Thank you to our generous supporters

Your contributions make it possible every year to engage world-class musicians and guest soloists, deliver innovative programming, and serve our community through the Community Access Initiative.

This list recognizes donations made between November 18, 2023 and November 18, 2024. Every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy. Please email rdowney@apollosfire.org with any errors or omissions.

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Apollo’s Circle ($100,000 & above)

Anonymous
Cuyahoga Arts and Culture
Janice L. Greene†

Helios Circle ($50,000 – $99,999)

Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
Ohio Arts Council
Herb & Jody Wainer

Conductor’s Circle ($25,000-$49,999)

Jeff & Jamie Barnett
Chuck & Christy Bittenbender
Cleveland Foundation
Michael Frank & Pat Snyder* (*dec’d)
The George Gund Foundation
Kulas Foundation
John P. Murphy Foundation
Astri Seidenfeld
Tim & Jennifer Smucker

Mount Olympus Circle ($10,000-$24,999)

Anonymous
Akron Community Foundation
Fred & Mary Behm
Michael & Susan Delahanty
Ann Fairhurst & Mark Cipra
Malcolm & Vivian Henoch
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.
Illinois Arts Council
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
Cynthia Knight
Stephen & Maria Lans
Dr. & Mrs. Richard J. Lederman
Gina Leonetti
George I. Litman, M.D.
Marilyn & Tom McLaughlin
Ellen & Mike Meehan
Alexander & Jennifer Ogan
Peg’s Foundation
Bruce Raymer
Drs. Jonathan & Elisa Ross
Marie Rowley
Dr. Michael J. Seider
Kenneth E. Shafer, M.D.
The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation
Sonjia Smith
Karen & Richard Spector
Ed & Ellen Weber

Versailles Circle ($5,000-$9,999)

Bonnie M. Baker
Steve & Judy Bundra
Catharina Caldwell
Joyce Chelberg
Homer Chisholm & Gertrude Kalnow Chisholm Fund
Tom & Karen Clark
The Mary S. & David C. Corbin Foundation
Mrs. Mary & Dr. George L. Demetros Charitable Trust
Feth Family Foundation
The Hankins Foundation
Drs. Ka-Pi Hoh & Brian Perry
Jane Hubben
William Lawlor
Dr. Miloslava Mervart
Northern Trust
Lori & Dan Nelson
John & Linda Olejko
Gertrude F. Orr Trust Advised Fund of the Akron Community Foundation
Bill & Sandra Powel
Mrs. Alfred M. Rankin
James & Lenore Schilling
Albert G. & Olive H. Schlink Foundation
Richard & Deborah Schroeder
Ryan Siebel
The Sisler McFawn Foundation
Sandra Smith
Dr. Jeanne Sorrell
Bradley Upham
Elizabeth Walder

Esterhazy Circle ($2,500-$4,999)

Anonymous
Peter & Jane Anagnostos
BakerHostetler
Donna Batson
Karl & Amanda Bekeny
Douglas Bletcher
Frances S. Buchholzer
Amy & Eric Carlson
Cerity Partners LLC
Chengelis Scientific Services LLC
Michael & Susan Clark
Bill Conway
Douglas Cooper
Ralph Deskin
DLR Group
Sarah & Robert Dresing
Barbara & Denis Feld
Jane Haylor & Mel Berger, in memory of Sheldon & Marilyn MacLeod
Byron G. Hays
Erin Horan
Robert† & Donna Jackson
The Lehner Family Foundation
Meng “Locky” Liu
Fred & Pearl Livingstone
Annette Lowe & Doug Dolch
Lubrizol
Patti & Hadley Morgenstern-Clarren
Gary & Shay Olson
Brendan & Elizabeth Patterson
David Reimer & Raffaele DiLallo
Phil & Noha Ryder
Dr. & Mrs. James & Rita Sheinin
Lucy & Dan Sondles
Sarah N. Steiner
Rebecca K. Storey & Neal Simpson
Synthomer Foundation
Elizabeth & Michael Taipale
Tucker Ellis
Libby & Ed Upton
Gregory Videtic, M.D.

Medici Circle ($1,000-$2,499)

Anonymous (2)
Richard & Eleanor Aron
Ric & Kate Asbeck
Michael Bakes
Stephen Ban
Peter & Mindy Bartholomae
Bath Community Fund
Mark & Kathleen Binnig
Mitch & Liz Blair
Zeda Blau
Arthur V. N. Brooks† in memoriam
Stephen & Jeanne Bucchieri
Mr. & Mrs. William D. Buss II
James Calhoun
Herb & Ursula Cohrs
Harry Core
Thomas M. & Janet S. Daniel
The Deveny Family
Henry C. Doll
John J. Dyer, Jr.
Keith Eggeman
David & Marilyn Elk
Diane & Michael Ellis
Lilly Eng
John & Lee Ann Eyre
Susan P. Flowers
Casey Forbes & Signe Wrolstad-Forbes
Harry K. & Emma R. Fox Charitable Foundation
William Gaskill & Kathleen Burke
Margerita Gerborg
Sam & Kim Hartwell
Barbara Hawley & David Goodman
Peter & Sunnie Hellman
Martin & Maria Hoke
Mr. Richard R. Hollington, Jr.
Herbert J. Hoppe, Jr.
Michael & Jane Horvitz
Mrs. M. B. Humphrey*
Walter Keith
Thomas Forrest Kelly, Ph.D.
Ilona Kisis
Rabbi Roger C. Klein & Jacqueline Loewy
Rick & Ellen Knapp, in honor of Ed & Ellen Weber
Ursula Korneitchouk
KPMG
Marlene Krause
Manning & John Kundtz
Joan C. Long
Rev. Richard Lutz
Mary Ann Mahoney†
Robert Toma & Christine Marsick
Douglas Miller & Ellen Burke
The Deborah Neale Foundation
Nordson Corporation Foundation
Edward J. Olszewski
Elizabeth Osborne
Don & Anne Palmer
Jim & Kathy Pender
Melodie Phillips
James & Leslie Pickard
Katrina Pipasts
Thomas & Kate Pitrone
William Plesec & Susan Stechschulte
Sally & Derek Rance
Chuck & Ilana Horowitz Ratner
The RDM Foundation
Roger & Sally Read
Roger F. Ream, D.D.S.
Dr. Robert W. Reynolds
Jane N. Richmond
William Watterson & Melissa Richmond
Charles E. & Mabel M. Ritchie Memorial Foundation
Alan Rocke & Cristine Rom
James Rosenthal & Annie Fullard
Kasia G. & Douglas Rothenberg
Nan & Peter Ryerson
Richard & Tamara Rynearson
Anthony Salem
Lynne F. & Ralph Schatz
Frank Shoemaker
Lloyd L. & Louise K. Smith Foundation
Drs. Frederick & Elizabeth Specht
Jane Peterson & Phil Star
Allyson Stewart
Terry & Jamie Stoller
Susan Troia
Anne Unverzagt
John P. & Verna Vanderkooi
Sam Wainer
Anne & Ed Wardwell
Mary Warren
Lucy & Chuck Weller
Robert C. & Emily C. Williams
David & Kathleen Yonto
David & Judy Young
Helen L. Zakin
Richard & Mary Zigmond

Brandenburg Circle ($500-$999)

Anonymous (2)
Joan Allgood
G.O. Anderson
Susan Armstrong
Patricia Ashton
Cynthia Ball
Bruce Baumberger & Ann Weatherhead
Andrew & Patricia Bazar
Robin Dunn Blossom
Richard & Mary Bole
Robert & Susan Boltz
Paul Bontrager
Michael Breen
Tom & Mary Brooks
Bill & Carol Bruml
Michael & Kareen Caputo
Kathleen Cerveny
James Collins & Patricia Brownell
Derek Cottier & Laura Tilly
United Way of Greater Cleveland
William D’Agostino
Gary Davis & Jane Cooper
Michael & Jan Devereaux
Patricia Dorner
Martha Anne Driscoll
Brian & Carol Duffy
Elinore Evans & John N. Rampe
Bonnie Forkosh
Linzey Forshey
Debra & Gary Franke
Robert Galivan & Myriam Ribenboim
Daniel & Kathleen Gisser
Peter & Francine Gray
Thomas Hoyt and Katharine Brooks Jones Family Fund
Kurt Haas & Dierdre Pim
Curt Hancock & Michael Horwath
Holly J. Harris & James W. Bane
Iris & Tom Harvie
Beth Hauser
Dale Hedding
Richard & Laurette Hershey
Betty Hess
James & Ina Heup
Edith F. Hirsch
Thomas E. & Marsha G. Hopkins
Derf Hopsecger
Joan C. Ishibashi
Gale & Jim Jacobsohn
Sharon Jenkins
Carole Kass
Joan Kavanaugh
John & Linda Kelly
Eric & Sue Kisch
Jim, Sherry, & Ricky Kitchell
Peggy Koblenzer
Raymond & Katharine Kolcaba
David Kotte
Ed Larson & Janice Radak
Jody Lefort & Ken Gober
Pamela LeRose
David & Carolyn Lincoln
Mrs. F. Machado
Elizabeth K. Mann
Theresa Manzell
Roey & Jeff Margulies
Sheila Markowitz, in memory of Frederic Markowitz
Elizabeth Mease, M.D.
James & Virginia Meil
Marjorie Moskovitz
Deb Nash
Charlene & Marv Nevans
Carole & Steve Ochs
Patrick & Judith O’Hara
Marilyn Orr
Tom & Deborah Park
Kim Parry
Mr. Franklyn Perry
Barbara Peskin
Len & JoAnne Podis
Richard & Joanne Prober
Dr. Diana C. Reep
Michael & Zoya Reyzis
Michael & Dawn Rickman
Kenneth Robinson
Todd & Diane Rosenberg
Patricia Rubin
Joan Safford
Paula Salerno
Linda Sandhaus
Paul Secunde
Rev. Sandra Selby
David Simmons
R. Thomas & Meg Stanton
Michael Star & Debra Golden
Tayba Tahir
Esther R. Talbert
Felix & Inna Vilinsky
Hon. & Mrs. William F. B. Vodrey
John & Jeanette Walton
Michael Warner
Audrey Weaver
Jeffrey Wisnieski
André Witt
Lucas Witters

Buckingham Circle ($250-499)

Anonymous (4)
Atty. LuWayne Annos
Julianna Baillis
Cheryl & Robert Barsan
Charles Behrens
Vicki & Jim Bell
Margie & Jeff Biggar
The Echle-Walters Family Fund
Terry & Christine Bowman
Michael & Jacklyn Brennan
Gisela Brodin-Brosnan
Nancy E. Brown
John & Mimi Brulia
James & Judy Burghart
Roderick & Catherine Case
Claudia Cash
Jim & Berni Cockey
Michael Coleman
Roger Creps
Cassandra Crowley
Barbara Ann Davis
Patricia Deems
Amy & Michael Diamant
William & Suzanne Doggett
Margaret Dorner
Sue Dreitzler
Duesenberg Family Charitable Fund
Barbara Eaton
Eaton Corporation
Robert Fabien
Betsy Fallon
Robert F. Fay, CPA
Robert & Marcia Fein
Dave & Binney Fouts
Richard & Judy Fox
Alexander & Carol Garklavs
John & Pam Gibbon
Bob & Ann Gillespie
Andrew Gordon-Seifert
Michelle Graf
Charlie Grode and Heidi Lukas
Marcie Groesbeck
Louise E. Hamel
Mohamed & Fadia Hamid
John Hancock
Ron & Chris Hawes
John Hibshman
Dr. Christine A. Hudak & Mr. Marc F. Cymes
Sabrina Inkley
Mark Jones & Linda Johnson
Gail Juanoquez
Ms. Jodi Kanter & Mr. Steve Szilagyi
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph & Nancy Keithley
Charles Keller
Michael & Melissa Kelly
Geraldine Kiefer
Maryanne King
Larry Korland
Melodee Kornacker
Jim & Rhonda Kroeger
Dr. & Mrs. Adrian & Margaret Krudy
Karen Lefton
Madeline Lepidi-Carino
Alan Lettofsky
Richard Lilley & Carmen Letelier
Richard Lynde
Dr. Kandice Marchant
Charles & Susan Marston
Susan McGill
Robert McInnes
Kevin McLaughlin
B. J. Miller & Marty Katz
John & Janet Mitchell
Carole & George Morris
John Mroczka
Hugh Muller & Paul Seeley
Don Nash
David Nash
David E. & Robin A. Nash
Deborah L. Neale
David & Sarah Nix
David O’Callaghan
Ann Otto
Marianne S. Paul
Karen & Dave Paulin
John S. Perko
Elisabeth C. Plax*
Virginia Poirier
Fred Rasio
Stacy Ratner
Bill & Jan Resseger
John & Jackie Roberts
Margaret Robinson
Donald Rosenberg
Anthony & Denise Ross
Phillip Rowland-Seymour
Michael & Lynn Saddleton
Martin I. Saltzman, M.D.
Dr. Adrian M. Schnall
Richard Shirey
William Silver
Leslie Smith
Christine & Bill Snyder
Mr. & Mrs. William Spatz
Dave & Reanetta Taylor
Karen Trinkle
Pathfinder Wealth Advisors
Cynthia & Harvey Tucker
Richard Uza
Carol Vandenberg
Sarah Vradenburg
Jim & Chris Wamsley
Mary Wehrle
Ms. Jacqueline Weiner
Mr. & Mrs. David Wildermuth
Lois S. Wolf

Supporter Circle ($100-$249)

Baird Allis
Steven Andes
Anonymous (4)
Jay AuWerter
John Bankhurst
George D. Banta, DVM
Linda L. Barclay
Stan Barrish
Monica & Ben Bassett
Lisa A. Benedetti
Ariana Bernard
Karl Berolzheimer
Tom & Dorothy Bier
Jeffrey & Marjorie Biggar
George E. Blomgren
Donna Bowman
Herman & Joyce Bredenbeck
Jeannette Buerk
David Byrnes
Dr. Vera Camden
Cindy & Tim Carr
Joseph & Helen Cesarik
James Chandler
Sonia Chapnick
David Chinitz
Linda & David Chittock
Robert Chwast
Pedro Ciarlini
Jeremy Cléron
Dr. Anne Clouser
Nathalie-Yael Senamaud
Ann Cole
Hilary Coman
Colleen & John Cooney
Esther Cooper
Glenn & Alexis Cormack
Hobart Corwin
Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Crampton
Thrivent Choice
W. Dean Dabson
Paul and Alea Dahnke
Roman & Diana Dale
Mrs. Andrew Dalzell
Sara M. Debanne
Chris & Mary Ann Deibel
James Denton
Mary Dold
Molly Downing
Jane Dreyfuss
Virginia Eby
Susanna Epp
Andrew & Leigh Fabens
Stanley & Sharon Fairchild
Mr. & Mrs. R. Jeffrey Fast
Marilynne Felderman
Carol & Daniel Fishwick
Scott & Anne Flamm
William Foster
Dianne Fowler
Timothy Fox
Linda R. Frank
Rob & Karen Galloway
Thomas Galvin, in honor of Chuck Bittenbender
Stephen H. Gariepy
Irene Georgantas
Donna Gerber
Suzanne Gibson
Anne & Walter Ginn
Iwanicki Giving Fund
Patricia Goetz, M.D.
Charles Goodwill
Ronald & Marcia Gould
Susan & Jeffrey Gumbiner
Peter & Lee Haas
Janet Halstead
Merritt Harbert
Jan Harding
Sam & Lynn Harris
Gary Harris
Charles & Elizabeth Hayford
Elizabeth Hecht & Peter Savoy
John & Jill Heese
Douglas M. & Suzanne R. Hicks
Gary & Anne Hinton
Mrs. Jann Holzman
Joan M. Hull
Hope Hungerford
Joan C. Ishibashi
Byron H. & Diane F. Jackson
Lucy John
Marjorie Johnson
Delia Johnson
Mark Johnson
Lisa & David Johnson
Steve Johnstonbaugh
Elora Kares
Daniel Kearney & Judy Erickson
Robin Kelly & Bruce McCain
Kim S. Bres-Kelly
Mary Nell Kennedy
Millie L. Keyser
Dennis & Kathryn Kieta
Mary Klyasheff
Judith Koenig
Nancy & Rik Kohn
Martin Kohn
Sue Korosa
Bob & Linda Kuchner
Paul Kuczkowski
Rebecca J. Kuzma
Jeff Laird
Donna Lalewicz
Mimi Larsen Becker
Mary & John Lawlor
William & Pearl Lemmon
Louella Levey
John Licastro
Joan H. Lidrbauch
Dan Littman
Dolores Bielecki & Stephen Lorton
Margaret & Gordon Mallett
Lloyd & Noreen Mazur
Mr. Christopher C. & Dr. Gaylee McCracken
Frederick T. McGuire III
Michael McGuire
Katherine Menges
Janet Messmer
Antoinette Miller
Sarah Miller
Ross & Catherine Miller
Timothy & Marjorie Minnis
Sharon Miranda
Diane Miskinis
Laura & Charles Monroe
Susan Morstein
Thomas Murphy
Brian F. Murphy
Stephen & Celeste Myers
Gay S. Nelson
Florence Nelson
Nancy Neville
Pam LeRose & Tim Nichols
Carol and Kevin Oberholtzer
Thomas P. O’Donnell
Scot O’Hara
Sarah Opdycke
Patricia Otto
Teresa Panniers
Lou Papes
Leslie Parker Barnes
Jean Pasko
Janice Patterson
Nick Petrella
Robert L. Petrus
Ed Ponce & Mary Ann Quinn Ponce
Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Porter
Mary R. Powell
Thomas & Maria Prendergast
John & Norine Prim
Laura & Roger Principe
Bob & Karen Pritchard
Sarojini Rao
William & Arleen Rau
Judy & Clifford Reeves
Marjorie Reimer
Dr. Clare M. Rimnac & Dr. Thomas M. Hering
Joseph & Gail Rinderknecht
Nadine Roszko
Marta Roth
Bobbie Rudnick
Michael Ruffing
Christine R. Russell
Althea & Raymond Salomone
Ellen Saltz & Susan Singerman
Mrs. Betsy Sampliner
Steve Sanford
Mary Schaap
Donald E. Schmid
Linda Schoenberg
Dr. Gary Seng & Mrs. Leslie Greenbauer-Seng
Phyllis Shalowitz
Jean Shedd
Vance & Donna Sherwood
David Shifrin
Mary Silva
Lois Simpson
Juan Solana
Doris Sopher
Linda Sperry & Linda Chopra
Darwin L. Steele
Phil & Nonie Stella
Saundra Stemen
Janet Stern
Jeffrey Strauss
Lorraine Szabo
Mattie Terstegge
Eileen Thomas, in memory of Jack Sites
Barbara Tolliver
Edward & Hildred Tornberg
Linda Townsend & Michael Polzin
Dr. & Mrs. George Trautwein, in honor of Jeannette Sorrell
Karen Trinkle
Richard & Claire Troha
Kok-Chi Tsim
William & Judith Ann Tucholsky
Susan Turner
Laura VanDale
Evangeline Varonis
Susan H. Vonnegut
Leslie & Mark Walker
James & Julie Wallace
Mary Ann Walter
Philip & Margaret Wasserstrom
Sharon Watts
Mark & Barbara Weigand
Barbara Weiss
Paul Weller
Spencer & Janet Wells
John Wert
Chris Werwicki
Marcia Wexberg & Ken Singer
Walter Whitmyer
Dorothy Whittenberger
Alyssa Witters
Virginia Wojno-Forney
Daniel & Laura Orkin Wolkoff
Mary & Carl Yost
Dennis Young
B. Yusim
Jane Zaharias
Chuck & Ann Zellmer
The Zucker Family

† in memoriam