Our Equality Council

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Listing updated quarterly (number in parentheses indicates year joined)

Governor’s Circle ($50,000+)

Tides Foundation (07)

Lieutenant Governor’s Circle ($25,000-$49,999)

Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation (07)

NC Council of State Circle ($10,000-$24,999)

Community Grantmaking Program Fund of Triangle Community Foundation (07)
Gill Action (09)
Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams (07)
Bob Page & Dale Frederiksen (04)
Replacements,  Ltd. (04)

NC Speaker’s Circle ($5,000-$9,999)

Michael Edwards in loving memory of his mother Helen K. Edwards (07)
Freeman Foundation (07)
Food Lion (07)
Angela & Melrose Haas of Haas McNeil & Associates, PA (Raleigh) (05)
Erin Kimrey & Jen Snider through the Snider Family Charitable Fund (07)
Amy Mandel & Katina Rodis (08)
Steve Tanis & Rich Garraputa (07)

NC Senate Circle ($2,400-$4,999)

Tim Alwran & Dennis Hayes (09)
Frank Benedetti & Gary Trowbridge in loving memory of their beloved Yorkie, Abigail, who lived from April 9, 1995 - May 21, 2009 (07)
Duke Center for LGBT Life (08)
GlaxoSmithKline (08)
Zachary W. Howell & Garrett G. Hall (06)
IBM (08)
Lorraine Johnson of Triangle/Triad Financial Advisors (04) & Bev Branaman (08)
Skanska USA Building (07)
Jim Penny (05)
Tom Warshauer (05) & Andy Dews (07)

NC House Circle ($1,200-$2,399)

George Alwon & David Bibb (06)
Allen Broach & Bob Weston (09)
Pamela Bruns & Chrys Browne (08)
Andre Carvana of Carvana & Co (08)
Joe Cimaglia (08)
Hunter Corn (07)
Jones Darnell (08)
James Darryl Fulton (08)
Luck Davidson (09)
Robert Dogens (06)
Phillip Eckhardt (09)
Dr. Daniel K. Edge & Mr. A.J. Wolff Edge (07)
Ed Farthing (07)
Rod Goins & Dave Rogers (06)
David Hammond (09)
Kristine Herfkens & Betty Rider (04)
Ray & Brenda Hughes (07)
Darryl La Face of ADJ Consulting Inc. & Marty Cohen of The M Group Interiors (08)
Kara Larson (09)
T. Shawn Long & Craig Johnson (07)
Marcia Meekins (08)
Rick Myracle & John Taylor (06)
Brad Oaks & Ian Palmquist (07)
Phase 3 Communications (08)
Cris Rivera & Beth Stringfield (08)
Russell Snipes (08)
Martin Smith (08)
Robbie Tart of Ret House Interiors, Inc. (08)
Anna Voytek & Chanda Fausphoul (05)
Phil Wells & Jay Biles (04)
Jesse White (07)
Kenneth Wittenauer & Russell Leciejewski (07)

NC Legislative Circle ($600-$1,199)

Ameriprise Financial (08)
Elaine Andrews & Laura Edwards (07)
Mike Barringer & Jeff Everette (09)
Tim Bice & Walter Kearns (09)
Coleman Billingsley (07)
Larry Brady & Edward Jones (07)
Norman Brame (09)
Mike Britt (08)
Susan Brittain (07)
Shane Burton & Jim Bumgardner (09)
Lee Carter & Greg Bradley (08)
Evan Costner & Josh Carpenter (07)
Bo Dean & Michael Freeze (07)
Selena Dewitya (09)
The Ear, Nose, & Throat Center, Dr. Barry Pate, Jr. (Asheville) (07)
Meredith Elkins (08)
Glenn Farthing (06)
Miki Felsenburg (06)
Gayle Fisher (08)
Seth Fornea & Garrett Kimball (09)
Galaxy Cinema (08)
Donita S. Goins (08)
Jerri Goldberg & Susan MacMurchy (08)
Clark Goodin (09)
Ken Gray (09)
Dan Gurley (07)
Scott Herman-Giddens (08)
Marilyn Jody (07)
Janet Joyner (07)
Rollin Kibbe (05)
Mark Kleinschmidt (07)
John Lalonde (09)
Lydia Lavelle & Alicia Stemper (06)
Joel Leander & Perry Patterson (07)
Mickey MacIntyre in honor of Beth Stringfield (08)
Fred Martin (07)
Chris Massey (07)
Glen Medders (07)
David & Heather Mosrie (07)
Mary Nations (07)
David Neal (08)
Steven Petrow & Jim Bean (08)
Stephanie Pugh (07)
Samuel Ramsey (08)
Dan Keith Ray (07)
Jack Register (07)
Diana Roberts of A Little Bit of Couture (08)
Mike Roberts & Steve Thompson (09)
Greg Robbins (08)
Daire Roebuck (08)
Kimball Sargent & Geoffrey Avery-Foy (07)
Ward Simmons (08)
Andrew Spainhour (09)
Ed Suarez (08)
Steve Tanis & Rich Garraputa in memory of Senator Jesse Helms for bringing together the LGBT community (07)
Doro Taylor (09)
Sharon Thompson (09)
W Randolph Umberger (09)
Umstead Park United Church of Christ (08)
Wendy Visscher & Cindy Prabst (05)
Ken Wilkinson & Allen Wood (07)
Bob Williams (04)
Nan Williamson & Beth Thompson (06)
Robert Winstead (07)
Glenn Wise (07)
Michael Woods (08)