Houston
The KIPP Texas fundraising event held in Houston serves as a crucial pillar of support for our statewide educational initiatives. Your generosity helps prepare our students to pursue any path they choose—college, career, and beyond.

KIPP TEXAS 2025 HOUSTON BENEFIT
For more information regarding next year’s benefit, please contact Mindy.LeBlanc@kipptexas.org.
Friday, April 11, 2025 | 6 PM
The Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Houston | 1600 W Loop S, Houston, TX 77027
2025 CO-CHAIRS:
Susan & Chris Dray
Melissa DeMontrond & Bryon Johnson
SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY:
Boyz II Men
Best-selling R&B group of all time

HONOREES:
Dr. Renu Khator, President, University of Houston
Karen L. Arnold, Community Leader


THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
RISE TOGETHER
Karen L. Arnold
Rick J. Perez
CHAMPION KIPPSTERS
CenterPoint Energy
BRING JOY
BoyarMiller/Pam & Bill Boyar
DeMontrond Family of Dealerships
ExxonMobil
Doug & Sarah Foshee
John P. McGovern Foundation
Sis & Hasty Johnson
MAREK
Jason P. Wells
PERSIST WITH PURPOSE
A Friend of KIPP
Steve & June Barth
Philip & Susie Davidson
Faykus Foundation
Forum VI
Forum XV
Harlock Family
H-E-B
Hines
indiGO Auto Group
Patricia Ponton
Reliant, an NRG Company
Jeri & Marc Shapiro
Dr. Asha & Farid Virani
Mrs. Raye G. White
Anita & Alan Ying
LEAD BY EXAMPLE
Laura & Vineet Bhatia
Rajesh Chelapurath/CEERA Investments, LLC
DeMontrond Family of Dealerships
Dray Investments
Laura & John Fisher
Gallagher Benefit Services
Graco Mechanical Inc.
Rocio Guadalupe Mendoza & Julio Cesar Hernandez
High Tide Foundation
Imagine Learning
Linbeck Group
Donna & Larry Maddox
Walter P Moore
Nelson Mullins
Tanya & Tom Osborne
Jessica & Ethan Phillips
PNC
Alicia & Shawn Raymond
Natalie & Will Rice
Daniela & Manolo Sánchez
Gregg & Donna Schmidt
Smarketing Business Systems Inc.
Spalding Nichols Lamp Langlois
Whitney & Marc Walsh
Champ Warren & Kate McCormick
Joy & Benjamin Warren
WBW Legacy Fund
BE THE CHANGE
A Friend of KIPP
Balachandran Family
Annie Beck
Jeanette & Bill Bush
DIFFCO, LLC
Robert & Sydney Eifler
Kuo & Associates, LLC
David Leebron & Y. Ping Sun*
Jennifer & Will Monteleone
Lauren & Brad Morgan
MacKenzie Richter
Phoebe & Bobby Tudor
YS Asset Management
Whitley Penn LLP
WE BELIEVE
ADP
Anslow Bryant Construction LTD
Alexis Argeroplos
Aries Building Systems, LLC
Jennifer & Farzard Askari
Laurie & Lawson Bieber
ID & Titi Boyejo
Michelle Buchanan
Blazek & Vetterling
Brett Ashley Barth
Kory Haywood
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Jamila & Gary Johnson
Mady & Ken Kades
Dolores Lozano
Cindy & Henry Melton
John Parker
Stephanie Ramirez
Clara Rodriguez Miliziano
Escarle Silva
Terracon Consultants, Inc.
Texas Capital
The Baldwin Group
TRIO Education
Mary Claire Walkther
HOST COMMITTEE
Alvin Abraham & Nick Nagurski
Pam & Bill Boyar
Rajesh Chelapurath
Doug & Sarah Foshee
Terri & Le’Roy Jones
Jenny Koehler & Jason Wells
Donna & Larry Maddox
Tanya & Tom Osborne
Rick J. Perez
Gregg & Donna Schmidt
Ellen & Brad Spalding
*Has made more than one generous contribution to this event.
