Community of Support


The SLI Community of Support includes businesses, organizations, foundations, and individuals who have recently contributed.
Giving Society placement reflects lifetime support.
*SLI Board of Directors (current/past) ⊳SLI Sustainer ⭒SLI alum
+Donor Advised Fund/The Pass Through Fund of The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County

Scholars Giving Society

Peter Iver Kaufman and the SLI Founder’s Fund
of the Community Foundation for a greater Richmond

Champions Giving Society

Herndon Foundation

Kaye & Gerald Smith Family Fund
of the Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County

Changemakers Giving Society

The Vera R. Campbell Foundation
of the American Endowment Foundation

Leaders Giving Society

The Bloomfield Family Foundation

*Brent Holsinger and Laura Toni-Holsinger

Gary and Debbie Turner

The Gerald and Paul McNichols Family Foundation

Merck

Valley Health

Friends Giving Society

Anonymous

Pat and *Dick Gardner

Elaine Stoltzfus

The Knox and Tracy Foundation
of Schwab Charitable

The Schewel Charitable Foundation

The Steven B. Achelis Foundation

Community Giving Society

Jeremy and Lindsay Aldrich
*Carlos and Melissa W. Alemán
Paola Amaya
+An Anonymous Fund
Kate Ayers
The Nico De Leon and Cecilia Barbosa Fund of Vanguard Charitable
Natan and Elena Zook Barge
Rebeca Barge
*Stephanie Beck
Tammy Bjelland
Yolanda and Charles Blake
Melissa Bomfin
Kevin and Jere Borg
⊳Emily Bowen
*Hannah Bowman Hrasky
Matthew Brigham
Ev and Kels Brubaker
Pete Bsumek and Katey Castellano
⊳*Steve and Olivia Burkholder
Katherine Byers
Barbara Camph
Emily Casey
⊳*Amelia Castañeda
Maribel Castañeda
Christopher and Maria Clymer Kurtz
Gil & Nell-Marie Colman
Colaborando Juntos
Community Mennonite Church
Noel Cortez
Jennifer and Kent Davis Sensenig
Michael and Alysia Davis
Gene and Gloria Diener
Tom Domonoske and Dolores Flamiano
Edible Landscaping
David and Lynne Eggert
Elis Olsson Memorial Foundation
*Laura Feichtinger-McGrath
⊳Blanca Flores
Candy Foster and Chuck Baril
⭒Ángela Garcia
Mayra Gavia Molina

MarthaJune Graber
Cristina and Doug Graber Neufeld
City of Harrisonburg’s Civic and Community Organizations Grant Program
Katherine and Stephen Helfrich
*Phil and Loretta Helmuth
Charles Hendricks
*Jennyfer Hernandez Austria and Ted Meyer
Colette Nafziger Hostetler
The Howleys
Aili Huber
James Madison Faculty Senate
Heather Joffe
Elizabeth Jones
The JustPax Fund
Emily King
LaDene King
Estela Knott
Patrick and Mari Kofalt
Maribeth Kraybill
Ben and Alyssa Kurtz
Paul and Shirley Kurtz
Wayne and Kathie Kurtz
Karen Lee
Lindale Mennonite Church
Joseph Longacher
⊳Robyn and Kevin Markle
Suzanne Martinez Carter
Mary Jo’s Flowers
Maggie McCampbell Lien
Ryan Meegan
Terese Merrill
John and Courtland Meyer
Diana Meza
*Larry Miller and Liz Yoder
Laurie and Ellen Miller and the Stephanie Miller Memorial Fund
⊳*Fawn-Amber Montoya
Lucas Montoya
Rodrigo Morales
Nelly and Harold Moreno Shenk
⊳*Kirk Moyers
Carole Nash

Christine Nelson and Eric Fife
Sam Nickels and Cindy Hunter
May and Carlos Nivar
The Norton Group
Park View Mennonite Church
Dr. Philip and Allyson Pate
*Diana Patterson
*Bryan Pearce-Gonzales
Luisa Perez Camacho
Emma and Clay Phillips
Linda Plitt Donaldson
Jackelyn Ramos
Riner Rentals
Yolanda Saenz
Lyons Sanchezconcha
Brad and Jayne Schlabach
Steve Shenk
Dennis and Sharon Showalter
*Andrea and Matthew Smith
Matt Smith
Stephanie Sorge
⊳RaMona Stahl
Thomas and Elaine Stauffer
Art Stoltzfus
Timothy and Ruth Stoltzfus Jost
Sarah A. Sunde
Amanda Thompson
Gary and Debra Turner
two six seventy7 creative
⊳*Brook Vazquez
⊳*Chris von Rueden
Felix Wang
Case Watkins and Kristin Wylie
Linette Watkins
Michael Weiler
Ed and Laura Yoder
Johann and Sue Zimmerman Klassen
and many anonymous donors

Legacy Giving Society

Peter Iver Kaufman, SLI Founder
Christopher Clymer Kurtz
*Evelin Gonzalez Espinoza
*Jason Good
*Phil & Loretta Helmuth
*Larry Miller
*Fawn-Amber Montoya
Anonymous


Join the Legacy Society

Scholars Latino Initiative is fortunate to have dedicated supporters who have chosen to invest in its future through planned gifts. SLI Legacy Society members have turned their belief in the importance of higher education for Latino/a/x students into action, and through their philanthropy provide college access for future SLI scholars.

To become a member of the Scholars Latino Initiative Legacy Society, please make your estate gift commitment using the form below, or print the form here. Please direct any questions to SLI director of development Christopher Clymer Kurtz at (540) 212-9412 or [email protected]. Thank you!