become an integral part of charleston literary
festival 2024
Your support empowers us to bring powerful, life-changing ideas from the world’s brightest minds to broad audiences in Charleston SC. More than just a tax-deductible donation, financial gifts and corporate sponsorships help secure top tier authors, expanded programming, free books and discounted tickets for students and teachers. Donors also enjoy opportunities to interact with speakers before and after events, as well as at exclusive events throughout the Festival. Join the Charleston Literary community as we embrace the conversation and inspire the next generation of authors and thinkers.
Learn more about our access initiatives and levels of sponsorship in the Donor Brochure HERE.
To donate by check, see our Donation Form HERE with instructions on how to do so.
Sponsor Levels
PRINCIPAL SPONSOR ($50,000)
Free access to all sessions, to donor lounge and to 4 parties, including the Welcoming Party, plus Executive Director Season Preview Roundtable, first choice to underwrite 3 author sessions and Private Dinner Party with Authors
SUSTAINING SPONSOR ($25,000)
Free access for two people to all sessions, to donor lounge and to 4 parties, including the Welcoming Party, plus Executive Director Season Preview Roundtable, earlier choice to underwrite 2 author sessions and Private Dinner Party with Authors
EXECUTIVE SPONSOR ($15,000)
Free access for two people to all sessions, to donor lounge and to 4 parties, including the Welcoming Party, plus Executive Director Season Preview Roundtable and early choice to underwrite an author session
SENIOR SPONSOR ($10,000)
Free access for two people to all sessions, to donor lounge and to 4 parties, including the Welcoming Party, plus Executive Director Season Preview Roundtable and the right to underwrite an author session
PARTNER SPONSOR ($5,000)
Free access for two people to all sessions, to donor lounge and to 4 parties, including the Welcoming Party, plus Executive Director Season Preview Roundtable.
PREMIER SPONSOR ($2,500)
Free access for two people to all sessions, to donor lounge and to 3 parties
FESTIVAL SPONSOR ($1,500)
Free access for one person to all sessions, to donor lounge and to 3 parties
WEEKEND PACKAGE ($2,500)
Free access for either weekend to all author sessions, donor lounge and two parties, plus discounted hotel rooms, a literary walking tour and a Charleston garden tour
Our Tax ID is: 81-3123725
For additional assistance or to give by phone, please contact Suzanne Pollak, Director of Development, at suzanne.pollak@charlestonliteraryfestival.com
Charleston Literary Festival, Inc. is a South Carolina charitable organization exempt under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3) and gifts are tax deductible as allowed by law
INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY CONTRIBUTORS
PRINCIPAL
sponsors
Judy and Bernard Cornwell
Geraldine and Walter Fiederowicz
Thomas F. Taft Sr. and Kathleen Parramore
sustaining sponsors
Summer and Clyde Anderson
Lee Bell and Fotios Pantazis, Rodney B. & Marjorie S. Fink Foundation
Ala and Ralph Isham
Michael Johnson
The McCausland Foundation, Bonnie and Peter McCausland
Leigh and John McNairy
Pallotta Family Foundation
Cindy and Richard Urquhart
EXECUTIVE
SPONSORS
20 South Battery and Dr. Jack Schaeffer
Kay Bachmann
Marion and Wayland H. Cato, Jr.
Sam Easley and Jason Owen
Carol and Roch Hillenbrand
Martha and Orton Jackson
Deborah Kennedy Kennard and William Kennard
Mrs. Peter Manigault
Pat and James Marino
Dr. Ann Maners and Dr. Alex Pappas
Wenda Harris Millard and Jay Millard
Richard Wilson and David Trachtenberg
SENIOR
SPONSORS
Laura Gates
Russell Holliday
Vickie and Pete Neighbour
Peter R. and Cynthia K. Kellogg Foundation
PARTNER SPONSORS
Martie and David Adams
Bessent-Freeman Family Foundation
Jennifer Chestnut Comer
Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
E. Vernon Glenn
The Hubbell Difference Foundation
J.C. Kellogg Foundation Fund
Gail Kellogg
Sigrid and Mike Laughlin
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Levy
Dr. Kim Cliett Long and Dr. Jonathan Green
Caroline and Jerry Milbank
Mills Bee Lane Memorial Foundation
Debbie and Jay Robison
Laura and Klaus Said
Peggy and Brian White
PREMIER SPONSORS
Almeida Foundation
Kamal Ayyildiz
Butter and Balint Birkas
Margie and Dick Bondy
June Bradham
Kathleen Brady and Bruce Lydiard
Margi and Bill Brenizer
Christina and Ernst Bruderer
Judy and Jim Cooper
Tanny Crane and John Wolff
Kathleen Cudahy
Anne Dibble
Sheila and Paul Galvani
Anne and Neil Garfinkel
Belinda Gergel
Ruthann Granito
Barbara and Richard Hagerty
Elizabeth Hall
Dr. Elizabeth Harden and Dr. Richard Hoefer
Beth and Bill Hobbs
Anne and Dick Keigher
Donald E. King
Monica Langley
Leilani Brown, LLC
Cindy Mabry
Martha Rhodes McLendon
Ann and Jerrold Mitchell
Nan and Tom Morrison
Ronda Muir
Nancy Noyes
Kathleen Parramore
Debora and Samuel Peretsman
Dr. Jeannelle Perkins-Muhammad
Anne and Scott Perper
Dr. Linda Plunkett and Mr. Ron Plunkett
Susu Ravenel and Robert Kirby: Kirby Family Foundation
Nedenia Rumbough
Monica M. and Kenneth T. Seeger
Sally Self
Susan Simons and John Hagerty
Ellis and Matt Sisto
Alison Spear and Alex Reese
Deborah Reid Taylor
Anne and Ken Tidwell
Anne Tinker and John Henderson
Jacqueline and Richard Trezza
Ellen and Chris White
Ann and Fred Willis
FESTIVAL SPONSORS
Dr. Renee D. and Mr. Ivan V. Anderson
Lyn and Paul Attaway
Charlotte Beers
Joan Robinson Berry and Chris Berry
Sandie and Archer Bishop
Drs. Anne and Bo Blessing
Patricia Bliss
Katherine Ford
Caroline Forgason
Frederick and Patricia Supper Foundation
and Cynthia Chace
Elizabeth Hancock
Elizabeth Hazard and Ted Dintersmith
Deb Isaacs
Lucinda and Benjamin Lenhardt, Jr.
Renee Levow
Laura and Bruce Monrad
Emily Morrison
Dee Myers
Elizabeth and George Peper
Barbara Riordan
Tyler Rollins
Tara Shannon
Darlene Shaw
Cleary Simpson
Teri Siskind
Suzanne Togna and David Haythe
Asha and Ravi Veeraswamy
Barbara Wind
Victor C. Young
Friends of CLF
Jasmine Burns
Ellen M. Costello
Kathleen Ferrell and Arthur Ferrell
Deborah Gage
Kathryn Haas
Michael D. Judge
Kay Kennerty
Lewis McKee
Kitty and Randal Robinson
R. Gordon Smith