SUPPORT

May 2, 2024

 Dear Friend of The Portland Ballet,

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a severe impact on arts organizations nationwide. We are no different. However, The Portland Ballet is steadfast in its commitment to our community. Now, more than ever, we recognize the importance of supporting one another as we navigate these uncertain times. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce the launch of our Annual Campaign, focusing on community engagement and rebuilding efforts to increase access to our programming.

Our program encompasses diverse activities tailored to engage and uplift individuals and families across our community. By offering access to the arts through tuition scholarships, discounted and free tickets to performances, and free dance education to public schools and in our studios, we are committed to making a meaningful impact on the lives of those we serve.

As we strive to rebuild our core curriculum student population, your support is more crucial than ever.Please join us in our Annual Campaign and help us expand our reach and enhance our programs, ensuring we can continue serving an even broader audience.

Your generosity will enable us to:

• Provide scholarships and financial assistance to students in need.

• Expand our outreach efforts to reach underserved communities.

• Develop innovative programs that promote inclusion and diversity in the arts.

• Support the growth and development of young dancers in our community.

Please donate today. Together, we can make a difference, rebuild, and thrive! The Campaign runs until June 30, and every donation, large or small, counts. Our goal this year is $15,000.

GIVE TODAY!

Thank you for supporting The Portland Ballet!

Donors who contribute to Oregon cultural nonprofits, including TPB, are eligible to make a matching donation to the Oregon Cultural Trust and receive a 100% tax credit for their Trust donation! (Up to $500 for an individual, $1,000 for a couple filing jointly and $2,500 for a Class-CCorporation).As an annual recipient of Cultural Trust funding, The Portland Ballet, along with many other organizations, relies on donations to the Oregon Cultural Trust from members of our community. The more you give, the more we get!

CHOREOGRAPHER’S CIRCLE

Fokine –
$50,000 +

Shuttered Venue Operator Grant
Oregon Cultural Trust – CARES Funding
James F. & Marion L. Miller Foundation
RACC
Norvell Family Foundation

Balanchine –
$10,000 – $49,999

Lynn & Bert Stafford
Henry Lea Hillman Jr. Foundation
Reser Family Foundation

Clifford –
$5,000 – $9,999

Dave Hill & Kathy Zeller
Richard Stein
Oregon Arts Commission
Jacqueline Rayot Olsson Charitable Trust

DANCER’S CIRCLE

Grande Jeté –
$2,000 – $4,999

Arabesque –
$1,000 – $1,999

Jennifer Hartley
Gordon Wright
Jennifer Edman
Jamey Hampton
Patti Jones
Elizabeth Jurica
Barbara Stalick

Pirouette –
$500 – $999

Rhobert Cotton
Melissa Peterman
Kallie Buckmaster
Helen Goodwin
Sandra Bruce
Han Vu
Bill Kness
Elliot O’Glasser

Glissade –
$200 – $499

Alan Jones
Gary Hartshorn
Mike Kuehn
Christina Deffebach
Neal Hofmann
Lissa Thompson
Jane Hofmann
Charae Gibbs
Karen Rash-Gitner
Sharon Carsten
Zachary Carroll
Amy Benton
Noel Tenoso
Leslie Finch
Chris Reid
Valarie Grudier
Shirley Spisak
Georgann Kelly

Sauté –
$100 – $199

Molly Cooley
Myde Boles
Laura Grimes
Karen Moisant Adams
Nikki Jaworski
Yvonne Tedd
Betty Shelley
David & Eileen Threefoot
Bracken Capen
Shaila Kotadia
Madeleine Denko
Paul King
Dean Richardson
Hillary Barsky
Cynthia Kirk

Relevé –
$99 and under

Tonomi Davidson
Marina Rizzi
Anne Prescott
Renee Kajimoto
Patricia Locke
Frances Ting
Lauren McGonegal
Julia Dolan
Jennifer Camp
Denise Pener
Maria Boyer
Mary L Vander Linden
Joseph Dadek
Jane Cadousteau
David Hattner
Roné Prinz
Ngonya Sitemba
Maria Hinoveanu
Brittany Hart
Kay Purcell
Alice Boyd
Sue Ryan
Amanda Ahn
Barbara Dierks
Carolyn Potts
Evelyn Warmflash
Betty Kobos
Connie Terwilliger
Margaret Hammitt-McDonald
Audrey Welsh
Joy Ritchie
Irina Stignei
Michelle Swanson
Sarah Tinkler
Debra Coltoff
Meghan McGee
Sarah Knight
Julie Spellman
Carolyn Shacter
Yongpeng Xu

TPB’s Corps de Ballet are the generous donors supporting TPB through this unprecedented time are the backbone of our organization. We are forever grateful for your unwaveringsupport. You will be a part of TPB forever.

TPB’s Inaugural Corps de Ballet Members…
Dave Hill & Kathy Zeller, Susan & Olivier Logeais, Jose Pacheco & Dawn Thompson-Pacheco, Christina & Mark Deffebach, Don & Kati Dimoff, Lynn Stafford, Lisa Myer & Darren Ferris, Frank & Leslie Warren, Sandra Bruce, Charae Gibbs, Ngonya Sitemba, Melissa Peterman, David Nijhawan, Ahmad Khoshnevis & Bahareh Sadeghi, Jamuna Chiarini, Deanna & Warren White, Delci Syvertson, Heather Lambert, Sheila Kirk, Katrin Staugaard, Helen Goodwin, Amber Wagner, Keith & Sarah Walters, Fiona Smith, Jodie Trombly, Amanda Brindle, Kallie Buchmaster, Colleen O’Mahony, Kate & Matt Vance, Sharon Gan, Norvell Family Foundation, Iris Noak, Alex & Marlo Corrigan, Julia Dolan, Leah Madej, Kathryn Galan, Ryan Ohira, Tara Aarnio, Marci Subert, Kathy Archibald, Alice Crumbleholme, Vilay Fortner, Stacey Cutbush, Ashley Carfine, Ellen Lippman, Andrea Parson, Gregg Norvell, Laura Potter, Holly Brooks, Jennifer Hileman, Nancy Ellis, Maria Rodriguez, Catherine Kent, Vy Ta, Gaurav Gupta, Karen Bailey, Catherine Gurski, Karen Adams, Kuei-Hsuan Lu, Madison Stoehr, Kaytee Horton, Athena Phillips, Maureen Baldwin, Victoria Bigsby, Forence Bigsby, Jennifer Camp, Christine Brown, Ashley Marostica, Emily Conn, Jenna Sternberg, Laura Wilson, Kimberly Winges, Anita Neal, Holly Shaw, Susan Omura, Marleni Sinche, Anna Belesiotis, Laury Hennings, Colleen LaMarsh, Carol Nieh, Hillary Barsky, Chelsea Bushnell, Jeannine Chan, Daniel Criddle, Theresa McGuirk, Leland Purvis, Lauren & Carson Barton, Michelle Blake, Jessica Angle, Portland Adams, Eva Francis & Richard Parrot, Tara & Jason Miner, Leslie Funderburg-Vogel, Lene Light, Blyss Veer & Chris Sorensen, Jennifer Baumchen, Jenna Kay & Zack Taylor, Kimberly & Brian Lehmann, Tholanda Newborne, Mary Hansen & Matt McIlvain, Ernestina Fuenmayor & Igor Bruzual, Rinat Adhoot, Jennifer Podichetty, Abby Hata, Courtney Lakin, Meg Asby, Miranda Bickford, Dan Ruan, Anabella Salkind, Brenda Olbeter, Shereen Ankrum, Carrie Atikune, Margaret Hammitt-McDonald & Seth Goldstein, Xiaomei Wang, Jennifer Hartely, Tomomi Davidson, Lynde Perkins, Jade & Eric Gonzales, Heather & Scott Sidener, Laura Wolf & Joel Port, Manda Bednarczyk & Thomas Ngyuen, Yongpeng Xu, Vanessa Nelson, Heather Reid-Day & Max Reid, Anuradha Gollamudi, Aurore & Laurent Cariou, Jessica & Mark Lipscomb, Janina Malone & Baxter Gillette, Holly Frixione, Anika Bent-Albert & Todd Albert, Eve James & Kenneth James, Anna McCoy, Jennifer Lagdameo, Quentine & Elena Fromeke, Stephanie Von Ahlefeld, Tomohiko & Tomomi Ishiyama, Salve & Tony Pascual, Valerie & Stefan Bird, Amanda Fairman, Alyson Day & Tim Kennerly, Mary Denman & Alexander Ching, Julianna Wolfe, Stephanie & Sean Tichenor, Jess Calvert & Matt Freeman, Debi Stedron, Nora Aaron, Gabi Hinoveanu & Jon Morgan, Linsey & Joey Ebuen, Naomi Tsurumi & William Sanchez, Eric Anderson, Pilar & Brian Vocker, Catalina Vargas & Daniel Santacruz, Patricia Dwyer & John Gaunt, Geeta Fogarty, Ahmad Khoshnevis and Bahreh Sadeghi, Jennifer Gwirtz, Hope Loughlin & Vijay Tummala, Kallie & David Buckmaster, Meghan Rachmady, Danielle Hudson, Kenneth Ching & Marina Rizzi, Caroline Budiman, Maria Gil & Eric Hampsey, Kati & Don Dimoff, Maura Okuley, Jeff Okuley, Azusa & Bob Rice, Silvia Liong, Heather & Steve Lambert, Meadow Sisto & Michael Roberts, Nancy D Vuylsteke, Colleen & Frank O’Mahony, Jim Trombly, Christopher Gorton & Crystal Cairns, Karen Varney & Jim Shikany, Sharon Kirkwood & Brad Olson, Sarah & Keith Walters, Karen Johnson-Will, Shelli Hutchinson, Anne Nichol, Mary & Jeff Labs, Frances Ting & Adam Barmada, Michelle & Jerome Swanson, Lisa & Michael Morguess, Ryan & Kelly Blaquiere, Deborah Kempe Ames, Edward Jacobowitz, Shari & Troy Marsh, Heather & Marc Schluper, Angela Beninati, Elisabeth & Brent Mesquit, Laurie & Steve Simpson, Alison Money, Christine Donaldson, Denise Williams & Brian Thompson, Becky Norman-Rodriguez & Robert Rodriguez, Alex & Marlo Corrigan, John & Kira Wehn, Tammy & Sean Stanley, Debbie & Craig Schmugar, Kathryn & Rohan Coelho, Myde Boles & Jan Fougli, Valerie & Chad Berset-Price, Taryn & Tige Harmon, Sean & Yuki Mandelbaum, Maria JoAnna & Grant Ahn, Sarah Halpin, Shannon & Tanya Lee, Caitie & Matt Coleman, Wendy & Robert Mansell, Amy & Craig Ayers-Hale, Bill Kness & Sandra Rogers, Daphne Allen, Richard Stein, Alan & Sharon Jones, Elizabeth Steele, Laura Grimes, Lynn Ferber, Iris Noack, Lisa Olivier, McKenna Shultz, Tracy Wright, Barbara Arzt, Emma Martin, Anne Mueller, Patti Jones

All funds raised go directly to supporting teachers, staff, and basic operations during the Covid-19.

We are profoundly grateful for the support we have received.

Join an exceptional group of passionate, dedicated community members by becoming a TPB donor today! Individual donations comprise an essential part of our funding. Not only do they account for 40% of the total contributed income that TPB receives each year, they also demonstrate strong grassroots community support, which in turn helps us qualify for foundation grants and funding from government organizations.

The individuals who support TPB share a common purpose: a commitment to the education of young people through dance.

When you donate, you not only strengthen our programs and advance our mission, you also gain significant tax savings. Your tax-deductible gift to TPB qualifies you for an Oregon tax credit if matched by a contribution to the Oregon Cultural Trust. Click here to learn more.

Please help youth ballet thrive in our community by making a donation of any size today.

As a 501(c)(3) organization, TPB depends on enthusiastic and generous support from many sources to carry out its mission of building the next generation of dancers and audience members.  Our Board of Directors, donors, and volunteers dedicate their time, passion,  and energy to the organization, making significant contributions of both financial resources and in-kind gifts.  TPB is also very proud to receive grants and sponsorships from an esteemed list of corporations and foundations.  Together, these sources provide a revenue stream that allows TPB to offer substantial scholarship support to its students, and to provide low or no-cost dance experiences to many in the community through both programs and performances.

Thank you for all you do for the community and for The Portland Ballet!

OTHER WAYS TO GIVE

By Phone
503.452.8448

By Mail
Mail your donation to:
The Portland Ballet
6250 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97239

If you have questions about making a donation, please contact Jim Lane by email or at 503.452.8448