The Community of Writers is made possible by the generosity of friends, former participants, teaching staff, and with grants from institutions. We also rely on the goodwill of our neighbors in Olympic Valley and our friends who help us make it all happen.
Thank you!
This page is updated annually at the beginning of each year. It was last updated on January 8 2026.
Financial Supporters
PATRONS
Anonymous • Eddy & Osvaldo Ancinas • Michael Carlisle • Nancy Cushing Evans • Joseph Heinrich
Jodie Ireland • Leslie Kelleher & Michele Fesler • Bobbie Kinnell • Ted Lardner • Nion McEvoy & Leslie
Berriman • Jessica O’Dwyer • Robin Radin • Steve & Michele Rempe • Jason Roberts • Deborah Dashow
Ruth • Amy Tan & Lou DeMattei • Nancy & Fred Teichert
BENEFACTORS
Reagan Arthur • Mary F. Burns • Sue & Ed Einowski
Bubba Henson • Thomas P Jones III • Dylan Landis & Dean Baquet
LEADERS
Anonymous • Elizabeth Bailey • Colleen Morton Busch & John Busch • Ann Close • Georgia Court
Frances Dinkelspiel • John & Carol Eding • Alex Espinoza • Katherine & John Gravendyk • The Hall
Family • Robert Hass • Mark & Mary Hester • Brenda Hillman • Muriel DeStaffany Karr • Marty Krasney
Michelle Latiolais • Lester & Debbie Lennon • Nancy & Larry Mohr • Carlin & James Naify • Howard PriceRempe Construction • BJ Robbins • Margaret Wilkerson Sexton • Eben Daniel Shapiro • Christopher
Sindt & Leigh Morgan • Josh Weil • LaVerne Woods
CONTRIBUTORS
Anonymous • Jody Ansell • Amy Asay • Joan Baranow & David Watts • Dan Bellm & Yoel Kahn • Brookes
& Max Byrd • Eric Chang • Susan Cohen • Toi Derricotte • William Donahoe & Kristin Klein • Janet Fitch
Samuel Freedman • Diana & Whitney Fuller • Charlie Haas • Ann & Charles Halsted • Mary Rose Hayes
Katy Hover-Smoot • Kimberly Nunes • Lauren Howard • Susan Jackson • Dana Johnson • Alice Jones
May Kuroiwa • Andrew Nicholls • Tom O’Connell • Julia Flynn Siler & Charlie Siler • Elizabeth Stone
Sheila Davies Sumner & Patrick Sumner • Julia Park Tracey
SUSTAINERS
Anonymous • Denise & George Athas • Ann Bancroft • Jan Buscho • Don Mee Choi • Kirk Colvin • Judy
Crowe • Ann Foley & Larry Ruth • Julie Fingersh & David Rudnick • Forrest Gander • Molly Giles
Carmen Giménez • Jackie Ginley • Pia Hinckle • Edward Iwata • Major Jackson • Marilyn Kallet • Ronald
Lauderbach • Michael Lavigne • Margit Liesche • Deanna Ludwin • Sameer Pandya • Gail Reitano • Sara
Joyce Robinson • Eunhee Soh • Melanie Sovine • Jeanie Strong • Kymberly Taylor • The Bedayn Family
PARTNERS
Anonymous • Jeff Adams • Amy Antongiovanni • Tom Barbash • Denise Nicole Bostrom • Robin Burrows • Elizabeth Chapman • Nina Cooper • Janet Constantino • Clint Fleener • Seth Fleisher & Emily Baldwin
Karen Joy Fowler • Nicole Gregory • David & Ingelise Guy • Lu Han • Lorri Holt • Rachel Howard • Molly
Jackson • Marilyn Kallet • Brian Karfunkel • Emily Karsina • Stephanie Kegan • Mary Ladd & Oscar
Villalon • Laura Glen Louis • Bia Lowe • Eva Margueriette • Mark Maynard • Gretchen McCullough
Maggie McKaig • Ken Morrow • Barbara Newhall • Paul Ocampo • Coco Owen • Katharine Paull
Marianne & Jim Porter • Lisa Richter • Carolina Rojas Moretti • Yiskah Rosenfeld • Stella Santamaria
Paul Sarvasy • Rosanne C. Scott • Eunhee Soh • Scott Sparling • Mary Taugher • Catherine Thomas
Andrew Tonkovich • David Weddle • Mary Winegarden & Geoff Hoyle
FRIENDS
Anonymous • Brent Armendinger • Amy Barrera • Judith Bebelaar • Lavina Blossom • Silvia Bonilla
Connie Bouvier • Kate Bowers • Jeremy Cantor • Barry Casey • Cheryl Clayton • Lawrence Coates • Rich
Ferguson • Ann Fisher-Wirth • Deborah French-Frisher • Vishwas Gaitonde • Harriet Garfinkle • Eric
Glassgold • Judith Greene • Quinton Hallet • Ann V Hanna • Hunter Jones • Len Joy • Merrill Kagan-
Weston • Ann Keniston & Eric Novak • Andrew and Jean Lange • Edan Lepucki • Jesse Lipson • Paulette
Livers • Kimmie Longden (Baines) • Marianne Lonsdale • Leilani Lumen • Jami Macarty • Moira
Magneson • Pamela Pan • John Patterson • Theta Pavis • James Porter • Katherine E. Roberts • Becca Sanchez • Stephanie Sanchez • Sara Schlossman • Maryrose Smyth • Sue Staats • Stephen Taylor Elizabeth Weaver • Ellen Wiener • Bernice Yeung
Grant Sponsors
Agilebits USA Inc. • Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation • GenXCore • Lojo Foundation • Peter E. Haas Jr.
Family Fund • Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation • The James & Susan McClatchy Fund • The North
Lake Tahoe Community Alliance
Corporate Matches and Sponsors
Google • LinkedIn
Writers’ Annex Sponsors
BOA Editions • Copper Canyon Press • Emily Dickinson Museum • T.S. Eliot Society • Molly Fisk • The Slowdown Show • The Estate of Ursula K. Le Guin • Shambhala Press
NonProfit Scholarship Partners
The Community of Writers thanks our scholarship partners for their help designing and publicizing our scholarships to their constituency.
Additional Recognition for our Summer Programs
Read our July 2025 blog post acknowledging all who make the program happen.
Paul Radin Memorial Dream Wagon Donors
Dream Wagon Founding Donors
David Radin and Robert Radin
With A Generous Grant From
The Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation
Vardo
Eddy and Osvaldo Ancinas • René & April Ancinas • Michael Carlisle • Michael and Janet Pietsch • Steve & Michele Rempe • Cecile Weaver
Caravan
Reagan Arthur • Adam Cole • Nancy Evans • The Hall Family • Sands Hall • Joy Harris • William Haxton • Pam Rorke Levy • John Roberts II • Carlin & James Naify • Beth Ruyak & Mike McWhirter • Julia Flynn Siler & Charlie Siler • Nancy Teichert • Cora Yang & • Myron Marx • Pat Woeber • Vonetta Young
Wain
Marcia Bradley • Elizabeth Chapman • Susan Call • Charmaine Craig • Leslie Daniels • Thomas Ennis • Margot Garcia • Harriet Garfinkle • Jim Hill • Joy Johannessen • Calvert Morgan • Cynthia Newberry • David Paul • John Pula • Barbara Ristine • Logan Robertson • Greg and Caridwen Spatz • Elizabeth Tallent & Gloria Rogers • Mary Winsor • Kent Wright
And thanks to Jim Seely for his design and care of this project he built from scratch.
Board of Directors
And a big thank you to our wonderful Board of Directors and Program Directors for their constant guidance and support.
The Community is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation. Donations are be tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.