Circle of Inclusion
The Circle of Inclusion was created to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Gay Community Endowment Fund. As we prepare for the fund's 25th anniversary, we're relaunching the circle with five tiers that make giving both accessible and sustainable. As a contributor to the Circle of Inclusion, your campaign gifts will advance the Greater Akron LGBTQ+ community's right to live safely, openly and authentically. Donors to the circle receive special recognition for their role in growing the endowment and First-to-Know communications about the fund's latest news. To learn more about the Circle of Inclusion, please contact Deb Hoffman.
Give Online Pledge Form Impact Grants
For online gifts, please select "This is a campaign gift" on the giving form. You may also choose to set up a payment plan for up to three years by selecting "Contact me about recurring billing." A member of our finance team will reach out to you to set up your payments.
Circle of Inclusion Donors
As of Jan. 29, 2025
Advocate Tier Donors
Gregory Hail & Matthew Culler
Dr. Kate Raymond & Michelle Krocker
Inclusion Tier Donors
Adam & Tracy Besenyodi
Tom & Dona Cardone
Michael Derr & Greg Sterling
The Honorable Carol Dezso
John Garofalo & Matt Melton
Phil Montgomery & Andrew Schuellerman
Cheryl Morse & Debra Peterson
Pride Tier Donors
Thomas Kintz
Inaugural Circle of Inclusion Donors
Virginia Addicott
Anonymous
Drs. Mark & Sandy Auburn
Lisa Aurilio & Dianne LaCerva
Adam & Tracy Besenyodi
Dona & Tom Cardone
Cindy Christman
The Honorable Carol Dezso
Diebold Foundation
Constance Dubick
John Garofalo & Matt Melton
Ellen Garrett
Stephannie Garrett
Jenn Gaylor
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
John Grafton & Richard Worswick
Gregory Hail & Matthew Culler
Rabbi David & Toby Horowitz
Eric Jones & Bob Kish
Julie Jones & Mishelle Harriger
Ed & Audrey Kancler
Doug & Kathy Kohl
Dr. Kate Raymond and Michelle Krocker
Ross & Heather Licata
Bob & Babette Medcalf
Barbara Marie and Marilyn S. Minney
Phil Montgomery & Andrew Schuellerman
J. Brent Pawlecki
Steven P. Schmidt, Ph.D. & Richard J. Krochka
Dr. Jeremy Troxler
Cornerstone Society
The Cornerstone Society celebrates those who have named the Gay Community Endowment Fund in a planned gift, such as a bequest, charitable gift annuity or life insurance policy. Their foresight and generosity ensures the fund will continue to support Greater Akron's LGBTQ+ community in perpetuity. It's simple to join – just submit this letter of intent.
Dwite Barger
Paul A. Daum*
Judge Carol J. Dezso
John Grafton & Richard Worswick
Eric J. Jones
Timothy Maynard & Dr. Ernest W. Stone Jr.
Cheryl Morse & Debra Peterson
Peter Schofield*
Christopher P. Sullivan
*Deceased
All Donors
From Nov. 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025, the following donors contributed gifts and services to the Gay Community Endowment Fund or the GCEF Scholarship Fund to improve the lives of LGBTQ+ people in Greater Akron. We're grateful for their generosity.
Shannon Adolph
Akron Community Foundation
Akron Glass Works
Anonymous (3)
Zachary Albert
Carlie Ali-Hassan
Sheila Allen
Lee Andrews & Janis Worley
Laura Ankrom
John & Alexa Anthony
Associated Designs
Drs. Mark & Sandy Auburn
Linda L. Ault
Bachmann Family Fund of Akron Community Foundation
Danielle Bair
Joyce Baker
Nicole Barone
Sarah Barrow
Rebecca Basilon
Krista Basone
Meg Beadling
Margaret Beiting
Julie Benear
Rev. Debra Q. Bennett
Linda Bentlage
Eric J. Bentrott
Meghan Beringer
Jennifer Bernzweig
Kim Berry
Thomas Besenyodi
Black Amethyst Tattoo Collective
Taylor Blanc
Jon Bluebond & Toby Weber
Elizabeth Blystone
Piotr Bobkowski
Christy Bolingbroke
Edna L. Borders
Steven & Lorrie Bossart
Mary Bourisseau
Roxia B. Boykin
Jeff Brack
Albert Bragg
Shannon Braxton
Javonte Bray
Keith Brenstuhl
Ashley Brillhart
Joanna Brown
Justin & Noelle Brown
Peggy A. Brown
Kelly Burdsall
Christine L. Burns
Mesha Burns
Christopher Burr
Harriet J. Calcagno
Tom & Dona Cardone
Caritas Tzedakah Fund of Akron Community Foundation
Deanna K. Carleton
Ann Carter
Julie Caruso
Katie Carver Reed
CASA Board Volunteer Association
Kathleen Casto
Jennifer L. Cauffield
Amanda M. Chandos
Chez-Del Home Furnishings & Interior Design
Nadeem Chohan
Dr. Alice Christie
Cindy Christman & Ruth Hotchkiss
Cynthia L. Christman
Charlene Clamp & Robin Donald
Ashley Clark
Jenny Clark
Kristy Clark
Debra Clawson
Jennifer C. Clements
Edward Clupper
Community AIDS Network/Akron Pride Initiative
Leigh Conti
Brenda J. Cook
Nancy Cook
Rebecca Coste
Sarah Covington
Paula Cramer
Pandora Cunningham
CULT Kitchen - Elsie Momchilov
Jenny D'Ambrosia
Sandra Dalessandro
Penny Daly
Jacqueline Dalzell
Lynette Daniel
Margie Dannemiller
Karen Daverio
Jan Davis
Thomas E. Davis
Debra Deane
Lisa D. Denson
Michael Derr & Greg Sterling
Judge Carol J. Dezso
Liliana Diaz
Lyrane A. Didomenico
Pervis & Delores Dodd
Samantha Donaldson
Elizabeth J. Donnelly
Kalee Dotson
Jennifer Doucet
Anne Dougherty
Tracy Douglas
Stephen Drake
Lisa Drew
Mark & Deborah Dulabaum
Laura Duryea
Leo Duval
Sally Ede
Lisa Edwards
Katherine Ellis
Erika Emch
Caroline Evans
Beth Ewing
Elizabeth Feesler
Jennifer E. Filomena
Jon Fiume
Kathleen Flessner
Andrew Fligor
Susan Flowers
Paul Fort
Jen Foster
Jennifer Foster
Karen Fowler
Robert Fox
John Francioso & Nick Grillo
Gretchen Fri
Dawn Gainer
Nancy Gamble
Jenee & Jennifer Garlando
John Garofalo & Matt Melton
Jamie Gellner
Frank Genet
Catherine George
Glenn G. Goldney
Cristina González Alcalá, Ph.D.
Nancy Reymann Gotfredson
Glenn Gregory
Cortney Griffin
Candace L. Grisi
Steven Groch
Carla Haas
Gregory Hail & Matthew Culler
Christine Hall
Darlene Hall
Kris Halter
Kara Hamilton
James & Nicole Harnett
Michelle Harris
Sue & Gordon Hartschuh
Louise Kuhns Harvey
Danielle Hayden
Madison Haywood
Janet Hazlett
Theresa M. Heaton
David B. Hefling
Marci K. Held
James L. Helmuth
Lisa Henretty
Katrina Hermetet
Sylva P. Herold
Catherine Herston
Amanda Hertvik
Hayley Hineline
Toby & Rabbi David Horowitz
Sara Horst
Lori Huber
Kathryn Huisinga
Michele Y. Jackson
Jean Janchar
Lauren Jarvis
Nancy & Mary Kaye Jeanmaire
Jones Group Interiors
Julie Jones
Sherrie Jones
Andrea Jopperi
Isabella H. Judge
Audrey & Ed Kancler
Mary Jane Keating
Amanda Kelley
Nancy Keogh
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Kilgore
Andrea Kincaid
Helen Ryan King
Thomas N. Kintz
Jody & Bob Konstand
Jody Miller Konstand
Karen Koplin
Diane Koryta
Nicole Kowalski
Hollie Kozak
Kristina Kremer
Christopher Kuhn
Sandra Kurt
Andrew Kyprianou
Sue Lacy
Debbie Laferty
Martha Lambert
Raymond & Blair Lampner
Patty Learn
Cathy Leuenberger
Ross & Heather Licata
Steven M. Liccicardi
Keith & Toby Liechty-Clifford
Lindsay Ligas
Jan Lindstrom
Janet Little
Michael Littlejohn
Sara Lucas
Laura Luster
Eric J. Lutzo
Rita Kelly Madick
Susan Makus
Lynne Malone
Whitney Malone
Sandra Manis
Sarah Marsh
Melissa Marshall
John Mastrojohn & Michael Davids
James & Lisa McClellan
Nancy Ellis McClenaghan
Linda McClintock
Peter McDermott
Virginia McKelvey
Keith & Toby Liechty-Clifford
McKenica & Associates Allstate Agency - Tracy & Adam Besenyodi
Judge Kelly McLaughlin
Bob & Babette Medcalf
Anita Meeker
Carol Metz
Elizabeth Meyer
Michael Hohman Fund for Homeless LGBTQ Teens of Akron Community Foundation
Julie Miller
William Mills
Amber Mirando
Phil Montgomery & Andrew Schuellerman
Abigail & Jason Morgan
Cheryl Morse & Debbie Peterson
Christopher P. Muntean
Bev & Tim Musser
Mark Myers
Sonya Nagle
Saule & Marius Narbutaitis
Charles & Karen Nash
Jim & Cheryl Nilsen
Melissa Nilsen
Sarah B. Nix
Missy Nixon
Barbara Churchill Nonno
Stephanie Norton
Laura & Nevin Nussbaum
Sue O'Neil
Marco Ochoa
Cylinda Oliver
Lisa Orms
Victoria Oswald
Jodi Ott
Ellen Owen
Susan & Tony Paparella
Trac Papish
Jolene Papp
Amy Patton
Tiffany Peets
David Peloquin & Patricia Picard
Lenor & Thomas Peyton
PFLAG Akron
Sarah Phillips
Gary Pickett
Leslie Pierce
Pamela Pirogrow
Pam Pirogowicz
Alison & Marshal Pitchford
Alyssa Portwood
Joseph Powell
Kimberly Pozza
Lori Prentice
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan K. Propst
Nicole Provenzano
Anne Raley
Caitlin Rambacher
Sheila Ramsier
Neal Ratta
Gretchen & Loren Raymond
Dr. Kate Raymond & Michelle Krocker
Raymond Dental Group
The Read Family
June Refine
Christina Reilly
Nikki Relic
Jennifer Reusch
Kim Rivers
Rick & Alita Rogers
Lynn Riemenschneider
Jennifer Riley
Judy Ripple
Patrick & Patricia Ritchie
Christian Ritter
Evelyn Rizzo
Danielle Rogers
Jill Rohrer
Diana Ross
Kyle Ross
Janice Roszczyk
Kaylynn Ruf
Cathy Rumbaugh
Samuel & Karen Russell
Janet Ryan
Trina Ryan
Amy Ryks
Lydia Rzucidlo
Leslie Saba
Lyndsey Sanzone
Michael & Donna Sapp
Shane Scarbrough
Jennifer Schlafer
Steven P. Schmidt, Ph.D. & Richard Krochka
Valerie Schmidt
Danielle Schultz
Gerald Schweigert
Kathleen Scully
Tristan Seiler & Derek Tholt
Ryan Seit
Rev. Dr. Sandra Selby
Jeffrey Shackelford
Gina Shaffer
Lisa Shaheen
Laurie Shankle
Pat Shipe
Siddall Family Fund of Akron Community Foundation
Hassan Siddiki
Mary Beth Siegfried
Simon Consulting LLC
Jessica Simon
Lowri Sion
Susan Slaby
Meg & Ian Slifcak
Matthew Smaby
Stephanie Danes Smith
Steve Soknay & Matt Katz
Judy Sombati
Paul Sparano & John Welch
Teresa Sroka
Katie Stahr
Tom Stamatis
Steve Stambaugh
Joanne Stano
Beverly Stark
State & Federal Communications, Inc.
James & Susan Stevenson
Stillpoint Therapeutics
Kara Stitsinger
Corrie Stofcho
Judge Elinore Marsh Stormer & David Kelly
Jacqueline A. Stringer
Mr. and Mrs. Shane Strnad
Jacquelyn Sukie
Steve Tarr
Jeffrey Taylor
Sherell Taylor
Alicia Thomas
Michael Thomas II
Joey Thorson
Caryl S. Tickner
Michelle B. Tognetti
Karen & Mark Tollafield
Cathy Torcasio
Judge Jennifer D. Towell & Thomas J. Towell
Lori Towell
Lisa Treen
Linda L. Trevorrow
TRIAD
Carlos Trombetta
Penny Tschantz
Caeli Twark
Paula U
Bob Ulm
Melissa Vaughn
Melissa & Thomas Velardo
Cindy & Steve Venezia
Ann VerWiebe
Sara Visher
John Vollmer
Shannon Volpi
Charlotte Waddell
Patricia Wagner
Patricia Waickman
Patricia Walker
Dana Walters
Sara Ward
Donna Webb
Gwendolyn Weber
Judy Weber
Audrey Weisberg
Melissa Whitacre
Michael White
Missy Wiggins
Nancy Wilkinson
Danielle Williams
Gayle Wilson
Jeanne Wilson
Tyrone Y
Lynnette Yanko-Rasor
Sheryl Yankovich & Michael Wiles
Lindsey Yoder
Dr. Robert A. Zavodny
Courtney Zimmerman
David Zimmerman