Groundbreakers
Groundbreakers
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What is Groundbreakers?

Groundbreakers is Austin Parks Foundation's leadership giving circle, made up of generous donors who provide support for the general operations of our organization.

Groundbreakers membership starts at $1,200 per year and can be made as a one-time or monthly donation. Each level of Groundbreakers offers unique benefits to keep you informed and bring you closer to our mission!

What difference will my gift make? A world of difference.

At Austin Parks Foundation, we rely on the generosity of our community to help deliver on our mission, and Groundbreakers are integral to our success. In 2020, this group contributed 65% of our yearly fundraising total for unrestricted support and served as advocates for the work we do across Austin.

Groundbreakers – and the generous dollars they contribute – make the difference between just being good enough and providing what the people of Austin truly deserve.

Your annual Groundbreakers gift directly supports the preservation and improvement of our valued green spaces in the following ways:

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Innovation

groundbreakers help us hire the best of the best

Collaboration

APF's groundbreakers support our work in Austin's parks

Dependability

Gift Levels and Benefits
Groundbreakers recognizes and celebrates donors who make Austin Parks Foundation a philanthropic priority! Besides the warm, fuzzy feeling you get from doing good on behalf of your city, each gift level offers unique benefits to keep you informed and bring you closer to APF’s mission. And the swag is pretty cool, too!
Bronze
Groundbreakers at the Bronze level receive stellar member benefits!
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$1,200+

per year

$100

per month
SILVER
Groundbreakers at the Silver level get all Bronze benefits and more. 1992 was APF's founding year!
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$1,992+

per year

$166

per month
GOLD
Groundbreakers at the Gold level get all Silver benefits and more!
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$2,500+

per year

$209

per month
PLATINUM
Groundbreakers at the Platinum level get all Gold benefits and more!
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$5,000+

per year

$417

per month
DIAMOND
Groundbreakers at the Diamond level get all Platinum benefits and more!
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$7,500+

per year

$625

per month
EMERALD
Groundbreakers at the Emerald level get all Diamond benefits and more!
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$10,000+

per year

$834

per month
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Frequently Asked Questions
Gifts made to Austin Parks Foundation’s general, unrestricted fund count toward your Groundbreakers membership. This includes yearly or monthly contributions made online or through our mailed appeals and does not include gifts made to Party for the Parks, Little Hummingbird Society, or Capital Campaigns.

Austin Parks Foundation's

Groundbreakers

Groundbreakers

EMERALD

Anonymous 

Colin Corgan

Kelly Fleming

DIAMOND

Jen Ohlson

DIAMOND
PLATINUM

Agatha + Anthony Precourt
Alec Rhodes
Denise Funk
James Brownlie
Pamela + Michael Reese

GOLD

Ellen + Steven Miura

Hannah Temple + Christopher Sanders

Joan Delany + Philip Behrman

Julia Pollack

Laura Templeton

Paige + Jamil Alam

Regan + Billy Gammon

The Zlotnik Family

SILVER

Beverly Griffith

Bob Wynn

Dana + Daryl Kunik

Jane Hopper

Jennifer + Steven Smith

Kathleen Hopke

Sinclair and Jane Black

Susan + Stuart Laves

The Hot Potatoes

Vanessa + Matt Luckie

BRONZE

Allyie and Wes Carberry

Amy + Matthew Rampy

Anna + Jason Near

Annie + Ryan Gravelle

Barbara Austin

Bobbi Kommineni

Carol + Milo Burdette

Christie Skinner

Cindy Loftis

Clarissa Hay

Cory Laurel + Lydia Clay

Cotter Cunningham

Dinah + Barry Barksdale

Elaine + Rich Garza

Emelie + Will Graham

Erika + John Langmore

Erika + Joseph Drouin

Heather Keating + Griffin Davis

Hunter Fong

Jana McCann + Jim Adams

Jayna + Barry Burgdorf

Jeanetter LaFreniere

Jeff Sumner

Jim + Debbie Alsup

Joanna Lippman Salinas

Joseph Voss

Julianna Monceaux + Steve Melchiode

Julie + Adam Butler

Karen + Andy White

Kay + Eric Moreland

Keith Kreeger

Kerry Edwards + Stephen Marshall

Kery Feferman + Guy Watts

Kim Daniel + Rob Zaleski

Kirstin + Joe Ross

Kristi + Bryan Barksdale

Laura + John Loudamy

Lauren + Matt Whelan

Leah + Ford Alexander

Leigh + Doug Wolfe

Linda Graves

Lisa + Matt Dow

Lynn + Hayden Brooks

Lynn Boswell + Burton Baldridge

Margaret Menicucci + Michael Whellan

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Marty Butler

Mary + Michael Perry

Mary + Tim Herman

Maury Sullivan + Todd Pruner     
Elizabeth Peterson

Mayukh Parvin + Rashed Islam

Meagan + Bill Longley

Megan + John Mims

Melissa + Carl Stewart

Meta Butler Hunt

Michael McGill

Michelle + Colin Wallis

Monica + Felipe Fernandes

Nona Niland

Patricia and David Steinwedell

Patrick Flynn

Paul Sams

Phyllis York

Rob Repass

Robyn + Brandon Lewis

Shantel + David Ferdman

Shelley Hardeman + Carl Paulson

Sheridan + Perry Lorenz

Spencer Williams

Susan + Brent Bockholt

Susan + Reid Wittliff

Thomas Walsh

Tracy Holland + Jim Skelding