Our Supporters • 2009/2010 School Year

One hundred percent of our support comes from the generosity of our community. To our many supporters this past school year, "Thank you!"

We apologize in advance for any omissions, misspellings, or other inaccuracies. If you identify anything of this nature, please contact our executive director.

Financial Supporters

$10,000 and above

  • The Bezos Family Foundation
  • The Clowes Fund
  • The Peach Foundation
  • PONCHO (designated gift by The Snowman Foundation)
  • The Seattle Foundation

$5,000 - $9,999

  • 4Culture
  • Anonymous
  • Lucky Seven Foundation
  • NEA / ARRA

$1,000 - $4,999

  • Norman Archibald Charitable Foundation
  • Jacklyn Bezos
  • Patrick and Kellie Elliott
  • Scott and Catherine Gelband
  • Steve and Carla Gelband
  • Bruce and Gretchen Jacobsen
  • The Leslie Fund
  • Meany Middle School PTSA
  • Perkins Coie Charitable Fund
  • Tricia Raikes
  • Raynier Institute & Foundation
  • Rotary Club of Emerald City Foundation
  • Schlosser Geographic Systems, Inc.
  • Todd Vogel and Karen Hust
  • The Windermere Foundation

$500 - $999

  • Jon and Harriet Bakken
  • Jim Greenfield and Susan Barley
  • Barwick & Partners Inc.
  • The Black Family Foundation
  • Bernard and Karen Kubale
  • Leschi Community Council
  • Peter Liguori and Hannah Cox
  • Music Performance Group
  • Pamela Okano
  • Perkins Coie Employee Gift
  • Harry Schneider and Gail Runnfeldt
  • Mort and Joan Thomas
  • Sandra Walker, MD
  • Michael and Julia Young

$250 - $499

  • Buddy and Julie Arnheim
  • Erik and Jennifer Benson
  • The Brettler Family Foundation
  • Andrew Lieberman and Randy Shafton
  • David McShea and Sophia Eitel
  • Daniel McLaughlin and Francine Miller
  • Michael and Susan Otten
  • Bob and Kathy Roseth
  • Charles Stephens and Rebecca Liebman
  • Kevin and Caroline Smith
  • Scott and Anne Walker
  • John and Christine Welch

$100 - $249

  • Robert Barley
  • Chris and Naomi Nomura Barry
  • James and Susanna Connaughton
  • David and Julia Clarke
  • Kha Dang and Ly Chang
  • Philip and Catherine Davis
  • Leonardo and Debra Del Castillo
  • Thomas Constant
  • Mike Dawda
  • D.C. Dugdale and Colleen McKinnon
  • Robert and Elizabeth Edgerton
  • Ellen Ferguson
  • Lynn Freeman
  • Michael Friedman and Sabine von Pryss
  • Samuel Gelband
  • R.A. Gertler and M.A. Murray
  • Robert Gombiner and Ester Greenfield
  • Carolyn Harris
  • Gwendolyn Harris
  • John Holt and Susan Trainor Holt
  • Michael and Nan Johnson
  • Jay Kaiser and Cynthia Taylor
  • Peter Kelly and Ellen Braun-Kelly
  • David Kim and Patricia Costa Kim
  • Mark Klebanoff and Mary Anne Christy
  • Matt Knight and Sandy Rathbun
  • John Kounts and Signe Gilson
  • Steven Lawrenz and Jennifer Pertuset
  • Robert and Monique Lipman
  • Deborah Martin
  • Andrea McAfee and Jill Hahn
  • Francis McHugh
  • Paul and Dawn Meiklejohn
  • David and Laura Midgley
  • Andrew and Cori Moore
  • S.S. and A.E. Mulherkar
  • Nor-Pac Equities Development, Inc.
  • John and Mary Pat Osterhaus
  • Mina Person
  • Seattle Flute Society
  • Eric Schorr
  • Glenn Siegel
  • Robert Thomas and Susan Reichert
  • James Tully and Ann Costello
  • David and Shirley Urdal
  • James and Kathleen Webster
  • Ricardo Wenger and Janet Neumann
  • Daniel and Sarah Westneat
  • Charles and Kathleen Wilson
  • The Women’s Chorale of the Music Center North West

$0 - $99

  • Gary Ackerman and Robin Dearling
  • Tim and Mila Allinson
  • Ralph Berry and Norie Sato
  • Hazel Breitz MD
  • Eric Broman and Ann Cummings
  • Paul and Carri Campbell
  • Phil Chapman and Barbie Snapp
  • Curt Clausen and Sally Reid Clausen
  • Caitlin Cordell
  • David Cort and Joie Gelband
  • John and Nancy Daugherty
  • Makarand and Ursula Dehejia
  • Steven and Karen Dolde
  • James Douglas and Alexandra Harmon
  • T. Jefferson Eby and Zart Dombourian Eby
  • Karl Edwards and Lisa Dennison
  • Marin and Ann Fasano
  • Neal Friedman and Jane Fellner
  • Ron and Regina Feinberg
  • Bruce and Susanne Foster
  • S.L. and S.R. Freeman
  • Suzanne Garland
  • Robert and Barbara Giles
  • Jim and Kerstin Harding
  • Shelley Hardwick
  • David and Amy Harris
  • David Hernandy
  • Thoi Huynh
  • Patricia Kalafus
  • Alan and Rebecca Keith
  • William and Barbara Kilborn
  • Stephen King and Sheryl Kipnis
  • Indiigo Klyne
  • Rev. Dean and Valerie Kouldukis
  • Jennifer Ames Lazarre
  • Dennis and Patricia Lee
  • Patrick Long and Martha Hyde
  • Kevin and Carie Lorensen
  • David Loud
  • William Luna and Jane Sheridan
  • Larry and Margaret McGaughey
  • Greg and Joan McNabb
  • Gerald and Joan Miller
  • Ray and Susan Mooers
  • John Moen and Vicky Hatch-Moen
  • Howard Muntz and Barbara Goff
  • Kimberly Mustafa
  • Deleion Patterson
  • Douglas Potter and K. Brattesani
  • Tom and Kate Pratt
  • Richard and Anna Presland
  • R.J. and S.L. Prokorym
  • Christopher and Beth Purcell
  • James and Jeanne Rolph
  • Christine Roush
  • Jason and Monica Rush
  • Sharon Sack
  • Tracey and Tiffany Samuels
  • Don Schlosser and Deb Easter
  • Linda Schoemaker
  • William Schultze and Laura Stambaugh
  • Marc and Kay Slonim
  • Jim and Diane Snell
  • Parker and Evelyn Sroufe
  • Frederick Strom
  • Clif and Nelda Swiggett
  • Lee and Judith Talner
  • Julie Taylor
  • Kevin Trombold and Heath Foster
  • Merlin and Erma Wallace
  • Keith Webster
  • Hunter Williams and Kirsten Rooks
  • Charles and Nancy Wilson
  • Daniel Winterbottom and Carol Bjork
  • Roman Welyczko
  • Xiaoming Yang and Hongxiu Ji
  • Paul Yager and Teresa Sparkman
  • Roman Welyczko
  • Asako Yoshimura
  • Bernard Zavala and Bernice Ege-Zavala

In Honor Of

  • The Barwick Family
    Herb Stusser

Other

Grateful acknowledgement to those individuals, corporations, foundations and organizations listed below for matching donations, as well as those groups and others who have provided significant support in the recent past (not named above):

  • The Boeing Company Gift Matching Program
  • Carillon Point Account
  • Goldman, Sachs & Co. Matching Gifts Program
  • Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
  • The Peach Foundation
  • The Prudential Foundation Matching Gifts Program

In-Kind Donations

We operate on a small budget. In order for our program to flourish, we look to the community for opportunities for in-kind donations of goods or services. We are fortunate to have built relationships with the following:

  • Seattle Public Schools
  • Alaska Silk Pie Co.
  • The Bass Church
  • Best Buy
  • Bischofberger Violins
  • BLI Music
  • Café Appassianato
  • Capitol Music Center
  • Cupcake Royale
  • Tom Douglas
  • The Essential Baking Company
  • Experience Music Project
  • Grateful Bread
  • Hammond-Ashley Violins
  • Kennelly Keys
  • Elaine and Steve Locke
  • Lasley & Russ Violins
  • Metropolitan Music
  • Mighty-O Donuts
  • Mills Music
  • OmCulture
  • Perkins Coie LLP
  • Kristi Skanderup and Dana Golden
  • Starbucks
  • Quality Food Centers
  • Andrew Vait & the Eternal Fair
  • Whole Foods
  • Tom Wolken
  • Zeek’s Pizza

Instrument Donations

We would like to thank the following people who donated musical instruments during the most recently completed school year:

  • Ingrid Bartels
  • John Beaumier
  • Rion Berg
  • Jill Burday-Carson
  • Cornish College of the Arts
  • Jason Cruz
  • Lesli Dalaba
  • Ann Fasano
  • Katie Galbraith
  • Cathy Gaylord
  • Richard Hall
  • Michael Harris
  • Steve Heller
  • Sherrideth Iron
  • Stephanie Jones
  • Susan Jones
  • Paul Lippert
  • Julie Lombardo
  • Sue Mann
  • Pat Marcus
  • Stephen Markovitz
  • Andrew McKee
  • Metropolitan Music
  • Joe Orlando
  • Kirsten Rooks
  • Karen Roper
  • Stefan Skalbania
  • Sherri Sybil
  • Loretta Vosk
  • Nancy Willis