Ravinia 2024 Issue 1

Reach Teach Play Education Programs The donors listed below generously contributed to Ravinia’s Reach Teach Play education programs—including direct support of such initiatives as as the Music Discovery and Jazz Mentor Programs, Guest Artists in the Classroom, and Sistema Ravinia—between October 1, 2023, and May 2, 2024. For information about giving to Reach Teach Play, please call 847-266-5020. $100,000 and above Allstate, Lead Reach Teach Play Sponsor Ralla Klepak Foundation for Education in the Performing Arts Ravinia Associates Board Ravinia Women’s Board $60,000 – $99,999 Paul M. Angell Family Foundation Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. Polk Bros. Foundation $30,000 – $59,999 Anonymous Martin & Mary L. Boyer Foundation Ehlert Family Foundation Elaine Frank Fund Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Greenberg Traurig, LLP Ms. Nancy B. Lewis, in memory of Irving & Roberta Lewis Reed Smith LLP Sidley Austin LLP $25,000 – $29,999 Anonymous The Dancing Skies Foundation Ralph S. Hoffman Foundation KPMG LLP Latham & Watkins LLP Mayer Brown LLP Daniel F. & Ada L. Rice Foundation $15,000 – $24,999 Alverin M. Cornell Foundation Donald J. Holmberg & Karen Morgan Holmberg PNC Bank Charles & M.R. Shapiro Foundation Walgreens $10,000 – $14,999 Anonymous (2) Discover, Official Card The Lisa M. Fisher Fund in Memory of James & Roslyn Marks at The Chicago Community Foundation Grainger Harris Family Foundation ITW Carol and Ed Kaplan / Kaplan Foundation Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation Liz & Eric Lefkofsky Malott Family Foundation Ms. Karen Mothkovich Modestus Bauer Foundation North Shore Gas Community Fund at the Chicago Community Foundation The John & Kathleen Schreiber Foundation $7,500 – $9,999 Ms. Denise M. Gamble Laurie Frank Lieberman The Trillium Foundation $5,000 – $7,499 Christy & Craig Fowler Mayer & Morris Kaplan Family Foundation Emily & Christopher Knight Mr. & Mrs. John W. McCarter Jr. $2,500 – $4,999 D’Addario Foundation Lynn & Kenneth Kaveney Gail & Steve Seidman Ms. Verneta J. Simon $400 – $2,499 Brian & Amy Brown Mr. & Mrs. Glant Cohen Mr. & Mrs. John Doherty Enterprise Holdings Foundation Linda Grandolfo Mr. Rick Hernandez Mark Johnson Cookie & Henry Kohn Seymour Lipton Mr. Patrick Moore The Joachim & Vicki Peters Foundation Ms. Loretta Peterson Ms. Janet Travaglio REACH TEACH PLAY DONOR HIGHLIGHTS Reach Teach Play programs actively engage 20,000 schoolchildren and their families each year throughout Cook and Lake Counties. This would not be possible without the foresight and contributions of the Ravinia Women’s Board and the funders who have joined them in supporting these programs, including Allstate in its eighth year as Lead Sponsor. The Building the Future of Reach Teach Play campaign raised funds to sustain these programs into the future. We proudly recognize the important contributors to this effort on page 53. Ravinia Steans Music Institute The invaluable instruction and performance opportunities at RSMI are only possible because of our generous, dedicated donors. Each summer, RSMI provides its participants with everything they need—from housing and meals to immersive and personalized professional training with a world-renowned faculty—so they can focus fully on honing their craft. Ravinia greatly appreciates the donors below, who have contributed to RSMI’s annual operating fund between October 1, 2023, and May 2, 2024. To make a gift or learn more, please contact Luciana Bonifazi, Associate Director of Campaigns, at lbonifazi@ravinia.org or 847-266-5089. GENERAL SUPPORT Jean & John Berghoff Elvira M. Butz Ann Sherby Cole Jane B. Colman Jeffrey & Teri Kaye Conklin The Dancing Skies Foundation Paul Diamond Jeff Gail Victor Ge Mina Leon & Thomas Gleason Mrs. Dorothy G. Harza Helen E. Heggie Fund at Chicago Community Trust Russell & Terra Jenkins Maggie & Tom Lovaas Mr. Thomas Martin Sally L. Maybrook Mr. & Mrs. Craig A. Miller Diane & Steve Miller Randi & Russel Miron Harold M. & Adeline S. Morrison Family Foundation The Negaunee Foundation Ed & Gayla Nieminen Sharon & Stan Noskin The Joachim & Vicki Peters Foundation Alice Peterson & Paul Munk Linda & Harold Rosenson Deborah & Laurence Segil Beth Shadur & Bruce Mainzer Ms. Adena P. Staben Jennifer Steans & James Kastenholz Stone Capital Group, Inc., Donna & Tom Stone Robert & Harvey Teitelbaum Audrey L. Weaver Mr. & Mrs. Arvin Weindruch RAVINIAWOMEN’S BOARD PROGRAM FOR JAZZ IN HONOR OF DIANE DORN Anonymous (2) Bachmann Family Bija Bennett Mr. & Mrs. Michael Brehmer Ms. Venita E. Fields & Mr. Lonnie Hampton Belle & Donald Finfer Mr. Willard M. Hunter & Mrs. Lori Hunter Rita Kanne, in loving memory of Jeffrey Kanne Emily & Christopher Knight Mr. & Mrs. John Murphy National Federation of Music Clubs Ravinia Associates Board Ms. Nancy Chausow Shafer Margles Singleton Mr. & Mrs. Larry Wolfson PROGRAM FOR PIANO & STRINGS Anonymous Bija Bennett Judy & Merrill Blau Hyomin Choi Jeffrey & Teri Kaye Conklin Judy Cottle Estate of John E. Deimel St. Margaret’s College and Schools Foundation from Mr. Tadashi Enami Ms. Barbara B. Garland Robert Greenspoon & Jennifer Yorke Ernest A. Grunsfeld Jr. Trust Mr. & Mrs. Stanton Hadley Carol & Joel Honigberg Fund Rita Kanne, in loving memory of Jeffrey Kanne Seymour Lipton Roger & Betsy Mandel Sheila Medvin The Negaunee Foundation Madeleine P. & Harvey R. Plonsker Ravinia Associates Board Ravinia Women’s Board Benjamin J. Rosenthal Foundation Dr. Scholl Foundation Beth Shadur & Bruce Mainzer Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation Sue Stevens PROGRAM FOR SINGERS Anonymous (2) Judy & Merrill Blau Mrs. Thomas D. Heath Karen Koronkowski, in memory of Lois Shuey Mason Foundation, Inc. Harold M. & Adeline S. Morrison Family Foundation Mrs. Albert Pawlick Madeleine P. & Harvey R. Plonsker The Port, Washlow, and Errant Families Stephen & Susan Rappin Ravinia Associates Board Ravinia Women’s Board Louella Kreuger Ward, in memory of Dr. Alan J Ward, PhD, ABPP R AV I N I A S U P P O R T E R S RAVINIA.ORG  • RAVINIAMAGAZINE 51