Annual Support

Annual Fund Donors

The Harris Theater for Music and Dance is pleased to acknowledge those who contributed $250 or more to the Theater’s Partnership Initiative, Harris Theater Presents Series, Learning Lab, Access Tickets Program and Teen Arts Exploration Project, and provided unrestricted support between July 1, 2011 and September 30, 2012. We thank all of our donors for their generosity and commitment to the Theater’s mission. Their support is instrumental in ensuring the Harris Theater’s continued growth and success as a national leader and role model for the performing arts.

$50,000 - $99,999

Helen Brach Foundation
Irving Harris Foundation, Joan W. Harris
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Chauncey and Marion D. McCormick Family Foundation
Northern Trust
UBS
United Airlines

$25,000 - $49,999

The Chicago Community Trust
Pamela Crutchfield
Exelon
Jack and Sandra Guthman
Caryn and King Harris, Harris Family Foundation
Abby McCormick O’Neil and Carroll Joynes
Judith Neisser
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Nichols
Polk Bros. Foundation
Smart Family Foundation, Inc.
David and Marilyn Vitale

$10,000 - $24,999

Anonymous
Lucy and Peter Ascoli
John and Caroline Ballantine
Bank of America
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Boulis
The Clinton Family Fund
Crown Family Philanthropies
The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
Peter and Shana Ellis
Lori Gray Faversham and Family
Simone and Elliot Weissbluth, HighTower
Illinois Arts Council
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
Invest For Kids
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Glenn and Christine Kelly
Elizabeth Amy Liebman
Michael Hill
New England Foundation for the Arts
NIB Foundation
Prince Charitable Trusts
Laura and Ricardo Rosenkranz
Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Foundation
Earl and Brenda Shapiro Foundation
The Rhoades Foundation

$5,000 - $9,999

James L. Alexander
Anonymous
Harry F. and Elaine Chaddick Foundation
Amina J. Dickerson
Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Glasser
Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation
Jeannette and Jerry Goldstone
Richard P. and Mary L. Gray
Mary Jakocko, Schwartz Brothers Insurance
Sarah Solotaroff Mirkin
Daniel F. & Ada L. Rice Foundation
Dr. Scholl Foundation
Alyce K. Sigler and Stephen A. Kaplan
The Slusar-Goldman Family
Mary Kay Sullivan
Michael and Sharon Tiknis
The Family Institute at Northwestern University
Sarita and Roy Warshawsky Family Philanthropic Fund

$2,500 - $4,999

Anonymous
Arts Midwest Touring Fund
David and Luann Blowers
Stefan Edlis and Gael Neeson
Louise Frank
Leland Hutchinson
Merrillyn J. Kosier and James F. Kinoshita
Park Grill
James J. Pelts
Patrick M. Sheahan
The Saints
Bernice Weissbourd

$1,000 - $2,499

Mr. and Mrs. Philip D. Block III
Maria C. Bechily and Scott D. Hodes
Bija Bennett
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
Lew and Marge Collens Fund
Mr. and Mrs. E. David Coolidge III
Philip H. Corboy Foundation
Patricia O. Cox
Cvent
Dirk Denison and David Salkin
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Elden
James B. Fadim
Terri and Stephen Geifman
Global Village Charitable Trust
Elisabeth Klor-Gross and Tibor Gross
Dr. Sanford J. Grossman
Karen and Marvin Herman
Judy and Verne Istock
Mr. & Mrs Bruce Kovner
Robert Lifton & Carol Rosofsky
Susan and Lew Manilow
Helen Melchior
Kenneth R. Norgan
Barbara Parson
Irene S. Phelps
Madeleine P. Plonsker
Reed Smith, LLP
Mary Rodgers and Henry Guettel
Sahara Enterprises, Inc.
Bettylu and Paul Saltzman
Cynthia M. Sargent
Rose L. Shure
Kayo Takasugi, Visual Voice
Dori Wilson
Susan and Bob Wislow
Maria Razumich-Zec

$500 - $999

Rosemarie and Dean L. Buntrock
Pastora San Juan Cafferty
Bryan and Linda Coughlin
Jill Fleming
Ethel and Bill Gofen
Mary E. Ittelson
Chris Long
Jim and SuAnne Lopata
Dr. and Mrs. M. Jack Parker
D. Elizabeth Price
Jeffery M. Rollinson
Mr. and Mrs. Warner A. Rosenthal
Tom and Barbara Schnitzer
Cheryl Mendelson Shure
Nikki W. and Fredric Stein
Liz Stiffel
Mrs. Pamela B. Strobel and Mr. Russ M. Strobel
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Weiss
Linda Welsh

$250 - $499

Anonymous
Elizabeth Bakwin
Sandra Bass
Libby L. Chiu
Michael C. Cleavenger
Mr. Joseph M. and Mrs. Diana Elwell
Nina Flax
Elzie and Deborah Higginbottom
Rhona Hoffman
Cheryl Huntington
Katie Ide
Barbara Bluhm-Kaul and Don Kaul
Walter and Shirley Massey
Mr. and Mrs. Lester S. Morse, Jr.
Dennis & Phyllis Propp
Sherry and Robert Reum
Peter Sichrovsky and Colleen Delegan
William S. Singer and Joanne Cicchelli
Melissa and Charles Smith
Kristin Stewart
James Gandre and Boris Thomas
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Roy Treister
Robin S. Tryloff
Anne Van Wart and Michael Keable
Ray Wise and Ted Robinson

PARIS OPÉRA BALLET SPONSORS

The Harris Theater gratefully acknowledges the following donors who provided support to make the Paris Opéra Ballet engagement possible.

Presenting Sponsors
Caryn and King Harris, Harris Family Foundation
Alexandra and John Nichols

Gala Presenting Sponsor
GRAFF

Presenting Simulcast Underwriter and Engagement Sponsor
Chauncey and Marion D. McCormick Family Foundation

Engagement Sponsor
The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust

Epic French Masterpieces Program Sponsor
Northern Trust

Official & Exclusive Airline
United Airlines

Official Hotel Partner
Hyatt Regency Chicago

Lead Media Sponsor
JCDecaux

Grand Benefactor
Michael and Lindy Keiser

Benefactor
Abby McCormick O’Neil and D. Carroll Joynes
Anne and Chris Reyes
Sage Foundation

Grand Patron
Abbott
American Friends of the Paris Opéra & Ballet
Ariel Investments
The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation and
Larry Richman, The PrivateBank
Patsy and Pat Callahan
Jack and Sandra Guthman
Irving Harris Foundation, Joan W. Harris
David Herro and Jay Franke
Mellody Hobson and George Lucas
ITW
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Anne L. Kaplan
Christine and Glenn Kelly
Merrillyn J. Kosier and James F. Kinoshita
Kay and Fred Krehbiel
Judith Neisser
J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation
Linda Johnson Rice
Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Foundation
Cari and Michael Sacks
Maureen and E.B. Smith
Simone and Elliot Weissbluth, HighTower

Patron
John and Caroline Ballantine
BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois
The Bluhm Family
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Boulis
Patricia Cox
Nancy C. and A. Steven Crown
Pamela Crutchfield
The Shawn M. Donnelley Fund
Peter M. Ellis
Joan and Bob Feitler
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney L. Goldstein
Andi and Jim Gordon, The Edgewater Funds
Healthcare Service Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. William Krehbiel
Phil Lumpkin
Ulrich and Harriet Meyer
PNC Bank
Diana and Bruce Rauner
Betsy and Andy Rosenfield
Laura and Ricardo Rosenkranz
Brenda Shapiro
Bettina Slusar and Dan Goldman
UBS
David and Marilyn Vitale
Roger and Pam Phillips Weston

Additional Support
Ada and Whitney Addington
James L. Alexander and Curtis D. Drayer
Michael Alper
Lucy and Peter Ascoli
Myrna F. Baskin
Lee Blackwell Baur
Maria C. Bechily and Scott Hodes
Bija Bennett
Carol Lavin Bernick Family Foundation
Andrew and Shaun Block
Marcus Boggs
Laurence and Patricia Booth
Susan D. Bowey
Deborah A. Bricker
Allan and Suzette Bulley
Marie Campbell
Michael C. Cleavenger
Mrs. Gary C. Comer
Mr. and Mrs. E. David Coolidge III
Cathleen A. Costello
Arie & Ida Crown Memorial
Amina J. Dickerson
Elton Dixon
Barbara C. and Thomas E. Donnelley II
Lois and Steve Eisen
Sidney and Sondra Berman Epstein
Lori Gray Faversham
James F. Feldstein
Sylvia Neil and Dan Fischel
Louise Frank
Albert and Suzanne Friedman
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur H. Gantz
Joy Germont
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Glasser
Helyn D. Goldenberg
Karen Gray
Richard and Mary L. Gray
Kenneth and Anne Griffin
Joan M. Hall
Karen and Marvin Herman
Patricia J. Hurley
Mary E. Ittelson
Mary Jakocko, Schwartz Brothers Insurance
Gretchen and Jay Jordan
Stephen A. Kaplan and Alyce K. Sigler
Richard P. and Susan R. Kiphart
Robert Kohl and Clark Pellett
Liz and Eric Lefkofsky
Judd and Katherine Malkin
Mr. and Mrs. William B. McIlvaine
Mrs. Helen Melchior
Martha W. Melman
Sarah Solotaroff Mirkin
Ken Norgan
Dr. Linda Obannon
Cathy and Bill Osborn
Jason Palmquist
The Peninsula Chicago
Maya Polsky and Nicolas Bridon
Prince Charitable Trusts
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Wood Prince
Lisa Rosenblate
Dr. Patrick M. Sheahan
Nancy and Gregg Seiler
Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro Silva
The Siragusa Foundation
Gayle R. Tilles
Miller and Byron Vance
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Waddell
Dia and Edward Weil
Dr. and Mrs. Marc Weissbluth
William Blair & Company Foundation
Dori Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Wood

TRIBUTE PROGRAM

The Harris Theater would like to thank the following donors who chose to honor a special person in their lives; celebrate a birthday, anniversary, or milestone event; or memorialize an inspirational friend or family member with a tribute gift to the Harris Theater. Along with being a unique way to acknowledge someone special, these gifts help the Theater continue its proud tradition of bringing the finest music and dance to Chicago.

Carol Lavin Bernick Family Foundation
in honor of King and Caryn Harris

Rachel Brown
in honor of Joan Harris

George J. and Theresa L. Cotsirilos Family Foundation
in memory of George J. Cotsirilos

Tom and Carol Gilbert
in memory of Pauline Newman

Charles and Lisa Greenebaum
in memory of Pauline Newman

Nancy Hughes
in honor of Joan Harris

Annice B. Johnston
in honor of Abby O’Neil

Nancy Lighthill
in honor of Abby O’Neil

Madeleine Plonsker
in honor of Abby O’Neil and Merrillyn Kosier

Cliff and Susan Silverman
in memory of Pauline Newman

Marion Simon
in honor of Abby O’Neil

Barry and Elissa Spitzer
in memory of Pauline Newman