Institutional Partners:
Dan and Margaret Maddox Fund
San Francisco Presbytery (PCUSA)
We have created individual giving circles that honor the legacy given to the women who make up a portion of the GATE team. We invite you into these spaces as partners for the movement we are building.
Mary's Mission
($3500 and above)
Mary is Yolanda Norton’s mother. Mary is strong, determined and willful. We encourage others into this giving space; this is a circle filled with those who are determined to shift the social landscape to encourage intersectional justice.
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-Colleen McGrath
-Anonymous donor​
Christine's Corner
($2000 - $3499)
Christine was Yolanda Norton’s paternal grandmother. She was a gentle, nurturing woman, always attentive to hospitality and care for the village. Christine’s Corner is a space for those whose gifts of hospitality are to care for the village.
-Karen Carter
-Scott Clark and Jeff Wilson
Maria's Mountain
($500 - $1999)
Maria is Luisa’s mother. Her strength and resilience carried her from war-torn Angola to Portugal where she reunited with family and built a family of her own. She raised two wonderful daughters and has always been dedicated to showing them that they are loved and encouraging their dreams. Maria’s mountain is a space for those who are dedicated to helping Black girls and Black women from around the world know that they are loved, and encouraging their dreams.
-Fatima Varner
Suzette's Sanctuary
($25 - $499)
Suzette is Melitssa’s mother. Suzette has always been a model for Melitssa and her sister about what it means to shine--to occupy space in the world and never to give up on yourself. Suzette’s sanctuary is a space for those who are committed to creating sanctuary for others, and letting Black girls and women know that it is okay to occupy space in a world that has made space for them.
-Deborah Appler
-Mary Jo Alderson
-Carl Benner-Chaffich
-Courtney Bryant
-John and Johnnie Carter
-Jennifer Awes Freeman
-Johanna Lemieux
-Johnna Pressley
-Michelle Santiago
-Casey and Phil Sigmon
-Anne Sprissler
-Katherine Sprissler-Klein
-Joann Whitt
-Rachel Williams
-Chelsea Yarborough