Mary and Jeff Knipp
Leo Lopez
Barbara Mathis^
First Baptist Church of Mattoon
Christina McHale^
Camille McLeod
Paul Meng
Caden Meyer
Gary Middleton
Stacey Murrell
Julieanne M. Myers^
Graham O’Keeffe
James Parks
Elaine Perhach
Sabrina Pierard
Michael Phillips
Alvaro Planchart
First Baptist Church of Pontiac
Rebecca and Ron Reeve
Olivia Sorenson and Pete Roach
Jazlyn Robinson^
Ron Rogers
Hertha and Edgar Santiago
Marilyn and Dr. Ralph Shapiro
Dino T. Sepsis
Jane Sichau
Mary and Larry Slight Charitable Foundation
Amanda and John St. Clair
Old Stonington Baptist Church
Pam and Greg Sullivan
Natalie Swiencki^
Tonia Tennerson^
Ken Thomalla
Nick Thorlton
Peter Nerad and Linda Van Etten
Randall and Kimberly Weigel
William L. Wilson Trust
Jena Wood
Steve Yeung
Andy Zerafa
$250 - $499
Jonas Ater
First Baptist Church of Ava
Julie M. Axelsen^
Frank Baker Patterson
Susan Barclay
Brent Berry
Boskydell Baptist Church
Eileen Botte
Mark and Lori Boutelle
Bobbi Dee Brenzo
Karen S Brower
Nancy Bunn
Cindi Carr^
Tanya Carriere
June Decker
Brett Donaldson
Donald Emery
JoAnn Feldman
Deborah Fisher
Mohsen Fotouhi
Beth Fulmer
Betsy Gorgei
Amy Harrod
Emily Harrod^
Chris Harrington
First Baptist Church of Havana
Owen Heath
Donely Hernandez^
Jonathan Hickson
Todd Hinkley
April Knowles
Heather C. Kelly^
$250 - $499
Kelly Manchac
First Baptist Church of Manlius
Liz Marx
Marty McGee
Hillary McGuire
Ann Melichar
Edgar Eugene Morris Trust
Susan Morrisroe
Baptist Church of Muncie
Sola Olateju
Elizabeth Pasini
Lauren Pelletier
First Baptist Church of Peoria
Rob Pomorski
Raritan Baptist Church
Sara Rawson
Hassan Rifaat
Sara K. Rohrmayer^
Toni Sanchez
Toni Sandor Smith
Nicole Skalandis
Matthew Stagner
Kim Struik
Mary Jo Sulzmann
Ken Thompson
Paula L. Trzynka^
John Vlasak
Ethan Waltzer
Jennifer Waszak^
Jeffrey and Sharon Williams
Jim Williams
Jerod Zakson
Tribute Gifts
Darrah Belcher donated in honor of Ravi and Annica Gupta
JoAnne Celba donated in memory of Terry Celba
Jonni Miklos Finch donated in honor of Joyce Heneberry
Matthew Glover donated in honor of Joyce Heneberry
Joyce Heneberry donated in honor of Howard Schnitzer
Sharon Lou Lange donated in honor of Pope Francis
Jocelyn M. Vinluan donated in memory of Ermit Finch
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One Hope United is an exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; EIN 36-2181967