Archive:Benefactors/2011–2012
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This page reflects gifts received between July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012. See 2010–2011 benefactors.
Major Benefactors
- Stanton Foundation (Press release)
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (Press release)
- Peter Baldwin and Lisbet Rausing
- Pavel Durov (Announcement)
- The Brin Wojcicki Foundation (Press release)
- The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
- Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Google Matching Gift Program
- Anonymous Donors (1)
Patrons ($15,000 – $49,999)
- Elmira Choopani & Khanh Vu
- Indigo Trust
- Microsoft Matching Gift Program
- Shor Family Foundation
- Two Sigma Investments, LLC
- Yardi Systems
- Anonymous Donors (2)
Leading Donors ($5,000 – $14,999)
- Aaron Swartz
- Annette Campbell-White
- Apple Matching Gift Program
- The Brightwater Fund – Gloria Jarecki, President
- Christopher Seiwald
- CNCRepair.com
- In memory of Dr. Bhanu Thakrar by her children
- Jizo, Tallulah, Heathcliff and Bob
- John Caulkins
- John Templeton Foundation
- Joseph K. McLaughlin
- Kevin O'Shea
- Mark Heising and Liz Simons
- Michael & Xochi Birch
- Milonja Bjelic
- Pat and Eva Condon Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation
- Peter Wheeler and Elizabeth Munro
- Ravi Kalidindi
- Richard Lounsbery Foundation
- Scott Wolf
- Shaked Family, Tel Aviv
- Takashi Kousaka
- Toni Godfrey
- Tripling Elephants
- Wisdom & Compassion
- Witizen.org
- Anonymous Donors (11)
Sustaining donors ($1,000 – $4,999)
- 邱文涛 and Family
- Ad Davidse & Cathie Schrier
- Adam Carte
- Adrian Holovaty
- Alex Ezra Cable
- Alisa O'Leary
- Altaire Productions and Publications
- Amina Omer Assem
- Andrew Barcus
- Anna Scott
- Anup Mantri
- Anurag Acharya
- Ardelle Cowie
- Arnold G. Rogers
- Betty Harrell Gerlack
- Bill Edwards and Ron Bailey
- Billy Zhao
- Brendan Dyson
- Brian McInnis
- Bryan Culbertson
- Carl de Marcken
- Chad & Kim Wagner
- Charles Engelke and Laurie White
- Charles Morgan
- ChatContacts.com
- Christopher J. Lingle
- Cindy L. Barber
- Cookie's Bustle
- Dalibor Antonic
- David and Michele Joerg
- David Bydeley
- David Weiler
- Department of Signals and Systems, Chalmers University of Technology
- Diya Obeid, JobDiva, Inc.
- Don Husby
- Donald and Jill Knuth
- Dr. Robert E. Williamson
- Duane Phillips
- Eddie Wu
- Elon Musk
- En souvenir de Réal Labelle
- Eric Koegler
- Eugene Mesgar
- Fatima Al-Sabah
- For Tejas and Taarika Raghuram
- Franck Pion
- Franz Heinsen
- Gheorghe R. Ganea
- Gil Michaels
- Good Bear Corp
- Grattan Institute
- Henry Bean and Leora Barish
- In honor of B. Hesper
- In honor of Charles F. Hebert
- In honor of Master Choa Kok Sui
- In honor of Nick Peter
- In honor of Wilhelmina Walvis-Koek
- In memory of Andrew G. Phillips
- In memory of Liu Ruilian, of Shandong, China
- In memory of Seymour Durst
- Index Data
- Intergrid Mideast Group LLC
- Interlude
- iolo technologies, LLC
- Jacob Taylor and Jean Park
- Jack Baylis
- James Stanard
- James Uttley
- Januaca Tjandra 张贻新 and Family
- Jason D. Simar
- Jeffrey N. Dauber
- Jeffrey Lamkin
- Jeffrey Werbalowsky
- Jhilmil & Punchhi Pandit
- Joan Sherman
- Joel Spiegel
- John Babcock
- John G. Dove, Arlington, Massachusetts
- John Horne
- Jonathan Knowles
- Joyce Purnick and Max Frankel
- Julien Basch
- K.
- Kathy Bates
- KeepCalling
- Ken Geib
- Kenneth Eddings
- Kenton Varda
- Kenya Kura
- Khris Krepcik
- 'Knowledge is power. Power to the people.'
- Koodawg
- Lars Markhus
- Leong and Richards
- Lestat de Lioncourt
- Lloyd McAulay
- The Lowry Family
- Marc Forand
- Marilyn Lucht
- Mary Beth Guard
- Mathew Donovan
- Max Pucher
- Michael and Denise Doyen
- Mika Veikkolainen
- Mike Estee
- Mike Ranta
- Monique Lusse
- Muhammad Dawood
- Murray Stevenson
- NerdWallet
- On behalf of the Scientists of Huntsville, Alabama
- On behalf of VERB Fludzinski
- Ozgecan Turna
- Peggy Vreken
- Peter and Shelly Vosshall
- Puduvankunnil Udayakumar
- Purnendu Ojha
- Raghavan Srinivasan
- Rich Warner
- Richard Saada
- Richard Yonash
- Rob and Anna Prestezog
- Rob Knapp, Helena Meyer-Knapp, and Alex, Emily & Malcolm Knapp
- Robert Ford
- Robert Wares
- Roger Canter
- Roger J Bamford
- Rui Ueyama
- Russel Simmons
- Ryan Conlon
- Sami Vanhatalo
- Sara Smollett
- Sarah Siddiqui
- Shawn Ligocki
- Sreeram Ramachandran
- Stephen and Diane Post
- Stephen Woolverton
- Steve and Marty Schlossstein, Princeton, New Jersey
- Steve Kass
- Stuart Cheshire
- Stuart Gray
- Susan Woodward
- Suzanne and Richard Liu
- Takeshi Yoshino
- Ted Naleid
- Tetsuya Isozaki
- The Quillin-Morgan Family
- The Rick and Cheryl Weitzel Family
- Thomas Edward Myers
- Tim Thousand, Scooter Software
- Timothy Mott
- Tom Rocklin & Kim Ephgrave
- Trevor Standley
- Vadim Asadov
- Wayne Hathaway
- Wikibot
- Will Brall
- William Benter
- William Ford
- Wilstro
- Winston Yang
- Yorick Peterse
- Yousef Ahmed AlSager
- Znergis
- Anonymous Donors (68)
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