The Auditorium is proud to acknowledge the following institutional partners for their generous support.
Corporate, foundation, and government relationships are integral to the success of The Auditorium’s work on stage and in the community. This list is reflective of support from August 1, 2025 through September 1, 2026.

Taxman Family Foundation

Henrietta Lange Burk Fund

Tony & Mary Ann Pasquinelli Foundation

John R. Halligan Charitable Fund

The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation

JLC Colmar Foundation
In-Kind Partners

Chicago Loop Alliance

Julia Nash Photography

McNicholas Architects

Moors Brewery

Design B&B

Palmer House - A Hilton Hotel

Potter's

Sigler Photographics
The Auditorium’s Donors
Reflects gifts intended or received from August 25, 2025 through September 25, 2026. If you
have questions or concerns, please call 312.341.2302.
$100,000+
Thomas Baryl
Evelyn Bosenberg
Deborah and Bruce Crown
Elissa Efroymson and Adnaan Hamid
Efroymson Family Fund
Sonia Florian*
The Florian Fund
Illinois Arts Council Agency
Illinois Department Of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Elizabeth and Matt McNicholas
McNicholas Architects
Denise Littlefield Sobel
U.S. Department of the Interior
$50,000–$99,999
Joyce Chelberg
Patti Eylar and Charlie Gardner
Polk Bros. Foundation
$25,000–$49,999
Michael Aden and Dr. James D. Miller
Alphawood Foundation
AXS Group LLC
Joan Colmar and Mitchell Sabshon
JLC Colmar Foundation
Pamela Crutchfield
Marsha and Philip Dowd
Phil Lumpkin and Bill Tedford
D. Elizabeth Price
The Revada Foundation of the Logan Family
Scott and Amy Taxman
Taxman Family Foundation
Ticketmaster
$10,000–$24,999
Alexander S. Pissios Family Foundation
Scott Bauer
Bulley & Andrews
CH Distillery
CIBC
John L. D'Alessandro
Kevin Dunphy
Melissa and Richard Gamble
Haley Gillespie
Judie and Richard Green
Karen Young Hale
Harris Theater
Roderick K. Hawkins
Henrietta Lange Burk Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee
David Hiller Family
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local Two
Lauri S. Bauer Foundation For Sudden Loss
The Lila H. Borgstrom Foundation
Katherine C. Lin
Krista Linn and Dominique Leonardi
Helen Hall Melchior
Ann and Tom Nash
National Endowment for the Arts
Northwestern's School of Communication
Abby McCormick O'Neil and D. Carroll Joynes
Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation
Abby Pucker
Amy and Rich Regan
Catharine and Chris Schuba
Sara and Steve Schumann
Sofia Solomon*
Bridget Thomas and Gerry Barad
The Tony & Mary Ann Pasquinelli Foundation
Patty and Dan Walsh
Karen and Ed Weil, III
3Edgewood
$5,000–$9,999
James Alexander and Curtis Drayer
Denise Andras-Gross
Amy and Matthew Benson
Kristina Blaschek
Kathy and George Bliss
Virginia and Norman Bobins
Michelle T. Boone
John P. Brazzale
Dr. J Kamala Buckner
Greg Cameron and Greg Thompson
Chicago Community Trust
Elizabeth Crown and Bill Wallace
Barbara Cullen
Joan Curto
Kylin Decker
Martine Derom
Evan J. Fry, DMD
Annette C.M. Guzman
The Joffrey Ballet
John R. Halligan Charitable Fund
Renee and Mel Katten
David and Amanda Mabie
Matson Giving
Kevin McGirr
Sylvia Neil
Margaret and Danny Nikitas
Marlena Peleo-Lazar and John Lazar
Peoples Gas Community Fund
The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation
Roosevelt University
Dave Samber and Darrell Windle
Dr. Eugene R. Schnitzler
Dana Shepard Treister and Dr. Michael Roy Treister
The Van Dam Charitable Foundation
$2,500–$4,999
Acanto
Anonymous (2)
The Armin and Esther Hirsch Foundation
Valerie Aurilio
Basler Family Charitable Fund
Veronica and Brett Batterson
Jane C. Brownley
Geneva and Robert* Calloway
Tammy and Rob Campbell
Howard Clauser
The Coady Family
Ashley May Coussens
Dkykema
Jennifer Edgcomb
The Fetzer Institute
Pam and Steve Fitzell
Marcia and Tom Fritz
The Gage
Martin J. Gorbien, MD
Ted A. Grady and Dr. Ross Slotten
Grant Park Bistro
Friends of Bret Hoekema
Susan and Gary Janko
Amy and Kent Jidov
Jenny and David Jones
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
Judy Loseff
Avi and Karen Lothan
Mary Lou Marinas
Melissa Matarrese and Daniel V. McEnerney
Mercat a la planxa
Charmaine Morton
Anne Puente
Margaret and Dave Radelet
Sara Schumann
Joy Segal
Mary Beth and Jim Theiss
Jane Wells and Burt Ferrini
William Blair
Virginia Tallman* and William Ziemann
$1,000–$2,499
Kathleen and Nicholas* Amatangelo
Anonymous (4)
Linda Barder
Janet Bartoszek and Jeff Usow
Sandra Bass
Ellen J Benjamin and Frederick N Bates
Debra Bernstein-Siegel
Anthony Bruck
Mary Carter
Chicago Loop Alliance
Juliana Chyu and David Whitney
Joan & Bob Clifford
Robert Cook
Angela J. D'Aversa
Barbara M. Davis
Dennis Dent
Kimberly A. Douglass
Francine Pepitone Erenburg and Stephen Erenburg
Cathy Ethridge
Evon D. & Jack H. Keck Foundation
Shawn Fagan
Chris and Eileen Fahey
Denise Michelle Gamble
Ryan Garber
The Gawrit Family
Ariella G. Gibson
Larry Glowczewski
Gordon Family
Grant Park Music Festival
Susan Grosch
Sandra and Jack Guthman
Steven and Margaret Hampton
Leslie Harris and John Hayes
Jill Jaworski
The Joseph and Bessie Feinberg Foundation
Fletcher Kirke and Maureen Gogan
Leonard Koroski and Deborah Geismar
Dr. Lynda Lane
Janet A. Lang
Leah Laurie
Jill and Peter Litton
M & J Kennelly Foundation
Michael McStraw
Julie Nakagawa
Tricia Needham and Mark Kelly
Lana Plecas
Michael N. Plei
John Joseph Popik
Nancy and Benjamin Randall
Abby Regan
Noelle and Chuck Roubal
Kay Ruff and Steve Lewis
Alfredo Silva
Leah M. Simmons
Thomas G. Sinkovic
Kia Smith
Spiderrock Technology Solutions, LLC
Will and Katy Suppes
Linda C. Suter
Christy Uchida
Anne Voshel and Gerald Nudo
Ellie and John P. Walcher, The Sethness Family Foundation
Wells Fargo
$500–$999
Askia Ahmad
Lane Alexander
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Michael J. Anderson and J. Andrew Caruso
Anonymous (3)
ARCO/Murray National Construction Company, LLC.
Bistro Monadnock
Amanda and Michael Byrne
P. Cavalli and J. McKenney
The Chauncey H. Robinson Arts Fund
Emily Chen
Lisa M. Chessare
Chicago History Museum
Gwendolyn Cohen
Andre Deyang
Lori and Ross Dimun
Sabrina Lee Edelhauser
Emily Edwards
Marsha and Roger Edwards
Lois and Stephen J. Eisen
Forward Momentum Chicago
Rachel and James Freund
Juan Carlos Fuentes
Gerald Ginsburg
Juliet S. Goldsher M.D.
Sandra and Deborah Gubin
Nancy Witte Jacobs
JEMS
Vernita Jones
Jan Kallish
Donna Katz
Susan Katz
Larry, Connie, & Savannah Koch
Jennifer M. Krejci
Laura Lundin
Melody Luthra
Bess-Catherine and Jim McCord
David McDermott
Sean McHone
Kirk G. McMurray
Bill Melamed and Jamey Lundblad
Microsoft
Megan A. Morton
Gemma Mulvihill
Julia and Robert Murphy
Sara and Pat Nash
Katharine Nathan
Janis and John Notz
Jessica Oakes
Linda C. O'Bannon
Christopher O'Brien
Paul Oetter
Maria Pasquinelli
Sandra Popik
Hilary Primack
Jacqueline Schimizzi and Richard T. Ehlert Jr.
Roberta Schlesinger
Melanie Scott
Joan Shafer
Suzanne Shoemaker
Siegel Altman Charitable Fund
Larry G. Simpson
Brian G. Smith and Geyer Morford
Lauren Southward
Susan Suchy
Susan Swaringen
Rachel Sweet
Bobbie and John Riconosciuto
Ernesto and Jolene Ronson
Uncle Mike
Janice Van Dyke and John Zeilstra
VIATechnik
Austin Waddle
I.B. and Tom Weil
Molly Windhorn
$250–$499
Julianne and John E. Allerson
Rita Alviar
Anonymous (6)
Carolyn Aronson
James Atkinson
Bethel United Church of Christ
Michelle L. Bibbs
Diane Chandler-Marshall
Kristin Conley
Mrs. and Mr. Thomas Coonan
Ryan Coventry
Caryl Dillon
Sara Dix
Nancy and Daniel Engel
K. Ferrini
Geoffrey A. Flick
Bernadette Foley
Lael Garner-Weadock
Marguerite Genard
Megan Goldish
Tracy Hough
Agnieszka K.
Brendan Keane
Bridget Kinard
Barbara Levy Kipper
Cynthia Kirk
Keith A. Krisciunas
La Grange Dental Studio
Louise Lane
Sean Mallory
Ruth, Mark, and Eric Mandel
Sharon Manuel
Todd Nonken
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Ferenc Paller
Gloria L. Pruitt
Timothy Radelet
Nancy M. Rosenbacher
Jan Rouse
St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Church
Shelley Gorson and Alan Salpeter Family Fund
Ilene Simmons
David Slowinski
Janet Carl Smith and Mel Smith
Radiah Smith-Donald
Dawn Stanislaw
John Vinci
Nicole and Cory Wetzell
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Magdalena Zawisz
John Zuraw
$125–$249
ADM
Alexion
Anthony Anderson
Judy Andringa
Anonymous (3)
Phillip Bahar
Lisa Bailey
Allen Borskie
Nichole Capraro
Michael Cotton
Cheryl and Howell Delio-Malham
Kristin DeLong
Maxine Evans
Keith Felker
Kyung Fisher
Christine Galliani
Melissa and Richard Gamble
Elizabeth F. Gardner
Acasia Anne Gibson
Haley Gillespie
Leticia Gonzalez
Melanie Hauck
Jamie Hayes
Jennifer and Mark Hayford
Jeannette Hoogestraat
Kristin Izenstark
Karen Jared
Deborah Lamberty
Raechel and Bruce Layman
Diane and Michael Levy
Dr. Paul M. Lisnek
Mike Maly and Amelia Rulich
Rudy Marcozzi
Mary Lou Marinas
Maureen McGrath
Dan McMahon
Robert Miseyka
Patrick Mont
Pamela Morong
Lucas Murphy
Dr. Jim Murray
Cheryl Tama Oblander and Scott Oblander
Eleanor Prince
Jensen Rasmussen
Kimberly Rhum
The Saints
Mary and Paul Schneider
Susan Schwartz
Miriam Basch Scott
Cheryl Sloane
Ronnie Jo Sokol
Peter Soriento
Subaru of America
Amanda H. Suchecki
Mara Tapp
Elizabeth and Ashleigh Taylor
Ashleigh Taylor
Matt Thacker
Vanessa Treps
Noah Vanderhyde
Jonathan Walker
Leslie and Stephen Warner
Neva West
Diane and Chris Whatton
Emily Whirledge and Jacob Lieber
Kathy and Rich Wilders
*Our friends remembered
TRIBUTE GIFTS
In Honor
Given by Anonymous, in honor of Michael Aden
Given by Ellen Benjamin and Frederick Bates, in honor of Pamela L. Crutchfield
Given by Walter Bonner, in honor of Lissa B. Davis
Given by Jessica Bruno, in honor of Oliver Dahlgren
Given by J. Kamala Buckner, in honor of Jessica Mohr Buckner
Given by Amanda Byrne, in honor of Judie Moore Green
Given by Joyce Chelberg, in honor of Pamela L. Crutchfield
Given by Joan and Bob Clifford, in honor of Elissa Hamid Efroymson
Given by Stephen and Lois Eisen, in honor of Gary Metzner
Given by Shawn Fagan, in honor of Elissa Hamid Efroymson
Given by Sandra and Jack Guthman, in honor of Elissa Hamid Efroymson
Given by Avi and Karen Lothan and Judy Lossef, in honor of Pamela L. Crutchfield
Given by Melissa Matarrese and Daniel V. McEnerney, in honor of Pamela L. Crutchfield
Given by Kevin McGirr, in honor of Pamela L. Crutchfield
Given by Alfredo Silva, in honor of Katherine Lin
In Memory
Given by Denise Andras-Gross, in memory of Sofia Solomon
Given by Kelly Borden, in memory of Rhett M. Sutphin
Given by Marsha and Philip Dowd, in memory of Robert Charles Gossen and James
Frederick Gossen
Given by Savannah, Larry, and Connie, in memory of Matt, Susie, and Barbie
Given by Katharine Nathan, in memory of Adolph Nathan
Given by Sandra Popik, in memory of Adeline and John Popik
Dance Partners
Anonymous
Michael Aden and Dr. James D. Miller
Denise Andras-Gross
Jane C. Brownley
Anthony Bruck
Joyce Chelberg
Ashley May Coussens
Pamela Crutchfield
Barbara Cullen
Angela J. D’Aversa
Jennifer Edgcomb, Co-Chair
Patti Eylar and Charlie Gardner
Sonia Florian*
Larry Glowczewski
Martin J. Gorbein, MD
Ted A. Grady and Dr. Ross Slotten
Judie and Richard Green
Karen Young Hale
Leslie Harris and John Hayes
Janet A. Lang
Phil Lumpkin and Bill Tedford
Laura Lundin
Mary Lou Marinas
Kevin McGirr, Co-Chair
Helen Hall Melchior
Charmaine Morton
Lora Nickels
Abby McCormick O’Neil and D. Carroll Joynes
Marlena Peleo-Lazar
Lana Plecas
D. Elizabeth Price
Sara and Steve Schumann
Melanie Scott
Joy Segal
Thomas G. Sinkovic
Denise Littlefield Sobel
Sofia Solomon*
Linda C. Suter
Dana Shepard Treister and Dr. Michael Roy Treister
William Ziemann
Restoration Partners
Anonymous (2)
Scott Allen
The Chauncey H. Robinson Arts Fund
Joyce Chelberg
Ashley May Coussens
Sara Dix
Kevin Dunphy, Co-Chair
Patti Eylar and Charlie Gardner
Gerald Ginsburg
Juliet S. Goldsher M.D.
Judie and Richard Green
Hampton Family
Susan Katz
Leonard Koroski and Deborah Geismar
Katherine C. Lin
Kevin McGirr
Elizabeth McNicholas and Matt McNicholas, Co-Chair
Michael McStraw
Susan Mikalauskis
Paul Oetter
Michael N. Plei
John Joseph Popik
Sandra Popik
Will and Katy Suppes
Rachel Sweet
Echo Society
Evy J. and Robert A. Alsaker
Veronica and Brett Batterson
Gail Beedie
Gerry Berstell
Patricia and Laurence Booth
Patti Eylar and Charlie Gardner
Sonia Florian*
John T. Geary*
Michael Goldberger
Renee and Mel Katten
Dr. Paul M. Lisnek
Phil Lumpkin and Bill Tedford
Kevin McGirr
Helen Hall Melchior
D. Elizabeth Price
Walter Renfftlen
Philip Slesur*
Brenda K. Sollitt*
Brian Treglown and Carl Smith
Marsha and Ken* Tucker
Dia S. Weil and Edward S. Weil Jr.*
Nike B. Whitcomb and Jim McKechnie*
Darrell R. Windle
Thank you to the following donors for helping us build endowment funds to ensure The Auditorium can continue to present world-class dance companies and inspiring community engagement programs:
Anonymous
Patti Eylar
Helen Hall Melchior
Linda and Jim* Mitchell
*Our friends remembered




































