PACIFIC CHORALE DONORS
Pacific Chorale gratefully acknowledges the following donors for their generous contributions since July 2022.
These contributions enable Pacific Chorale to continue serving the community with performances of the highest artistic quality, and providing exceptional educational programs designed to continue the tradition of choral artistry in Orange County.
GIFTS OF DISTINCTION
We gratefully acknowledge the following donors, whose total gifts are in excess of $1 million, for their exceptional generosity and commitment to the success of the nationally recognized Pacific Chorale.
William J. Gillespie*
Phillip N. and Mary A. Lyons
Lenora Meister
$100,000 and above
Phillip N. and Mary A. Lyons
Charles and Ling Zhang
Lenora Meister and Salt-Away Products, Inc.
$25,000 TO $99,999
Hans and Valerie Imhof
John and Lori Loftus
Trish O’Donnell
Dennis and Marcía O’Hern
$10,000 TO $24,999
Mary Ester Blakley
Karl and Marilyn Forsstrom
Janice Johnson
Thomas and Bonnie Pridonoff
Loraine Reed
$5,000 TO $9,999
Mike Andrews
Margaret Gates
Nels and Andrea Klyver
Peter and Bonnie Kremer
Chris and Susan Lindley
Kenneth and Carla Neeld
Deborah Pasarow
Kirsten and Craig Springer
Li Hong Wang and Christopher Zhao
$2,500 TO $4,999
Brian D. Bates, CPA
Jan Landstrom
Pat and Craig Newton
Dr. Robert Stroup
C. Arthur Wardner
Peter and Martha Wetzel
Jun Yao
$1,000 TO $2,499
John Alexander
Brien Amspoker and Ellen Breitman
Chris and Susan Anderson
John and Marcia Cashion
Terry and Phyllis Clark
Stan Dendinger
John Forsyte and Michele Moe-Forsyte
Dr. Deborah Then and Prof. George Foster
Kathryn Gibson
Tom and Anne Henley
Diana Hensley
Mark and Donna Hoover
Lynne and Mike Istad
Nancy Lyons
John and Elaine McClintic
Jerry and Betsy* Moulton
Robert and Christie Narver
Dr. Andrei Novac and Dr. Bonita Jaros
Coy Purkey and Lacye Martini
Robert E. Romney
Richard Stein
Diane Stovall
Michael Sumuel
Fram and Julie Virjee
Karen Zfaty
Charles Zhao
$100 TO $999
Karen and Christopher Ahola
Dennis Aigner and Camille Bertolet
Ryan and Adrianna Antal
Thomas and Joyce Antal
Steve and Jennifer Baker
Marleena Barber
Cynthia Barnett
David L. Bates
Wanlyn Bejach
Margaret and Kenneth Blair
Carl and Regina Blankenorn
Patrick Brien
Andrew and Michelle Brouwer
Andrew Brown and Karen Hogle Brown
Jeff Brown
John and Kay Brown
Alice Browne
Christine Browne
Marshall Bull
Margie Carrigan
Joseph and Julie Chien
Denise B. Chilcote
Mikki Cichocki
Irene Cohn
John and Denise Corcoran
Logan Crow
Marjorie Davis
Charles and Darlette Dexter
Jerry and Kathy Dunlap
Denean R. Dyson
Robert and Elaine Elliott
Judi Elterman
Phil and Jan Enns
Norm Evangelista
David and Jacline Evered
Richard H. and Sharon Fair
David Falconer
Brooks Firestone
Larry Gates
Nancy Gerhard
Rhona Gewelber
David and Rebecca Gibbons
James and Sharon Givens
Keith Goode
Joseph Gregorio
Edward Gutierrez
William D. and Bonnie Brittain Hall
Michael and Janet Hards
William Helm
Dr. Robert Istad and David Navarro
Drew and Katherine Jacobs
Donna Janes
Eileen Jeanette
Barbara Kingsbury
Craig and Deborah Kistler
Curtis and Varla Knauss
Tommie Kozlov
Jonathan Krauss
Mary and Bill Langsdorf
Randi W. Larsen
Michael D. Lawler
Kim Le
Joann Leatherby
Patricia Liu
Laura A. Long
Tiffany Ana Lopez
Barbara Macurda
Amira Mansour
Goran Matijasevic
Deb Matsumoto
James and Karen McBride
James and Becky McGaugh
Dr. William C. and Lynn McMaster
Ryan McSweeney
Joyce Medford
Richard Montgomery
Jim Murphy
Harish Murthy
Kimberly Nason
Alexander Nelson
Tricia Nichols
Mark J. Nielsen
Jean Oelrich
Dorothy A. Peralta
Tina and Chris Peterson
Joan S. Petty
Sandy Possehl
Dr. Kathleen and Nicholas Preston
Ryan Ratcliff
George H. I. Reiss
Casey and Naomi Reitz
Thomas Ringland
Kathryn Ryan
P. A. Sefton
Stan Sholik and Linda Wells Sholik
Carol Smith
Wendy Sobeski
Diana Stonecipher
Forrest Suchey
Gary and Marjie Toops
Thelma Valenzuela
Edmund Velasco
Ruthanne Walker Rice
Terri Wedell
Dorothy Whitham
Amanda and Andrew Whiting
Linda Widdowson
Debora Wondercheck
Janice V. Workman
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Zevnik
Government, Corporate & Foundation Support
$25,000 and Above
Anonymous
The Capital Group
Salt-Away Products, Inc
The Segerstrom Foundation
$10,000 to $24,999
California Arts Council
Colburn Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
$5,000 to $9,999
Lon V. Smith Foundation
Newport Beach Cultural Arts Commission
$1,000 to $4,999
American Feel Young Chorus
City of Costa Mesa
Robert & Doreen Marshall Fund of the Orange County Community Foundation
Technology Innovation & Civilization Foundation
$100 to $999
The Kroger Co.
Gifts in Memory
of Betsy Moulton
Mary Bacon
Deborah Butera
Cosette Ctvrtlik
Barbara Hintz
Steven Klein
Randi Larsen
Lyons Share Foundation
Chris Newman
Peter and Martha Wetzel
ENDOWMENT FUND
Contributions to Pacific Chorale’s Endowment Fund are invested in perpetuity. The interest generated from the Endowment helps to provide the Chorale with long-term financial stability. The Chorale is delighted to acknowledge its generous Endowment Fund donors. We are deeply grateful to them for their belief and investment in the organization’s future.
Commitments of $1,000,000+
William J. Gillespie*
Phillip N. and Mary A. Lyons,
Artistic Director Chair
Commitments of $100,000 & up
Ron Gray*
James and Karen McBride
Commitments of $50,000 & up
Mike Andrews
Janice Johnson
in memory of Roger W. Johnson
John* and Jan Landstrom
John* and Elizabeth Stahr
Commitments of $25,000 & up
Marilyn and Tom Nielsen
George H. I. Reiss
Commitments of $10,000 & up
Wells Fargo Bank
Greg and MarJane* Christofferson
Dr. Edward and Mrs. Helen Shanbrom*
in memory of David Lee Shanbrom
Vina and Barry Williams*
Commitments of $5,000 & up
Anne B. Nutt
Commitments of $1,000 & up
Michael Carroll
Dr. James* and Yuko Kawai Dunning
Margaret Gates
Michael and Eleanor Gordon
John and Lori Loftus
Dennis V. Menke
Richard Messenger
Richard McNeil
Jeanette Moon
Donna Morse
Carl and Susan St.Clair
in celebration of Cole Carsan St.Clair
ENCORE SOCIETY
The Encore Society recognizes and honors those who have included Pacific Chorale as part of their estate planning. Pacific Chorale gratefully acknowledges the following benefactors for their visionary support, ensuring the preservation of quality choral music and education.
Anonymous
Mark E. Aldrich
John Alexander
Percy Brotherton*
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Campbell
Phyllis and Terry Clark
Warren Coy
Jacline R. Evered
Roger and Geri Gibb*
Ron Gray*
George W. Haas*
George Hatchard*
Tom and Anne Henley
Mark and Donna Hoover
Dennis L. Houser
Michael and Susan Jacobs
Barbara Kingsbury
John* and Jan Landstrom
Randi W. Larsen
Phillip N. and Mary A. Lyons
Karen M. and James S. McBride
Richard Messenger
Jeanette Moon
Thomas C. Moore Trust*
Ann and Steve Morris
Betsy* and Jerry Moulton
Patricia Newton
Elizabeth Pearson
Sandy and Val Policky
Thomas A. and Bonnie J. Pridonoff
Loraine Reed
George H. I. Reiss
Ron Rudderow
Jane Shepherd
Susan Van Wig
Martha and Peter Wetzel
Vina Williams*
* deceased
If you have already remembered
Pacific Chorale in your estate plan, or
are interested in doing so, please
contact us at (714) 662-2345. All
inquiries will be strictly confidential.
IN-KIND GIFTS
Pacific Chorale wishes to thank the following businesses and individuals for their generous in-kind donations of goods and services over the last year.
Aquarium of the Pacific
ARTime BARRO
Avenue of the Arts Hotel
Capital Genealogy
City Club LA
DAOU Winery
Home Chef
Barbara Kingsbury
Long Beach Symphony
Lumiere Skyn
Carla and Kenneth Neeld
Newport Beach Film Festival
Nico’s Restaurant
Ra Yoga Studios
Rancho Capistrano Winery
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Silver Trumpet Restaurant & Bar
South Coast Plaza
STARK Fitness
The Tea House on Los Rios
Trim Fitness Studio
Very special care has been given to the preparation of donor listings.
This list is current as of October 30, 2023.
We deeply regret any errors and omissions, and appreciate your phone call to Pacific Chorale at (714) 662-2345 or email to Thelma@PacificChorale.org with needed corrections.
Thank you for your support of
Pacific Chorale.