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The Board of Directors and staff of The Athenæum of Philadelphia are grateful to the many individuals, businesses and foundations whose generosity supports our operations, programs and National Historic Landmark library.
This list reflects cumulative pledges and gifts above membership dues to the annual fund, special sponsorships and the 21st Century Athenæum Campaign received between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Every effort has been made to produce an accurate and complete list of contributors. If an error or omission has been made, please call the development team at: 215-925-2688.
The 1814 Society represents those who support The Athenæum of Philadelphia with gifts of $1,000 or more each year.
Assoc. for Preservation Technology
The Bergman Foundation
Jeffrey Cooper & Nancy Klaus**
Philadelphia Cultural Fund
William M. Davison IV
F. Scott Donahue**
Bernard L. Edelstein*
Nancy H. & Dean Nance
Zoë Pappas
Marjorie M. Pincus & Irwin Nat Pincus Fund
Poor Richard’s Charitable Trust
Edward E. & Nancy Scharff**
Marilyn & Robert Steiner
Fred Weinstein*
Lynn Wertan Schwartz
Daniel H. Wheeler & Amy Fox
Richard W. Bartholomew FAIA, FAAR
Dr. Philippa H. Campbell
Joan Countryman & Ed Jakmauh**
Joan Detz
David B. Rowland**
Dr. Karol M. Wasylyshyn & Ken Butera*
Anonymous (2)
Mrs. Myrna Z. Asher
Dr. James Averill
Peter A. Benoliel & Willo Carey
Ann & David Brownlee
Elayne Bryn
Allegra E. Burnette
Lori Cohen
Florinda D. Doelp
Jane A. Fischer
Michael Guttman & Lynn Alison Wachman
Adrienne Yost Hart
Mary Hawkesworth & Philip Alperson
Leo Holt & Family
Michael Horgan**
Dennis Hummel
Kieran Timberlake
Martha Levine & Howard J. Sedran
Julie Meranze Levitt Ph.D.
Rosanne E. Loesch & Yves Quintin
The Lumpkin Family Foundation
Dennis C. McGlade FASLA
Nancy Moses & Myron Bloom
Barbara Oldenhoff
The Philadelphia Contributionship
Nancy D. Pontone
Bernard M. Resnick Esq & Priscilla Mattison
Franklyn & Cintra Rodgers
Ralph M. & Ellen Rosen
Society Hill Civic Association
Paul S. Sperry
Lucy & John Strackhouse
Christine L. Sweeney
Dr. Peter Tatum
Lyn & Ed Tettemer
University of Pennsylvania
Joan K. Wells
Anonymous (4)
Fred Allen Barfoot
D. Jeffry Benoliel
Cordelia Frances Biddle & Steve Zettler
Blue Chalk Media, LLC
Edward T. Borer
Richard Bready
Thomas E. & Sue Carroll
Veronica Chapman-Smith
Mary Werner DeNadai FAIA
Constantine G. Doukakis
David & Jaimie Field
John Garrity
Elizabeth H. Gemmill
Richard & Wendy Glazer
Dr. Jan Gordon
Kevin S. Gorman
William J. Green
Michael P. Halpert
Dr. Robert M. Hauser
Beth Hessel & Seth Goldberg
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Edward Hill III
John Frazier & Penelope M. Hunt
Dr. & Mrs. William Jantsch
Dr. Eric Kaplan
Sam Katz
Kreilick Conservation, LLC
Patricia LePera & Arnold Lurie
Cynthia J. Little
George H. McNeely IV
Lynn H. Miller
Margaret Pew Moorehouse
Jim Murphy
Octavia Hill Association
David T. Orthwein
Steven J. Peitzman M.D.
Matthew Rader & Michael Smith
Donald H. Roberts Jr.
Rebecca Pepper Sinkler
Dr. Patrick Slavin
Mark N. Steinberger Esq. & Ann C. Lebowitz
James W. Thomas
Richard Tourangeau
William Penn Foundation
Jean K. Wolf
Joanne Aitken
Brendan Bayer
Peter Blair
Kevin Block
David Breiner
David Brownlee
John Cassidy
Emily Cooperman
Karie Diehorn
Susan Felker
Jane Fischer
Jonathan Friedan
Ann Goslin
Michael Guttman
Anthony Hennen
David Hollenberg
Ed Jakmauh
William Jantsch
Matt Krissel
Michael Lewis
Eva Loeb
Sandra Markham
Robert Mitchell
Greg Prichard
Darl Rastorfer
Franklyn Rodgers
Rebecca Roland
Kathy Moses Shelton
Ned Scharff
Kera Sloan
Maria Thompson
Lynnie Wachman
Phil Alperson
Barbara Gold
Kara Krissel
Matt Krissel
Liz Murray
Joan Rollins Tropp
Kera Sloan
Nils van Ammers
Court Van Rooten
Phil Alperson
Donna Baker
Patricia Baker
Julie Becker
John Cassidy
Francine A. Cohen
Jane Cooper
Nancy Featherstone
Lawrence Filippone
Sandi Foxx-Jones
Mira Gohel
Barbara Gold
James Hanley
William Jantsch
Eric Kaplan
Kara Krissel
Matt Krissel
Ferne Kuhn
Anthony Latess
Wyatt Leopold
Susan Levin
Lisa Marks
Margaret Meigs
Cathleen Merenda
Amy Michael
JoAnn Miller
Lynn Miller
Robert Mitchell
Liz Murray
Christine Pickup
Lucille Pilling
Lisa Rosner
Ginger Sacha
Ned Scharff
Krina Shah
James L. Shannon*
Kera J. Sloan
Bonnie Slobodien
Nils Van Ammers
Court Van Rooten
Melinda Wu
Library & Archives Volunteers
Lisa Rosner
A/V Volunteers
Nils Van Ammers
Zelda Spivey
In 2022, The Athenæum celebrated the 175th anniversary of our building. Because we were closed for renovations during part of that year, we continued the celebration into 2023. Designed by architect John Notman (1810-1865) and opened in 1847, 219 South 6th Street is a National Historic Landmark recognized as the seminal American structure in the Italianate Revival Style and one of the first Philadelphia buildings built of brownstone.
In June 2023, we were awarded the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia’s Grand Jury Award for our $1.6M restoration of our exterior led by Kreilick Conservation LLC. In October 2023, Preservation PA honored The Athenæum of Philadelphia and Kreilick Conservation LLC were honored by Preservation Philadelphia with a Leadership Award for Stewardship for exceptional stewardship efforts by an individual group on behalf of a significant historic resource at its 2023 Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Awards in Harrisburg. Eleven members joined Executive Director Beth Hessel, Building Supervisor Christina Doe and Board Director Scott Donahue at the awards ceremony.
Besides ongoing upkeep of our building, in the past year, Christina Doe and the Building Committee have:
The Athenæum weaves together many threads: an unparalleled architectural history collection, an inspiring space for focused work and programs that have drawn me and my family in evenings and Saturdays. My only regret is not joining sooner!
Monday 9am-7pm
Tuesday 9am-5pm
Wednesday 10am-5pm
Thursday 9am-5pm
Friday 9am-5pm
Saturday 10am-3pm
Closed Sundays
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