2023 ANNUAL GIVING DONORS
We Thank you for supporting our island’s library and strengthening our commitment to the community!
(January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023)
ATHENA CIRCLE
$25,000 AND ABOVE
The Margaret R. R. Battle Family Charitable Fund
Barbara and Amos Hostetter
DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE
$10,000 – $24,999
Janet and Sam Bailey
Bill and Laurie Benenson
Mrs. Nancy A. Geschke
Knox Foundation
Jane and John Loose
Mr. and Mrs. Peter McCausland
Susan and Paul Meister
Ronay and Richard Menschel
Betsy S. Michel
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Roeder
Penny Scheerer and John Schwanbeck
Reverend Georgia A. Snell
Robert and Kathleen Stansky
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sutters
Ms. Louise E. Turner
Harry W. Wilcox and Patricia Hambrick
PARTNER
$5,000 – $9,999
Anonymous
Michelle and Bob Atchinson
Robert J. and Karen Z. Bettacchi Family Fund
Charlesbank
William and Barbara Evans
Tracy and John Flannery
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Flax
Esther G. Fox
Joan and Philip Gulley
Gordon Gund
Judy Family Foundation
David and Diane Lilly/Peravid Foundation
Peter and Deborah Manus
Deedie and Ted McCarthy
Linda and Ben McGrath
John Moy and Sonya Keene
Ella Wall Prichard
Laura and Bob Reynolds
Sharon and Frank Robinson
Ellen and David Ross
Bonnie L. Sacerdote
Seiger Family Foundation
Joseph and Deidre Smialowski
Ms. Janet Steinmayer
Mrs. Merrielou Symes
Ann and Peter Taylor
Union Lodge F. & AM
BENEFACTOR
$2,500 – $4,999
Nancy and Doug Abbey
Jane Beasley
Max N. Berry
Cox Foundation, Inc.
Jayne and Timothy Donahue
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Eisenson
The Forman Family Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Galvin
Maureen and John Graf
Claire and Bob Greenspon
Charles and Kaaren Hale
Catherine and Richard Herbst
J Squared Family Foundation
Robert A. Kaye
William E. Little, Jr Family
Allan and Darina McKelvie
Katie and Bill McNabb
Ann and Craig Muhlhauser
Laura DeBonis and Scott Nathan
Adam and Ramona Nee
Ann and C. Hardy Oliver
Diane Archer and Stephen Presser
Thomas and Alison Schneider
Melinda M. and Paul R.C.Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sutka
Mr. Jeffrey P. Tucker
Daniel and Angela Yergin
FRIEND
$1,000 – $2,499
Anonymous (2)
Leigh and Carrie Abramson
Nora and Edgar Ancona
Marcia and Steve Anderson
Judy and John Belash
Mary Jane and Henry Belber
Carole and Gary Beller
Martha C. Berlin
Birch Family Fund of the Community Foundation of New Jersey
Blackbaud Giving Fund
Jeanine and Alastair Borthwick
Maureen and Edward Bousa
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bralver
Will and Carol Browne
Susan and David Brownlee
Lissy Bryan
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Burns
Dr. James A. Burruss and Dr. Mary Fontaine
Anne and Andy Calder
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Charpie
Eugene H. Clapp III
Barbara G. Cohen
Jane Condon and Kenneth Bartels
Heidi Cox
Christina Craighead
Amanda B. Cross
Prudence and William* Crozier
Lisa and Porter Dawson
Anne Delaney and Chip Carver
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Durkes
Tish Emerson
EMWIGA Foundation
Martha and Paddy Farrell
Vinita and David Ferrera
Gus and Lisa Field
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Filipski
Michele and Marc Flaster
Adam Forkner
FRIEND
$1,000 – $2,499
Robert and Barbara Friedman
Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Georgantas
Peggy Gilfoy
Mrs. Lynn S. Glasser
Elliot R. and Jeri Werner Goldberg
Great Harbor Yacht Club
Kim and Jeff Greenberg
Wendy and Ben Griswold
Ed and Barbara Hajim
Lucile W. Hays
Philip and Maureen Heasley
John Heinz Family Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation
Mr. Sven Holmes and Ms. Lois Romano
Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Jemison
Christopher McKown and Abigail Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Arie L. Kopelman
Christopher and Janet Larsen
Lebowitz-Aberly Family Foundation
Sue Lingeman
Kristen Mendoza and John Louchlin
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Lowry
Richard K. Lubin Family Foundation
Mrs. Helen Lynch
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Massie
Mrs. Marilee Matteson
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Matthews
Susan McHugh
Toni and Martin McKerrow
Ms. Chandra K. Miller
Marlin and Regina Miller
Herb and Miriam Mittenthal
Mr. and Mrs. John Moller
Mountain Laurel Foundation
Roger and Marjorie Nastou
Aryeh Neier
Joan and Michael Nelson
Sharon and David Northrup
Al and Mary Novissimo
FRIEND
$1,000 – $2,499
Melissa and Nat Philbrick
Melinda Potter
Thomas and Lisa Ragno
Suzanne S. Rand
Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Rein
Kennedy and Susan Richardson
Jay and Gretchen Riley
Mr. Michael A. Roberts
The Linda & Harvey Saligman Charitable Foundation
Ms. Barret Brown and Mr. Charles Sawyer
Lenore and James Schilling
Mr. and Mrs. Cary M. Schwartz
Mr. and Mrs. Hercules Segalas
Daisy M. Soros
Greg and Laura Spivy
Ms. Darla Stuckey
Nancy Thayer
Genevieve M. Tucker
Jane A. Tyler
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Vandenberg
James and Elinor Vaughter
Liz and Geoff Verney
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Voulgaris
Sarah and Richard Ward
James Flaws and Marcia Weber
Ellen and Ron Winters
Ms. Leslie Forbes and Mr. David Worth
Mr. Raul Yanes and Ms. Sara Hazelwood
SUSTAINER
$500 – $999
Anonymous (2)
Tom and Suzanne Albani
Vice Admiral and Mrs. John A. Baldwin, Jr.
Mrs. Walter F. Ballinger II
Mary Kennedy Baumslag
BPC Architecture
Debbie and Mark Beale
Bill Belichick and Linda Holliday
Charity Benz
Nancy and Ronald Berman
The Blackbaud Giving Fund
Jim and Karen Bloomfield
Susan Blount and Richard Bard
Mrs. Robert H. Bolling Jr.
Sarah Ann Miller and David Bossi
Stephen P. Mumblow and Patricia Bril
Eugene and Susan Briskman
Kathryn Cramer Brownell
Mr. and Mrs. James Buckman
Ms. Kathleen M. Cannon and Mr. Brian Kelly
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Carter, Jr.
Suellen Ward and John Copenhaver
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Cowperthwait
Carol March Emerson Cross Fund
David and Alexandra Dalury
Ms. Martha Dippell and Mr. Daniel Korengold
James and Linda Dolph
Chris and Joe Donelan
Mr. and Mrs. John Dowd
Elizabeth Draughon
Tharon Dunn
Robert and Marsha Egan Family Fund
Ernst Land Design, Inc.
John and Margee Falk
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Farrell
Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Frazier
Mary and Herb Frerichs
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gentner
Paula Gold
Joe and Maria Grause
Chris and Callie Greco
Toby Greenberg
Missy and Chris Griffiths
Lucia Gumaer
Sara Schwartz and Will Hannum
Grace S. Hinkley
Julia D. Hobart
Peggy and Peter Hoyt
SUSTAINER
$500 – $999
Peter and Debbie Kahn
Carol and Ken Kinsley
Lura Klecka
Mr. and Mrs. Edward V. Lahey Jr.
Peter and Dana Leonard
John F. and Judith R. Lochtefeld
Mr. Jonathan W. Nyland and Ms. Katherine M. Logue
William and Deborah Lothian
Jeff and Susan Lucier
Mr. and Mrs. William Q. MacLean
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Maffeo
Fritz McClure
Kathryn St. Juste and Brian McDermott
Sarah McLane
Jason L. Michel
Jeanne and Bruce Miller
Leo Mullen and Helene Patterson
The Nantucket Town Association
Nantucket Clambake Co
SandJ Newhouse Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nopper
Anne Olsen
Barbara and Dermot O’Reilly
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Perkin
Judith and Richard Phelan
Robert L. and Gene E.K. Pratter
Nicholas and Sueanne Rorick
Judith Rosenberg and Randy Haase
Margaret Ryan
Mr. John R. Schmidt and Ms. Wendy F. Conway
Robert Schwarzenbach & Judith Lee
Judith Greenberg Seinfeld
The Shaver Family Foundation
Kathryn Sheehan
Peter C. Steingraber
Joly W. Stewart
Kristina and Brad Strand
Steve & Ann Sullivan
Jacqueline R. Tullo
Deborah and Don Van Dyke
Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Veysey
Marcia P. Welch
Linden and Madeleine White Fund
Sally and Steve Williamson
Jay M. Wilson Fund of the Baltimore Community Foundation
David and Mary Wolff
Lucinda Young
DONOR
$1 – $499
Anonymous (10)
Susan A. Albach
Joan Albaugh
Susanne Albright
Dr. and Mrs. Peter Allfather
Peggy Altreuter
Dr. and Mrs. Frank Anderson
John Archibald
Eleanor and Chris Armstrong
Alan F. Atwood
Joan Badie
Barbara C. Bailey
Anne D. Bailliere
Mr. and Mrs. David Ballinger
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Barney III
Rose and Will Barney
Bob and Miriam Bauserman
Karen and Douglas Beattie
Ken and Gussie Beaugrand
Jeanne and John Bennett
Rebecca and Ted Bent
Gail Berson
David Berson and Katie Lacey
Chris Bierly and Margaret Boasberg
Jack W. Blaylock, Jr.
Bruce Bolton
Ann P. Bond
Mrs. Claire Couch Bosee
Mr. and Mrs. Sol Boucai
Meryl and Michael Bralower
Deane and Ken Brasfield
John and Jessie Brescher
Mrs. Patricia Bridier
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Broadus III
Noël Berry and Paul Bruno
Ms. Barbara E. Bund
Mrs. Coleman P. Burke
Moby and Caroline Burton
Ms. and Ms. Myrna Butler
Ellen Mitchell and Charles Byrne
Patricia Callaghan
Ms. Alexandra E. Cashion
Mr. and Mrs. Erik M.W. Caspersen
Mark and Mary Ellen Castle
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Chambers
David and Kathleen Champoux
Stephen Chase
Pamela Clark
Kathleen F. Cleaver and Family
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard L. Coffin
Eva and James Conniff
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Cooney
Shane and Alyssa Corry
Frederick and Christina Cowles
Mr. and Mrs. W. Michael Cozort
Kimberly and Gary Creem
Paul and Barbara Daley
Mrs. Sheila Daume
DONOR
$1 – $499
Ms. Judy Deutsch
Bob and Maureen Dobies
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dow
Mr. Rob Dowsett and Ms. Susan Halley
Lois and Bill Druckemiller
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Duffy
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Ehinger
Ms. Rosie Emerson
Ms. Mary Ellen Gaw and Mr. John P. Emert
Carl D. England, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew G. Fee
David and Margaret Feindel
Ferrantella Landscaping, INC.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ferreira
Christopher and Jennifer Ferreira
Andie Finard
Liz and Biff Folberth
William Fordyce
Tom and Tanya Forman
Libby Frazier
Fremont-Smith Family
Michael and Susan Friedman
Elizabeth W. Frost
Mike and Diane Gaertner
Mr. Paul J. Gaynor and Ms. Karen K. Ketterer
Dottie and Lou Gennaro
Nancy Gewirz
Barbara S. and Stephen Gillers
Mr. and Mrs. J. Edward Gillum, Jr.
Steve and Peggi Godwin
Drs. John and Margaret Goldman
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde W. Gordon Jr.
Victoria Goss
Joanne Lawrence and Richard Gray
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J Greenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Greenberg
Hannah Judy Gretz
Bill and Kathy Grieder
Lauren and Paul Gudonis
Roy and Joan Gustaveson
Robert and Cornelia Ireland Hallinan
Jean and Hugh Halsell
Mike and Ellen Harde
Mrs. and Mr. Kathleen Hay
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Haydock
Cary Hazlegrove
Mary L. Heen and Ole H. Lokensgard
John M. Heggem
Patrick and Lucy Hehir
Dr.* and Mrs. Craig Henderson
Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Herman
Don and Kate Heyda
Mr. and Mrs. Mason C. Heydt
Joan and Eugene D. Hill III
Elizabeth Hillger and William Reynolds
Susan Hine
Peter Hoey
Megan and Chris Holding
DONOR
$1 – $499
Mr. and Mrs. John Holt
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Holt, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Hooper
Lois K. Horgan
Mr. and Mrs. Carleton R. Hoy
Virginia and Richard Irwin
Mr. Jan Jacobi
Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Jaeger
Ann and Johnny Johnson
Leslie Johnston
Mr. and Mrs. Bardwell Jones
Mr. George C. Jordan III
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Judson
Paul Judy*
Diane H. Karper
Ms. Frances Karttunen
Dr. and Mrs. Jon Katz
Sanford Kendall
Mr. and Mrs. Graham M. Kilvert
Mr. Robert Knauft
Todd M. Knutson
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Knutson
Ken Knutti and Jill Audycki
Jacqueline and Eric Kraeutler
Peter and Carol Krogh
Norma and Loren Kroll
Kathryn Kubie and William Winkler
Ulrich Lachler and Nancy Gillespie
Tim and Cathy Lepore
Drs. Alice and Marvin Leventhal
Larry and Susan Levine
Ronald and Deborah Lilly
Mrs. Barbara Lindeman
Janet and Keith Lindgren
Mrs. Karyn Lindsay
Ms. Leslie Linsley
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph P. LiPuma
Pamela Lohmann
William and Kathryn Low
Walter Macauley
Sharon J. MacInnis
Thomas Macy
Diane Pearl and Tim Madden
Colleen Marocco
Ann Martindale and Stephen D. Jacobs
Ms. Donna F. Martino
Ann and Dennis Marvin
Elizabeth Ann Mautner
Robert and Mary McCann
Daphne and John McCarthy
Mr. and Mrs. J. Bruce McGilvray
Marty and Holly McGowan
Ms. Annette L. McGrath
Mary Lou McGuire
Rosemary McLaughlin
Barbara and Alan Medaugh
Mr. and Mrs. Richardson T. Merriman
Eve Messing
DONOR
$1 – $499
Mary Ann Meyers
Allison Taff Migel
Mr. and Mrs. Peter deF. Millard
Hal Miller
Polly and Nick Miller
Earl and Iris Mix
Carol J. Moffitt
Hicks B. and Vicki C. Morgan
Peter A. Morrison and Mary Wawro
The Moss Family
Shirley Murtha
Virginia and Alan D. Nathan
Neil Paterson Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Germain D. Newton
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Nielsen
Mr. Douglas L. Nigen
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Oakford
Old Spouter Gallery
Kate Heller O’Reilly
Sandra and Gene* Palchanis
Amy Pallenberg
Karen and John Palmer
Delphine Paradis
Mary Alyce Pardo
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Parrotto
Ms. Patricia M. Pastuszak
Shira and Bradford Paul
Robert H. Peaker, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Perelman
Abby and Steve Perelman
Robert and Lesley Perlman
Ms. Renee Pessin
Maureen K. Pettei
Betsy and Charles Phillips
Nancy and Bernard Picchi
Kristene Franklin Pierce
Mrs. Margaret Chase Pignato
Ms. Carol H. Pillion
Caroline P. Pollard
Wendy and Skip Powell
Jenny and Michael Price
David Pumphrey
Shirley Rayport
Peg and Phil Read
Rich Family
Susan and Peter Richards
The Rev. Bruce and Mary Rigdon
Ms. Jeanne W. Riggs
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Riley
Ringer Family
Mr. Michael J. Roche
Malcolm Rohrbough
Kermit and Priscilla Roosevelt
Ellen Rothschild
Robin and Mickey Rowland
Elisabeth Sackton and Liz Coolidge
Beverly Sanchez and Joseph Moran
Thomas and Roberta Santos
DONOR
$1 – $499
Lee and Priscilla Saperstein
Mr. Robert Sarvis
Thomas Schweizer
Mrs. Nancy T. Scott
Yukari W. Scott
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Seaquist
Thekla R. Shackelford Fund of The Columbus Foundat
Allison and Drew Sievers
Mr. and Mrs. James Sloan
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Slosek
Mr. and Mrs. H. Brooks Smith
Penny F. Snow
Skip and Deirdre Snyder
Mr. Gregory L. Snyder and Ms. Aine Donovan
Suzi Spring
John and Marianne Stanton
Dr. Robert A. Stanton
Mrs. John E. Stauffer
Phillip and Gail Stone
Stop & Shop
James Sulzer and Barbara Elder
Paula and Bernie Swain
Jonathan C. Swain
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W. Swanson
Liza and Rocky Taylor
Jacqueline Langholtz and William Taylor
Caitlin and Christopher Taylor
Emily Taylor
Henry and Anne Terry
The Rev. Frederick Thayer
Lee T. Venolia and John W. Thoman, Jr.
Barry and Charlene Thurston
Kay and John Tiffany
Sheila F. Todd
Henry and Whitney Topping
Peter Tulloch
Dr. and Dr. Wayne Tworetzky
Mr. and Mrs. James Tyler
Maxwell M. Van De Velde and Pamela Hogen
Mr. and Mrs. Karl H. Velde Jr.
Nancy and Carlo* Vittorini
Richard and Gay Vogt
Mr. and Mrs. George Vollans
Dr. and Mrs. Len Waldman
Laura J. Wasserman
Mr. and Mrs. Philip C. Wattles
Laurie and Toby Webb
Dr. Joel and Judith Weinstein
Westbrook Real Estate
Barbara and Mark White
Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay White
Robert Coffin and Brenda Williams
Ms. Joan R. Wilson-Godeau
Mr. and Mrs. Marc B. Wolpow
Julie Young
Robert A. Young
Neroni-Yuen Family
Ms. Konstantina Zaras
Ms. Maria Zodda and Mr. John Millar
* deceased