We gratefully acknowledge the following donors for their generous support that sparks our mission of discovering talent and inspiring dreams.
This list represents gifts given from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage fund.
Broadway Circle
Visionary Producers
($25,000+)
Paul Carter and Kerry Casserly Carter
Monisha and Michael Dunn
James B. Linsmayer Foundation
Ann Jennings
Plastics International
WEM 2000 Foundation of the Dorsey and Whitney Foundation
Producers
($10,000 - $24,999)
Best Buy Foundation
Norm and Laurie Coleman
George Family Foundation
Renée and John Hallberg
Andrea and Ken Hjelm
Jerome J. and Ursula A. Choromanski Family Foundation
Andrew and Amy Krane
Cindy and Michael LeJeune
Doug and Martha Miller
Jeanne and Paul Ravich
US Bank
Directors
($5,000 - $9,999)
Diane and Mike Beddor
Best Buy
Laura Bray
Tyrone and Delia Bujold
Jonathan Chambers
Craig and Robin Dahl
Dougherty Family Foundation
Jeff Dykstra and Michelle Harrington
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP
Al Geiwitz and Mary McMahon
Harry L. & Janet M. Kitselman Foundation
JADT Development Group, LLC
Japs-Olson Company
Mary and Charles Lawrence
Minneapolis Foundation- One Mpls Program
The Mulvehill Family Foundation
Joseph and Dana Mulvey
Bob and Judy Murphy
North Memorial Health
Prouty Project
Steven and Jennifer Scott
Trinka and Bill Sharpe
Mike and Sarah Stroebel
Twin Cities Opera Guild
Sofya Vannelli
Jim Weichert
Luke and Courtney Wippler
Broadway Stars
($2,500 - $4,999)
Susan Allen
Terri and Paul Ashmore
Timothy and Doris Baylor
Tamzin Brown
Creative Fundraising Advisors
Kristy Fish
Jennifer Ryan Geibig
Larry Hendrickson and Barbara Forster
Adrienne Jordan
Jamillah Karon and Calvin Littlejohn
KPMG
Mitzi and Brent Magid
Robert and Polly McCrea
Joe and Mary Mulvehill
Fran Rusiciano Murnane
Beth and Dean Nakamura
Michael O'Connell and Sue Hayes
Tom and Wendy Olson
Susan Pauly
Colleen Ryan
Smith Schafer & Associates LTD
U.S. Bank Foundation
West Broadway Coalition
Stars
($1,000 - $2,499)
Anonymous
Edward and Judy Cannon
David and Margie Dines
Carol and Rick Dunn
Judy Elias
Elmer L. and Eleanor J. Andersen Foundation
Janet Fligge
Alex and Charlotte Frank
Paula and Kenneth Gamer
Mary Gangelhoff
Margaret Grathwol
Herbert Family Foundation
Jim and Anita Hidding
Al Hilde, Jr and Jayne Hilde
Jane Anne and Peter Hill
Sandra Hricko and Jim Mauck
HRK Foundation
Piper Jaffray
David and Kathy Jungquist
Thomas and Susan Kosel
Luke and Christy Kujawa
Peter and Monica Lawyer
John and Nancy Lindahl
Karmi Anna Mattson and Matt Fujinaka
Ann McDonald
John and Susan Morrison
Mortenson
Monica Murphy
Gail and James O'Rourke
Tim and Valerie Pass
Ashley Pierson
Kendall and Sheila Qualls
RBC Foundation - USA
Shannon Riley and Joe Genereux
Rodney and Barbara Burwell Family Foundation
Rotary Club of Crystal, Robbinsdale, New Hope
Ryan Companies
Standard Heating & Air Conditioning
Shane Swanson and Jeff Brockmann
Tri-Construction
Visitation Monastery of Minneapolis
Tom and Diane Wentz
John T. Wetzel
Judy Wright
Supporting Actors
($500 - $999)
Carla Adams
Stephen and Denise Adams
Katie Avenson
John and Judi Blomquist
Jacquelynn Brown-Baylor and Justin Baylor
Kit Brady and Michael Garry
Alycya and Joseph Cardwell
Mary Cleary
Constance Mayeron Cowles and Charles
Fuller Cowles Foundation
Dick and Judy Corson
Nancy and David Dibb
Shaina and Tom Doar
William Ferrell
Fred and C. Marie Friswold
Patricia and John Gordon
Joan Grathwol Olson
Suzy and Kendall Griffith
Luanna and Steve Hacker
Jean Marie Hamilton and Brian Osberg
Katherine Harris and Tom Keyser
Susan Hawks and Nathan Dungan
Thomas Hoch and Mark Addicks
Sondra Hollinger-Samuels and Don Samuels
Talaia and Micgual Jones
Ann Kennedy
Dennis and Helene Konn
Father Dale Korogi
Marcia Krane, Kristin Hansen and Family
Laura Beth Landy and Michael Israel
Kelley Lindes and George Sherman
Bruce Little
Lynn Littlejohn
Lynnette and Kevin McCollum
Virginia Claessens McDonald
Joan and Patrick McNeely
Kristy and Patrick Murray
Mikisha and Desmond Nation
Rich and Tish Osborn
Rita Peller
Gary and Susan Rappaport
RBC Capital Markets
Deborah and Bill Roth
Geri and Peter Scherer
Eric Skytte and Val LaRosa
Michael Starsiak
Jim Suddendorf
Mark and Lee Ann Thelemann
Alex and Lisa Tittle
Jenna and Alejandro Victoria
Walter C. Rasmussen - Northeast Bank Foundation
Dave and Judith Willits
Understudies
($250 - $499)
Richard Ahmann III and Joan Ahmann
Kelly Anfinson Irvine
Anne Attea
Kathleen Bloom and Allen Bernard
Kristine Bonstrom Vial
Rhonda and Butch Broberg
Kim Brown
Rita and Robert Buckvold
Julianne Bye
Janis Clay and Elam Baer
Jennifer and Stewart Cariveau
Emily Carlson Hjelm and Jon Hjelm
Mary Casey and John Lamb
Michael Casserly
Daryl and Christine Eastburg
Amy and Billy Ellis
Jeanne and Jim Fackler
Anne Ferell
Thomas Gale
Susan and Doug Gerlach
Patricia and Jerome Gilligan
Cheryl Greenfield
Jon and Betty Hansen
Katie and Dana Harms
Natalia Hayhoe
Henry and Suzanne Herzing
Mary Hoben
Heidi Hoff
Wendy Holmes
Joan Humes
Duane and Barbara Johnson
Peggy and Michelle Jondahl
Laura King
Judy Kirk and Michael Schroeder
Kirtland Electric
Thomas and Michele Krenn
Veronica Lawrence
Louise Lecomte
Shannon Loecher
Margaret and David Lucas
Craig Luedemann and Mary Robischon
Maia Maiden
Dayna Martinez
Medtronic, Inc
Jenny and Brian Mojica
David and Linda Mona
Diane Nixa
Gen Olson
Mia Olson
Kris Peterson
Stephanie and James Pierce
Luke and Angie Piram
Anne and John Polta
Kristin Procopio
Sr Mary Frances Reis
AnneMarie Rogers
Annette Roth
Colleen Rustad
Gale Sharpe
Cathy and John Spicola
Arturo Steely
Judy Stuthman
Michael Tracy
Ertugrul and Karen Tuzcu
University of St. Thomas
Justin Windschitl
Jeanine and Charlie Wirth
Chorus
($100 - $249)
Sara and Kevin Aasgaard
Accredited Investors
Deborah Anderson and Ed Herzog
Julie and Tim Anderson
Lynn Bohm Anderson
Nancy Arrell Annette Atkins and Thomas Joyce
Mary Baker
Todd and Eve Bassinger
Bruce and Bonnie Battaglia
Bailey Beckman
Laura and Piotr Bednarski
Ann Benrud
Lisa Bergerson
Boulay PLLP
Betty Ann Breese
Carissa and Mark Brown
David Buchanan and Julie Kucinski
Patricia Burke
Georgia and Tom Burton
Debra Campbell and James Gordan
Campbell Jr.
Chuck and Corky Carlson
Ben and Kate Carpenter
Kathleen Carter
Jim Casserly and Mary Molzahn
Katie Casserly and Mick Ganley
Kevin Casserly
Marcia Chapman
Kay Constantine
Richard and Diane Cramer
James DeLong
Joan Dempsey
David Desplinter and Lee Christensen
Leah Dixon
The Dorsey & Whitney Foundation
Robert and Sheri Dryden
Nazie Eftekhari
Julie and Wade English
Sarah and Joel Erkkinen
Therese Feldmeier
Linda Muir Finney and Michael Finney
Christine and Paul Fournier
Michael and Berit Francis
Vicki Glaeser
Emilia Godinez
Michael and Molly Goodson
Tim Gormley and Bonnie Boller-Gormley
Greater Twin Cities United Way
Denise and Daniel Greip
Diana Gulden and Jose Peris
Shunzyu Haigler
Deb Hopp
Jaimee and Matt Howard
J.L. White CO., Inc.
Mary Jaffray
Cory Johnson and Paul Amann
Keith Johnson
Keith and Kris Johnson
Kila Johnson and Rochelle Freeman
Susan Johnson
Kent Kaiser
Theresa and Michael Karels
Aziz Kian and Gail Simon-Kian
Jacqueline King
Marissa Kocaman
Jeanene Lavery and Katie Townsend
Lisa LeJeune and William Martin
Lisa Lewis
Ed Magarian
Sandy and Douglas Mangel
Mary McDougall and Colleen Watson
Doug McMonagle and Roberta Boller-McMonagle
Beth Mellin Pawlick
Joy Miciano and Steven Gels
Ann and Robert Moore
Dorothy Schwappach Morrison and Allen Morrison
Bill and Jennifer Mullin
Maureen Mulvany and Neil Febel
Jake Muszynski
Lydia Nevins
Bruce and Jodi Noll
Anne Norris
Angela Olejar
Lea Olsen
Jackie and Edward Olson
Luke Olson and Laura Roche Olson
Beth Pattinson
Mark and Susan Payne
James and Susan Peterson
Diane Philbin
Jeanne Poepl
Susan Proshek
Nikki Purvis
Carol Anne Quest
Donna and Bill Ramsay
Margaret Rasmussen
Ed Rath
Rachel Ratner and Peter Shanedling
John Reger
Mary Render
Ann Rest
Carolyn Riley
Deborah Roesler
Sally Rousse
Helen Rowland
Chris Rud
Andrew Ryall
Anne and Michael Ryan
Jean Ryan
Mary Samuelson
Lois and Tom Sando
Anna Sandquist
Tammy Schemmel
Emily Schoenbeck
Michael and Andrea Schroeder
Warren Schueneman and Jonathan Cain
Zoe Sealy
Cindy and Bill Sharpe
Karen Peters Shull and Bob Shull
Lloyd and Barbara Sigel
Margo Simmons
Debi and Steve Skalbeck
Judith and Richard Spiegel
Joseph and Marva Stifter
James and Monique Stumon
Lisa and Jon Sweet
Walter Tambor and Barry Berg
Jerry and Sylvia Timian
Theodore and Ruth Treat
Dennis and Debra Wagner
Dick and Diane Wright
Georgianna Yantos
Crew
(Up to $99)
Grace Aiello
AmazonSmile Foundation
Richard Anderson
Susan and Bryan Anderson
Morgan Barlett
Sara Bartlett
Patty Beadle
Pam Berendt
Matthew Bierschbach
Joseph Boller
Judy Boylan
Christine and Tim Brown
Patty Burrets
Stacey Bush
Jennifer Carpenter Fournier
Patch Darragh
Mae Desaire
Frank Dungan
Jennifer Dunne
Sonja Elias
Keanan and Laura Faruq
Barbara Florence
Katy Gaynor
William and Lynn Goodwin
Cathy Hanson
Mark Hanson and Stephanie Hennings
Melissa and Chris Haroza
Marguerite and Donald Harvey
Anatasia and Bill Hoeft
Jenny Holman and Kurt Koppelman
Joe and Peggy Jennings
Kathryn Kapellen
Bonnie Kollodge
Peggy Kotila
Kathy and Steve Kraemer
Franci Livingston
Murial and Joel Lombard
Tom and Carol Losey
Kathleen Lundeen
Earl and Sandra Lyons
Kathy Martin
Robert Mattson
Rita McHugo
Jim and Marianne Mellin
Lynn Metzler
Jennifer Michaels
John and Linda Miller
Audrey and Bruce Moe
Kristi Moebeck
LaShanna Moore
Sandra Muellner and Chad Bolstrom
Richard and Carla Nelson
Ron and Gail Nida
Jane and Douglas Norris
Corinne M. Yerigan O'Neil
Simon Osamoh
Yolanda Pauly
Mary Pepin
Joyce Peterson
Kim Peterson
Susan Peterson
Erin and Easton Plasch
Philip and Laurie Ransom
Mary Joy Rieder and Michael Peroz
Fresa Sanchez
Kurt and Helen Ruth Schleicher
Suzette Schommer Peterson
Susan and Cameron Seymore
Judy Sicora
Kara Sime and Ted Mackintosh
Susan Simons
Pam Smith
Becky Stanchfield
Janet Steinberg-Bohn
Samantha Stevenson
Gary and Ruth Stroebel
Michael Todd
Rosemary and Jose Velez
Carole Vennerstrom
Lynne and David Westphal
Dean and Heather Whyte
Mark Wildermann and Georgia Ellis
Phil Ziring
Gifts In-Kind
Anonymous
Justin and Jackie Baylor
Julie and Wade English
Jeanne and Jim Fackler
Hay Dobbs Architects
Japs-Olson Company
JonnyPops
Marissa Kocaman
Helene and Dennis Konn
Nazara and Javier Matos
Minnesota Dance Theatre
Brenna Mosser
Julianne Mundale
Prouty Project
Lauren and Gary Sutherland
Jeanne and Paul Ravich
HONORARY & MEMORIAL GIFTS
In Honor of Mike and Diane Beddor
Eric Skytte and Val LaRosa
In honor of Audrey Buzza
Bruce and Audrey Moe
In Memory of Carolyn Buzza
Kelly Anfinson Irvine
Anonymous
Cathy Hanson
Kathy and Steve Kraemer
Craig Luedemann and Mary Robischon
Kim Peterson
In Memory of Phyllis Carter
Plastics International
In Honor of the Casserly Sisters
Molly and Michael Goodson
In Memory of Jack Dempsey
Joan Dempsey
Barbara Florence
Denise and Daniel Greip
Jennifer Michaels
Michael Todd
In Honor of Tom Doar III
Tom and Shaina Doar
In Memory of Judith Dyan and Michael Ferrell
William Ferrell
In Honor of Judy Elias
Stacey Bush
In Memory of Jerry and Stella Fligge
Janet Fligge
In Honor of Chrissy Fournier
Grace Aiello
Sara Bartlett
Jennifer Carpenter Fournier
In Memory of Mary Jane Knaeble/Peters
Karen Peters Shull
In Memory of Larry and Jean LeJeune
Accredited Investors
Stephen and Denise Adams
Richard Ahmann III and Joan Ahmann
Deborah Anderson and Ed Herzog
Richard Anderson
Anonymous
Terri and Paul Ashmore
Katie Avenson
Todd and Eve Bassinger
Patty Beadle
Boulay PLLP
Judy Boylan
Debra Campbell and Gordan Campbell Jr.
Chuck and Corky Carlson
Dick and Judy Corson
Diane and Richard Cramer
Dougherty Family Foundation
Jennifer Dunne
Nazie Eftekhari
Therese Feldmeier
Michael and Berit Francis
Fred and C. Marie Friswold
Thomas Gale
Katy Gaynor
Jon and Betty Hansen
Marguerite and Donald Harvey
Mark Hanson and Stephanie Hennings
Al Hilde Jr. and Jayne Hilde
Andrea and Ken Hjelm
Debb Hopp
In Memory of Larry and Jean LeJeune - continued
J.L. White CO., Inc.
Keith and Kris Johnson
David Jungquist
Bonnie Kollodge
Father Dale Korogi
Amy and Andy Krane
Monica and Peter Lawyer
Murial and Joel Lombard
Tom and Carol Losey
Earl and Sandra Lyons
Marica Krane and Kristin Hansen
Kathy Martin
Lisa LeJeune and William Martin
Robert and Polly McCrea
John and Susan Morrison
Jennifer and Bill Mullin
Richard and Carla Nelson
Lydia Nevins
James and Susan Peterson
Jeanne Poepl
Susan Proshek
Philip and Laurie Ransom
Gary Rappaport
Mary Render
Rodney and Barabara Burwell Family Foundation
Helen Rowland
Chris Rud
Anne and Michael Ryan
Mary Samuelson
Lois and Tom Sando
Geri and Peter Scherer
Kurt and Helen Ruth Schleicher
Michael and Andrea Schroeder
Lloyd and Barbara Sigel
Trinka and Bill Sharpe
Kelley Lindes and George Sherman
Margo Simmons
Pam Smith
Cathy and John Spicola
Joseph and Marva Stifter
Theodore and Ruth Treat
University of St. Thomas
Tom and Diane Wentz
Lynne and David Westphal
Dean and Heather Whyte
Judy Wright
In Memory of Patrick Moore
Julie and Tim Anderson
Daryl and Christine Eastburg
Jeanne and Jim Fackler
Thomas Gale
Jenny and Brian Mojica
Lisa and Jon Sweet
In Honor of Fran Murnane
James DeLong
In Honor of Susan and Yolanda Pauly
Tazmin Brown
In Honor of Lynn Peterson
Cindy and Michael LeJeune
In Honor of Trinka Sharpe’s Service
Constance Mayeron Cowles and Charles Fuller Cowles Foundation
In Honor of Sicora Family
Rita McHugo
In Honor of Ted Smith
Cindy and Bill Sharpe
In Honor of Kathryn Rose Velez
Rosemary and Jose Velez
GIFTS TO SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
Sharon Boland Puccio Family Memorial Scholarships
Beth and Dean Nakamura
Jeanene Lavery and Katie Townsend
*Deceased
This list represents gifts given from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. Every attempt was made to ensure the accuracy of this report. Please call 612-564-4130 with questions or corrections.