Annual Fund

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.

How to give

 

Check

Make your check out to Fort Wayne Ballet

300 E. Main St.

Fort Wayne, IN 46802

Impresario Circle

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

Dancer society

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  |

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