STEPS Institute Major Donors

An interdisciplinary research institute of the University of California Santa Cruz

STEPS Sustaining Donors

The STEPS Institute's Sustaining Donors have provided major contributions to underwrite graduate fellowships, major research collaborations, and other STEPS initiatives.

Dr. Gordon Ringold and Dr. Tanya Zarucki were the founding Donors of the Institute with a vision of fostering interdisciplinary collaborations on major environmental questions. They provided funds to set up the Institute's initial structure and fund a broad range of collaborations on the major STEPS research initiatives.

Anonymous: A major donor provides yearly funds for three fellowships -- Christine Eckstrom Fellowship, MRC Greenwood Fellowship, Frans Lanting Fellowship—and multiple research grants for graduate and undergraduate students working on STEPS-related projects

Mrs. Diane Cooley and Mr. Don Cooley have funded the MRC Greenword Fellowship Award in Biodiversity Conservation with the goal of fostering environmental research that has direct relevance and applicability to decisions for the conservation of biodiversity.

The Honorable Fred Keeley has made a planned gift to support the interdisciplinary mission of the STEPS Institute and its goal of addressing large-scale environmental problems.

STEPS Supporting Donors

The following donors have generously provided funds to support the overall operation of STEPS or particular STEPS projects:

Cemex Davenport Cement
Christiane Engel and Steven F. Engel
Richard Faggioli
Benjamin and Ruth Hammett
Frans Lanting and Christine Eckstrom
Ronald and Sheila Litzinger
Rowland and Pat Rebele
Steven Reneau

Paul and Jo Ann Warner
Mary Elizabeth Woolpert

STEPS Contributing Donors
The following donors have helped provided their support to a wide range of STEPS activities:

David Baskin
Baskin & Grant Attorneys
Bernice Belton
Jonathan Holmes Boutelle
Sam Burkhardt
James Danaher
Mary and Theodore Duffield
Ted and Pat Durkee
Gabriella's Cafe
Deanne Lange
Don and Juanita Leatherman
Linda Locatelli and Gordon Lion
Kenneth and Nancy Macy
Dan and Liz Selling
Kirk and Pat Smith
Sara Wood Smith
Gabrielle Stocker
Joseph and Carmella Weintraub

We Need Your Help

The STEPS Institute relies heavily on private support for our work. If you are interested in discussing a possible donation to The STEPS Institute, please contact the Director, John Thompson. We have a range of current needs in support of research and would enjoy discussing them individually to see which of them fit your goals as a donor.