The Fort Collins Symphony

Donors, Sponsors & Partners

The Fort Collins Symphony thrives because of the generosity and vision of those who believe in the transformative power of music. Our donors, sponsors, and community partners make it possible for us to deliver exceptional performances, provide enriching education programs, and expand access to the arts across Northern Colorado.
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Your Gift Makes A Difference

It is the generosity of our community that makes it possible for the Fort Collins Symphony to present breathtaking concerts and wonderful educational programs. The following is a list of all the amazing businesses, foundations, government entities, and individuals that are keeping your Fort Collins Symphony playing. Contributions were made between September 1, 2023 and September 1, 2024. Thank you for your support!
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» Donors

Fort Collins Symphony Donors

$20,000 - $50,000

  • Arts without End (AWE), Mary Pat McCurdie
  • City of Fort Collins Fort Fund
  • David T. & Elizabeth Alison Dennis*
  • FAN Foundation
  • Friends of the Symphony Endowed Chairs*
  • Dr. Ed Siegel

$15,000 - $19,999

  • Kenneth & Myra Monfort Charitable Foundation
  • Dr. Peter Springberg

$5,000 – $14,999

  • Anonymous Donors
  • Audiology Group of
  • Northern Colorado
  • Joseph & Jan Carroll
  • Community Foundation of Northern Colorado
  • Fort Collins Symphony
  • Endowment Fund
  • Bill & Susan Friedman
  • Robert & Diana Graziano
  • Carol Ann & Gary Hixon
  • Holiday Twin Drive-In
  • Dr. Ken & Paisley Pettine
  • Plante Moran
  • Dr. Tom & Suzie Smith
  • Trois Coeurs Foundation,
  • Mary Pat & Michael
  • McCurdie

$1,000 – $4,999

  • Advanced Medical Imaging Consultants
  • Anonymous Donors
  • Richard Alper
  • Karel Applebee
  • Bank of Colorado
  • John & Anne Blair
  • Patrick & Carol Brennan
  • Stephen & Margie Brown
  • David & Alexandra Butler
  • Pattie Cowell & Sherry Pomering
  • Dr. Paul Dudzinski*
  • Larry & Kay Edwards*
  • Bob & Joyce Everitt*
  • Exodus Moving & Storage
  • Goes Funeral Care & Crematory
  • Dianne & Jim Harper
  • Mark Goldrich & Gwen Hatchette**
  • Gary Hixon Designs
  • Dr. Don & Jan Jorgensen**
  • Wes & Leslie Kenney
  • Mary & Paul Kopco
  • Legacy Planning Group
  • Robert & Jeanine Leisure
  • Dr. David & Peggy Lindstrom
  • Dr. Thomas Luttenegger
  • Jessica MacMillan*
  • Marty & Scott Marsh
  • Bina & Rajiv Mehta
  • Dr. Ed & Cyndy Miron
  • Dr. Donald Mykles & Vicki Fogel Mykles
  • Park-Woodson Fund*
  • Eric & Susan Peterson
  • David & Catherine Pizzi
  • Harland & Mary Ann Ranney
  • Jim & Walta Ruff
  • Richard & Carol Rush
  • Merika & Hugo Rutherfurd
  • Dr. Stephen & Linda Schaefer
  • Lorraine Shuler
  • Nancy & Denis Symes
  • Lee & Ken Thielen 
  • Erik & Sydney Thompson
  • Wilson and Emily Wilmarth & Family Fund*
  • Xanadu Med Spa

$500 – $999

  • Advanced Hearing Services
  • Anonymous Donors
  • Dr. Jennifer Anderson
  • Susan Baker
  • Gary Betow & Kathy
  • McKeown
  • Barbara Bonilla
  • Thomas & Linda Brisbane
  • Dan & Kara Brown
  • Kevin & Katie Dryg
  • Fort Collins Musicians Association
  • Fort Collins Nursery
  • Alexandra Lee & Michael Hobaugh
  • Pam Jones & Mark Bianchi
  • Kneeland-Lazure Law Offices
  • Terry & Kathryn Lenz
  • Craig & Cynthia Luzinski
  • Fenton Martin
  • Shari Massey
  • Brian & Kimberly Miller
  • Jane Nicolet
  • Connie & Mark Paine
  • Carl & Jeanne Patton
  • Dr. Edgar & Barbara Peyronnin
  • Pilates with Paisley
  • Gary & Sharon Robinson
  • Sage Benefit Advisors,
  • Tim Hebert
  • Steve & Cindy Stansfield
  • Betty Stewart
  • Janet Stucky
  • The Light Center

$1 – $499

  • Anonymous Donors
  • Paul & Rosemary Adalian
  • Norma Andersen
  • Craig Anderson & Carole Flint
  • Kristin Andreen
  • Dr. Joel Bacon
  • Martha & Ray Bailey
  • Robert Ball
  • Peg Barbour
  • Kathleen Batterton
  • Ralph & Mary Bender
  • Steve & Victoria Benson
  • Tom Bittinger & Beth Wells
  • LaVon Blaesi
  • Carlos Bonilla
  • Dennis & Mickey Bookstaber
  • Cindy and Gary Bragdon
  • Kyle Brenneman
  • William & Ruth Brown
  • Gary Brunner
  • Meredith M.  Bruskin
  • Nancy Bryan
  • David & Carol Budge
  • Beverly Bunker
  • George Burnham
  • Thomas and Anne Butler
  • Robert & Sandy Calhoun
  • Grant Campbell
  • Carol Cantrell
  • David and Alice Caputo
  • Lexy Cardonne
  • Scott Carr
  • Naomi Cartwright
  • Laura Caruso
  • Olga Chvykova
  • Nancy Clegern
  • Patricia Clemens
  • Barbara Cohen & Barry Feldman
  • Martha & Dale Conant
  • Linda Connors
  • Bob & Sallie Coonts
  • Paul & Sue Cooper
  • Howard Coopersmith
  • Theadora Cox
  • Marion Cox
  • Mary Crow
  • William & Carol Davis
  • Agnes De Lescure
  • Jean & Alan Denney
  • Dellenbach Motors
  • Michael & Lorraine Dewey
  • John Dodds
  • Ann Donoghue
  • Danelle Drew
  • Drs. Madgetta & Claibourne Dungy
  • Kenneth Dunnington
  • Kit Dunsmore & Kurt Fristrup
  • Josef Dvorak
  • Paul & Kammi Eckhoff
  • Doug J. Erion & Sandra Woods
  • Katherine Englund
  • Derry & Connie Fields
  • Richard & Robber Fisher
  • Jane and Bob Folsom
  • Fort Collins Ghost Tours
  • Fort Collins Music
  • Teachers Association
  • Barbara & George Franke
  • Mark & Kathy Frasier
  • Jerome Freier & Melanie Reed
  • Jim & Sara Fry
  • Rachelle Gavlinski
  • Janet Gilligan & John Waples
  • Dr. Dan & Patty Goble
  • Sandra Godfrey
  • Marvin & Sylvia Godsey
  • Jason & Susan Goldman
  • Donna Goodemote
  • Allison Grant
  • Karlin & Lee Gray
  • Dr. Susan Greer
  • F. Paul & Carol M. Gresky
  • Gary & Carolyn Hammond
  • Nancy & John Hanck
  • Jodi & Michael Hansen
  • Charles and Sheryl Hanson
  • Cindy Haraway
  • Dr. Leslie G. Harms &
  • Michael Spearnak
  • Judson Harper
  • Howard & Phyllis Hay
  • Hebert Piano Services
  • Ethan & Jenny Hecht
  • Robert Heer & Mary Kolesnyk
  • Janice L. Hill & John D. Garing
  • Katherine & Andrew Hinds
  • Lynda Hoffmann
  • Diane Holt & Michele McFarland*
  • Dona & Stephen Horne
  • Alexander Hoskins
  • Carol & Harvey Hotto
  • Tracy Hudson
  • Yumi Hwang-Williams
  • Wayne & Faye Irelan
  • Wendy Ishii
  • Mervyn Jacobsen
  • Lois Jensen
  • Frank & Jody Johnson*
  • Barbara Johnson
  • Anne & Peter Jones
  • Peter Kahn
  • Julia Kallis
  • John Kefala
  • Tina & Dave Kerschen
  • Philip Kessler
  • Mo Khovaylo
  • Carey Kienitz
  • Millie & Bart Kingham
  • Donald Kirkpatrick
  • Bill & Christine Kneeland
  • Elizabeth Knees
  • Mary Beth Kowalski
  • Tami Kramer
  • Bob & Lisa Kreutz
  • Klaus & Marie Krizanovic
  • Thomas La Point
  • Greg Lanning
  • Janet Laughon
  • Jayne & Kirk Lewis
  • William Lightfoot
  • Veronica Lim
  • Homer Limbird
  • Cristina Mahon
  • Carol Marcotte
  • Cathryn & Tony Martino
  • Margo Matthews
  • Susie & Daniel McCollum
  • Marlys & John McGrath
  • Sheri & David McKelfresh
  • Norman & Tyler Menzales
  • Joannah L. Merriman &
  • Neil Petrie
  • Robert Michael
  • Marilyn Milhous
  • Katherine Miswell
  • Deborah & Grant Morgan
  • Michael Mortensen
  • Dr. Woody & Marjorie Moss
  • Mark Mossoni
  • Connie Nelson-Cleverly
  • Ralph & Carla Nordstrom
  • Kenneth Ogan
  • Lana & Anders Olsson
  • Brenna Olwine
  • Daniel & Mary Alice Owen
  • Palliative Music
  • Audrey Patterson
  • Susan Peak
  • Pediatric Associates of Northern Colorado
  • Diane Peterson
  • Ruth L. Potter
  • Rachel Pries
  • Janet Puckett, Live Longer Consulting
  • Olivia Randolph
  • George & Susan Reed
  • Pat & Mimi Reid
  • Hedy Reynolds & Rich Shipman
  • Rick Griggs, Griggs Achievement
  • Coralie & Don Ritkouski
  • Kenneth & Mercedes Rock
  • Charles & Sara Rock
  • Don Rojas
  • Rachel Ruhlen
  • Kevin Ryan & Karen Schneider
  • Dee & Ronald Sagall
  • Jennifer Sajbel
  • Larry & Sharyn Salmen
  • Judith Sanders
  • Claire Schamberger & Gordon McClintick
  • Lisa Schwartz
  • Alice Shenk
  • Terry & Bonnie Shetler
  • Edward & Donna Slavik
  • John & Karen Smith
  • Karen Spruill
  • Elizabeth Stanley
  • Jane Stewart
  • Carlota & Dave Striffler
  • Linda  & Jim Temple
  • George Theodore
  • Nancy Treiber
  • Frances Trujillo
  • Don & Karen Unger
  • Audra Vaisbort
  • Joe & Jan Valente
  • Robert Viscount
  • Merry Wade
  • Ande Wahl
  • Leslie Walker
  • Bill & Barbara Walton
  • Judith Wathen
  • Margaret Webber
  • David Weber
  • Jason Weisfeld
  • Judith & Chris Whitman
  • Elly & Paul Wiebe
  • Carl & Ann Wilmsen
  • Megan Wingard
  • Robert & A-Young Woody
  • Matthew & Janell Wozniak
  • Lyle & Elizabeth Zevenbergen
  • Jim & Jo ZumBrunnen
*Fund of the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado
» Tributes

Tributes, Memorials & In-Kind

Gifts given between September 1, 2023 and September 1, 2024

In Honor

In Honor of Judson Harper
by Diane Peterson

In Honor of Ethan Hecht
by Marion Cox

In Honor of Wes Kenney
by Wendy Ishii
by Kluas & Marie Krizanovic
by Dr. Don Mykles & Vicki Fogel Mykles

In Honor of Mary Kopco
by Norman Andersen
by Dr. Don Mykles & Vicki Fogel Mykles

In Honor of Hedy Reynolds
by Richard & Carol Rush

In Honor of Bennett Stucky
by Janet Stucky

In Memory

In Memory of Oren Anderson
by Craig Anderson & Carole Flint
by Dr. Jennifer Anderson

In Memory of Virginia Baker
by Anonymous Donor

In Memory of Dr. Eric Benson
by Steve & Victoria Benson

In Memory of Henry & Elizabeth Cross
by Derryl & Connie Fields

In Memory of Elizabeth Alison Dennis
by Steve & Victoria Benson
by Meredith M. Bruskin
by George Burnham
by Dr. Grant (Roy) Campbell
by David Dennis
by Dr. Susan Greer
by Dianne & Jim Harper
by Robert Heer & Mary Kolesnyk
by Barbara Johnson
by Anne & Peter Jones
by Wes & Leslie Kenney
by Mary & Paul Kopco
by William Lightfoot & May Chu
by Homer Limbird
by Brenna Olwine
by Harland & Mary Ann Ranney
by Linda & Jim Temple
by Margaret Webber
by Jason Weisfeld

In Memory of Mary Ellen Luttenegger
by Dr. Thomas Luttenegger

In Memory of Lester & Helen Garrigues
by Stephen & Margue Brown

In Memory of Charlotte Golden
by Nancy & John Hanck

In Memory of Farley & Myrna Gonzales
by Norman & Tyler Menzales

In Memory of Allen H. Goodemote
by Donna Goodemote

In Memory of Barney Jensen
by Lois Jensen

In Memory of Frederic W. Martin
by Fenton Martin

In Memory of John Roberts
by Janet Gilligan & John Waples
by Carole Marcotte
by Lana & Anders Olsson

In Memory of John Stewart
by Betty Stewart

» In-Kind Donations

Gifts of Goods and Services

  • All Tech Automotive
  • Dr. Jennifer Anderson
  • Kathleen Batterton
  • Gary Betow & Kathleen McKeown
  • Bistro Nautile
  • Ty Bliss
  • Blue Moose Art Gallery
  • Bookstore of the Square
  • Cindy & Gary Bragdon
  • Dr. Lindy Burnham
  • Cache Accounting & Tax Services
  • Citizen Printing
  • Pattie Cowell & Sherry Pomering
  • Jeremy & Crisara Cuebas
  • Louise Cutler
  • Dementia Together
  • Jean & Alan Denney
  • David Dennis
  • Madgetta & Claibourne Dungy
  • Kay & Larry Edwards
  • Therese & Walt Elish
  • Firehouse Bookstore
  • FoCo Area Chamber of Commerce
  • FoCo Comic Con
  • FoCo Ghostbusters
  • FoCoMx
  • Fort Collins Reads
  • Friends of the Symphony
  • Sandra Spencer Godfrey
  • Dr. Susan Greer
  • Charles & Patricia Grimwood
  • Global Village Museum
  • Karlin Anderson Gray
  • Robert Heer & Mary Kolesnyk
  • Elaine Hild
  • Carol Ann & Gary Hixon
  • Alexandra Lee & Michael Hobaugh
  • Pam Jones & Mark Bianchi
  • Leslie & Wes Kenney
  • Mary & Paul Kopco
  • KRFC 88.9 FM FoCo Radio
  • KUNC 91.5 FM
  • The Lincoln Center
  • David & Peggy Lindstrom
  • Eva Sue Littleton
  • Mary Pat & Mike McCurdie
  • Makerfolk Bookstore
  • Marty & Scott Marsh
  • Melting Pot
  • Norman & Tyler Menzales
  • Museum of Art Fort Collins
  • Don & Vicki Fogel Mykles
  • Alice & Daniel Owen
  • Paisley & Ken Pettine
  • Paul Wood Florist
  • Perelandra Books at Wolverine Farms
  • Poudre Landmark District, Avery House
  • Poudre School District
  • Mary Ann Ranney
  • Rare Italian
  • Dorlies Rasmussen
  • Rodizio Grill
  • Merika & Hugo Rutherfurd
  • Hedy Reynolds & Rich Shipman
  • Jan Rushneck
  • Larry & Sharyn Salmen
  • Alice Shenk
  • Dr. Edward Siegel
  • Silver Grill
  • Dr. Peter Springberg
  • Carolyn Stack
  • Stardust
  • Richard Strong & Deborah DeMar
  • Nancy & Dennis Symes
  • The Lyric Cinema
  • Timberline Church
  • Lee & Ken Thielen
  • Fran Trujillo
  • Margaret Webber
  • Beth Wells & Tom Bittinger
  • Elly & Paul Wiebe
  • Joanne Wilson
» Community

Community Program Support

B Sharp Arts Engagement

B Sharp Arts Engagement, a community research program partnership between the Fort Collins Symphony and Dementia Together, brings the joy of live music, social connections, and community support to those living with dementia and their care partners.

Thank you to our donors:
Karel Applebee
Gary & Carol Ann Hixon
Holt & McFarland Fund, Craig and Cyndy Luzinsky
Kenneth & Myra Monfort Charitable Foundation
OneSeven Advisors, David Diehl
Carolyn & Will Singleton
Jim & Walta Ruff

Open Notes Program

The Open Notes Program provides tickets for under-served and/or at-risk youth and young adults as well as veterans to attend concerts.

Thank you to our donors:
Bank of Colorado
Mary & Paul Kopco
Dr. Peter Springberg & Janet Kowall

Youth Education Series (YES)

The FCS Youth Education Series (YES) is a flagship music education program in Larimer County that reaches over 4,300 4th and 5th grade students each year.

Thank you to our donors:
Advanced Energy
Barbara Cohen
Patty Cowell & Sherry Pomering
David and Alison Dennis
Flood and Peterson
Jason Sheppard Greer and Lucy Kim Greer Foundation for the Arts
Jesse Hernandez
Gary & Carol Ann Hixon
Marty and Scott Marsh
Cathryn Martino
Jane Nicolet
Dr. Peter Springberg & Janet Kowall
Janice Tolmachoff
Elizabeth Wells

Please accept our heartfelt apology if we have misspelled or omitted your name.
Contact us at 970.482.4823 or note@fcsymphony.org so that we may make a correction.

FCS Sponsors and Business Supporters

Season Sponsors:

Arts Without End Foundation
Dr. David and Alison Dennis
Dr. Ed Siegel
Dr. Peter Springberg
City of Fort Collins Fort Fund logoColorado Creative Industries logoNational Endowment for the Arts logo
» Partners

Performing Arts Trade Partners