Kelly Writers House Endowments

We're especially thankful to the people and organizations that have contributed to or established an endowed fund at the Writers House. Thank you, patrons of the Kelly Writers Endowment — gifts such as yours ensure that this dynamic program space and meeting place for writers and readers continues to grow and thrive! We are grateful for your enthusiasm, encouragement, and support.



Alice Cooper Shoulberg Fund for the Support of Student Creative PublishingOverbrook High School classmates of Alice Cooper Shoulberg
The Along Endowed FundIrwyn Applebaum (C’75) and Lucy Applebaum
Anand-Priya Family Apprenticeship Endowed FundAnand Balasubrahmanyan (ENG’94, W’94)
Anonymous Endowed FundAnonymous
Bassini Apprenticeship FundReina Marin (CW’72, GED’72) and Emilio Bassini (C’71, W’71, WG’73)
Beltran Family Teaching and Mentorship Award Endowed FundJohn Paul Beltran and Lina Beltran
Blaze Bernstein Memorial FundGideon Bernstein and Jeanne Pepper Bernstein, and KWH community
Blutt Songwriting Symposium Endowed FundMargo Krody Blutt and Mitchell J. Blutt (C’78, M’82, L’84, Trustee 1998–2008) in 2006
The Bob Lucid Memorial Endowment FundSusan Small Savitsky (CW’75) and Ed Kane (C’71, Trustee 1996–2000), and the KWH community
Bok Endowed Visiting Writers Series FundScott Bok (C’81, W’81, L’84, Trustee 2005–present) and Roxanne Bok (C’81)
The Brodsky Gallery Endowed FundMichael Brodsky (W’88) and Heidi Hookman Brodsky
The Caroline Rothstein Endowed Fund in Support of Oral PoetryNancy Rothstein (CW’75) and Steven Rothstein, in honor of their daughter Caroline Rothstein (C’06)
Caryn Karmatz Rudy and Lee Rudy Endowed Fund for Student Internships and OpportunitiesCaryn Karmatz Rudy (C’92) and Lee David Rudy (C'92)
Cheryl J. Family Fund for Fiction ProgrammingCheryl J. Family (C’91)
Class of 1997 Apprenticeship FundAnonymous
Cook Endowed Fund for Digital VenturesDr. Richard Cook and Lucy (Oh) Cook (C'95)
Dave A. Liu and Lauren Wu Fellows FundDave A. Liu, W’93, ENG’93, LPS’20 and Lauren Wu
Dave A. Liu and Lauren Wu RealArts Internship FundDave A. Liu, W’93, ENG’93, LPS’20 and Lauren Wu
Digital Poetries Endowed FundAnonymous
Eisler Endowed Internship FundBonnie Tannenbaum Eisler (C’79) and Clifford R. Eisler (C’79)
Elissa Caterfino Mandel Internship Endowed FundElissa Caterfino Mandel (C’83)
Endowed Fund for Feminist ProjectsAnonymous
Endowed Fund for PoetryAnonymous
Eva and Leo Sussman Poetry Endowed FundDaniel Morse and Miriam Morse, in memory of Eva and Leo Sussman
Faculty Director Endowed FundAnonymous
Friedman Program for Eminent Fiction Writers FundAnonymous
Hartman Dining Room Endowed FundThe Hartman Family Foundation, and Alan Hartman (W'87, PAR'17, PAR'19) and Kim Hartman (PAR'17, PAR'19)
Hartman Family Screenwriting Series Endowed FundKim Hartman and Alan Hartman (W’87)
The Herman and Jeanne Robinson Letterpress Endowed FundNina Robinson Vitow (CW’70, WG’76), in memory of her parents Herman Robinson and Jeanne Robinson
Irwyn and Lucy Applebaum Endowed FundIrwyn Applebaum (C’75) and Lucy Applebaum
Jamie Albrecht Memorial Endowed Fund for Student InitiativesMark Albrecht and Teresa de Castro, the Albrecht Family, and KWH community
Jean Chatzky Fund for Student Internships in Business JournalismJean Chatzky (C’86)
Kane-Wallace Kitchen Endowed FundEd Kane (C’71, Trustee 1996–2000) and Marty Wallace
Kate Levin Community Outreach Internship Endowed FundKate Levin (G’90, GR’95) and Robin Shapiro
Kelly Writers House Fellows Endowed FundAnonymous
Kelly Writers House General EndowmentAnonymous
Kelly Writers House Seminar RoomThe Class of 1975 for their 50th Reunion
Kerry Sherin Wright Prize Endowed FundAl Filreis and Jane Treuhaft, and the KWH community
Kneeley Digital Ventures Endowed FundJean-Marie Kneeley and Richard J. Kneeley
The Levin Endowed Fund for an Annual Symposium in Memory of Charles BernheimerKate Levin (G’90, GR’95) and Robin Shapiro
Levin Kelly Writers House EndowmentKate Levin (G’90, GR’95) and Robin Shapiro
Lipson Fellows for Studio Production Endowed FundHoward A. Lipson (W’86)
Liu Endowed Program FundBetty Liu (C’95)
LIVE at the Writers House EndowmentBigRoc
Lucy F. DeMarco Endowed Fund for Youth LiteratureKathy DeMarco Van Cleve (C’88, W’88) in memory of Lucy F. DeMarco
Maury Povich Journalism Program FundMaury Povich (C’62) and Connie Chung
Maury Povich RealArts Internship Prize Endowed FundMaury Povich (C’62) and Connie Chung
Michael and Danielle Goldstein Endowed PrizeMichael Goldstein and Danielle Goldstein
Mind-Forg'd RealArts InternshipAnonymous
Missy and Eric Linn RealArts Internship Endowed FundMissy Linn (NU'91) and Eric Linn (W'92)
Namm Pollack Apprenticeship Endowed FundWhitney Namm Pollack, C’98, GGS’05, and Joseph Pollack, W’98, WG’05
Norma Grace Miller RealArts Internship Endowed FundCheryl K. Nakao-Miller (W’81) and Jimmy Miller
Online Projects Endowed FundAnonymous
Parker Prize Endowed Fund for Journalistic NonfictionBret Parker (C90) and Katharine Parker
Possibility Endowed FundKWH community
Povich Summer Workshop EndowmentMaury Povich (C’62) and Connie Chung
Sayet-Rosenberg Endowed Fund for Young WritersHarold L. Rosenberg (W’79) and Dr. Laurie A. Sayet
The Stacey Gillis Weber (W’85) and Jeffrey A. Weber Symposium Endowed Fund Stacey Gillis Weber (W’85) and Jeffrey A. Weber
Stacey Gillis Weber W'85 and Jeffrey A. Weber Apprenticeship Endowed FundStacey Gillis Weber, W’85, and Jeffrey A. Weber
Stallybrass RealArts FundAnonymous
Student Recruitment and Access Endowed FundThe Hartman Family Foundation, and Alan Hartman (W'87, PAR'17, PAR'19) and Kim Hartman (PAR'17, PAR'19)
Sylvia W. Kauders Endowment FundSylvia W. Kauders (CW’42)
Terry Heled Travel and Research GrantMali Heled Kinberg (C’95, G’95) 
The Wexler Endowment Fund for ProgramsGary Wexler and Nina Wexler
Wexler Family Endowed Fund for Programs in Jewish Life and CultureGary Wexler and Nina Wexler
Writers House General Endowed FundThe Friends of the Writers House
Zarin/Rosenfeld Endowed Fund for the Literary Journalism MagazineJudith Zarin and Gerald Rosenfeld