Atlanta Ballet gratefully acknowledges the following individuals whose generous annual contributions were received during the period of March 15, 2024 – March 15, 2025. If you find that we did not recognize you appropriately, we apologize. For corrections, please contact us at advancement@atlantaballet.com.
THE CHOREOGRAPHERS CIRCLE Recognizes exceptional gifts of $10,000 and above.
DIAMOND $100,000+
Anonymous (3)
Chris Carlos & Family
Estate of Daphne Moore Eitel
Katherine Scott
SAPPHIRE $50,000+
Kathleen & Kirk Knous
EMERALD $25,000+
Ms. Jan P. Beaves
Mrs. Lynn Cochran-Schroder & Mr. Bill Schroder
Elaine & Erroll Davis
The Elster Foundation
Carol & Ramon Tomé
PEARL $20,000+
Anonymous in honor of Robert Barnett
Cynthia Crain, Ed. D. & Dwight Lee, Ph.D.
Joyce Houser, Ph.D.
Kristen Manion Taylor & Jason Taylor
Mr. William F. Snyder
OPAL $15,000+
Anonymous
Emily C. Baker & Christopher Bly
Nigel Ferguson
Ms. Nancy Field & Mr. Michael Schulder
Bonnie & Terry Herron
Nicholas Marrone
Heather & Bill Preston
Pam & Paul Whitacre
AMETHYST $10,000+
Elizabeth & Howell Adams III
Anonymous
Jacqueline Flake & David Dase
Caroline Bergman Gottschalk and Allen W. Nelson
Adrienne & Scott Hardesty
Barbara & Eric Joiner
Kelin Foundation
Taylor & Brad Meyer
Kristen Manion Taylor & Jason Taylor
Linda & Don Morris
The Mortimer Family
Rogers Family Foundation
Pam Wakefield
Special thanks and deepest gratitude to the Atlanta Ballet Trustees for 100% participation in contributions to Atlanta Ballet’s Operating Reserve Fund, with leadership gifts from The Carlos Family Foundation, Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Courts II, Nancy Field & Michael Schulder, and Katherine Scott.
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THE DANCERS CIRCLE
Recognizes generous gifts of up to $10,000.
GRAND JETÉ $7,500+
Robert J. Barnett
Dr. Peter & Mrs. Beverly Thomas
TOUR JETÉ $5,000+
Catherine Binns
Lucy & Henry Bush, in memory of Lavona Currie, and in honor of Sharon Story
Robert Paul Dean & Robert Epstein
Mr. Richard Delay & Ms. Francine Dykes
Mr. Daniel E. Gaylord & Ms. Marilyn Altman
Joanne & Alex Gross
Mr. Shea Meddin
Paul & Kimberly Meisel
Margie Painter
Ginger Brill Pisik
Wade Rakes & Nicholas Miller
Silberman Family Fund, in honor of Ron Breakstone
Irma J. Turnipseed
Karen Vereb & Bud Blanton
Sonia P. Witkowski
Yee Family Charitable Fund
Elizabeth B. Yntema
ASSEMBLÉ $2,500+
Anonymous
Diana & Miguel Arteche
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome M. Cooper
James Datka & Nora DePalma
Dr. Madalyn Davidoff
Kevin & Demi Doyle
Matthew & Brittany Hartnett
Steve, Susan & Grace Hauser
Kenneth & Colleen Hey
Laurie & John Hopkins
Dr. Leslie & Mrs. Marilyn Kelman, in honor of Darcy & Rachel Denneen
Vaughn Linder, in honor of Lynda & Richard Courts
Dr. Ellis L. Malone
Carole & Nelson Marchioli
Mr. Mark du Mas
Gino & Belinda Massafra
Denis Ng
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Pelletier
Stuart Pliner & Barbara Bing Pliner
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ratonyi
James & J. Ann Sandy
Debby & Baker Smith
Sharon Story, Julien & Kim Kenney
Greer & Alex Taylor
Mrs. Julie Turner-Davis & Mr. John Davis
Scott and Jenny Wagner
Tom West and Erwin Godoy
Andrea Weyermann & Tim Goodwin
Ling Yang
GLISSADE $1,000+
Anonymous (3)
Robert & Terry Banta, in memory of Lavona Currie
Hope M. Barrett
Mr. & Mrs. Martin P. Bennett
Stephanie & Xavier Bignon
Richard Bohrer
Peter & Dulce Boucher
Mr. & Mrs. Sean Bowen
Dr. and Mrs. James A. Brennan
Sara & Alex Brown
Nicholas & Rebecca Campbell
Mr. Michael E. Carroll and Mr. Paul Alberto
Carolyn Champion
Nicole Clifton
David Cofrin and Christine Tryba-Cofrin
Harvey J. Coleman
John Condo
Susan Currie
Jennifer Dodd & Reggie Graham
Mr. & Ms. Rolston A. Dyer
Lauren & Rick Elliott
Brad Foresythe
Dr. Marvin Goldstein Psychology after Marvin Goldstein listing as one of AB’s providers
Margaret Graff
William Green & Antionette Earley
Rand Hagen, in honor of Martine Weber
Marius Hechter
Lisa & Forrest Hibbard
Mr. Douglas Hopkins
Mr. & Mrs. William C. Humphreys
Oren Johnson
Rita Kohse
Edward Krugman & Jill Pryor
Allegra Lawrence-Hardy & Timothy Hardy
Linda L. Lively & James E. Hugh III
Betts Love
Drs. Robert & Mary Jo Lund
Mr. & Mrs. Frank H. Maier, Jr.
Albert and Jeanie Marx
Mimi Maslia
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene F. Meany
Morgan Family Fund
Douglas & Dawn Mullins, in honor of Robert Barnett
Dr. Z. Pressley and Mr. Billy S. Rice, in memory of Mr. William C. Rice
Anthony & Judith Ragunas
Walter & Arden Rowland, in honor of Elliott Rowland
Scot Safon and Rebecca Leary Safon
Ashley & Drew Scott
Toreya Shea
Michelle & Steve Shlansky
Dr. & Mrs. Mark Silverstein
Matt Simon
Jasmine Spivey
Shad Sterling
Hiromi Suzuki
Kalen Swanson
Mr. & Mrs. Perry Taylor
Johnny Thigpen & Clay Martin, in honor of Tricia Ekholm
Dr. Kirsten Travers-UyHam & Mr. John J. UyHam
Eric & Chan Voiles
Betsy Wash
Alan & Marcia Watt
Manda Wilhite and Jeremy Shankel
Allen Yee
RELEVÉ $500+
Anonymous (2)
Ms. Tracie Arnold
Patricia Barmeyer, in honor of Robert Barnett
Cynthia Brant
Walda Besthoff, in honor of Robert Barnett
Dr. & Mrs. William Brinkman
Kerry Bryan
Kate & Scott Carmack
Lawrence M. Cohen
Carol Comstock & Jim Davis
Cynthia & Mike Davison
Dr. Carlos del Rio & Jeannette Guarner
Lauren Jo & David Dixon
Ashleigh Dobrin, in loving memory of Mel Dobrin
Elaine Eaton
Tricia & Chris Ekholm
Kathryn & Patrick Gaul
Christine A. Gilliam
Courtney Gleason
Richard Goodjoin & Kelvin Davis
Francis & Marguerite Hallman
Charles Ashmore Harrison, in honor of Robert Barnett
Virginia Hepner & Malcolm Barnes
Mr. J. David Hopkins
Jessica Irizarry & Russell Hammond
Dorothea & Robert Jeffrey
Jean Gatton Jones
Dr. Harvey P. Kaufman
Allan & Vaneesa Little
Paul Maley, in honor of Robert Barnett
Jean & Robert McColl
Terri & Stephen Nagler
Miho & Gennadi Nedvigin
Donald & Helen O'Shea
Mrs. Debby Overstreet
Grace Pownall & Ron Harris
Dr. & Mrs. William M. Scaljon
Aria Shell
Anne M. Spratlin
Teena Stern, in honor Robert Barnett
Sherri Stevens
Mr. James A Swanson
Dr. Michael & Mrs. Francoise Szikman
Roberta Taylor & James Hill
The Kang Family
Katharine & Todd Tinkler
Aisha & James Walth
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INSTITUTIONAL GIVING
Atlanta Ballet gratefully acknowledges the following corporations, foundations, and government agencies whose generous annual contributions were received during the period of March 15, 2024 – March 15, 2025.
$250,000+
The Coca-Cola Foundation
$150,000+
The Home Depot Foundation
$100,000+
The Shubert Foundation
The Thalia & Michael C. Carlos Foundation
$50,000+
Georgia Council for the Arts
The Imlay Foundation, Inc.
Mark & Evelyn Trammell Foundation
The Molly Blank Fund of The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
PNC
The Zeist Foundation
$25,000+
City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs
Cox Enterprises
Fulton County Arts & Culture
$20,000+
Cobb Travel & Tourism
The Ray M. & Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation
Rockwell Foundation
The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation
$15,000
National Endowment for the Arts
$10,000+
Aprio
Chick-fil-A
Georgia Power Foundation
Publix Super Markets Charities
$5,000+
Anonymous (2)
ATS Waypoint
Dante S. Stephensen Foundation
Hellen Ingram Plummer Charitable Foundation
Massey Charitable Trust
Portnoy, Garner & Nail, LLC
$2,500+
Bobbie Bailey Foundation
$1,000+
Bloomingdale’s
Élevé Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
The Roderick Seward, Flossie Radcliffe & Helen M. Galloway Foundation, in honor of Kathleen Knous
$500+
Kendra Scott
Spalding Nix
Sweet Tea Murals
Theory
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THE DOROTHY ALEXANDER LEGACY SOCIETY
Individuals who have included Atlanta Ballet in their long-term estate plans through bequests and other deferred-giving arrangements.
Madeline & Howell Adams, Jr.
Ms. Jan P. Beaves
C.D. Belcher
Mrs. Lynn Cochran-Schroder
Cynthia Crain
Patty & Marc Dash
Melodi Ford
Brad Foresythe
Joyce Houser, Ph.D.
Mrs. Audrey B. Morgan
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Morgan
John K. Palmisano & Stephen A. Williams, III
Katherine Scott
Elizabeth Morgan Spiegel
Marianne Stribling
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