826 National
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“You guys were awesome. It was a real treat for the students, as well as myself, to see such motivated and talented people work with children in a caring and wonderful way!”
--Bronwyn O’Malley, Guadalupe Elementary School teacher, fourth grade

There are few greater joys than the sight of a child seeing her name in print for the first time as the author of a bound collection of short stories, or hearing from a group of high school seniors who were all accepted into their first-choice schools based on their essays and SAT scores. Your generous donation will help us bring these possibilities to life for students all over the nation.




ACKNOWLEDGMENTS


826 National donors

  • Ryan Adams
  • Bruce Agins
  • Mr. & Mrs. David Apple, III
  • Blaine Bateman
  • Big Sky Communications, Inc.
  • Joan Brigham
  • Steve Brigham
  • Emily Brough
  • Andrew Bryan
  • Carlson Family Foundation
  • Kathleen and Gregoire Calegari
  • Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman
  • Amy Clark
  • Amy Cunningham-Atkinson
  • David Cunningham
  • Nathan Cunningham
  • Erik Dane
  • James Dembowski
  • Dr. Marten's
  • Carol Edwards
  • Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida
  • William Eggers
  • Larry Feinberg
  • Laura Gill
  • John Giordano
  • GOOD Magazine
  • David Goodwillie
  • Michael Graff
  • Patrick Gunn
  • Walter and Elise Haas Fund
  • Marian Hammack
  • Heinz Family Foundation
  • Adam Hogge
  • Holt Publishing
  • Virginia Hubbell
  • Neil Katcher
  • John Kelly
  • Elizabeth Ketcher
  • Gary Lucy
  • Tim Lynch
  • John MacIntosh
  • Andy Metzger
  • Abby Meyerson
  • Might Studios
  • Eric Morgan
  • C B Murphy
  • Pamela Murray, Chris, Mara and Gray Horwitz
  • David Nadelberg (MORTIFIED)
  • Brian O'Connor
  • Henry Peabody
  • Timothy Perell
  • Randall Poster
  • The Reveas Foundation
  • Roll Giving
  • Amy Rosenthal in honor of Ann and Paul Krouse
  • Maggie Rotter
  • Carolyn Sayre
  • Elisabeth E. Scott
  • See Change, Inc.
  • Matthew Selznick
  • Radeepan Sivapathasundaram
  • Art Spiegelman & Ms. Francoise Mouly
  • Anne Suhldreher
  • Meghan Taira
  • Towne Foundation
  • Page Turner Award
  • Gene & Suzanne Valla
  • Ted Weinstein
  • The William Randolph Hearst Foundation
  • Peter Wisner
  • Yellow Chair Foundation
  • David Zielenka

826 chapter donors
  • 4Culture
  • Adelstein-Parouse Productions
  • Ann Arbor Community Foundation Youth Council
  • Anne V. Farrell Foundation
  • Anonymous Charitable Trust
  • Apatow Living Trust
  • Aurora Lilac Fund
  • Paul Austin
  • Barnes and Noble Booksellers
  • Barnes, Morris, Klein, Mark, Yorn, Barnes & Levine
  • Beacon Architectural Associates
  • The Beim Foundation
  • Jabe Blumenthal and Julie Edsforth
  • Bobby Newmyer Memorial Fund
  • Paul Boese
  • Borders Group Foundation
  • Boston Main Streets
  • John Brereton
  • Brotherton Strategies
  • Lisa Brown and Daniel Handler
  • John Burbank and Pam MacEwan
  • Brett Burris and Cyndee Kraiger
  • Butzel Long
  • The Calderwood Writing Initiative
  • Nínive and Jean-Claude Calegari
  • Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
  • Circle of Service Foundation, Inc.
  • Citizens Bank
  • City Arts & Lectures
  • City of Seattle OACA Youth Arts
  • Roger F Clark and Elaine Rickman
  • Clearwire
  • Conde Nast Publications
  • Creative Artists Agency
  • Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
  • Bill Cumming and Margot Kenly
  • David B. Gold Foundation
  • Steven Davis
  • Lara DellaRocca and James Erwig
  • Dorothy Daniel
  • The Darthmouth Company, a Chain Links Company
  • Joanna Davis
  • Bruce DeMaine
  • Zooey Deschanel
  • Caleb and Mary Jo Deschanel
  • Dr. Marten's Airwair
  • DreamWorks Studios
  • Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida
  • Ebert Foundation
  • Edelman Combs Latturner & Goodwin, LLC
  • Egleston Square Main Street
  • Eldorado Foundation
  • EMA Foundation
  • Endeavor Talent Agency
  • Eulalie Bloedel Schneider Found
  • Jodie Evans and Max Palevsky
  • Faber Piano Institute
  • Fales Foundation Trust
  • Larry Feinberg
  • Fitzpatrick Foundation
  • Flanagan and Largo
  • The Fleishhacker Foundation
  • Four Friends Foundation
  • John T. and Rene C. Gilbertson
  • Steven Gillis
  • Glasgow Phillips
  • Green Dot Educational Project
  • Group Health Cooperative
  • Grub Street
  • Fuller, Kent & Mary Ann
  • Ira Glass
  • The Walter and Elise Haas Fund
  • Hafer Family Foundation
  • Nick Harmer
  • Harry M. and Gertrude Y. Schwartz Foundation for Education and the Arts
  • Penny Harvest
  • David and Sabrina Heidemann
  • Teri Hein
  • Mitch and Dani Henderson
  • Taggert and Leah Henderson
  • Henry M. Jackson Foundation
  • Hewitt Associates Foundation
  • Cheryl Hines and Paul Young
  • John Hodgman
  • Lisa Howe-Verhovek and Sam Verhovek
  • Donetta Hunter PR/Hasbro, Allen
  • IKEA
  • Imagine Entertainment
  • Isabel Allende Foundation
  • June Jackson
  • Philip Jackson
  • James Irvine Foundation
  • Judy Family Foundation
  • Juicy Couture
  • The Julius Kass Family Foundation
  • Williams Kastner
  • KEXP 90.3 FM
  • Kongsgaard-Goldman
  • Mike and Jessica Krivan
  • Jordan and Tara Kurland
  • Catherine and William Lanting
  • Michael Lewis and Tabitha Soren
  • Lucky 7 Foundation
  • Kamini Malhotra
  • Management Group
  • McDougal Littell
  • Melissa Mathison
  • Medina Foundation
  • Microsoft Matching Gift Program
  • Miller Company
  • National Endowment for the Arts
  • Newman's Own Foundation
  • Nickel v. Bank of America II Settlement Fund
  • Stephen O'Leary
  • Paramount Pictures
  • Participant Productions
  • Bryon Peterson
  • Beverly and Rand Plewak
  • PopCap Games
  • Alan and Andrea Rabinowitz
  • Rebecca Manning Culter Trust
  • Rex Foundation
  • David Roberts
  • Jude Rosenburg
  • Daniel Ross and Sally Willcox
  • Safeco Insurance
  • San Francisco Arts Commission
  • San Francisco Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families
  • Dennis and Ellie Sarris
  • Satterberg Foundation
  • Ilene Schwartz
  • Joanna and Ryan Scott
  • Seattle Foundation
  • Ann Senechal
  • Barry and Alison Shaw
  • Matt Schrecengost
  • Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
  • Robert & Kathryn Smith
  • Lamont Smith
  • Sony Pictures Entertainment
  • Mitchell Spaceland Productions
  • Spearman Family Fund
  • Speckhard-Knight Charitable Foundation
  • Staples Foundation for Learning
  • The Starbucks Foundation
  • The Steven L. Merrill Family Foundation
  • The Stocker Foundation
  • Leelila Strogov
  • Sub Pop Records
  • Amy Tan and Lou de Mattei
  • Target
  • TCF Bank
  • Emily Thompson
  • Three Arts Entertainment
  • Tighe Publishing Service
  • Toyota Technical Center
  • Barrie Trinkle
  • Bill and Ruth True
  • Amanda and Frank Uhle
  • Richard & Elizabeth Uihlein
  • United Talent Agency
  • Universal Studios in Honor of "Forgetting Sarah Marshall"
  • Urban Edge
  • van Loben/Sels Rembe Rock Foundation
  • Rosa Venezia and Roy Young
  • Pressa Verde
  • Vitalogy Foundation
  • Rebecca Vlasic
  • Laura and Steve Wagner
  • Ayelet Waldman and Michael Chabon
  • Wal-Mart Foundation
  • Walt Disney Company
  • Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
  • Washington Mutual Bank
  • Washington Mutual Foundation
  • Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation
  • Laurie and Howard Webb
  • Whole Foods Market
  • Douglas Wick
  • Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
  • Annie Wilson
  • Windfall Foundation
  • Wonderland Sound and Vision
  • Yahoo! Employee Foundation
  • Jan Zasowski
  • Ziffren, Brittenham, Branca, Fischer, Gilbert-Lurie, Stiffelman & Cook LLP
  • Brandon Zwagerman/Madisonfest

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