The PRX Ambassador Council is a community of individuals and family foundations who support our work with gifts of $1,000+. Ambassador Council members support PRX's organizational Impact Areas like productions and new content, journalism, technology, and podcast development and training - or specific programmatic priorities, such as The World and Radiotopia. Ambassador Council members help PRX discover new opportunities and engage with potential supporters.
PRX celebrates members of its Ambassador Council through recognition on our website, podcasts, and broadcast programs, with the majority of on-air and podcast credits tied to The World. Ambassador Council members also receive regular communications about programs and initiatives, and invitations to private events featuring talents from our portfolio.
The Ambassador Council is named for our long-standing commitment to international perspectives, alternative voices, and varied points of view.
Learn more about making gifts by mail, gifts of stock, matching gifts, and incorporating PRX in your planned giving here. For more information or questions about the Ambassador Council, please contact Lisa Baumert, Director of Individual Giving, at lisa.baumert@prx.org or (612) 330-9246.
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2023 Annual Report
Choose Your Own Adventure
At PRX, the choices we make help tell an ever-changing story about the audio ecosystem. We invite you to choose your own adventure and explore the last year at PRX in our Annual Report.
As one of the world’s top podcast publishers and public radio distributors, PRX is shaping the future of audio: Thank you for joining us in charting that path.
Benefits
Champion
$100,000 +
12-week acknowledgment on The World end credits
Invitation to select Ambassador Council events
Recognition on PRX.org
Transformer
$50,000 - 99,999
8-week acknowledgment on The World end credits
Invitation to select Ambassador Council events
Recognition on PRX.org
Changemaker
$25,000 - 49,999
4-week acknowledgment on The World end credits
Invitation to select Ambassador Council events
Recognition on PRX.org
Ambassador
$10,000 - 24,999
2-week acknowledgment on The World end credits
Invitation to select Ambassador Council events
Recognition on PRX.org
Leader
$5,000 - 9,999
1-week acknowledgment on The World end credits
Invitation to select Ambassador Council events
Recognition on PRX.org
Creator
$2,500 - 4,999
1-week acknowledgment on The World end credits
Invitation to select Ambassador Council events
Recognition on PRX.org
Advocate
$1,000 - 2,499
1-week acknowledgment on The World end credits
Invitation to select Ambassador Council events
Recognition on PRX.org
Additional benefits, based upon donor interest and levels of support, can include sponsorship of select events, underwriting of major initiatives and programs, tours of The World newsroom in Boston, and tours of the PRX Podcast Garages in Boston and at KQED in Boston.
Events
We host smaller events around the country for friends of the organization. In recent years, we’ve come together in Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Minneapolis, San Francisco, and Seattle for events featuring talent from across the diverse PRX portfolio.
If you’re interested in hosting an event — in person or virtual — or sharing our work with your network, we would love to bring PRX and our programs to you. Please contact Lisa Baumert at lisa.baumert@prx.org or (612) 330-9228 for more information.
The Ambassador Council
The Ambassador Council is a group of leaders from around the country who support PRX and its role in connecting the public to a broad, in-depth array of global news and cultural perspectives essential to taking part in today’s interconnected world. Learn more about the Ambassador Council here. The list below reflects the gifts received during our July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, fiscal year.
CHAMPION
$100,000+
FJC - A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds, New York, NY
Kelson Foundation, San Francisco, CA
Roman Mars, San Francisco, CA
Meadow Fund, San Francisco, CA
TRANSFORMER
$50,000 - $99,999
Gavin/Solmonese LLC
Gruber Family Foundation, San Francisco, CA
The Patchwork Collective, Sonoma, CA
Amy Rao and Harry Plant, San Francisco, CA
Liliane and Ed Schneider, San Francisco, CA
CHANGEMAKER
$25,000 - $49,999
Alice Shaver Charitable Trust, Washington, D.C.
Betsy Atwater, Santa Barbara, CA
Dodee and Billy Crockett, Wimberley, TX
Katherine Harris and Tom Keyser, North Oaks, MN
Judy Pigott, Seattle, WA
Helen and Russell Pyne, Atherton, CA
Sarlo Family Foundation, Kentfield, CA
Maryanne Tagney, Seattle, WA
AMBASSADOR
$10,000 - $24,999
Anonymous
Henry Becton, Boston, MA
Kathy Chan, San Francisco, CA
Cynthia Engles, Naples, FL
Epic Systems Corporation, Verona, WI
Firerose Fund of the
Roots & Wings Foundation,
Seattle, WA
Kerri and Nelson Hoffman, Northfield, VT
Lucy and Ken Lehman Family, Evanston, IL
Dan Shih and Ted MacGovern, Seattle, WA
Cindy and Howard Rachofsky, Dallas, TX
Reis Foundation, Columbia, MD
Rima Hyder and Camilo Villa, Brookline, MA
Amanda Weitman, San Rafael, CA
LEADER
$5,000 - $9,999
Anonymous (4)
Stephanie Fox and Drew Britcher, Saint Paul, MN
Richard Gingras, Los Altos, CA
Nor Hall and Roger Hale, Minneapolis, MN
Dan Kletter, Mountain View, CA
Lisa and Peter Kraus, Dallas, TX
Betsy Lehman, Evanston, IL
Mailman Foundation, New York, NY
Karla Martin, San Francisco, CA
Katherine Wolf and Ashton Peery, Lincoln, MA
Lizzie and Daniel Routman, Dallas, TX
Betsy Gardella and Jim Smith, Concord, MA
Frank Washington, Sacramento, CA
Lawrence Wilkinson, San Francisco, CA
Elizabeth Yoakum, Sarasota, FL
CREATOR
$2,500 - $4,999
Shari Malyn and Jonathan Abbott, Newton, MA
Anonymous (3)
Steven Bercu, Boston, MA
Carol Bouska, Minneapolis, MN
Susan Weeks and David Coulter, Darien, CT
Lynn and Bruce Dayton, Boston, MA
Jené Elzie, Wappingers Falls, NY
Jenji Kohan, Los Angeles, CA
Cindy and Dan Lothian, Boston, MA
Kyra and Peter McGrath, Bala Cynwyd, PA
Dete and Paul Meserve, Los Angeles, CA
The Miami Foundation, Miami, FL
Patagonia, Ventura, CA
Jane Schmitz, Los Angeles, CA
The Sternlicht Family Foundation, Greenwich, CT
Cory Zanin, Minneapolis, MN
ADVOCATE
$1,000 - $2,999
Mary Elizabeth Alexander, Lake Placid, NY
Serena Altschul, New York, NY
Anonymous (13)
Sara and Steven Bass, Lake Oswego, OR
Rebecca Norlander, Seattle, WA
Laura and Zak Belica, Raleigh, NC
Nicole and David Berger, Evanston, IL
Michael Bien, San Francisco, CA
Cindy and Peter Burnim, Fairfield, CT
Pat Castaldo, Portland, OR
Michael Choy, Maplewood, NJ
Peggy Dear, Dallas, TX
Paula and Cy DeCosse, Minneapolis, MN
Catherine Dee, Marblehead, MA
Rickie Eatherly, Washington, DC
Jan Elizabeth
Rachel and Don Felix, Boston, MA
Marion T. Flores, Dallas, TX
Jacob Frank, San Francisco, CA
Chris Gillis, Ipswich, MA
Glasscock Heritage Trust, Mount Pleasant, UT
Rich Gorelick, Yardley, PA
Dan Hadley, Los Angeles, CA
Leigh Ann Hahn, Los Angeles, CA
Nancy Lundeen and Richard N. Hill, San Francisco, CA
Steve Henn, Palo Alto, CA
Judy Woodruff and Albert Hunt,
Washington, D.C.
Vicki and Michael Isip, San Francisco, CA
Patrice F. and Cameron J., Chicago, IL
Jane Johnson, San Mateo, CA
Joelle Chase and Peter Knipper, Albuquerque, NM
The KRPL Family, Singapore
Craig Landon, Jerseyville, IL
Robert Lang, Kensington, MD
Tina Cole and Mark Larson, San Carlos, CA
Ronna Stamm and Paul Lehman, Evanston, IL
Alda Leu Dennis
Bia Lowe, San Francisco, CA
Susan Harmon and Richard Meyer, Seattle, WA
Kamrudin Mithani, Richmond, TX
Ravi Mohan, Larkspur, CA
Ann and John Newman, San Antonio, TX
Eugene G. Park, San Francisco, CA
Janet Tiampo and David Parker, Boston, MA
Michelle Pepitone, San Francisco, CA
Wendy Pollock, Evanston, IL
William Raynolds, Longmont, CO
Sharon G. and Robert L. Ryan, Minneapolis, MN
Stephen Salyer, Washington, D.C.
Curtis L. Scribner, Oakland, CA
The Serendipitous Leverage Fund, Minneapolis, MN
Elizabeth Hansen and Jake Shapiro, Lexington, MA
Wendy Weiss and Stephen E. Shay, Cambridge, MA
Fredericka and Howard Stevenson, Boston, MA
Sherry and Tyler Steward, Wauwatosa, WI
Lisa Schaures and Chris Stremlau, Kirkland, WA
Carolyn Talcott, Stanford, CA
Scott Teems, Pasadena, CA
Robin Torres, Dubai
Alisa and Mike Wilson, New York, NY
Irene Yen
Merle Kurzrock and George Zimmerman, Riverside, CA
Giving
If you’re ready to join the PRX Ambassador Council and would like to make your gift online, you can do so here.
For more information about giving to PRX, including making gifts by mail, gifts of stock, matching gifts, and incorporating PRX into your planned giving, or any other questions related to giving to PRX, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page or contact Lisa Baumert at lisa.baumert@prx.org or (612) 330-9246.
Contact
For more information about The Ambassador Council, please contact Lisa Baumert, Director of Individual Giving, at lisa.baumert@prx.org or (612) 330-9246.
Mariah Miranda Photography