The Richard and Helen Thomas Donor Gallery
Negaunee Music Institute at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
The Negaunee Music Institute connects individuals and communities to the extraordinary musical resources of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The following donors are gratefully acknowledged for making a gift in support of these educational and engagement programs.
$150,000 and above
| Lori Julian for The Julian Family Foundation |
| The Negaunee Foundation |
$100,000-$149,999
| Anonymous |
| Allstate Insurance Company |
$75,000-$99,999
| John Hart and Carol Prins |
| Barbara and Barre Seid Foundation |
| Megan and Steve Shebik |
$50,000-$74,999
| Anonymous | Judy and Scott McCue |
| BMO | Polk Bros. Foundation |
| Robert and Joanne Crown Income Charitable Fund | Michael and Linda Simon |
| Lloyd A. Fry Foundation | Lisa and Paul Wiggin |
$35,000-$49,999
| Bowman C. Lingle Trust | The George L. Shields Foundation, Inc. |
| National Endowment for the Arts | Shure Charitable Trust |
$25,000-$34,999
| Anonymous | Kinder Morgan |
| Abbott Fund | Margo and Michael Oberman |
| Carey and Brett August | Gene and Jean Stark |
| Crain-Maling Foundation | |
$20,000-$24,999
| Anonymous | Richard P. and Susan Kiphart Family |
| Mary Winton Green | PNC |
| Halasyamani/Davis Family | Charles and M. R. Shapiro Foundation |
| Illinois Arts Council Agency | |
$15,000-$19,999
| Nancy A. Abshire | Sue and Jim Colletti |
| Robert & Isabelle Bass Foundation, Inc. | Mr. Philip Lumpkin |
| The Buchanan Family Foundation | The Maval Foundation |
| John D. and Leslie Henner Burns | Sandra and Earl Rusnak, Jr. |
| Bruce and Martha Clinton for The Clinton Family Fund | Dr. Marylou Witz |
$11,500-$14,999
| Barker Welfare Foundation | Mrs. Carol Evans, in memory of Henry Evans |
| Mr. † & Mrs. David A. Donovan | Ksenia A. and Peter Turula |
$7,500-$11,499
| Anonymous | Dr. Leo and Catherine Miserendino |
| Robert H. Baum and MaryBeth Kretz | Ms. Susan Norvich |
| Mr. Lawrence Corry | Ms. Emilysue Pinnell |
| Nancy and Bernard Dunkel | D. Elizabeth Price |
| Ellen and Paul Gignilliat | LTC. Jennifer N. Pritzker, USA (Ret.) |
| Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. Glossberg | Benjamin J. Rosenthal Foundation |
| Chet Gougis and Shelley Ochab | Ms. Courtney Shea |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Ms. Liisa M. Thomas and Mr. Stephen L. Pratt |
| The League of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association | Theodore and Elisabeth Wachs |
| Mr. Glen Madeja and Ms. Janet Steidl | Catherine M. and Frederick H. Waddell |
$4,500-$7,499
| Anonymous | Dr. Lynda Lane |
| Joseph Bartush | Francine R. Manilow |
| Ann and Richard Carr | Mrs. Leoni McVey |
| Harry F. and Elaine Chaddick Foundation | Jim and Ginger Meyer |
| Mr. Lionel Go | Drs. Robert and Marsha Mrtek |
| Constance M. Filling and Robert D. Hevey Jr. | The Osprey Foundation |
| Dr. June Koizumi | Dr. Scholl Foundation |
$3,500–$4,499
| Anonymous | Camillo and Arlene Ghiron |
| Arts Midwest Gig Fund | Ms. Dawn E. Helwig |
| Charles H. and Bertha L. Boothroyd Foundation | Ms. Ethelle Katz |
| Dr. Edward A. Cole and Dr. Christine A. Rydel | Robert J. Richards and Barbara A. Richards |
| Mr. & Mrs. Dwight Decker | Mr. Peter Vale |
| Judith E. Feldman | Ms. Mary Walsh |
$2,500–$3,499
| Anonymous | Mrs. Frank Morrissey |
| Dora J. and R. John Aalbregtse | David † and Dolores Nelson |
| David and Suzanne Arch | Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery Piper |
| Mr. James Borkman | Lee Ann and Savit Pirl |
| Adam Bossov | Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Racker |
| Mr. Douglas Bragan † | Erik and Nelleke Roffelsen |
| Mr. Ray Capitanini | Mr. David Sandfort |
| Lisa Chessare | Gerald and Barbara Schultz |
| Mr. Ricardo Cifuentes | Jessie Shih and Johnson Ho |
| Patricia A. Clickener | Dr. & Mrs. R. Solaro |
| Ms. Nancy Dehmlow | Carol S. Sonnenschein |
| Mr. Clinton J. Ecker and Ms. Jacqui Cheng | Mr. † & Mrs. Hugo Sonnenschein |
| William B. Hinchliff | Ms. Joanne C. Tremulis |
| Michael and Leigh Huston | Mr. Kenneth Witkowski |
| Italian Village Restaurants | Ms. Camille Zientek |
| Ms. Mirjana Martich and Mr. Zoran Lazarevic | |
$1,500–$2,499
| Ms. Marlene Bach | Dona Le Blanc |
| Ms. Barbara Barzansky | Adele Mayer |
| Mr. Lawrence Belles | Mr. Aaron Mills |
| Mr. & Mrs. William E. Bible | Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Morales |
| Cassandra L. Book | Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Murley |
| Mr. Donald Bouseman | Mr. Alexander Ripley |
| Ms. Danolda Brennan | Ms. Mary Sauer |
| Mr. Lee M. Brown and Ms. Pixie Newman | Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Scorza |
| Darren Cahr | Jane A. Shapiro |
| Bradley Cohn | Mrs. Julie Stagliano |
| Charles and Carol Emmons | Michael and Salme Steinberg |
| Dr. & Mrs. Sanford Finkel, in honor of the Civic horn section | Walter and Caroline Sueske Charitable Trust |
| Mr. Conrad Fischer | Ayana Tomeka |
| Ms. Lola Flamm | Ms. Betty Vandenbosch |
| David and Janet Fox | Abby and Glen Weisberg |
| Ronald and Diane Hamburger | M.L. Winburn |
| Mr. † & Mrs. Robert Heidrick | Irene Ziaya and Paul Chaitkin |
| Thomas and Reseda Kalowski | Dr. & Mrs. Larry Zollinger |
| Mr. & Mrs. Norman Koglin | |
$1,000–$1,499
| Anonymous | Catherine Mouly and LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. |
| Duffie A. Adelson | Lewis Nashner |
| John Albrecht | William H. Nichols |
| Ms. Rochelle Allen | Ms. Sylvette Nicolini |
| Ms. Margaret Amato | Edward and Gayla Nieminen |
| Allen and Laura Ashley | Mr. Bruce Oltman |
| Howard and Donna Bass | Ms. Joan Pantsios |
| Daniel and Michele Becker | Kirsten Bedway and Simon Peebler |
| Ann Blickensderfer | Ms. Dona Perry |
| Mr. Rowland Chang | James † and Sharon Phillips |
| David Colburn | Christine and Michael Pope |
| Mr. & Mrs. Bill Cottle | Quinlan & Fabish |
| Alan R. Cravitz | Mr. George Quinlan |
| Mr. & Mrs. Barnaby Dinges | Susan Rabe |
| Tom Draski | Dr. Hilda Richards |
| DS&P Insurance Services, Inc. | Dr. Edward Riley |
| Ms. Sharon Eiseman | Mary K. Ring |
| Richard Finegold, M.D. and Ms. Rita O’Laughlin | Christina Romero and Rama Kumanduri |
| Foxman Family Foundation | Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rosenberg |
| Eunice and Perry Goldberg | Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Ross |
| Enid Goubeaux | Mr. David Samson |
| Mrs. Susan Hammond | Peter Schauer |
| Dr. Robert A. Harris | Mr. David M. Schiffman |
| Mr. David Helverson | Barbara and Lewis Schneider |
| Clifford Hollander and Sharon Flynn Hollander | Mr. & Mrs. Steve Schuette |
| Dr. Ronald L. Hullinger | Stephen A. and Marilyn Scott |
| Dr. Victoria Ingram and Dr. Paul Navin | Mr. Rahul and Mrs. Shobha Shah |
| Mr. Ray Jones | Mr. & Mrs. James Shapiro |
| Charles Katzenmeyer | Dr. Rebecca Sherrick |
| Cantor Aviva Katzman and Dr. Morris Mauer | Mr. Larry Simpson |
| Randolph T. Kohler and Scott Gordan | Dr. Sabine Sobek |
| Ms. Foo Choo Lee | Ms. Denise Stauder |
| Dr. & Mrs. Stuart Levin | Mrs. Pamela Stepansky |
| Mr. † & Mrs. Gerald F. Loftus | Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Stepansky |
| Timothy Lubenow | Donna Stroder |
| Sharon L. Manuel | Sharon Swanson |
| Rosa and Peter McCullagh | Dr. Douglas Vaughan |
| Mr. & Mrs. William McNally | Mr. & Mrs. Richard Waxman |
| Robert O. Middleton | Mr. & Mrs. Joel Weisman |
| Stephen W. and Kathleen J. Miller | Joni Williams |
| Geoffrey R. Morgan | Jane Stroud Wright |
| Mrs. MaryLouise Morrison | |
† Denotes deceased
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The CSOA gratefully acknowledges the following individuals and families for their generous annual gifts and commitments.
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The CSOA gratefully recognizes the following corporate partners, foundation and government agencies for their generous gifts and commitments.
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The CSOA deeply appreciates the extraordinary generosity of the members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Society for their cumulative lifetime giving and remarkable commitments.
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The CSOA gratefully acknowledges the donors who have made a leadership commitment in support of the future of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
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The CSOA honors the generous donors who have made commitments through their wills, trusts or other estate plans.
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