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Our Donors

Lookingglass Theatre Company gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the many individuals, corporations, foundations, and government grantors who support Lookingglass and its innovative artistic and education programs. Most especially during these unprecedented times. With support of general operations, production, and unGala, we are able to keep our doors open for years to come. We are pleased to recognize total contributions made between May 1, 2022 to May 1, 2023. We work diligently to keep our donor list up to date. Please bring any unintentional errors, additions, or needed corrections to the attention of: 

Aurélia Fisher Cohen 

Director of Development 

773.477.9257 x1240 

ACohen@LookingglassTheatre.org. 

 

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTORS  

 

VISIONARY ($100,000 - $499,999) 

Paul M. Angell Family Foundation^ 

Pritzker Foundation^ 

 

PRINCIPAL ($50,000 - $99,999) 

National Endowment for the Arts 

Subert Foundation  

 

BENEFACTOR ($25,000 - $49,999) 

Anonymous (2)

BMO

Prince Charitable Trusts^ 

The Joseph and Bessie Feinberg Foundation 

The MAP Fund  

The Dunagan Foundation   

The House Theatre   

The Map Fund  

The STS Foundation  

WONDER ($10,000 - $24,999) 

Allstate Insurance Company  

Bayless Family Foundation  

Clarence and Anne Dillon Dunwalke Trust 

Colbert Family Fund  

Easy-Ware Corporation  

Exelon   

Illinois Arts Council Agency  

John R. Halligan Charitable Fund 

Pritzker Traubert Foundation  

Siragusa Family Foundation^  

Upstaging, Inc. 

Wintrust 

 

QUEST ($5,000 - $9,999) 

The Bill Bass Foundation 

The Saints

Dr. Scholl Foundation  

Goldman, Sachs & Co*  

Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation 

 

 

ENDEAVOR ($2,500 - $4,999) 

The Chicago Community Trust 

The Saints 

 

DREAM (1,000 – 2,499) 

The Blackstone Hotel 

Irving Harris Foundation 

US Cellular* 

 

Vision ($500 - $999) 

Christian and Susan Jessen Giving Fund 

Grainger* 

 Pipes & Shaw LLC 

 

^Denotes multi-year commitment   

*We gratefully recognize this institution for their Matching Gift Program. 

Every moment of the creative process is crucial to the final production. And every donation from our community is key to building a thriving arts scene. From inside the Storycastle, Lookingglass is looking forward. Forward to telling new stories. Forward to including new audiences. Forward to breaking all the conventions of institutional theatre.  

Starting now. Begin again with us. Play your role in shaping a flourishing, arts-driven tomorrow. Be a Scene Maker. 

 

DONORS 

 

PRINCIPAL ($50,000 - $99,999) 

Raquel and Andrew Segal  

 

BENEFACTOR ($25,000 - $49,999) 

Lee and Sandy Golub 

Joan and Paul Rubschlager 

Mark and Kimbra Walter  

Steve and Lorrayne Weiss 

 

WONDER ($10,000 - $24,999) 

Richard Chapman  

Michael and Edith Cohen 

Charlie and Stephanie Frankel 

Dr. Marc and Lori Ann Gerdisch    

Lisa Naparstek Green and Howard Green 

Michael Harrington and Anne Pramaggiore 

Roque and Anne Lipford 

Daniel and Anita Mauro 

Dr. Marla Mendelson and Stephen Wolff 

Stephanie Morimoto and Matt King 

James A. Raff 

Abbie Helen Roth, M.D.   

Darren and Anne Snyder 

 

QUEST ($5,000 - $9,999) 

Anonymous 

Rachel and Jacob Avraham  

Brenda Langstraat Bui and Ve Bui 

Chanon DiCarlo and Ethan Weber 

Cindee Dietz and William Dietz 

Shawn M. Donnelley  

Rachel E.  Kraft and Douglas R. Brown 

Matthew and Turiya Luzadder  

Jill Reznick Meier and Jonathan Meier 

Gary Metzner and Scott Johnson  

Kristy Moran 

Michael and Diana Sands 

Yasmeen and Dr. Amol Soin  

Diane and Christopher Whatton 

Mr. Temple Williams 

Mary Zimmerman 

ENDEAVOR ($2,500 - $4,999) 

Ben and Frances Collins-Sussman  

Lisa and Geoffrey Dybas  

Pace Family Fund 

Chiara Mangiameli and Benjamin Lumpkin  

Taylor and Jane Malishenko  

Joan C. and Jeremey Mattson  

Jason Osborn  

Susan Ritts and Edwin Ritts Jr.      

Samuel Tepper, Ph.D   

Troy and Heather Zimmerman    

Elizabeth Clark Zoia 

 

DREAM (1,000 – 2,499) 

Anonymous 

Sunil Agnani and Rama Mantena 

Lishan and Maria Aklog  

Edgar Bachrach  

Lisa and Curt Bailey  

Deann and Rick Bayless  

Fred Boelter  

Charlie and Dale Branda  

Jeff Bruce   

Keith Brunini  

Robert Carone  

The Catlins  

Shawn C. and Jenni Clark  

Barbara and Keith Clayton  

Joy Clendenning and Michael Scott ^ 

Aurélia and Benjamin Cohen  

Jonathan Klein and Susan Cohn  

Kay Collier  

Lester N. Coney  

Sharla Cooper and Chris Gladwin 

Thom Cox  

Anne and Scott Davis  

Dr. J. Anthony Dillon  

Jon and Emily Eller 

Gregg Elstien  

Whitney and Aaron Fershee  

Rachel L. Fink  

Ronald Fisher and Carin Carlson  

James and Sandy Freeburg  

Douglas & Katherine Frey  

Peter Gelb  

Andy Bellin and Lydia Gidwitz  

Sylvia Grady  

Brian Grzelakowski  

Luis Gutierrez  

Corey Harris  

Kevin and Jane Hoffmeyer  

Cynthia and Jean Joho  

Charles L. Katzenmeyer  

Beth Kronfeld  

B Macy Lafferty 

Jim and Cindy Lamson  

Ron Levin  

Dr. Paul M. Lisnek* 

Susan and Douglas Lyons 

Jason and Jessica Martino  

Murphy Monroe  

Daniel and Emily North  

Sharon and Lee Oberlander  

Kimberly L. Ohms  

Barbara and Daniel O’Keefe     

Danny and Jennifer O`Shaughnessy  

Joanne Ruxin  

John Salvino  

 Roche Schulfer and Mary Beth Fisher      

Arthur and Arlene Schwimmer  

Joanna and Robert Sevim  

Richard and Sharlene Smith 

Christina Steil  

Matthew Steinmetz  

Randy Steinmeyer  

Catherine Stewart and Geoffery Smith     

Jon and Jane Stillman  

Steve Armstrong and Chris Talbot  

Jay and Kelly Tunney  

 Anne Van Wart and Michael Keable 

Jamee and Daniel Weissbluth  

Andrew J. Wells   

Mary Eileen and Chris Wells  

Donald and Sylvia White  

Steven Wojtanowski 

 

Vision ($500 - $999) 

Nisha Begwani  

Anne and Rick Blackburn  

Robert Chapman  

Erin Clifford  

Jim Daly  

Debbie Crimmins and Paul Goerss  

Linda D. and Craig C. Grannon  

Ada Gugenheim  

R Jones  

Douglas and Catherine Knuth  

Celia Leventhal and Dr. R. Edward Bergmark  

Maury and Susan Levine  

Carolyn McGuiness  

Susan Messing  

Kristiana Moynihan  

Jennifer Ross  

Alan Gordan Rottman    

Tyler Sarah  

Sue E. Stealey  

Nikki Stein  

Team - Theater Lovers 

Lane Vanderslice & Elaine Mohamed  

Lawrence J. White 

 

^Denotes multi-year commitment   

*We gratefully recognize this institution for their Matching Gift Program. 

Our Donors

Lookingglass Theatre Company gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the many individuals, corporations, foundations, and government grantors who support Lookingglass and its innovative artistic and education programs. Most especially during these unprecedented times. With support of general operations, production, and unGala, we are able to keep our doors open for years to come. We are pleased to recognize total contributions made between May 1, 2022 to May 1, 2023. We work diligently to keep our donor list up to date. Please bring any unintentional errors, additions, or needed corrections to the attention of: 

Aurélia Fisher Cohen 

Director of Development 

773.477.9257 x1240 

ACohen@LookingglassTheatre.org. 

 

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTORS  

 

VISIONARY ($100,000 - $499,999) 

Paul M. Angell Family Foundation^ 

Pritzker Foundation^ 

 

PRINCIPAL ($50,000 - $99,999) 

National Endowment for the Arts 

Subert Foundation  

 

BENEFACTOR ($25,000 - $49,999) 

Anonymous (2)

BMO

Prince Charitable Trusts^ 

The Joseph and Bessie Feinberg Foundation 

The MAP Fund  

The Dunagan Foundation   

The House Theatre   

The Map Fund  

The STS Foundation  

WONDER ($10,000 - $24,999) 

Allstate Insurance Company  

Bayless Family Foundation  

Clarence and Anne Dillon Dunwalke Trust 

Colbert Family Fund  

Easy-Ware Corporation  

Exelon   

Illinois Arts Council Agency  

John R. Halligan Charitable Fund 

Pritzker Traubert Foundation  

Siragusa Family Foundation^  

Upstaging, Inc. 

Wintrust 

 

QUEST ($5,000 - $9,999) 

The Bill Bass Foundation 

The Saints

Dr. Scholl Foundation  

Goldman, Sachs & Co*  

Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation 

 

 

ENDEAVOR ($2,500 - $4,999) 

The Chicago Community Trust 

The Saints 

 

DREAM (1,000 – 2,499) 

The Blackstone Hotel 

Irving Harris Foundation 

US Cellular* 

 

Vision ($500 - $999) 

Christian and Susan Jessen Giving Fund 

Grainger* 

 Pipes & Shaw LLC 

 

^Denotes multi-year commitment   

*We gratefully recognize this institution for their Matching Gift Program. 

Every moment of the creative process is crucial to the final production. And every donation from our community is key to building a thriving arts scene. From inside the Storycastle, Lookingglass is looking forward. Forward to telling new stories. Forward to including new audiences. Forward to breaking all the conventions of institutional theatre.  

Starting now. Begin again with us. Play your role in shaping a flourishing, arts-driven tomorrow. Be a Scene Maker. 

 

DONORS 

 

PRINCIPAL ($50,000 - $99,999) 

Raquel and Andrew Segal  

 

BENEFACTOR ($25,000 - $49,999) 

Lee and Sandy Golub 

Joan and Paul Rubschlager 

Mark and Kimbra Walter  

Steve and Lorrayne Weiss 

 

WONDER ($10,000 - $24,999) 

Richard Chapman  

Michael and Edith Cohen 

Charlie and Stephanie Frankel 

Dr. Marc and Lori Ann Gerdisch    

Lisa Naparstek Green and Howard Green 

Michael Harrington and Anne Pramaggiore 

Roque and Anne Lipford 

Daniel and Anita Mauro 

Dr. Marla Mendelson and Stephen Wolff 

Stephanie Morimoto and Matt King 

James A. Raff 

Abbie Helen Roth, M.D.   

Darren and Anne Snyder 

 

QUEST ($5,000 - $9,999) 

Anonymous 

Rachel and Jacob Avraham  

Brenda Langstraat Bui and Ve Bui 

Chanon DiCarlo and Ethan Weber 

Cindee Dietz and William Dietz 

Shawn M. Donnelley  

Rachel E.  Kraft and Douglas R. Brown 

Matthew and Turiya Luzadder  

Jill Reznick Meier and Jonathan Meier 

Gary Metzner and Scott Johnson  

Kristy Moran 

Michael and Diana Sands 

Yasmeen and Dr. Amol Soin  

Diane and Christopher Whatton 

Mr. Temple Williams 

Mary Zimmerman 

ENDEAVOR ($2,500 - $4,999) 

Ben and Frances Collins-Sussman  

Lisa and Geoffrey Dybas  

Pace Family Fund 

Chiara Mangiameli and Benjamin Lumpkin  

Taylor and Jane Malishenko  

Joan C. and Jeremey Mattson  

Jason Osborn  

Susan Ritts and Edwin Ritts Jr.      

Samuel Tepper, Ph.D   

Troy and Heather Zimmerman    

Elizabeth Clark Zoia 

 

DREAM (1,000 – 2,499) 

Anonymous 

Sunil Agnani and Rama Mantena 

Lishan and Maria Aklog  

Edgar Bachrach  

Lisa and Curt Bailey  

Deann and Rick Bayless  

Fred Boelter  

Charlie and Dale Branda  

Jeff Bruce   

Keith Brunini  

Robert Carone  

The Catlins  

Shawn C. and Jenni Clark  

Barbara and Keith Clayton  

Joy Clendenning and Michael Scott ^ 

Aurélia and Benjamin Cohen  

Jonathan Klein and Susan Cohn  

Kay Collier  

Lester N. Coney  

Sharla Cooper and Chris Gladwin 

Thom Cox  

Anne and Scott Davis  

Dr. J. Anthony Dillon  

Jon and Emily Eller 

Gregg Elstien  

Whitney and Aaron Fershee  

Rachel L. Fink  

Ronald Fisher and Carin Carlson  

James and Sandy Freeburg  

Douglas & Katherine Frey  

Peter Gelb  

Andy Bellin and Lydia Gidwitz  

Sylvia Grady  

Brian Grzelakowski  

Luis Gutierrez  

Corey Harris  

Kevin and Jane Hoffmeyer  

Cynthia and Jean Joho  

Charles L. Katzenmeyer  

Beth Kronfeld  

B Macy Lafferty 

Jim and Cindy Lamson  

Ron Levin  

Dr. Paul M. Lisnek* 

Susan and Douglas Lyons 

Jason and Jessica Martino  

Murphy Monroe  

Daniel and Emily North  

Sharon and Lee Oberlander  

Kimberly L. Ohms  

Barbara and Daniel O’Keefe     

Danny and Jennifer O`Shaughnessy  

Joanne Ruxin  

John Salvino  

 Roche Schulfer and Mary Beth Fisher      

Arthur and Arlene Schwimmer  

Joanna and Robert Sevim  

Richard and Sharlene Smith 

Christina Steil  

Matthew Steinmetz  

Randy Steinmeyer  

Catherine Stewart and Geoffery Smith     

Jon and Jane Stillman  

Steve Armstrong and Chris Talbot  

Jay and Kelly Tunney  

 Anne Van Wart and Michael Keable 

Jamee and Daniel Weissbluth  

Andrew J. Wells   

Mary Eileen and Chris Wells  

Donald and Sylvia White  

Steven Wojtanowski 

 

Vision ($500 - $999) 

Nisha Begwani  

Anne and Rick Blackburn  

Robert Chapman  

Erin Clifford  

Jim Daly  

Debbie Crimmins and Paul Goerss  

Linda D. and Craig C. Grannon  

Ada Gugenheim  

R Jones  

Douglas and Catherine Knuth  

Celia Leventhal and Dr. R. Edward Bergmark  

Maury and Susan Levine  

Carolyn McGuiness  

Susan Messing  

Kristiana Moynihan  

Jennifer Ross  

Alan Gordan Rottman    

Tyler Sarah  

Sue E. Stealey  

Nikki Stein  

Team - Theater Lovers 

Lane Vanderslice & Elaine Mohamed  

Lawrence J. White 

 

^Denotes multi-year commitment   

*We gratefully recognize this institution for their Matching Gift Program.