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The campaign provides an opportunity for the university to answer the defining questions of our time and ensure that our state, nation, and world Look to Michigan for what’s next. 

Lead donors are ushering in a new era of impact for U-M, forging a brighter future for not only our great university, but for the world. 

Thank you to our Catalysts for accelerating what's next.

Legacy Builders ($1B)

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Legacy Builders ($1B & above)

We look forward to welcoming our first Legacy Builders and celebrating what will be an unprecedented gift to the University of Michigan.

Visionaries ($500M–$999M)

We look forward to welcoming our first Visionaries and celebrating what will be a historic gift to the University of Michigan.

Luminaries ($100M–$499M)

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Stephen M. Ross.
Founding Catalysts

Stephen M. Ross

Ambassador Ronald Weiser (ret.).
Founding Catalysts

Ambassador Ronald Weiser (ret.)

Innovators ($50M–$99M)

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Dick Caldarazzo and Eileen Weiser
Founding Catalysts

Dick Caldarazzo & Eileen Weiser

D. Dan and Betty Kahn.
Founding Catalysts

D. Dan & Betty Kahn Foundation

Thomas Kubr.
Founding Catalysts

Thomas Kubr

Richard Rogel and Susan Rogel.
Founding Catalysts

Richard Rogel & Susan Rogel

Bryan and Kathleen Marsal.
Founding Catalysts

The Marsal Family Foundation

Creators ($25M–$49M)

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Larry D. Leinweber and Claudia V. Babiarz.
Founding Catalysts

Larry D. Leinweber & Claudia V. Babiarz

Gilbert S. Omenn, MD, PhD & Martha A. Darling.
Founding Catalysts

Gilbert S. Omenn, MD, PhD & Martha A. Darling

The Judy and Fred Wilpon.
Founding Catalysts

The Judy & Fred Wilpon Family Foundation, Inc.

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Change Makers ($10M–$24M)

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Amy and Paul Blavin with U-M students.
Founding Catalysts

Amy & Paul Blavin

Marci Carris and David Kribs.
Founding Catalysts

Marci Carris & David Kribs

Ilene H. Forsyth.
Founding Catalysts

Ilene H. Forsyth (1928-2022)

William and Inger G. Ginsberg.
Founding Catalysts

William & Inger G. Ginsberg

Nancy and James Grosfeld.
Founding Catalysts

Nancy & James Grosfeld

John Hoyns.
Founding Catalysts

John Hoyns

Thomas C. Jones.
Founding Catalysts

Thomas C. Jones

Greg Joswiak.
Founding Catalysts

Greg & Sue Joswiak

Harold and Carol K. Kohn.
Founding Catalysts

Harold & Carol K. Kohn

Maxine and Stuart Frankel.
Founding Catalysts

Maxine & Stuart Frankel Foundation

Laura McTaggart and Thomas Nolan.
Founding Catalysts

Laura McTaggart & Thomas Nolan

John H. and Patricia W. Mitchell.
Founding Catalysts

John H. & Patricia W. Mitchell Estate

Monroe-Brown family.
Founding Catalysts

Monroe-Brown Foundation

Mark Sullivan and Jim St. George.
Founding Catalysts

Mark Sullivan & Jim St. George

Judith Tam.
Founding Catalysts

Judith Tam

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Dan & Sheryl Tishman, NorthLight Foundation

Sandford and Joan Weill.
Founding Catalysts

Weill Family Foundation

Tachi and Leslie Yamada.
Founding Catalysts

Leslie Yamada & Tachi Yamada (1945-2021)

Zatkoff Family.
Founding Catalysts

Zatkoff Family Legacy Fund

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American Cancer Society

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Founding Catalysts

American Heart Association Inc

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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Breakthrough T1D

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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation

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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

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Founding Catalysts

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation National Headquarters

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Founding Catalysts

Pritzker Foundation

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The University of Michigan is also grateful to eleven Founding Catalysts at various giving levels who wish to remain anonymous.
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