Our Sponsors and Funding Partners

Diamond

• Larry and Shannon Bell Donor Advised Fund
• Roger Gauntlett – Endowed concert in honor of Uncle Irving
• Greenleaf Trust – Greenleaf Hospitality Group
• Gail and Tom Kasdorf Fund of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation
• Joy and Timothy Light
• Diane S. Robertson
• Susan and David Thoms
• Heinrich von Schreiner in memory of Mary von Schreiner
• Western Michigan University

Platinum

• Bronson Healthcare
• Dorothy U. Dalton Foundation
• Eaton Corporation
• Conrad and Sonja Fischer
• Patti and Bob Huiskamp
• Kalamazoo College
• Faye Luscombe in memory of Robert Luscombe
• Michigan Arts and Culture Council
• National Endowment for the Arts
• The Marvin and Rosalie Okun Foundation
• Suzanne U. D. Parish Foundation
• Anne and Doug Petersen
• The Christopher Roberts and Nancy Zannini Family Fund
• William and Melinda Scott
• Peter and Elizabeth Seaver
• Three Rivers Manhattan Club
• Tyler Little Family Foundation
• Meyer C. Weiner Company
• Rosemary Willey
• Yamaha

Gold

• A Friend of The Gilmore with gratitude to all who so generously support the arts in the Kalamazoo area
• Friends of The Gilmore (2)
• Carol and Tom Beech
• Robert Boisture and Mary Margaret Pipkin
• Consumers Energy
• DeNooyer Jaguar
• Discover Kalamazoo
• First National Bank of Michigan
• Russell Gabier Fund
• Martha J. Harrison Piano Education Fund – endowed
• The Kalamazoo Promise
• Lakeview Ford Lincoln
• Peregrine Company
• Nancy F. Richardson in memory of William C. Richardson
• Harold and Grace Upjohn Foundation
• Varnum
• Warner Norcross + Judd
• Zoetis

Silver

• A Friend of The Gilmore
• Allkins Family Foundation
• Hugh and Marian Beattie Family Fund of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation
• Bell’s Brewery
• The Guido A. and Elizabeth H. Binda Foundation
• The Burdick-Thorne Foundation
• Alfred Garcia and Sandra Edwards
• Gibson Insurance
• Havirmill Foundation
• Honigman
• Howell, Parfet & Schau, PLC
• Judy Jolliffe
• Martha and Scott Larsen
• Laurie Marshall
• Marshall Community Foundation
• Martin & Associates Environmental, LLC
• Beth McIntyre
• Millennium Restaurant Group
• Ann and Don Parfet
• Kevin and Gina Paul
• Julie and Keith Peterson
• South Haven Community Foundation
• Michael and Lindy Storms
• Lance and Laura Trexler
• Vicksburg Foundation
• Carolyn and Sidney Williams

Bronze

• A Friend of The Gilmore
• Berrien Community Foundation
• Elizabeth Burns and Roger Zinser
• DeMent & Marquardt, PLC
• Joanna and Scott Dales
• Linda and George Dunn
• Deborah and Reid Hudgins
• Imperial Beverage
• Kellogg Community Credit Union
• Lake Michigan Credit Union
• Tom and Donna Lambert
• Bill and Jeannette Maxey
• Mercantile Bank
• Zaide Pixley and John Fink
• Janet and Arthur Riley
• Dr. Gary and Dr. Cynthia Ruoff
• Jan and Ed Sackley
• Schupan
• Jacob & Naomi Stucki Fund of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation
• Doreen and Ed Thomas
• John and Linnaea Thomas
• Tropical Smoothie Cafe
• UHY

Copper

• Battle Creek Community Foundation
• Education for the Arts
• Don Flesche in memory of Grace Flesche
• Daniel and Barbara Gustin
• Karlsons & Associates, LLC
• Miller-Davis Company
• Raymond James & Associates – Kalamazoo City Centre Branch
• D. Terry and Sharon Williams
• WMUK

Audio Engineering Sponsor

The Christopher Roberts and Nancy Zannini Family Fund

Livestream Sponsors

• Russell Gabier Fund
• The Christopher Roberts and Nancy Zannini Family Fund
• Three Rivers Manhattan Club

Media Sponsors

• Adams Outdoor Advertising
• Blue Lake Radio
• Public Media Network
• WMUK
• WWMT

Intermission Sponsors

• DeMent & Marquardt, PLC
• Kellogg Community Credit Union
• Miller-Davis Company

Community Partners (2022 - 2024)

• Allen Chapel AME Church
• Art and Culture Collective of Battle Creek
• Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo
• Battle Creek Juneteenth Family Day Celebration
• Battle Creek Latin American Heritage Initiative
• Battle Creek Veterans Administration Medical Center
• Bell’s Brewery
• Black Arts and Cultural Center
• Bureau of Services for Blind Persons Training Center
• Burma Center
• Canadiana Fest
• Celebration Cinemas
• Confections with Convictions
• Connecting Chords Music Festival
• Corewell Health of Saint Joseph
• Crescendo Academy of Music
• Dabney & Co.
• Discover Kalamazoo
• Douglass Community Association
• Edison Jazz Fest
• Education for Employment Culinary Program
• El Concilio / Hispanic American Council
• Factory Coffee
• Farmers Alley Theatre
• First Congregational Church of Battle Creek
• First United Methodist Church of South Haven
• Franke Center for the Arts
• Friendship Village
• Gordon Water Systems
• Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra
• Grand Rapids Symphony Mosaic Scholars
• Great Lakes Acoustic Music Association
• Gull Lake Center for the Fine Arts
• Fox Music Center
• Interlochen Arts Academy
• Institute of Public Scholarship
• Jackson Symphony Orchestra
• Peggy Johnston
• Kahuna
• Kalamazoo Branch of the NAACP
• Kalamazoo Civic Theatre
• Kalamazoo College
• Kalamazoo Film Society
• Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
• Kalamazoo Junior Symphony Orchestra
• The Kalamazoo Promise
• Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital
• Kalamazoo Public Library
• Kalamazoo Public Schools
• Kalamazoo State Theatre
• Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
• Kalamazoo Valley Community College
• Kalamazoo Valley Museum
• W.K. Kellogg Auditorium
• Kool Family Community Center
• Lansing Symphony Orchestra
• Mendel Center at Lake Michigan College
• Merze Tate Explorers
• Metropolitan Kalamazoo Branch NAACP
• M.I. Gente Radio
• The Northside Ministerial Alliance
• Orchestra Jammbo’laya
• PianoQuest
• Public Media Network
• Richland Area Community Center
• RiverRun Press
• Rootead Enrichment Center
• Sarkozy Bakery
• Sassafras
• Saugatuck Center for the Arts
• Society For History And Racial Equity (S.H.A.R.E.)
• Sounds of the Zoo Festival
• South Haven Performance Series
• The Stamped Robin
• Suzuki Academy of Kalamazoo
• Sweetwater’s Donut Mill
• VanderSalm’s Flowershop & Garden Center
• Voces
• Wellspring Theater
• What A Do Theatre Company
• Willard Library
• Western Michigan University
• WMed
• WMUK

Education Sponsors and Funding Partners

• Arts Fund of Kalamazoo County, a program of the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo
• Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne
• Rob and Lynda Bauckham in memory of Rachael “Rey” Bauckham
• Eric and Linda Brown *
• Terry Creed *
• Dorothy U. Dalton Foundation
• David Dvorak and Karol Peterson *
• Richard and Marsha Early *
• Eaton Corporation
• Education for the Arts
• Friends of The Gilmore
• Irving S. Gilmore Foundation
• Fred Harrison
• Lynn Harrison and Barbara Hazard *
• Martha J. Harrison Piano Education Fund – endowed
• Peggy Johnston in memory of Rachael “Rey” Bauckham
• Kalamazoo Community Foundation
• Gail and Tom Kasdorf Fund of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation
• W.K. Kellogg Foundation
• Hung and Elsie Liang Fund for Music 
• Lake Michigan Credit Union
• Elizabeth Upjohn Mason
• Michigan Arts and Culture Council
• Music Education Fund of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation
• National Endowment for the Arts
• The Marvin and Rosalie Okun Foundation
• Estate of Wanda Pagel Herman
• Patti and Bob Huiskamp *
• Judy Jolliffe *
• Faye Luscombe * 
• James MacVicar *
• Suzanne U. D. Parish Foundation
• Polzin Family Fund of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation
• PNC Foundation
• Barry Ross and Jane Rooks Ross in honor of Dan Gustin
• Glen C. and Gail G. Smith Fund of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation
• Michael and Lindy Storms
• Stryker
• UHY
• Harold and Grace Upjohn Foundation
• Gayle Witt
• * Martha J. Harrison Piano Education Fund in memory of Fred Harrison

Rising Stars Sponsors (2022 - 2024)

• A Friend of The Gilmore
• Friends of The Gilmore, in honor of John C. and Helen F. Wattles
• Julie and Keith Peterson 
• Jan and Ed Sackley
• Three Rivers Friends of The Gilmore
• The Wattles Family in memory of Helen Fischer Wattles
• Zhang Financial

Piano Masters and Special Event Sponsors (2022 - 2024)

• The John W. and Rosemary K. Brown Family Foundation in honor of Daniel Gustin
• Robert and Marianne Denes
• Barbara J. Parish in memory of Preston S. Parish
• William C. and Nancy F. Richardson – endowed
• John Stites Jazz Awards