Thank you!
 

Thank you so much for your generous donation to the St. James AME Zion Church Community Development Corporation, Inc. Your support plays a vital role in transforming the lives of young adults by providing them with safe and stable housing.

Access to secure housing is an essential foundation for their future, and your contribution makes a significant difference in meeting this critical need. 

Pillars of Promise

$250,000 and above – “Transforming Communities for Generations to Come”

Our highest level of philanthropic partnership recognizes visionary institutions and transformational leaders whose extraordinary investments make large-scale community impact possible. These partners are not simply funding projects—they are helping shape the future of equitable housing, stability, and opportunity for generations of families. Their legacy of generosity stands as the foundation upon which lasting change is built.

The Grove Foundation

Sobrato Philanthropy (committed)

City of San Mateo

County of San Mateo, HHS (committed)

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Legacy Visionaries

Visionary Leadership Circle

$10,000 – $24,999 “Laying Foundations for Generations”

Major supporters who provide the resources to break ground and raise roofs on hope, stability, and opportunity.

Nicholas Forlenze
Tony Stayner
Carrie Biondi Dubois
Matthew Foehr
Sarah and Carl Rosendahl
Shackleton Family
Vidhya Babu
Rev. Dr. Mary Graves
Jasmine and Rob Tarkoff 
Michelle Green and Anne Campbell

 

Cornerstone Builders

$5,000 – $9,999 “The Strength Beneath Every Home”

Key contributors shaping the structural core of our housing project. 

Karen Hutchinson

Mark & Carolyn Thompson

Congregational Church of the Peninsula

Sterling & Linda Lanier 

Marla Becker and Daniel Lipton

Lisa Meltzer and Jonathan Penn

Foster City Lions Charities, Inc. 

San Carlos Lions Club Foundation

 

Framing The Future

$1,000 – $4,999 “Raising Roofs, Raising Hope”

Essential donors helping shape physical homes and emotional security. 

Rev. Dr, Marlyn Bussey

Kenneth Wach and Geri Crane

Annlee McGurk & Rev. Dr. Penny Nixon

Kristen Rudger

Janet Pepe Davis

Jennifer Selvitella

Island United Church

Devin Rosendahl Family

Dr. Olivier Flewellen

Maureen Olson

Veril Phillips

Messiah Lutheran Church 

Anita Cozart

GFWC Peninsula Hills Women’s Club

Congregational Church of San Mateo

Samuel & Sylvia Baker, Jr.

St. James AME Zion Church

Mary Pearl Rochon 

Constance Servier

Benjamin and Jessica Rosenberg

Nora Hale

Carolyn Taylor

Inga Lapsins

Laura Larkin

Love Charitable Fund

Lisa and Michael Nash

April and John Carlson Family

GFWC Peninsula Hills Women’s Club

Anonymous Donor

Amy Joy Woolf

Horizon Foundation – Topaz Fund

Delta Dental of California 

Lorraine and Lori Morton-Feazell

Lisa and Michael Nash 

Peninsula Solidarity Cohort

Community Craftsmen

$500 – $999 “Every Nail Matters”

Supporters help to complete the final details that make a house a home. 

Barbara Buckley & Barb Hargrove

Grant DuBois

Cindy Holteen

Amourence Lee

Jeff & Jill Mannie

Lori and Dennis McBride

Andrew & Karen Ramroth

Optimist Club, San Carlos-Belmont

Diane Dwyer

Stefani Willis

Linda Gentry

Candra J. Williams

Monica Bussey 

Teresa Williams

Thomas and Janet Leist

Nicole Fernandez

Christopher and Courtney Carreras

Jean Snider

Douglas Henton

Foundation Friends

$1 – $499 “Bricks of Belief”

Every dollar counts—these gifts represent faith, solidarity, and community care.

Saunja Porter-Townsend

Nicole & Johnathan Fox

Rosendahl Family Fund

Barbara  Karlin

Karin Li

Maria Pietsch

Krista Hanson

Patrick Wong and Janet Hall

Diane Kalliam

Dr. Sandra Davis

Rhonda Rochon Smith

Agape  Fellowship AME Zion Church

Rev. Celesta Ary

Rev.  Dr. Myrtle Bowen

John Branscum, Jr

Robbie Bussey

Dr. Janet C. Bussey

Rosa  E Chairez

Rev. Gloria Jean Clemons-White

Terri Echelbarger

Gail G Evans

Donald  Falk

1. Karen Gherardi

Carol Henton

Henry Hutchinson

Alisa Green & Neil Macavoy

Alisa Macavoy

Tovis Page

Juardine Patrick

Natalie Penn

Sandra Powell

Diana Reddy

Andrew Rochon

Mr & Mrs Rob Silfvast

Elaine Steinbrecher

Rev. Dawn Wallace

Janet Yager

Rev. Barbara Haigler

Rev. Deborah Lewis-Virges

Cheryl Rosenthal

Kamal  Hubbard

Andre Smith, Sr.

Joseph & Cathy Garcia

Marjorie Rubin

Karen Levy

Charlie Maguire

Jason McGruder

Linda Minkey

Michelle Murray

George Papadoyannis

James Bussey, Sr. 

Lelton & Giovanna Gibson

Kemi Oyewole

Jimmie Oliver

Dr. Wilhelmina Sims

Nancy Bott 

Michelle Green 

Francesca Ryon

Denise Roseman & Catherine Bonner

Maria Pietsch

Sharon Diamond

James Slater

Gay Buckland

Mindy Shelton 

Timothy Hamp

Shari Windland

Nancy Schneider

Holly Sutton

Jacqueline Kraft

Rob Silfvast

Lisa Arbanasin

Phoebe Venkat

Pamela Ridle Huber

Winfred Flewellen, Jr. 

Erica Hayes

Moira Figone

Gwendolyn Nicholas

Paula Gray

Katie Levine

Catherine & Dan Stapleton

Carson Blumen-Green

Evita Chavez

Nicole Cherok 

Norma Gomez

Della Johnson 

Elena Cistrunk 

Linda Minkey

Naomi Bagby

Norma Gomez

 

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