The Cooper Fund Leadership Circle is a society recognizing individuals, families, and organizations giving $10,000 - $100,000 + to Cooper Union annually. Contact us to learn how you can become a member. 

Patrons $10,000 - $24,999

• Innovator Society benefits and...
• Assigned Development staff liaison to coordinate your philanthropy and engagement.
• Listing on the Cooper Fund Leadership Circle donor wall in the lobby of the historic Foundation Building.
• Invitation to select pre- and post-receptions for Great Hall events.
• Exclusive access to special events including an annual virtual update with President Steven McLaughlin and other Cooper leadership on the state of Cooper Union.

Partners $25,000 - $99,999

• The above and...
• Premier naming space on the Cooper Fund Leadership Circle Wall.
• Opportunity to name a current use scholarship leaving an impactful legacy on a Cooper student.
• A private tour of Library archives with Mary Mann, Cooper Union Archivist.
• Exclusive access to meet Dean’s and students at the End of Year Shows in May.

President's Circle $100,000+

• The above and...
• As leaders of our community, you are able to take advantage of a lasting legacy at Cooper Union with naming opportunities across physical spaces on campus and special recognition at events.
• A special reception/private dinner with President Steven McLaughlin and members of the Board of Trustees (dinner at the Fish House around reunion or another major Cooper event).
• Invitation to our annual celebration of The Lifetime Giving Awards Event to celebrate our top donors.
• Private tours of campus upon request including the AACE Lab and archives.

Recognizing gifts to The Cooper Union during the past fiscal year—July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025.

PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE 

$100,000+ 

The Estate of Jerome Ablon '60 

Harold Altman '47 and Leslie Beers 

Leonard Berkowitz '53 and Dolores Berkowitz 

Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Foundation 

Con Edison 

Arthur Corwin and Isabella Corwin '54 

Vic '63 and Eleanor DiFranco 

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York 

Carla Farrar-Proebstl 

Booth Ferris Foundation 

Alan Fortier '79 

The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation 

Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation 

Jeffrey and Paula Gural 

Naomi Harley '59 

Joanne Hoffmann 

IDC Foundation 

Stephanie and Timothy Ingrassia 

Alex '49 and Ada Katz 

The Estate of Harvey J. Kosherick '64 

John Lynch '53 

Stanley L. Macklis '48 Family 

John '69 and Mary Manuck 

Edward M. '59 and Jane M. Muller 

New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) 

NYS Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation 

The Estate of Edward Owen '42 

George Reeves '64 and Ross Wisnewski 

The Robin Hood Foundation 

Carmin '55 and Adrienne Rosato 

June (Golde) Rowe '66 and William Rowe '63 

Mervyn Seldon Charitable Arts Trust 

The Sheridan Family 

The Teagle Foundation 

UNTIL ALL ARE FREE 

Anonymous (1) 

COOPER FUND PARTNERS 

$25,000 - $99,999 

Altman Foundation 
Sidney J. Altschuler '57 
Howard '70 and Nancy Amols 
Eugene '64 and Susan Briskman 
Kevin '72 and Patricia Burke 
Marguerite Byrne 
Charles Cassella ’68 and Judith Cassella ’71 
William '76 and Sandra Cordiano 
Morton Corn '55 
James E. Craig '63 
Jane Dorfman 
Thomas '77 and Diane Driscoll 
Michael Duffy '97 
Henry C. Enders Fund 
Pam and Peter Flaherty 
Forte Construction Corp. 
Morris '66 and Amanda Gelb 
Stephen '67 and Jane Gerard 
Aftab '97 and Ellen Hussain 
Kelly Hwang '95 and Andy Seho Kim '93 
Anthony '85 and Claire Ianno 
Elise Jaffe + Jeffrey Brown 
David '74 and Diane T. Levy 
Joseph Marasco ’66 and Winifred Marasco ’66 
Susan Kamen Marsicano '61, in memory of Nicholas Marsicano 
Ellen Murphy and Roy Smith Fund 
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) 
New York Building Foundation, Inc. 
New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) 
Ernest Nussbaum '50 and Patricia Pothier 
Robert '81 and Denise Parkanyi 
The Carroll & Milton Petrie Foundation 
Mark Proudfoot '80 
Marshall '63 and Jane Rafal 
Laine '04 and Mark Schrewe 
Robert Sheridan '49 
Avery Singer '10 
Robert ‘65 and Barbara Spindel 
Brian and Rochelle Steinwurtzel 
Henry Sterne Trust 
Joseph Sultan '76 
James Tellefsen Jr. '77 and Martha Tellefsen 
Arthur Thomson '64 
Rachel L. Warren 
Stephen Welby '87 
Andrew '88 and Mary Wilson 
Barry '68 and Janet Winkler 
Anonymous (2)

COOPER FUND PATRONS 

$10,000 - $24,999 

Robert '54 and Linda Alwitt 
Erich Arcement '97 and Nerina Garcia-Arcement 
Jeff Atwood, Betsy Burton, and the Atwood Family 
A. Robert Birmelin '54 and Blair Tillisch Birmelin 
Francie and Brad Blumenfeld 
Ivan '62 and Diana Bottlik 
James '79 and Natalie Bracken 
Kenneth Bridbord '64 and Maryanne Lachat 
Curtis Browne '68 
Frank Cantelmi ’93 and Mariam Cantelmi ’95 
Kristine Chin '94 and Ricky Chu '92 
Brian Chun '01 
The Ciafone and Argento Family 
Judith Corin 
Christina Crimmins '10 and Thomas Crimmins '08 
Lynn Cusack '04 and Brian Cusack '01 
David L. Davis '62 
David and Doris Deutsch 
Elizabeth Diller '79 and Ricardo Scofidio '55 
Edward '76 and Kathleen Dineen 
Carol and Joseph Dobronyi 
Henry '92 and Suzanne Domenici 
Jose Esteves '82 
Lou Franco '92 and Jennifer Rippel 
Judith Freyer 
Diane Fung '97 
Janet Paxton Gardner '65 and The Edward and Elizabeth Gardner Foundation 
Arun '76 and Kavita Goyal 
Paul '86 and Ellen Greendyk 
The Keith Haring Foundation 
Paul Heller '53 
Eric '89 and Hillary Hirschhorn 
Toni Howard and David Yarnell 
Daniel Hsin '16 
Dana Hughes and Melissa Prober 
The Hyde and Watson Foundation 
John Jay and Josephine Lea Iselin 
Joh Foundation 
Marguerite Jossel Charitable Foundation 
John '88 and Jennifer Kain 
Richard Kasson '66 
Malcolm '97 and Danielle King 
Bruce Knauer '63 
Jimmy Kwong '80 and Pauline Yep 
Lynn '60 and Anne Lander 
Jerry Lasky '69 and Priscilla Kimberly 
John Leeper '85 and Gilly Youner '82 
Deborah Lefkowitz 
Stephen '65 and Patricia Levee 
Susan Shui-Shien Lin '88 
Logan-Li Family 
Darrell '89 and Jenny Low 
Peter Lung '70 
Terence McGuinness '66 
Kevin '78 and Nancy McQuade 
Richard and Ronay Menschel 
Anthony Minichetti '90 and Sandra Paik Minichetti '90 
Toshiko Mori '76 and James Carpenter 
Bruce Nelligan '80 
Edward '63 and Mary Ott 
Cheng Pan '10 
Andrew Peña '18 and Stephanie Restrepo '17 
Goran Pocina '84 
Alexander Proctor '13 and Amanda Yuan Proctor '13 
Donald Rotunno '91 and Ann Bruns-Rotunno 
Donald '57 and Mary Lou Schwinn 
Stanley '53 and Lenore Seroka 
Michael '77 and Elena Sisti 
Irma Sityar '83 
Sean '85 and Penny Smyth 
Erik Solberg '72 
Stuart '55 and Etta Spater 
George '71 and Susan Stimak 
Nader Tehrani in Memory of Ahmad and Parvaneh Tehrani 
Thomas '67 and Kathryn Tobitsch 
Thornton Tomasetti Foundation 
Joseph '69 and Deborah Trentacosta 
Joseph '76 and Christine Tuozzolo 
Otokar von Bradsky '58 
Gerald Wasserman '66 
Min Wei '00 and Stanley Yung 
Leslie Wheelock 
YC Foundation 
Dale Zand '45 
Martin '77 and Beth Zubatkin 
Anonymous (3)