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
Anne & Scott Karr
Margaret S. Klingenberger Memorial Scholarship
Jerry & Mary Klingenberger
Carol & Barry Labov
Byron & Shelby Lamm
Lupke Foundation
Mirro Family Foundation
NVIDIA
Rifkin Family Foundation
Morrie Sanderson & Amanda Kinneman
Jr. Doehrman Family Charitable Fund
John Martin Sparrow & Cari Katrice Dawson
Matt & Sue Wojewuczki
Dr. Judy & Steve Zacher
Dr. & Mrs. Robert C. Hathaway
Lindsay Katherine Hatch Memorial Ballet Fund
David B. Lupke
McComb Family Foundation Inc.
PNC Foundation
Chuck & Lisa Surack
Lorraine Weier
Nancy Zeckendorf in Honor of Shelby Lamm
R.J. & Holly Benninghoff
Matt Elliott
Michael & Gretchen Gouloff
Lake City Bank
Lindsay Katherine Hatch Memorial Ballet Fund
Michael & Jeanne Mirro
Anonymous
Eleanore D. Steward
Audra J. Wilcoxson
Matt Bierbaum
Rick & Keley Brown
Joni & Ron Dick
Julie Donnell
Annie Eckrich
The Better Way Foundation
Clayton J. Ellenwood
Epic Games
AnnElise Escosa Griffin
Eric Frech
Robert & Connie Godley
Bradley & Stephanie Gough
Camille & Jerry Grable
Edward Hartung
Joe & Tammy Hyndman
The Imbriaco Family
Vicki & Rick James
Christine Jones
Louise A. Larsen
Charles & Kristine Logan Gieschen
Carol Lupke
Carol Lupke in memory of Dorothy Escosa
Tom & Joan Marcuccilli
James W. Palermo
Joseph & Lindsay Platt
Veronique Poudrier
Charles & Lou Ann Presti
Seema & Deepkaran Reddy
Kathy Rogers
Dorothy L. Shaffer
STAR Financial Bank
Bruce & Jan Wright
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
Lori Lyn Chokenea
Cathy Christoff
In Memory of Joni Dick
MaryKate Dohl
George & Ann Donner
Annie Higbie Eckrich Charity Fund
Janice Eplett
Beth Goldsmith
Brittany Hall
Robert & Melanie Hall
Eleonora Pokhitonova Hartung
Edward Jones
Scott Keuneke
Dorothy K. Kittaka
Tod S. Kovara
Kroger
Cathy Leugers
Don & Kelly Mockler
Beth Patterson
Janet & Ellen Roe in honor of Matthew Roe
Joanna Rogers
Kathy Roudebush
Molly Sigler
Mark & Deborah Steiner
Lisa & Ted Storer
Superior Esssex Inc.
Susan Ulrich
Maggie Vegeler in memory of Robert Vegeler
Stanley Ziherl
Jon Allmandinger
Richard & Toulie Avdul
Win & Kristen Boon
Jason Brooks
Robert Buesching
Jeanne & Kevin Burnett
Louise Cartwright
Abby Cleveland
Virginia Coats in memory of John S. Park
Jeff Coil
Dan & Andrea Copeland
Lorri Courtney
Sara Craig
Irwin Deister
Adam R. Dick
Meg & Bob Distler
Lindsey Dye
EPCO Products, Inc.
Carla J. Escosa
G. William Fishering
Linda Gaff
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
Diane S. Humphrey
Charles T. & Jennifer Hunt
Carol Jackson
Kevin & Pamela Kelly
Sally Kilmer
Robert W. LaFosse
Jane Lanier
Lincoln Financial Foundation
Carolyn J. Lindsenmayer in appreciation of the life of Rev. Dr. John Stephen Park
Barb Manges
Kristi Manwaring
Jim & Pat Marcuccilli
Melisa McCann
Barbara McCoy
Mitchell & Cindy McKinney
April & Charles Morrison
Sara Niles
John O’Connell
Paul Orzulak
Michael & Kathryn Parrott Family Fund
Fran Pasalich
Deb Ralya in honor of Rev. Dr. John Stephen Park
Laura Ann Ramsey
Lindsey Rogers
Dan & Anna Ross
Jim & Jeanette Schmidt
Charles & Amanda Shephard
Nancy & David Stewart
Sally & Doug Stitzer
Ashley Stoneburner
Delores & Arthur Ann Storer
Brian Ternet
Patricia Vankoski
Ann Varnadoe
Kimberly Ward
John & Nancy Westfall
Virginia Zimmerman
Richard N. Avdul
Angela Byzyka
Juliet Dahlgren
Patricia Hagan Darif
Anna Dick
Christine Habegger
Tom & Nancy Hansen
Michael Duane Harvey
Franklin A. Johnson
Mark Leykauf
Alison Miyauchi
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
Emily Smitson
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 April 28, 2025 . Donations given within 18 months recognized |