Thank you to our donors!

Individual and Foundation donors contributing $1,800 or more to the Kennedy Center, National Symphony Orchestra, and Washington National Opera annually are recognized in the following lists. Learn more about the many benefits and privileges of a Circles Membership at the Kennedy Center, or contact us at [email protected] or call (202) 416-8068.

Visionary Benefactors

The Kennedy Center wishes to thank the following major supporters, who have made gifts of $1,000,000 or more annually, for their extraordinary contributions to the nation’s cultural center.

Anonymous
Boeing
Mrs. Eugene B. Casey
John & Marcia Goldman Foundation
The Hillside Foundation - Shelley and Allan Holt
Natalie and Herb† Kohler and Kohler Co.
Karel Komárek Family Foundation
Jacqueline B. Mars
Mellon Foundation
Michael F. and Noémi K. Neidorff and The Centene Charitable Foundation
Paramount
David M. Rubenstein
Roger Sant and Doris Matsui
Stephen and Christine Schwarzman
U.S. Department of Education
Wells Fargo

The Kennedy Center offers its immense gratitude to the following donors, all of whom have contributed $500,000 or more annually, for their generosity.

AARP
Altria Group
Jane Cafritz
Capital One
The Coca-Cola Company
The Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts
Delta Air Lines
Dougherty Family Foundation
The Drutz Family Fund for Musical Theater
The Lee and Juliet Folger Fund
General Dynamics
HARMAN
Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Kogod
Martha and Carl Lindner III and The Psalms Foundation
Meta
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs Program and the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
RTX
Suzanne L. Niedland
Iris Smith
Robert H. Smith Family Foundation
Dr. Deborah Rose and Dr. Jan A. J. Stolwijk
United Airlines
The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates
U.S. Department of the Interior, National Parks Service, National Capital Region, National Mall and Memorial Parks

Leadership Benefactors

The Kennedy Center offers its gratitude to the following donors, all of whom have contributed $100,000 or more annually, for their generosity.

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Mr. Martin K. Alloy and Mrs. Daris M. Clifton-Alloy
The Andreas Family Foundation
Annenberg Foundation
Ms. Roswitha S. Augusta and Mr. Donald Dittberner
Amy and Bret Baier
James and Susan Bakke
Diane and Norman† Bernstein
The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation
David C. Bohnett
Hannah Buchan
Fundación Carlos Alberto Bulgheroni
Buffy and William Cafritz Family Foundation
William J. Caldwell and Michele P. Toth
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Charina Endowment Fund
Betsy and Ed Cohen
The Ryna and Melvin Cohen Family Foundation
Tatiana Copeland
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
Pamella and Dan DeVos
Robert and Lynn Downing
Lindsay and Henry Ellenbogen
Embassy of Italy
Fred Eychaner Fund
The Law Offices of Kenneth R. Feinberg, PC
                 &
Camille S. Biros
James A. Feldman and Natalie Wexler
Sakurako and William Fisher
David C. Frederick and Sophia Lynn
Lynnette Friess
The Galena-Yorktown Foundation
The Goldberg Family Foundation
The Crown Goodman Family
Monica Lind Greenberg
Mr. David Gregory and Ms. Beth Wilkinson
Kim Engel Haber & Brett Haber / The Dennis and Judy Engel Charitable Foundation
Teena Hostovich, Doug Martinet, and Michael Martinet
The Honorable Bonnie McElveen-Hunter
Mr. Frank F. Islam and Ms. Debbie Driesman
Michele and Howard Kessler
Jerry and Terri Kohl
C. Michael Kojaian
Peter and Judy Kovler
Eric and Susanne Larsen
Mr. and Mrs. J. Michael Lawrie
Dale LeFebvre
Mr. and Mrs. Richard LeFrak
Victoria McNeil Le Vine
S. Craig and Frances Lindner
The Markow Totevy Foundation
Dr. Gary Mather and Ms. Christina Co Mather
Rose McElrath-Slade
Jim and Haity McNerney
Robert E. Meyerhoff and Rheda Becker
Millennium Group
Mr. Jeffrey G. Mora and Mrs. Wendy Fuller-Mora †
The Music Man Foundation
The Orlebeke Foundation
Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
The Dr. M. Lee Pearce Foundation
Pohlad Family Fund
James Pollin
The John and Marcia Price Family Foundation
Pritzker Traubert Foundation
J. Christopher and Anne N. Reyes Foundation
Laura M. Ricketts
Drs. Helena Wachlischt Rodbard and David Rodbard
Daryl and Steven Roth
Cari and Michael Sacks
Patricia Bennett Sagon †
Mr. and Mrs. B. Francis Saul, II
The Honorable † and Mrs. † Leonard L. Silverstein
Martha and David Slosburg
Denise Littlefield Sobel
Eva and Marc Stern
Trehan Foundation, Inc.
Tanaka Memorial Foundation
The Volgenau Foundation
Heather H. Washburne and Ray W. Washburne
Dennis and Phyllis Washington
Mrs. Beatrice Wilkinson Welters and Mr. Anthony Welters and the An-Bryce Foundation
Ken and Dorothy Woodcock
Stephen and Andrea Wynn

Laureate Sustaining Benefactors

The Kennedy Center extends its deepest appreciation to those Benefactors who have made major multi-year commitments of $75,000 or more.

Rick and Carol Froehlich
Alma Gildenhorn
Dana A. Hearn and Kevin J. McCloskey
Sachiko Kuno Philanthropic Endowment
Thelma Z. Lenkin
The Annette M. and Theodore N. Lerner Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Roesch

Sustaining Benefactors

The Kennedy Center extends its deepest appreciation to those Benefactors who have made major multi-year commitments of $50,000 or more.

Kathryn and Brian Ballard
Mary and Timothy Boyle
Robert B. Barnett and Rita Braver
Elizabeth and Richard Dubin Foundation
Carol Melton and Joseph Hassett
Janet and Jerry Kohlenberger
The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation
Dr. G. Mac and Paula McNichols Foundation
The Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation
Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan

Laureate Benefactors

The Kennedy Center extends its deepest appreciation to the following donors for their commitment of $75,000 or more, annually.

Ambassador Elizabeth Frawley Bagley
The Theodore H. Barth Foundation
The Honorable Stuart Bernstein and Wilma E. Bernstein
Joan Bialek and Louis Levitt, MD
Louise and John E. Bryson
Billy and Judy Cox
Nancy Jean Davis
Virginia McGehee Friend
Dr. Leonard Goldman and Dr. Lisa DeMarco
Mrs. John W. Hechinger
Susie and John King
Mr. Bryan Lourd
Carrie and David Marriott
Cheryl McKibben Najafi and Jahm Najafi
Mr. Andy Pharoah and Ms. Anita Gannon
Edwin & Linda Phelps
Prince Charitable Trusts
Mrs. Elizabeth Segerstrom
Susie and Dean Spanos
Sy and Laurie Sternberg
E. William Stetson III and Jane Watson Stetson
Gary and Kate Sugarman
Ms. D. Ellen Wilson

Benefactors

The Kennedy Center extends its deepest appreciation to the following donors for their commitment of $50,000 or more, annually.

Anonymous
The Arete Foundation
Mr. Edward Asher and Ms. Laura Asher
Eve E. Bachrach
Dr. Omar & Mrs. Behnaz Baker
Mary-Randolph Ballinger
Ilene R. Baylinson
Grace Bender
Nancy Bryant and Jerry Taylor
Leslie Jackson Chihuly
Mr. Jeffrey P. Cunard and Ms. Mariko Ikehara
Entravision Communications Corporation
A. Huda and Samia Farouki
Nina Fialkow
The Honorable David T. Fischer and Jennifer Fischer
The Carl M. Freeman Foundation
Ann and Tom Friedman
Robert W. Galvin Foundation
Bernard and Sarah Gewirz†
Catherine Hurst Gledhill
John and Marcia Goldman Foundation
Shirley Powell Gustafson
Taylor Hanex
Mark and Anne Hansen
Daniel Heider
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence E. Hirsch
Jeffrey and Harriet Legum
The Honorable Jan M. Lodal
John and Mary Lee Malcolm
Marlene and Frederic† Malek
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Mars
Andrew Martin-Weber
JoAnn McGrath and the Highland Street Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. McLarty, III
The Honorable Mary V. Mochary
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Moxley
Melanie and Larry† Nussdorf
Bobby Ourisman and Melanie Walser
Peggy and Tom Pyle
Embassy of the State of Qatar
Catherine and Wayne Reynolds
The Rhimes Family Foundation
Kelly Roberts Foundation
The Marion and Robert Rosenthal Family Foundation
Jeanne Weaver Ruesch
Deborah Rutter and Peter Ellefson
Mrs. Denise Saul
Mr. Alan J. Savada and Mr. Will Stevenson
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Schuiling, Jr.
Mr. Jack Shear
Tina and Albert Small, Jr.
James Squires and Karen Jones Squires
Eugene and Jean Stark
The Stella Boyle Smith Trust, Catherine H. and Michael R. Mayton, Trustees
E. William Stetson III and Jane Watson Stetson
Ms. Barbara D. Tannenbaum
Steuart and Linda Thomsen
The Trees Family
Reginald Van Lee
Drs. Robert and Gail† Wilensky
Wishner Foundation I, a Donor Advised Fund of U.S. Charitable Gift Trust
Wishner Foundation II, a Donor Advised Fund of U.S. Charitable Gift Trust
The Women’s Committee of Washington National Opera
Nancy and Harold Zirkin

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