Circle of Donors
Kiss Me Kate, 18-19, Photo: Mark Frohna
SKYLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE CIRCLE OF DONORS
(July 1, 2022 – December 15, 2023)
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Skylight gratefully acknowledges the following individuals, foundations, organizations, businesses, and government groups who provided generous support within the last year. Each helped Skylight to deliver exceptional music theatre productions and arts education programs for the benefit of the greater Milwaukee community. Many thanks to all the Skylight donors listed.
Special thanks to the United Performing Arts Fund, our single largest donor, for its generous annual support.
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While we do our best to maintain an accurate list, please contact development@skylightmusictheatre.org with any corrections
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RICHARDSON CIRCLE
$400,000 and above
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United Performing Arts Fund
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BENEFACTOR CIRCLE
$25,000-399,999
Anonymous
The Lynde & Harry Bradley Foundation
Four-Four Foundation, Inc.
Richard & Ethel Herzfeld Foundation
JJF Management Services Inc.
Susan Nichols and the Asher & Susan Nichols Family Fund
at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Jan Serr & John Shannon
The Estate of Donald Whitaker
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STAR CIRCLE
$10,000-25,000
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Bob Balderson
George H. and Virgilee F. Krueck Fund
at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation.
Irene Pilugin Skipper & Walt Skipper
The Shubert Foundation, Inc.
Wisconsin Arts Board Wispact Foundation
Liz Levins & Herb Zien
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SPONSOR CIRCLE
$5,000-9,999
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Anonymous
The Bonnie & Barry Behnken Family Charitable Fund
Ralph G. Gorenstein Charitable Foundation
Sandy & William Haack
Valerie Johnson
Justine Leonard Charitable Fund
Sara & Howard Miller
Marcia JS Richards
Margaret Rosco
Carol & Kevin Schuele
Bert L. & Patricia S. Steigleder Charitable Trust
Stollenwerk Family Charitable Foundation
The Valentine Fund of The Cream City Foundation
We Energies Foundation Kay & Richard Yuspeh
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PRODUCER CIRCLE
$2,500-4,999
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Anonymous
Barbara Brumder Buzard Fund
at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation Chris Behling
Barb & Mark Bolens
Laura Mikeworth & Jeffrey Bono
Roger Dickson
Jennie Kent & Ken Dortzbach
Thomas Arthur & Rhonda Downey
Laura & John Emory, Jr.
Judy & Gary Jorgensen
Lindsey & Kyle Kopps
Kristie & Terrance Kurtenbach
Tonya & Mike Lueder
KeleMarie Lyons
Dawne and Ray Manista
Mary McNulty
Milwaukee Arts Board
Patrick Mutsune
Tim Mikeworth
Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Linda & Blaine Rieke
M. Kathleen Ronan Estate
Sikich LLP
Gloria E. Tracy
Margaret Heminway Wells Fund
at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Sue E. Wells
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DIRECTOR CIRCLE
$1,000-2,499
George Banda
F. Tessa & Richard Bartels
Lawrence Bialcik
Mark & Karen Bitzan
Briggs & Stratton Corporation Foundation
Shirley Butzin Charitable Fund
Elizabeth & Brian J. Casey
Margaret & B. Lauren Charous
Karen & Jim D’Ambrisi
Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
Steven & Buffy Duback
Heather & Brian Dunn
Dr. Carl W Eberbach & Elisabeth Falk
Eberbach Fund at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Gerald Falci
Giacomo Fallucca
Mary Lou Findley
Foley & Lardner LLP
Tim & Sue Frautschi
Gottlob Armbrust Family Fund
Joseph and Gwenn Graboyes Charitable Fund
Loyal D. Grinker Restricted Endowment Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation
Judy & David Hecker
William Stark Jones Foundation
Eileen Kamerick
Susan & Donald Kerber
Michael G. Klein
Pam Kriger
Pat Lombardo
Sally Long & Franklin Loo
Mr. & Ms. Guy D. McDonald
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Denis Murray
Clare M. Peters Charitable Trust
John E. Peters
Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc.
Robert W. Baird Foundation
Ryan Rosmann
Patricia & Charles Roy
Joanne & Vincent Shiely
Jackie & Way Thompson Vasques Family Fund
Cheryl & David Walker
Lee Wolcott
Diane & Dick Wright
Joseph & Maryann Zompa
DESIGNER CIRCLE
$500-999
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Carolee Beutler
Charles Bley
Mr. & Mrs. William H. Boles
Larry Bonney
Rick J. Brewer
Janet & Daniel Brophey
Shirley Butzin Charitable Fund
Allen Cain
Jane & William Crise
Dominique Delugeau
Drs. Karin & Peter Drescher
Mary & John Emory
Maja Jurisic & Don Fraker
Rocio & Joe Froehlich
Virginia & Mark Gennis
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Burns-Schrader Family Fund
Bill & Gwen Werner Fund
Arlene Hansen
Leila & Joseph Hanson
Margarete & David Harvey
Cheryl & Roy Hauswirth
L.B. & J.K.
Moira Fitzgerald & Peter Kammer
Diane & Richard Kane
Larry Kreiter
Sandra Laedtke
Sandra & Dale Landgren
Barbara Jean Lee
Ellen Hing & Brian Leadley
Lee Marquardt
Michele Marsh
Mr. & Mrs. Francis Matusinec
Lori Miller
Christine Mortensen
Michelle & Michael Nast
Jane O’Connell
Monica Orr
Candy & Bruce Pindyck
Melanie & Frank Popa
Linda Gale Sampson
Tom Schrader
Karen Sostarich
Patricia Struna
Burton & Audrey Strnad Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation
Susan & Andrew Varela
Kathleen & Donald Wilson
Dick and Diane Wright Charitable Fund
Leslie Hauser & Karl Wuesthoff
CHOREOGRAPHER CIRCLE
$250-499
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Anonymous (2)
Patsy & Richard Aster
Jill Broekhuizen
Sally & Ian Bund
Catherine & Mario Costantini
Moira Conzelman
Foster Family Foundation
Elizabeth Garibaldi
Margaret Hader
Marcia Brooks & Edward Hammond
Susan Hansen
Maryeve & Rob Heath
Susan Heymann
Harold Horneffer
Nancy Jacobs
Ron Jacquart
Jacqueline & Jeffrey Jahnke
Pauline and Thomas Jeffers Charitable Fund
Pat & Ron Jodat
Colleen Lese & Thomas Karakis
Judith & William Kay
Patricia & Robert Kraft
Ken Krei
Stanley Kritzik
Charlotte Schall-Krokosky & Henry Krokosky
Ann Krueger
Jeanne Kuelthau
Alice Kuramoto
Lois Malawsky
Mary Rose & Steven Marinkovich
Melissa & Chris Marschka
Bill & Maureen Michaels
Debbie Prater Mitchelson & Mark Mitchelson
Paul Stabell & James Moore
Michael Moorhead
Jack & Lucia Flynn Murtaugh Fund
Jean Novy
Janet & David Olsen
Tracey Olson
Molly Perillo
SaraLynn Evenson & Derek Peruo
Cecilia Taylor & Fred Pike
Barbara Peters
Mark E. Sostarich
George & Eileen Stone
David Svejda
Francesca Mayca Wegner
Marilyn L. White
Joan Yuen
Katrene Zelenoskiy
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Tribute Gifts
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In Honor of Hanna Buchler & Dan Janssen
Lee Calvey
In Memory of Donald R. Whitaker
The Estate of Donald Whitaker
In Memory of James Yuen
Joan Yuen
In-Kind Donors
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American Players Theatre
Benson’s Restaurant Group
Roger Dickson
Discovery World
Door Shakespeare
Greenfield High School
Julia Grey
Susan Heymann
Kimpton Journeyman Hotel
Valerie Johnson
Marcus Center for the Performing Arts
Milwaukee Art Museum
Milwaukee Balloon Company
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre
Milwaukee Public Museum
Debbie Prater Mitchelson & Mark Mitchelson
Next Act Theatre
Noble Catering
Northern Sky Theatre
Onesto
James Ortiz
Peninsula Players
Punch PR
Roll Train
Saint Kate Arts Hotel
Savaglia Financial Advisors
School of Rock - Shorewood
Walt Skipper & Irene Pilugin Skipper
Thief Wine Shop & Bar
Third Avenue Playworks
Michael Unger
Susan & Andrew Varela
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Matching Gift Organization
Community Partners
Cybergrants
Dominion Energy Matching Gift Program
Fidelity Charitable
Historic Third Ward Association
State Farm Companies Foundation
US Bank Foundation
Visit Milwaukee
We Energies Foundation
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SUPPORTER CIRCLE
$1-$249
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Todd & Ruth Laszewski
Joe Silvers & Amy Rabideau Silvers
Jeanne Kuelthau
Stanley & Janet Fox
Douglas George
Scott Allen
Gerald & Patricia Freitag
John Wasielewski
Robert & Lana Wiese
Bernard & Judy Kristal
Gabriel & Mary Ceci
Russell & Marilyn Eisenberg
Nona & Howard Hocking
Lloyd & Sheri Levin
David & Joan Henkel
David Flores
Jill Broekhuizen
Lynn & Mary Jane Laufenberg
Amy Mitchell
David & Marion Meissner
Barbara Haig & Daniel Schley
Lilane Koehn Mace
Virginia Schwartz
Dennis Nelson
Mark & Cynthia Levy
Thomas & Michele Tiffany
Edward Kelly
Thomas Lijewski
Charles & Patricia Gohs
Imy Schley
Valerie Talsky
Marc Embree
Elizabeth Schuldt
William Krohn
George Haasler
Bruce Edwards
John Evans
Mary & Richard Schnell
Dan Riedl
Daniel Riedl
Coleen Marshall
Mary Daly
Larry & Constance Poll
Arthur Moats, Jr.
Jill & Bruce Anderson
Phyllis Wax
Patrick & Amy Middleton
Michael Ruane
Thomas Derenne & Robert Zimmermann
Charles & Janice Sable
Scott & Dulcie Shoener
Randy & Karen Mathewson
Mark & Yvonne Wagner
Gabriel Ceci
Lisa Gordee
Gail Schemberger
David & Deborah Lenz
Misa Roach
Janet Bashirian
Nanette Rilling
Anne Kumor
Sheila Payton
Susan Wundrow
Brent Hazelton
Joann Adkinson
Katharine Banzhaf
Donald Butchko
Sasha Domnitz
Amy Westover
Marc Kaufman
Irving & Reesa Gottschalk
Adam DeGroot
Robert Heindl
LindaGale Sampson
Sandra Lefebvre
Lpl Financial
Blackbaud Giving Fund