We are grateful to the donors who have who have made significant contributions the Harris Theater Creative Future Fund since its inception in 2021:
Principal Sponsor ($400,000+)
The Grainger Foundation
Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable Fund
Irving Harris Foundation, Joan W. Harris
Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Family Foundation and
Alexandra C. Nichols
Presenting Sponsor ($300,000+)
The Harris Family Foundation
Abby McCormick O'Neil and D. Carroll Joynes, Chauncey and Marion D. McCormick Foundation
Lead Sponsor ($200,000+)
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
ITW
Underwriting Sponsor ($100,000+)
Jack and Sandra Guthman
Claire and Mike O'Grady
Polk Bros. Foundation
Premier Sponsor ($75,000+)
Exelon
Patricia A. Kenney and Gregory J. O'Leary
Nancy and Scott Santi
Northern Trust
Major Sponsor ($50,000+)
Shana and Peter M. Ellis, Reed Smith LLP
Jack and Sandra Guthman
Reed Smith LLP
David Snyder and Peggy Salamon
Supporting Sponsor ($25,000+)
BMO
The Searle Family Funds at the Chicago Community Trust
Christine and Glenn Kelly
Sarah Solotaroff Mirkin
Kenneth R. Norgan
PNC
John and Denise Ginascol
Marilyn and David J. Vitale
Patron ($10,000+)
John and Jean Brennan
Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation
Bonnie and Anthony Dimun
Lori, Charlie and Ross Dimun
Fifth Third Bank
Anonymous
Matt and Laura Hanssel
Merrillyn J. Kosier and James F. Kinoshita
Elizabeth A. Liebman
Thomas J. O'Keefe
D. Elizabeth Price
Prince Charitable Trusts
Jai Shekhawat
Sue and Tom Stark
The Siragusa Family Foundation
Advocate ($5,000+)
Nancy Dehmlow
Janet and Craig Duchossois
The Malkin Family
Scott and Mary Rafferty
Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Foundation
The Saints Organization
Dr. Scholl Foundation
John Q and Karen E. Smith
Friend ($1,000+)
Arts Midwest
Maria Bechily and Scott Hodes
C. Bekerman, M.D.
Shaun and Andy Block
Greg Thompson and Greg Cameron
Joyce E. Chelberg
Michael C. Cleavenger
Lewis Collens and Fern Trevino
Pamela Crutchfield
Shawn M. Donnelley and Christopher M. Kelly
Ann Dudley and Stanford Goldblatt
Susan Feibus and Tom Geoghegan
Quin and Simin Frazer
Sarah Gallo and Paul Bateman
Ay Gee
Gerhard Haigis
Elizabeth and Matthew Connelly
Lynn Hauser and Neil Ross
Karen and Marvin Herman
IBM Matching Grants
Cynthia Kirk
Jeffrey and Julie Korzenik
Franco La Marca
Phil Lumpkin
Emily Macaluso and Michael Mertes
Michael Marchand
Kevin C McGirr
Dr. Leo and Catherine Miserendino
Lynne Shigley and Frank Modruson
Dan Plehal and Jim McCaffrey
Mary Kay Sullivan
Maria Zec, The Peninsula Chicago
Dana Shepard Treister and Michael Roy Treister
Allan Waite and Greg Ostfeld
Blair Warner
Nancy Meyer and Marc Weiss
Zen Yoga Garage
William Ziemann
Supporter ($250+)
Anonymous
Gabriel Angel Alaniz
Brittany Price Anderson
Lauren Arnett
Sarah Barnhardt
Julie and Roger Baskes
Queta and Ronald Bauer
Suzanne and William E. Bible
Lauren Brescia
Emily Chervony
Wendy Covelli
Beverly Dennen
Jennifer Edgcomb
Win Eggers
Colleen Flanigan
Lynn Gilchrist
Susan and Josh Grossman
Joan Guardalabene
Peter Guardalabene
Joan M. Hall
Harris Theater Associate Board
Gary Johnson and Brenda Ashley
Julian Family Foundation
Dr. Lynda Lane, Ben Lane-Korn and the Lane Trust
Mike R. Magliane
Stephen Mannasmith and Mary Billington
Maecenas
Diane M. McKeever and Eric Jensen
Mara Mills Barker
Anna Mitran
Hillary Pearson
James Peterson and Kathleen Beaulieu
Lauren and Ryan Ranson
John Vincent Reddington, Jr.
Scott Renfro
Elizabeth Ress
Janet and Philip Rotner
Olga Sanchez
Michael Schaaff
Richie Schiraldi
Michelle Seeley
Earl and Brenda Shapiro Foundation
Andy Steedly
Sunitha and Abraham Thomas
Matthew Tolson
Joanne C. Tremulis
Robin S. Tryloff
M.B. White
Tilly Wilhoite
Carol Wilkinson
Kathryn Williams
Jack Zeleznak
