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 and a hub for hands-on music education and mentorship initiatives for more than 10,000 students and young musicians each season.

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 x 106 or development@savannahmusicfestival.org.

Concert Circle

FOUNDER

Bob Faircloth
Ron & Susan Whitaker*

DIAMOND

Charles & Rosalie Morris
Thomas V. & Susan G. Reilly
May Wall, Walter Lynch & May Li Wall Lynch*

PLATINUM

Tim & Dorothea Coy
Charles A. Frueauff Foundation*
Marla & Morris Geffen*
Dayle & Aaron Levy*
Vicki & Jerry McElreath*
Tom & Ruth McMullin
Wilson Morris
The Savannah Orchestral Music Fund of The Savannah Community Foundation, Inc.
Shelby G. Schavoir
Robin & Sandy Stuart
Pamela & Peter Voss

GOLD

Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Anderson
The Courtney Knight Gaines Foundation*
David & Caroline Johnson
Karen & Ted Kleisner
J C Lewis Foundation*
Larry Pike in memory of Bonnie Pike
Jackie & Stephen Rabinowitz
Stephanie & Michael Reardon

SILVER

Walter G. Canipe Foundation*
Steve & Carter Eagle
The Hunter Foundation
Bill & Bev Jaques
Becky & Bill Keightley
Kiwanis Club of Skidaway*
Dave Lake & Linda Wright
The Mockingbird Foundation*
Dave & Sylvaine Neises
Regina & Rick Roney
The Solomons Fund
Marti & Austin Sullivan
Nina & Bill Weil
Rhegan White-Clemm & Timothy Clemm
Harold & Peggy Yellin

BRONZE

Anonymous*
Beverly & Dale Bearden
Kelley & Neil Berman
Ira P. Berman & Helen A. Borrello
Carole & Gene Brogdon
Joan & Gary Capen
The Chatham Foundation
Friends of Savannah Music Festival
Georgia Music Foundation*
Willard & Jean Holland
Toby W. Hollenberg*
George & Ann Hubbs
Richard K. Lane
Jim & Bunny Montag
Mrs. Ellen O’Bannon*
The One Hundred Children’s Foundation*
Elizabeth Peeples
Dr. Judy Piros
R.D. Sachdev
Dr. & Mrs. Andrew T. Sheils, Jr.
Jacqueline & Ken Sirlin*
Maura Sovchen
Anne P. West

FESTIVAL SOCIETY

FESTIVAL INSIDERS

Jamie & Brennen Arkins • Mr. & Mrs. Daniel H. Bradley • Dr. Jessica F. Carter & Josh Carter • Joseph & Susan Dockman • Patton & Mary Dugas • Jack & Barbara McMaken

FESTIVAL FRIENDS

Ken & Phyllis Aaron • The Adler Family Foundation • Wells & Kathleen Anderson • Malcolm & Julia Butler • Blake Caldwell • Carl Cannon • Cartledge Foundation • Jordan & Danny Chase • Chuck Chewning • Classics for Kids Foundation* • Ed & Joyce Conant • Ed & Pat Coulson • James & Jennifer Dwyer • Mrs. Jane A Feiler • David & Haley Fowler • Carolyn Friedland • AM Goldkrand • Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Greene • Oleta & Philip Harden • Laura & John Haslam • Holden & Caroline Hayes • Cynthia Heil • Mr. & Mrs. G. M. Hubbard • Sherry Jacobson & Gene Zuriff • Susan & David Johnson • Bob & Fran Kelly • Karl & Bonnie Kriscovich • L Glen Lewis & John Wills • Venessa Lott • Nancy McGirr & David Goslin • Mary R. Morrison • David Peterson & Linda Rawlings • John Porter • Cindy Prutzman & Gordon Taylor • Mary E. Raines • David & Joan Resler • Tom Ryley & Hilary Robinson • Rosaleen R. Roxburgh • Carl & Barbara Sassano • Diane & Ed Schmults • Scully Family • Greg Simpson • Ryan & Liza Smith • Ned & Mary Sommer • Katrina & Larry Street • Chris & Julie Sywassink • Dale Thorpe • Diane Tracy • Melinda Tucker • Christopher Walls • Ann Yingling

AFICIONADOS

Margy Anderson • Anonymous* • Joel & Grace Barr • Rusty Billingsly & Meredith Luce • Mr. & Mrs. Dan Boone • Robin & Lawrence Brody • David Burkoff & Emily Pointer • Harriett Carter • Scott Center & Tatsiana Shakhmuts* • John Chidsey • Christine Collins & Marc Carignan* • Richard Colvin & Virginia Edwards • Nolly Corley & David Davenport • Judy & Richard Cotler • Todd & Mary Cozart • John & Emma Derst Foundation • Judith Dinehart • Michael Evans • Paul & Deb Fagan* • Dave & Sherry Fletcher • Gary Girvin • Judith Glazer • Dr. Donna Graham & Dr. John Bryan • Mr. & Mrs. Cary Griffin • Ann Hanley • Bob & Alice Jepson • Faye Kirschner & Christine Addy • Dr. Susan Lamb • Heinz Lechner & Suzan Afifi • William McAdoo • Michael & Bradley McLeod • Charles C. O’Brien • David O’Neal • Raymond Patricio • Bill & Jane Peterson • Terry Proffitt in honor of Mike and Cathy Matye • Mr. & Mrs. Charles Russ • Dr. Heather Simon & Dr. Stephen Pohl • Bob Slagel • Ron & Priscilla Stahl • Joey & Deanie Strength • John & Patti Teter • Betty Trautwein, in memory of Bill Trautwein* • Ben & Lisa Van Dusen • Nancy Walburn • Mr. & Mrs. Pendleton P. White • Mr. & Mrs. David A. Young • Bea Henderson

PATRONS

Douglas Alexander • Anonymous (3) • Annie Archbold • John & Audrey Canarina • Betsy & Bob Contino • Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Conyers •  Mr. & Mrs. Asa Davis • Robert Deloach • Kathleen Donohue & Mark Sanders • Christine B Fisher • Paul & Paula Fisher • Sharon & Murray Galin • Michael & Teresa Gannon • Dr. Arnold & Mary Gellman • Janice & James Gould • Ann & Bert Hand • Pam & Eric Holmes • The John & Karin McCormick Fdtn, Inc. • William & Rebecca McGonigal • J Thomas Mikell • Biff & Jerry Montana • David & Kathryn Murph • James & Lois Myers-Bauer • Carol & Ali Nasr • Jennifer & John O’Callaghan • Steve Osborn in memory of Stella Osborn • Sue & Dick Prior • Richard & Kathleen Reynolds • Jan & David Seeley • Nathaniel & Janet Sides • Ambassador Lawrence Silverman • ERae Smith • Betsy Stewart • Dr. & Mrs. H. Emerson Thomas, Jr. • Paul & Marcia Thompson • Frankie & Stan Thornton* •  Richard Waddell & Pierre Fournier • Donna & Andrew Williams • Kimberly & Craig Ziolkowski

*Partial or full education support

Last updated 12.16.2022