Donor Stories
Maggie’s Giving Circle
A giving circle is a pooled fund that makes grants to benefit the community. Members of the circle pool their time, talent, and resources to impact social change.
Giving Circles make philanthropy accessible to people who are at different income levels and stages of their careers and lives.
Each member of the Circle is required to give a predetermined contribution to the group each year.
The dollars are pooled with the Foundation’s other funds, and the income from the investment is distributed in grants. Members then determine where those grant dollars will go each year.
In 2009, the fourth year, of Maggie’s Giving Circle members formalized governance procedures including officers for the Advisory Committee member categories. The Committee voted to establish a category of Lifetime Members to acknowledge those women who have completed a commitment of $3,000 or more in contributions to the Maggie’s Giving Circle Endowment Fund.
2011 Active Members of Maggie’s Giving Circle
Beverly Abraham, Kathy Altman, Janine Archibeque, Gay Bernitsky, Nancy Blaugrund, Cindy Bonafair, Julie Bowdich, Sarah Brown, Louise Campbell-Tolber, Elaine Chapman, Kathie Chavez, Kelli Cooper, Tina Eberly, Dr. Peggie Ann Findlay, Melissa Deaver-Rivera, Zizi Fritz, Devon Frost, Leigh Growney, Nancy Herring, Lisa Hood, Susan Horn, Brenda Kilcup, Nancy Klion, Barb Lebeck, Susie Libit, Vicki Macaulay, Shelley Markham, Joanne Maynard, Queue Metts, Leslie E. Neal, Bobbi Kay Nelson, Faye North, Rona Kruger Ocksrider, Diane Harrison Ogawa, Terri Pachelli, Jen Parker, Vicki Perrigo, Peggy Roberts, Joanne Schiabor, Penny Shannen, Mrs. Albert Simms, Maggie Simms, S. Elizabeth Staley, Susan Throckmorton, Susan Walton, Miriam Ramos Ward, Linda Weil and Vickie Wilcox.
2011 Officers
Cindy Bonafair, Chair; Shelley Markham, Vice Chair; and Barb Lebeck, Secretary. The Grantmaking Committee is also a Standing Committee which convenes as needed especially in late summer/early fall to review grant proposals and make recommendations on grants to the full membership at the Annual Membership Meeting.
For more information on Circle activities, make a contribution or join as a new member, please contact Nancy Johnson at the Community Foundation – or any Circle member.
Lifetime Members
Beverly Abraham, Kathy Altman, Gay Bernitsky, Cindy Bonafair, Julie Bowdich, Sarah Brown, Louise Campbell-Tolber, Elaine Chapman, Tina Eberly, Zizi Fritz, Leigh Growney, Nancy Herring, Susan Horn, Brenda Kilcup, Nancy Klion, Barb Lebeck, Susie Libit, Shelley Markham, Queue Metts, Leslie E. Neal, Bobbi Kay Nelson, Faye North. Rona Kruger Ocksrider, Diane Harrison Ogawa, Jen Parker, JoAnne Schiabor, Penny Shannen, Mrs. Barbara Simms, Maggie Simms, Liz Staley, Susan Walton, Miriam Ramos Ward and Linda Weil.
2010 Grants
Presbyterian Ear Institute-to support the Oral School with purchasing legs for tables and chairs for the littlest preschoolers, $1,000
A New Day Youth & Family Services-to support a project to remodel the Shelter's youth kitchen, in conjunction with in-kind construction services, $3,000
Adoption Exchange, New Mexico Chapter to support the Family Recruitment Program focusing on finding adoptive familes for older children in Foster Care - in partnership with CYFD, $1,000
Cuidando los Ninos, to support necessary supplies for infants, toddlers and families in the Early Childhood Development Program, $1,000
