The Catalyst Society provides special recognition to our leadership donors. Catalyst Society Members help fund strategic grantmaking driven by our collective impact model, helping lift more women and girls out of poverty. Your giving helps fund the cohorts to enable our grantee partners’ success. Memberships begin with $1,000 in cumulative support from individuals.
Catalyst Society Recognition Levels & Benefits
Each level includes the preceding level’s benefits.
Catalyst Member
$1,000 to $2,499
- A Catalyst Society member pin.
- Name recognition in an annual impact report.
- Name recognition on the AWF website.
Empowerment Leader
$2,500 to $9,999
- Invitation to attend a mission-related event.
- Personalized impact reports when available.
Pathway Visionary
$10,000 & Above
- Special recognition at AWF events.
Generation Builder
$25,000 & Above
- Customized funding opportunities available.
*Gifts are cumulative through each calendar year (January 1-December 31).
Catalyst Society Members
Gifts received during calendar year 2023
Generation Builder
Liz Blake
Janine Brown
Rosemary Brown
Caroline Irvine
Meredith Leapley
Dr. Sujatha Reddy
Mr. John Wieland
Pathway Visionary
Kristin R. Adams
Juliet Asher
Alice Ball
Edith Cofrin
Cari Dawson
Fiona Bell
Susana Chavez
Ilene Engel
Deborah Goodman
Etta Raye Hirsch
Marcia Miller
Susan Puett
Anne Sheehan
K. Michele Sims
Lucy Carpenter Vance
Empowerment Leader
Elaine B. Alexander
Carolyn Zander Alford
Nguyen Allen
Claire Lewis Arnold
Ronald and Wendy Bell
Ms. Carolyn A. Bibb and Ms. Susan E. Yandel
Holly Bradford
Connie Buchanan
Craig Carpenito
Carol Z. Cooper
Ann W. Cramer
Ethan P. Davis
Steven Ewing
Tamara Farley
Kaye Fealing
Jennifer Feld
Steven Fisher
Ronald J. Freeman, Sr. and Gwen H. Freeman
Lori Gelchion
Tana Ackerly Gildea
Mary C. Gill
Roberta (Bobbie) Golden, Ph.D.
Libby Gozansky
Cynthia Hayes
Stephanie Herring
Yendelela Holston
Monique Honaman
Michelle Horstemeyer
Jessica Hutto
Becky Powhatan Kelley
Kaitlin Kress
Michael Lawings
Kelley Lips
Chip Little
Margot and Danny McCaul
Myra McElhaney
Andrew J. Murphy
Nikki Novotny
Regina Olchowski
Kate Pearch
Joanna Price
Rohith Reddy
Becky Schmitt
Leslie Schneider
Jodi Selvey
Ellen W. Smith
Africa Stewart
Judith G. Taylor
Mary Taylor
Bentina Chisolm Terry
Judi V. Tompkins
Ray Uttenhove
Blaise Warren
Steven D. Watts
Liz Wolfe
Helen Zalik
Catalyst Member
Brad Akins
Judy and Dick Allison
Cecilia Andrews
Rhona Applebaum
Rona Ashe
Pedro Avgustin
Susan Prager Banner
Marcy A. Bass
Deborah Battaglia
Ms. Shannon Baxter
Sally Silverman Beamer
Janet Bittner
Jennifer B. Bodner
Amy Bentsen Boring
Celeste Bottorff
Cynthia Bridges
Elizabeth Burdette
Mandy Burnette
Barbara J. Casey
Hank and Ali Cobb
Robyn Crittenden
Jordana Crow
Margaret Culp
Layken Culver
Christianne Curran
Sallie Adams Daniel
Alegra Dauwalter
Anne Deeley Easterly
Keith Demmings
Jennifer Dorian
Triska Drake and G. Kimbrough Taylor, Jr.
Pam Smith Duerod
Shermika Dunner
James Eady
Vanessa and Michael Erbrick
Beyron Erby
Gail Hirschorn Evans
Shameka Fahie
Jeremy Fletcher
Catherine Fox
Suzanne Foy
John Freeman
Leslie Galloway
Francesca D. Gary
Sabrina Gibson
Windi Glogowski
Daniel Gordon
Leanne Gould
Emi Gragnani
Lauren Grien
Nancy G. Hall
Melissa Hall
Nancy D. Halwig
Judy Hamilton
Erin Harris
Tish Harrison
Susan Hawkins
Michael Hayford
Uma Haynes
Anna Katharyn Hendrix
Vann Herring
Lauren Herron
Allison Hill
Elizabeth K. Hinson
Joanna Irwin
Rose Hunter Jones
Eleanor Jones
Alicia Grahn Jones
Susan Joseph
Mrs. Lori Kilberg
Ann Klamon
Ashley Nicole Klein
Danita V. Knight
Molly and Ken Kress
Sheri Labovitz
Heather D. Lamb
Jenny Lambert
Judy Morris Lampert
Danyelle Lantz
Carmen Lawrence
Carrie Lawson
Don Layden Jr.
Fontaine Lee
Stephen R. Leeds
Fran Levine
Lynn Lewis
Shaney Lokken
The Honorable Elizabeth Long
Kari Brown Love
Monika Loving
Gary Mann
Jamila Mayfield
Letitia A. McDonald
Sheryl Meddin
Gene Mergelmeyer
Margaret N. Mermin, M.D.
Dori Miller
Susan L. Miller
Anthony Miller
Glenda Blum Minkin
Jennifer Montellanico
Faith Knight Myers
Andree Neddermeyer
Monica Nixon
Elizabeth Hardy Noe
Leslie Nunn
Timothy Oliver
Katrina Panovich
Lindsey Parker
Amy Pauls
Elizabeth Peacher
Brooke Perez
Tonya O. Plear
Libby Pollock
Andy Pratt
Francesca Luthi Previtali
Helen Smith Price
Bonnie Rabe
Vijay Raju
Leila Rao
Lativia Ray-Alston
Tim Redding
Bethany M. Rezek
Russell Richards
Brandy and Jacob Riherd
Shea Roberts
Mary Beth Saylor
Beth S. Schapiro and Janet L. Womack
Doc A. Schneider and Helen Schneider
Jacquelyn Renée Schneider
Jeanne Schwartz
Carolyn Seabolt
Lokeswer Sekar Uthra
Nishta Sharma
Rebecca Hoelting Short
Kristen Shovlin
Ryan Singer
Tamer Soliman
Debbie Sonenshine
Cynthia Stastny
Meg Stevens
Lauri Strauss
Owen Sullivan
Shelley M. Sweazey
Rhonda Taylor
Terri Theisen
Melissa Touchstone
Julie Turner
Mike Valenzuela
Christa Van Zant
Betsy Vos Reeves
Kathy Waller
Erica Werts
Suzann Wilcox
Fenella Wild
Cheryl Williams
Jacqueline Wills
Carolyn Wilson
Joyce Winborn
Margaret Wright
John Yates