KMF benefits from the time, energy, and expertise of talented professionals, whose volunteered time and excellent work has greatly accelerated our learning curve, while helping us clear no small number of legal and logistical hurdles.

We’d especially like to thank:

• Beth Staples, managing editor of Marginalia, for giving us a nice amount of space in the current issue to talk about KMF and Katie.

• Jason Birchler, Web Developer extraordinaire, who designed and oversees this website.

• Patrick D. Owens, of Owens, Owens, & Rinn, Ltd., for his help in putting together our IRS 1023 application.

• Delores Eaton, Jessica McLain, and Kelly Rowell of The Martin Memorial Foundation, and Linda Evans, chairperson of the KMF Development Committee, for their time and assistance in executing KMF’s first financial appeal.

• Jenn Carlson-Long, creator and leader of the KMF Etsy site, and the artists who have donated their goods for sale on the site, including sarahsoda, mom in madison, beautythatmoves, dazeychic, MadisonCraftStudio, and NiseinNYC.

• Sandy Brandenburg, of BDR Masonry, Inc.

_{The Katie Memorial Foundation is a 501( c )(3) federally tax-exempt charitable nonprofit organization. The KMF taypayer identification number is 74-3250765.}