The Lyric Opera planned giving program allows you to share the gift of opera with future audiences and create a legacy of your own. Through the Encore Society, you support programs you are passionate about and receive tax benefits for yourself and your estate.
*=Deceased

FOUNDING MEMBERS:

Mrs. Madeline Benoit*  
Mrs. Jacqueline Coen* 
Mr.& Mrs. Bernard D. Craig 
Dr. Morton C. Creditor* & Mrs. Una Creditor 
Mr.& Mrs. Don Dagenais 
Mrs. Carolyn Dayani 
Mrs. Ann K. Dickinson 
Dr. Fred D. Fowler* 
Mrs. Caroline French 
Mr.& Mrs. Keith Gard 
Mr.& Mrs. Joe A. Harter 
Mr.& Mrs. Stephen H. Hill 
Joyce G. Holland
Mrs. Beth Ingram 
Mr.& Mrs. H. Elvin Knight, Jr. 
Dr. Revis Lewis* 
Mr. Jack May & Dr. Rosalie Pompushko 
Mr.& Mrs. Joe Miller 
Mrs. Vivian Menees Nelson* 
Mr&Mrs. L. Joshua Sosland 
Mrs. Alice Statland &t he late Dr. Harry Statland 
Mrs. Carol Tinsman & the late Mr. C. Humbert Tinsman* 
Ms. Julie Holmquist 
Mr. Hal vonBohnhoff 
Dwight Youngman

CHARTER MEMBERS:

Mr. Bob Baughman*
Mrs. Carolyn Gordanier
Mr.&Mrs. John Grow
Gary D. Harms
John Kander
Elizabeth Liftin*
Virginia M. Long
Ann T. Reed
Mr.& Mrs. Jack Rosenfield
Lisa Sicola
Mr. J. Michael Sigler
Mr. John J. Strandberg*
Mr. Thomas Sotham*
Dr. Wilma B. Wilcox
Ms. Paula Winans
Mr.& Mrs. Jonah Wright

LEGACY MEMBERS:

Carolyn Banta
Matt & Kate Beem
Jerry & Meghan Carpenter
Craig & Dawn Evans
Dr. Michael Frost
Hilda Gibbs Trust Fund – Rae Ann DeVargas Trustee*
Ken & Marilyn Hager
Mr. Richard Hill*
Lothar P. Kraus*
Dr. Melinda Estes & Dr. Harold Morris
Mr.& Mrs. Doyle Patterson*
Robert M. Suhre Foundation
Steve & Linda Taylor
Thomas & Loren Whittaker
Annie Zinn*

For more information, contact Edward Sien, Chief Development Officer at (816) 802-6058 or visit kcopera.org/planned-giving.