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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 $100+ during Fiscal Year 2024, July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024.

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 Adriana Calvo Salinas (acsalinas@onehopeunited.org) so we can quickly remedy the situation.

Board Members*    Staff Members^

$40,000 +

Embrace Family Foundation
Gladys Stratton Trust
Steans Family Foundation
United Way of Central Florida
YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago 

$25,000 - $39,999

Lafern Blackman Trust
Ettoile Davis Trust
Grand Victoria Foundation
Gorter Family Foundation
Illinois Action for Children
North Shore Baptist Church
R.J. and Judy Young*

$10,000 - $24,999

Chicago White Sox Charities a division of the Robert R. McCormick Foundation
Deanna and Jay Freise*
Carmela and Christopher Griffin*
Garrett and Jocelyn Johnson*
Ralph G. and Helen C. Johnson Fund
Cindy and Nancy Miller-Lusignan
Bill Nygren Foundation
Carol Oppenheim and Jerome S Lamet Charitable Fund
Schreiber Philanthropy
David and Lori Young*

$5,000 - $9,999

Damon Cates and Thanadet Ninsuwa^
Paul Earle and Ellen Rudnick
Helen & Curtis Pinnell Foundation
Hyslop Shannon Foundation
Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41
Bruce and Diana Rauner
Emily Selbe and Michael Lavelle
Steve and Geri Sorenson*
The Sprehe Family Foundation
Jeff and Erika Young

$2,500 - $4,999

American Baptist Churches of the Great Rivers Region
Shannon Becker
Donald G. Geary Family Charitable Trust
Tara and Michael Fleeman^
Joyce and Richard Heneberry^
Christopher and Elaine Hoffman*
Justin Kumar
David and Janice Larson
Lone Oak Baptist Church
Louise C. Schlichenmaier and Othon H. Ochsner I Foundation
Jonni Miklos
Nav Consulting
Paul & Virginia Koboldt Charitable Foundation
Courtney Brooke and James Shondel*
United Way of Effingham County, Inc.
Katy Walsh^
Ken and Nancy Wiersum^

$1,000 - $2,499

American Baptist Foundation 
Gail Augle^ 
Barry Benson 
Raj and Rose Bhatt 
Richard Bronstein 
JoAnne and Terry Celba 
Mikie Chambers 
Cisco Systems Foundation 
Donor Club of Elgin 
Clayton Ferguson  
Michael and Cathy Fiore 
First Baptist Church of Arcola 
First Baptist Church of Mt. Sterling 
Quin and Simin Frazer 
Todd D. Gray and Kevin McPherson 
Jerry and Susie Haralson* 
Mike and Joanne Harrigan 
Jeremy and Amy Harvey* 
Jessica Hoback^ 
Illinois Riders 
Senator Adriane Johnson 
Kathryn and Mark Oberlin Family Foundation 
Kings Chapel Church 
Patrick Kingston* 
Lake Villa District Library
Duane and Debra Lewis 
Dan Litewski 
Dave Marlier 
Menasha Corporation Foundation 
Scott and Becky Moeller* 
Mt. Moriah General Baptist Church 
Shawna and John Neal 
Janelle Okerenimkpe* 
Jane Panther 
Ashley Peterson 
Sharon and Robert Rayford 
James and Cheri Robinson 
Rotary Club of Sebring Charities Inc 
Jasmin Sanchez 
Chris and Howard Schnitzer 
Tyson Foods 
Linda White 
Jeff Williams* 

$500 - $999

Rick Aiello 
Eric Anderson 
Jeffrey Bauter Engel 
Mary Jo Bowers 
Gerald and Lori Burchard 
Charleston Fire Fighters
John and Darlene Clauson 
Michael, Lynn, and Mary Cory 
Russell and Mary Carol Custer 
Mark Dold 
First Baptist Church of Belvidere 
First Baptist Church of Carrollton 
Julianne Getty 
Bill, Sharon, and Rose Gillis 
Thomas and Diane Girardi 
Sheri and Mark Jacobsen 
Steven and Sue Kroll 
Lake Placid Junior Woman’s Club 
Bonnie Lederman 
Kathy Martens 
Camille McLeod 
Old Stonington Baptist Church 
Scott Peterson 
Bob Reeg 
Tracy Reusche 
Thomas Sanne 
Michael and Seana Scheid 
Sandra Schultz Herigodt^ 
Byron Schwab 
Catherine Rose Shaffer 
Toni Smith 
Brad Summers 
Roger Ward and Bill Hynes 
Ellen Webber 
William Wilson 
Amy Wisniewski 
Matt Zaksas 

$250 - $499

Rob Abrams 
Terri Agnew 
Chuck and Marva Andrews 
Baptist Church Cairo 
Donna and Dennis Bergl 
Peggy, Matthew, and Andrew Bogenschutz 
Mark and Lori Boutelle 
James Bryant 
Shawn DeWane 
Tim Dolan 
Nicole Dunham^ 
Lynda Felbab 
Michael and Pamela Fennewald 
Richard and Margaret Finley 
First Baptist Church of Manlius 
First Baptist Church of Mattoon 
Tony Fusaro 
Dave and Amy Halliburton 
Juliana Harms^ 
John Hedrick 
John Heneberry 
Jarrett Hewlett 
Jonathan Hickson 
Dave Hofflander 
J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation 
Heather Kelly^ 
Kiwanis Club
Taylor Krisher 
Donald Larsen and Marcia Singery 
David Levin 
Thomas Mackie 
Theresa Mazurek 
Myron and Karen McCoy 
Muncie Baptist Church of Muncie 
Harry Nicol 
Brooke Payne and Jason Lopez^ 
Don Pierson 
Guadalupe Preston 
Nick Pruitt 
Raritan Baptist Church 
Anne Reusche 
Maria Riaz 
Sara Rohrmayer^ 
Round Prairie General Baptist Church 
Debra Simmons 
Nichole Skalandis 
Daniel Skrzypek 
Mark and Laurie Stahl 
Nick Stammen  
Sarah and Kevin Tunning^ 
Leonard Waligorski 
James and Melissa Webster 
Steve Yeung 

$100 - $249

Alison Agnew
Yatin and Aarti Anand
Donald, Kerry, and Nicole Astar
Adiat Baker
Cynthia Barr and Lisa Shablin
Barrow Baptist Church
William Bender
Berwick Baptist Church
Beth Best^
Boskydell Baptist Church
Roland and Sue Bouchard
Stephanie Bowdler^
Joy Brown
Elizabeth and Jason Bulthuis
Jon Butcher
Angela Byers
Mari Camilo
Charles Phillips
Ron and Karen Chilcote and Liz Miller
Frank and Michelle Clark III*
Michael Cleavenger
Rob Cooper
Kimberly D’Angelo
Andrew Davidson
Ransy DeCoursey
Jose Del Valle-Arroyo
Scott Delano
Dennis Delgado^
Ben Dietz
Andrea Durbin
First Baptist Church of Atwood
First Baptist Church of Ava
First Baptist Church of Benton
First Baptist Church of Pontiac
First Baptist Church of Virden
First General Baptist
First Presbyterian Church of Elgin
Scott Gillman
Give Lively Foundation
Robin Gosgrove
Olivia Grund
Julia Hamilton
Mani Hashemi
Lauren Herskovic
Karol and Jim Hintz
Michael Hoffman
Jordan Jaenicke
Ralph Johnson
Laura Jones
Janet and Marshall Jozwiak
Sabina Kajtezovic
Joe and Monica Kane

$100 - $249

Jim Keane  
Jennifer Kilmer  
Jarrett and Catherine Knox  
Jeffrey and Allison Kolb  
Howard Lee  
Steven Lee  
Frank and Annette Loso  
Jim and Jayne Majzan  
Richard Malone  
Kiel Marzahl  
Linda Mehnert  
Ann Melichar  
Mabel Meyer^ 
Amy Michalak  
Mid American Baptist Churches 
Johanna Moffitt  
Robert Montgomery 
Mark Moonert  
Mark Moultrie  
Mount Gilead Baptist Church 
Tom Mulcrone and Amanda Berlinski  
Mary Murray Martin  
Kelly Nilsson  
Trey Nolds  
Erik Nussbaum  
Quinn Obermeyer 
Graham O’Keeffe 
Cristina Ortega  
Marty Padilla  
Michelle Paluch  
Frank Patterson  
 

$100 - $249

Dan Phillips  
Marjorie Pietras-Jacobi  
Elena Pitt  
Ryan Ray  
Rebecca Reis  
Audrey Reynolds  
Lee Robinson  
Brett Sanchez  
Brian Schroeder  
Ann Sedgwick  
Amanda and Brent Sigg  
David Sinski  
Mark Svoboda  
Kathy and David Swiencki  
Shannon Sword  
Laury Temaner  
Sarah Theodore  
Union Grove Association of General Baptist 
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago 
Roger Vazquez^ 
Eric Villarreal  
Christopher Walsh  
Mary Warrington  
Matthew and Kristen Wasik  
Jay Wassenberg  
Laurence Weithers  
Wells Chapel General Baptist Church 
William Lippitt 
Shari Winter^ 
Timothy Yara 

Tribute Gifts

Tori DeVries-Temme donated in memory of Gary Pieper
Tim Dolan donated in memory of Ermit L.Finch
Jeanne, Mark, Michelle, and Rebecca Hansen donated in honor of David Bogenschultz
Laura Jones donated in memory of Wade L. Jones
William Lippitt donated in honor of Casey Smar
Mandy Maddox donated in memory of Ermit L.Finch
Johanna Moffitt donated in memory of Ermit L.Finch
Sharon and Robert Rayford donated in memory of Ermit L.Finch
Christopher Walsh donated in memory of Mary Kay O’Connor

Corporate Sponsors

Ahead LLC 
Abbott 
AbbVie 
Arthur J. Gallagher & Company 
Bank of America 
Business IT Source 
Checkpoint 
Cloudflare 
Colt Technology Services 
Critical Connections Consulting LLC 
Dell  
Equinox 
Five 9  
GDI Services Inc 
Greater Computer Solutions  
Hewlett Packard Enterprise 
LogicMonitor 
Michael Best Strategies 

Nationwide Insurance 
Palo Alto Networks  
Pure Storage 
Reputation Partners 
RSM US LLP  
Service Now 
Staub Anderson LLC 
Storage IT Solutions 
StrateBen Inc 
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Tenable  
Tek Systems 
Trace3  
USG Corporation 
Weka  
World Wide Technology 
Zayo 
Zscaler 

Scofield Gibbs Society

OHU’s history is rooted in two acts of compassion toward children over 100 years ago. In 1895, assisted by his wife, retired Baptist missionary Rev. Ezra Scofield established a small shelter in Downers Grove, Illinois, after seeing five homeless children on their street. In 1903 in central Illinois, Alice Gibbs was determined to devote her time and means to caring for homeless children. The original sites they founded evolved the OHU we know today, serving thousands of children and families across Illinois and Florida. Today we honor Rev. and Mrs. Ezra Scofield and Mrs. Alice Gibbs’ dedicated acts of kindness through the Scofield Gibbs Society. Members of this society have made a commitment to share a part of their trust or a bequest with One Hope United, providing a valuable legacy gift that will be invested in perpetuity to ensure every child and family we serve lives life to its fullest potential.

Scofield Gibbs Society Members

Adrian and Sharon Rogier
Alice B. Taylor Trust
Anna Lee Rogier
Barbara McKean
Barbara Rosga
Cindy K. Miller-Lusignan and
Nancy K. Miller-Lusignan
Clarke Robinson
Cleland J. Maxson Trust
Corleta Steurer
Edgar Santiago
Elizabeth Hardcastle TTEE
Lenora C. Emerson Trust
Emily Selbe and Michael Lavelle
Ermit L. Finch and Jonni Miklos
Estate of Frances Mapes
Estate of Lola White
Estate of Loren J. Gross
Estate of Lorene Jennings
Estate of Wilba J. Priest
Ethel O. Hanson Revocable Trust
Ettoile Davis Trust
Evelyn A. Borbe Trust
Florence Sparks
Gertrude Norby
Howard and Chris Schnitzer
Jeanette Dolk Revocable Trust

Lafern Blackman Trust
Lillian G. Wallace Trust
Linda Zager Partners, LLC
Lucille D. Sloan Trust
Marjorie H. Thulin
Martin R. Sinnott and Janet Emison
Monita J. Klier Charitable Trust
Patricia Cox
Patricia Griffith
Patrick and Helen Murphy
Paul Earle and Ellen Rudnick
R.J. and Judy Young
Raj and Rose Bhatt
Ralph and Peggy Hudson
Rich and Joyce Heneberry
Ruth Tippner Lahl
Samuel Smith
Terry and Mary Jo Hackney Trust
Theresa Dear
Vaughn Hungerford Trust
Viretta Wisse Estate
Virginia Palmer
William & Sarah Rumney Trust
William and Mary Jeanne Onderdonk Jr.
William Beck
William Crabb

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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

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