Thank You

Major Support for ADF’s 2025 Season

Foundation, Government, and Corporate $1,000+ Contributors as of April 30, 2025.

Visionary

$100,000 or more

Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation
Duke University
North Carolina Arts Council

Innovator

$45,000–$99,999

Nathan M. Clark Foundation
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Nathan M. Clark Foundation

Producer

$25,000–$44,999

Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Nathan M. Clark Foundation

Sustainer

$10,000–$24,999

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Nathan M. Clark Foundation
Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

Pioneer

$5,000–$9,999

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Nathan M. Clark Foundation
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Nathan M. Clark Foundation
Nathan M. Clark Foundation
Nathan M. Clark Foundation
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

Creator

$2,500–$4,999

Israel Center of Jewish for Good

Investor

$1,000–$2,499

Durham Merchants Association Charitable Foundation
Durham Merchants Association Charitable Foundation

2025 ADF Fund Contributors

Includes contributions and pledges received October 1, 2024 through May 2, 2025.

VISIONARY $100,000+
Nathan M. Clark Foundation
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Duke University *
Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation
William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust
J. Sebastian Scripps **
Wendy E. Scripps Foundation
SHS Foundation

INNOVATOR $45,000+
Anonymous
Jody and John Arnhold/
The Arnhold Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
North Carolina Arts Council

PRODUCER $25,000+
City of Durham
Culture Ireland
Fox Family Foundation
The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation

SUSTAINER $10,000+
Anonymous
Cary, NC
Forest at Duke
Susan and Michael Hershfield
Herbert Juli ~
Mary Love May and Paul Gabrielson
Curt C. Myers ~
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
Charles L. Reinhart ~
The Esther and Otto Seligmann Foundation
Rosemarie Sweeney, in memory of Tom Kunz
Taiwan Academy of TECRO/ Ministry of Culture in Taiwan
Tallman Trask III

Triangle Media Partners +
United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County

PIONEER $5,000+
Anonymous, in memory of Kent Simons **
Suzanne Begnoche and Pavan Reddy
Bernard Bell and Stacey Cole Bell
Sarah L. Bingham
Alison S. Bowes **
Brenda Brodie
Durham Arts Council
Harkness Foundation
JB Duke Hotel/ Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club *
The Jones Dance Education Scholarship Fund
Mad Hatter’s Café and Bakeshop/ Saladelia Café *
Christine and Jonathan Mark ~
Carlton Midyette and Marjorie Hodges
Parizäde *
Caroline and Arthur Rogers III

CREATOR $2,500+
Bullock Family
Nancy and Tom Carstens
Chet Miller/Parker & Otis *
Craven Allen Gallery/House of Frames *
The Israel Center at Jewish for Good
Lynn and Daniel Langmeyer
Geri LaPlaca **
Gene and Diane Linfors
Dr. Eugene Oddone and Dr. Grace Couchman

 

INVESTOR $1,000+
Anonymous
Anonymous, in honor of Patricia E. Jones ~
The Appliance Center (Stu and Stevie Stewart)
Sarah and Christopher Bean, in memory of Martha Myers
Melinda Beck and David Thomas
Sue Bielawski
Blackman & Sloop, CPAs
Kathy Burk
The Cassilhaus Fund of Triangle Community Foundation
Sharon M. Connelly, in memory of Martha and Gerry Myers
C.T. Wilson Construction Company
Deborah Demott
Andrea Didisheim and Evan Yassky
Doris Elkin **
Durham Merchants Association Charitable Foundation
Suzanne Faber
Dr. James A. Frazier
Gateway Building Company
Helmut and Petra Gulde
Jewelsmith
Jonathan and Jenny Leinbach
David Delaney Mayer
Measurement Durham LLC
Jodee Nimerichter and Gaspard Louis **
Gerry Riveros, in memory of Gay Bradley
Anya Peterson Royce, in memory of Judith Jamison
Mindy and Guy Solie
Helen and Richard Tapper
Susan Van Eyck

LEADER $500+
Saundra Anderson, in memory of Jay Anderson
Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University
Donatello Ball
Susan Bernstein and Al Vaskas ~
Carol and Webb Burgess **
Jeffrey Collins and Rose Mills
Leigh W. Dillard **
Durham Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Inc. *
James and Jane Finch
First Insurance Services, Inc.
Sarah and Howard Francis
Misty and John Gay
Hamilton Hill Jewelry **
Angela Hodge and Adnan Nasir **
Jane Kestenbaum and Stewart Johnson **
Rob Maddrey and Mark Tulbert
Edward and Connie McCraw
Margaret O’Brien, in honor of Jodee Nimerichter **
John Victor Orth
Deanna and Michael Ovenden
Richard Paschal and Helen Buiskool
Nan and Tim Prout Charitable Fund
Sandy and Art Rogers, in honor of Caroline and Arthur Rogers
The Silverback Foundation
Steven Silverleaf
Stephanie Simon
Dr. Debara Tucci and Kevan VanLandingham
Wellspring Fund of the Triangle Community Foundation

COLLABORATOR $250+
Eileen and Lowell Aptman
Ellen and Phil Baer
Elaine Bayless **
Sheldon Becker
Mimi Bull, in honor of Charles Reinhart and in memory of Stephanie Reinhart
The Common Market
Diane and Chuck Catotti
Amy Chavasse
Mary Kay Delaney, in honor of David Delaney Mayer
Muki W. Fairchild
Mary Wall Garren, in memory of Lula M. Wall and Anne Wall Thomas
John and Lucy Grant
Charlotte and Andrew Holton
Gerri Houlihan **
Myra and Kevin Kane
Dr. Michael Lancaster, in honor of Marjorie Lancaster
Cathy Moore and Stephen Gheen
Lisa J. McQuay
Beth Navon
Laura Paul and Paul Messier, in memory of Lisa Booth
Philip Pavlik **
Patricia Petersen and Douglas Young
Rao Family Foundation
Dr. Peter Reynolds
Heather Larson Shaw ^
Vincent and Ethel Simonetti, in memory of Ethel Tison Chaffin, ADF pioneer
South Arts
The Svetkey – van der Horst Fund of the Triangle Community Foundation
Alice and Clarke Thacher Charitable Fund
Laura Weisberg and David Wong, in honor of Dianne McIntyre
Allen and Claire Wilcox

ENTHUSIAST $100+
Anonymous **
Anonymous x2
Patricia V. Basta
Laura Benedict and John Morris
BLOK Architecture **
Karen Campbell and Bob Galloway
Carol Cappelletti
Al and Karen Crumbliss
Janet Dale
Duke Dang and Charles Rosen
Lynda Davis
Robin L. Dennis
Sarah Deutsch
John Dorsey
Anne Fletcher and Paul Bryan
Milo Fryling and Pamela Alberda
Victoria Gaydeski **
Amy Ginsburg and Andy Maynard, in memory of Carol Richard
Priscilla A. Guild
Tom and Polly Harris
Jane Hoppin
Joseph P. Horrigan
M. Huey
Rebecca Hutchins and John Hanks
Robert Jankowski **
Cindy K. and Thomas J. Cook
Shelley and Steve Keir
Steve and Jane Kelly
Katherine Kennedy
Daniel Lewis ~
Joel Lutterman and Leona Miller
Hank Majestic
Patricia Mydlow
Barry Nakell
Julie Nye **
Flora O’Brien ~
Linda Passman
Penzias Coaching 
Jonathan Probber, in memory of Jay “Lenscap” Anderson
Claudia Howard Queen
Susan L. Reeves ~
Susan Ross and Tom Hadzor
Scott Shore and Rebecca Boston
Anne Shortliffe, in honor of Sean Sullivan
Dana L. Smith
Karen Soskin and Stephen Haskin
Peter Stathas Dance ~
Ellen Stone
Alan Teasley and Andrew Wheeler
Katrin Thompson, in honor of Gerri Houlihan **
Art Waber and Alyson Colwell-Waber
Anna Waller and Steve Marshall
Laura Weisberg, in honor of Lillian Weisberg **
Lynn Whitaker
Chloe Williams

FRIEND $1-$99
Elizabeth Amend ~
Anonymous x3
Steve and Pat Bocckino
Julia Borberly-Brown
Linda Y. Cooper and John Wasson, Jr.
Beth Desmond ~
Lynn Doblin, in honor of Sue Hill
Annie Dwyer ~
Lauren Edman
Daniel Ellison
Linda Florio and Mark Roman ^
Kaitlyn Granda ~
Patrizia Herminjard
Susan Hill ~
Susan and John House
Leeya Jackson
JP Morgan Chase, Jeremy and Katie Fisher
Sara Juli and Chris Ajemian
Niki Juralewicz ~
Kristiana Kalab ~
James Lent
Patricia Manning, in memory of Stephanie Reinhart
Amey Miller and Davis Kiel
Sy and Patricia Robbins
Beth Seaton ~
Jennifer and Christopher Scully-Thurston ~
Kate Shirah
Satoko Umeda ~
Tovah Wax and Lucjan Moldzak
Sandra Zellinger

 

 

 

CONTRIBUTOR KEY

* In-Kind Community Partner

+ Media Sponsor

** Scripps Studios Endowment Fund

^ Tony C. Johnson Scholarship Fund

~ Gerri Houlihan Scholarship Fund

 


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Akirah Ankum
Jamie Arnold
Sarah Lanners Avinger
Elaine Bayless
Sarah Adams Bean
Sarah Bowdoin
Ellen Brown
BSides RDU
Caroline Calouche
Rosie Canizares
Gregory Catellier, in memory of Nancy Stark-Smith
David Chase
Jordin Chavis
Li Chiao-Ping
Toya Chinfloo
Kevin Clark
Alexis Colker
ShaLeigh Comerford, in memory of John Brinkman
Caleigh Crane
Mia Crider
Brooke Crutcher
Aislinn Curran
Danielle Currica
Jamie Doughty
Kayla Farrish
Ardyn Flynt
Kristin Gajdica
Josee Garant
Victoria Gintautiene
Gabriele Gossner, in honor of Nancy Trovillion

ALUMNI CAMPAIGN

Mark Haim, in memory of Martha Myers, Doris Rudko, and Bessie Schönberg
Jason Hartley
Emily Haussler
Ellis Hesler
Kevin Higgins
Diana Hoffmaster
Gerri Houlihan
EW Humphrey Foundation
Kisaye James
Tony C. Johnson
Carmen Jones
Lori N. Jones
TJ Jaworski
Sara Juli
Kate Kadoun, in memory of Stephanie Reinhart
Kirstin Kapustik
Larry Keigwin
Parisa Khobdeh
Heather Klopchin
Annie Lea
Sarah Lemmo
Xiao Liang
Kristen Lucas
William M. Lynch
Lori Madl
Megan Mazarick
Johnnie Cruise Mercer
Taylor Murphy
Beth Navon
Momar Ndiaye
Jodee Nimerichter
Lexi Ovenden, in honor of David Ferri

Karla Owen
Clio Pappas
Deborah West Panagacos
Garrett Parker
Reiko Pathko
Ann Patton
Sara Procopio
Ariane Malia Reinhart, in honor of Jodee Nimerichter
Kelsey Riner
Jeanne Ruddy Keen
Olivia Ruggieri
Kelsy Rupp
Nile H. Russell
Loren Sass
Sandra Scheuber
Ray Eliot Schwartz
Jennifer Scully-Thurston
Emmalin Simmons
Michelle Slavik
Candy Spahr
Maria Sbityakov
Rebecca Steinbach
Jim Sutton
Julia Thacker
Sarah Tondu
Nancy Trovillion, in honor of Lisa Booth
Art Waber and Alyson Colwell-Waber
Myra Weise
Madison Wesson
Courtney White
Kendra Windish
Cynthia Wyse
The Zachloe Family
Yitong Zhang
Halina Zychowicz