Our Community of Benefactors
We want to express our deepest gratitude to all our Communiversity benefactors. We could never have accomplished anything without you!
The Communiversity is -- and has always been -- entirely privately funded by good-hearted donors. Some are South African, some are American, and some are world-wide. Some give through family and corporate foundations, some are individual donors, some give as volunteers. Some have a lot of money, some have very little money but all have generous and loving hearts and are proud of the achievements of the Communiversity students and how the Communiversity operates with full transparency and highest integrity. The progressive success, highest integrity and stable management of Communiversity have been positively recognized in the funding world, where its low-cost, high-return is sometimes expressed as an organization that gives "more bang for your buck!"
Recent Benefactors
Below are the names of our most supportive and/or our most recent benefactors, excluding those who wish to remain anonymous.
- The Ford Foundation
- The Kirsh Family Philanthropies
- Dr. Bridget Conrad
- Dr. Zena Potash & Dr. Cyrus Mancherje Family Trust
- The Communiversity Foundation (aka CIDA Foundation)
- The Charles Evans Foundation/Alice S. Shure
- The Rolf Nussbaum Foundation/Mosa Le Roux
- The Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Foundation
- ABSA Bank
- The Broadcom Foundation
- Cary & Keri Olson Family Trust
- Emily Levin & Dr. Susie Dillbeck
- Victor & Judy Raymond
- The Magasiner Family (Norm, Vivian, Andrei, Tania)
- The MacFarlane Family Trust/Lynne Jooste
- The Gordon Family Charitable Trust/Bonnie Robins
- The Maltby Minerva Fund/hosted by Swiss Philanthropy Foundation
- The DG Murray Trust
- The Learning Trust/Christine Downton
- Terry & David Braunstein
- Diana Davidson
- Pegs Baldwin
- Suzanne Thomas & AlexSandra Leslie
- The David Lynch Foundation/Bob Roth
- Jan Shohara
- Robin Zabel
- The David L. Lieb Foundation/Toby Lieb
- Susie Linden
- Sarah Thomas
- Ken & Peggy Weiner
- Marci Shimoff & Sergio Baroni
- The Childress Family Foundation/Dinah & Kirby Childress
- Lord Joel Joffe
- Debra Sue Poneman
- Paula & Ralph Gilbert
- Jean Kukulan Reilly
- Steve & Sheila Terry
- Jon & Carol Smelcer
- Gail Connellee
- Bev Hanger
- Dr. Maureen Kelleher
- David Haywood
- Hal & Willi Freedman
- Larry Engwall
- Matthew Braunstein
- Jeanette Martin
- David & Connie Huebner
- Kathleen & Paul Skevington
- Jane Pitt
- Janet & Steve Nichols
- Ken & Sheila Ross
- Judith Firestone
- Susan & Bob Daniels
- David & Jeanne Rose
- Nini White
- Stephen and Jenny Collins
- Mona Posner
- Mary Carol Fish
- Local Cape Town companies: Nedbank, ActivPro, RMS Shopfitting, PHX Built, Contour Landscapes & Bostik
Benefactors from the Beginning: Personnel, Donors, Friends and Advisors
We are deeply grateful for the profound commitment, heartfelt engagement and generous support – both financial and advisory – that we received from our benefactors and other supporters through the years – and who continue to nurture and fuel our growth and success.
Listed alphabetically by first name
- Aaron Gilbert
- Alexa Sanchez
- Andrea & Pflash Pflaumer
- Andy & Elwyn Canning
- Anita & Lee Warner
- Annie Lennox/Make It Happen
- Ari Zelezniak
- Asheeqah May
- Barb & Ted McLaughlin
- Barbara Rainbow
- Barbara Zucker
- Bev & Ben Voogt
- Beverly Merson
- Branwyn Damons
- Brendon Voogt
- Builders Warehouse
- Dr. Colleen & Carl Stone
- Carol Allen-Payne
- Dr. Carol Panzer
- Charles Mitchell
- Charlotte & Marty Sproul
- Cherith Langenhoven
- Cheryl Bianchi
- Christine Downton
- Claudia Roscamp
- Deb Busch & Patrick Hutchins
- Dr. Deb Cobb
- Dee Gillett
- Ellen & Chris Jones
- Ellen Haddigan & Musa Durgun
- Emily & Bryan Kelly
- Enid & Jeff Katz
- Esther Gokhale
- Faranaaz Johnston
- Fauna & Phil White
- Fieldston Graduation Class
- Gillian Edwards
- Gloria Baartman
- Hal & Willi Freedman
- Heidi Sandersfeld
- Henry Eckstein
- Henry Titus
- Hlengiwe Mkhize, Deputy Minister
- Hot Water
- Ingmari & Steve Rideout
- James Chippendale
- Jeanette Martin
- Jeanne & Sven Karth
- Jeff & Sue Rosenberg
- Jeremy Schuster
- Jonny Gevisser
- Dr. Jill Farrant
- Dr. Jim & Linda Brooks
- Jolene Adams
- Jon Geidt
- Jonathan & Kathy Rudney
- Jonathan Schrire
- Josh Roberts
- Julie & Joe Mandarino
- Julie & Steve Blum
- Julie Strandberg
- Juliegha Sadek
- Jurgen Kogl
- Kara Anastasio
- Kate & Barry Ross
- Kate Patience
- Kevin Smith
- Lawrence Sheaff
- Lehlohnolo Suping
- Linda Mainquist & Mario Orsatti
- Liticha van Neel
- Luis & Alexa Koberg
- Lukho Noyila
- Lynn Turiel
- Dr. Margaret & John Scarborough
- Marilyn & Nat Goldhaber
- Marilyn Martin
- Marilyn Pepper
- Marilyn Sutherland
- Marj and Frank Wintroub
- Marion Whitehead
- Mark Gamble
- Marsha & Burt Bell
- Dr. Mary Metcalfe
- Mary Roche
- Mary Lou DeWitt
- Matthew Braunstein
- Mea Lashbrooke
- Michael Andreas
- Michael Cupido
- Mitchell & Renee Posner
- Mninawa Dlelepantsi
- Moira Mahon
- Mona Praver
- Nick & Annis Kukulan
- Nick Johnson
- Nik Rabinowitz
- Thyra & Norin Isquith
- Office of the Mayor of Cape Town
- Olivia & Thacher Hurd
- Pat Featherstone
- Patti & Marty Hulsebos
- Pearl & Dr. Colin Firer
- Peta Axelsson
- Dr. Rashi & Margaret Glazer
- R. Robert LoPinto
- Rhona & Neville Dubow
- Ricardo van Der Merwe
- Robin Davidson
- Jeffrey & Dr. Rona Abramson
- Roy & Debby Silver
- Dr. Samantha Stein
- Seymour Abrahams
- Shelley & William Fulcher
- Sheryl Ozinsky
- Shirley Van der Hoek
- Sidney Gibson
- Solly Philander
- Sonia Gunderson
- Stanley Ginsburg
- Stewart Van Graan
- Sue Ingram
- Susan & Bob Daniels
- Suzy Hertzberg
- Dr. Thandi Lewin
- Tarryn Rice
- Taryn Swales
- The Vrygrond Community Trust
- Tina Thomson
- Tracey Bennett
- Tricia Sibbons
- Valerie & Joe Janlois
- Warren Blank & Mary Ann Cooke
- Weitblicker Foundation
- Wendy Lucas-Bull
- Yvonne Poolman
- Zukile Melani