The Children’s Literacy Gala
featuring Broadway Musical Superstar Mandy Gonzalez
Thank you to our guests at the 2026 Children’s Literacy Gala for raising funds for our Education and Outreach Program in Season 19!
2026 Gala Sponsors
Buffet Dinner Sponsor
The Jack Jones family
Broadway Trip Drawing Sponsor
Thane Smith
Platinum Sponsors
Germantown Association
Elise and Richard Jordan
Anne and Mike Keeney (2)
Pat and Ernest Kelly (2)
Dorothy O. Kirsch
Hon. Sheri Lipman
Melanie Stovall Murry
Walker and Amie Sims (2)
Irene and Fred Smith
Jeannie and Dr. Owen Tabor, Jr.
Gold Sponsors
Brenda and E. Frank Bluestein
Alicia and Stephen Davis
Blanche Deaderick
Kathryn and Jim Gilliland
Zoe and Mike Marshall
Pete Pranica
Jeannie and Dr. Owen Tabor, Jr.
Open Bar Sponsors
Susan and RJ Moskop
Signature Cocktails by
Harrison and Madison Marshall
Silver Sponsors
Rhea Clift
Kathryn and Ron Edmonds
Kyle and Billy Furr
James R. Humphreys
Elise and Richard Jordan
Scott Lewis
Bronze Supporters
Lorraine and Chris Cotten
Michael Franklin
Donald Hayes
Cindy Hurley
Natalie Kay
Kimberly Cox Krosp
Haley Walker
Grand Donors
AG Charitable Fund of the Chicago Community Foundation
Kathy and Jack Blair
Nancy R. Copp
Stuart Heyman and Julie Freeman
Kathryn and Jim Gilliland
Dana and Bill McKelvy
Jill Tangeman (in honor of Natalie Tangeman)