OUR DONORS AND PARTNERS

We extend our deepest gratitude to the Judith Neilson Foundation for its extraordinary philanthropic support.

neilson foundation
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CLM Trust logo
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Duet trust

Additional leadership support provided by:

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 Sir Mick and Barbara Davis

Dower DCAP Advisory

Lady Mary Hatch

Joan St Leger Lindbergh Charitable Trust

The James and Shirley Sherwood Foundation

The Kirsh Foundation

DIAMOND CIRCLE (R100,000+)

Anonymous 
Mr Kim Cafferty and Mrs Mary Abercrombie
De Grendel Wine Estate 
Mr John and Mrs Anne Field 
Mr Helmut and Mrs Gerda Jung 
Mr Rick and Mrs Caroline Menell
The Mones Michael Trust 
Mr Jerome O’Regan
In memory of Mr Helmut Prast 
Rand Merchant Bank 
Rotary E-Club Hamburg-Connect  
Ms Caroline Van Zyl 

PLATINUM CIRCLE (R50,000+)

Anonymous 
Dr Sean and Mrs Fiona Baumann 
Mr Thomas and Mrs Margrith Bill 
Mr Laurence and Mrs Rita Chiappini 
Sir Geoffrey de Jäger 
Mrs Sophie Diedrichs 
Mr Winston and Mrs Wendy Floquet 
Mr Nick and Mrs Stephanie Harley
HCI Foundation 
Mr Martin G Hess 
Mr Philip and Mrs Michele Krawitz 
Mr Klaus Odenberg and Mr Peter Kunft 
Lord and Lady Lurgan Trust
The Nussbaum Foundation 
Mr Hubertus and Mrs Stefanie Osterwind 
Dr Christiane Hackerodt and Mr Notker Pape 
Mr Allister and Mrs Vonnie Rogan 
Mr Peter and Mrs Lorna Rogan 
Mr Roland and Mrs Christa Runge 
The Philip Schock Charitable and Educational
Foundation
Straughan Incorporated 
Kerry Underwood of Underwood Solicitors
Mr Paul Leaf-Wright

GOLD CIRCLE (R25,000+)

Anonymous
Mr Stephen and Mrs Doreen Cannon
HMRC Charities 
Mr Ivan and Mrs Liz Fallon 
Mr Pieter Fourie 
That’s Travel (Pty) Ltd, Mr Thomas Bauerkämper and Mr Haakon Fritzsche
Mr Niall and Mrs Rosemarie Gallagher 
Countess Sylvia Labia 
Mrs Aviva Pelham 
Mr Tim Pontius 
Mr Peter Meyer and Mrs Romi Schels
The Susman Charitable Trust
Mr Gavin Fitzmaurice and Mr John Wunderlich

Mr Bill van Rensberg

SILVER CIRCLE (R15,000+)

Mr Nicholas and Mrs Carol Brigstocke 
Mr Roger Chapple 
Dame Linda Dobbs 
Ms Shannon Gukelberger   
Mr Bo Raattamaa
Ms Carien Ras
Schonberger 
Mrs Susan and Mr George Smith  
Mr Gregor Schmitz
Mr Robert Silbermann

Mr Stanis and Mrs Joanne Smith

Ms Kimberly Brennan and Mr Chris von Selle

BENEFACTOR CIRCLE (R10,000+)

Anonymous (2) 
Mr Doug and Mrs Sue Band 
Mr Mervyn and Mrs Helen Bradlow  
Mr Richard and Mrs Frances Clarke 
Mr Harald Collet 
Mr Ian and Mrs Caroline Cormack 
Mr Peter and Mrs Meg Davidson 
Ms Christine Davies  
Mr Stefan Delmarco 
Mr Thomas Brown and Ms Hilary Franklin
The Howman Charitable Trust
Ms Aldine Honey

Mr Max & Mrs Lisa Hopfl 
Ms Georgina Jaffee 
Sir Jeffrey Jowell
Mrs Gloria Kaminski 
Mr Herman Nieuwoudt 
Ms Mollie Norwich 
Mr Hartmut and Mrs Marietjie Nowak 
Mrs Catherine Owen

Dr Mark Kelly and Ms Jennifer Renner 
Mr Bob and Mrs Lynn Rowand
Mr David Sonnenberg 
Ms Judy Thomson 
Mr Henk Van Der Tak

ADVOCATE CIRCLE (R5,000+)

Anonymous (2) 
Ms Sarah Arnot 
Ms Suria Basson 
Mr Roger and Mrs Charlotte Beach 
Lady Susie Beaverbrook 
Ms Anne Beazley 
Ms Deborah Coombe
Mr Peter Davidson

Mr Richard De Vos

Ms Ruth Fitzgibbon
Ms Heather Formby
Mr Pierangelo and Mrs Rosy Fornara 
Mr Alexander and Mrs Paula Gabriel 
Ms Mary George 
Mr Frank Gormley 
Mr Lionel and Mrs Jackie Knight
Mr Tony and Mrs Michal Leon 
Mr Neil Macdonald 
Mr Ian and Mrs Karin MacLarty 
Ms Viola Martenstein  
Mr Duncan Martin 
Mr Richard McCarthy
Mr Graham and Mrs Bunty Money 
Mr John Newbury 
Ms Jenni Newman 
Dr Tony and Mrs Vicki Norcliffe  
Ms Marjorie Simonds-Gooding

Mrs Jill Simpson
Mr Roderick Stevens 
Ms Kathryn Taylor 
Prof Rian Viviers 

CONTRIBUTOR CIRCLE (R2,500+)

Mr Kyle Bowman
Mr Dan Bovington 
Mr Huw Davies 
Mr Patrick and Mrs Siobhan Esnouf

Mr Nigel Gwynne-Evans  
Ms K Joubert 
Mr Tony and Mrs Pat Lea 
Mr Richard Lyttleton 
Mr Daniel Martin 
Mr Richard McCarthy 
Mr Brian Robertson 
Lady Madeleine Rowe-Beddoe
Mr Robert Scallon 
Ms Maria Pia Shuman 

Dr Hanlie Van Dyk
Mrs Annie Walter
Ms Luzette Watson  

SUPPORTER CIRCLE (R1,000+)

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Ms Carolyn Benson 
Mrs Biggi Birkner-Fogelberg

Mr Emil and Mrs Hanna Boeke 
Mr Johannes Botha 
Mr Patrick Chapman 
Mr Nicholas Claxton
Mrs Fiona Cunningham-Reid
Rev Don and Mrs Audrey Davidson
Mr Jason Drew
Ms Josephine Fine 
Ms Susan Folb
Ms Jeannette Fundell  
Mr Colin Gray 
Ms Julie Harrell  
Ms Renee Heuser 
Mr Anthony Jamieson  

Mr John Jay 
Mr Henk Jochims 
Ms Lesley Jones 
Ms Ann Kieran 
Mr Jim Kirby

Mrs Hannelore Mirbach-Krahn
Ms Jeanette Kriel
Mrs Sandra Kurth
Mr Barry Lee 
Mrs Elizabeth Makharinsky
Mr Gustav Meuter
Mr Faulks Orlando
Ms Clarissa Carleton Paget 
Ms Sally Phillips 
Mr Jacques Plaut 
Ms Jane Porter  
Lady Jennifer Sieff 
Ms Lesley Sutherland 
Dr Susan Szmania 
Mr Paul and Ms Sandy Thornton 
Mr Jeff and Mrs Laurie Usheroff
Ms Calien Vorster 
Mr Andy Wakeford

Ms Maria Jansen van Rensburg Weideman 
Dr Lars Wegener

HONORARY PATRONS

Mr Raymond+ and Mrs Wendy Ackerman
Mr Johan Botha+
Mr Angelo Gobbato
Mrs Judith Neilson

ENCORE SOCIETY

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Mr Wynand du Plessis 
Mr Denis and Mrs Mary Anne Le Jeune 
Dr Anton Smit 
Mrs Susan and Mr George Smith 
Prof Rian Viviers 

+ deceased

OUR CORPORATE PARTNERS

Community Chest Western Cape 
De Grendel Wine Estate 
First Rand Foundation 
Ian Burgess-Simpson Pianos 
Lift Airlines 
Simonsig Wine Estate 
Woolworths MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet 

Listing as of 31 October 2025.