Atlanta Ballet gratefully acknowledges the following individuals, corporations, foundations, and government organizations whose generous annual contributions were received during the period of August 1, 2020 – March 15, 2022. If you find that we did not recognize you appropriately, we apologize. For corrections, please contact us at advancement@atlantaballet.com.
Individual Donors
*Designates donors who also generously contributed to the Back to the Stage Campaign
BENEFACTOR $10,000+
Anonymous (5)*
Elizabeth & Howell Adams III*
James J. Andrews
Emily C. Baker*
Ms. Jan P. Beaves*
Ginny & Charles Brewer*
Dr. Harold J. Brody and Mr. Donald E. Smith*
Lucy & Henry Bush
Chris Carlos & Family*
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Carlos*
Dr. Meria J. Carstarphen & Mr. David Heleniak
Mrs. Lynn Cochran-Schroder & Mr. Bill Schroder*
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Courts II*
Cynthia Crain, Ed. D. & Dwight Lee, Ph.D.*
Lavona S. Currie*
Elaine & Erroll Davis*
Vanessa & Robin Delmer*
Mr. Tomislav Dizdar
Yelena Epova
Nigel Ferguson*
Ms. Nancy Field & Mr. Michael Schulder*
Jacqueline Flake & David Dase*
Ms. Amy Gerome-Acuff & Mr. Daniel Acuff
Joanne & Alex Gross
Adrienne & Scott Hardesty*
Steve & Marjorie Harvey
Bonnie & Terry Herron
Lindsay Hill
Joyce Houser, Ph.D.*
Mr. and Ms. Tharon Johnson
Barbara & Eric Joiner*
Kelin Foundation
Kathleen & Kirk Knous*
Edward Krugman & Jill Pryor*
Mariana Laufer*
Mr. and Ms. Araya Mesfin
Taylor and Brad Meyer*
Linda & Don Morris*
Allen W. Nelson & Caroline B. Gottschalk
Doug & Ginger (Brill) Pisik
Delphine Podsiadlo
Heather & Bill Preston
Karen L. Rose
Danna Sanders*
Katherine Scott*
Mr. William F. Snyder
Greer & Alex Taylor*
Kristen Manion Taylor & Jason Taylor
The Rogers Family Foundation*
Mr. & Mrs. Juan Carlos Urdaneta*
Pam Wakefield*
VISIONARY $7,500 - $9,999
Mr. Richard Delay & Ms. Francine Dykes*
Dr. Leslie & Mrs. Marilyn Kelman*
Dr. & Mrs. Peter J. Sones
The Mortimer Family*
Pam & Paul Whitacre*
Mr. Robert A. Yellowlees
INVESTOR $5,000 - $7,499
Mr. Robert J. Barnett*
Matthew & Natalie Bernstein
Lucinda W. Bunnen*
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome M. Cooper
Deborah Dalton*
Allegra Lawrence-Hardy & Timothy Hardy
Mary Grace Herrington & Richard Clark*
Kenneth & Colleen Hey
Laurie & John Hopkins
Gino & Belinda Massafra*
Stephanie & Austin Stephens
Sharon Story, Julien & Kim Kenney
The Dante S. Stephensen Fund
The Yee Family Charitable Fund*
Karen Vereb & Bud Blanton
AMBASSADOR $2,500 - $4,999
Anonymous (2)
William & Eve Bishop
Suzanne M. Dansby
Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence W. Davis*
Robert Paul Dean & Robert Epstein
Julie & Paul Hagedorn
Steve, Susan & Grace Hauser*
Melinda J. McClung*
Tonya & Steve Paro
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Pelletier
Mr. Wade Rakes and Mr. Nicholas Miller*
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ratonyi*
Stacy Galan Shailendra
Debby & Baker Smith
Johannah Smith
The Tillman Family
Irma J. Turnipseed
Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Wilbanks
Sonia P. Witkowski
Allen W. Yee*
ADVOCATE $1,000 - $2,499
Anonymous (3)*
Diana & Miguel Arteche
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel S. Baldwin
Dr. Florence C. Barnett*
Hope Barrett
Patty Slick Beem
Mr. and Mrs. Martin P. Bennett
Mr. & Mrs. Robert K. Boltax
Lindsay & Evan Borenstein
James A. Brennan, M.D.
Dr. & Mrs. William Brinkman
Sara & Alex Brown
Mrs. Helen S. Carlos
Lawrence M. Cohen
Harvey & Paquita Coleman*
Jennifer & Andy Coppa*
Mr. and Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy
Mrs. Julie Turner-Davis & Mr. John Davis
Cynthia & Mike Davison*
Ashleigh Dobrin
Mr. and Mrs. Raoul Donato*
Kevin & Demi Doyle
Eve Eckardt
Mr. & Mrs. Howard F. Elkins*
Lauren & Rick Elliott*
Doug & Florida Ellis*
Cole & Zachary Ferguson-Cogdill
Mrs. Susan Fleck
Brad Foresythe
Elizabeth & Thomas Fowlkes
Danny Futrell
Sue & Duane Gibbs
Christine A. Gilliam*
Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Goddard*
Richard Goodjoin & Kelvin Davis*
Dr. Marvin Goldstein
Mary Hester*
Lisa & Forrest Hibbard
James Honkisz & Catherine Binns
Mr. Douglas Hopkins
Mr. J. David Hopkins
Dr. Lorie Hughes
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Humphreys, Jr.
Dorothea & Robert Jeffrey
Holland & Ceci Johnson*
Jean Gatton Jones
Emily Williams Jordan & David Jordan
Mrs. Peter G. Kessenich, Sr.
Leigh Anna & Steven Lang
Mrs. Vaughn Linder
Allan & Vaneesa Little*
Linda L. Lively & James E. Hugh III*
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Mangum*
Carole & Nelson Marchioli
Margery & Dan Reason Family Fund
Mr. William McClain
Miho & Gennadi Nedvigin*
Ms. Sandra Noecker
Ms. Keisha Z. Noel
Sara & Cody Partin*
Gajan & Lila Retnasaba
Dr. Robert & Gail Riesenberg*
Mr. Shouky A. Shaheen
Lawrence Sharp
Dr. & Mrs. Mark Silverstein
Anne M. Spratlin
Teena Stern
Judith Story
Mr. & Mrs. James E. Stueve
Mr. & Mrs. Perry Taylor
Dr. Peter & Mrs. Beverly Thomas*
Dr. Kirsten Travers-UyHam & Mr. John J. UyHam
Mrs. Dawn Tresh
Eric & Chan Voiles*
Kristann M. Voyles
Harriet H. Warren
Betsy Wash
Alan & Marcia Watt*
Doug Weiss & Chris Casey*
Jeffrey & Kathleen Wetherington*
Tom & Judie Wilhite*
Ted & Whitney Woodward
Joli Wu & Marius Hechter
Mr. Norman Zapien
CONTRIBUTOR $500 - $999
Anonymous (3)*
Ms. Tracie Arnold
Barbara Bastin & Children
Suzanne & Rob Boas
Mr. & Mrs. Sean Bowen*
Ms. Janet L. Bozeman
Cynthia Brant
Kerry Bryan*
Sandra & David Burgess*
Elizabeth Carlson
Cynthia Carns
Mr. Michael E. Carroll and Mr. Paul Alberto
Mrs. Carolyn Champion
David Cofrin & Christine Tryba-Cofrin
Liz & Charlie Cohn
Carol Comstock & Jim Davis
Mr. Joseph Dawsey III*
Tonya Creekmore
Robert Crutchfield*
James Datka & Nora DePalma*
Mrs. and Mr. Heather Davis*
Mr. Mark du Mas
Mr. & Ms. Rolston A. Dyer
Antoinette J. Earley & William L. Green*
Tricia & Chris Ekholm
Louise B. Franklin
Sara Ann Whiteside Fruechtenicht
Kathryn & Patrick Gaul
Patricia Geis
Carol Glover*
Mr. and Mrs. John Grieb*
Joy Hambrick
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Harben*
Helen & Jeff Herbert
Michal & Jack Hillman
Ms. Katherine Horton
Steffi & Bill Huber
Constanze & Mathias Gaertner*
Alison Womack Jowers
Eva Koca
Jeanie & Albert Marx*
Rebecca & David McArthur
Gregory McDonald
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene F. Meany
Mrs. and Mr. Emily Mills*
Mary B. Munnell
Terri & Stephen Nagler
Dick & Dixie Olson
Donald & Helen O’Shea
Mrs. Debby Overstreet
Howard & Vicki Palefsky
Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Perkowitz
Deanna & Robert Pham*
Silpa Reddy*
Doris Richardson*
Robert Riley
Mr. and Mrs. Russell P. Rosenberg
Dr. & Mrs. William M. Scaljon
Sharon & David Schachter
Dr. Barbara Simmons
Beth Talbert
Lisa Cannon Taylor
Roberta Taylor & James Hill*
Marie Tetzlaff
The Estate of Margaret P. McCamish
The Kang Family
The Peacock Family
Ms. Cheryl Venzara
Foundation, Corporate & Government Donors
$100,000+
Anonymous*
Arrow Exterminators
Jones Day Foundation
Lettie Pate Evans Foundation
PNC
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
The Molly Blank Fund of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
The Thalia N. Carlos & Chris M. Carlos Foundation
The Thalia N. & Michael C. Carlos Foundation
$50,000 - $99,999
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta*
The Field/Schulder Family Charitable Fund
The Home Depot Foundation*
The Sara Giles Moore Foundation
The Shubert Foundation
The Zeist Foundation*
$25,000 - $49,999
AT&T Foundation
Bobbie Bailey Foundation
City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs
Corporate Sports Unlimited
Fulton County Arts Council
Neiman Marcus
Publix Super Markets Charities
The Kettering Family Foundation
The Morgan Family Fund
$10,000 - $24,999
Anonymous
Aprio
Communities Foundation of Texas
Georgia Council for the Arts
Goldman Sachs*
JBS Foundation
Livingston Foundation*
Mark & Evelyn Trammell Foundation
Massey Charitable Trust*
National Endowment for the Arts
Southern Company Gas*
The Charles Loridans Foundation
The Coca-Cola Foundation*
The Elster Foundation*
The Ray M. & Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation
TSR Network Services, LLC
WarnerMedia*
$5,000 - $9,999
Atlantic Capital Bank
Georgia Dermatology Center
Georgia Power Foundation*
Hellen Ingram Plummer Charitable Foundation
Interior Architects
John & Mary Franklin Foundation*
Nordson Corporation Foundation
The Robert & Polly Dunn Foundation
United Way
$2,500 - $4,999
Ayco Charitable Foundation
Benevity Causes
Bloomingdale’s
Fred Taylor Company
McMaster-Carr Supply Company
$1,000 - $2,499
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund*
Lois & Lucy Lampkin Foundation
Network for Good
The Roderick Seward, Flossie Radcliffe & Helen M. Galloway Foundation
$500 - $999
A Rebel in Prada
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Charities Aid Foundation
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta
Style Design, LLC
MATCHING GIFT CORPORATIONS
ADP
Comcast
Goldman Sachs
Microsoft
Norfolk Southern
SAP America
SunTrust Bank
The Coca-Cola Foundation*
The Home Depot Foundation
Vanguard
WarnerMedia
Atlanta Ballet is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. GCA also received support from its partner agency, the National Endowment for the Arts. Major funding is provided by the Fulton County Commission under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council, and major support is provided by the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs. Additional funding has been provided by our individual donors, corporate sponsors and foundations.
NEA
Gifts in Honor & Memoriam
In Honor of Robert Barnett
James J. Andrews
Teena Stern
In Honor of Anne Burton Avery
James J. Andrews
In Honor of Lynda & Richard W. Courts II
Vaughn Linder
In Honor of Lynda Courts
Kathi & Robert Goddard
In Honor of Lavona S. Currie
Lucy & Henry Bush
In Memory of Bernadette Datka
James Datka & Nora DePalma
In Honor of Vanessa Delmer
Chris Casey & Doug Weiss
In Honor of Darcy & Rachel Denneen
Marilyn & Leslie Kelman
In Memory of Mel Dobrin
Ashleigh Dobrin
In Honor of Lauren Elliott
James J. Andrews
In Honor of Brooke Gilliam
Lee Trovas
In Memory of James Honkisz
James Honkisz & Catherine Binns
In Honor of Kathleen Knous
The Roderick Seward, Flossie Ratcliffe and Helen M. Galloway Foundation
In Honor of Miguel Angel Montoya
Dona & William Humphreys
In Memory of Thespina Mortimer
Gary & Sam Alexander
Diane Sarayiotes Filler & Al Verilee Vasilakos
Ann Harper
Claudia Mann
Gamal & Gabriel Salem
In Memory of Bob Podsiadlo
Delphine Podsiadlo
In Memory of Beverly Pounds
Dee Ann & Raymond Cobb
In Memory of Stanley H. Rose III
Lynda Courts
Holmes Flint
Karen L. Rose
In Memory of Edwin Story
Sandra & David Burgess
Pat Franklin & Mary Moss
Sandra Noecker
Judith Story
In Honor of Sharon Story
Lynda Courts
In Honor of Doug Weiss
Rife Hughey
The Pas de Deux Society
Members of the Pas de Deux Society have made an extra gift of $5,000 to artistically support an individual dancer. These gifts reflect support for both the 20 | 21 and 21 | 22 seasons.
Jan P. Beaves
Dr. Harold J. Brody & Mr. Donald E. Smith
Atlanta Ballet Corps de Ballet (2 dancers)
Lynda Bradbury Courts
Elaine & Erroll Davis
Vanessa & Robin Delmer
Adrienne & Scott Hardesty
Bonnie & Terry Herron
Kathleen & Kirk Knous (2 dancers)
Danna Sanders
Katherine Scott
The Yee Family Charitable Fund
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.
C.D. Belcher
Cynthia Crain
Mrs. Lynn Cochran-Schroder
Patty & Marc Dash
Mrs. Daphne Moore Eitel
Melodi Ford
Brad Foresythe
Joyce Houser, Ph.D.
Mrs. Audrey B. Morgan
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Morgan
Elizabeth Morgan Spiegel
John K. Palmisano & Stephen A. Williams, III
Katherine Scott
Marianne Stribling
Atlanta Ballet is grateful to the following organizations and businesses for their in-kind support
Active Production & Design
Agave Restaurant
Blast
Brooks & Black Fine Framing
Consulate General of Mexico
Dior
Duxiana
Earth’s Nectar Hair Care
Georgia Dermatology Center
Jada Loveless
JD French & Associates
Legendary Events
Microsoft
Neiman Marcus
New York Prime
Outfront Media
The Atlantan
The St. Regis Atlanta
Veronica Beard
Atlanta Ballet is grateful to the following partners for their support
Atlantic Capital, The Preferred Bank of Atlanta Ballet
Batdorf & Bronson Coffee Roasters, The Official Coffee Provider of Atlanta Ballet
Petals A Florist
Corporate Sports Unlimited, The Official Fitness Partner for Atlanta Ballet
Doyle Law, LLC, Immigration Counsel
Jones Day, Attorneys
Kim Kenney Photography
Publix Super Markets, The Preferred Supermarket of Atlanta Ballet
Frank A. Sinkoe, DPM, podiatric medicine
Kara Pepper, MD, internal medicine, Laurette Medical Group
Laura Gandy, MD, internal medicine, Laurette Medical Group
Bryn Chafin, LCSW, Brookwood Center for Psychotherapy
Brandon Nguyen, B-Right Atl Sports Massage
Dr. Cliff Willimon, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Dr. Dominic Carreira, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Peachtree Orthopedics
Dr. Jason Bariteau, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Emory Healthcare
Dr. Ched Garten II, MD, Paragon Sports Medicine
Dr. Rayden Cody, MD, Peachtree Spine and Sports Physicians
Mandy Blackmon, PT, DPT, OCS, physical therapy, Atlatna Dance Medicine
Emma Faulkner, PT, DPT, OCS, physical therapy
Mark Nimmo, PT, DPT, physical therapy, BenchMark Physical Therapy
Ami Kirollos, PT, DPT, CSCS, physical therapy, One on One Physical Therapy
Susan Bush, PT, DPT, CMTPT, physical therapy, Harmony Chiropractic
Anzika Tuliva, PT, physical therapy, On-Site Solutions Physical Therapy
Ali Hoegel, DPT, physical therapy, Atlanta Sport & Spine Physical Therapy
Liz Chesarek, PT, DPT, SCS, physical therapy, Atlanta Dance Medicine
Maggie Schessele, PT, DPT, OCS, physical therapy, Druid Hills Physical Therapy
Lauren Alesch, PT, physical therapy, PT Solutions
Val Schonberg, MS, RD, nutrition and dietetics
Courtney Gleason, MD, sports medicine, Emory Healthcare
Nova Medical Centers, Occupational Medicine Clinic
American Family Care, Family Practice
Dr. Hal Silcox, MD; Dr. David Schiff, MD; Dr. Ashok Reddy, MD; & Dr. Ezequiel Cassinelli, MD, Peachtree Orthopedics
Dr. Howard Krone, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Thomas Dopson, MD, Resurgens Orthopedics
Dr. Stephanie Hsu, MD, Northside Hospital Ortho Institute
Dr. Christopher Potts, MD, Northside Hospital Ortho Institute
Dr. Mark Sakr, MD, Northside Hospital Ortho Institute
Dr. Alonzo Sexton, MD, Northside Hospital Ortho Institute
Dr. John Andrachuk, MD, Northside Hospital Ortho Institute
Smith & Howard, Audit Firm
Ryder Truck Rental Systems, The Official Set Transporter of Atlanta Ballet
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