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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 June 30, 2025, 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.

Karen Adkins
Anne Alene
Elaine Angelopoulos
Koan Jeff Baysa
Tabor Banquer
David Calabro
Michelle Calabro
John Carson
Iliana Fokianaki
Lorna Friedman
Bill Godber
Diedra Harris-Kelley
Edwin Huddleson
Edwin Huddleson and Andra Oakes
Amy Jedlicka
Stefanie Johnson
Nina Katchadourian and Sina Najafi
Suzanne Kite
Elisabeth Kostin
Carrie Kran
Elizabeth Larison
Louise Lawler
Lucy Lippard
Alan Lundgard
Ieva Lygnugaryte
Micaela Martegani
Sarah Brown Mcleod
John Oakes and Carin Kuoni
Mendi and Keith Obadike
Jino Rahimi
Robert Ransick
Silvia Rocciolo
Ingrid Schaffner
Sonam Singh
Chloe Stagaman
Rose Turshen
Yvonne Watson
Andrew Weiner

The Producers Council
The VLC Producers Council is a group of individuals whose leadership support ensures the success of the VLC’s dynamic programs. VLC Producers Council members make annual gifts at one of the following levels: $1,000+; $2,500+; $5,000+; $10,000+; or $15,000+. Click here to join the VLC 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+
Danny Altabef☨
Francis Alÿs
Frances Beatty Adler☨
Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo
JK Brown☨ and Eric Diefenbach
Jane Lombard☨
Julie Mehretu
Ellen☨ and Bill Taubman
Mickalene Thomas
Kara Walker
Andy Woodner
David Zwirner

$10,000+
Louise Lawler

$5,000+
Jane and Mark Cohen
Michael Cohn
Linda Earle☨
Theaster Gates
Susan Hapgood☨
Norman Kleeblatt☨
Alan Michelson☨
Megan Noh☨

$2,500+
Christopher K. Ho
Christian Nyampeta

$1,000+
Susan Meiselas

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
^Denotes current and former staff

Eleanor Alper
Norman Kleeblatt☨
John Oakes and Carin Kuoni☨^