Your contributions to Fort Wayne Ballet’s Annual Fund truly are an investment in yourself, your family, and your community. As an integral part of greater Fort Wayne’s arts scene, Fort Wayne Ballet provides opportunities to see and learn – the very building blocks of creative, constructive community development.
Your contributions go to work by:
• Providing scholarships so that any child who is interested in dance training has opportunities to be a part of the Auer Academy of Fort Wayne Ballet.
• Maintaining outstanding levels of professional faculty and state-of-the-art dance facilities.
• Keeping our professional dancers’ salaries competitive; increasing and investing in our productions, sets, and costumes; and keeping ticket prices affordable.
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Fort Wayne Ballet’s Impresario Circle is an exclusive opportunity to be a catalyst for creativity. Society members and businesses enjoy a higher Fort Wayne Ballet experience through a host of rewards and privileges reserved for this leadership community in support of Fort Wayne Ballet. ($1000+ individuals, corps)
Annual Fund contributions of $1,000 and greater automatically provide exclusive benefits including:
• Invitations to VIP events and opportunities to meet the dancers, master teachers, and repetiteurs
• Personal invitations to select studio rehearsals, choreographer workshops, backstage tours, and special receptions
• VIP seating and parking options
Silver Maple Trust
The Ford Family
Geoff & Betsy Gephart
Hope Huber
Amanda Kinneman & Morrie Sanderson
Margaret S. Klingenberger Memorial Scholarship
Jerry & Mary Klingenberger
Carol & Barry Labov
Byron & Shelby Lamm
Carol Lupke
David B. Lupke
Lupke Foundation
Mirro Family Foundation
NA Holding Corp.
NVIDIA
Jr. Doehrman Family Charitable Fund
John Martin Sparrow & Cari Katrice Dawson
Dr. Judy & Steve Zacher
Camille & Jerry Grable
Dr. & Mrs. Robert C. Hathaway
Anne & Scott Karr
Lindsay Katherine Hatch Memorial Ballet Fund
McComb Family Foundation Inc.
PNC
Rifkin Family Foundation
Chuck & Lisa Surack
Lorraine Weier
Matt & Sue Wojewuczki
Nancy Zeckendorf in Honor of Shelby Lamm
Ron DickMatt Elliott
Michael & Gretchen Gouloff
Lake City Bank
Michael & Jeanne Mirro
PNC Foundation
Anonymous
Eleanore D. Steward
Audra J. Wilcoxson
Bruce & Jan Wright
Kristina Zelt
R.J. & Holly Benninghoff
Matt Bierbaum
Rick & Keley Brown
Margaret & Steve Coats
Nathan Comsia
Julie Donnell
Annie Eckrich
The Better Way Foundation
Clayton J. Ellenwood
AnnElise Escosa Griffin
Eric Frech
Robert & Connie Godley
Bradley & Stephanie Gough
Edward Hartung
The Imbriaco Family
Vicki & Rick James
Christine Jones
Rudy & Rhonda Kachmann
Louise A. Larsen
Charles & Kristine Logan Gieschen
Andrea Lupke-Young
Kristin Marcuccilli
Tom & Joan Marcuccilli
James W. Palermo
Beth Patterson
Joseph & Lindsay Platt
Veronique & David Poudrier
Charles & Lou Ann Presti
Seema & Deepkaran Reddy
Melisssa Richard
Kathy Rogers
Kathryn Roudebush
Dorothy L. Shaffer
John H Shoaff
STAR Financial Bank
Galen Yordy
John & Robin Zinsser
The dancer society is an annual contribution that supports Fort Wayne Ballet’s operational budget with contributions of up to $999.
8:18 Fund
Ann Acker
Tim & Cathy Ackerman
Matt & Megan Bennett
Lori Lyn Chokenea
Cathy Christoff
Jeff Coil
MaryKate Dohl
Tamara S. Dyer
Annie Higbie Eckrich Charity Fund
Janice Eplett
Beth Goldsmith
Brittany Hall
Robert & Melanie Hall
Joe & Tammy Hyndman
Edward Jones
Scott Keuneke
Dorothy K. Kittaka
Tod S. Kovara
Kroger
Jeff Leffers
Cathy Leugers
Longsworth Law LLC
Alison Miyauchi
Don & Kelly Mockler
Tina Pappus
Joseph & Lindsay Platt
Eleonora Pokhitonova Hartung
Janet & Ellen Roe in honor of Matthew Roe
Joanna Rogers
Connor Ruby
Paul O. Sauerteig
Molly Sigler
Mark & Deborah Steiner
Lisa & Ted Storer
Superior Esssex Inc.
Susan Ulrich
Maggie Vegeler in memory of Robert Vegeler
Deb Washler-Jackson
Stanley Ziherl
Jon Allmandinger
Jessica Arnold
Richard & Toulie Avdul
Nancy Ball-Blake
Traci J. Bodhan
Win & Kristen Boon
Jason Brooks
Robert Buesching
Jeanne & Kevin Burnett
Louise Cartwright
Abby Cleveland
Virginia Coats in memory of John S. Park
Coil Family Charitable Fund
Dan & Andrea Copeland
Lorri Courtney
Sara Craig
Irwin Deister
Adam R. Dick
Samantha Dienelt
Meg & Bob Distler
George & Ann Donner
Beth Marie Douglas
Linsey Dye
EPCO Products, Inc.
Carla J. Escosa
G. William Fishering
Kate Fletcher
Foellinger Foundation
John & Joyce Foster
Miles Fulwider
Linda Gaff
Nancy Gouloff-Grabner
Risa Greendlinger
Mandy Hall
Randy Hall in memory of John Stephen Park
Dr. Lee A. Harris Family in honor of John Stephen Park
Anthony & Susan Henry
Scott & Catherine Hill
Tom & Jane Hoffman
Beth Howard
Diane S. Humphrey
Charles T. & Jennifer Hunt
Carol Jackson
Justin & Angela Johnson
Kevin & Pamela Kelly
Corinna Ladd
Robert W. LaFosse
Jane Lanier
Lincoln Financial Foundation
Carolyn J. Lindsenmayer in appreciation of the life of Rev. Dr. John Stephen Park
Tamara Lombard
Barb Manges
Kristi Manwaring
Melisa McCann
Barbara McCoy
Mitchell & Cindy McKinney
Barbara Olenyik Morrow
Jeremy Mortorff
Janet Nagel
Bradley Nestor
Sara Niles
John O’Connell
Michael & Kathryn Parrott Family Fund
Fran Pasalich
Frederic I L Patel
Alfredo & Christina Perez
Deb Ralya in honor of Rev. Dr. John Stephen Park
Laura Ann Ramsey
Renata Robinson
Lindsey Rogers
Dan & Anna Ross
Mary Ellen Schimmoller
Jim & Jeanette Schmidt
Erik Schreier
Charles & Amanda Shephard
Richard Speakman
Nancy & David Stewart
Sally & Doug Stitzer
Ashley Stoneburner
Delores & Arthur Storer
Deborah Sullivan
Brian Ternet
Carmen Tse
Brittany Underwood
Patricia Vankoski
Ann Varnadoe
Kimberly Ward
John & Nancy Westfall
Kylie Zelt
Virginia Zimmerman
Richard N. Avdul
Rebecca Brown
College of Charleston
Juliet Dahlgren
Patricia Hagan Darif
Anna Dick
Christine Habegger
Tom & Nancy Hansen
Michael Duane Harvey
Franklin A. Johnson
Mark Leykauf
Kimberley Moore
Marita K. O’Neil-Maloley
Betsy Perry Patton
Lesley Raskin
Hannah Reading
Nevin Seeger in Memory of John Stephen Park
Deborah Sherman
Richard Shook in Memory of John Stephen Park
Tom & Nancy David Sites
Johnny & Gretchen Wadkins
Patricia Walters
Wendy Wichern
As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, Fort Wayne Ballet relies heavily on donations from individuals, corporations and foundations to continue our mission. Donating to the Annual Fund establishes a brighter future not only for our organization, but for our community.
Join the movement — support Fort Wayne Ballet with your gift today.
For more information, contact our Executive Director, Jim Sparrow, at jsparrow@fortwayneballet.org.
| Donors noted as of May 20, 2025 . Donations given within 18 months recognized |