Partners & Supporters
Institutional Partners
Our institutional partners know that an investment in AAUW is an investment in achieving equity for all. AAUW’s corporate and foundation partners provide key support to AAUW’s mission to advance gender equity for women and girls through research, education and advocacy, and are working with us to level the playing field for women and girls everywhere. Interested in learning more about becoming an AAUW institutional partner? Please contact our Corporate and Foundation Relations team at partnerships@aauw.org.
Individual Donors
AAUW Champions
The AAUW Champions for Women and Girls program recognizes generous individual donors who have made a significant financial commitment to advancing equity for women and girls. The Champions program honors donors who annually give single or cumulative gifts of $5,000 or above. Multiyear commitments are encouraged to support deeper investments in our programs.
Our Champions help AAUW reach our goal of pay equity for all, support women and girls in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, and continue our fight for Title IX protections. AAUW is so grateful to the individuals listed below, and everyone else who supports our mission, for making a difference in the lives of women and girls. The Champions below are current as of May 2022.
Benefits
Platinum perks plus a personal visit from the chief executive officer, invitations to introduce speakers at AAUW events and welcome other Champions, and photo opportunities with keynote speakers at events.
CHAMPIONS
Sue Zitnick
Benefits
Gold benefits as well as chief executive officer updates on AAUW programs and initiatives and preferred seating at convention plenaries and other select events.
Benefits
Silver benefits as well as a special program update, a VIP tour of AAUW’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., and recognition on the AAUW national building digital wall.
Champions
Diane Ludwig
Cheryl A. Sorokin
Benefits
Bronze benefits as well as an invitation to the annual State of Women and Girls webinar, inclusion in a private regional event hosted by AAUW board chair and/or convention receptions, and a dedicated AAUW staff liaison.
Champions
Anonymous
Judith Sensi Bar
Elizabeth Bathgate
Julia Brown
Janet Crampton
Loryann Eis
Susan Holly Gallup
Eileen Givens
Eileen Hanson-Kelly
Carol Heintzelman
Richard Kobes
Alta Oben
Mary Lou Renner
Lisa Scheffler
Ann Henninger Trax
Marilyn Zook
Benefits
Champions pin, recognition in AAUW annual report and at select AAUW events, acknowledgment in AAUW impact updates, recognition on the AAUW website, and an invitation to phone briefings.
Champions
Sharon Aukerman
Susan Barley
Alice Bartelt
Stephen Charles
Yvonne Condell
Karen Cowell
Charla Gabert
Malinda Gaul
Jane Goldsmith
Janice Holsbo
Marie Kubat
Jeanie Latz
Jackie Littleton
Nancy Neff
Penna North
Elizabeth Parker
Dale Satake
Janet Schilling
Donita Soucek
Ruth Sweetser
Gloria Taylor
Margaret Wallace
Katherine Weiss
Peggy Wild
Barbara Wyne
Ready to Commit?
Legacy Circle
By making a planned gift to AAUW National, you become a member of the AAUW Legacy Circle and affirm your commitment to equity. These gifts — or bequests — are donations that you designate in your will, estate or trust. Including AAUW in your estate plans is a lovely way to leave an enduring legacy that will support women and girls long into the future.
Questions? Please contact Katrina Sun Breese at 202.785.7766 or planned-giving@aauw.org.