Funding the Downtown Greenway

Funding

The Downtown Greenway provides a variety of opportunities for individuals, businesses, foundations, and civic organizations to help complete this dynamic new Greensboro asset.  Tax-deductible contributions may include cash, pledges over a two-year period, donations of securities, and bequests and other types of planned gifts.

You can be a part of the Final Mile Campaign to raise $1M to complete the private funding needs to complete this project.

Naming opportunities are available to recognize support.  These opportunities range from $250 for a message in a bottle in the gabion basket wall at the Friendly Avenue overpass on the Western Branch section to $5,000 for Standard Benches to $150,000 for significant features on the Greenway.  In addition, all donors contributing $2,500 or more will be recognized permanently and prominently on the Donor Spool Wall located at Woven Works Park in designated recognition categories.

Those contributing $1,000 to the Greenway Tree Fund will be featured on a Tree Plaque to be displayed on a special Greenway Milestone Kiosk along with periodic newspaper ads recognizing donors of $100 or more. Unless anonymity is requested, all contributors will be recognized on the website.

To donate or get more information, call Dabney Sanders at 336-387-8353.

Thank you to all of our donors — from the Major Gifts Campaign to the Final Mile Campaign and everything in between!

Funding to Date:

(as of May 1, 2023)

Front-Runners ($5 Million and Above)

  • City of Greensboro
  • NCDOT
  • The U.S. DOT and the Federal Highway Administration through the Greensboro Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization

Groundbreakers ($1,500,000 to $4,999,999 Million)

  • The Cemala Foundation
  • Cone Health Foundation
  • Phillips Foundation
  • VF Corporation

Pathfinders ($500,000 to $1,499,999)

  • Joseph M. Bryan Foundation
  • Lincoln Financial Foundation
  • Weaver Foundation

Pacesetters ($250,000 to $499,999)

  • Brooks Family
  • Federal Transportation Grant Through U.S. Senator Kay Hagan’s Office
  • ITG Brands

Marathoners ($100,000 to $249,999)

  • Anonymous
  • Molly and Jeb Burns
  • Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro
  • Bonnie Caviness Kuester and Frank Landis Kuester
  • National Endowment for the Arts: Mayor’s Institute on City Design’s 25th Anniversary Initiative
  • Tannenbaum-Sternberger Foundation

Explorers ($50,000 to $99,999)

  • BB&T
  • Bell Foundation
  • Greensboro Bicentennial Commission
  • Chandler Concrete Co. Inc.
  • Barbara S. Cone and Herman Cone Jr. Family
  • NC Health & Wellness Trust Fund-Fit Community
  • Anne and Sam Hummel
  • Kathryn and Bobby Long
  • Piedmont Natural Gas Foundation
  • Wells Fargo

 Cyclists ($25,000 to $49,999)

  • Anonymous
  • Mary Katherine and Durant Bell
  • Gail Boulton
  • Nancy and Trip Brown
  • Joseph M. Bryan, Jr.
  • Marc and Janis Bush
  • Dawn S. Chaney Foundation
  • Lindsey & Frank Auman, Melissa & Seth Coker, Karen & Bob Isner, and Milton Kern
  • Cone Mills Charitable Fund
  • Duke Energy Foundation
  • Ellison Foundation
  • First Bank
  • Greensboro Grasshoppers
  • Guilford Merchants Association/FirstPoint Foundation Fund
  • The Hagan Family
  • Mike and Lynn Haley/The Michael W. Haley Foundation, Inc.
  • Hillsdale Fund
  • Leslie and & Robert Ketner
  • Rene and Larry Lawrence
  • Rotary Club of Greensboro Estb 1917
  • Schell Bray PLLC
  • Well Spring Retirement Community

Sprinters ($10,000 to $24,999)

  • American Express
  • ArtsGreensboro
  • Bank of America
  • Sylvia and Mike Berkelhammer
  • Margaret and Bill Benjamin
  • Liz and Bill* Blackwell
  • Cooper Brantley
  • Nancy and Frank Brenner
  • Burlington Industries/Cone Denim
  • Dorothy Wilson Chappell
  • Charles Aris, Inc
  • Clem and Hayes Clement
  • College Hill Sundries
  • Nancy and Chuck Cornelio
  • William H. and Joanne B. Craft Family
  • Greener Grass LLC
  • Greensboro Downtown Residents’ Association
  • Holt Gwyn* and Beth Boulton
  • The Hassenfelt Family
  • Barbara Kretzer*
  • Family of Catherine and Henry Levinson
  • Jane and Richard Levy
  • Barbara A. Lusk
  • John and Barbara McLendon Family Foundation
  • Kenneth D. Miller
  • News & Record
  • Donna and Bob Newton
  • The North Carolina Arts Council
  • Rails to Trails Conservancy
  • The Scott & Dianne Roe Foundation
  • Dabney and Walker Sanders
  • Southeast Fuels, Inc.
  • Pam and David Sprinkle
  • William A. Stern Foundation
  • Alvin and Fanny B. Thalheimer Foundation, Inc.
  • UNCG Excellence Foundation
  • United Guaranty
  • Sarah and Jack* Warmath
  • Jacalyn and Brantley White
  • Judy and Len White
  • Susan and Eric Wiseman
  • Rock 92/107.5KZL

Joggers ($2,500 to $9,999)

  • Action Greensboro Advisory Group in honor of Cecelia Thompson & Chris Wilson
  • Jamison M. Alston & the Alston Family
  • American National Bank & Trust Company
  • Bernard Robinson & Company, LLP
  • Sandra and W.C. “Bud” Boren
  • Mary Gay and Don* Brady
  • Brady Trane Services
  • Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey, & Leonard LLP
  • Mary and Eric* Calhoun
  • Linda and Jim Carlisle
  • Marjorie T. Coleman and William R. Coleman
  • Janet and David Craft
  • Kathy and Daniel Craft
  • Shannon and Stephen Dahlstedt
  • Mary Carol and Pat Danahy
  • Luck Davidson
  • Trace and Randy Dipner
  • Downtown Greensboro Inc.
  • Pam and Alan Duncan
  • Greensboro Garden Club
  • Greensboro Jaycees
  • Greensboro Chamber of Commerce
  • Elaine and John Griffin
  • Marty and Porter Halyburton
  • Beth and Ed Harrington
  • Berkeley and George* Harris
  • Hawthorne Residential Partners
  • Hayden-Harman Foundation
  • Corinne and Kevin Jones
  • Lorin and Mark Kaley
  • Randall Kaplan and Kathy Manning
  • Rosemary and Jay Kenerly
  • Courtney and Rob Kidwell
  • The Klee Family
  • Carter and William Leinster
  • Dr. Joseph E. Levinson
  • Ginni and Al Lineberry
  • Little Gate Garden Club
  • Ellen and Lee Lloyd
  • Misty McCall
  • Machete
  • Kim and John Martin
  • Sandy and Frank* Mascia
  • Todd, Tammy, and McKiran* McElroy
  • Cheryl and Chuck McQueary
  • Laura C. Meagher and Donald G. Wolcott
  • Susan and Jim Melvin
  • Jake* and Marge Michel/The Michel Family Foundation, Inc.
  • Peg and Skip Moore
  • NC Unit of the Herb Society of America
  • William V. Nutt, Jr. Family
  • Oral Surgery Institute of the Carolina Foundations
  • Cissy and Bill Parham
  • Barbara and Jeff Peck
  • Mary and Bob Plybon
  • Mary Norris Preyer Fund
  • Probity Products/Larry and Rene Lawrence
  • REI
  • Nancy and Charles Reid
  • Richardson Properties LLC
  • Susan and Jerry Schwartz
  • Serendipity Garden Club
  • Pat and Bob Sevier
  • Susan and Brad Shumaker
  • Linda and Tom Sloan
  • Carole and John Snider
  • Flo Snider
  • Snider Fleet Solutions, Inc.
  • Julie and Tom Taylor
  • Taylor & Associates Appraisers
  • The Historic Magnolia House
  • Martha and Harrison Turner
  • Comer and Ralph Wear
  • Westerwood Tavern
  • Lauren and David Worth
  • Ann and Benjamin Zuraw

Trekkers ($1,000 to $2,499)

  • A-Z Development
  • Linda Allgood
  • B. Christopher’s
  • Caroline and Jimmy Barber
  • Jon Bell
  • Lisa and Willie Bullock
  • Myrna Carlock
  • Debra Champagne
  • Martha and John Chandler
  • Alan and Sally Cone
  • Crafted-The Art of Street Food
  • Brian Crean
  • Candace and Roger Cummings
  • Fran and Bert Davis
  • Betty and Larry* Day
  • Dynamic Quest
  • Egerton Family Foundation
  • First Citizens Bank
  • First Community Development
  • Lou Anne Flanders-Stec and Robert Stec
  • Peggy and Marion* Follin
  • Sarah Gilley
  • Greensboro Beautiful Inc.
  • Ginger and Haynes Griffin
  • William E. Hall, Jr.
  • April and Jay Harris
  • Deborah and Jim Hooper
  • Morgan and Jack Horner
  • Alicia and David Irvin
  • Dina and Burney Jennings
  • Emily and Ed Kitchen
  • Joretta and Bob Klepfer
  • Koury Corporation
  • The Kretzer Parks Foundation
  • Lazy Daisies Garden Club
  • Molly Levinson and Josh Wachs, Henry, Louisa, and Olivia Wachs
  • Laura Lorenz
  • Elizabeth Lusk
  • Lawrence B. and Claire K. Morse Fund
  • Chris Musselwhite
  • NCA&T University Foundation
  • Susan and Ted Oliver
  • Jane and Lloyd* Peterson
  • Libby and Rick Ramsey
  • Carolynn and Tim Rice
  • Maria and John Rich
  • Ann and Russ Robinson
  • Beverley and Bill Rogers
  • Sarah, Matthew, Alexandra and George Rothman
  • Mac Sims
  • 1618 Downtown
  • Angie Smits and Russ Clegg
  • Joan and Doug Stone
  • Susan and Tom Storrs
  • Martha and Tom Stukes
  • SunTrust Bank
  • Ellen and Gary Taft
  • Melissa and Adam Tarleton
  • Priscilla P. Taylor
  • Camille and Murphy Townsend
  • Triad Business Bank
  • Tom Tryforos
  • Undercurrent
  • Lauren and David Worth

 Walkers ($500 to $999)

  • Barbara Boulton
  • Suejette and David Brown
  • Nancy and Jim Bryan
  • Jennifer and John Cross
  • Dogwood Garden Club
  • Nancy Doll
  • Euliss Propane Company
  • Elizabeth B. Farmer
  • Fleur De Lis Garden Club
  • Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Fuller
  • Hanes Lineberry
  • Jeanne Hassell*
  • Eloise and Robby Hassell
  • Tobee and Leonard Kaplan*
  • Jessica and Andrew Ketner
  • Milly and Charles King
  • Pam and Chuck Koob
  • Liza and Jim Lee
  • Marty and Dave Leeper
  • Judy and Dan McGinn
  • Natty Greene’s
  • Shirley and Gary Nixon
  • North Carolina Wildlife Federation
  • Sandy and Paul Reiser
  • Senn Dunn Insurance
  • Smith Street Diner
  • Dallas and Chris Stanley
  • St. James Properties, LLC
  • Stubbs Mobile Physical Therapy
  • Cecelia Thompson
  • Susan and Mark Van Dorn
  • Harvey and Bob Weinstein
  • Jeff Yetter

Strollers ($100 to $499)

  • Melanie Albright
  • Debbie Allen and Tony Jarrett
  • Louis Allen
  • Marilyn Anderson
  • Anonymous
  • David Arnecke
  • John R. and Lee M. Atkinson
  • Christine and Stephen Baker
  • Luke Bierman
  • Joanne* and Arthur* Bluethenthal
  • Boulton Creative
  • Mary Kate Brady and Danny Farley
  • Joseph M. Brantley
  • Nancy and David Bray
  • Jane Allen Burnett
  • Mary Jane and Harold Bynum
  • Carolina Butterfly Society
  • Molly and Henry* Carrison
  • Helen Carson
  • Joann and William Cassell
  • Tracie Catlett
  • Children’s Home Society
  • Sue Cole
  • Betty and Ben Cone, Jr
  • Sally and Bob* Cone
  • Jen and Chris Danford
  • Linda and Steve Danford
  • Carol and Ben Davis
  • Stephan Diamond and Unice B. Lieberman
  • Mary Kay Digby
  • Joan Dressler
  • John E. Dubel Jr.
  • Christopher Duffey
  • Connie Dupree and Pam Frye
  • Alice* and David Ellis
  • Kim Ehrhart
  • 42 West
  • Phil Fleischmann
  • Janet Frommann
  • Sam Funchess
  • Ghassan’s at LeBauer Park
  • Patti and Douglass Gilbert
  • Debby Goldberg
  • Greensboro Radiology
  • Grey’s Tavern
  • Guilford Horticulture Society
  • Dr. and Mrs. David Gutterman
  • Michelle Haaf-Seifert
  • Mary and David Hagan
  • Jessica and John-Fletcher Halyburton
  • Eloise and Robby Hasseool
  • Miriam and Tom Herin
  • Katie C. Houston
  • Martha James-Hughes & Bryan Hughes
  • Judith Hyman
  • Kathe and Robert Jervis
  • Terri Jones
  • Joymongers Brewing Company
  • Junior Dogwood Garden Club
  • Andrew Juska
  • Margaret and Robert Kantlehner
  • Doris and David Kaplan
  • Ginger and Ken Karb
  • Milton Kern
  • Andrew F. Kim
  • Jane and Jim Kirkpatrick
  • LaRue Elm
  • Dale and Malcolm Lanier
  • The Gail and Gene LeBauer Family Fund
  • David Leeper
  • Carole and Seymour Levin
  • Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Lineweaver
  • Little Gate Garden Club
  • Dawn and Paul Long
  • Cathy and Bob Lovejoy
  • Dan Lovell
  • Barbara and Fred Lupton
  • M’Coul’s Public House
  • William Mangum
  • Nancy R. May
  • Erin McAlister
  • Daniel McAlister
  • Trude and Tom McCarty
  • John McLendon
  • Trey Miller
  • Kelly Mullens and Tim Brown
  • Maureen and Doug Murray
  • New Garden Friends Meeting/Louetta Knight Gilbert Circle
  • New Irving Park Garden Club
  • North Carolina Native Plant Society
  • Hollis and Nick Oberlies
  • Mona O’Bryant
  • Rachel Percival
  • David H. Perrin and Provost’s Staff at UNCG
  • Piedmont Bird Club
  • Paula Pierce
  • Virginia and Peter Popovich
  • Dede Potter
  • Eleanor Procton
  • Marlene R. Pratto
  • Jeffrey Randall
  • Nancy Randall
  • Shirley and Collin Randall
  • Sue Ransohoff
  • Bob Rapp
  • Kim and Mike Richey
  • Kari, David, Darren and Alexa Robbins
  • Ila Rosenthal
  • Joyce Ross
  • Dr. Ruth G. Rothman
  • Jodee Ruppell and Christian Wilson
  • Bradford Sanders
  • Katherine and Nicholas Scharlatt
  • David Schoenberg
  • Brian Schoonover
  • Maury Schott
  • Genie and Maurice Schwartz
  • Scott-Wagner Group at Morgan Stanley
  • Sara Serlen
  • Barry, Ilene, and Jessica Silverman
  • Betsy, Paul, PG, Jo, Curtis, and Tiernan Sittenfeld
  • Elizabeth C. Sittenfeld and Matthew Carlson
  • Al Skrepcinski
  • Polly and Buzz Strasser
  • Virginia Summerell
  • Cynthia Swartz and Alan Abramson
  • Table 16
  • Elaine Talbert
  • Ellen and Sigmund Tannenbaum
  • Kate and Tim Tobey
  • Rebecca Tolmach
  • Ronald Tucceri
  • Roxy Ulstem
  • Teresa Vilmain
  • Katrin Wachs
  • Judith and Tom Wasow
  • Wednesday Afternoon Book Club
  • Wednesday Lecture Club
  • Wednesday Morning Book Club
  • Marianne and Phil Weihl
  • Suzanne Wilcox
  • Gail Williams
  • Hugh Williams
  • Barbara and Jim* Williams
  • Lea Anne and Bob Williams
  • Helen Wood
  • Erica and David Worth

Connectors (Up to $99)

  • Denise N. Baker
  • Nancy Balderacchi
  • Nan and John Bayersdorfer
  • Gail and Steve Bernstein
  • Blue Denim
  • Randy and Peter Bloch
  • Bonne Terre Garden Club
  • Daisy Brownstein
  • Café Europa
  • Jane Grace and Robert Cannon
  • Marilyn and Robert Chandler
  • Sally, John, Katie, and Lilly Cohen
  • Rod Cooper*
  • Dixie Culver
  • Jean and Horace Denny
  • Larry Diana
  • Susan L. Dowtin
  • Laura & Bernd Druebbisch
  • Jack Dubel
  • Martha Dubose
  • Tanya and Bret Evenson
  • Joanne and Bill Evers
  • Michael Fangman
  • Emily Feingold
  • Lisa and Buzzah Feingold
  • Scott Feinstein
  • Joyce Ferguson
  • Janis and Andy Fields
  • Beth Fischer
  • Lea Frederick
  • Marion Gamble
  • Marianne Ganley
  • Lisa Gilgeours
  • Mary and John Gilman
  • Darlyne and David Gilmartin
  • Gramercy Park Women’s Club
  • Green Thumb Garden Club
  • Renee and Daniel Garfinkel
  • Ann and Andrew Greenhill
  • Nancy and Bernard Gutterman
  • Edward Hannan
  • Nancy Hoffmann
  • Gayle and John Houk
  • Anne Hurd
  • and Mrs. Freddy Johnson
  • Spoma Jovanovic & Lewis Pitts
  • Lauren Joyner
  • Irene and Edward Kaplan
  • Kirkwood Garden Club
  • Rebecca Klossner
  • LBD Properties
  • Merrianne and Alan Leff
  • Alison Lehrer
  • Liberty Oak
  • Annabel Link
  • Karen Lippy
  • Kathleen and Dean Little
  • Barbara Lupton
  • Manny’s Universal Café
  • Ann McIver
  • Lindsay and Stuart McLean
  • Ken McLeod
  • Edward M. Miller
  • Bunny and David Moff
  • Kate Mooney
  • Jan and Chuck Mortimore
  • New Irving Park Garden Club
  • Nancy and Buzzy Neusteter
  • Robert and Emily Nudelman
  • Toula and John Oberlies
  • Debby and Murray Passo
  • Dee and Seldon Patty
  • Jackie and Edwin Pearce
  • Pine Needles Garden Club
  • Judy R. Piper
  • Louise Monroe Pod
  • and Mrs. Prevatt Jr.
  • John Robinson
  • Richard Rosen
  • Barbara Ruby
  • Jennifer Sadock and Steven Friedland
  • Beatrice O. Schall
  • Deborah Schandler
  • Ann and Irving Schoenberg
  • Cynthia P. Scott
  • Scuppernong Books
  • Senior Dogwood Garden Club
  • Donna and Mark Shapiro
  • Barby Sidon
  • Traci and Mike Sidon
  • Sharna and Andrew Sloan
  • Janie Silvers
  • Barbara and Arthur Sohn
  • Tuisha Stack
  • Myra and Dave Stang
  • Jason Stone
  • Veronica Sullivan
  • The Table on Elm
  • Tarheel Garden Club
  • Barbara and Stuart Teichman
  • Yvette and Randy Trachtenberg
  • Tuesday Study Club
  • David A. Vaughan
  • Ashley Wall
  • Scott Warwick
  • Wedgewood Garden Club
  • Wednesday Study Club
  • Shelly and Frank Weiner
  • Randall Weiss
  • Karen and Tom White
  • Stephen J. Whitfield
  • Ann W. and Peter Williams
  • Melissa and Ed Wolverton
  • Richard Zweigenhaft

*deceased