Individual Giving

Annual Fund Contributors

The artistic, educational, & engagement programs of Milwaukee Ballet are made possible by the generous support of our friends. While space limitations prevent us from listing gifts under $500, Milwaukee Ballet gratefully acknowledges our donors’ generosity.

This donor list reflects gifts from August 1, 2022 to October 1, 2023. Please contact the Development Department at 414.902.2107 with any questions regarding your listing.

$100,000+

Donald & Donna Baumgartner

$50,000-$99,999

Jan Pirozzolo-Mellowes & John W. Mellowes
Kate & Don Wilson

$25,000-$49,999

Anonymous
Robert Dohmen
Einhorn Family Foundation
Heil Family Foundation
Nita G. Soref*
Dr. George Sosnovsky Charitable Trust

$10,000-$24,999

Anonymous
Jennifer & Christopher Abele
Clair & Mary Baum
Jane Bell
Tony & Andrea Bryant
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
– William A. & Mary Bonfield, Jr. Fund
– Norman & Lucy Cohn Family Fund
– Virginia Booth Vogel Fund
Stanley Kritzik
Ravenna & Randy Lipchik
Fruechtl* & Mackey Charitable Remainder Unitrust
Barbara Mangiafico
Dr. Suzanne Martens
Susanna & Justin Mortara
Peck Foundation Milwaukee, Ltd
Candy & Bruce Pindyck
William & Margaret Raasch
Richard & Ann Teerlink
Mary Vandenberg & Keith Mardak
Richard & Kay Yuspeh

$5,000-$9,999

Anonymous (2)
Laura & Mike Arnow
Bob Balderson
John P. Baumgartner
Sally Jarrar Baumgartner
Liz & Scott Bickley
Cheryl & Stuart Carron
The Cudahy Foundation
Catherine L. Davies
Elizabeth & Frederic* Friedman
Meggan Friedman & Sam Valenzisi
Jessica & Jalem Getz
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
– Donald & Barbara Abert Fund
– Luedke-Smith Fund
Anne Hayssen & Charles Ferrell
Robert & Jill Hayssen
Charles & Helen Hayssen
James & Joan Hayssen
Thomas & Theresa Hayssen
Christine & Tom Irgens
Amy Schmidt Jones & Andrew Jones
Dick Kaul
Mary Ann & Charles LaBahn
Tracy Luber & Gil Southwell
Anne & Tom Metcalfe
Kelly & Karina Noyes
Anne E. Oberbeck
Ryan Patefield
Tai & Andrew Pauls
Jill G. Pelisek
Jeffrey & Wende Raasch
Christine Radiske & Herbert Quigley
Marcia J. S. Richards
Kathleen D. Ryan
Kathleen & Frank Thometz

$2,500-$4,999

Shirley E. Butzin*
Kathleen Allen Crocker
Sarah & Peter Damsgaard
Michael & Margaret DeMichele
Patricia Crumley DeRamus & Eugene DeRamus
Justin & Elizabeth Drew
Kimara & Chad Ellefson
Tim & Sue Frautschi
Jason & Wanetta Fricke
Bob & Joan Goodman
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
– Briggs & Stratton Fund
– Schomer Lichtner Scholarship Fund
– David C. Scott Foundation Fund
George A. Hanneman
Mrs. R. Goeres Hayssen*
Kris Juergens
Anne K. Klisurich
Gayle G. Rosemann & Paul McElwee
Gregory & Susan Milleville
Stacey & Steven Nye
Sarah Thomas Pagels & Jesse Pagels
Kerrijo Patten
Neil & Erica Riegelman
Jodi Ristau
Nancy & Wally Roach
Mr. & Mrs. John D. Rumpf
Michael & Mary Burke Ryan
Jane & Eric Schumann
Linda L. Sell, M.D.
Jan Serr & John Shannon
Gary & Sharon Simon
David A. Songco
Katie Soyka
Judson & Amy Snyder
Mark & Anne Weitenbeck
Doug Stahl & Ann Windsor
Wilfred W. Wollner Jr.

$1,000-$2,499

Anonymous (2)
Molly & Ben Abrohams
Alycia Aldaz
Dave & Wendy Anderson
Margaret Atherton & Robert Schwartz
Kathy Averbeck
Paul Bartolotta
Linda E. Benfield & Steven C. Wallace
Wendy & Warren Blumenthal
Ulrich & Lina Broeckel
Dr. Louis Chicquette
Jack & Nicole Cook
Rev. David E. Cooper
Lauren Croal
Eric & Christy Cummings
Gary Drescher
Buffy & Steve Duback
Judges John & Jean DiMotto
Tere Canton Eckrose
Robert & Faith Einhorn
Paul Faustino & Charles Barlow
Jeff & Kelly Fitzsimmons
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
– Joan & Peter W. Bruce Fund
– Fedorczak Family Fund
– Carol Rowan Memorial Fund
– Drs. George & Christine Sosnovsky Fund
– Wiberg Family Fund
Carla H. Hay
Liv & Wayne Heidenreich
The Chris & Katie Hermann Family
Michael & Mary Ignatowski
Jeffrey A. Jaeger
Charles & Mary Kamps
Sarah & Richard Kimball
Laurie J. Kirsch & Rodney J. Gasch
Peter Kudlata & Margie Freeman
Kristen Irgens Marquette & Ryan Marquette
Dr. Ann H. & Mr. Michael J. McDonald
James McFarland & Jaime Sebastian Andres
Jean Baumgartner McGrath
Dr. A. E. Moats, Jr.
Dr. Barry Mullen
Daniel Naumann & Eileen Brennan
Michael & Susan Nesemann
Jane Neumann
Kathleen & Thomas O’Mara
The Maya Owens Special Needs Trust
David & Mindy Palay
Lois & Richard Pauls
Vera Pawlak
Laura & Adam Peck
Heidi Pernitz
Anthony Petullo Foundation, Inc.
Pride Foundation
– The Paul Mandracchia & Gary Hollander Community Fund
David & Edie Radtke
Michael Rinderle
Rite-Hite Holding Corporation Foundation
Rebecca & Maxx Rodriguez
Amy & Tony Sarnowski
Sue & Allan “Bud” Selig
Scott Silet & Kate Lewis
Heidi & Kevin Sjostrom
Barbara Steinmetz
Thomas & Sharon Stoffel
Stephanie Thompson
Morgan J. Tilleman
Joan R. Urdan
Corinthia Van Orsdol & Don Petersen
Alicia Vogel
Anne H. Vogel
Jerome & Bonita Welz
Craig Young & Sharon Busey

$500-$999

Anonymous (3)
David & Patricia Anderson
Robert A. Armstrong
Christine Baranoucky
Richard & Shirley Behrendt
Carolee C. Beutler
Patty Blommer & Tim Wallis
Dr. Rick Brewer
Peter & Laurie Byrne
Marc & Linda Cayle
Susan Hulce Cerletty
Cecile Cheng
Lisa & Bob Collins
Catherine & Mario Costantini
Curt & Sue Culver
Barbara Davis
Kristin & Jordan Dimmer
Amy Diorio
Amanda Donaldson
John & Jodi Eastberg
Debra & Jonathan Eder
Jolly Emrey
Chris Fieldbinder
Steve & Raquel Filmanowicz
Moira Fitzgerald & Peter Kammer
Stanley & Janet Fox
Allan & Mary Ellen Froehlich
Mark & Virginia Gennis
Catherine Graham-Kohler & John Graham
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
– Margarete & David Harvey
– Joseph R. Pabst Fund
Charles & Elizabeth Haas
David & Chintana Haas
Jamie R. Harris
Ellen Hing & Chris Leadley
Anthony Hudson
Suzanne & Michael Hupy
Sigrid & Roy Jablonka
Jerome & Alice Jacobson
Jason & Hannah Jahn
Jewish Community Foundation
– Pam Kriger
– Burton & Audrey Strnad
Marilyn W. John
Catherine Jorgens & Christopher Lambert
Kimberly & David Kane
Elieen Kehoe & Carl Reinhold
William & Elizabeth Krohn
David Kudlata
Helen Kuzma
Kevin Langreck
Cynthia Lien, M.D.
Patricia A. Lombardo
Peter Lovance
Ann R. MacIver
Lee C. Marquardt
Edward & Carolyn Maruggi
Amy Moller & Jeffrey Frank
Jim Mortell
Jack Murphy
Christopher B. & Anne L. Noyes
Sandra O’Brien & Neal Schuster
Dr. Jacob & Ariana Pfeiffer
Inge Plautz
Meyer & Norma Ragir Foundation
Mary & Ross Read
Anne Riendl
Brent & Amanda Ritchey
Julie & Dan Rosenfeld
Keri Sarajian, Rick Stratton & Family
James & Kathleen Scholler
Rebecca & Brad Simenz
Jan Smokowicz
Fred Stratton
Steven & Honey Szymanski
Joy Towell
Miles Underwood
Heide Wetzel
Diana J. Wood

UPAF Donor Designated Gifts

Donald & Donna Baumgartner
Jane Bell
Sarah & Peter Damsgaard
Christine & Tom Irgens
Amy Schmidt Jones & Andrew Jones
Sarah & Richard Kimball
Stanley Kritzik
Dr. Suzanne Martens
Susanna & Justin Mortara
Daniel Neely
Kelly J. Noyes
Sarah Thomas Pagels & Jesse Pagels
Jill G. Pelisek
Jan Pirozzolo-Mellowes & John W. Mellowes
Neil & Erica Riegelman
Gayle G. Rosemann & Paul E. McElwee
Mr. & Mrs. John D. Rumpf