Our Donors
We gratefully acknowledge all gifts to the Latin American Studies Association that are supporting the Latin American Cultural Center. All gifts received in 2024 and 2025 are acknowledged below. Please contact us if your gift is not listed or we have made an error in spelling of names.
Foundation, Corporate, and Government Support
- Duolingo
- Eden Hall Foundation
- Grable Foundation
- Hillman Foundation
- McKinney Foundation
- Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development LSA
- Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation
- Princeton University
- Regional Asset District (RAD)
- The Heinz Endowments
- UPMC Health Plan
Sustaining Donors ($5,000+)
- AustralTek LLC & i4 Platform
- Billie R. DeWalt and Sylvia M. Keller
- Gilbert Joseph
- Melissa Smith and Charles R. Hale
- Milagros Pereyra-Rojas and Enrique Mu
- University of Pittsburgh
- UPMC Health Plan
Founding Donors
The Latin American Studies Association gratefully acknowledges the individuals and foundations that contributed $1,000 or more to establish the Latin American Cultural Center before December 2024.
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- Hillman Foundation
- McKinney Foundation
- The Heinz Endowments
- Alex Chen
- Carmen Diana Deere
- Claire Keyes and Joel P. Aaronson
- Eugene Myers – in memory of Elmer Cano
- Florence E. Babb
- Gerszten Family Fund – In honor of Billie R. DeWalt and Sylvia M. Keller
- Janet Endress Squires
- Jonathon Reddig
- Kevin Middlebrook
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Carol A. Moya and Carlos E. Moya
- Lars Schoultz
- Lynn M. Stephen
- Marianne Schmink
- Mneesha Gellman
- Morgan Stanley
- Peter Smith
- Ronald H. Chilcote
- Summon Health
- William LeoGrande
- Yoshio Arai
Other Individual Donors
- Andrea Rudolph
- Adriana Jimenez
- Camelia Nicoleta Tigau
- Cecile Chong
- Claudia Sandberg
- Claudio Gomez
- Edwin Torres
- Elizabeth Wilkinson
- Ellen Ormond
- Flavio Chamis
- Gretchen Anselmo
- Gwen Vargas and Luis Vargas
- Henry M. Maquera Colque
- Jaclyn McCusker
- John Doe
- Kiran Mehta
- Lucia M. Aguirre
- Luisa Porras
- Lynn Stephen
- Marilyn Albert
- Oryoki Zendo
- Ruiyang Ma
- T.M Scruggs
Artifact Donations
The Latin American Studies Association is grateful to the following individuals who donated objects to the Latin American Cultural Center, thereby enriching its museum with the beginnings of a fine permanent collection.
- Ada Castillo-Mezzich
Adriana Jimenez
- Bill DeWalt and Sylvia Keller
- David Wright and Barbara Wright
- Gloria Manchego
- James B. Richardson III
- Jean Nutini
- Joseph Johnston
- Kenneth Love
- Lisa DiGioia-Nutini
- Milagros Pereyra-Rojas and Enrique Mu
- Pam Doran and Carl Swartz
- Patricia Forbes and Patrick Keating
- Paula E. Hollerback
- Reid Reading †
- Robert E. Conrad and Ursula Luke-Conrad
- Robert Tuñón
- S. Murray Rust and Shirley Rust
- Salome Gutierrez †
- Stephanie Carleton
- Steve Tanner and Maurine Tanner
Mexican rug donated by Dr. James B. Richardson, III
Donate an Artifact
The Latin American Cultural Center (LACC) seeks to acquire iconic objects from each country in Latin America for its permanent collection.