Thank You
2018 – 2019 Donor Listing
Thank you for your generous support of Step Afrika!
Donor listing from March 1, 2018 to July 8, 2019. We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of this list. If we have missed you or you prefer to be listed differently, please accept our apologies and contact us at 202.399.7993 ext. 145 so that we can make the correction. Thank you for your support!
*Board of Directors
$50,000 and above



National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs program and the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
$15,000 to $49,999









Fort Lincoln New Town Corporation | Philip L. Graham Fund | The Howell Foundation* | Share Fund
$5,000 to $14,999
Bank of America Corporation
Ann Belkov and Jerry Lewis
Brady Birdsong*
Randall Borgerson*
Angel Brunner
Beverly J. Burke*
Capital One
Capitol Hill Community Foundation
Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts
Daimler
The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation
Exelon
Jacqueline N. Francis, MD*
Graham Holdings Company
Corina Higginson Trust
International Association of Blacks in Dance
Judith A. Lee
Kymber Menkiti*
The Menkiti Group*
Richard Naylor
Allen Orr*
Revere Bank
The Spera Group at TTR Sotheby’s International*
SodexoMAGIC
United Way of the National Capital Area
Reginald Van Lee
Verizon Foundation
WC Smith
Angela Wiggins*
Brian Williams*
Mr. and Mrs. Connie B. Williams
Step Afrika! is supported through the Comprehensive Organizational Health Initiative (COHI ), a program of The International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) in partnership with the Nonprofit Finance Fund with support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

$2,500 to $4,999
AbbVie Employee Engagement Fund
Lamont Akins*
Neil Albert
Dyonicia Brown*
City First Bank of DC
Erica A. Green and Jeffery Kennerly*
Everett Hamilton
Alan Helfer of HelferBell, LLC
Lois Hobson, Donna Hobson, Dani Rowe and Richard Wilson
Kaiser Permanente
Katherine Kane
Katten Muchin Rosenman Foundation, Inc.
John C. Kelley
Christopher Montgomery
Mildred S. Morse, JD*
Office of Cable Television, Film, Music & Entertainment
Clyde Penn
Steve Shaw
Dan Shiff
Ruth Sorenson
Tilmon Properties LLC
Venable LLP
Conrad Woody*
The World Bank Community Connections Fund
$1,000 to $2,499
Anonymous (2)
Emmanuel S. Bailey
Hillary and Tom Baltimore
Kimberly Ann Bassett*
Richard Bell of HelferBell, LLC
Ben’s Chili Bowl Foundation
Miranda Boozer
Dan Cameron Family Foundation
Annette Coram
Dr. Lauren P. Davidson
Dimick Foundation
Bernadine and Gary Evans
Jendayi E. Frazer
Hashim Hassan
Catherine Hogan
Marie and Wendell Johns
Phinis Jones
Kay Kendall and Jack Davies
The Kennedy Center
Leslie Carey Kirk and Bill Kirk
Clayton Lawrence
Tina and Gary Mather
Cristal Baron McKenzie and Carey J. McKenzie
Paul Merrick
Janel Merritt
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Tom Mounteer and Bobby Zeliger
Jalil Hameen Mutakabbir
Linda Potter
Phillip Randall
Monica Ray
Stefanie J. Reiser
Eve Runyon
Jimmy Sanders
Katharine Saunders and Rob Colenso
Wendy A. Sharpe
Stephen Shaw, Jr.
Martin Skea and Christopher Mondinii
Trisch Smith
Benjamin M. Soto, Esq.
George Walker, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin O. Watkins III
Yolanda and Tim Weston
Kyle & Ashley Winkfield
Christopher Woods
$500 to $999
Anonymous
Joe Andronaco
Africa Bell
Attiyah and Reese Blair
Joyce M. Brayboy
John Calhoun
Lushae Cook
Sarah Ann Dachos
Marc Dalton
Dr. John S. Davis II
Rick Dean
Naomi and Teddy Drew
Darnelle and Charon Hines
Darrin Gayles
Raymond Gilpin
Joe and Merna Guttentag
Kimberly L. Jones, PhD
Barbara and Gerald Lang
Jair Lynch & Jocelyn Sigue
Alexandra Nowakowski
Lucia Riddle
Rob Robertson and Carlos Taylor
Monica Scott
Winona Lake Scott
Emily Shacter
Ebony Vick
Laura J. Williams
$250 to $499
Anonymous (4)
Andrew Adair
Dr. Lynn A. Addington
Clarence Anthony
Renee Brown
Louise Brown-Lloyd
Karla Bruce
Eva K. Bulls
Brian Campbell
Circle of Friends
Dr. Alfonso and Della Clark
Andrew Clarke
LaTonya Clark
Nadira Clarke
Russ Cox
Nicole Cutts
Allora Cyrus
Mary Pat Dean
Lia Dorsey
Kimberly Douglas
Mr. Brian J. Dylong and Mrs. Sunni A. Massey
Eric Easter
Brinille Ellis
Althea Evans
ExxonMobil Foundation
Ghassan Fahel
William Ferrell
Michelle Franklin
Elois Burrell Frederick
Travis Gayles
David Gleave
Lorraine Green
Robel Hailu
Ruben Hillar
Tkeban Jahannes
Timothy and Opal Johnson
Patricia Kelsick-Fasusi
Lisa Kinnard
SK Lane
Tyra A. Mariani
Michelle Miller
Tawnya Moore-McGee
Melody Johnson Morales, PhD
Kimberly O’Neill
Jerome Paige
Michael Rupert
Chase Wheeler Rynd
Pauline A. Schneider
Anne Stauffer
Tony Summerlin
Kim Tignor
Kym Taylor
Arthur Upchurch
Lauren C. Vaughan
Shani Walker
Aaron Ward
Kristen Whyly
Barry Wind
$100 to $249
Anonymous (7)
Niquelle Allen
BMS Matching Gift Program
Carol A. Bogash
Latasha Boone
Ian Callender
Damond Campbell
Allen Chew
Mary Ann and Alfredo de Barbieri
Contina Djaouga
Tanille Edwards
Karen Facen
Madeline Feinberg
Michelle Fenty
Leila and Benjamin Fitzpatrick
Michael and Elizabeth Foley
Vata Frederick
Michael Hall
Embry Howell
Michelle S. Jacobs
Edward M. Jones
Jane Lang
The Locke Family
Louisville & Jefferson County Visitors & Convention Commission
Robert Kapp
Rita Kirshstein
Kanika Magee
Tuere Anne Marshall
Shelia McCray
Nikol Nabors-Jackson
Erica Nelson
Natasha Parker
Angela Pratt
Robert Pratt
Daryl Randolph
Kim Rice
Marcie Rickun
Nancy Riker
Dr. Aisha Lord Ryan
John Savage
Deborah Schneider
Thomas Scurto
Eric Shaw
Paul Shaw
Maria and William Strudwick
Scott Stroud
Preston Shytle
Cheryl Taylor
Stephanie Taylor
Threadcraft
Audrey Thurman
Matt Tsau
Gretchen Wharton
Trevor Williams
Warren Williams
Heidi Wright
In-Kind Donations
All Stage and Sound
City First Bank
DC Department of Energy and Environment
Dock 5 at Union Market
Occasions Caterers
Gregory Polvere
Trinity Washington University