INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTERS
With gratitude, Opera Columbus acknowledges all of our institutional supporters, individual supporters, in-kind donations, and tribute donations. This publication lists names for donors who made gifts, pledges, and in-kind donations in the 2025 fiscal year (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025).
Greater Columbus Arts Council
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The Columbus Foundation
Nationwide Insurance
Crane Group
Ohio Arts Council
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Voice Center
Friends of Opera Columbus
Porter Wright Morris and Arthur LLP
The Reinberger Foundation
The Shipyard
CAPA
Diamond Cellar
Duncan Dental Labs
Ernst and Young
Huntington Bank
PNC Foundation
Resource International
Squire Patton Boggs
Anonymous
The Anonymous Fund of The Columbus Foundation
Bailey Cavalieri LLC
Give Lively Foundation
Kroger
Legal and General America
The Ohio State University Wexner Center for the Arts
Acclarity Group
Black Kahawa Coffee
Mary K. Cecil
Cult Marketing
Nothing Bundt Cakes- Columbus/ Upper Arlington
Larry Anderson
Friends of Opera Columbus
Richard J. Dick
Mary Ann Gallucci
Ann Hall
Anonymous
Maria “Rita” Johanna Kellenbach
Anonymous
Christine H. Dill
H. Lee and Evelyn F. Leathers
Lyman L. Leathers Fund
Ralph Standley, III
Carol and Gary House
Ashley Arter Taft
Deborah M. Anderson
Carolyn Thomas Christy
Al and Judy Clovis
Jerome and Bette Dare
Amy DeLossa
Betsy Muhlner
David Taft
Kingsley Taft
Nancy and Kirk Taft
William W. Taft
Scott Whitlock
Janice and Herbert Wolman
Femi Adeyanju
Carol and Gary House
Gretchen Taylor
Mary Auch
Michael and Kristen Foley
Gerard Basalla
Savannah Ranz
Marilu Faber
Hope Wolman
Matt Hall
Shelli F. Wuerth
Kevin McGovern
Patrick McGovern
Patrick McGovern
Michael and Maddie McGovern
Doug and Cookie McIntyre
Bill and Coreen Jenkins
Liz Moyo
Kelly Ward
Julia Noulin-Mérat
Nathalie Bonjour
OSU Otolaryngology
Brad deSilva, M.D.
Bob Philips
Greg and Kaitlin Stokes
Caroline & Jim Rocco and OSU Voice
Pamela and Steel Hutchinson
Allison Steiner and Ryan Harding
Anonymous
INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS
$50,000+
Anonymous
$25,000–$49,999
Anonymous*
Bob Philips and Kara Trott
Sheldon and Rebecca Taft
$10,000–$24,999
Anonymous (2)
Janelle and Don Grubbs
The Lyman L. Leathers Fund*
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Anonymous
Anonymous*
Bob Philips and Kara Trott
Sheldon and Rebecca Taft
Anonymous (2)
Janelle and Don Grubbs
The Lyman L. Leathers Fund*
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Anonymous
Bryn and Femi Adeyanju
Vanessa and George Arnold
Gerard and Miranda Basalla
Ronald Bell
Marilu and Tim Faber
Marty Golubitsky and Barbara Keyfitz
Matthew Hall
Shawn and Jenna Homan
Andrew King
Vijay Kudithipudi, M.D.
Tracy and Kevin McGovern
Julia Noulin-Mérat and Patrick McGovern
Fabian and Branda Padamadan
Caroline Rocco
Jodi and Stanley Ross
Nancy and Tadd Seitz
The Seymour and Fran Luckoff Family Fund
Allison Steiner and Ryan Harding
Caroline and John Stieg
Benjamin Tracy
Charles and Betsy Warner
Michael and Denise Wible
Anonymous
Jean Atwood M.D. and Michael Kirkman
Mary and Andy Auch
George S. Barrett
Dr. Ernest and Mary Carducci
Elliana K. DeVore, M.D.
Gary and Bruni Duncan
Sean Grant
Jeff Harris
Bill and Coreen Jenkins
Dan Jensen
Que Jones
Todd Majidzadeh and Karen Hough Majidzadeh
Doug and Cookie McIntyre
William E. Miller and Thomas S. Dole
Patty Morrison
Dr. Karen Peeler and Rev. Deniray Mueller
Bivik and Beth Shah
Robert and Ann Shelly
Miriam and Don Utter
Becky Wright
$1,500–$2,499
David Bloomfield
Kirsten Dell
Emalee Dickson
Ryan Eberhart
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Emery
Sylvia Fergus and Kent Rigsby
Susan E. Hodge and David A. Greenberg
Donna and Larry James
Jill Lukshin-Hoff and Justin Hoff
Bill and Jane Miller
John P. Miller
Gerald and Ann Newsom
Ruth Paulson
Greg and Kaitlin Stokes
$500–$1,499
Anonymous (4)
Matthew Adeyanju
Danielle Aldach
Lois H. Allen
Irene Bell
Catherine Callard and Craig Howell
Lucy Caswell
Janet Cox
Beth Crane and Richard McKee
Laura Dehlendorf Crane
Michael and Paige Crane
Dr. Antonio C. Cuyler
Jerome and Bette Dare
Don Dell and Violet Meek
Amy DeLossa
Brad deSilva, M.D.
Nancy Donoghue
Cynthia Englefield and David Kaylor
William R. Fenner Donor, a Donor Advised Fund of Renaissance Charitable
Larry and Marion Fisher
Ken Fultz
Jason Gay
Willie and Katie Grové
Susan M. Hartmann
Carolyn Hartwell and Malcolm Steiner
Barbara and Ron Hupman
Pamela and Steel Hutchinson
Douglas Jones
Anne LaPidus
Mary Lazarus
Traci Martinez
Laura Matrka and Travis Ulmer
Everett and Alicia McCorvey
Michael and Maddie McGovern
Priscilla Meeks
Betsy Muhlner
Dorothy Noyes and Michael Krippendorf
John and Christine Olsen
Jim Reardon
Lois Rosow
Dr. Philip and Mrs. Elizabeth Samuels
David R. Schooler
Dr. Lee Shackelford
Judi and Jim Stillwell
David Taft
Kingsley Taft
David H. Timmons
Gail Walter and Allen Proctor
Herb and Judy Weisberg
Lydia Weyrich
Nancy S. Winslow
Shelli F. Wuerth
$200–$499
Anonymous (5)
Michael Adeyanju
Deborah M. Anderson
Nathalie Bonjour
Peter Coccia and Nena Couch
Susan Paun de Garcia
Carol J. Del Propost
Harriet and Scott Donaldson
Leo and Vera Dubrovksy
Bernie and Linda Erven
Carter and Lucia Findley
Michael and Kristen Foley
Christopher Gassett
Barbara Goettler
Cassandra Grenade
Linda and Richard Gunther
Jane Hathaway
Steven Hillyer
Carol and Gary House
Rose Hume and Jim Dunn
Leslie Huntington
The Jewish Columbus Foundation Joan Wallick Cultural Arts Endowment Fund
Karen Kennedy
Dennis Kovach
Stanley and Gretchen Kronenberger
Esther Larson
Syd Lifshin
David and Betty Meil
Jane and Paul Morton
Jutta Neckermann
Brad Ostroff
Evan Spencer
William A. Stallworth
John and Sally Stefano
Ellen Stukenberg
William W. Taft
Dina Tantra
Gretchen Taylor
Gaëtane Verna
Kelly Ward
Wendy E. Weiler and Michael J. Dwyer
Chad and Melinda Whittington
Stephen Wittmann
UP TO $199
Anonymous (8)
Mr. and Mrs. Stanford M. Ackley
Ben Addison
Christy and George Arenschield
Teresa Avila
Michael Les and Karen Benedict
Adam and Suzy Biehl
Joshua and Lindsey Bills
Seth C. Bixler
Eric Braun
Bob and Susan Campbell
Ric and Robinne Caner
Donna Cavell
Janet Chen
Carolyn Thomas Christy
Al and Judy Clovis
Katherine Cosgrove
Jacqueline L. Denton-Stickel
Christine H. Dill
The Dorothy Loew Cameron Fund
Jere Forsythe
Mary Ann Gallucci
Danielle Gassman
Sara M. Gibson
Sue P. Glander
Sandra and Caesar Guarderas
Karla Headman-Trott
Mel Heckman
Robert Heisler
Mrs. Barbara Hunzicker
Peter Keiser
Robert Koblentz
Matthew Kurk
Sophia Kwarteng
Cathy Levine and Jonathan Groner
Barry Liss
John Looman
Maureen and David McMahon
Thomas and Jessica Morris
David Nassau
Julie and Ralph Nusken
Bill and Barbara Oberdick
Ruth O’Grady
Kimberly Payne
Christian Phillips
Sandra and Howard Pritz
Andrew Constantine Protopapas
Savannah Ranz
Alice Rathburn
Susan L. Ropp and Douglas P. Johnson
Susan Millard Schwarz
Scott Seaman and Nancy Alkire
Press Southworth III
Dr. Brenda Stearns and Dr. Linda Meadows
- Stanley Sutton
Nancy and Kirk Taft
Robert Toon
Nancy Verber
Julie Virgalitte
Allison N. Walker and Tyler Rodgers
Carolyn M. Watson
Julie Weeks
Colton Weiss and CW Coaching
Kathy and Ira Weiss
Scott Whitlock
Todd Williams
Allison M. Wilson
Janice and Herbert Wolman
Hope Wolman
Ronald and Rosemary Zedalis
*denotes Estate Gift
If we inadvertently omitted your name or made an error in compiling this information, please accept our sincere apologies and contact Andrew at the Development Office at 614-719-6718 to provide corrected information. Thank you for your support!
