Community of Support

SLI Community of Support


Donor Spotlight

Established in 1965 by Floyd D. Gottwald Jr. and Elisabeth S. Gottwald, the Herndon Foundation supports educational, cultural, and human service organizations that primarily benefit the Greater Richmond community. In 2021, 2022, and 2023 it provided generous grants to SLI.


Corporate Partners

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
  • Nathan and Elena Barge
  • *Stephanie Beck
  • Charles and Yolanda Blake
  • The Bloomfield Family Foundation
  • Melissa Bomfin
  • Kevin and Jere Borg
  • ⊳Emily Bowen
  • *Hannah Bowman Hrasky
  • Matt Brigham
  • Pete Bsumek and Katey Castellano
  • Virginia Burden
  • Paul & Ann Burkholder, in honor of their grandchildren Monroe, Charlotte, and Nellie
  • *Steve & Olivia Burkholder
  • Vera R. Campbell Foundation
  • *Lisette Carbajal
  • *Hector Cendejas
  • Christopher and Maria Clymer Kurtz
  • Gil & Nell-Marie Colman
  • Community Mennonite Church
  • Thomas Domonoske
  • Laura Douglass
  • David Eggert
  • John and Kathryn Fairfield
  • *Laura Feichtinger-McGrath
  • Suzanne Fiederlein
  • Dolores Flamiano
  • Blanca Flores
  • Candy Foster and Chuck Baril
  • Lowell Frye
  • ⭒Ángela Garcia
  • Pat and Dick Gardner
  • Richard Gardner
  • Betty Good-White
  • MarthaJune Graber
  • Jacie and Connor Grant
  • *Phil and Loretta Helmuth
  • Herndon Foundation
  • *Brent Holsinger and Laura Toni-Holsinger
  • Alden and Louise Hostetter
  • Aili Huber
  • Fabiola and Stuart Hutchins
  • Tim and Ruth Jost
  • The JustPax Fund
  • Ellen Kaufman
  • LaDene King
  • 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
  • *Sandy Mercer
  • *Larry Miller and Liz Yoder
  • Mayra Gavia Molina
  • Fawn-Amber Montoya
  • Nelly and Harold Moreno Shenk
  • ⊳*Kirk Moyers
  • Sam Nickels
  • May and Carlos Nivar
  • Park View Mennonite Church
  • Dr. Philip and Allyson Pate
  • *Diana Patterson, DSP Marketing & Consulting
  • *Bryan Pearce-Gonzales
  • Shannon and Lisa Porter
  • Mary Potter Robinson
  • Cynthia Prieto
  • Michael Richards
  • Paul Riner
  • Lyons Sanchezconcha
  • *Lourdes Sandoval
  • 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
  • Debra Turner
  • Jason Van Heukelum
  • ⊳*Chris von Rueden
  • *Veronique N. Walker
  • Case Watkins & Kristin Wylie
  • Bill Weech
  • Caroline Wood
  • Ed & Laura Yoder
  • and many anonymous donors