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Thanks to all IDA members, donors, and sponsors. We couldn't do it without you, and we look forward to and depend on your continued partnership.


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$25,000-$49,999

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Institutional Funders

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  • Jonathan Murray
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$500-$999

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  • Ed Barreveld
  • Sam Bisbee
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  • Ellen Blaser
  • Theodore J Bonus Blasi
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  • Dale Cohen
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  • James Dworkin
  • Robert Fernandez
  • Ina Fichman
  • Paul S Foley
  • Ted Gerdes
  • Laura W Gabbert
  • Mary Garbesi
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  • Jennifer Redfearn
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  • Diane Seaberg and Glenn Smith
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  • Anonymous

$250

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  • Rishika Advani
  • Maria A Agui Carter
  • Nick ALDRIDGE
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  • Susan Anthony
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  • Randy Barbato
  • Joslyn Barnes
  • Diane Becker
  • Lynne Beeson
  • Alexander Bendahan
  • Julia Black
  • Din Blankenship
  • Becca Braren
  • Cat Brewer
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  • Jess Bushyhead
  • Carlos Carneiro
  • The Redford Center
  • Samson Chan
  • Lori Cheatle
  • Dennis Clancey
  • Chico Colvard
  • Ghislaine Couvillat
  • Frances Cudjoe-Waters
  • Pamella D'Pella
  • Joleen Deatherage
  • Annalaura Di Luggo
  • Mario Diaz
  • Shannon Dill
  • Karole Dill Barkley
  • Nicole Docta
  • Jeff Dolen
  • Amy Drewry
  • Joshua Dreyfus
  • Matt Dutcher
  • Jill Escher
  • Tanaz Eshaghian
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  • Kathryn Everett
  • Jamila Farwell
  • Joanna Forscher
  • Michael Frenschkowski
  • Alison Fujino
  • Erin Gamble
  • Libby Geist
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  • Julie Goldman
  • Mike Gonzalez
  • Miroslava González
  • Charles Goubert
  • Catherine Gray
  • Robin Greenspun
  • Thomas Haines
  • Katherine Harper
  • Alice Henty
  • Carolyn Hepburn
  • Hudson Hickman
  • James Andrew Hogan
  • Diego Huerta
  • Bella Hutchins
  • Attique Iqbal
  • Karen Jackson-Weaver
  • Yvonne "YJ" Jimenez
  • Eric W Johnson
  • Willa K Johnson
  • Ciarán Kane
  • Sam W Karney
  • Brigid Kelly
  • Peter A Kerr
  • David Paul Kiess
  • Simon Kilmurry
  • Laura C. Kim
  • David Lawless
  • Denise Ping Lee
  • Amy Letourneau
  • Christine Leuthold
  • dan levinson
  • Lauren Lexton
  • Mitch Loch
  • Susan MacLaury
  • Juan Mandelbaum
  • adrianna martin
  • Carol Martori
  • Kathleen McInnis
  • David McIntosh
  • Jim McMahon
  • Peltier Melissa Peltier
  • Thomas Garry Miller
  • Robin Miller Ungar
  • Veronica Monteyro
  • Joshua S Moore
  • Molly Murphy
  • Jonathan Murray
  • Sally Nellson Barrett
  • Matthew Q. Nelson
  • Andrea Nevins
  • Suzanne Niedland
  • Sarah Nörenberg
  • Jean Oppenheimer
  • Tess Ornstein
  • Jeff Ostenson
  • Amanda Paules
  • Lisa Peters
  • Aron Phillips
  • Maria~Elena P. Pineda
  • Spencer Daniel Proffer
  • Virginia Quesada
  • Gordon Quinn
  • adrien rappoport
  • Tracy Rector
  • Sara J Reddy
  • Stacey Reiss
  • Gini Reticker
  • Doreen Ringer-Ross
  • Annie Roney
  • Serginho Roosblad
  • Barry Rubinow
  • Sergei Safiullin
  • Safa Samiezade-Yazd
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  • Mike Syers
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  • Ron Tucker
  • John E. Turner
  • Cecily Tyler
  • Susan Vitka
  • Thomas L Vogt
  • Angie Vorhies
  • Caroline Elizabeth Waterlow
  • Jane Wells
  • Marla Williams
  • Catherine Wyler
  • Gwendolyn Wynne
  • Dan Yashinsky


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