Supporters

season pointe shoes for the women of Ballet Fantastique are generously sponsored by BFan angel Dianna Pounder

We strive to keep this list as up-to-date as possible; this lists donations to date (7/1/23–12/30/24). If you are aware of an error or omission, please let us know by emailing Ashley@balletfantastique.org. We are profoundly grateful to the following donors for making Ballet Fantastique's inimitable arts and education programs  possible.



OUTLAWS ($500+)

Tara Aarnio
Gregory Ahlijian
Sara Ferris
Joy & Mark Gall
Jill Hendrickson & Nathan Markowitz
Cindy & Stephen Leonard
Richard Maher, Handel's Homemade Ice Cream
Sally & Eric Overstreet
Clare & Alex Vonderhaar
Grace Godfrey
Summer & Travis Freeman
Polly Ashworth & Robert Horner
Nancy Nathanson & Steve Robinson
Ben Hughes
Becky & Garreth MacDonald
Patricia & Dennis Hyatt
Barbara Hoefener & Ernest Lessenger
Matt Kendall
Charles Merritt
Christine & Bruce Waugh
Sara & Kristopher Stewart 
Natalie & Joe Sheild
Sheild Catering
Patricia Thomas & Russell Mecredy

ASSETS ($100+)

Michael Blevins
Sylvia Bender
Liz Cawood
Bill Cummings
Nicole Desch
Melissa & Jeff Gunnarson
Sylvia Hartman
Kathryn & Mark Heerema
Pam & Robert Hess
Judith Horstmann & Howard Bonnett
Reida & Charles Kimmel
Gina & Al King
Corinne & Greg Klein
Kathy & William McGuire
Randy McMillan
Jeffrey Morey
Kimberly OBrien & Steven Hecker
Catherine Simard
Andrew Sonabend
Bonnita Stahlberg
Danielle Uhlhorn
Shirley Vinson
Corey Wall
Jennifer Webster
Cynthia & Stephen Wright
Tom Wright
Andrea & Cole Inman
Charles Beaudet, Beaudet Jewelry Design
Slavka Eberhart-Garah
Michelle Graham
Michael King
Jessica Mitchell
Mani Khinda
Kelly Johnson
Ed Breed
Christina Hula
Leigh A Rieder
Mary & Richard Rohl
David Stright
Linda Lawrence & Robert Canaga
Susan & Bahram Tavakolian
Wendy Westcott
Lily Belle Bistro
Louise & James Earl
Michelle Markovich
Linda & Fred Meyer
Pamela Roman
Elena Fracchia
Susanne Fountain
James Allen Johnson
Sarah &  Jeffrey Jordan
Kathy Magnusson
Barbara & Christer Mossberg
Martha Reilly &  Paul Brown
Sharon &  David Schuman
Cynthia Secrest & Douglas Pierce
Barbara & James Walker
Lindsey McCarthy &  Brian Coombs
George Wood
Nicholas Hedden
Tabantha Davis
William Mazzoni
Jeff Mecredy
Heather &  Gregory Fortner
Nancy Hershorin
Vicki Blackman
Peter Bahen
Gerald Morgan
Colin Overstreet
Elizabeth Ovitt
Georgiana Kovell
Shelli Gramz
Michele Henney
Michelle Reid
Rose Marie & Mike Barber
Sarah Maggio
Karina Olch
Sheri & Mick Hoover
Barbara & James Walker
Sandra & Jerry South
Diane Horvath-Pearson
Marta Cuboni
Jessica Stedman

Foundation giving

A. L. Kingsley Fund of Oregon Community Foundation
Charles & Betti Saunders Foundation Fund of the Austin Community Fund— gratitude to Erin Walter, who contributed this in honor of Preston Andrew Patterson
Clement Family Charitable Fund— gratitude to Judy Clement, who contributed this in honor of McKenna Morrigan
Dorothea M. Lensch Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation
Ellen Glendel Hyman Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation
Eugene Elks Lodge
Fidelity Charitable
Givinga Foundation
Herbert J. Merker Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation
Hult Endowment Fund of the Western Oregon Community Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation
James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation
Mehlum Family Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Neil Chinn Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation
Oregon Arts Commission
Oregon Community Foundation
Oregon Cultural Trust
Renaissance Charitable Foundation
Ronald W. Naito Foundation
San Francisco Foundation
SHO— Support Hult Operations
Silva Endowment Fund of the Western Oregon Community Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation
Tamolitch Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation
Walker Charitable Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation
Woodward Family Foundation

Individuals + businesses

legacy society

Stephanie & Ted Coopman

2024 Director’s Circle

Anonymous Angel
Donna Marisa Bontrager
Juliet Bender
Stephanie & Ted Coopman
Kate & Bill Eitenmiller
Carla Hoeger
Matthew Johns
Philip & Sandra Piele
Dianna & Todd Pounder
Brandy Rodtsbrooks
Nancy Deal-Whitacre & Lance Deal

titans ($40,000+)

Alpha IT

Luminaries ($30,000+)

Anonymous
Sandra Wright Piele & Philip K. Piele PHD

visionaries/founders ($20,000+)

Anonymous Angel
Dianna & Todd Pounder
Dr. Averno & Wendlyn Rempel

RENEGADES ($10,000+)
Downtown Athletic Club
Sherrie & David Kammerer
Merritt Bennett
Staszak Physical Therapy

DESPERADOS ($5,000+)

Summitt Bank
Tirzah & Ravi Brounstein
Andrea Kingsley
Vicky Mello
Christine Cameron & Jeremy Zuidema

PROVOCATEURS ($2,000+)

Anonymous Angel
Martha & Ken Alderfer
Eugene Elks Lodge #357
Carla Hoeger
Jillyn & Graham Kaiser
Charlcie Kaylor & Charles Crawford
Debby & John Phillips
Sue & Bob McClelland
Annette Briggs & Scott South (EmWest Powertrain Systems)
Polly & Brian Caughey
Stephanie & Ted Coopman
Brandy Rodtsbrooks
Jennifer & Mark Ensminger
Mary Bruskotter & John Thompson
Judy Grubbs & Barry Polonsky

ROGUES ($1,000+)

Patricia Ahlen
Cindy Bedell & Rich Blanton
Sharlen Bennett
Donna Bontrager
Judy Clement
Kate & Bill Eitenmiller
Margaret Hallock
Matthew Johns
Brian Obie
Dena McCoy
Elaine DeMartin & Steven Webster
Heather Harrison
Nancy Deal-Whitacre & Lance Deal
Gayle & Jeff Faust
Helmut Plant (in memory of Carol Hamrick Plant)
Eileen Loritsch & Irving Weiner
Marcy Hammock & Herbert Merker
Shirley & Michael Hull
Margie & Bill Van Dorn
Juliet Bender
Susan & Arthur Palsbo
Debra Peña
Nicole & Daniel Roselio
Sarah & Adam Burner
Robert Cummings
Mary & Mike Staszak