Donors

On behalf of the children, parents, and other family members served, Thank you!

Reading Legacies is a 501(c)(3), nonprofit, public benefit organization supported by gifts and grants from individuals, corporations, foundations, civic groups and service organizations.

2019 Donors

$25,000 - $49,999

  • McBeth Foundation

$10,000 - $24,999

  • Dr. Seuss Fund at The San Diego Foundation
  • Hervey Family Non-Endowment Fund at The San Diego Foundation
  • Julianne Moore
  • Reed Elsevier

$5,000 - $9,999

  • Dr. & Mrs. Charles Q. Carter
  • Cushman Foundation
  • Goodwin Family Memorial Trust
  • Hand to Hand A Fund of the Coastal Community Foundation
  • Henry W. Bull Foundation
  • Ms. Joan Burch Luhrsen
  • Nordson Corporation Foundation
  • Samuel H. French III & Katherine Weaver French Fund
  • Union Bank
  • Vital Spark Foundation
  • Wells Fargo Foundation
  • Mr. R.B. Woolley, Jr.

$2,500 - $4,999

  • Boys and Girls Foundation
  • C.J. & Dot Stafford Memorial Trust
  • In-N-Out Burger Foundation
  • Lawyers Club of San Diego Fund For Justice at The San Diego Foundation
  • Samuel I. and John Henry Fox Foundation
  • The Sence Foundation

$1,000 - $2,499

  • Pratt Memorial Fund
  • Dr. Lynnette Beall (In honor of Carolyn Colwell)
  • Dr. & Mrs. Clifford W. Colwell
  • Solera Desert Mountain Bible Fellowship
  • The Country Friends, Inc.
  • Girard Foundation- Discretionary Fund of Mr. Robert Schroeder
  • Guilford Whitney Foundation Fund at The San Diego Foundation
  • Las Primeras
  • Ms. Cheryl Carter King
  • Michael P. Orlando Charitable Endowment at The San Diego Foundation
  • CAPT & Mrs. Tom Mitchell
  • Price Philanthropies Foundation at the discretion of Julie Nguyen
  • Dr. and Mrs. Andrew W. Reiss
  • Soroptimist International of Coronado
  • Swinton Family Fund at the Rancho Santa Fe Foundation
  • Guilford Whitney Foundation Fund at The San Diego Foundation
  • Las Primeras
  • Ms. Cheryl Carter King
  • Michael P. Orlando Charitable Endowment at The San Diego Foundation
  • CAPT & Mrs. Tom Mitchell
  • Price Philanthropies Foundation at the discretion of Julie Nguyen
  • Dr. and Mrs. Andrew W. Reiss
  • Soroptimist International of Coronado
  • Swinton Family Fund at the Rancho Santa Fe Foundation

$500 - $999

  • Dr. & Mrs. James P. Blasingame
  • Mr. Charles M. Charman
  • Community Service Associations - San Diego Unified School District
  • CDR. Michael J. Dobbs USN (Ret.)
  • The GoodCoin Foundation on behalf of L'Oreal (Paris)
  • Ms. Anne E. Kebisek Dudek
  • VADM & Mrs. Conrad Lautenbacher, Jr.
  • Loeffler Law
  • Dr. & Mrs. William C. Mohlenbrock
  • First Citizens Bank
  • Ms. Dianne Sparks
  • Mr. Cecil H. Steppe
  • Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Williams
  • Mr. Lee E. Winslett

$100 to $499

  • Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Anthony Albers
  • Ms. Joan Bernstein
  • Drs. Daniel A. Green and Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green
  • Ms. Theresa Boudreau
  • Ms. Mary Ellen Breen
  • Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Brown
  • Capt. Richard L. Brummage, USN (Ret.)
  • Ms. Donna M. Cameron
  • Ms. Cheryl Carroll
  • Ms. Molly Biehl Corbin
  • The Savvy Sauce
  • Ms. Rachel Flamholz & Mr. Duane Johnson
  • Ms. Lucile Fleming
  • Mr. and Mrs. W. Neil Fox, Jr.
  • Mr. Henry E. Hallmark
  • Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Harvey
  • Mr. & Mrs. David S. Herrington
  • Ms. Marla Hess
  • Drs. Frank and Nancy Hogan
  • Dr. & Mrs. E. Woodrow Hunt
  • Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey M. Javelet
  • Mr. Jay W. Jeffcoat
  • Ms. Alta Kisselburgh
  • Mr. & Mrs. Brian Mooney
  • Ms. Chris Lynch Muecke
  • Capt. Thomas C. Pinard , USN (Ret.)
  • Mr. Ernest Pund
  • Ms. Jane H. Rader
  • Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Radosh
  • Mr. & Mrs. Keith Sherwood
  • Mr. & Mrs. Edgar F. Raines (In memory of Herman and Clara Dean Mohlenbrock, Ed’s maternal grandparents)
  • Mr. & Mrs. John L. Stephan
  • CAPT Craig Turley & CAPT Lori F. Turley
  • Mr. & Mrs. Steven Van Houten
  • Col. Marianne S. Waldrop, USMC (Ret), Ph.D.
  • Dr. & Mrs. Robert T. Willis
  • Mr. & Mrs. Brian Mooney
  • Ms. Chris Lynch Muecke
  • Capt. Thomas C. Pinard , USN (Ret.)
  • Mr. Ernest Pund
  • Gov. & Mrs. Pete Wilson
  • Capt. & Mrs. Herb Zoehrer

Up to $99

  • Mr. & Mrs. Gary D. Aden
  • Mr. Alan Ziter
  • Dr. & Mrs. Peter Barcia
  • Mr. & Mrs. William Barsz
  • Ms. Cate Burke (In honor of Terrie Teegarden)
  • Charity On Top Foundation
  • Ms. Jean Feller (In memory of Lt. Cdr. Donald S. Stebbins)
  • Mr. & Mrs. Derek Gomez
  • Ms. Kem Graham
  • Ms. Linda D. Love
  • Mr. & Mrs. Kris Luhrsen
  • Mr. Eric Manese
  • Mr. & Mrs. Richard Marcotte
  • Mr. & Mrs. Scott C. Parrish
  • Ms. Judith Ramseier
  • Mr. William H. Schofield
  • Ms. Nancy Stoke
  • Mr. & Mrs. Ralph W. Stone
  • Mr. John Turley
  • Mr. Shaun Wiley
  • Ms. Shirley Wilson

In-Kind Donors

  • Dr. Paul E. Dougherty
  • CDR Michael Dobbs, USN (Ret.)
  • Elsevier
  • Mr. Max Folkers
  • Friends of Children United Society (FOCUS)
  • Ms. K.J. Koljonen
  • Eric G. Manese
  • San Diego Council on Literacy
  • Ms. Diane Van Lue
  • Col. Marianne S. Waldrop, USMC (Ret), Ph.D.
  • Wells Fargo Bank

Stephen R. Lewis, M. D. Legacy Fund Donors (2010 - 2019)

  • Mrs. Louis E. Aenchbacher
  • Mr. & Mrs. Carl W. Bailey
  • CareFusion Foundation at The San Diego Foundation
  • Cardinal Health Foundation
  • Dr. & Mrs. Charles Q. Carter
  • Mr. & Mrs. Royce J. Carter
  • Mr. & Mrs. Royce J. Carter (with Mrs. J. T. Carter, Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Jordan., Ms. Jan Jordan, Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Carter, and Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Carter)
  • Mr. Terry Carter
  • Mr. Dan T. Cathy
  • The Dan T. Cathy Charitable Fund at The National Christian Foundation
  • The Chick-fil-A, Inc. Giving Fund at The National Christian Foundation
  • The Bubba & Cindy Cathy Charitable Fund at the Nat'l Christian Foundation
  • Mr. & Mrs. S. Truett Cathy
  • Mr. & Mrs. Tom Cooney
  • Dr. Brad Bjornstad & Dr. Kathy Corrigan
  • Rev. & Mrs. Lewis E. Dawson
  • Mr. Kenneth Donahue & Ms. Susan Aenchbacher
  • Mr. & Mrs. Nat Findlay
  • Georgia Baptist Health Care Ministry Foundation
  • Golden Crest Senior Living Communities
  • Mr. & Mrs. Larry E. Hanan
  • Mr. J. Fraser Himes
  • Mr. & Mrs. William Hodges
  • Institute for Safe Medication Practices
  • Mr. Vivek Jain & Ms. Wendy Van Gastel
  • Mr. & Mrs. C.A. Johnson
  • Ms. Cheryl Carter King
  • Cheryl Carter King Family Foundation
  • Dr. & Mrs. John H. Kleinman
  • Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Krivenko
  • Mr. & Mrs. Gordon LaFortune
  • Ms. Janet Love
  • Mr. and Mrs. Travis McGinnis
  • Dr. & Mrs. William C. Mohlenbrock
  • Dr. & Mrs. William C. Mohlenbrock
  • Dr. & Mrs. Abner G. Moore
  • Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Pajot
  • Ms. Carol Queen
  • Mr. & Mrs. David Ramsey
  • Smith & Nephew
  • Mr. & Mrs. Mark F. Stauffer
  • The Charles Q. and Margaret W. Carter Fund at The National Christian Foundation
  • Dr. & Mrs. John S. Wade


Lifetime Donors

Donors who have contributed $10,000 or more in their lifetimes are listed with their lifetime giving.

$50,000 - $99,999

  • Reed Elsevier
  • Girard Foundation - Discretionary Fund of Mr. Buzz Woolley

$25,000 - $49,999

  • Dr. & Mrs. Charles Q. Carter
  • C.J. & Dot Stafford Memorial Trust
  • Cushman Foundation
  • Dr. Seuss Fund at The San Diego Foundation
  • Hervey Family Non-Endowment Fund at The San Diego Foundation
  • McBeth Foundation
  • McCarthy Family Foundation
  • Ms. Betty Mohlenbrock (In-Kind)
  • Johnson Family Foundation Fund at The National Christian Foundation California
  • Nordson Corporation Foundation
  • Parker Foundation
  • Sudberry Properties (In-Kind)
  • S. Mark Taper Foundation
  • The Anthony Robbins Foundation (TARF)
  • Wintemute Family Foundation

$10,000 - $24,999

  • Allan and Lyndsey Arendsee Family Foundation
  • CareFusion Foundation at The San Diego Foundation
  • Boys and Girls Foundation
  • The Chick-fil-A, Inc. Giving Fund at The National Christian Foundation
  • Dr. Seuss Foundation
  • Fieldstone Foundation
  • Friends of Children United Society (FOCUS) (In-Kind)
  • Hand to Hand A Fund of the Coastal Community Foundation
  • Mr. & Mrs. William Hodges
  • Insperity
  • JCFSD-Weingart Grants Program Fund
  • Mr. Alexander G. Kelley
  • Mr. and Mrs. Alex Kelley
  • Cheryl Carter King Family Foundation
  • Lawyers Club of San Diego Fund For Justice at The San Diego Foundation
  • Ms. Joan Burch Luhrsen
  • Mr.& Mrs. Paul Luhrsen
  • Julianne Moore
  • Points of Light Foundation/L'Oreal Women of Worth 2018
  • Price Philanthropies Foundation
  • Ralph M. Parsons Foundation – Directors Grants Program on behalf of Gayle Wilson
  • Samuel H. French III & Katherine Weaver French Fund
  • SDG&E
  • Swinton Family Fund at the Rancho Santa Fe Foundation
  • The Charles Q. and Margaret W. Carter Fund at The National Christian Foundation
  • Union Bank
  • Weingart Foundation
  • Wells Fargo Foundation
  • The Woolley Fund at the San Diego Foundation
  • Mr. R.B. Woolley, Jr.

Nicole Vargas

My name is Nicole Vargas. I joined the Reading Legacies team in January 2023. I have a BA in Child Development from Point Loma Nazarene University and 6 years’ experience working with children from ages infancy to adolescence. My role as the Storybook Readers Program Manager is to oversee the programing and implementation of our Youth Readers and Storybook Inspirations programs. As a child development professional, I have firsthand experience seeing the immense impact that reading aloud to children has on their early literacy skills and relationship building within the family and community. One of my favorite children’s books is If You Give A Mouse A Cookie by Laura Numeroff. 
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