Community of Support


Each year since 2020, the Vera R. Campbell Foundation has generously supported SLI scholarships through grants made in honor of Pete Bsumek. The Vera R. Campbell Foundation supports education, the arts, social services, and public policy.


The following corporations have supported SLI with major gifts in the last 12 months:


The SLI Community of Support includes donors in the preceding 12 months. Notes: *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

  • Peter Iver Kaufman, SLI founder
  • Jeremy Aldrich
  • *Carlos and Melissa W. Alemán
  • Paola Amaya
  • Devon & Teresa Anders
  • +An Anonymous Fund
  • The Nico De Leon and Cecilia Barbosa Fund
  • Nathan and Elena Barge
  • Rebeca Barge
  • *Stephanie Beck
  • Charles and Yolanda Blake
  • Brooke Blankenship
  • Kathleen Blankenship
  • The Bloomfield Family Foundation
  • Melissa Bomfin
  • Kevin and Jere Borg
  • ⊳Emily Bowen
  • *Hannah Bowman Hrasky
  • Pete Bsumek and Katey Castellano
  • Virginia Burden
  • *Steve & Olivia Burkholder
  • *Lisette Carbajal
  • *Hector Cendejas
  • Christopher and Maria Clymer Kurtz
  • Gil & Nell-Marie Colman
  • Community Mennonite Church
  • Jennifer and Kent Davis Sensenig
  • Laura Douglass
  • David Eggert
  • John and Kathryn Fairfield
  • *Laura Feichtinger-McGrath
  • Suzanne Fiederlein
  • Dolores Flamiano
  • Blanca Flores
  • Candy Foster and Chuck Baril
  • ⭒Ángela Garcia
  • Pat and Dick Gardner
  • Richard Gardner
  • Gift & Thrift
  • Betty Good-White
  • MarthaJune Graber
  • Jacie and Connor Grant
  • Jeremy Hawkins
  • *Phil and Loretta Helmuth
  • The Herndon Foundation
  • Wayne and Kathy Hochstedler
  • *Brent Holsinger and Laura Toni-Holsinger
  • Aili Huber
  • Fabiola and Stuart Hutchins
  • Tim and Ruth Jost
  • The JustPax Fund
  • Ellen Kaufman
  • LaDene King
  • Estela Knott
  • The Knox and Tracy Foundation
  • Paul Kurtz
  • Wayne & Kathie Kurtz
  • Joseph Longacher
  • ⊳Robyn and Kevin Markle
  • Suzanne Martinez Carter
  • Maggie McCampbell Lien
  • Mary McDermott
  • The Gerald and Paula McNichols Family Foundation
  • +Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Melby / The Melby Charitable Fund
  • *Larry Miller and Liz Yoder
  • Mayra Gavia Molina
  • Fawn-Amber Montoya
  • Nelly and Harold Moreno Shenk
  • ⊳*Kirk Moyers
  • Misty Newman
  • Sam Nickels
  • May and Carlos Nivar
  • Park View Mennonite Church
  • Dr. Philip and Allyson Pate
  • *Diana Patterson, DSP Marketing & Consulting
  • *Bryan Pearce-Gonzales
  • Luisa Perez Camacho
  • Linda Plitt Donaldson
  • Barbara Polin
  • Shannon and Lisa Porter
  • Mary Potter Robinson
  • Cynthia Prieto
  • Jackelyn Ramos
  • Karla Rel
  • Paul Riner
  • Lyons Sanchezconcha
  • *Lourdes Sandoval
  • Brad and Jayne Schlabach
  • Dennis and Sharon Showalter
  • The SLI Founder’s Fund
  • *Andrea and Matthew Smith
  • +The Kaye & Gerald Smith Family Fund
  • The Stephanie Miller Memorial Fund
  • RaMona Stahl
  • Art Stoltzfus
  • Richard and Elaine Stoltzfus
  • Amanda Thompson
  • Debra Turner
  • Jason Van Heukelum
  • The Vera R. Campbell Foundation
  • ⊳*Chris von Rueden
  • *Veronique N. Walker
  • Case Watkins & Kristin Wylie
  • Bill Weech
  • Shaun Wright
  • Ed & Laura Yoder
  • Johann & Sue Zimmerman Klassen
  • and many anonymous donors