A SALUTE TO OUR DONORS

ANNUAL FUND DONORS

Thousands of individuals, corporations, foundations and government agencies help fund our performances and community programs through their generosity. While space allows us to list only donors of $1,000 or more, we wish to express our appreciation to all who have supported the Circus.

$100,000 or more

Altman Foundation • New York City Department of Cultural Affairs • Alan B. Slifka
Joseph and Sylvia Slifka Foundation
Britney Spears •  The Zankel Fund
 

$50,000 or more

Bauer Family Foundation •  Ms. Leigh A. Bonney and Mr. Larry Ritzhaupt/Pfizer Inc • Mary Jane and Charles Brock
The Gross Family Foundation
Abram & Ray Kaplan Foundation
Hirsch and Linda F. Vogel Kaplan • Ursula and Paul Lowerre
Stavros S. Niarchos Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Paduano
Hulda B. and Maurice L. Rothschild Foundation
The Silverweed Foundation, Inc.
Jean and Robert Stern • Nanna and Daniel Stern
van Ameringen Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Wearing/Accenture

$25,000 or more 

The Adler Family and Friends in Honor of Jill Adler’s Bat Mitzvah • Amelior Foundation
The Frank J. Antun Foundation • Bauer Family Foundation • Amy and Gary Churgin
Laurie and Peter Grauer • The Marc Haas Foundation, Inc. • The Hagedorn Fund
Mr. John F. Hartigan • The Ethel & W. George Kennedy Family Foundation, Inc.
F. M. Kirby Foundation, Inc. • The Krumholz Foundation, Inc. • Cathy and Marc Lasry
Reuben and Arlene Mark • Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Mayberry, Jr. • Mr. and Mrs. Lester Morse •
National Endowment for the Arts • Newman’s Own Foundation
The Pinkerton Foundation • Prince Charitable Trusts • Joseph H. and Carol F. Reich
Rhodebeck Charitable Trust • Louise and Leonard Riggio • Pat and John Rosenwald
The Fax Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation • Edith M. Schweckendieck Trusts
Monica and Richard Segal • Wendy and Stephen Siegel • The Shubert Foundation, Inc.
Barbara Slifka • Mr. and Mrs. Frank N. Stanley III • R. L. Stine and Jane Stine • Mr. Paul Tanico
Doni Fordyce-Urfirer and Michael Urfirer • The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Jeffrey C. and Suzanne C. Walker • Anonymous

$10,000 or more

Shari and Edward Adler • The John W. Alden Trust •  The Estate of Irma H. Armiger •
The Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust • The Theodore H. Barth Foundation
Mr. David Berkowitz • Clark-Winchcole Foundation • Mr. Richard K. DeScherer
The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation Inc. • The Edouard Foundation, Inc. •  The Feld Family Foundation • 
Charles P. Ferro Foundation • New York City Council Member James F. Gennaro
The Goldenheim Family • Ms. Robin Henry • The Janey Fund • Mr. Atul Khanna
The Klarman Family Foundation • Mr. Marc Kirschner and Mrs. Nancy Fisher •  Mr. Mortimer Levitt • 
Demarest Lloyd, Jr. Foundation • New York City Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito
David and Anita Massengill • Ms. Holly McGrath • Sherman and Christopher Meloni
Mindich Family Foundation • Mr. and Mrs. Lester S. Morse, Jr.
Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Fund • Novack Family Foundation
The Picower Foundation • Ms. Deborah Reich • Ms. Dee Dee Ricks
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Robards • Daryl and Steven Roth
Lawrence J. and Anne Rubenstein Charitable Foundation
The Rudin Foundation • Charles & Mildred Schnurmacher Foundation, Inc.
Mark and Marie Schwartz • Alexander and Margaret Stewart Trust
Mary and John Suydam • Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Tarrant
Roger and Seana Wood • Anonymous

$5,000 or more

Mr. and Mrs. David Altshuler • American Chai Trust
Joan and Robert Arnow Fund • The Barker Welfare Foundation
Candice Bergen • Alexandra and Steven Cohen • Jane B. Cook 1992 Charitable Trust
The Cowles Charitable Trust • Mr. Richard D'Amore • Carol and Allan B. Deering
Michael D. Donovan • Mr. David Fleischer and Ms. Judith Messina
The Howard Gilman Foundation • Joseph and Carson Gleberman • Mr. and Mrs. Barry W. Gray
Charles and Susan Harris • Irving B. Harris Foundation • J. Ira and Nicki Harris Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Gates Helms Hawn • The Libby Holman Foundation, Inc.
Ms. Valerie Hughes • The Joelson Foundation • Frank and Patricia Lenti
• Richard H. Levy and Lorraine Gallard • Robert and Christina Mann
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Marcus • Mr. and Mrs. Michael Marsh • Joanne and Jesse Masyr
Philip and Cheryl Milstein • Anne and Jeffrey Mitchell • Donald R. Mullen, Jr.
Overbrook Foundation • Amy and John Peckham • Freear Pollard • Ms. Gigi Pritzker
Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Foundation • Mr. and Mrs. David Rockwell
Cynthia and Bud Rogers • Susan and Elihu Rose Foundation • The Sillerman Family
Patricia Vance • New York City Council Member Albert Vann
New York City Council Member David I. Weprin
John C. Whitehead • Richard and Lisa Witten • Anonymous (2)

$2,500 or more

May P. & Francis L. Abreu Charitable Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Adolf • Aid Association for the Blind of the District of Columbia •  Dwight and Julie Anderson • 
The Andryc Family • Bialkin Family Foundation • John Baiocco •  Hap and Sue Brakeley • 
Dorian Brown • Dr. Phyllis Cohen and Dr. Walter Goldstein • Cynthia Green Colin
Lillian I. Daniels • New York City Council Member Inez E. Dickens
The Dimick Foundation • Craig and Valerie Dykstra • Mrs. Elizabeth Ederheim
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Eisenreich • Arthur G. Epker • Roger and Irina Erickson
Robert and Margaret Fagenson • Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Freedman •
Ms. Vicky Gewirz • Gibson Family Foundation • Gilder Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Stephen L. Green • Paul and Diane Guenther • Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Gural
Mr. Russel T. Hamilton • Mr. Theodore Hartley • Mrs. Henry Hubshman, Jr.
The Roy A. Hunt Foundation • Michael K. Johnson • The Lore Kann Foundation
New York City Council Member Melinda R. Katz • Virginia and Richard Keim
Dr. Suzanne J. Kesten • Mrs. William T. Knight, III • Mr. Richard W. LeFever
Lorraine Machiz and Family • Hale Matthews Foundation
Anne and Paul Marcus • Ms. Heather J. McDonald • Ted Moudis
• The Old Stones Foundation, Inc.
New York City Council Queens Delegation, Leroy G. Comrie, Jr., Chair
The Ribotsky Family • Annette and Roland Rizzi • Dr. and Mrs. David Rosenthal
Mary Rower • Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rugg • Debra J. Segal • Mr. and Mrs. Chris Sobecki
Melissa and Robert Soros • Cathrine Stickney Steck • Mrs. Michelle Stein
Mr. and Mrs. Wade F.B. Thompson • Van Pelt Foundation • Ms. Claudia Wagner
Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Walsh • Nina W. Werblow Charitable Trust
In Memory of Hal Wilmerding from his Parents
Mr. Arthur W. Zeckendorf
 

$1,000 or more

Ms. Madelyn Adamson • Ms. Carol F. Anderson
Elizabeth and Gary Anderson • Ms. Laura Anreder • Ms. Ellen Arian
Arnhold Foundation, Inc. • Mr. John M. Bader • Mr. and Mrs. Rene Balcer
Mr. Scott Barasch • Drs. Georgette F. Bennett and Leonard Polonsky • Ms. Lori Blickers
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Borer • Mr. Kenneth L. Bowmaker • Mr. Adam Brin
Mr. and Mrs. John Bucksbaum • Robert, Carol and Caroline Castano • Ms. Elizabeth Collins
Mr. and Mrs. Jason P. Colodne • Kathy and Andy Constan • Mrs. Daniel Cowin
In Memory of Jerry Cundiff • Belle and Henry Davis • Ms. Kathryn Delaney
Mr. and Mrs. John Paul Dizzia • Mr. Milton H. Dresner • Mr. Hugh Feehan
Mr. Harvey Fein and Mrs. Fiona Morgan Fein • Kathy Lyne Ferguson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Friedman • Louis and Regina Furlan • Sarah and Seth Glickenhaus
Ms. Judy Gluckstern • Mr. Benjamin H. Graham • Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Gruss
Ms. Christine Harvey • Mrs. Joy Henshel • Jackie Harris Hochberg and Robert Hochberg
Richard H. Holzer Memorial Foundation • Carl Jacobs Foundation
Kim L. Johnson • Nicole J. Kafka • William H. Kearns Foundation
Carol and Jerome P. Kenney • Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Lang • Robert and Darlene Lang
Bob and Bonnie Larson • Mr. Harold Levine • Dr. Laurie J. Levinson
Ms. Wendy Leyman • Dr. and Mrs. Peter J. Linden • Naomi and Marvin Lipman
In Memory of Liza Carolina Lister • Litowitz Foundation, Inc. • Mr. Arthur L. Loeb
Letty G. Lutzker • Mr. Malcolm A. Makin • Mrs. Frederick J. Mali
Mr. Andrew Malis • John and Susanne Manley • Michael T. Martin
Carol and Arthur Maslow • Mr. Lamar Davis Matthews • Mr. and Mrs. Kevin McCarey
Mr. and Mrs. H. Roemer McPhee • Rebecca Meiklejohn • The Morris Family Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Douglas Muller • Ruth Nagourney • Michael Newman and Polly Kornblith •  Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nickell
Caroline Nunan Hill • Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ohlemeyer • Mr. and Mrs. John W. Ohlweiler
Mr. Eric Overmyer • Mrs. and Mr. Gabrielle Palitz • Mr. and Mrs. Rand Pear
Michele, Michael and Thomas Pecora • Arnold S. Penner Foundation
Mrs. Lewis T. Preston • Sally Quinn • Ms. Caryl B. Ratner • Ann and Stanley Reese
Elizabeth and John Rose • Ms. Elaine Rubenstein • Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Schechter
Craig Schiffer • Mrs. Stephanie K. Schnabel • Ms. Kathleen S. Schultz
Kathleen E. Shannon • Mr. Dewey K. Shay • Jacob, Aaron and Sara Simkovitz
Adam and Vicki Rosen Solomon • Mr. and Mrs. Marko Sonnenberg • Ms. Barbara Sopher
Theatre Development Fund’s Tap Plus Program,
in cooperation with New York State Council on the Arts
Mr. Marc Toscano • Patricia Vezendy • Arthur J. Vitarius
Grace L. Volckhausen • Bill Vrattos • Ms. Joanne Walker • Jeanne L. Warner
Mr. John L. Weinberg • Dr. Comilda Weinstock • Mr. Dan Weissman
Ms. Barbara Whitman and Mr. David Carlyon • Glenn Whitmore • Mr. David Windreich
The Sylvia and Edward H. Zucker Foundation, Inc. • Anonymous (2)

Corporations

The business community supports the Circus through memberships, grants and special events.

Lead Corporate Sponsor –
The Fund for Artistic Excellence

 

Lead Corporate Sponsor –
Circus for All®

Accenture • Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld
Assurant Foundation • AXA Foundation • Bank Leumi USA
Bank of America • Bloomberg • The Bloomingdale's Fund of Macy*s Foundation
The Boston Consulting Group Inc. • British American Business, Inc.
Cardinal Health Foundation • Colgate-Palmolive Company • Con Edison
Cox Enterprises, Inc. • Davis Polk & Wardwell • Deloitte Consulting
Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation • Engelhard Hanovia, Inc. • Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Gotham Partners Management Company, LLC • Gumuchian Fils, Ltd. • Hasbro Children's Fund
ISI Group, Inc. • Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolf & Cohen, P.C • Lehman Brothers Inc.
McKinsey & Company • Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. • The Moody’s Foundation
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York • Morton's Restaurant Group, Inc.
New York Mercantile Exchange Charitable Foundation
The New York Times Company Foundation • O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Paramount Group, Inc. • Perry Capital, LLC • Pfizer Inc
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP • Real Estate Board of New York Foundation, Inc.
Serino Coyne • Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Time Warner Inc. • TJX Foundation, Inc.
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen and Katz • Anonymous

Matching Gifts

AXA Foundation • Entertainment Software Association
Houghton Mifflin Company • IBM Matching Grants Program
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies • Milbank Memorial Fund
Pepsico Foundation Inc. • Pfizer Inc
The Prudential Community Giving Campaign

Endowment and Capital Project Donors

The Big Apple Circus extends special thanks to the following donors who have made significant gifts to capital and special projects.

Booth Ferris Foundation • Charles Hayden Foundation
The Hyde and Watson Foundation • New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg
New York City Council, Speaker Christine C. Quinn
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Commissioner Kate D. Levin
New York City Department of Youth and Community Development
New York State Council on the Arts
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Senator William J. Larkin
The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation, Inc.

 

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from
the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

 

Big Apple Circus Volunteers

The Big Apple Circus extends its heartfelt gratitude to the following loyal volunteers
for their many hours of service.

Elsa Alfaro • Betty Balsam • Jerry Balsam • Barbara Boggs
Paige Francis • Carylin Frankel • Irving Goldman • Muriel Goldman • Emma Gruber
Jackie Handel • Edna Kronberg • Frieda Lane • Stanley Lieber • Arlene Sang Lipman
Frances Marsh • Loretta Menger • Constance Mitchell • Alma Nitti • Freear Pollard
Brad Pollard • Brigitte Reis • Sarah Sacknoff • Dorothy Sargeant • Sylvia Schlein
Ana Somohano • Sami Steigmann • Brenda Steinacher • Helen Tepper
Nettie Trommer • Judy Verne • Marilyn Wantman • Al Weiss
Dorothy Williams • Constance Wingate • Estelle Yanco • Nadine Zimet