Our Supporters
Generous Supporters
It is only through the generosity of our supporters that Young Artists of America® is able to continue its high quality artistic programming, provide unique educational experiences for our students, attract the highest caliber of mentors possible for our students, and provide need-based scholarships to students who would not otherwise be able to participate.
We hope you will consider joining our list of incredible supporters below by donating or volunteering today.
Supporting Members
(Includes donations from July 1, 2024 through October 31, 2025)
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Anonymous
Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County
Brad Clark
Ed Grossman, Rochelle Stanfield, & the Bill Grossman Fund of the Grossman Family Charitable Funds
Maryland State Arts Council
Strathmore Hall Foundation
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Anonymous (3)
Ollen & Julia Douglass
Richard Gervase & Stuart Delery
Bruce Rosenblum & Lori Laitman
Jim and Carol Trawick Foundation
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Anonymous (2)
Jordan Bookey & Felix Lloyd
Tom DiGiovanni & Patrick O'Donnell
The Horwitz Family Foundation
Jared & Alanna Kotler
Susan & Arnie Lutzker
Jonathan & Elizabeth McAllister
Craig & Uuriintuya McCann
Lauren & David Moehring
Law Rocks
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Cathy Bernard
Mia & Lee Blecher
Nancy-Ann & Jason DeParle
Edelman Financial Engines LLC
David & Lindsey Heinemann
Marta & Christian Hellriegel
Judy Jaskolski
Anne McGuirk
G Hunt Mitchell
Michael & Dana Stambaugh
Wendy Susswein
Webber Family Foundation
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Akel Building Group LLC
Anonymous
Judy & Thomas Bailey
Margaret Davies
Nadine Ellerthorpe
Erkan Erdem
The Herndon Family
Julie Farkas & Seth Goldman
Ralph & Gloria Friedgen
Alicia Goldin
Andrew Goldstein & Julie Rawe
Randee, David, & Rachel Hahn
John & Meg Hauge
Jamie Joeyen-Waldorf
Kay Kendall, The Davies Foundation
Eve A. Lilley
Elvi Moore
One Thirteen Foundation
Paypal Giving Fund
Rau Family Charitable Fund
Sonya Sbar & Alec Rogers
Shorb Fafoglia Group of Compass—Ellie Shorb, Realtor
Signature Theatre Inc.
Kate & Michael Spigler
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Joan Barber
Jamie & Scott Brown
Michael Colavita
Ronald Costell
Stefanie Morgan-Davis & Nikel Davis
The Davidson Family
Aaron & Megan Garnett
Dina & Randy Goldman
Mary Gottlieb
Gloria Hardin
Joyce Henderson
Nicky Kaider
Estell Lloyd
Jon Leberknight & Martha Love
Carolyn Martin
Heather & Matt Maurano
Nivedita Misra
Jimmy & Patricia Nugent
Lisa & Jonathan Olin
Ane Powers
The Savada-Stevenson Family
The Topol, Rosenberg Family
Maya Weil
Anne Witkowsky & John Barker
The Yale Alley Cats
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The Acker Family
Robert Alter & Alfreda Antonucci
Helena Dimitriou & Jim Burkhard
Everywhere Communications, Inc.
Gary Friend
Bruce & Suzanne Glassman
Mary Ellen Glowacki
Anne & Scott Hefter
Melissa van Herksen
Kevin & Jennifer Kennedy
Sara Gottovi & Jeff Klein
Marsha Gottovi & Livia Klein
Susan Leader
Alan & Jean Leberknight
R M Lee
Monica Leibovitz
Jason & Kate Levy
Susan Luse
Fannie Mae
Aaron Magden
Neil & Gladys Magsino
Nancy Mannes
Kathy McGuire
Virginia McMurtry
Andre & Evelyn Nicholas
Morrisa B. Rice, PhD
Dheepak Raja
Neil Sbar
Fredrica Sheehan
Davoud Mohtat & Rosemary Thomas-Mohtat
Carol Trawick
KM Walters
Norman Wereley
Holly & Tom Whelan
Lisa White
Iris Witkowsky
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Anonymous (3)
Jody Axinn
Bauer Wheeler Family Fund
Kelly Bruffey
Joan Clowes & Jeff Butvinik
Mia Casey
Karen & Stephen Cherry
Jessica Coates
Giselle & Mike Colavita
Peter & Kamil Cook
Jennifer Coulson
Bryan Detchon
Heidi Dupler
James Eisner
Karleen Escobar
The Hartten Family
Barrett Toman Family
Bailey Guerra Family
Shoykhet Family
Monika Foster
Liang Gao
Kirstin Goldston
Katherine Grundy
Justin Guysick
Brett & Karen Hadlock
Sarah Jackson Han
Patricia Heiber
Charles & Marilyn Heinemann
JJ Van Herksen
Kathleen Hicks
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin A Hillock
Jillian Janaczek
Danielle Jeweler
Sara Kaiser
Andrea & David Kirsch
Adrien-Alice Hansel & Jessica Leader
Ivonne Magdaleno
Maria Milder
Kinny Mu
Stuart Ober
Cynthia Ogden
Kelly Pallagi
Susan Park
Lisa Pawley
Monika Vasey Rhodes
Joanna Ramos-Romero & Erwin Romero
Marcus Rosenbaum
Jessica La Rotta
Jo Ann Ott & Karin Rudolph
Karen Schneider
Roberta & Michael Schroder
Deborah B Schultz
Steven & Karen Schupak
Laura & Albert Sim
Aaron & Jacey Spratt
Lisa Stackman
Keith & Monique Stevens
L.B. Stough
Nancy Tartt
Karen & Cornelius Tate
Adriana Teitel
Alexandra & Kevin Tillmann
Anna Wallich
Tasanee Walsh
Sara Beth Watson
Laurie Webber
Cheryl Scott Williams
Miriam & Jason Zarin
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Catherine Akers
Christopher Allen
Rachael Anatol
Louise Andrews
Sokha Ang
Lauren Aronson
Zaven Arzoumanian
Steven Ashman
Terry Askin
Ian Band
Kirsten Barrett
Margaret Barry
Sharon Beck
Alexandra Bely
Christopher Bowen
Nehal Bussey
Alfredo Calzadilla
Gloria Cammarata
Candace Cato
Marina Cecchini
Margaret Cefail
Michael Chen
Magdalene Cobb
Christina Cray
Lori Crook
Elizabeth Cunha
Hannatu Dantata
Janet Delery
Anita DeMino
Rick Dreger
Sandra Dubois
Thomas Duffy
Margaret Duhon
Lorraine Eakin
Roberta Eisen
Claudia Fennell
Diana Garcia
Kirstin Goldston
Laura Green
Galia & Eddie Greenberg
John Halvorsen
Thomas Harman
Vicki Harvey
Emily Howell
Kate Huang
Susanna Hubacker
Suchitra Kadambavanam
Anne Kalis
Andrea Katkow
Kelemen Family
Jennifer Kelly
Mary Kelly
Hye Kim
Silvia Kinch
Silvia & Aaron Kinch
Olivia Klein
Aruna Koka
Shiowjen Lee
John Leovy
Kim Levone
Mary E. Lewandowski
Chitsui Liang
Mary Love
Robin Malcotti
The Manning Family
Nina Markey
Nancie Marzulla
Rosanna Mazzella
Debra McCarron
Catherine Mehta
Nishant Mehta
John Mondy
Thea Moore
Shirley Morgan
Christina Mundy
Nicholas Muzzatti
Hari Nair
Lisa Nasar
Jessica A Nesterak
Evelyn & Andre Nicholas
Rebekah Noven
Audra O'Neil
Michael Obodozie
Jody Okash
LaKeeMora Orphe
Mark Parker
Christian Parra
Lisa Pawley
Harita Raja
Lauren & Molly Ridgway
Nell Rumbaugh
J & M Schaller
Kasy Schnabel
Sandra Schulman
Michelle Seelman
Jane Shiu
The Shoemakers
Naomi Simwenyi
Nigel Smith
Melissa Smith
Vanessa Smith-lang
Lori Smith-Watson
Glenn Solomon
Jean-Anne South
Amanda Speros
April Stubbs Smith
Brooke Supple
Lisa Swirsky
Ling Tang
Becca Thompson
The Thompsons
Laura Ulmer
Annette Varoli
K Michele Walters
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The following donors gave in memory of Donald Benjamin Susswein:
Ramsey & Alex Akel
Joan Barber
Bauer Wheeler Family Fund
Ilene Citrin
Nancy-Ann & Jason DeParle
Reid Detchon & Louise Moody
The Dupler Family
James Eisner
Bonnie Fogel
Bruce & Suzanne Glassman
Ed & Shelley Grossman
Anne & Scott Hefter
Andrea & David Kirsch
Susan & Andy Luse
Allison & Stuart Ober
Cynthia Ogden
Terry & Kelly Pallagi
Steven & Karen Schupak
Sonya Sbar
Riki & Michael Sheehan
Roberta & Michael Schroder
Lisa & Garrett Stackman
Laurie & Bill Webber
Anne Witkowsky & John Barker
Iris Witkowsky
Foundation Support
Young Artists of America is thrilled to receive support from various foundations that support arts education. Contributions from these valued donors support Young Artists of America’s annual operations, our innovating artistic programming, our educational opportunities for students, as well as our Mentoring Program that brings world-class musicians to work without students.
We are particularly grateful to the following foundations who continue to support our efforts:
Arts Forward Fund
Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County, MD
Spur Local (formerly Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington)
Greater Washington Community Foundation
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Maryland State Arts Council
Strathmore Hall Foundation, Inc.
The Jim & Carol Trawick Foundation
For more information on foundation funding, please email Lisa Larragoite, Executive Director.