IPO gratefully acknowledges the following annual fund and in-kind gifts made by individuals between June 1, 2024-May 31, 2025.
*denotes first-time donor
Donors
Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Individual Donors
CONDUCTOR'S CIRCLE
(10,000+)
Leonard Achtenberg and Steven Livesey
Joey and Steven Buck
Timothy and Theresa Coburn
Richard and Andrea Gibb
Kathleen Field Orr
Carol Roberts
Donnell and Jeanne Schwarz
Barbara Sturges
Principal Chair's Circle
(5,000+)
Esthel B. Allen
Patricia Barker
Janice Barry
Ronald and Sharon Bean
Lois and Stanley Birer
Christie Buralli
Donna Van Eekeren and Dale Connelly
John and Patti Flanagan
Linda D. and Craig C. Grannon
Dr. Jerri E. Greer
Gerhard Haigis
Billie and Henry Hauser
Perry and Karen Hoag
Jozef and Denise Kavuliak
Terry J. Medhurst
Mel and Janet Muchnik
Dr. Michael Rogers
Carolee and Brian Samuels
Marilynn Tannebaum
John and Cindy Westerman
Bruce and Lynn Werth
Dr. Terri Winfree
Musician's Circle
($2,500+)
Stephen Baker
Helen Bell
Cheri Boublis
Richard and Ellen Davis
William and Janet Donne
Paul and Pat Greenawalt
Andrea V. Hetzel
William and Maryellen Hofmann
Joann and Dale Lindholm
Steven and Barbara Murphy
Dr. Ben and Donica Van Voorhees
Steve and Jane Winger
Ensemble Circle
($1,500+)
Dr. Charles A. Amenta
Carole Brechja
Christine Cochrane
Pam and John McDonald
Elisabeth Glascoff
Stacy and Jim Holland
Thomas O'Riordan
Don and Pat Ransford
Marcia Steward
Maryellen Tomassetti
Symphony Circle
($1,000+)
Janet and Barry Bolton
Richard and Virginia Burd
Michael Greer
Kevin and Julie Justie
Robert and Pamela Rodney
Prelude Circle
($250+)
Dee Block
Joey Bonanotte*
Icy Cade-Bell
Nancy Corrall
Mary R. Cripe
Diana Cruz
Mary G. Deegan
Michael and Leslie Devore
Anne Downey
Craig and Janet Duchossois
Craig Englert*
Sharon Flaum*
Brendan and Rosemarie Foley
Jon and Jodi Gosse
Douglas and Robyn Graves
Valerie Hammer
Fred and Judith Hanzelin
Zenaida P. Harry
Thomas Hawkins
Carol Henry
Roosevelt Griffin III
Michael and Marion Johnson
Fred and Janet Kuester
Michael and Jacqueline Lewis
Valerie Litchfield
Elizabeth Lloyd
Elaine and Charles MacKenzie
Cecilia Murnighan
Mayor Michelle Nelson and Cameron Nelson
Joseph Posewick*
Ron Primack
Ronald and Karen Rezny
Jared Rugen
Arthur and Phyllis Salerno
Paul and Susan Schlesinger
Richard and Cres Schultz
Richard and Margaret Skurka
Jacqueline Spillman
Jim and Amber Steinmetz
Steven and Anna Soltes
Christina Salerno and Ross Sweeney
Karen and Jerry Vrshek
Arlene and Al Wagner
Sean and Meade Whitaker
Robert and Kathy Winston
Dick and Sue Wren
Ed and Emily Zabrocki
Intermezzo Circle
($100+)
Anonymous (3)
Joseph and Jane Addison
Lauren F. Broj
Jeanne Bodnar
Jacquelyn Bonavia and Reggie Greenwood
Sam and Marva Brown
Sterling and Arlene Burke
Montie Buckle
Karen Carlyle
Ronald Centanni
Victoria Cerinich*
Sandra Cerveny
Penny Chamberlain
Alvin Clark
Harold and Friederike Collins
Sharon Cooper
Alfred Corbett
Teresa Davis
Will Davis*
Robert and Barbara DeBolt
William and Jan Doran
Joseph and Virginia Ebner
Martha Fahey
Mary Flynn
Steven and Barbara Fleissner
Ron Gardiner
Wayne J. and Bobett Garrett
Rich Gartelmann
Evelyn Gaudutis
Joseph Gonzales
Howard and Barbara Gordon
Mary Grant
Sally Grossi
Patrick and Patricia Halpin
Michael and Harriet Hamilton*
Larry and Katrina Hayes
Stephen and Edris Hoover
Mary Jo Hoskinson
Rosemary Hulett*
Corinne Hwang
Kim Innis*
Valerie Nicholson and Steven Jacobsen
Douglas and Diane King
Eugene Korzenko*
Virgil Krapauskas
Michael Krukones
John and Mirann Kwinn
Carla and Paul Labriola*
Tony Labriola*
Anne Marie Leofanti
Toi Logan
Dory Machtinger
Sharon and George Mangum*
Audrey Marcquenski
Michael and Diane Mazurzcak
Michele Medhurst and Jeffrey Fortman
Ray Morrow
Eileen and John Oroni*
Richard and Barbara Pizza
Tom and Debbie Powers
Verna McQuown
Helen Rachford
Dorothy Rog
Lesley Rokaitis
Patricia Schanaberger
Michael Segal*
Joyce Sligar
Judith Smith
Brian and Lois Toolan
John Voigt
David and Loretta Whitney
Sarah and John Whitlock*
David and Patricia Williams
Beverly Williams
Don Edgren and Linda Wright
John Yast*
Monica and Jerry Zachary*
Orchestra Circle
($50+)
Miki Barry
John and Evonne Blakey
Connie and Jay Bone
Richard and Joan Brinnehl
Shirley Brunson*
Margaret Butler
Kenneth Carlborg
Peter and Anna Maria Corsetti
Carol Cronin*
Gerald Dagenais
Katherine Deimer
Eleanor Delaplane
Sue Detrick
Barbara Donahue*
Shirley Drobnak
Dennis and Margaret Duzinski
Patricia D'Errico
Patricia Foster
Roxanne Foster*
Ruth Gaston*
Butch and Donna Girolami
Lois Glasgow
Dave and Evelynne Gnatek*
Kim Gunaka*
Donald and Lorelay Harkins*
John Hudzik*
Camille Jackson
Dianne Jedlicka
Andrea Ramirez-Justin & Robert Justin
Jack Levitt
Mary Lubertozzi
Kathleen Mackay
Judith McGee
Richard Misiorowski
Debby Nielsen*
Rose Olsar
Vivian Purnell
David and Brenda Rice
Marilyn Ragland
Lauire Rentschler
Maureen Riordan*
Evelyn Rosen
John Satkas*
Richard and Annette Steinke
Kathi Sterling
Michael Sutko
Charlene Swanson
Jennifer Thiermann*
Marlene Walko*
Linda and Michael Wasik
Tom and Maureen Wogan
Gloria Ziolkowski
Campaign For The Future - Endowment
Inspired by a generous investment from The Davee Foundation, IPO is empowered to create a Bold Vision for our Future. IPO gratefuly acknowledges the following donors for our $5.1m Campaign for the Future. Pledges and gifts to date below total $4.93m
Dr. Charles A. Amenta
Marie Grass Amenta
Stephen P. and Betty T. Baker
Patricia Barker
Jerry and Mary Lou Barshay
Janice Barry
Julie Bernstein
Stanley and Lois Birer
Carole Brejcha
Sam and Marva Brown
Steve and Joey Buck
Christie Buralli
Timothy and Theresa Coburn
Christine Cochrane
Frank Corral
Richard and Ellen Davis
Suzanne and Harry Davis
Mary Deegan
Janet and William Donne
Craig and Janet Duchossois
Brendan and Rosemarie Foley
Richard and Andrea Gibb
Linda D. and Craig C. Grannon
Paul and Pat Greenawalt
Dr. Jerri E. Greer
Gerhard Haigis
Zenaida P. Harry
Billie and Henry Hauser
Patricia Henaghan
Andrea V. Hetzel
Karen and Perry Hoag
William and Maryellen Hofmann
Holland for Mayor
Jim and Stacy Holland
Corinne Hwang
Fred and Janet Kuester
Jack Levitt
Dory and Larry Machtinger
Chasidee Magana
Cookie Marks
Pam and John McDonald
Terry Medhurst
Dr. Richard Moutvic
Dr. Mel and Janet Muchnik
Kathleen Field Orr
Nichole and Marty Patton
Don and Pat Ransford
Dr. Michael Rogers
Arthur and Phyllis Salerno
Brian and Carolee Samuels
Donnell and Jeanne Schwarz
Dr. Shantha Sreekanth
Marcia Steward
Barbara and Al Sturges
Lisa Tannebaum ans Donald Brownstein
Marilynn Tannebaum
Ross and Isabel Tannebaum
Marilyn Thomas
Dr. Ben and Donica Van Voorhees
Natalie Venezia
Bruce and Lynn Werth
John and Cynthia Westerman
Kenneth Williams and Marcia Meggs
Dr. Terri Winfree
Steven and Jane Winger
Edward and Emily Zabrocki
Individuals who make a difference
IPO extends a special thank you to the following individuals whose efforts over the past year helped IPO in a myriad of creative and unique ways.
Friends of the IPO
Marcia Alban
Sharon Churilla
Michelle Dammer
Jean Day
Mark Falk
Donald Gimbel
Terry Gimbel
Zion Griffin
Roosevelt Nathanial Griffin
Barry Hass
Jim Hirsch
Rosemary Ihle
Joseph Aiden Klauk
Terry Labno
Linda McConnell
Claire McLaughlin
Linda Nyberg
Julie Pickup
Walt Pickup
Kennedy Randolph
Yaleni Sotelo
Carol Stankus
Rick Stankus
Quinn Sweeney
Ross Sweeney
Carmen VanLoo
Dee Wozniak
Carol Yundt
Business and Organizations
The Boulevard Inn and Bistro
Bremer Family Winery
Broadway in Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago White Sox
Chicago Wolves
Cooper's Hawk Winery and Restaurants
Coyote Run Golf Course
Dancing Marlins
Dunning's Market
Eddie Merlot's
"Gerhard Designing and Manufacturing Inc."
Glenwoodie Golf Club
Goodman Theater
Idlewild Country Club
The Mixing Bowl
Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park
Nathan Manilow Theater Freedom Hall
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Ravisloe Country Club
Sitka Salmon
The Villager Gift Shop
Bravo! Bravo!
IPO gratefully acknowledges the following corporations, organizations, foundations, and government agencies whose financial contributions and in-kind gifts were received between June 1, 2024-May 31, 2025.
Standing Ovation
($20,000+)
Friends of IPO
Illinois Arts Council
Conductor's Circle
($10,000+)
Gerhard Designing & Manufacturing, Inc.
Cook County Bureau of Economic Development
Principal Chair's Circle
($5,000+)
Dedert Corporation
Michuda Construction
Old National Bank
Ozinga Brothers Inc.
The Farney R. Wurlitzer Foundation Fund
MUSICIANS' CIRCLE
($2,500+)
Aileen S. Andrew Foundation
Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Ensemble Circle
($1,000+)
Music Performance Trust Fund
Prelude Circle
($250+)
Arnie Bauer Cadillac Buick GMC
Boulevard Inn & Bistro
Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Coyote Run Golf Course
Crete Woman's Club
Emagine - Frankfort
Homewood Hearing Center
Ravisloe Country Club
The Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park
Village of New Lenox
Intermezzo Circle
($100+)
Blooms on Brassie
Freedom Hall
Glenwoodie Golf Club
Lincoln Oaks Golf Club
Running for Kicks Palos
Sitka Salmon
The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University
The Harris Theater for Music and Dance
ORCESTRA CIRCLE
($50+)
Becoming You
Chicago Bears
Chicago White Sox
Chicago Wolves Professional Hockey
Ephraim Forge
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Simply Hair and Nails
Vintage Oaks Wine and Whiskey Lounge
Encore Society
The Encore Society of Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra provides a meaningful way for us to recognize the generosity of those who have made planned gift commitments through IPO to benefit our community with a lasting musical legacy. We offer our most sincere thanks to the special individuals listed below, and to our many other friends who wish to remain anonymous, for their thoughtfulness and support.
Charles and Marie Grass Amenta | Andrea B. Hetzel |
You can create a lasting legacy through Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra utilizing a will, living trust, charitable remainder trust, charitable gift annuity, insurance policy, qualified retirement plan or other appreciable assets. Our role is to receive, administer and provide ongoing stewardship of your planned gift to ensure that your intentions are honored.
For more information about how you can make a planned gift to IPO, please contact Executive Director Christina Salerno at 708-481-7774 or csalerno@ipomusic.org
*IPO gratefully acknowledges these legacy gifts to IPO through the Encore Society.
Principal Chairs
Azusa Tashiro
Concertmaster
Lois and Stanley Birer
Linda Veleckis
Principal Second Violin
Linda D. and Craig C. Grannon
Rebecca Swan*
Principal Viola
Oana Tatu
Acting Principal
Gerhard Haigis
Jacob Hanegan
Principal Cello
Brian and Carolee Samuels
Nicholas DeLaurentis
Acting Principal Bass
Billie and Henry Hauser
Cindy Fudala
Principal Flute
Dr. Jerri E. Greer
Naomi Bensdorf Frisch
Principal Oboe
Steve and Joey Buck
Trevor O'Riordan
Principal Clarinet
Leonard Achtenberg and Steven Livesey
Erin Kozakis
Principal Bassoon
Dr. Mel and Janet Muchnik
Lee Shirer
Principal Horn
Barbara Sturges
Greg Fudala
Principal Trumpet
Richard and Andrea Gibb
Sean Whitaker
Principal Tuba
Dr. Michael Rogers
Jon Johnson
Principal Percussion
Kathleen Field Orr
Marilyn Bourgeois
Principal Piano
Donnell and Jeanne Schwarz
Eleanor Kirk*
Principal Harp
Patti and John Flanagan
In Honor
Donations given to the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra in honor of others are listed below. Thank you for your generosity.
In Memory
Gifts contributed in the name of a friend, loved one, or colleague are a unique expression of thoughtfulness. Donations given to the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra in memory of others are listed below. Thank you for your generosity.
STANLEY BIRER
Pat and Bob Barker
Joey and Stephen Buck
Richard and Virginia Burd
The Burgers - Besty, Mark and Madison
The Frank Corral Family
Ellen and Richard Davis
Barbara and Steven Fleissner
Debra Forcht
Robert and Myrna Getz
Richard and Andrea Gibb
Jon and Jodi Gosse
Craig C. and Linda D. Grannon
Sally Grossi
Billie and Henry Hauser
Sandra Lawrence and Willie Lawrence, Jr. MD and their families
Joann and Dale Lindholm
Dory Machtinger
Brenda Morrison
Mel and Janet Muchnik
Steven and Barbara Murphy
Linda Nichols
Kathleen Field Orr
Kyle and Tina Pakka
Pat and Don Ransford
Donnell and Jeanne Schwarz
Marcia Steward
Barbara Sturges
Christina Salerno and Ross Sweeney
Marilynn Tannebaum
BARBARA DEBOLT
Cameron Cook
Sharon DeBoltMary G. Deegan
Patti and John Flanagan
Billie and Henry Hauser
McLean Hardware Family
Terry J. Medhurst
Mark and Lynne Middleton
Kathleen Field Orr
Laurie Rentschler
Carolee and Brian Samuels
Barbara Stallings
Christina Salerno and Ross Sweeney
Marilyn Tannebaum
Allison Thomas
ANNE MICHUDA
Joey and Steven Buck
Ellen and Richard Davis
Craig C. and Linda D. Grannon
Dory Machtinger
Kathleen Field Orr
Pat and Don Ransford
Donnell and Jeanne Schwarz
Christina Salerno and Ross Sweeney
Marilynn Tannebaum
JOHN RANNELLS
Margo Rannells