Women Leaders in Philanthropy began in 1995. Since then, women have contributed more than $1,800,000 to help develop the unrestricted endowment of the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation.

The Community Foundation's endowment fund provides a renewable source of funding to support organizations that serve all segments of our community, from small emerging non-profit organizations to social service and cultural institutions.

From Left to right: Nancy Follett,   Roberta Asher, Sherilynn Reid,   Lynn Winkiates, Erika Shorney,   Bunny Carey, Beta Balgemann   and Chatka Ruggiero enjoying   a recent Women Leaders in   Philanthropy Event.

To become a Women Leader in Philanthropy, you or someone in your name donates a minimum of $5000. An initial gift of $1000 can also be made, with a pledge to donate a minimum of an additional $1000 in each of the next four years. Memorial gifts can be made as well. You can give in the name of someone particularly influential in your life.

Recognizing the important role women have in philanthropy, we honor those who contribute to building the future of the Community Foundation through this initiative.

Charter Members

Nancy Follett	Mrs. Irvin E. (Margaret) Houck
Helen M. Harrison Foundation	Chatka Ruggiero
Mrs. F. Welton (Miriam) Hotchkiss	Elizabeth Snow

Members

Anonymous	Deb Abrahamson
Roberta Asher	Ann Baker
Beta Balgemann	Gladys Barton
Shelby Boblick	Mena Boulanger
Susan Bridge	Bunny Carey
Kristen Coe	Martha English
Marjorie Fallon	Julia Faust
Marian Austin Fisher (memorial gift)	Margie Gipson
Judith P. Greffin	Nancy Hanson
Angelika Kuehn	Roberta Raymond Larson
Sophia Lloyd	Carlotta Lucchesi
Alice Madden	Virginia Martinez
Lynn McClure	Lynne Palmore
Patricia Petrick	Sherlynn Reid
Patricia Schmidt	Mary Jo Schuler
Erika Shorney	Betty Tilton
Nancy Waichler	Lynn Winikates