Founders and Advocates of the Women’s and Girls’ Fund have a special impact on the lives of women and girls in Kern County. Their gifts of cash and securities have rapidly built our endowment to provide more than $650,000 through 51 competitive grants to the nonprofit community as of October 2023. Our endowment has grown to support up to $80,000 in community grants each year.

Founders and Advocates are invited to assist with each year’s grantmaking process.

Write to us at WGF@kernfoundation.org to learn more about becoming an Advocate. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @WGFKCF.

The following list (below the definitions of the various levels) was updated in 2022.

Founder

Individuals, Giving Circles, or firms that donated at least $1,000 to WGF prior to December 31, 2010.

Platinum

Individuals, firms, or giving circles that have given $25,000 or more cumulatively since the inception of WGF.

Diamond

Individuals, firms, or giving circles that have given between $10,000 and $24,999 cumulatively since the inception of WGF.

Gold

Individuals, firms, or giving circles that have given between $5,000 and $9,999 cumulatively since the inception of WGF

Silver

Individuals, firms, or giving circles that have given between $2,500 and $4,999 cumulatively since the inception of WGF.

Advocates

Individuals, firms, or giving circles whose cumulative giving is between $1,000 and $2,499 since 2010.

Supporters

Individuals, firms, or giving circles whose cumulative giving is less than $1,000.

Women’s and Girls’ Fund (WGF) Founders* List

  • Doreen Boylan Abrams
  • Carol S. Adamson
  • Kay Alexander
  • Corina Godfrey Anderson
  • Kari Anderson
  • Leigh Ann Anderson
  • Lisa Andrew
  • Maureen Andrew
  • Richard Armstrong
  • Jeanne C. Austin
  • Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Foundation
  • BFFs Giving Circle
  • Simin Banister
  • Sheryl Barbich
  • Mary Barlow
  • Earlene & Don Barnes
  • Taylor A. Barnes
  • The Bakersfield Californian
  • Bettina M. Belter
  • Ann Beman
  • Sue Benham
  • Catherine E. Bennett
  • Deborah H. Besenfelder
  • Lynda Boleschka
  • Donice Boylan
  • Rogers Brandon
  • Charlotte Brandt
  • Linda Brenner
  • Beverly Burke
  • Javier Bustamante
  • Laurie Bustamante
  • Natalie Bustamante
  • Beverly Byl
  • Jackie Bynum
  • Margaret Bynum
  • Marley Bynum-Sherry
  • Mary Bynum
  • Megan Bynum
  • Nada & Dwight Byrum
  • Jana Campbell
  • Pat Durando Campbell
  • Phyllis Fielding Campbell
  • Judith C. Caratan
  • Shelli Carlovsky
  • Nancy Carr
  • Suzanne Carver
  • Castle & Cooke California
  • Sylvia Thomson Cattani
  • Jennice Boylan Cerrina
  • Donna Chaffee
  • Chapter JT, PEO Sisterhood
  • Judith Chase
  • Dona Penoli Chertok
  • Mary Christenson
  • Meg Clay
  • Kathleen Pascoe Clerou
  • Carole & Ira Cohen
  • Terri Collins
  • Joan W. Cox
  • CSUB Women Leaders
  • Holly Culhane
  • Noel Daniells
  • Peggy Cole Darling
  • Margaret DeArmond
  • Davida Muscio Delis
  • Mary Button Demos
  • Anna Dezember
  • Joan Dezember
  • Joyce & Gordon Downs
  • Jennifer Boylan Drake
  • Jan Drew
  • Lynelle Echeverria
  • Katherine Edmonson
  • Maureen Farrell
  • Vicki Farrell
  • Ann Fisher
  • Bonnie J. Fitzgerald
  • Teresa Ford
  • Melissa Fortune
  • Jenna Foster
  • Judy & Tom Franconi
  • Donna & Tom Frank
  • Edith Frick
  • Judy & Charles Fritch
  • Sheila Fry
  • Corrine Garrison
  • Catherine Gay
  • GFWC California Federation of Women’s Clubs
  • Pamela Presley Giumarra
  • Keri & John Gless
  • Pam Godfrey
  • Christine Goedhart-Humphrey
  • Diana & Tom Gordon
  • Angene Grigg
  • Barbara Grimm-Marshall
  • Grimmway Enterprises Inc.
  • Fran Gunner
  • Becky Hall
  • Lavonne & Harvey Hall
  • Susan B. Hamilton
  • Virginia Hamisch
  • Ann Hansen
  • Marianne Harmer
  • Carol & Bill Hatcher
  • Jane Haupt
  • Mikie Hay
  • Arlene & Joel Heinrichs
  • Domonique Hensler
  • Susan Hersberger
  • Deborah Hess
  • Jane Hildebrand
  • Napier Hill
  • Stephanie Hill
  • Dolores & Bob Hoffman
  • Stephanie Nichols Holladay
  • Cheryl Holsonbake
  • Judy Hyatt
  • Cynthia Icardo
  • Diane Johnson
  • Gail & Cliff Johnson
  • Karen & George Johnson
  • Cindy Jones
  • Teri & Ken Jones
  • Trisha S. Jones
  • Joyce Junger
  • Kern County Fire Fighters, Local 1301
  • Kern Medical Society Alliance
  • Susan Killingsworth
  • Danielle & Dave Kilpatrick
  • Lisa King
  • Ginny & Wayne Kirschenman
  • Dianne Klein
  • Hilda Klein
  • Ruth Klein
  • Lyndia Krausgrill
  • Sheila Lake
  • Jeanine Lambert
  • Dawn Land-Walker
  • Sherry Lanza
  • Susan K. Laverty
  • Tish Layous
  • Holly Lazzerini
  • Dayna Leggio
  • Ione Lollar
  • Lesa Mackessy
  • Mary Madland
  • Rhonda Magness
  • Judith Malerich
  • Lori Mariani
  • Tanya Mariani
  • Lynzi Massey
  • Paije Massey
  • Sandi Maul
  • Mary Mazzei
  • Rhonda & Livio Mazzei
  • Judi Tuttle McCarthy
  • Katie McCarthy
  • Louise McCarthy
  • Kay Meek
  • Diana Mestmaker
  • Barbara Meyer
  • JoAnn Meyer
  • Suzanne Meyer
  • Mary & Tom Middleton
  • Martha Miller
  • Bitsy Ming
  • Kim Mishkind
  • Darlene Mohlke
  • Ginger Moorehouse
  • Mountain Mommas
  • Mountain Mommas & Poppas
  • Beth & Joe Nahama
  • Adrienne Newman
  • Dayna Favero Nichols
  • Karen Northcutt
  • Nancy L. Oehler
  • Allison Brandt Oliver
  • Diana Pascoe Othart
  • Pamela Ott
  • Haley Jones Ottaway
  • Stella Ottaway
  • Cheryl Palla
  • Sally Panero
  • Mona Pankey
  • Paramount Farming
  • Jeanette Richardson Parks
  • Laura Pascoe
  • Barbara Patrick
  • Lois Pence
  • Cathy Perfect
  • Cindy Pinson
  • Kay Pitts
  • Peggy Dewane Pope
  • Janet Poteete
  • Linda Pounds
  • Heli Powell
  • Judith Pratt & Beth Rienzi
  • Darlene Rhoades
  • Cailen Richardsen
  • Jessica, Katie & Mary Richardson
  • Mary & Randy Richardson
  • Danette Rinehart
  • Jeanette Rogers-Erickson
  • Monique M. Rogers-Poulton
  • Joy Rose
  • Rotary Club of Bakersfield
  • T. Royer-Cartwright
  • Marjorie Rump
  • Doris Salter
  • Teresa Shambaugh
  • Mary K. Shell
  • Evalee Simmons
  • Barbara & Bob Smith
  • Pat Smith
  • Stacie Nichols Smith
  • South Fork Women’s Club
  • Southern California Edison
  • Holly Spohn-Gross
  • Debra Sprague
  • Jennifer & Steve Starbuck
  • Nadene Steinert
  • Cathi & Mike Stier
  • Betty & Bob Stine
  • Nancy J. Stoller
  • Linda Sullenger
  • Heidi Sullivan
  • Joan Thomas
  • Mindy Thomas
  • Elaine Thomson
  • Mary Lou Thomson
  • Edward M. Tilbury
  • Pamela Tivnon
  • Today Cleaners
  • Alissa Turnipseed
  • Amy Turnipseed
  • Nancy Turnipseed
  • Phillis Van Boening
  • Engrid Wang
  • Kristen Watson
  • Ray Watson
  • Lonie Wattenbarger
  • Wendy Wayne & Gene Tackett
  • Dolores Whitley
  • Debbie & John Wilson
  • WINGS of the Kern Valley
  • Laura Lollar Wolfe
  • Cheryl Woody
  • World of Women Giving Circle
  • Cassie Wright
  • Linda Wright
  • Jeanne Young
  • Betty Lee Younger
  • Kathleen Zaninovich

*Founders donated at least $1000 to WGF by December 31, 2010