Donor Support

Your Gifts Make 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, 2022 and September 1, 2023. Thank you for your support!

Visit our Support Page to learn more about how you can support your Fort Collins Symphony.

Fort Collins Symphony Donors

$140,000+

Estate of John Roberts

$20,000 – $50,000

Arts without End (AWE)
David T. and Elizabeth Alison Dennis*
Friends of the Symphony Endowed Chairs*
Dr. Ed Siegel
Dr. Peter Springberg

$15,000 – $19,999

FAN Foundation
Ken Garff Ford Fort Collins
Kenneth & Myra Monfort Charitable Foundation

$15,000 – $19,999

Arts without End (AWE)
Fan Foundation
Ken Garff Fort Collins
Kenneth and Myra Monfort Charitable Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts

$5,000 – $14,999

Advanced Energy
Anonymous Donor
Audiology Group of Northern Colorado
Joseph & Jan Carroll
Colorado Creative Industries
“E3” Endowment Fund of  the Community Foundation
Fort Collins Symphony Endowment Fund
Susan & Bill Friedman, Friedman Charitable Fund
Robert & Diana Graziano
Sue Greer
Mark Goldrich & Gwen Hatchette
Gary & Carol Ann Hixon
Holiday Twin Drive-In
Ken & Paisley Pettine
Plante Moran
Wilfred Schwartz Conductor’s Endowment Fund
Dr. Tom & Suzie Smith
Trois Coeurs Foundation
Warner Family Charitable Fund, Edward M. Warner & Jacalyn D. Erickson
Drs. Ann Yanagi & Scott Johnston

$1,000 – $4,999

Advanced Hearing Services
Advanced Medical Imaging Consultants
Karel Applebee
Family of Don and Donna Beard
Cindy & Gary Bragdon
Carol & Patrick Brennan
Thomas & Linda Brisbane
Pattie Cowell & Sherry Pomering
Michael & Susan Deines
Paul & Kathie Dudzinski*
Kay & Larry Edwards
Bob & Joyce Everitt Fund*
David & Ann Everitt
Exodus Moving and Storage
Charles & Patricia Grimwood
Jim & Dianne Harper
Gary Hixon Designs
Robert & Maureen Hoffert
Gisela Hobman
Lois Jensen
Dr. Don & Jan Jorgensen Fund*
Wes and Leslie Kenney
Mary & Paul Kopco
Legacy Planning Group, Reed Johnson
Jeanine & Robert Leisure
David & Peggy Lindstrom
Dr. Thomas Luttenegger
Marty & Scott Marsh
Lawrence M. Moskow, Curtis to Colorado
Vicki Fogel Mykles & Dr. Donald Mykles
OneSeven Advisors, David Diehl
Catherine & David Pizzi
Harland & Mary Ann Ranney
Walta & Jim Ruff
Carol & Richard Rush
Dr. Stephen & Linda Schaefer
Phyllis & Wayne Schrader
Lorraine Shuler
Roger Stewart
Nancy & Denis Symes
Lee & Ken Thielen
Bill & Barbara Walton
Bill West – The Group Real Estate Ann & Carl Wilmsen

$500 – $999

Kara & Dan Brown
Stephen & Margie Brown
David & Alexandra Butler
Tom & Anne Butler
Kevin & Katie Dryg,  Dryg Butler, CPAs, P.C.
Fort Collins Nursery
Foundation Music School
Jim & Sara Fry
Dr. Scott Gale & Ms. Nancy Cox
Judson Harper
Emily & Doug Kemme
Kneeland Lazure Law Offices
Carrie & Ilan Levy
Craig & Cynthia Luzinski
Dr. Carl and Jeanne Patton
Connie & Mark Paine
Dr. Edgar & Barbara Peyronnin
Sage Benefit Advisors, Tim Hebert
Steve & Cindy Stansfield
Betty Stewart
Janet Stucky
The Light Center
Erik & Sidney Thompson

$1 – $499

Richard Alper & Kate Herrod
Norma Andersen
Jennifer Anderson
Sanford & Julia Andrew
Nick Armstrong Family
Lawrence & JoAnn Baietti
Donna Baily
Julie & Josh Baker
Robert & Ann Ball
Peg Barbour
Kathleen Batterton
David and Mary Ann Bayer
Donald & Margaret Beaver
Bell, Gould, Linder & Scott
Mary and Ralph Bender
Steve, Victoria, & David Benson
Betty Bentley
Gary Betow & Kathleen McKeown
Connie Bevill
Tom Bittinger & Beth Wells
James Blackburn
LaVon Blaesi
Forrest & Judith Boggs
Barbara Bonilla
Carlos Bonilla
Dennis & Carolyn Bookstaber
Kyle Brenneman
Amanda Bristol
William & Ruth Brown
Sara Buchleiter
David & Carol Budge
Elaine & Don Burritt
Bob & Sandy Calhoun
Carol Cantrell
David & Alice Caputo
Laura Caruso
Annemarie Chenoweth
Derek Chilcote Bacco
Nancy Clegern
Patricia Clemens
Barbara Cohen & Barry Feldman
Dale & Martha Conant
Waltraud & William Cotton
John & Jane Cowdrey
Marion Cox
Theadora Cox
Lela L. Criswell
Mary Crow
The Cupboard
Carol & William Davis
Diane Davis-Deckard
Jean & Alan Denney
Destination by Design
Ange and Naomi DiBona
Ann Donoghue
Madgetta & Claibourne Dungy
Kammi and Paul Eckhoff
Walt & Therese Elish
Katherine Englund
Meg Evans
Paul & Marian Febvre
David & Jessica Ferguson
Rich & Robbie Fisher Charitable Fund
Will & Kevin Flowers
Jane & Bob Folsom
Ed Forst
Fort Collins Ghost Tours
Fort Collins Music Teachers Association
Norma Fox
David & Margo Fredlake
Rachelle Gavlinski
Dr. Dan & Patricia Goble
Sandra Godfrey
Susan and Jason Goldman
Lisa Gooch
Dawn & David Grapes
Rick Griggs
Harry Griswold
Mary Ann Hahn-Strand
Drs. John & Nancy Hanck
Jodi Hansen
Cindy Haraway
Wayne Harmon
Sam Hawkins
Howard & Phyllis Hay
Robert Heer & Mary Kolesnyk
Patricia Hess
Katherine & Andrew Hinds
Janice L. Hill & John D. Garing
David & Mary Hodge
Mary Ellen Holmes
Diane Holt & Michele McFarland, Holt & McFarland Fund
Stephen & Dona Horne
Harvey & Carol Hotto
Tracy Hudson
Wayne & Faye Irelan
Wendy Ishii
Ava Jacobi
William & Evelyn Jacobi
Lynn Jaenke
Anne Aubrey Johnson
Fran & Gerry Johnson
Frank & Jody Johnson
Robert & Ginny Johnson
David, Charlene, & Eleanor Jones
Mark & Pam Jones
Juszak Realty
Peter Kahn
Dale Kaiser
Sarah Keck
John Kefalas
Tina & Dave Kerschen
Phillip Kessler
KK9 Dog Training
Christine & Bill Kneeland
Elizabeth Knees
Marie & Klaus Krizanovic
Robert & Lisa Kreutz
James Lanigan & Ali Lesjak
Scott Lavolette
Barbara & Albert Leung
Tom & Sheri Linnell
Frances Logan
John McDonald
Sheri & David McKelfresh
Cristina Mahon
Tony & Cathy Martino
Margo Matthews
Barbara Maynard
Jutta, Johanna, & Romina Mead
Bina Mehta
Robert C. Michael
Judy & Julianna Mill
Dr. Edward & Cynthia Miron
Michael Mortensen
Patrick & Pamela Murphy
Jean & Jan Newman
John and Patricia Nick
Jane Nicolet
Susan & Jim O’Grady
Diana Olsen 
Lana & Anders Olsson
Jean Opsomer & Mary Meyer
Daniel & Alice Owen
Padilla All Season Services
Palliative Music
Alene & Alan Patterson
Susan Peak
Pediatric Associates of NoCo
Eric & Susan Peterson
Neil Petrie & Joannah L. Merriman
Pilates with Paisley
Ruth L. Potter
Janet Puckett, Live Longer Consulting
Dorlies Rasmussen
George & Sue Reed
Melainie Reed & Jerome Freier
Mimi & Pat Reid
Hedy Reynolds
William & Carol Richey
Gary & Alice Richardson
Gary & Sharon Robinson
Kenneth & Mercedes Rock
Kevin Ryan & Karen Schneider
Jennifer Sajbel
Sharyn & Larry Salmen
Judy Sanders
Claire Schamberger & Gordon McClintock
Steven & Jane Schonfeld
Lisa Schwartz
Bonnie & Terry Shetler
Kevin & Kay Shrum
Dr. Ed Siegel
Edward & Donna Slavik
John & Karen Smith
Phyllis & Victor Smith
Christina & Roger Sobel
Karen Spruill
Stephen & Carolyn Stack
Elizabeth C. Stanley
Tim & Sharon Stelzner
Gordon & Lynette Thayer
DeAnn & Garth Thompson
Louise &. George Thornton
Janice Tolmachoff
Adam Torres
William Tuminello
Carol Tunner
Karen & Don Unger
Joe & Jan Valente
Dr. Merry Wade
Leslie Walker
Judith Wathen
Margaret Webber
Mr. & Mrs. Dan Wendland
Judith & Chris Whitman
Elly & Paul Wiebe
Bill Wiggans
David & Carol Wood
A-Young & Robert Woody
Matthew & Janell Wozniak
Ronald Zais
Elizabeth & Lyle Zevenbergen

*Fund of the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado

Tributes, Memorials, & In-Kind

Gifts given between September 1, 2022 and September 1, 2023

In Honor

In Honor of Jeremy Cuebas
by Betty Bentley

In Honor of Zigi Davenport
by Dr. Ed Siegel

In Honor of Erik Deines
by Michael & Susan Deines

In Honor of Avis E. Fisher
by Rich & Robbie Fisher

In Honor of Ethan Hecht
by Marion Cox

In Honor of Maestro Wes Kenney
by Norma Andersen

In Honor of Mary Kopco
by Vicki Fogel Mykles & Dr. Donald Mykles

In Honor of Dr. Peter Springberg
by Julie & Josh Baker

In Honor of Bennett Stucky
by Janet Stucky

In Memory

In Memory of Don & Donna Beard
by Don & Donna Beard Family
by Fort Collins Book Club
by Sanford & Julia Andrew
by Ange & Naomi DiBona
by Kay & Larry Edwards
by David & Margo Fredlake
by Wayne Harmon
by Robert & Virginia Johnson
by Dale Kaiser
by Jutta, Johana, & Romina Mead
by Judy & Juliette Mill
by Diane Olsen
by Alene & Alan Patterson
by Gary & Alice Richardson
by Christina & Roger Sobel
by Greg & Louise Thornton
by Karen & Don Unger
by Bill Wiggans
by David & Carol Wood

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

In Memory of Radon Bevill
by Connie Bevill

In Memory of Jeanne Butler
by David & Sandy Butler

In Memory of Marilyn Cockburn
by Wendy Ishii
by Wes & Leslie Kenney
by Mary & Paul Kopco

In Memory of Charles Greer
by Sue Greer

In Memory of Barney Jensen
by Lois Jensen

In Memory of Lynn Leedy
by Wes & Leslie  Kenney

In Memory of Mary Ellen Luttnegger
by Dr. Thomas Luttenegger

In Memory of Kathryn “Kay” Quan
by Amanda Bristol
by Wes & Leslie Kenney

In Memory of John Roberts
by Wes & Leslie Kenney
by Mary & Paul Kopco
by Carol Marcotte

In Memory of John Stewart
by Betty Stewart

In-Kind Donations – Gifts of Goods and Services

Jennifer Anderson
Kathleen Batterton
Don & Margaret Beaver
Connie Bevill
Bistro Nautile
Cindy & Gary Bragdon
Cache Accounting and Tax Services
Café Vino
Pattie Cowell & Sherry Pomering
Jeremy & Crisara Cuebas
Jean & Alan Denney
David & Alison Dennis
Kathie & Paul Dudzinski
Madgetta & Claibourne Dungy
Kay & Larry Edwards
Therese & Walt Elish
First United Methodist Church
FoCo Area Chamber of Commerce
FoCo Comic Con
FoCo Ghostbusters
Friends of the Symphony
Sandra Spencer Godfrey
Sue Greer
Charles and Patricia Grimwood
Global Village Museum
Robert Heer & Mary Kolesnyk
Kate Henry & Baun Jordan
Elaine Hild
Carol Ann & Gary Hixon
Alexandra Lee & Michael Hobaugh
Jay’s Bistro
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
Marty & Scott Marsh
Norman Menzales
Don & Vicki Fogel Mykles
Alice & Daniel Owen
Paisley & Ken Pettine
Paul Wood Florist
Poudre School District
Rare Italian
Dorlies Rasmussen
Hedy Reynolds & Rich Shipman
Larry & Sharyn Salmen
Dr. Edward Siegel
Carolyn Stack
Richard Strong & Deborah DeMar
Nancy & Denis Symes
Timberline Church
Lee & Ken Thielen
Margaret Webber
Beth Wells & Tom Bittinger
Elly & Paul Wiebe
Bill Wiggans
Geraldine Winthrop

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.