“What moves me almost to tears is when I receive a note from a scholarship recipient that says, ‘I made it. I graduated.’” — Jorge Ramos, writer, Emmy-winning journalist, & Immigrants Rising supporter since 2009

2023 DONORS AND SUPPORTERS

Immigrants Rising gratefully acknowledges the generous contributions of the following corporations, foundations and individuals. Thank you for helping us transform the lives of undocumented young people and fuel broader changes!

Corporations

• Comcast
• PriceWaterhouseCoopers

Foundations

• Autodesk Foundation
• Chávez Family Foundation
• Colleen and Robert D. Haas Fund
• College Futures Foundation
• Crankstart
• John Chang Fund
• Evelyn & Walter Haas Jr. Fund
• Ginnie and Peter Haas Jr.
• The Gonzalez Family Giving Fund
• The Grove Foundation
• The James Irvine Foundation
• Leslie Family Foundation
• Lygia Fund (in memory of Beatriz Maria Callejo)
• Nakada-Hoang Donor Advised Fund
• Northern Trust
• Rathman Family Fund
• Ray and Dagmar Dolby Fund
• Robyn and Loren Shalinsky Fund
• Shustek Dubinsky Family Philanthropic Fund (Lemala Fund)
• Solomon Celeste Fund
• Strauss Hawkins Fund
• Zellerbach Family Foundation

Organizations

• Immigrant Legal Resource Center

“This organization is targeted, thoughtful, innovative, effective, humane, and thought-provoking in its approach to supporting undocumented youth.” — Jo Ann Intili and Ed Kissam, co-trustees of the WKF Giving Fund and supporters of Immigrants Rising since 2009

Individuals

• Anonymous (A donation on behalf of our beloved teammate in memory of her favorite person in the whole world, Pau Pau. <3)
• Kathryn Abrams
• Josephine Arce
• Tanya Broder & Theodore Wang
• Margaret Butler
• Jonathan Burhop
• Tessa Callejo & William Black (with appreciation for Kathy Gin)
• Jennifer Carbajal (My aunt was an immigrant, she never got to go to school. I knew I wanted to be a lawyer to help her get her papers and education. She passed my freshman year of college. I love what this foundation contributes with and hope to open a non-profit of my own.)
• Henry Castillo
• Rocio Catzalco (in honor of Immigrants Rising’s 15-Year Anniversary)
• Beleza Chan (in honor of Immigrants Rising’s 15-Year Anniversary)
• Janet Chen (in honor of Immigrants Rising’s 15-Year Anniversary)
• Despina Costopoulos
• David Cruz (in honor of Immigrants Rising’s 15-Year Anniversary)
• Michelle Davidson
• Carrie Evans & Paul Sytsma
• Gretchen & Dick Evans (We are donating in honor of Kathy Gin! Kathy, you have done spectacular work for Immigrants Rising in the last 17 years. Best wishes in your new endeavors!)
• Benjamin Finger
• Estefanía Hermosillo (in honor of Immigrants Rising’s 15-Year Anniversary)
• Cayce Hill
• Shirley Johnson (in honor of Immigrants Rising’s 15-Year Anniversary)
• Catherine Kauper
• Aarti Kohli (in honor of Kathy Gin)
• Craig Latimer & Susanne Wong
• Robin Lin
• Francine Lipman
• Nicole Lugtu
• Ty McNamee
• Veronica Oberholzer
• Erika Parke (in honor of Immigrants Rising’s 15-Year Anniversary)
• Frances Phillips (in honor of Immigrants Rising’s 15-Year Anniversary)
• Neil Pieramico
• Nicola Place
• Rojina Pradhan (in honor of Immigrants Rising’s 15-Year Anniversary)
• Tony Press (I’ve been inspired by many people — and I know how fortunate I am. One truly inspirational person for me is Katharine Gin. I celebrate her accomplishments and rejoice in her next steps, whatever they may be.)
• Marithza Quiroz (in honor of Immigrants Rising’s 15-Year Anniversary)
• Tona Ramos (in honor of Immigrants Rising’s 15-Year Anniversary)
• Monica Regan (in honor of Immigrants Rising’s 15-Year Anniversary)
• Andrew Rostaing
• Jean Shia
• Dr. E Martin Spencer & Patricia Spencer
• Elisa Sunga
• Miguel Teixeira
• Hillary Vance
• Wendy Wylegala (in honor of the impressive 2023 Pre-Law class)
• Marie and Cary Young
• Annie Yu

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