Current Supporters

Weeksville Heritage Center is a not-for-profit corporation whose Trustees operate the Museum in a building owned by the City of New York. The People of the City of New York provide major funding for WHC’s operations through the City’s Department of Cultural Affairs. The combined generosity of WHC’s Members, Trustees, and visitors, as well as that of corporate, foundation, government, and individual donors, underwrites WHC’s programs and activities each year.

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Institutional Funders

Special thanks to the following elected officials and government bodies:

Brooklyn Borough President
Governor of the State of New York
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Mayor of the City of New York
National Endowment for the Arts
National Parks Service
National Trust for Historic Preservation
New York City Council and its Brooklyn Delegation

New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the New York City Council
New York City Department of Transportation
New York City Department of Youth & Community Development
New York State Council for the Arts
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
New York State Senate and its Brooklyn Delegation
State of New York

Special thanks to the following institutional funders:

Altman Foundation
Altschul Foundation
Association for a Better New York
Brooklyn Community Foundation
Booth Ferris Foundation
Charina Foundation
Donald A. Pels Charitable Trust
Ford Foundation

Howard Gilman Foundation
Humanities New York
Hyde and Watson Foundation
Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund
Lily Auchincloss Foundation
May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation
Mellon Foundation 
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation

Mosaic Network & Fund in The New York Community Trust
New York Landmarks Conservancy
Tiger Baron Foundation
Tsai Social Justice Fund
William C. Bullitt Foundation
William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust

Special thanks to the following corporate donors:

Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
Hiker
National Grid Corporation 
The New School

Prospect Park Track Club
Riverdale Country School
Wells Fargo

Individual Donors

Joan Maynard Circle ($10,000+)

Jorge & Deborah Juantorena
Lauren Glant
Sharon Volckhausen
Timothy Simons

James Weeks Circle ($5,000-$9,999)

Edward Weil
Forethought Advisors, LLC
Mister Sunday

Visionaries ($2,500 – $4,999)

Jacqueline Woodson
Henry Schwartz
Clotilde Simons
Susan Deutsch
Davita Scarlett
Anonymous Donor
Margaret Morton

Leaders ($1,000-$2,499)

Arlette Ferguson Mathis
Blair Duncan
Carolyn Franklin
Charles White
Christopher Owens
Constance Mortell
Elizabeth Pillsbury
Eric Deutsch
Evan Kingsley
Hyatt Anne Bass
Ian Hollender

Jessica Lee
Jessica Saratovsky
John Hardwick
Jonelle Rocke
Justin Rodgers
Justin Moore
Kevin Kelly
Liz Koch
Michael Williams
Nneka Udoh
Prospect Park Track Club

Rachel Knapp
Robert Buckholtz
Robin Ottaway
Sean Spear
Shani Boone
Sharon Myrie
Steiner Studios
Steven Eisenstadt
Susan and Peter Restler
The New School

Creators ($500-$999)

Adrian Mair
Ainka Shackleford
Alan Fishman
Allen Finkelstein
Amy Shearn
Andrew Rosen
Andrew and Blake Foote
Blythe Terrell
Brian Steinwurtzel
Brian Lockner
Brian Cohen
David Lowin
Deborah Schwartz
Delrita Abercrombie
Depelsha McGruder
Dominic Williams
Don Simons
Eliza Rossman
Elizabeth Indek
Ellen Broude
Erika Brown
Ernie Jarvis

Geoffrey Rockhill
Glenda Mason
Glynis Mason
Janine Scott
Jeffrey Grossman
Jessie Kelly
Jim Rossman
Joy Bailey-Bryant
Julie Just
Kathleen Quarto
Kathy Franklin
Kevin G. Chavers
Laci Chisholm
Lester Young
Liam Kavanagh
Lisa Love
Lovelle Parsi
Lucy Baumrind
Margaret Poxon
Maria Carrasco
Mark Luebbers
Megan Shand

Michael Liburd
Mike Haynes
Mintzer Mauch PLLC
Monica Hammond
Nyisha Howell
Patrick Jenkins
Randy Peers
Raquel Malmberg
Rhonda Greene
Richard J Moylan
Riverdale Country School
Ronelle C. Porter
Sara Caples
Sheryl Davis
Sonya Pollard
Sophia Rennie
Susan Rifkin
Terry Kung
Theresa Gurl
Mohamed-Stevens Zakiyyah
Wendy Doremus

And 1 Anonymous Donor

Sustainers ($100-$499)

Abigail Sine
Ada Potter
AKRF
Alex Eaton
Alice Griffiths
Allegra Kapovich
Amanda Cordell
Amanda Leake Lewis
Amy DeHuff
Andrea Moore
Andrew Bailey
Anne Delaney
Anne and Mark Townsend
Asheba Edghill
Ashley Evans
Ashley Mathis
Bahia Ramos
Barbara Futter
Benton Brown
Bert Johnson
Blondel Pinnock
Brenda Boyd Bell
Brian Saunders
Brightstar Ohlson
Brownsville Think Tank Matters, Inc. (D.R.U.M.)
Caitlin Henningsen
Carin Kuoni
Cathleen Snyder
Cheri Hawkins
Cherrie Felisbret
Chloe LaBorde
Christian Manganelli
Christie Peale
Christina Jorge
Clare Bruff
Coco Killingsworth

Consuelo Celestine
Courtney McDowell
Dana Simmons-Greco
Daphna Gutman
Daria Hall
David Brown
David Hochman
Dawn Walker
Debra-Ellen Glickstein
Ebonie Jackson
Edisa Weeks
Edward Golebiewski
Eileen Ragone
Elizabeth Kingsley
Elizabeth Way
Elke Dehner
Elwanda Young
Erica Ress
Erica Davis
Erum Jaffer
Ethan Weinstock
Fern Khan
Gabrielle Mathis
George Petras
Gregory Anderson
Gwendolyn Walker
Howard Katzman
Hurman Nicholson
Jacqueline Smalls
James Basili
Jennifer Way
Jennifer Just
Jermaine Smith
Jo Ann Benoit
Joan Tropnas
JoAnne Meyers
John Felder
Jonathan Marable

Joyce Brayboy
Kangela Moore
Kate Donahue
Katherine Schoonover
Kathleen Kearns
Kathleen Meyer
Keri Butler
Kristen Sensenig
Kyla Marshell
Laura Smith
Laurette Evora
Laurie Cumbo
Lila Carpenter
Lillian Risbrook
Lily Paulina
Lisa Smith
Louis Shaff
Loyi Malu
Lucy Joffe
Margaret Harding
Margot Brooks
Marguerita Fletcher
Maria Towe
Marjorie Cadogan
Mark Foggin
Meg Fellerath
Melanie Bush
Melissa Sandor
Michael Massiah
Michael Donnay
Michelle Henry
Mitra Kaboli
Monique Nelson-Nwachuku
Natalie Reid
Natalie Williams
Nora Daniel
Onyekachi Akoma

Paula Fendall
Quincy and Steffani Flowers and Jemison
Rachel Bonsignore
Rashida Boyd
Regina Myer
Renata de Carvalho Gaui
Renee Chu
Robert Cornegy
Rose Fox
Rosemarie DaCosta
Roxanne Fagan
Sandra Goodridge
Sara Frazier
Shanna Sabio
Shari Pascarosa
Sheila Katzman
Stephanie Smith
Stephen Bellino
Stewart Eisenberg
Susan Sharer
Susan Clayton
Susan Olupitan
Susan Kurz
Susan Boyle
Sylvia Kinard
Tonya Gayle
Valerie Lewis
Walis Johnson
Wayne Forde
Wesley Jackson
Whitney Hunter
Willy Schwenzfeier
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Yolaine Menyard

*Indicates a Weeksville Ambassador
List in formation as of May 18, 2023