Donors

DONORS

CORPORATE, FOUNDATIONS, AND SPONSORSHIPS

All of us, individually and together, will find our lives enriched because we believe in and support the Jackson Symphony Orchestra. The Board of Directors and Staff gratefully acknowledge the very generous support of those individuals listed on the following pages for sustaining the vision and helping the JSO to continue its positive role in our community. Over 50% of our season ticket holders also contribute to the annual fund.

GIFTS OF $50,000 OR MORE
Jackson Symphony Guild

GIFTS OF $10,000 TO $49,999
A.P. Cook III Foundation
Alro Steel
Consumers Energy Foundation
County National Bank
Jackson Community Foundation
MACC
NEA
Philip J. Curtis/Curtis, Curtis & Brelinski, P.C.

GIFTS OF $5,000 TO $9,999
Dawn Foods Products, Inc.
Henry Ford Jackson Hospital
Hurst Foundation
Jack V. Butterfield Investment Co.
Jim Winter Auto Group
John George Jr. Student Loan Fund
Philip J. Curtis Foundation
Sigmund Foundation
Speckhard-Knight Charitable Foundation
Spring Arbor University
True Community Credit Union
Walz Family Endowment Fund, a component fund of the Jackson Community Foundation

GIFTS OF $2,500 TO $4,999
American 1 Credit Union
Anchor Initiative
Gaynel L. Fausell Charitable Trust
Jackson College
Kelly Fuels
Krupa Boat Mart
Meridian Wealth Management
Myer and Lois Franklin Charitable Trust
Rehmann

GIFTS OF $1,000 TO $2,499
Benevity Community Impact Fund
Classic Turning Inc.
Commonwealth Associates
Dwight A. and Lucile Smalley Aldrich
Charitable Foundation
Eaton – Aerospace Group
Eaton Charitable Fund
Huntington Bank
Jackson Literary & Arts
Lavery Family Foundation
Morgan Stanley Foundation
Morrison Burke Charitable Gift Fund
PianoMedic
The Accountant L.C.
Vista Grande Villa

GIFTS UP TO $999
CCC Catering
Craft Agency
Emmons Service, Inc.
Experience Jackson
John and Fran Parker Charitable Gift Fund, a Donor Advised Fund of Renaissance Charitable Foundation
Lammers Heating and Cooling
R.W. Mercer Co., Inc.
Prominent Builders & Design, LLC
Tuesday Musicale
Willis & Machnik Financial Services
X-Cel Staffing
Zhang Financial LLC


INDIVIDUAL GIVING

DIAMOND CLUB – GIFTS OF $10,000+
Matthew and Michelle Aubin
Philip J. Curtis
Dr. David and Patricia Eggert
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Jones
Ms. Erin Mazur and Mr. Marco Shehab
Estate of Mrs. Hugh B. McVicker
Andrea and Bill Stickney
Mr. Thomas Trosin

GOLD CLUB – GIFTS OF $5,000+
Lawrence Bos
Georgia and Travis Fojtasek
Dr. Cathy Glick and Mr. Larry Halman
Carlene Walz Lefere
Eric and Patti Poppe
Virge Swanson
Peggy Younglove

CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE – GIFTS OF $2,500+
Byron Crary
Robert and Cynthia Davey
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Draper
Richard and Michele Duvauchelle
​​Jim and Joyce Grace
Kathryn Keersmaekers
​​Gunnar Klarr
Frank Main
Thomas and Sue Rochester
Alice VanderVeen Estate
Phil and Pat Willis

MUSICIAN’S CIRCLE – GIFTS OF $1,000+
Del and Stephanie Belcher
Philip Brown and Jan Butterfield-Brown
Lawrence Bullen
Daniel and Amanda Casillo
John and Ann Cross
Russell Desy
David and Julie Duesing
Thomas and Nancy Evanson
Martha Fuerstenau and Kate Martin
Ms. Florence Guidinger
Dr. David and Natalie Halsey
Shaun and Linda Huang
Edward C. Lake Jr. M.D.
Jon and Donna Lake
Kevin and Joette Lawler
Philip and Karen Moilanen
Cynthia O’Rourke
Tregna Oren
Jeanne Shafer
Mrs. T. Harrison Stanton
Robert and Machelle Stowe
​​Andrew and Julia Walz

BENEFACTOR – GIFTS OF $500+
Anonymous
Mrs. Karen Askins
Paula and Jonathan Autry
Samuel and Rachel Barnes
Kathryn Boyer
Bruce and Marcy Brown
Edward and Jeanette Browning
Douglas and Jan Burdick
Cedarwood Farm
Bryan and Shawn Christie
Robert and Barbara Duke
Peg Eaton
Jackie Ellerthorpe
G. David Foster and Nancy E. Connell
Stephen and Shelby Foster
Jed and Nancy Fritzemeier
Mrs. David J. Fuchs
Andrew Fugate, Ahna Fugate, Sarah Pesetsky
Linda and Chuck Furgason
Bruce and Sharon Harshe

BENEFACTOR – GIFTS OF $500+
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Henrie
Dr. Thomas and Joanne Holman
Barry Malek and Lori Gordon
Frederick and Deborah Marshall
Clyde and Laurel Mauldin
Mr. Wayne Krantz and Mrs. Christine Melling Krantz
M. Lynn Miller
John and Fran Parker
Don and Sue Peck
Roy and Betty Rider
Patricia Riggs
Carol Shiflett
Vincent and Cheryl Simonetti
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Spiesberger
Joseph and Kathleen Thorrez
Rev. John and Nancy Toth
Steven Trosin and Monica Moser
Ric and Lisa Walton

PATRON – GIFTS OF $100+
Anonymous
Christy Ackerman
Brian and Jane Adamczyk
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Albertson
Paula Alexander
Marjorie Barden
David and Janet Barret
Mike and Judy Barry
Tony and Sue Berry
Kay Bills
Carole L. Briggs
Hovey Bisbee
Larry and Janis Carrigan
Michael and Laura Carry
James and Karen Chauncey
John and Melissa Cowan
Brad and Julie Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Connin
Elaine Crosby
John and Joan Cummings
Marlene Cunningham
Chuck and Kay Danby
Doug and Karen Davey
David and Karen DesNoyer
Jim and Kathy Desy
John and Diane Deming
Elayne Eberhart
Sheryl L. Fagin
Joe and Jill Filip
Lawrence and Denise Fisher
Timothy Frust
Edythe Gilbert
Stephen Gilbreath
Genette Gillard and Jerry Pfeiffle
Edward and Helen Greene
Carolyn Hammersley
John and Susan Hammond
Audrejean Heydenburg
Al and Jo Hooper
Jacob Jabkiewicz
Geofrey Jacquez
Wayne Widmann and Cheryl Johnson
Paul and Diane Kenyon
Patricia J. Kiessling
Nancy Kyro
Charles and Jackie Livesay
William and Carole Loll
Christine Lund-Prokos
Lusebrink Family
Stephen and Mary Malewitz
Mr. Donald W. Mansfeld
Dr. and Mrs. Philip Mason
Mrs. William McConkey
John and Catherine McLaughlin
Dr. and Mrs. Mark McFerran

PATRON – GIFTS OF $100+
David and Gretchen Mikelonis
Richard and Christine Mills
Roen Montalva
Richard and Abby Mortensen
Kristen Murphy
Ron and Sue Niedzielski
James Park and Cynthia Weaver
Brian and Sheila Petty
Roman Pierantozzi
Earl and Candice Poleski
Robert and Lucinda Pratt
Warren and Jean Renando
Donald and Sandra Richards
Cynthia Riddle
Donna Riley
Judy and Russ Roelofs
Lisa and Kurt Rudolph
Greg Rupprecht
Jenifer Scanlon
Richard Sherman
M-R Builder, Inc.
Mark and Ann Sommer Smith
Ms. Nancy Smith and Mr. Robert Gaecke, Jr.
David and Tracy Spring
James and Pam Stark
Paulette L. Stenzel
Pat Sweet
Steve and Kathy Syrjamaki
Michael and Sara Tackett
Don Tassie
Shawna Marie Tello
Nicole and Brad Timm
Mona and Ted Townsend
Laura and David Trombley
J. Edward Tuttle
Dr. and Mrs. Timothy VanSchoick
Dr. John and Beth Voulgaris
John and Wendy Waldron
Fred and Bev Walters
Mary Walz and Neil Johnston
Patrick and Suzanne Walz
Susan Walz and Jeffrey Goldberg
John and Zoe Wilcox
Dr. Doug and Lisa Wilcoxson
Don and Mary White
Jeffery Zook

IN MEMORIAM
Robert Kobs
Jan Luton
Mary Spring
T. Harrison Stanton
Ethel Van Schoyck
Patrice Vermeulen
Ivan Wetters

IN HONOR
Lola Dodge
Jed Fritzemeier
Martha Fuerstenau and Kate Martin
Patricia Riggs
Mary Walz and Neil Johnston
Susan Walz and Jef Goldberg
Patrick and Suzanne Walz


LASTING LEGACIES – CAMPAIGN GIVING AND ENDOWMENT GIVING

The endowment is the financial underpinning of The Jackson Symphony Orchestra Association. Sound Vision has provided facilities and programming for future generations. Thanks to the generosity of our donors and the investment expertise of our Trustees, the endowment now exceeds $2 million, remarkable for a regional orchestra. Increasing the endowment is a top priority for securing the future of the JSO. Gifts to the endowment can be made outright during a donor’s lifetime or through a retirement plan, insurance policy, estate or trust. If you have any questions about this list or about endowment giving, please contact us.

GIFTS OF $1,000,000+
Faith Small
Weatherwax Foundation

GIFTS OF $500,000 TO $999,999
Comerica Bank

GIFTS OF $100,000 TO $499,999
Dorothy M. Blakely Foundation
Benjamin and Mildred Carr (Concertmaster Chair)
Bea and A.P. Cook III (Endowed Principal second violin chair)
The Dawn Foods Foundation and the People of Dawn Foods Products
Dr. David and Patricia Eggert (Endowed Principal Cello Chair)
Herrick Foundation
Jackson Community Foundation
Estate of Mary Elizabeth Johncox
Frank Main
Mrs. Andrew K. Payne
Phil and Pat Willis

GIFTS OF $25,000 TO $99,999
American 1 Federal Credit Union
Lawrence and Valerie Bullen
City Bank and Trust Co.
Consumers Energy Foundation
Philip J. Curtis
Eaton Corporation
The Evanson/Sanders Families
Gaynel l. Fausell Charitable Trust
Dr. Cathy Glick and Mr. Larry Halman
The Grace Family – Jim, Joyce, Jamie, and Lori (Endowed Associate Concertmaster Chair)
Hancock Foundation
Mabel Harris Trust
Art and Sallie Henrie
Henry Ford Allegiance Health
The Hurst Foundation
Mary Ingram
Carol and John Isles
City of Jackson/MCACA
Jackson Community College
Jackson Symphony Guild
Robert and Laurie Lazebnik
In Memory of Donald and Viola Main (Endowed Principal Oboe Chair)
William and Kae Marcoux
Honorable Charles and Pat Nelson
Orthopaedic Rehab Specialists, P.C.
John and Frances Parker
Endowed Principal Viola Chair
Anne Platt Moore Fund
Dorothy Schultz
Robert and Mary Smith (Bond & Company, PLC)
The Trosin Family
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Winter

GIFTS OF $10,000 TO $24,999
Adco Products Inc.
William O. Allen
Alro Steel Foundation/Louis Glick Trust
Jan and Doug Burdick
Samuel Higby Camp Foundation
Classic Turning, Inc.
County National Bank
Mrs. Robert Crary, Jr.
Pat and Marlene Cunningham
Philip C. Curtis Charitable Trust for the Encouragement of Arts
Robert and Cynthia Davey
Carl and Linda English
Flagstar Bank
Lloyd and Judith Ganton
John George, Jr. Student Loan Fund
Laurence S. Haynes Estate
Industrial Steel Treating
Jackson Citizen Patriot
City of Jackson, DDA
Jacobson Stores
James A. and Faith Knight Foundation
Dr. John and Terry McLaughlin
Melling Family
Orville D. and Ruth A. Merillat
Michigan Automotive Compressor, Inc.
Philip and Karen Moilanen
Stephen and Melissa Osmond
Tony Pinson, M.D., Pinson Urology Center
Dr. Cynthia A. Rider
Thomas and Susan Rochester
Joanne and Mark Rosenfeld
Mr. and Mrs. William Sigmund
Allen E. Spiess, Jr.
Spring Arbor University
Dr. and Mrs. Allan l. Tompkins
Barbara Trudgen
Bonnie J. and Lynn C. VanWagnen
Dr. Arthur and Mrs. Anne Vendola

GIFTS OF $5,000 TO $10,000
Tony Mira, Anesthesia Business Consultants
Architonics
Arthur Andersen/Andersen Consulting
Bisbee Travel – Clark Bisbee
Lawrence D. Sr. and Dolores Bos
The Estate of Mary l. Boyers
The Estate of Elizabeth Burnett
James C. Butterfield Investments
Mr. William P. Cooke
Sandy and David Craft Family
John and Ann Cross
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Danby
Frederick and Deborah Davies

GIFTS OF $5,000 TO $10,000 
Mrs. Betty Desbiens
David and Julie Duesing
Karen F. Dunigan
Ella Sharp Museum
Ron Ellison
Robert and Harriette Emmet
Georgia and Travis Fojtasek
Myer and Lois Franklin Charitable Trust
Mrs. David J. Fuchs
Linda and Chuck Furgason
General Products Corporation
Great Lakes Bancorp
Edward and Helen Greene
Ron and Sharon Griffith
Bob and Jane Grover
Louise Hefka
Ron and Marvel Jones
Patty Kaufman
Timothy and Shari Keener
Rob and Leeann Kendall
Kent-Moore
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Kobs
Nancy M. Kyro
Jon and Donna Lake
Mr. and Mrs. John Leland
Jan and Bob Luton
Wid and Marcia MacCready
Markowski & Company CPAs
Erin Mazur and Marco Shehab
Mrs. Hugh B. McVicker
Dr. R. Charles and Christina Medlar
David and Gretchen Mikelonis
Cherie and Bob Moore
Dr. and Mrs. David Munro
Gil and Cindy Jones O’Rourke
Drs. Dan and Adriana Phelan and Family
Earl and Candy Poleski
Republic Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rider
Mrs. Patricia Riggs-Berthold
Dr. Philip and Joane Riley, Jr.
Richard Z. and Edie W. Rosenfeld
Mrs. Earl Spiesberger
Mary and Jim Spring
Mrs. T. Harrison Stanton
Paulette Stenzel
Edward Surovell Realtors
Peter and Amanda Vincich
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Walker
Lee and Helen Zimmerman