Annual Report of Gifts

Gifts received from October 1, 2010, to September 30, 2011

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum’s stellar exhibitions, engaging public programs, scholarly publications, and important youth- and teacher-development initiatives would not be possible without the generosity of the many individuals, foundations, and corporations that believe in the potential of great design to improve our shared world.

$500,000 & ABOVE
  • Target
  • Van Cleef & Arpels
$100,000 & ABOVE
  • Altman Foundation
  • American Express Company
  • Bloomberg Philanthropies
  • Carnegie Foundation of New York
  • Enid and Lester Morse
$50,000–$99,999
  • Bloomberg
  • Deutsche Bank
  • General Electric
  • Alice Gottesman
  • The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation
  • Alexandra and Paul Herzan
  • Knoll, Inc.
  • Nancy A. Marks
  • The Pinkerton Foundation
  • Lisa Roberts and David Seltzer
  • United States Department of Education
  • Judy Francis Zankel
$25,000–$49,999
  • Adobe Foundation
  • Elizabeth and Lee Ainslie
  • Anonymous
  • Amita and Purnendu Chatterjee
  • The Coby Foundation, Ltd.
  • Beth Comstock
  • Continuum/Gianfranco Zaccai
  • Richard & Jean Coyne Family Foundation
  • Joel and Anne Ehrenkranz
  • F. M. Kirby Foundation, Inc.
  • Eric and Lisa Green
  • Drue Heinz Trust
  • Chad Hurley
  • J. Mendel
  • Jon Kamen
  • Claudia Kotchka
  • Constance and Harvey Krueger
  • Maharam
  • Ronald M. Daignault and Teresa Maloney
  • Barbara and Morton Mandel
  • Marissa Mayer
  • Richard Meier
  • The Ambrose Monell Foundation
  • Henry R. Muñoz III
  • The New York Community Trust
  • Procter & Gamble
  • Shelton, Mindel & Associates
  • Esme Usdan and James Snyder
  • Sofitel Luxury Hotels
  • Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch
$10,000–$24,999
  • 20x200 | Jen Bekman Projects, Inc.
  • The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation
  • Alcoa Inc.
  • H. van Ameringen Foundation
  • Arup
  • Agnes Bourne
  • The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
  • Herman Miller
  • Johnson and Johnson Global Strategic Design
  • Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation, Inc. / Scott Kaplan Belsky
  • Francine and Edward Kittredge
  • Kohler Interiors
  • John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
  • The Moody's Foundation
  • Morgan Stanley
  • May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc.
  • Salans
  • The Charles E. Sampson Memorial Trust
  • The School of Visual Arts
  • Smart Design
  • William Sofield
  • Lisa Strausfeld
  • Vans
  • Ziff Brothers Investments
$2,500–$9,999
  • A G Foundation
  • Aidlin Darling Design
  • Albert Kunstadter Family Foundation
  • Anne Kreamer and Kurt Andersen
  • Milton & Sally Avery Arts Foundation
  • Beyer Blinder Belle
  • Michael J. Cesario
  • Consulate General of the Netherlands
  • Joyce B. Cowin
  • W. Leslie Duffy
  • Cathy Welson and Dr. Stephen Edberg
  • Laura and Walter Elcock
  • Judith Evnin
  • Cary J. Frieze
  • Furthermore, a Program of The J. M.
  • Kaplan Fund
  • Gluckman Mayner Architects
  • Gail E. Goldberg
  • Goldfarb & Fleece
  • Alexander Gorlin
  • Donelle Gregory
  • Josh Guberman
  • Agnes Gund
  • Niels Diffrient and Helena Hernmarck
  • Hoch Charitable Trust
  • Richard and Sharon Hurowitz
  • IBM Corporation
  • IDEO
  • Kikkerland Design, Inc.
  • Albert Kunstadter Family Foundation
  • Alix M. Laager
  • Leon Levy Foundation
  • Loring Consulting Engineers
  • Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation
  • Marlene Nathan Meyerson
  • Monaco Government Tourist Office
  • Polo Ralph Lauren
  • Pratt Institute
  • David Rockwell
  • Roundtable Investment Partners LLC
  • Royal Norwegian Consulate General
  • Mortimer D. A. Sackler and Jacqueline Sackler
  • Robert Soros
  • Taconic Builders Inc.
  • Suzanne Tick
  • Tim Tompkins
  • USM Modular Furniture
$1,000–$2,499
  • Irene and Del Acosta
  • Kathleen B. Allaire
  • Architecture for Humanity
  • Matthew Carter
  • Brian Holcombe and Christina Caudill
  • Susan Chalom
  • Anne Cohen
  • College Art Association
  • C. C. Culver
  • Giovanna d'Andrea
  • Design Corps
  • Hester Diamond
  • William Drenttel
  • Melissa Doyle and Robert Famighetti
  • The Felicia Fund
  • Kimberly Foster
  • Alex Fung
  • Marilyn Garber/Bridge Gallery
  • Antonia and Gardner Gillespie
  • Jeanne Giordano
  • Lorraine Grace
  • Ms. Windi Grimes
  • Alexander Heminway
  • Hal and Barbra Higginbotham
  • Joseph Holtzman
  • Virginia James
  • Meagan and Alexander Julian
  • KieranTimberlake
  • George Kravis II
  • Shirley and Thomas Mueller
  • The Donald R. Mullen Family Foundation, Inc.
  • Catherine Nierras
  • Liz O'Brien
  • Wendy Keys and Donald Pels
  • Barbara G. Pine
  • Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Postman
  • Jeanne Dickey Reiner and Robert Reiner
  • Sascha Rockefeller
  • Calvin Roth
  • Ravi and Amalia Sawhney
  • Shirley and Roy Schnackenberg
  • James Spindler
  • The Studio in a School Association, Inc.
  • Amanda and George Sykes
  • Kimberley and Paul Tanico
  • Nora and David Tezanos
  • Billie Tsien
  • Mr. and Mrs. Bartholomew Voorsanger
  • Madeline Weinrib
  • Myra Weiser
  • David and Sharynne Wilder
  • Suzanne and Richard Willett
  • Janice Barefoot and Nick Zocchi
  • David Diamond and Karen Zukowski
$500–$999
  • Sherry Akbar
  • Anonymous
  • R. Ellen Avellino
  • Baila Foundation
  • Ava Barbour
  • Vivian H. Barg
  • Thea Benenson
  • Madeleine Bennett
  • Mary Lynn Bergman-Rallis
  • Dr. Irwin R. Berman
  • Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
  • Diane Carol Brandt
  • Glen Ellen Brown
  • Sandi Miller Burrows
  • Brook and Shawn Byers
  • Sol W. & Hermina Cantor Foundation
  • Annie Chen
  • Ellen Christiansen
  • Scott R. Coleman
  • Leo and Lynn Corbett
  • S G Edersheim
  • John and Andra Ehrenkranz
  • Carolyn Eisenhardt
  • Suzanne Frye, M.D.
  • Gail Garlick/Good Design
  • Barbara Goldstein
  • Joan Greenfield
  • Ellen W. Harris
  • Helen Rauch Hughes and Derek Hughes
  • William F. Harrison and Lois Hull
  • The Isabel O'Neil Studio Workshop
  • Mai and Philip James
  • Cathy M. Kaplan
  • Daniel King and Marilyn Katz
  • Katzman Family Foundation
  • Patti Kenner
  • Robert Owens and Eve Klein
  • Elizabeth Kujawski
  • Mr. and Mrs. Leonard A. Lauder
  • Mr. Edward Levine
  • Marcia and William Levy
  • Susan Grant Lewin
  • Liora Manne
  • Julia McFarlane
  • Andrew McIntyre
  • Katherine Meeker-Cohen
  • Marcia and Richard Mishaan
  • Joy and Allan Nachman
  • Mr. and Mrs. Roy R. Neuberger
  • Larry and Rachel Norton
  • Noreen Mary O'Grady
  • Patricia Ohnell
  • Orentreich Family Foundation
  • Mary Pat Osterhaus
  • Amber and Charles Patton
  • Louis Perlman
  • Todd Petzel
  • Max Pine
  • Cynthia Polsky
  • Jerome and Elise Pustilnik
  • Ms. Stephanie Rad
  • Marion-Krista Ramirez
  • Laura G. Rice
  • George P. Ververis, Jr., and Wynn W. Riley
  • Robert A. M. Stern Architects, LLP
  • Cye E. and Rona Ross
  • Astrid and Cristian SabellaRosa
  • Elizabeth Sargent
  • Elizabeth Schmier
  • Oleg Senchenko
  • Hazel and Marvin Shanken
  • Lili and Lee Siegelson
  • Lee and Roger Strong
  • Margaret Sullivan
  • Peter Levenson and Pamela Sweeney
  • Alice Szigethy
  • Tai Ping Carpets
  • Julie R. Taubman
  • Jessie Weidinger
  • Phyllis and Jack Wertenteil
  • George and Patti White
  • Ransom Wilson
  • Nancy Allerston and Erich Winkler
  • Joseph Wisniewski
  • Michael Piker and Jie Zhu
GIFTS-IN-KIND
  • 3M
  • Adobe Foundation
  • Apple Inc.
  • Arup
  • Behance
  • Knoll Inc.
  • Ranger Rover
  • RKS Design Inc.
  • Suzanne Tick/Tandus Flooring
DONORS TO THE COLLECTION
  • Yves Béhar/fuseproject
  • Wendy Brawer
  • William Drenttel
  • Hugo Dreyfuss
  • Sean Donahue
  • Dyson, Ltd.
  • Anne Ehrenkranz
  • Elegant Embellishments
  • Hechizoo
  • Ernest Hood
  • Hulger
  • J. & L. Lobmeyr GmbH
  • Linda Lichtenberg Kaplan
  • Knoll, Inc.
  • Maharam
  • David McCorkle
  • Donald Meeker
  • James Montalbano
  • Barbara Munves
  • Bill Moggridge
  • Neue Wiener Porzellanmanufaktur GmbH & Co KG
  • Max Pine
  • Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
  • Laurence N. Strenger
  • Carolle Thibaut-Pomerantz
  • Paul F. Walter
  • WASARA Co. Ltd.
  • Mathew Weaver
  • Whipsaw
  • Woodnotes
  • Susan M. Yecies