William McRaven
Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (2011-2014) and of U.S. Joint Special Operations Command (2008-2011); Chancellor of the University of Texas System (2015-2018); Bestselling Author
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José Andrés
Chef, Restaurateur, Humanitarian
Over $70,000District of Columbia
Mike Krzyzewski
Head Men's Basketball Coach, Duke University (1980 – 2022)
Over $70,000North Carolina
James Stavridis
16th Supreme Allied Commander, NATO; Partner and Vice Chairman, Carlyle; Chair of the Board of Trustees, The Rockefeller Foundation; New York Times Bestselling Author; Senior Military Analyst, CNN
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Kyle Carpenter
Author and Medal of Honor Recipient
Under $25,000North Carolina
James Mattis
U.S. Secretary of Defense (2017-2018)
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Kat Cole
CEO, AG1; Strategic Advisor; Investor
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Terry Bradshaw
Co-host and Analyst, FOX NFL Sunday and NFL Legend
$40K - $70KTexas
Mallory Weggemann
Seven-time Paralympic medalist; world record holder; Emmy Award-winning host; correspondent for NBC Sports and Co-CEO of TFA Group
Under $25,000Minnesota
Eugene Robinson
Pulitzer Prize-winning Columnist and Chief Political Analyst, MS NOW and NBC News
Under $25,000Virginia
Liz Murray
Inspirational Speaker and Bestselling Author
Under $25,000New York
Anthony Robles
2011 NCAA Wrestling Champion; Recipient of the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance, ESPN ESPY Awards; and Author, Unstoppable
Under $25,000Arizona
Shane Battier
2012 and 2013 NBA Champion, Miami Heat; Former Vice President, Analytics and Basketball Development, Miami Heat
$40K - $70KNorth Carolina
Nikki Haley
Walter P. Stern Chair at the Hudson Institute; U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2017-2019); Governor of South Carolina (2011-2017)
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Nicholas Epley
Professor of Behavioral Science, University of Chicago Booth School of Business; Author
Under $25,000Illinois
Dan Rooney
Motivational Speaker; Fighter Pilot; Patriotic Philanthropist; PGA Professional; Golf Course Developer; Author, A Patriot's Calling: Living Life Between Fear and Faith and Fly Into the Wind
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Sal Giunta
First Living Medal of Honor Recipient Since the Vietnam War, Author
$25K - $40KTexas
Liz Cheney
Former US Representative (2017-2023)
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Lisa Genova
#1 International and New York Times bestselling Author and Neuroscientist
$40K - $70KMassachusetts
Michael McFaul
U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation (2012-2014); Stanford Professor and Hoover Institution Senior Fellow; Author of McFaul's World on Substack; MS Now Analyst
$25K - $40KCalifornia
Dick Vitale
College Basketball Analyst, ESPN
$40K - $70KFlorida
Rishi Sunak
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2022-2024)
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Theresa May
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2016-2019), British Home Secretary (2010-2016)
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Jerry Linenger
Astronaut and American Hero
Under $25,000Nevada
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