Our Supporters
Pilot Light is deeply grateful to our generous partners who make our mission possible.
Our Entree Level Supporters have demonstrated their dedication to Pilot Light’s Food Education mission through supremely generous contributions of $25,000 and above within the past two years.
- Aarón Sánchez Impact Fund, Emeril Lagasse Foundation
- ADM
- Apologue
- Bayer
- Builders Vision Philanthropy
- City of New York
- Fifth Third Bank
- FRESHEALTH, DNO Produce
- Georgia Department of Education
- Giant Food
- High Road Wine and Spirits
- Indian as Apple Pie
- Lyon Family Foundation
- Marquee Development
- Resolution
- The Roof Crop
- Tengelsen Family Foundation
- USDA Farm to School
- USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
Our Appetizer Level Supporters help fuel our work bringing the power of food into the classroom through meaningful contributions of $3,000-$24,999 within the past two years.
- Abbvie
- Acqua Panna
- AmEx/Resy
- Anonymous
- B. Hospitality Co.
- Brunello Cucinelli
- Chicago Cubs Baseball Club
- The Chef’s Warehouse
- Choose Chicago
- Coleman Foundation
- Decatur Public Schools Foundation
- FC Studio Inc.
- Fogelson Family Foundation
- Fortune International LLC
- Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation
- Green City Market
- Hawksmoor
- The Henry Ford
- IFT Foundation
- Illinois Food Movement Fund
- Lula Cafe
- Lumpkin Family Foundation
- Mirapaul Foundation
- Morgan Stanley Foundation
- The Nielsen-Massey Foundation
- Niman Ranch
- One Off Hospitality
- Optiver
- Society Insurance
- The Spice House
- Sysco Corporation
- Texas International Produce Association
- Toast
- UChicago Medicine
- Unison
- Virtue Cider
- Whole Foods Market Foundation
- William Blair and Company
- 5600K Foundation
2010 Initiator Circle members’ support during our first ten years has helped Pilot Light to build a strong foundation to become a leader in the field of Food Education.
- Albert Pick, Jr. Fund
- Anonymous
- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
- Chicago Blackhawks Foundation
- Chicago Gourmet
- The Children’s Foundation
- Chipotle
- Citadel
- Fresh Thyme Farmers Market
- Irvin Stern Foundation
- Jimmie Johnson Foundation
- Mariano’s
- Piece Pizzeria
- Rabobank
- Restaurant Worker’s Community Foundation
- Richard Dreihaus Foundation
- Share Our Strength
- Small Business Administration
- TROXELL Insurance
- UNFI Foundation
- Urban School Food Alliance
- Whole Foods
Impact Circle members have taken a leading role in our development through cumulative contributions of $50,000 or more. Their gifts have sustained our growth and catapulted our ability to bring Food Education to students.
- Aine and Tony Bisciglia
- Tracy Boychuk and James Hughes
- Robert Guttman and Family
- Anonymous
- The Kent and Martha Savage Family
- Charitable Fund
- Marilyn Joy Scripps
- Jennifer Tengelsen
- Katherine Tomford and David Grossman
- Ann Weiser and Michael Johnson
2010 Initiator Circle members’ support during our first ten years has helped Pilot Light to build a strong foundation to become a leader in the field of food education.
- Ellen and Shar Afshar
- Priya and Neilav Bhatt
- Aine and Tony Bisciglia
- Heiji and Brian Black
- Margaret and Chris Block
- Rosanne Boik
- Maria Casciaro and Ken Fredrickson
- Sherry Corley and Stephen Weiner
- Emily and Brandon Delfino
- Alexandra DeSorbo-Quinn and Tom Quinn
- Louis A Sr. and June M. DeSorbo Charitable Fund
- Andrew Dsida
- Irene Fogelson
- Anonymous
- Deborah Fullerton
- Eileen Furey and Thomas Quinn
- Julie and Greg Goldstein
- Leah and Dan Gordon
- Sierra and Leonard Gullan
- Sarah Jarvis and Brian Kruk
- Thomas Kane
- Julie and Ron Kaplan
- Tracey and John Kreiling
- Taylor Meredith and Frank Mahoney
- Brian Moy
- Katie and Eric Nordness
- Claudia and Mark Richman
- Kent Savage
- Camila Salvisberg and Solomon Barnett
- Marilyn Joy Scripps
- Kent Spellman
- Anonymous
- Kim and Will Ulaszek
- Anonymous
- Ann Weiser and Michael Johnson
Annual Recognition Circle members are listed below based on their cumulative annual giving. With their support, we’re expanding our food education programs to serve more students in Chicago and across the nation. Find more information on our recognition circles for individual giving here.
- June Andalcio
- Aine and Tony Bisciglia
- Tracy Boychuk and James Hughes
- Stefanie and Rodrigo d’Escoto
- Louis A. Sr. and June M. DeSorbo Charitable Fund
- Anonymous
- Katherine Tomford and David Grossman
- Robert Guttman and Family
- Kimberly Keywell
- Tracey and John Kreiling
- The Kent and Martha Savage Family Charitable Fund
- Roberta Peterson and Tom Sprowls
- Jennifer Tengelsen
- Ellen and Shar Afshar
- Camila Salvisberg and Solomon Barnett
- Philip Chung
- Sherry Corley and Stephen Weiner
- Andrew Dsida
- Leah and Dan Gordon
- Lisa Lindemann
- Minni and Avaneesh Marwaha
- Anonymous
- Eileen Furey and Thomas Quinn
- Marilyn Joy Scripps
- Anonymous
- Ann Weiser and Michael Johnson
- Margaret and Chris Block
- Cory and Joseph Cancila
- Deborah Fullerton
- Andrea and James Gordon
- Jason Gordon
- Sarah Jarvis and Brian Kruk
- Katie and Eric Nordness
- Sheree Savar
- Jennifer and Peter Scanlon
- Tricia and Patrick Barry
- Paritosh and Shivani Batra
- John Behrens and Nat Hewett
- Ellenna and Jon Berger
- Shari and Marcelo Presser
- Priya and Neilav Bhatt
- Heiji and Brian Black
- Rosanne Boik
- Thomas Casey
- Rachel Conant
- Alexandra DeSorbo-Quinn and Tom Quinn
- Jennifer Diamond and Marc Brenner
- Minhae and Chuck Doherty
- Support from Efroymson Family Fund
- Lincoln and Elizabeth Ellis
- Amy Everard and Christian Zann
- Chandra and Jennie Garcia-Kitch
- Sabrae Garrett
- Julie and Greg Goldstein
- Madeleine Grynsztejn and Tom Shapiro
- Sierra and Leonard Gullan
- Jennifer Kim and Ben Hellweg
- Erik Hesler
- Doug Himmel
- Noreen and Bob Iles
- William Jacobs
- Anonymous
- Dale Johnson
- Julie and Ron Kaplan
- Charlene Kittredge and Jose Isasi
- Kristin and Jon Larson
- Douglas Laux
- Lisa Yun Lee & Adam Bush
- Jeremy Lewin
- Diane and Alejandro Longoria
- Valerie Madry
- Taylor Meredith and Frank Mahoney
- Deb and Stiles Meredith
- Lani Miller
- Laura Mischkin
- Jennifer Morrow
- Karen O’Byrne
- Jennifer Oppenheimer
- Molly Duffy and Harold Pelzer
- Florian Pfahler
- Laura Pieper
- Christina Razzi
- Claudia and Mark Richman
- Shannon and Ben Roberts
- Steve Robinson
- Meg and Herb Sauser
- Adam Savage
- Ben Savage
- Robert Segal
- Sarah Donovan and Jordan Shields
- Anonymous
- Khadijah Tilgner
- Donnita Travis
- Kim and Will Ulaszek
- Virginia Vecchio
- Katie Wilson
- Steven Arens and Margaret Woulfe Arens
- Yu Zhang
Pilot Light Changemakers believe that Food Education is a vitally important part in all students’ development, and are committed to supporting the educators who make it possible by making a monthly donation to Pilot Light.
- Lamros Alexakis
- Kathy Argentar
- Shari Berland
- Mary Carlson
- Aimee Chamernik
- Alex DeSorbo-Quinn
- Alex DiNovo
- Mary Anne Divina
- Chandra Garcia-Kitch
- Tamara Golden
- Samuel Hillers
- Tynisha Jointer
- Deb Kruk
- Matthew Lawton
- Dr. Afina Lockhart
- Frank Mahoney
- Matthias Merges
- Lani Miller
- Eric Shaw
Contact us
Contact Tamara Golden, Director of Development at tamara@pilotlightchefs.org or 773-590-9505 to learn more about ways you can support Pilot Light. You can also make an online gift today!