Individual Donors

Individual & Foundation Support

Savannah Music Festival (SMF) would like to thank the many individuals and foundations that support the festival and our suite of education and community outreach programs. Through the generous underwriting of our donors, the Savannah Music Festival has grown to be one of the southeast’s most anticipated cultural events of the year as well as a hub for hands-on music education and mentorship initiatives for more than 10,000 students and young musicians each season.t

Savannah Music Festival donors enjoy a variety of perks such as access to premium reserved seats, discounted or complimentary tickets, invitations to exclusive donor parties, opportunities to meet festival artists, complimentary parking, and more!

For more information about making an outright or planned gift to Savannah Music Festival, please contact the SMF Development Department at 912.234.3378 ext. 106 or development@savannahmusicfestival.org.

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Concert Circle

FOUNDER

Anonymous
Bob Faircloth
Ron & Susan Whitaker

DIAMOND

Scott & Meredith D. Belford in Memory of Laura S. Devendorf
Charles & Rosalie Morris
Thomas V. & Susan G. Reilly

PLATINUM

Dorothea & Tim Coy
Charles A. Frueauff Foundation
Marla & Morris Geffen
Dayle & Aaron Levy
Tom & Ruth McMullin
Wilson & Linda Fisk Morris
Dave & Sylvaine Neises
Shelby G. Schavoir
Robin & Sandy Stuart
Pamela & Peter Voss
May Wall & Walter Lynch

GOLD

Curt & Libba Anderson
Mr. Henry R. & Leslie Lauer Berghoef
The Courtney Knight Gaines Foundation
Joan & Jim Hunter
David & Caroline Johnson
Robert M. & Diane v.S. Levy
J C Lewis Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry McElreath
Jackie & Stephen Rabinowitz
Stephanie & Michael Reardon
Karen Ringsby
Gail & Paul Wickes

SILVER

Gus Bell
Walter G. Canipe Foundation, Inc.
The Chatham Foundation
The Chestnut Family Foundation
Willard & Jean Holland
Toby W. Hollenberg
George & Ann Hubbs
Josh & Kelley Keller
Karen & Ted Kleisner
Dave Lake & Linda Wright
The Marjorie E. & B.H. Levy, Jr. Charitable Fund
Mrs. Ellen O’Bannon
Larry Pike in memory of Bonnie Pike
Zach Thomas
Truist Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. John L. Tucker
Anne P. West
Harold & Peggy Yellin

BRONZE

Anonymous (2)
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel H. Bradley
Carole & Gene Brogdon
Byck-Rothschild Foundation, Inc.
Joan & Gary Capen
Steve & Carter Eagle
Find Your Light Foundation
Friends of the Savannah Music Festival
The Hodge Foundation
The Hunter Foundation
Bill & Bev Jaques
Bob & Alice Jepson
Jill Kammermeyer & Robert Hochstetler
Bill & Becky Keightley
Richard K. Lane
Mrs. Robert O. Levitt
Joann McElravy & Fred Wolf
Tim & Kathleen Mercier
Jim & Bunny Montag
Roger & Rachel Page
Elizabeth C. Peeples
Regina & Rick Roney
Dr. & Mrs. Andrew T. Sheils, Jr.
Jacqueline & Ken Sirlin
Marti & Austin Sullivan
The Sussman Family in memory of Seymour Sussman
Michael & Peggy Towson

FESTIVAL SOCIETY

FESTIVAL INSIDERS

Anonymous • Linda & Tom McWhorter • Mr. & Mrs. J.R. Paddison • Ned & Mary Sommer • Doug & Lamar Webb

FESTIVAL FRIENDS

Ken Aaron • Jamie & Brennan Arkins • The Hugh and Charlene Armstrong Family Charitable Fund • Arts Ashore Legacy Fund c/o The Savannah Community Foundation, Inc. • Mr. & Mrs. Michael Barber in memory of Betty Anne & Frank Major • Ken & Ellen Betuker • Robin & Lawrence Brody • Malcolm & Julia Butler • Dr. Jessica F. Carter & Josh Carter • Cartledge Foundation • Mimi Cay • Bill & Doranne Coad • Don & Barbara Cogdell • Ed & Joyce Conant • Peter Coy • D’Addario Foundation •  Connie & Glen Darbyshire • H. Clark & Natalie Deriso • Patton & Mary Dugas • Dr. M. M. Finn • Carolyn B. Friedland • Jonathan Friedland • Annette & Stephen Friedman • AM Goldkrand in honor of Dayle Levy • Peggy G. • Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Greene • Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Harrison • Caroline Howell • IBMA Foundation • Susan & David Johnson • Jane G. Kahn • Robert & Fran Kelly • Joseph & Mimi Krupp • Betsy Lancaster • Nancy McGirr & David Goslin • Karen & Brian McKay • Mary R. Morrison • Dennis & Victoria Myers • Ms. Judy R. Ochsner • Audrey Platt in memory of Mrs. Gus Bell • Mary E. Raines • Joyce Roché & Johnie Seals • Rosaleen R. Roxburgh • Barbara Ruddy • Dr. George C. Sakakini • Sara Sands • Carl & Barbara Sassano • Diane & Ed Schmults • Nancy & Carlton Sheets • Gail & Michael Siegel • Adrienne Tietz • Cynthia Willett • Mrs. Lois C. Wooten • Ann Yingling • Bob & Vicky Young • Mr. & Mrs. David A. Young

AFICIONADOS

Margy Anderson • Anonymous (1) • The Brook Fund, Inc. • Harold Bulman • Daniel Cohen • William Darby & Mary Beth Winslow • Mr. Charles Ellis, III • Dr. Donna Graham & Dr. John Bryan • Georgia Music Foundation • Ann Hanley • Cynthia Heil • Annie Holland • Mr. & Mrs. G.M. Hubbard • Tom & Becky Hutcherson • Richards Jarden • Faye Kirschner & Christine Addy • John & Cyndi Kohn • Drs. Richard Leighton & Sylvia Fields • Dr. M. Ann Levett • Glen Lewis & John Wills • Brad Lorimier & Joan Ohl • Trish McLeod • Sarah Meyer • Jo Mohr • Mr. & Mrs. G. Ronald Morris • Carol & Ali Nasr • Charles C. O’Brien • Jeff Overman • Ramon Norrod & David Pratt • Bill & Jane Peterson • John Porter • Allan & Arlene Ratner • Christine & Peter Rives • Jordan & David Smith Fund, Santa Fe Community Foundation • Ron & Priscilla Stahl • Obby Tapley • Ansley & Paul Threlkeld • Peter Thut • Ben & Lisa Van Dusen • Alice & Howard Welt • James O. Westby • Mr. & Mrs. Pendleton P. White

PATRONS

Scott & Christine Alexander • Alison Altman • Anonymous (2) • Alan & Karen Anderson • Gene & Mary Arner • Brad & Gail Beaman • Victor Bell • Lynn & Dick Berkowitz • Paula Bradway • Anne R. and R. Harper Brown Foundation • Carol Bruce • John & Audrey Canarina • Marc Carignan & Christine Collins • Barry & Naomi Cohen • Betsy & Bob Contino • Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Conyers • Bailey & Terry Cronin • Thomas & Mary Elizabeth Davidson • J.P. Dessel • Mr. & Mrs. D. Devore • Kathleen Donohue & Mark Sanders • Jill Eaton • Carol Elliott • Carolyn & Robert Ernest • Frank Fekete • Bruce Field • Sharon & Murray Galin • David & Diane Gannon • Judith Gauthier • Edgar L. T. Gay in memory of Don Ringsby • Richard Geisel-Churchill • Dr. Arnold & Mary Gellman • Skip & Peggy Gillenwater • Judith Glazer • Janice & James Gould • Sheila & Martin Grossman • Peggy H. Harris • Steve & Jesse Hayden • Claire Hayes • Beatrice Henderson • Rhoda Herrold • Thomas A. Hetherington • Edward D. Jones, III in memory of Ann Maynard Jones • Jennifer Jones • Sarah Jones • Carlton & Deirdre Joyce • Steven Kaplan • Amy Keaton • Laura Keenan • The Kruger Family Fund • Dr. & Mrs. Paul Kulbersh • Jeff Lamson & Jill Bassman • Kayne Lanahan • Richard & Ruth Anne Lawson • Nancy Lazard • Connie & Steve Lyman • Paul Marecek • Katherine Martin • The John & Karin McCormick Fdtn, Inc. • J Thomas Mikell • Sheila & Harvey Mills • Biff & Jerry Montana • Ted & Linda Moore • Harry & Vanita Morgan • Susan Muscarella • Mr. & Mrs. G. Clinton Myers • Jere & Elizabeth Myers • Carol & Ali Nasr • Dr. Joeann Newman-Gibbs • Mechelle & Douglas Nobiletti • Linda & Rick North • Jennifer & John O’Callaghan • Joann Peistrup • Carol Pine • Caroline Powell • Mary & Vernon Rail • William & Kacey Ray • Brian & Catherine Renner • Rita C. Richey & Charles D. Elder • Brian Rickenbacker • Doug Sanders • Jeffrey & Lila Scott • Jan & David Seeley • Michaela Shank • Pamela Shingler • Nathaniel Sides • Hank Siegelson • Martha & Stephen Smith • Kristina Svenson • Dr. & Mrs. H. Emerson Thomas, Jr. • Stan & Frankie Thornton • James Tully • Caroline Turner • Sandy & Steve Ummel • Jeffrey Vandersip • Connie & Jerry Voight • Tom Vollmuth • Stephen M. & Janet K. Wagner • Phil & Judy Walters • Paul & Harriet Weinberg • Kathryn White • Marcia & Larry Wills • Beatrice Ziaja-Henderson • Craig Ziolkowski • Linda & Michael Zoller

Last updated 01.05.2021