Eugene Symphony extends our heartfelt thanks to the individuals, corporations, and foundations that have made generous contributions this year. Your support helps keep the arts flourishing in our community.

Founders Society donors pledge annual gifts of $2,500 or more which underpin our onstage, community engagement, and music education programs.

DIAMOND FOUNDERS SOCIETY PATRONS | $75,000+

Anonymous

Nils and Jewel Hult Endowment - Arts Foundation of Western Oregon Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation

James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation

PLATINUM FOUNDERS SOCIETY PATRONS | $25,000 - $74,999

The Chambers Family Foundation

Herb Merker & Marcy Hammock

Arden Olson & Sharon Rudnick

Jane Scheidecker & Duane Partain

Brad & Colleen Stangeland

Connie & Harry Wonham

GOLD FOUNDERS SOCIETY PATRONS | $10,000 - $24,999

Anonymous (2)

Gil Achterhof

Natalie & Zack Blalack

Shawn & Melva Boles

Deb Carver & John Pegg

Betty L. Soreng Fund of Oregon Community Foundation

John & Lia Farkas

Fred W. Fields Fund of Oregon Community Foundation

The Jacqueline Laraway Giustina Fund of Oregon Community Foundation

Verda M. Giustina Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation

The Haugland Family Foundation

IMA Foundation

Dave & Sherrie Kammerer

Pamela McClure-Johnston

Matthew & Hollan McLaughlin

Patrick & Sofia McManus

Trieber & Michelle Meador

Music Performance Trust Fund

David & Paula Pottinger

Paul Roth

Roundhouse Foundation

Jim Ruderman & Kate Nelson

Dr. Matthew Shapiro & Maylian Pak

Suzanne Shapiro

The Silva Endowment - Arts Foundation of Western Oregon Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation

Dunny & Debbie Sorensen

Brad & Colleen Stangeland

Ray & Cathie Staton

Marion Sweeney, Kate & Cama

Michael Vergamini & Nicole Commissiong

Florence Vollstedt

Western Lane Community Foundation

Woodard Family Foundation

Kris Woodard


SILVER FOUNDERS SOCIETY PATRONS | $5,000 - $9,999

Judi Baumgarner & Kleya J. Queen

William & Karla Chambers

Linda Cheney & Fred Felter

Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation

Marie Dochnahl

Ray & Libby Englander

Susan & Greg Fitz-Gerald

Lin & Don Hirst

Monica Careaga Houck

Chris K. Johnson

Jenny Jonak & Mike Bragg

Diana G. Learner & Carolyn Simms^

Michael Lewis & Martha MacRitchie

J. Anthony & Mary Mohr

Dr. James & Mrs. Marilyn Murdock

John F. Quilter^ in memory of Rear Admiral Joseph F. Quilter

Otto & Joanna Radke

Fred Ramsey

Jane Ratzlaff

Mike & Valerie Rudolph

Rebecca Sprinson & Ben Shapiro

Herbert A. Templeton Foundation

The Vinis Family Fund

Barbara & James Walker

Dr. J V & Jan Ward

Jim Weston in loving memory of Sally Weston

Wendy Wong-Haigh

BRONZE FOUNDERS SOCIETY PATRONS | $2,500 - $4,999

Anonymous (2)

Vernon Arne

The Autzen Foundation

Jack & Dondeana Brinkman

Marc Carlson & Katie Koping

Anne & Terry Carter

Harriet Cherry & John Leavens

David & Margaret Conover

Dr. John & Linda Cummens

Dianne Cunningham & Bill Sherman

Wendy Dame & Don Doerr

Drs. James & Hannah Dean

Marilyn Deaton

John Etter

Shira Fadeley

Tom^ & Carol Foster

Mike Fox & Rebekah Lambert

Justin & Jennifer Freeman

Kitson & Peter Graham in honor of Lisa McWhorter

Tim & Margi Griffith

Elaine Gubrud

Janet Harbour

Tom Jefferson

David & Suzanne Knight

David Kolb & Anne Niemiec

Catherine^ & Stephen Koller

Rebecca & Peter Kovach

Steve & Cyndy Lane

Diane Longcore

MacMurray Family Fund

Duncan & Jane Eyre McDonald

Christian & Betsy Nielsen

Benjamin & Susan Ordonez

Laura Parrish

Lisa Elizabeth Peyton in memory of Betty Joy

Nathan & Robin Philips

Philip & Sandra Piele

Klaus & Elizabeth Putjenter in memory of Britta Putjenter

Diane & Greg Retallack

Steve Robinson & Nancy Nathanson

Roger Saydack & Elaine Bernat

Paul Shang & Laura Macagno-Shang

Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund

Christine Strom

Wayne, Leslie & Ari Taubenfeld

Elizabeth Tippett in memory of Jack Forsythe & Kevin Forsythe

Sharon Ungerleider

John^ & Linda Van Peenen

Sandra Weingarten & Ryan Darwish

John & Emilie York


CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE | $1,000 - $2,499

Anonymous (7)

Jenna Adams-Kalloch & Andrew Kalloch

Kevin & Irene Alltucker

The Alsop Family Foundation

Dorothy Anderson

Keyhan & Lauren Aryah

Sue Ashton

Roanne Bank

Jack & Emmie Beardsley

Bob Bills

Louise Bishop & James Earl

Carl Bjerre & Andrea Coles-Bjerre

John & Barbara Blackburn

Jonathan & Sara Brandt

Mary Breiter & Scott Pratt

Joan & David Brown

Piotrek & Rachel Buciarski

Stephanie Bulger

Delpha J. Camp

George & Fanny Carroll

Leslie & Ken Chandler

Dr. & Mrs. James Christon

Suzanne Clark

Edwin & June Cone Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation

Laurie Cracraft & Kirsten Diechmann

Kay Crider & Patrick Phillips

Robert Cummings

Louanne & Ray Czerwinski

Anne & Mark Dean

William Downey

Joan Dunbar & William Starbuck

Juanita & Dieter Engel

Brian & Ruth Erickson

Eugene Active 20-30 Club

Sarah Finlay & Patrick Murcia

Violet M. Fraser^

Lynn Frohnmayer

William & Mary Gent

Liz & Greg Gill

Tim Gleason & Jenny Ulum

The Gray Family

Peter Gray

Kyung Gregor

Sally & Rick Grosscup

Larry Hacek

Elizabeth Seaton Hall

Claudia & John Hardwick

Stephanie Harris

Laurie Hauber

Lisa A. Hawley

Kelly Heckman

Lucille P. Heitz

Robert Huffman & Mary Miller

Virginia Hurwitz in memory of Robert Hurwitz

Ellen Hyman

Invest in Others Charitable Foundation Inc.

Em Jenson

M. Allan^ & Dorothy Kays

Scott Kees

Marilyn & Michael Kelley

Doreen Kilen

Andrea Kingsley

Carolyn Kranzler & D. Lynn McDonald

Francesco Lecce-Chong & Chloe Tula

Gary J. LeClair & Janice R. Friend

Deborah Lee

Roberta Lindberg

Richard & Jacquie Litchfield

John Loomis

Vic Martin & Lynn Ash

Cheshire Mayrsohn & Ernest Chizinski

Joseph & Xandra McKeown

Lee & Mary Jean Michels

Mary Ann Moore

Darian & Karen Morray

Tim Murff^

Dr. Alexander Murphy & Susan Gary

John & Chrissy Murphy

Ann Musgrove

Mona Ordonez

Biff Owen

Gordon Paine

Theodore W. & Laramie Palmer

Judson Parsons & Diana Gardener

John & Joanne Porter

Keith & Sue Potter

Gary & Jane Powell

Amanda Powell & Dianne Dugaw

Alexander Prior

Alai Community Consulting

Paula Rini

Dr. Candice Rohr

Mark & Lynn Roosa

Jim & Paula Salerno

Carol Schaafsma & Karen Yoerger

John & Melissa Scholz

Kim Skinner & Mitch Tyler

Jerry & Sandi South

Bill & Judy Sproul

Craig Starr & Sandra Scheetz

Dr. Chris Stephenson

Tim & Ann Straub

Inge Tarantola

Patti & Warren TenBrook

Ellen Tykeson & Ken Hiday

Eric & Anitra Tykeson

David & Karalyn Walker Sprung

John & Sandy Watkinson

Francie & Luke White

Pamela Whyte & Ron Saylor

Don & Dolly Woolley

Marguerite Zolman


Symphony Friends

SYMPHONY FRIENDS | $500 - $999

SYMPHONY FRIENDS | $300-$499

SYMPHONY FRIENDS | $120-$299

SYMPHONY FRIENDS | to $119


Encore Society

The Encore Society is composed of donors who have created their legacy of music and the arts by including Eugene Symphony and/or Eugene Symphony Foundation in their wills, trusts, or other estate plans.

If you have included Eugene Symphony in your plans or would like to know more about the benefits of planning a gift to your Symphony, contact Gretchen Farrar, Development Director at gretchen.farrar@eugenesymphony.org or (541)687-9487 x 1104.


Special Funds

Conductor’s Cabinet

The Eugene Symphony Association is grateful to the members of the Conductor’s Cabinet for their support of the 2024 Music Director & Conductor Search.

Guild Legacy Fund

For 55 years, the Eugene Symphony Guild generously supported Eugene Symphony Association through fundraising, volunteerism, and advocacy. In 2023, Guild members established The Guild Legacy Fund within the Eugene Symphony Foundation. This Fund continues to support Guild Legacy Pre-Concert Talks and the Guild Legacy Young Artist Competition.

In Memory of Roger Ludeman for the Eugene Symphony Chorus


Our Sponsors

Season Sponsors:


Concert Sponsors:

The Jacqueline Laraway Giustina Fund of the
Oregon Community Foundation


Guest Artist Sponsors:

Mike Fox &
Rebekah Lambert


Additional Support Sponsors:

Roger Saydack
& Elaine Bernat


In-Kind Sponsors:

Benton Lane Winery

Bold.Cool.Marketing.

Broadley Vineyards

Downtown Athletic Club

Euphoria Chocolate Company

The Gordon Tavern

Jazzy Ladies

High St. Tonics

King Estate Winery

Shield Catering

Silvan Ridge/Elizabeth’s Wine Cellars

Walnut Ridge Vineyard

WILL Leather Goods

Grantors:

The Autzen Foundation

City of Eugene

Fred W. Fields Fund of Oregon Community Foundation

Nils and Jewel Hult Endowment - Arts Foundation of Western Oregon Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation

Lane County Cultural Coalition

National Endowment for the Arts

Oregon Arts Commission

Oregon Community Foundation

Oregon Cultural Trust

Palo Alto Software

Rotary Club of Eugene

Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund

The Silva Endowment - Arts Foundation of Western Oregon Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation

SHO (Support Hult Center Operations)

Herbert A. Templeton Foundation

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We are profoundly grateful for every contribution. This list reflects all gifts received through July 2, 2026.

If your name has been omitted or incorrectly listed, please accept our apologies and contact us at 541-687-9487 x1104.