Our Donors
Thanks to these kind supporters in 2019-2020!Benefactor
(lifetime gifts of $100,000+)
The Richard Barnhart Estate
Angel
($10,000+)
- Anonymous
- Anonymous (Sally Ann Forrester College Scholarship)
- Steve Martin Charitable Foundation (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- George Matthews, The Relgalf Charitable Foundation
- Lee Zapis, Z Mandolins (IBMA Bluegrass College Scholarship)
Multi-Platinum
($5,000-$9,999)
- Sam Blumenthal
Platinum
($1,000-$4,999)
- Anonymous (Sally Ann Forrester College Scholarship)
- Fred & Joy Bartenstein (includes Arnold Shultz Fund, IBMA Bluegrass Scholarship)
- Kissy Black
- Jake Blount, Robert W. and Gladys S. Meserve Charitable Trust (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Alison Brown (Sally Ann Forrester College Scholarship)
- Tom Brown, Fat Shirley’s Trailer Park Opry (Sally Ann Forrester College Scholarship)
- Megan Brugger (Sally Ann Forrester College Scholarship)
- Katy Daley and Bill Brown (IBMA Bluegrass College Scholarship)
- Mary Tyler Doub (Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholarship Award)
- Cathy Fink (Sally Ann Forrester College Scholarship)
- Robert Forrester (Sally Ann Forrester College Scholarship)
- GE Foundation (employee match)
- Murphy Hicks Henry (Sally Ann Forrester College Scholarship)
- Mark Hodges, Mountain Fever Music Group (IBMA Bluegrass College Scholarship)
- Bob & Carol Jeannin
- Rick & Wendy Lang (Rick Lang Music Songwriter Scholarship)
- Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers (IBMA Bluegrass College Scholarship)
- Peter Salovey & Martha Elisa Moret
- Robb & Elizabeth Tyler Foundation
Gold
($750-$999)
- Lorraine Jordan, Jordan Entertainment (Sally Ann Forrester College Scholarship)
- Mike & Yvonne Tatar (in memory of Jerry Pujol)
- Trisha & John Tubbs (includes Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Ellen & John Wright
Silver
($500-$749)
- Dick Bowden (Sally Ann Forrester Scholarship)
- Gloria (Janie) Boyd
- Laurie Casey (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- The Denver Bluegrass Allstars: Greg Garrison, Tyler Grant, Andy Hall, Paul Hoffman, Ariel Rosemberg (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Jeffrey Ludin
- Ruth McLain
- The Philadelphia Foundation, Schultz Family Fund
- Neil Rosenberg (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- John Sullivan (gift to son-in-law Stephen Weinberg)
- Alan Tompkins, Bluegrass Heritage Foundation (IBMA Bluegrass College Scholarship)
- Wendy Tyner
- Bob & Nancy Cardwell Webster
- Stan Werbin (Arnold Shultz Fund)
Patron
($100-$499)
- Chip Bach (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Colee Biller Littlefield (in honor of Floyd O. Salmon)
- Richard Brown (includes Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Mary Burdette (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Jason Burke
- Susan Carson
- Calton Cases
- Trudie Cushing
- Thomas Dobner
- Dan Dorschel
- Patricia Ann Eaves (IBMA Bluegrass College Scholarship)
- Curtis W. Ellison
- Bill Foster (IBMA Bluegrass College Scholarship, Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Mark Freeman
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Margaret Gerteis (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Doris Gray
- Laurie Greenberg
- Charmaine Gudgeon
- Richard Hawkins (includes Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Casey Henry (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Thomas Holland
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Local #151 (in memory of Jay Kelly, for Bluegrass in the Schools Mini-grants)
- International Alliance of Theatrical State Employees, Local #42 (in memory of Jay Kelly, for Bluegrass in the Schools Mini-grants)
- Si Kahn
- Bill Knowlton
- Tom Kopp
- Jordan Laney (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Jen Larson (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Thomas Lupo
- David Macemon
- Terry Mandell (in memory of Steve Mandell)
- Carrie Martin (in memory of Donald M. Warthan, Sr)
- McCeney Trust
- Richard Miller
- Frederick & Karen Mulhauser
- Maria Nadauld (Sally Ann Forrester College Scholarship)
- Christine Oriccio (Sally Ann Forrester Scholarship, in memory of Anthony Williams)
- Akira Otsuka (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Kristen Preston (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- James Reams (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Mary Faith Rhoads-Lewis, John Pearse Strings/Breezy Ridge Instruments
- Jennifer Robbins (in honor of Judy Waldron’s 80th birthday)
- Kathy Sacra-Anderson (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Annie Savage (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Susan Scheufele
- Paul Schiminger
- Leonard Springer
- Tim Stafford (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Taylor Steelman
- Travis Stimeling (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Lee & Lydia Stivers (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Wayne Tuckson (Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Donald Wermuth (Sally Ann Forrester College Scholarship)
- Werter Willis
- Bob Wright (Sally Ann Forrester College Scholarship, Arnold Shultz Fund)
- Kenichi Yamaguchi
…PLUS many more donors in the $1-99 range. We appreciate you all!
Our gratitude is also extended to the following members of our Legacy Society who have included the Foundation in their estate planning/wills:
- The late Richard Barnhart
- Fred Bartenstein
- The late Harry Edwards
- Leuk Friglink
- Laurie Greenberg
- Tom Kopp
- The late Barbara Bremmer Taylor
- Tom Thorpe
- Bob & Nancy Cardwell Webster
If we have accidentally left your name off the list or listed you in the wrong level, please let us know.
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