Honor Roll 2019-2020

It is with sincere appreciation that we recognize individuals, foundations, and corporations who have contributed $1,000 or more to the Library Foundation of Los Angeles from January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020.

These generous donors are instrumental in helping provide critical support to the Los Angeles Public Library for free programs, resources, and services for the nearly 4 million people it serves.

$1,000,000+

  • The Eli & Edythe Broad Foundation
  • Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg Fund

$100,000 – $999,999

  • The Ahmanson Foundation
  • Melissa and Bob Alvarado / CourtCall, LLC
  • The Annenberg Foundation
  • Anonymous
  • Catherine Hutto Baker / Hutto Patterson Charitable Foundation
  • BCM Foundation
  • California State Library
  • Carla J. Christofferson
  • Linda Duttenhaver
  • Ford Foundation
  • The Getty Foundation
  • W. M. Keck Foundation
  • Estate of Paul and Eileen Komm
  • Steve and Judith Krantz Foundation
  • Estate of Nicholas J. Labedz in memory of Jane Ward
  • Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation
  • Jean Perkins Foundation
  • The Ring Foundation
  • The Riordan Foundation
  • The Rose Hills Foundation
  • Flora L. Thornton Foundation
  • Estate of Barbara M. Toohey
  • Estate of Arline Zuckerman

$50,000 – $99,999

  • Estate of Suzanne E. Aran
  • The Cecile and Fred Bartman Foundation
  • Debi and Norris Bishton
  • Harold and Colene Brown Family Foundation
  • California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
  • City National Bank / Gwen Miller
  • The Charles Engelhard Foundation
  • Joseph and Bessie Feinberg Foundation
  • The John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation
  • The Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation
  • Bowen H. and Janice Arthur McCoy Charitable Foundation
  • John E. and Amy Peer
  • The Muriel Pollia Foundation
  • Sanders Charitable Fund
  • The Walter J. & Holly O. Thomson Foundation
  • Zegar Family Foundation
  • WHH Foundation

$25,000 – $49,999

  • AECOM
  • The Herb Alpert Foundation
  • Anonymous
  • California Community Foundation
  • California Library Association
  • Sunita Deshmukh
  • The Walt Disney Company
  • The Green Foundation
  • Hollywood Foreign Press Association
  • The Fletcher Jones Foundation
  • Judith Selbst Kamins and Ken Kamins
  • Marjorie Luttenbacher
  • Lisa and Willem Mesdag
  • The Mesdag Family Foundation
  • Wendy and Barry Meyer
  • National Endowment for the Arts
  • O’Melveny & Myers LLP / Mark and Rosa Easton
  • The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation
  • Pacific Library Partnership / California State Library
  • Tawny and Jerry Sanders
  • Marna and Rockwell Schnabel
  • I.N. and Susanna H. Van Nuys Foundation
  • Dana Wallach and Michael T.M. Jones
  • Alyce de Roulet Williamson
  • Donna and Martin J. Wolff

“I am beyond grateful for the amazing work LAPL does for our community.”

– LFLA Donor

 

$10,000 – $24,999

  • Laura and Harvey Alpert
  • Maurice Amado Foundation
  • Kelly Anderson
  • William S. Anderson
  • Anonymous (3)
  • Betsy and Harold Applebaum
  • Arent Fox LLP / Debra Albin-Riley
  • Clive and Dawn Baillie
  • Bank of the West / Sandy Dunleavy
  • Judith and Thomas Beckmen
  • Berger Family Foundation, Inc.
  • Lynn A. Booth and Kent Kresa
  • The Boudjakdji Foundation
  • The Campizondo Foundation, a Donor Advised Fund of The U.S. Charitable Gift Trust
  • Capital One
  • Johnny Carson Foundation
  • Wendy Carson and Michael K. Lindsey
  • Brendon Cassidy and Brooke Rowland
  • Teresa Marie Castelli
  • Eric and Michelle Chaves / Parking Company of America
  • Austin Clements
  • The Connecticut Science Fund
  • Tobey Cotsen and Jonathan Victor
  • Gabrielle Davis
  • Bob Dawson
  • The Corwin D. Denney Foundation
  • The Leonardo DiCaprio Charitable Foundation
  • Edison International
  • Judy Fiskin and Jon Wiener
  • Simone Forti
  • Friends of the Chinatown Library
  • Friends of Westwood Library
  • Mary Ann and Kip Hagopian
  • William H. Hannon Foundation
  • Dean Hansell / The Dean Hansell Endowed Fund for Adult Literacy
  • Nancy and Michael Harahan
  • Hogan Lovells US LLP / Stephanie Yonekura
  • Hotchkis Foundation / Carey and Tara Hotchkis
  • Joan E. Hotchkis
  • Mary and Dan James
  • Ela and Nikhil Jhaveri
  • Suzanne Kayne
  • Dr. Susan E. Kendall
  • Jenji Kohan
  • KPMG LLP / Mark R. Hutchins
  • Sandra Krause and William Fitzgerald
  • Lawyers’ Mutual Insurance Company / Andrew Chick
  • Ellen and Mark Lipson
  • Marble Fund / Sarah Kate Levy and David Friedman
  • Barbara and Joel Marcus
  • MUFG Union Bank, N.A. / Shaun Malavia
  • Wendy Munger and Leonard Gumport
  • Dan Murphy Foundation
  • Julie Opperman
  • The Albert Parvin Foundation
  • Sarah and Ross Perot, Jr.
  • Susan and Barclay Perry
  • Nina and Leo Pircher / The Lynn Strasburg Miller Endowed Fund
  • Lyle and Lisi Poncher
  • Sandra and Larry Post
  • Gwen and Brian Potiker
  • Elizabeth Raposo and Scott Thomas
  • Renewable Resources Group / Nicole Neeman Brady
  • Judy and Rick Richman
  • David and Susan Rosenblum
  • Maxine and Gene Rosenfeld
  • Patty and Michael Rosenfeld
  • Laura and James Rosenwald
  • David and Varda Schriger
  • Donna Schweers and Thomas C. Geiser
  • Laura and Carlton Seaver
  • Abby Sher
  • Rosa K. and Robert V. Sinnott
  • Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
  • SoCalGas / Sharon Tomkins
  • Kim and David Sonnenblick
  • Mary Beth and Hardy Thomas
  • Tiffany and Company
  • Elinor and Rubin Turner
  • University of California, Irvine
  • Visionary Women
  • Susan S. & Kenneth L. Wallach Foundation
  • Betsy Wanner
  • Aviva Weiner and Paulino Fontes
  • Sheila and Wally Weisman
  • Luanne C. Wells

$5,000 – $9,999

  • Debbe and Peter M. Adamson
  • Diana and Tad Allan
  • Anonymous
  • Cynthia and David Bardes
  • Carol and Frank† Biondi
  • Helaine Blatt and Mort Engelberg
  • Justine and Robert Bloomingdale
  • The Otis Booth Foundation / Stephanie and Steve Shafran
  • Bonnie Brae
  • Louise and John E. Bryson
  • Jay Butterfield
  • Marcia Caden and Moe Goldberg
  • June M. Caldwell
  • California Humanities
  • Elizabeth A. Castelli
  • Susan and Stephen Chandler
  • James P. Clark
  • Margaret P. Clark
  • Mr. and Mrs. V. Shannon Clyne
  • Richard M. Coyle
  • Thomas and Laura Crahan
  • Richard and Alison Crowell / Red Car Wine
  • Nancy and Donald de Brier
  • Denise and R. Thomas Decker
  • Diane Deshong Family
  • ECMC Foundation
  • Jennifer and William Fain
  • Dr. Jerome and Joy Fein
  • Tracy Flinders
  • Brad Freeman
  • Nettie Frishman Fundraiser Sales
  • Helene Galen and Jamie Kabeler
  • Cindy and Robert Gelber
  • Elisabeth and Thomas Giovine
  • Patricia Glaser and Sam Mudie
  • Linda and Gary Goldfein
  • Ronda Gomez-Quinones
  • GoodCoin Foundation
  • Alison and Jerry Greenberg
  • Patricia and Richard Grey
  • Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Gross
  • Sam and Peggy Grossman Family Foundation
  • J. P. and Fabienne Guerin
  • Capri L. Haga
  • Diane J. Henderson, M.D.
  • Hitachi SCRCAC
  • Evelyn Hoffman
  • Karen and Steve Holzman
  • Anne and Franklin Johnson
  • Sharon and Alan Kane
  • Allen Kirschenbaum and Ellen Kubo
  • Terri and Jerry Kohl
  • Mr. and Mrs. Franklyn Kostlan
  • Patricia O. Kouba
  • Susan and Douglas Kranwinkle
  • Pam and Bob Krupka
  • L.A. Care Health Plan
  • Laura N. La Shelle and Bob Kerslake
  • Latham & Watkins, LLP / Aron Potash
  • Jacqueline B. Leisure
  • Betty Leonard
  • Leonetti/O’Connell Family Foundation
  • Shelly Holcomb Lowe, O.D. and Dennis Lowe
  • Virginia Mancini
  • Dr. Al and Pam Markovitz
  • Katherine A. Marsano Bryan and Greyson Bryan
  • Denise McCain-Tharnstrom and Charles A. Tharnstrom
  • Pamela and Mark Mischel
  • Joanne and Joel Mogy
  • The Morrison & Foerster Foundation
  • Kent and Megan Mouton
  • Debbie and Bob Myman / Myman Greenspan Fineman Fox Light LLP
  • Jolie and Charles Nelson
  • Lisa and Stephen Nesbitt
  • Harriet and Steven Nichols
  • Paramount Studios
  • Linda and Alvaro Pascotto
  • Sandra K. Peters and Mort Scolnick
  • Cheryl Petersen and Roger Lustberg
  • Anne and Bruce Pomeroy
  • Luvh Rakhe
  • Carolyn and Joseph Reece
  • Lynda and Stewart Resnick
  • Ricki and Marvin Ring
  • Julie Robinson and John Kusmiersky
  • Lois Rosen
  • Robert Rosenthal
  • Nicole W. and John A. Ruskey
  • Samuel French, Inc.
  • Annette Sedey
  • Debra and William Shaw
  • Claire and Gil Shea
  • Julia Sibley
  • Silbermann Family Charitable Fund
  • Rachel and Trevor Small
  • Georgia and Ronald Spogli
  • TisBest Philanthropy
  • Mary Lu Tuthill
  • Donald and Susan Walerstein
  • Janice and Daniel Wallace
  • Lynn A. Williams and Michael Croft
  • Karen and Gary Winnick
  • Annette and Herb Wolas
  • Julianne and Michael Woronoff
  • The Harold Yellen Charitable Foundation

$1,000 – $4,999

  • Jane and Steve Ackerman
  • Jody and Scott Adair
  • Aileen Adams and Geoffrey Cowan
  • Laura and Kenneth Adler
  • Mariana Aguilar
  • Alan and Sophie Alpert
  • Mayson Alsandook in memory of Majid Mohamed Ali
  • Brenda A. Anderson and Thomas Rohlf
  • Martine and Jeffrey Anderson
  • Judith and Alexander Angerman
  • Alfredo and Zen Annino
  • Anonymous (8)
  • Carrie and Stephen Arce
  • Arizona State University
  • Mr. and Mrs. Mark Armbruster
  • John and Hilda Arnold Foundation
  • Jefferson W. Asher, Jr.†
  • Michelle Ashford
  • Danilo and Margaret Bach
  • Joseph Bagby
  • Meredith Bagby and Yvonne Cheng
  • Charmaine and Sean Bailey
  • Bridget Baker and Robert Cerny
  • Anissa and Paul Balson
  • Sherry and Victor Bardack
  • Ike Barinholtz and Erica Hanson
  • Robert and Deborah Barry
  • Patricia E. Bauer and Edward R. Muller
  • Charles B. Baumer
  • Maralee Beck and Andy Safir
  • Randy and George Beckwith
  • Bruce and Paula Bennett
  • Cynthia and Alan Berkshire
  • J.B. Berland Foundation
  • Arthur Berliner and Marian Lever
  • Milton and Ruth Berman Family Foundation
  • Nancy Berman and Alan J. Bloch
  • Barbara Bilson and Bert Woodruff
  • Nancy and James Birdwell
  • Margaret Black-Scott and David Scott
  • Jacqueline Blatt
  • Leonard Blonder and Michele Paley
  • Janna Bodek Harris and James M. Harris
  • Rose Ann Boken
  • Linda and Skip Bowling
  • Sherryl and Michael Brachman
  • Wendy and Robert Brandow
  • Susan Brauneiss and Marc Gamsin
  • David and Jackie Brearley
  • Ronda and Stanley Breitbard
  • Benjamin and Irma Breslauer
  • Breslauer, Rutman & Anderson LLC
  • Wendy Brokaw Kretchmer
  • Seeley and Preston Brooks
  • Elizabeth Brown
  • Gail Buchalter
  • Ellen and John Buchanan
  • Jackie Burdorf
  • Craig and Susan Burger
  • Terrill H. Burnett and Jason K. Wallace
  • Joan and Allan Burns
  • Laurie Burrows Grad
  • Ward and Louise Calaway
  • California Community Foundation
  • Darcy A. Carroll
  • Jill W. Cartter
  • Jacqueline and Andrew Caster
  • Alex Castillo and Craig L. Byrd
  • Gerald L. Chaleff and Patricia H. Benson
  • Robert Chick and Boni Bryant
  • Patti and Peter Choate
  • Joshua and Emily Musil Church
  • Judy and Jon Cobain
  • Collective Impact
  • Gail G. Conway
  • Diane and John Cooke
  • Robert M. Cotten
  • Anne Crawford de Zonia
  • Madeline R. Cripe
  • Cheryl and Steven Crowe
  • Ames Cushing
  • Mary and Gilbert Cutler
  • Ginnifer and Josh Dallas
  • Nicola Dantine
  • Charles and Jany Davenport
  • Judi and Gordon† Davidson
  • Lisa Day
  • Daria de Koning and Theo Avgerinos
  • Ron de Salvo
  • Gina DeMaria
  • Dr. and Mrs. Donald E. Dickerson
  • Paul Didomenico and Rhoi Carpena
  • Ellen B. Donaldson
  • Laura Donnelley
  • Paul Dooley and Winnie Holzman
  • Diana and Jim Doyle
  • Carla and Gerald du Manoir
  • Christine and Alan Duke
  • Allen and Lois Dunne
  • Alexandra and Joseph Dwek
  • Louise Edgerton
  • Ann and William Edwards
  • Jonathan H. Eisenman
  • David and Barbara Elson
  • Louise and Mark J. Epstein
  • Annette Ermshar and Dan Monahan
  • Georgianna B. Erskine
  • Amanda and Shepard Fairey
  • Elisabeth Familian
  • Judy and Jerry Felsenthal
  • Irwin and Helgard Field
  • Susan and David Finkelman
  • Ron Fitzgerald
  • Diane M. Fitzpatrick
  • Hillary and Russell Fogarty
  • Jane and Charles Forman
  • Michelle Bolton Foster
  • Andrew and Lynne Fox
  • Maureen M. Frank
  • Nick and Kathy Franklin
  • Sharon Gam
  • Whitney and Susan Ganz
  • Chuck and Alison Gardner
  • Leora and Daniel Garner
  • Mary and George Garvey
  • Susan and David Gersh
  • Suzanne and Stephen Gilbert
  • Traute and Gene Gleeson
  • Vicki and Daniel Gold
  • Harriett and Richard Gold
  • Jonathan Goldblatt
  • Andrew and Denise Goldfarb
  • Julie† and Bruce Goldsmith
  • Carol Goldsmith
  • Good Works Foundation
  • Betty Goodwin Klevan and Keith Klevan
  • Google
  • Rikki Gordon, Ph.D. and Allan T. Pack, M.D.
  • Rosanna and Gary Grabel
  • Adrienne Grant and Paul Jennings
  • The Grant Family Fund
  • Arthur Greenberg
  • Eric and Maxine Greenspan
  • Karen and William Growdon
  • Nancy and William Gubin
  • Leslee Hackenson and Roger Allers
  • Roberta L. Haft and Howard Rosoff
  • Patti and Lew Halpert
  • Marcy and William Hammerstein
  • Daniel Handler and Lisa Brown
  • Samantha and Colin Hanks
  • Susan L. Harris and Hayward J. Kaiser
  • Libby and Dan Harrison
  • Marcia Harrow
  • Matthew and Kathleen Hart
  • Sharon Lybeck Hartmann
  • Hope and Stephen Heaney
  • Karen Heilman and Cary Thompson
  • Phyllis and Michael Hennigan
  • Pastor Herrera, Jr., (Ret.) Director, LA County Dept of Consumer Affairs
  • Amy J. Higgins
  • Marsha Hirano-Nakanishi
  • Gerben and Jill Hoeksma
  • Valerie Foster Hoffman
  • Roslyn Holt Swartz and Allan Swartz
  • Chery and Kenton Horacek
  • Gunilla Horacek
  • Daryn and William Horton
  • Adrienne and Elliott Horwitch
  • Susan Johnson Hull
  • Humanitas Prize
  • Maria Hummer-Tuttle and Robert Holmes Tuttle
  • Maggie Fellner Hunt and James Hunt
  • Kim Hurlbert-Sarosi
  • Tobi A. Inlender
  • Laurence and Keiko Jacobson
  • Vincent and Janet Jan
  • Linda Janger
  • Rachael Janowski
  • Rosalind Jarrett Sepulveda and Lamar Sepulveda
  • Audrey and W. Edgar Jessup
  • Hope Gladney Jessup
  • Kathie and Eric Johnson
  • Evan and Heather Jones
  • Cindy Leuty Jones and Jack Jones
  • Jenny Jones and James Mackenzie
  • Amy and Ted Kahan
  • Diane Kanner
  • Patricia B. Kao and Dr. Richard Benoit
  • Beth and Ken Karmin
  • Sharon and Gerald Katell
  • Michael and Lynn Kaufman
  • Milly Kayyem
  • Francesca Keck
  • Katherine Cone Keck
  • Sharon Adams Keith
  • Currie Keller
  • Kate Kelly
  • Michael and Sharon Kelley
  • Deborah Kelman and David Bean
  • George and Judith Kieffer
  • Sally Kiernan and Dr. Frederick Ho
  • Jee Yeon Kim
  • Cathy King and Wes Schaefer
  • Richard and Lauren King
  • Ken and Julie Klausner
  • Mr. and Mrs. Robert A.† Klein
  • Earl and Pamela Kluft
  • Kathi Koll
  • Martin and Lorraine Korn
  • Louise and Stuart Korshak
  • Nancy Koven
  • Joanne C. Kozberg
  • Herbert Kraft
  • Tim and Lisa Kring
  • Jon and Sara Kutler
  • Daniel and Deborah Lacusta
  • Tulsi and Ratan Lalchandani
  • Arlene Landau and Brad Tepaske
  • Jacqueline L. Landry
  • Eugene M. Lang Foundation
  • Mai Lassiter
  • Janet and Stephen Laver
  • Jennifer and Eric Lavey
  • Chuck and Sandra Law
  • Lilly F. Lawrence
  • Andrea Layne
  • LD Micro
  • Theodore M. Leary, Jr. and Lynn McCarthy
  • Margaret F. Leong
  • Mallory Lewis
  • Judith Lipsett and Char Miller
  • Literary Affairs
  • Attica Locke and Karl Fenske
  • Richard and Gloria Lopatt
  • Elizabeth and Robert Lowe
  • Alan Lowy and Helen Gordon Lowy
  • Gene A. Lucero and Marcia E. Williams
  • Michele and Larry Lynch
  • Nancy A. Lyon
  • Lyric Foundation Inc. for Traditional Poetry
  • Doss and Adel Mabe
  • Dr. Thomas and Marie Maclennan
  • Paul Madwin
  • Carol and Douglas Mancino
  • Christine Mandion-Splichal
  • Donna Mandosa
  • David Martin and Lori Schryer
  • Barbara A. Maughan
  • James McClellan
  • Drew McCoy and Amy Aquino
  • Kathleen and Peter McCoy
  • Diana and John McNicholas
  • Linda and David Meadows
  • Susan and Roy Meals
  • Penny Meepos
  • Susan and Edward Meltzer
  • Ellen and Richard Merel
  • Catherine and Michael Meyer
  • Beth and Leslie Michelson
  • Mitchell and Margot Milias
  • Nancy Mishkin
  • Pamela and Jarl Mohn
  • Allison and Byron Moldo
  • Susan Frances Moley
  • Elizabeth and John Moller
  • Paul D. Moore, II and Dolly Lin
  • Susan Morse Lebow
  • Suzanne Muchnic
  • Merle and Peter Mullin
  • Barbara Namerow
  • Sherri Nelson
  • Mrs. James Neville
  • Chris and Dick Newman
  • Mary D. Nichols and John F. Daum
  • Katherine A. Nicolay
  • Susan and Michael Niven
  • Norby Robotics
  • Suzanne and Richard Norton
  • Karen Nusbaum
  • Debra Oates
  • Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. O’Connell
  • Carrie Odell
  • David and Mary Margaret O’Keefe
  • Ellen Olivier
  • Myrna Oliver
  • Ron and Jane Olson
  • Krista Ööpik and Peter M. Filsinger, M.D.
  • Susan Orlean and John William Gillespie
  • Patton Oswalt and Meredith Salenger
  • Sharon Oxborough
  • Carolina Paiz
  • Jeffrey and Joan Palmer
  • Partnership for Children and Youth
  • Nancy and Larry Pasquali
  • Ann Petersen and Leslie Pam
  • Kay K. Pick
  • Gloria and Richard Pink
  • Jennifer and Matthew Pomeroy
  • Nancy Goslee Power
  • Tamara Ritchey Powers
  • David J. Prager
  • Margaret and Ronald Preissman
  • Susan Purcell and Yair Landau
  • Norman Raab Foundation
  • Lee Ramer
  • Sonia Randazzo
  • Alex and Ellie Razmjoo
  • Leslie and Leonard Reid
  • Joyce Rey
  • Suzanne Rheinstein
  • Shonda Rhimes
  • Anne J. Rimer
  • Sharon and Nelson Rising
  • Mary Anne Roberto
  • Gil Robertson, IV
  • Eileen and Christopher Rodenhizer
  • David and Victoria Rogers
  • Alicia Rose and Mitch Jacobs
  • Dr. and Mrs. Robert and Harriet Rose
  • Fredric and Nadine Rosen
  • Suzanne Rosenblatt and Jeff Buhai
  • Beth Rosenbloom
  • David and Susan Rosenblum
  • Jamie Rosenthal Wolf and David Wolf
  • Patricia Rosenthale
  • Gayle and Ed Roski
  • Lindsey and Adam Rottenberg
  • Kerstin and George Royce
  • Françoise Rozzell
  • Desiree and Joel Samuels
  • Rae Sanchini and Bruce Tobey
  • Lionel B. Sanders and Teddi Berger
  • Dusanka and Adalbert Schmidt
  • Sherie and Alan Schneider
  • Jennifer Schuur and Coleman Herbert
  • Suzanne and Stuart† Schweitzer
  • Marcia L. Scully
  • The Seaver Institute
  • Steven and Ann Sebastian
  • Lisa See and Richard Kendall
  • Laura A. Seigle
  • Dale Sessa
  • Maureen H. Shapiro
  • Rebecca Shehee
  • Steven Shulman and Annabelle Weston Shulman
  • Maria Siciliano
  • Dennis J. Signorovitch and Janet F. Hindler
  • The Lucille Ellis Simon Foundation
  • Mr. and Mrs. John B. Simon
  • Ruth Simon
  • Marisa Sinboonyok
  • Ronald and Linda Slates
  • Eric and Dody Small
  • Charles and Carol Smith
  • Joni and Clark† Smith
  • Lon V. Smith Foundation
  • Leah and Michael Smith
  • Victoria Sofro
  • Lugene Solomon
  • Aaron Sosnick
  • Gail Spindler
  • Michael and Kimberly Spindler
  • Donald and Jill Spuehler
  • William and Daisy Spurgin
  • Gail and Sheldon Sroloff
  • Marilyn and Errol Stambler
  • Carol and Jay Stein
  • Jenny Steingart
  • Thomas Stempel
  • Sidney Stern Memorial Trust
  • The Hon. Karen L. Stevenson
  • Amanda and Nick Stonnington
  • Nancy and Richard Strick
  • Julia Strickland and Timothy Wahl
  • Harold and Elaine Stulberg
  • Suzanne and William Sutton
  • Jack Suzar and Linda A. May
  • Janey Sweet
  • John F. Szabo and Nicholas Kuefler
  • Rachel Tabori, BEAM Foundation
  • Mr. and Mrs. Scott Taylor
  • Vickie and Alex Taylor
  • Patricia Teets
  • Elizabeth and Cornell Teoman
  • Janis Terada
  • Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Thompson
  • Patrisha D. Thomson
  • Barbera Thornhill
  • Gregory and Christine Thorpe
  • Brian Tichenor and Raun Thorp
  • Lester and Julie Tobias
  • Ethel N. Toki
  • Reva and William Tooley
  • Laurey and Brian Treiger
  • Chris and Cynthia Tribull
  • Coralee Y. Tucker
  • David Elmore and Donna Tuttle
  • United Talent Agency, Inc.
  • Stephanie and Leon Vahn
  • Andrea Van de Kamp
  • Mary-Claire van Leunen and Mark Brown
  • Leslie Vermut and Thomas Weinberger
  • The Violé Family Foundation
  • Dorothy and Klaas Vlietstra
  • Lee and Deborah Walcott
  • Ben Wasserstein and Julia Turner
  • Elizabeth L. Waybill
  • Jeremy Weese and Esther Chang Weese
  • Sharon and Michael Weiner
  • Billie Weisman
  • Martha and John Welborne
  • Carrie and Tadzio Wellisz
  • Peter and Nora Wendel
  • Rosamond Westmoreland
  • Janis and William Wetsman
  • Eric and Evie Whiting
  • Roberta Wieman
  • Gloria and Thomas D. Wilson
  • Suzy Wilson
  • Diane Wittenberg and David Minning
  • Wonderful Giving
  • Grace Woo
  • Wyss Foundation
  • Robert and Joan Young
  • Amy Harriette Ziering
  • Michael and Diane Ziering
  • Roz and Jack Zukerman

“I love the library and want to help see it through these trying times.”

– LFLA Donor

Endowed Funds

Endowed Funds are established by our generous donors to ensure that programs will be available in perpetuity

 

  • The Edythe Broad Technology Fund for Students
  • Council of the Library Foundation’s Endowment for Children’s Collections
  • Victoria E. Foote Endowment for Students
  • Estella Fregoso de Garcia Endowed Fund
  • Gluck Endowment for Collections
  • Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg Fund / Author Series
  • Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg Fund / Democracy Project / TLC
  • Dean Hansell Endowment for Adult Literacy
  • Janice McCoy Miller Endowed Fund
  • National Endowment for Humanities Fund
  • Sharon Oxborough Endowment for Adult Literacy in honor of Mom and Dad
  • Sharon Oxborough Endowment for ALOUD
  • Clare Patterson Hutto Endowment for Literacy
  • The Gregory Peck Literary Endowment
  • Nina and Leo Pircher / The Lynn Strasburg Miller Fund for Students
  • Caroline Singleton Adult Literacy Endowment
  • Flora L. Thornton Endowment for Literacy

“The library is the greatest of all public resources.”

– LFLA Donor

Bibliophiles

Bibliophiles are members of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles’ planned giving society

 

  • Linda Ainsworth
  • Maysoon Alsandook
  • Bob and Melissa Alvarado
  • Anonymous (2)
  • Anissa and Paul Balson
  • Dolores Banerd
  • Sean and Susan Barrett
  • Randy and George Beckwith
  • Robin Berger
  • Barbara Bilson and Bert Woodruff
  • Brooks McEwen and Joshua Brand
  • Catherine and Jeff Brown
  • Teresa Brucker
  • Michael A. Bullock
  • Jacqueline and Henry Cahn
  • Teresa Marie Castelli
  • Vanessa Chang and Erik Hansen
  • Florence and Kenneth Chotiner
  • Carla J. Christofferson and Adam Shell
  • Bernice Colman
  • Diane and John Cooke
  • Dawn Coppin
  • Robert M. Cotten
  • Bob Dawson
  • Denise and Eddie De Ochoa
  • Denise and R. Thomas Decker
  • Claude J. Dellevar
  • Alice R. Dick
  • Judy Eisikowitz
  • Daniel and Jeri Floyd
  • Deborah Fox
  • Frac Fox
  • RoseAnne and Thomas Frank
  • Melissa Galben
  • Eileen and Jon Gallo
  • Ami Gandhi
  • Judith E. Garratt
  • Mary E. Gay
  • Beverly and Bruce Gladstone
  • Henry and Jane Goichman
  • Michelle Guy and Steven Smith
  • Dean Hansell
  • Lindsay J. Hansen Brown
  • Alan Harrow
  • Rodney J. Hoffman
  • Lorraine Hutton
  • Rosalind Jarrett Sepulveda & Lamar Sepulveda
  • David Johnson
  • Kristine Kadlec
  • Mr. and Mrs. Robert A.† Klein
  • Lynne Knox and Kevan Lynd
  • Joi Kruger
  • Stephen O. Lesser
  • Don Marvurges
  • Barnett and Sheryll Mayerson
  • Mildred Mayne
  • Stephen and Christy McAvoy
  • Gwen Miller
  • Elizabeth and Donne Moen
  • Margaret Moran
  • Suzanne Muchnic
  • Malinda Muller
  • Teryl Murabayashi McDermott
  • Myra and Bruce Newman
  • Tina Nides
  • Marsha Niles Leroux
  • Michelle Osterman
  • Sharon Oxborough
  • Natalie C. Park
  • William and Judy Pesetski
  • Kelsey Picken
  • Sandra and Larry Post
  • Jean S. Rappaport
  • Barbara G. Richley
  • Thomas C. Rogers
  • Jack Rosenberg
  • Suzanne Rosenblatt and Jeff Buhai
  • David and Susan Rosenblum
  • Mark and Linda Rosman
  • Gina Ruiz
  • Sharon J. Schmidt
  • Barbara J. Schwartz
  • Ruth Simon
  • Gayle Smashey
  • Harrison T. Starr
  • Melanie and Jonathan Steiner
  • Malissa Strong
  • Sylvia A. Sukop
  • Rita C. Summers
  • Carolyn Patricia and Jean L. Tardy-Vallernaud
  • Marilyn R. Tauber
  • Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Thayer, Jr.
  • Elizabeth and David Thompson
  • Hsiu-Ann Tom
  • Bonnie Tone
  • Alex and Cheryl Torunyan
  • Jack G. Waldron
  • Aviva Weiner and Paulino Fontes
  • Wendy Weiner and Matthew Babb
  • Gloria and Thomas Wilson
  • Scott B. Witter
  • Patricia M. Wolfe
  • Robert S. Wolfe
  • Phyllis J. Yates
  • Peg Yorkin
  • Philip O. and Ceciily Young
  • Fern Yu

“They say you can’t judge a book by its cover. Increasingly in the United States, you also can‘t judge a library’s value to its community by simply its books.”

– LFLA Donor

Matching Gift Companies

  • Amgen Foundation
  • Aon Foundation
  • Bank of America Foundation
  • The Benevity Community Impact Fund
  • California Community Foundation
  • The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation
  • The Walt Disney Company
  • GlaxoSmithKline Foundation
  • IBM International Foundation
  • J. Paul Getty Trust
  • JPMorgan Chase Foundation
  • LinQuest Corporation
  • Network for Good
  • Northern Trust
  • MUFG Union Bank, N. A.
  • Rovi Guides, Inc.
  • Truist
  • Weingart Foundation
  • Wonderful Company
  • YourCause LLC

Note: † = Deceased