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Danceworks is a proud member of the United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF). Thanks to your generous support of UPAF, Danceworks is able to share our work with the community.

 

 

 

Danceworks is supported in part by grants from the Milwaukee Arts Board and the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.

 

 

Danceworks, Inc. Donor Roll Call

Gifts received between 12.1.2022-1.31.2023

 

Angel: $100,000+
United Performing Arts Fund

 

Visionary: $75,000+
Bader Philanthropies

 

Muse: $25,000+
The Brico Fund, LLC
Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation

 

Benefactor: $10,000+
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Martin Family Foundation
Tim and Sue Frautschi

 

Producer: $5,000+
Julia Uihlein
STRAATEC Security Corporation
Milwaukee Arts Board
Brewers Community Foundation, Inc.
Wisconsin Arts Board
Maihaugen Foundation, Inc.
Froedtert Community Investment Fund

 

Artistic Director: $2,500+
Anonymous Donors
Jane Lewis & Mickey Maier
Kristin Bergstrom and Lloyd Dickinson
Julia Gray and Jon Lange
Bob Balderson
Rebecca Renee Winnie
Forest County Potawatomi Foundation

 

Choreographer: $1,000+
Anonymous Donors
Thomas and Karen Watson
Rick and Kate Krueger
Amy & Dennis Connolly
Frank and Marina Krejci
Heil Family Foundation
Jane Lewis & Mickey Maier
Michael Mooney in memory of Kathryn Mooney
The Nelson Grandchildren

 

Guest Artist: $500+
Patricia Kiefer
Chris and Anne Noyes
Chad and Renee Griswold
Donald and Donna Baumgartner
Pam Kriger Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
LOVE WINS
Hannah & Jason Jahn
Jason Wendt
Jeff & Terry McClellan
Peter and Sue Hitler
Jason and Tracey Gessner
Patricia Knox Trust
James Green & Susan Kraeblen
Annette and Thomas Jacobson

 

Soloist: $250+
Barbara Palmisano
Tony & Andrea Bryant
Linda & Mark Carlson
Bob & Sue Kinosian
Amy Brinkman and Gregg Sustache
Elaine & Don Harvey
Patricia Marchant
Ted and Mary Kellner
Mario and Cathy Costantini
Gwen Fastabend
Jo Mooney in memory of Kathryn Mooney
Jane Mooney in memory of Kathryn Mooney

 

Cast: $150+
Anonymous Donors
Susan Armour Family Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Polly Morris
James Sustache
Dr. & Mrs. Raymond Zastrow
Keith Knox
Lindsay Olson
Craig Bennett

 

Friend up to $149
Anonymous Donors
Mary Griffith
Jessica Fastabend
Rachel Griffin
Carol and Jim Ross
Alison Griffin
Karen Kobrick
Dori Steigman
Molly Pribek
Mary Rynders and Greg Horbachevsky
Lisa and Chris Wenzler
Julia Dorf
Richard McCullough & Jill Poole
Dana McCullough
Dianne Dziengel
Michael and Kathy Mooney
Brenna McGee
Alex Ng and Carol Julin
Bernie Erenberger, D.C.
Natalie Lloyd-Jones
Jana Hoyer
Robert Hirschi
Jason & Jennifer Gantzer
Carmen & Paul Pine
Janine Arseneau
Kristine Szatmary
Christine Klim
Lynn & Jim Connolly
Robert & Lana Wiese
Jon & Kim Johnson-Rockafellow
AmazonSmile Foundation
United Way of Greater Milwaukee
Denise & Jerry Sedmak
Christal Wagner
Gail A Schembergerr
Jacqui Lefebvre
David Flores
Maria Gillespie
Inger Wilkerson &; John Merline
Susan Cattey
Hjelmgren Family
The Lindvall Family
Julieane Cook
Daniel Adams & Nora O’Connell Adams
Senta and Justin Metz
Angela Johnson
Melissa Anderson
Vlada Kleyman
Lauren Deleon
Samuel D. Dickkman
Judy Kuhn in memory of Kathryn Mooney
Elizabeth & Lynn Adelman
In memory of Kathryn “Kathy” Mooney
Paula S Friedman
Jacqueline Avial
Dorothy Wilson
Dr. Fred Bloom
Nicky D’Attilio
Lisa Fair
Lois & Peter Winkler
Jenene & Michael Garey
Pat & Joe Greco
Marisa Greco
Carol Tishler
Stephen Hawkes & Julia Lewis Shields
Judy Bockl
Stacy Harriott
Rosemary Pearson
Nancy Mooney in memory of Kathryn Mooney
Jillian Bruss
Erick McGinley
Sara Ziolkowski-Bredeson
Patrick Mooney in memory of Kathryn Mooney


^Indicates a portion of this gift was a UPAF or United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Donor Designated Gift

*Indicates a portion of this gift was an In-Kind Gift


We gratefully acknowledge our funders from September 1, 2022 through July 31, 2023. Our apologies to any individual or organization that was inadvertently omitted or incorrectly listed. Call Julia Dorf at (414) 277-8480, with any corrections or to make a pledge to Danceworks. Your support keeps Milwaukee moving!