WriteGirl would like to thank the following for their generous support:

Thank you

WriteGirl would like to thank the following corporations, government agencies, foundations and individuals for their substantial and generous support:

3Arts Entertainment, LLC
Adams Family Foundation
Samuel Akiba
Alverno Heights Academy
Amazon Literary Partnership
Jane Anderson and Tess Ayers
Jeanne Anderson
Annenberg Foundation
ASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar Fund
Siladitya Bandyopadhyay
Ann E. Beman
Aimee Bender
Sarah Bockian
James Bonn
Maisha Brown
Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation
City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
Tate Coan
Community Foundation Boulder County: Anchor Point Gift Fund
Crail-Johnson Foundation
Jennifer Crittenden
Allison Deegan
Anne DiGiovanni
Safia Dirie
Alex Dorsey
Jane Downs
Dwight Stuart Youth Fund
E. Gluck Corporation
Sonya Echols
ECMC Foundation
Elizabeth A. Lynn Foundation
Elizabeth E. Bettelheim Family Foundation
Elizabeth George Foundation
Alex Ephraim
Evereve, Inc.
Peggie Fariss
Find Your Light Foundation
Michelle & David Fisher
Flash Merch LLC
Robert Florsheim
Foothill Transit
Fox Entertainment
Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation
Frog Crossing Foundation
Garcia Family Foundation for Art, Culture and Education
Terry Gilman, Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore
Girls Rights Project
Lauren Graham
Rory Green
The Green Foundation
Capri Haga
Hello Sunshine
Herb Alpert Foundation
Marc Hernandez
Winnie Holzman
Jennifer Hoppe
Gale Anne Hurd
Hyde Family Foundation
Hyundai Motor America
Jewish Community Foundation
Katama Fund
Nick Kazan
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Kelly Klaus and Alison Hills Family Fund
Janet Kinnane
Jenji Kohan
Korein Foundation
Michal Lemberger
Melanie Lewis and Kelly Caves
John Lindauer

Looking Out Foundation
Loretta and Victor Kaufman Family Foundation
Los Angeles Breakfast Club
Los Angeles County Department of Arts & Culture
Los Angeles Giving Circle
M.S. Grumbacher Foundation
Tahereh Mafi
The Marc and Eva Stern Foundation
Marlborough School / Violets’ Giving Circle
Max H. Gluck Foundation
Judy McGrath
Wendi McLendon-Covey and Gregory Eric Covey
Lisa McQuillan
Carol Meadors
Nancy Meyers
Lynne Miller
Holly J. Mitchell
The More Life Foundation
NBCUniversal
Barbara Neal
Oder Family Foundation
OGE Fund
Natalie Pariano
Pasadena Community Foundation
Pasadena Literary Alliance
Perenchio Foundation
Vanessa Perez
Pipkin Family Foundation
Pledgeling Foundation
Kim Purcell
David Pyle
Desiree Rabinov
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Resnick Family Foundation
RJA Foundation
Lauren Miller Rogen and Seth Rogen
Melissa Rosenberg and Lev L. Spiro
Santa Monica Westside Legacy Fund for Women and Girls
Genevieve Santos
Elizabeth Sarnoff
Sam Seder
Serenity Grace Foundation
Lisa Simpson
Skechers Foundation
Michael Skolnik
Sony Music Publishing
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Hilary Srere
Catherine Standiford
Starz Entertainment LLC
Swedish Giant Productions
Sweet Geeks Foundation
The Ahmanson Foundation
The Estée Lauder Companies WRITING CHANGE initiative
Variety Media, LLC
The Venable Foundation
Linda Venis
Maiya Verrone
Visionary Women
Walt Disney Company Foundation
Warner Bros. Discovery
WGIRLS Inc
Winebaum Family Foundation
Stefanie Woodburn
Writers House
Dena Yago
Bradley Zager

Our special thanks to:

All of our individual donors who have so
generously contributed to help WriteGirl
grow and help more teen girls each year.

All of WriteGirl’s mentors and volunteers for mentoring teen girls as well as contributing professional services, including strategic planning, public relations, event coordination, mentoring management, training and curriculum development, catering, financial management and administrative assistance.

The growing WriteGirl alumnae network for volunteering, speaking at events and continuing to inspire our young members.

Board members for their support and guidance on strategy, fundraising, communications and development of community partnerships.

Civic leaders: The Honorable Mayor Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey, Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, California State Senator Holly J. Mitchell and Los Angeles City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson for their support and acknowledgement of WriteGirl’s contributions to the community.

All of our inspiring event locations: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The Armory Center for the Arts, The Autry Museum of the American West, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, GenHERation Discovery Days, Glendale Downtown Central Library, The GRAMMY Recording Academy, The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, The Japanese American National Museum, LA84 Foundation, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The National Center for the Preservation of Democracy, The Secret Society of the Sisterhood, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, Warner Bros., Whitmore Rare Books and the Writers Guild Theater.

Gift books for our members: Adaptive Studios, The Busy Woman’s Guide to Writing a World-Changing Book by Cynthia Morris, Dawn of Spies by Andrew Lane, The Female Lead by Edwina Dunn, Inner Flower Child Books, Inspired by Susan Schaefer Bernardo, Tarot by Marissa Kennerson

Food, snacks and beverages at WriteGirl workshops and special events: 18 Rabbits, 85℃ Bakery Cafe, Alcove Cafe & Bakery, Arcade Coffee Roasters, Bai, Baby Bea’s Bakeshop, Bagel Broker, Big Sugar Bakeshop, BoBo’s, Border Grill, Boxed Water, Cafe Dulce, Cake Girl, Califia Farms, Cocomels, Cucina & Amore, DeLuscious Cookies & Milk, Drink Simple, Equal Exchange, Good Heart Catering, Heath & Lejeune, Hint Water, Hippeas, Kettle Glazed Doughnuts, KIND, Lagunitas Brewing Company, Lucky Boy, Madkins Catering, McCue Communications, Milk Jar Cookies, Nairn’s, Natierra, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Oatmega, Purgatory Pizza, Rhythm Superfoods, Saffron Road, Shakey’s Pizza, Spindrift, Spitz, Stash Tea, Stella Barra Pizzeria, St. Felix Hollywood, Three Weavers Brewing Company, True Food Kitchen, Uncle Paulie’s Deli, Vegan Rob’s, Verve Coffee Roasters, Vinovore, VOCO, Waiakea, Weird Wave Coffee Brewers

Alligator Pear Catering and Sprinkles for delectable food for our annual Lights, Camera, WriteGirl! benefit.

Panda Cares/Panda Express for their longtime support of our annual Character & Dialogue Workshop by providing volunteers and delicious food for our members.

Sharky’s Woodfired Mexican Grill for amazing food for our annual Season-End Celebration.

Special thanks to The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens for their generous support for workshops and events. Our girls and volunteers gain tremendous inspiration from the art, gardens and staff. The Huntington is an oasis in the city, and we are grateful to bring our members to write in this unique environment.

Our girls, volunteers and alumnae have benefited greatly from special events and opportunities in the community. Thank you to ABC7, Amazon Studios, Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference & Bookfair, Elizabeta Betinski and bardoLA, City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Exposition Review, Renée Fox, Fox Gives, Louise Goffin, Catherine Hardwicke and Sony Pictures, Inner Voice Artists and YouthMundus, Invest in Youth Coalition, Kung Fu Monkey Productions, L.A. Youth Creativity Summit, Michelle Lewis, Los Angeles County Arts Commission, Mattel, Meltdown Comics, Neptunian Woman’s Club, Obama Foundation, Pasadena Festival of Women Authors, Pollen Pictures, Kim Purcell, Russia Mentor Network, Sony Pictures WAVE, Soroptimist International of Glendale, State Farm Neighborhood Sessions with iHeartRadio featuring Lindsey Stirling, TEDxPasadena, Tupperware Party Improv, Urban Word’s Los Angeles Youth Poet Laureate program, Warner Bros., Women of Warner and Women’s March Los Angeles.

 In August 2018, the Obama Foundation’s Community Leadership Corps invited WriteGirl / Bold Ink Writers to work with 300 teens and young adults in Phoenix, Chicago and Columbia, S.C. WriteGirl staff and two alumnae helped corps members prepare and present community action plans and proposals to benefit their home communities. WriteGirl hosted a musical showcase at the end of each three-day event, featuring local musicians and songs written by WriteGirl team members using words and phrases from program participants. WriteGirl also participated in the 2018 Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago, helping coach program finalists to persist in their projects.

Sara Apelkvist for design and branding strategy, including development of WriteGirl’s logo, website, press kit, stationery, book design, promotional materials and ongoing support.

Writing journals:
Amazon Studios, Baron Fig, Brush Dance, Cardtorial, Crane & Co., Compendium Inc., Field Notes, Girl of All Work, Hammerpress, International Arrivals, Knock Knock, Leuchtturm1917, May Designs, Public Supply, Rag & Bone, Rhodia, Rifle Paper Co., Snowfall Productions, Studio C

Gifts for girls, members and special events: Algenist, Ample Hills Creamery, Ariel Cannon Photography, ban.do, Big Mouth (Netflix), Blue Q, Credo Beauty, The Duchess Yacht Charter Service, Esqueleto, FACE Stockholm, Fourth & Heart, Greenbar Distillery, Hurraw! Balm, Kikkerland, Nick Kroll, LA Opera, Kimpton La Peer Hotel, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Lululemon, Lush, Mad Hippie, NYX Professional Makeup, OOLY, Phyto USA, Playtone/Tom Hanks, Ping Identity, Poketa, PopSockets, Puracy, Roclord Studio, Sakura Color Products of America, SmartyPants Vitamins, Soko Glam, Solmate Socks, Taupe Coat, Toca Madera, UCLA Extension, Warner Bros., Whitmore Rare Books, Yes To, Yogi Tea, Youth To The People

Printing and Copy Services: Chromatic Inc. Lithographers, FedEx Office, LSC Communications

Special thanks to the dozens of generous companies and individuals who donated items for our silent auctions and raffles!

WriteGirl welcomes your contribution to help support our growing organization.  Email us at: support@writegirl.org