Our Donors

Philanthropic giving is critical to sustaining and advancing the Ransom Center's mission. We are grateful to every individual, foundation, and corporation whose generosity has helped us preserve and share the Center's extraordinary collections.

The following donors contributed financial gifts of $2,500 or more between September 1, 2024, and August 31, 2025.

$100,000-$499,999

Estate of Christine Brooke-Rose
Robert De Niro
Amy and Edward S. Knight
The Michaels Family Foundation
John M. O'Quinn Foundation
Estate of Deanna Schupbach
Marcelle and Stephen Spilker
Still Water Foundation
Charles F. Wright

$25,000-$49,999

Carla Burzyk and Stephanie Smith
Annette Campbell-White
Eric and Lisa Craven
Richard and Cheryl Groenendyke
Kyle and Noah Hawley
Sandy and Camille Kress
Heather and John Little
Roger Louis
Lucifer Lighting Company/Gilbert and Suzanne Mathews
H. Malcolm Macdonald Charitable Trust
Beth Madison
Mojtabaee-Zamani Family
Heather Pesanti and David Booth
Jean and Dan Rather
Jeff and Patricia Sone
Steven and Anne Stodghill
Carolyn and Dick Wechsler

$10,000-$24,999

Renata Anderson and Raj Singh
Lynne Bentsen
Ellen and David Berman
H-E-B
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Sharon Hall
Tom Kirdahy/Terence McNally Foundation
Debra Kress
Regina Montoya and Paul Coggins
Ellen Peckham
Lois and George Stark
David A. Wilson
W. Russell Young III
Adam and Karin Zaner

$5,000-$9,999

Ramona Adams
Sergio and Carolina Alcocer/Rest of World C Corp
Gordon Appleman
Rudolf Bekink and Gabrielle de Kuyper Bekink
Dawn and Dusty Black
David and Deirdre Brennan/Quattuor Capital Partners of Raymond James
Claudia and Philip Chidester
Mandy Dealey and Michael Kentor
Sandi Haber Fifield and John Fifield
David Garten/Chevron
Ross Gatlin
Matt Henneman
Shaun M. Jordan
Harris L. Kempner, Jr.
Kristi Kennedy
Wendi and Brian Kushner
Estate of Lisa Ann Lockhart
Patricia Cleary Miller
Susan B. Moczygemba-McKinsey
Frank and Karen Needham
The Honorable Harriet O'Neill
Sam Radin and Sara Nelson
Nancy Scanlan
Michael and Beatrix Seidenberg
Marion Lear Swaybill
Teagle Foundation
Nelda A. Treviño
Mitch and Johanna Vernick
Mark Wawro and Melanie Gray
Suzanne R. Weinstein
Laura C. Wilson and Scot Dykema

$2,500-$4,999

Joseph G. Armstrong
The Finkelstein Foundation
Kathleen L. and Michael Helal
Louise Weinberg
Patricia E. Winston