The Richard and Helen Thomas Donor Gallery
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association deeply appreciates the extraordinary generosity of the members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Society for their cumulative lifetime giving and remarkable commitments supporting all areas and programs of CSOA.
Lifetime Support
Charles Norman Fay Circle: $20,000,000 and above
Bank of America
The Negaunee Foundation
Zell Family Foundation
Heritage Circle: $10,000,000-$19,999,999
Anonymous (2)
Estate of Mrs. A. Watson Armour
The Grainger Foundation
David and Juli Grainger
National Endowment for the Arts
Legacy Circle: $5,000,000-$9,999,999
| Estate of Mrs. Robert C. Borwell | The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation |
| BP | Ling Z. and Michael C. Markovitz |
| Rosemarie and Dean L. Buntrock | Estate of Eloise W. Martin |
| The Chicago Community Trust | The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation |
| City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events | Cathy and Bill Osborn |
| Judson† and Joyce Green | The Regenstein Foundation |
| David† and Mary Winton Green | Sage Foundation, Melissa Sage Fadim |
| Mr. & Mrs. Dietrich M. Gross | In loving memory of Alice Welsh Skilling |
| Illinois Arts Council Agency | Richard and Helen Thomas |
| ITW | United Airlines |
| Mr.† & Mrs. Kenneth A. Julian |
Leadership Circle: $2,500,000-$4,999,999
| Anonymous | Kraft Foods |
| Dora J. and R. John Aalbregtse | Margot and Josef Lakonishok |
| Abbott Fund | Jim† and Kay Mabie |
| Randy L. and Melvin R.† Berlin | Macy's |
| Bruce and Martha Clinton for The Clinton Family Fund | Estate of Claire Bastian Maynard |
| ComEd | Robert R. McCormick Foundation |
| Estate of Nelson D. Cornelius | Nancy Lauter McDougal and Alfred L. McDougal† |
| The Davee Foundation | Northern Trust |
| Fidelity Investments | Estate of Virginia H. Rogers |
| Julius N. Frankel Foundation | Sara Lee Foundation |
| Estates of Karl and Helen Malecki Fruh | Robert E.† and Cynthia M. Sargent |
| Richard† and Mary L. Gray | State of Illinois |
| Marguerite DeLany Hark | Estate of Florence Davis Sewell |
| The Irving Harris Foundation, Joan W. Harris | Megan and Steve Shebik |
| Mr. & Mrs.† William R. Jentes | Estate of Louise Benton Wagner |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | The Wallace Foundation |
| Estate of Esther G. Klatz | Lisa and Paul Wiggin |
Founders Circle: $1,000,000-$2,499,999
| Anonymous (9) | LaSalle Bank |
| AT&T | Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation |
| Mr. & Mrs. William Adams IV | Estate of Marion J. Livingston |
| Allstate Insurance Company | Estate of Marlon and Glen A. Lloyd |
| Ruth & Roger Anderson Family Foundation | Arthur Maling Trust |
| Aon Corporation | Mayer Brown LLP |
| Elizabeth M. Ashton Trust | Judy and Scott McCue |
| BMO Harris Bank | Mr†. & Mrs. James M. McMullan |
| The Brinson Foundation | Janet L. Melk |
| Mrs. Murray Brown | Merrill Lynch |
| Mr. & Mrs. William Gardner Brown | Estate of Gloria Miner |
| The Buchanan Family Foundation | Morgan Stanley |
| Matthew† and Kay Bucksbaum | Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust |
| The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation | The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust |
| Citadel Foundation | Motorola, Inc. |
| Cooper Family Foundation | Alexandra and John Nichols |
| The Crown Family | Nuveen |
| Dr. Scholl Foundation | Mr.† & Mrs. Albert Pawlick |
| Mr.† & Mrs.† Arthur Edelstein | Polk Bros. Foundation |
| Elaine† and Zollie S.† Frank | The Port, Washlow, and Errant Families |
| Estate of Edmund Froehlich | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
| Lloyd A. Fry Foundation | Prince Charitable Trusts |
| Nancy and Larry Fuller | The Pritzker Foundation |
| Helen M. Galvin Charitable Trust | COL (IL) Jennifer N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Retired) |
| Estate of Alan Garber | Estate of Christine Querfeld |
| Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation | Priscilla and John† Richman |
| Mrs. Willard Gidwitz† | Sheli Z. and Burton X. Rosenberg |
| Ellen and Paul Gignilliat | Hulda B. And Maurice L. Rothschild Foundation |
| Gilchrist Foundation | Sandra and Earl Rusnak, Jr. |
| Governing Members | Frances S. Schaffner† |
| Estate of William B. Graham | Mr. John Schmidt and Dr. Janet Gilboy |
| Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable Fund | The Searle Family Trust |
| Estates of Betty and Lester Guttman | Sears, Roebuck and Co. |
| Mrs. Sally M. Hands† | Barbara and Barre Seid Foundation |
| John Hart and Carol Prins | Mrs. Soretta Shapiro |
| The Walter E. Heller Foundation in honor of Alyce DeCosta | Sidley Austin LLP |
| James C. Hemphill† | The Sindelar Family |
| Pamela Kelley Hull and Roger B. Hull† | Mr.† & Mrs. Ralph Smykal |
| Mr. & Mrs. Verne G. Istock | SP Plus |
| The Joyce Foundation | Estates of Audrey and Edward Spiegel |
| The Mayer & Morris Kaplan Family Foundation | Beatrice B. Tinsley Charitable Trust |
| The Kapnick Family | Catherine M. and Frederick H. Waddell |
| Kirkland & Ellis LLP | Waste Management, Inc. |
| Kay and Fred† Krehbiel | Bernard Eckhart Williams |
Sustaining Member: $500,000-$999,999
| Anonymous (7) | Mr. & Mrs. Paul Judy |
| American Express Company | Mr. & Mrs. George Kennedy |
| The Paul M. Angell Family Foundation | Richard P. and Susan Kiphart Family |
| Arthur Andersen LLP | Dr. David† and Mrs. Barbara Kipper |
| Baldwin Pianos | Lester B. Knight Charitable Trust |
| Estate of Wayne Balmer | Robert Kohl and Clark Pellett |
| Barker Welfare Foundation | Joseph and Judith Konen |
| Julie and Roger Baskes | KPMG LLP |
| Baxter International Inc. | Arthur Krom† |
| Arlene† and Marshall† Bennett | Oscar G. and Elsa S. Mayer Family Foundation |
| Estate of Norma Zuzanek Bennett | Mercedes-Benz Of North America, Inc. |
| Mr.† & Mrs.† James F. Beré | Bruce P. Olson† |
| Arnie and Ann Berlin | Estates of Dorothy and William Paulick Jr. |
| Bessemer Trust Company, N.A. | Michael G. Woll Fund at the Pauls Foundation |
| The Boeing Company | Estate of Helen Perkins |
| BorgWarner Inc. | Pharmacia |
| Bowman C. Lingle Trust | PNC |
| Robert J. Buford | Mr. & Mrs. John Pratt |
| Estate of Marie K. Burnside | Estate of Halina Presley |
| Leroy Wesley Busby, Jr.† | Andra and Irwin Press |
| Estate of Marie K. Burnside | Estate of Ruth Ray |
| Mr.† & Mrs.† John R. Conrad | Helen Regenstein† |
| Robert and Joanne Crown Income Charitable Fund | Sherry and Bob† Reum |
| Christopher L. Culp† | Mr.† & Mrs.† Samuel R. Rosenthal |
| Tony and Lawrie Dean | Ms. H. Cary Ross |
| Estate of Katherine S. Dunbaugh | Mrs. Rudy Ruggles† |
| EY | Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Foundation |
| The Field Foundation of Illinois, Inc. | S&C Electric Company |
| Mr. Daniel Fischel and Ms. Sylvia Neil | Estate of Alice F. Sawyer |
| Mr.† & Mrs. Donald F. Flynn | Estates of Beverly and Grover Schiltz |
| FMC Technologies | Mr.† & Mrs.† Irving Seaman, Jr. |
| Mr. & Mrs. David W. Fox, Sr. | Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Sheffield, Jr. |
| Rhoda Lea and Henry S.† Frank | Mrs. Joan Siegel |
| Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Franke | Michael and Linda Simon |
| Mr. Norman Gantz | Walter and Kathleen Snodell |
| Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. Glossberg | Mr. & Mrs. William C. Steinmetz |
| Richard and Alice Godfrey | Carl W. Stern and Holly Hayes-Stern |
| William A. and Anne Goldstein | Liz Stiffel |
| Estates of Elsa and George Grikshell | Roger and Susan Stone Family Foundation |
| James and Brenda Grusecki | Mr. & Mrs. William H. Strong |
| Robin Tieken Hadley | Mr. & Mrs.† Louis Sudler, Jr. |
| Julie† and Parker† Hall | Estate of Helen M. Teich |
| The John R. Halligan Charitable Fund | Estate of Martha W. Tolman |
| Sally Mead Hands Foundation | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Mr. Collier Hands | Howard† and Paula† Trienens |
| Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Heagy | Penny and John Van Horn |
| Estates of Benjamin W. and Natalie Heineman | Estate of Nancy L. Wald |
| Mr. & Mrs. Jay L. Henderson | The Walgreen Company |
| Estate of Helen Hoagland | Barbara Huth West Trust |
| Estate of Elizabeth Hoffman | The Helen F. Whitaker Fund |
| HSBC - North America | Women's Board of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association |
| Ms. Patricia Hyde† | Woods Fund of Chicago |
| Amanda Johnson† |
† Denotes deceased
Additional Donor Galleries
Annual Support
The CSOA gratefully acknowledges the following individuals and families for their generous annual gifts and commitments.
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Corporate and Foundation Support
The CSOA gratefully recognizes the following corporate partners, foundation and government agencies for their generous gifts and commitments.
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SEMPRE ALWAYS Campaign
The CSOA gratefully acknowledges the donors who have made a leadership commitment in support of the future of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
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Negaunee Music Institute
The CSOA thanks the following donors for making a gift in support of educational and engagement programs.
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Theodore Thomas Society
The CSOA honors the generous donors who have made commitments through their wills, trusts or other estate plans.
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