Liberty Fellowship is proud to carry out its mission with the support of so many who share our vision for values-based leadership, civil discourse, and bias for action in South Carolina. We thank all those who have invested in the Fellowship and the future of our state.
Our Generous Supporters Make Our Vision a Reality
Key Partners
Lifetime Giving
Since Liberty Fellowship was founded in 2004, many organizations, businesses, foundations and individuals have given recurring support to the Fellowship. The following contributors have played an especially significant role in helping the Fellowship grow into the program and network it is today.
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina
The Boeing Company
Terry (’06) and Lisa Brown
Dominion Energy/SCANA
The Duke Endowment
Karen and David Dukes (’06)
First Citizens Foundation
Fred Collins Foundation
Gunter Trust
Hayne and Anna Kate Hipp, Founders of Liberty Fellowship
Hollingsworth Funds
Michael (‘12) and Cyndi Johnson
Michelin North America
Milliken & Company Charitable Foundation
Nelson Mullins
Prisma Health
Anonymous Individual
Self Family Foundation
Jason (’14) and Kristen Tompkins
Wells Fargo
Anonymous Fellow
Wofford College
2024-2025 Contributors
Individual, Corporate, and Foundation Contributors
Jimmy Addison (’06) | Anonymous Fellow | Barnet Foundation | Andrew Batten (’11) | The Aspen Institute | Stephen Benjamin (’07) | Beth Bernstein (’15) | BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina | Brad Braddock (’14) | Michael Brooks-LaSure | Terry (’06) and Lisa Brown | Kenneth Canty (’20) | Patrick J. Cawley (’13) | Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina | Andy Coburn (’15) | Community Foundation of Greenville, Inc. | Cara Cornelius (’18) | Anonymous Fellow | Anonymous Fellow | Jill Davis (’10) | John and Patricia Deasy | Jack Douglas (’09) | Karen and David Dukes (’06) | Anonymous Fellow | Anonymous Fellow | Gary (’19) and Kacey (’18) Eichelberger | Sam Erwin (’11) | Emily Farr (’20) | Betsy Fleming (’06) | Nick Fleming (’06) | Kerri Forrest (’18) | Anonymous Fellow | John Gettys (’09) | Allen Gillespie (’14) | Eric Graben (’07) | Sharon Graci (’11) | Cedric (’09) and Rachell Green | Jamie and Iris Griffin (’16) | Jo (’08) and Bob Hackl | Kristi Harrington (’10) | Dehler Hart (’19) | Anonymous Fellow | Ashley Holbrook (’15) | Robert Hood (’19) | Rob Howell (’18) | Donna Isgett (’11) | KJ Jacobs (’15) | Anonymous Fellow | Craig A. Kinley (’13) | Ann Kulze (’08) | Anonymous Fellow | Spann Laffitte (’18) | Maurie Lawrence (’25) | Leighton Lord (’08) | Joel Lourie (’10) | Amy Love (’12) | Eric J. McCarthy (’19) | Madeleine McGee (’06) | Andrea Meade (’16) | Bill (’07) and Julie Medich (’14) | Barbara L. Melvin (’14) | Clay Middleton (’15)| Matt Moore (’18) | Rob Morgan (’16) | Mandy Norrell (’17) | Elizabeth Smith Owen (’19) | Jennie Peze (’11) | Chad Prosser (’08) | Rick Reames (’16) | Sidney (’19) and Ben Rex (’15) | Anonymous Fellow | Bratton Riley (’14) | Todd Rutherford (’15) | Ansel Sanders (’18) | Jay Self (’10) | Vincent Sheheen (’08) | David M. Smalls (’06) | Carl Sobocinski (’14) | Sonoco | SouthState Bank | Tiffany Spann-Wilder (’13) | Bill Stanfield (’11) | Michel Stone (’17) | TD Bank, N. A. | The Duke Endowment | Jarrod Tippins (’25) | Jason (’14) & Kristen Tompkins | Trehel Corporation | Laura Varn (’12) | Anonymous | Anonymous Fellow | Chad Walldorf (’06) | Joe (’19) and Silvia Waring | William Webster | Anonymous Fellow | Tycely Williams | Octavia Williams-Blake (’11) | Anonymous Fellow | Lee Yarborough (’16) | Margaret Young (’16) | Thomas (’16) and Kristy Young | Wyche, P.A.
The Challenge to Lead
The Challenge to Lead is a call to action for the business community to help build the next generation of leaders in South Carolina by investing in the Fellowship’s rigorous program. Each business commits $55,000 over the course of three years. Wyche, P.A. was the founding investor in the initiative as part of the firm’s centennial celebration.
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Co-Founders Hayne and Anna Kate Hipp
Hayne and Anna Kate Hipp created Liberty Fellowship in partnership with Wofford College and The Aspen Institute. We will be forever grateful for their dedication and generosity.
Liberty Fellowship is a nonpartisan, nonsectarian, non-dogmatic organization that operates independently of the views and positions of its funders.