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Each year, individuals from around the world make gifts to support the VLC. Their collective investment creates the financial foundation for our work and impact. We gratefully acknowledge the following individuals for their gifts made between July 1, 2022 and August 8, 2024, and we invite you to join them by participating in one of our three giving circles—Vera’s List, The Producers Council, and The New Society:

Vera’s List
Named in honor of our founder, Vera’s List is a dynamic group of individuals who support the VLC with annual gifts at various levels up to $999, anchoring all our work in community. Click here to join Vera’s List. Or, contact Tabor Banquer, Director of Strategy and Advancement, at banquert@newschool.edu or 646.909.3564, for more information.

☨Denotes current and former board members
^Denotes current and former staff
§Denotes monthly donors

Mariana Amatullo☨
John Bacon
Jeff Baysa
Elizabeth Dickey^
Simone Douglas
Linda Dunne
Alan Felsenthal§
Yevgeniy Fiks
Margaret Fiore
Bill Godber
Flurina Graf
Jane Hait
David Herskovits
Daniel Hill
Edwin Huddleson
Germaine Ingram
Amy Jedlicka
Stefanie Johnson§
Nina Katchadourian
Tom Klem
Elisabeth Kostin§
Carin Kuoni☨^§
Gisela Kuoni
Jessica Kwok
Ruby Lerner
Natasha Logan
Lenore Malen
Louis Massiah☨
Fran Ilich Morales Muñoz
Sina Najafi☨
John Oakes
Mendi + Keith Obadike☨
Leyla Öztürk§
Sadaf Padder☨
Nancy Delman Portnoy☨
Cresa Pugh§
Jino Rahimi§
Tatiana Rais§
Silvia Rocciolo☨
Ingrid Schaffner☨
Rich Sheaffer§
Sonam Singh§
Rose Turshen§
Andrew Wiener§

The Producers Council
The Producers Council is a group of individuals whose leadership support ensures the success of the VLC’s dynamic programs. Producers Council members make annual gifts at one of the following levels: $1,000+; $2,500+; $5,000+; $10,000+; or $15,000+. Those members at the $15,000+ level are recognized as the lead sponsors of our Fellowship Program and will be acknowledged on all print and online materials as well as at in-person and online programs related to the fellowships. Click here to join The Producers Council. Or, contact Tabor Banquer, Director of Strategy and Advancement, at banquert@newschool.edu or 646.909.3564, for more information.

☨Denotes current and former board members
^Denotes staff

$15,000+
Lead Sponsors of 2022-2024 Fellowship Program
Danny Altabef☨
Frances F.L. Beatty☨
JK Brown☨ and Eric Diefenbach
Agnes Gund
Jane Lombard☨

$10,000+
Ellen Taubman☨

$5,000+
Michael Cohn
Theaster Gates
Louise Neri☨
Megan Noh☨

$2,500+
Norman Kleeblatt☨
Susan Meiselas☨
Anthony Williams

$1,000+
Tabor Banquer^
Gabriella De Ferrari
Beth Rudin DeWoody and Firooz Zahedi
Linda Earle☨
Susan Hapgood☨
Alan Michelson☨
Andrea Woodner

The New Society
The New Society is a group of individuals who have established a planned gift to secure a vibrant future for the VLC.

Click here to join The New Society. Or, contact Tabor Banquer, Director of Strategy and Advancement, at banquert@newschool.edu or 646.909.3564, for more information.

☨Denotes current and former board members

Eleanor Alper
Norman Kleeblatt☨
Carin Kuoni^ and John Oakes