OUR SUPPORTERS
The New York Choral Society gratefully thanks the following individuals and
organizations for their generous support of our programs, fundraising events,
and annual fund gifts:
As of July 31, 2026
Visionary Circle
$20,000 and above
Darin Arita
Michael F. Colosi, Esq.
The Estate of Martin L. Finkelman, M.D.
Joanna Grossman
The Estate of Reverend Olivia Holmes
New York State Council on the Arts
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
Chairman’s Circle
$10,000 and above
Corey Kinger
Gary Pai & Kendall Reynolds
Rex Perlmeter & Rachel Hertzman
The Rae Charitable Trust
Michael Roos
Dr. Stephen Weitzman & Mr. John Kneapler
President’s Circle
$5,000 and above
Anonymous
Karen Artz Ash & David Ash
Robert & Mae Carpenter
Ruth Ferguson
Mark & Emily Hanlon
Kenneth Kahaner
Moshe Kam
Melinda & Denis Kelly
The Estate of Irene Soskin
Faye Weitzman & James Rubin, in honor of Stephen Weitzman & John Kneapler
Patron’s Circle
$2,500 and above
Mario J. Bonsignore & Phil Gautreau, in honor of Stephen Weitzman & John Kneapler
David & Jennifer Lilley Foundation
Timothy & Sealy Ann Gilles
Marion & Ronald Stein
Rosanne Zoccoli
Benefactor’s Circle
$1,500 and above
Charles Chromow
Jodi M. Conti & David Waldes
Lisa Guida
Cynthia Plawker, in honor of Stephen Weitzman & John Kneapler
Bette Rice
Daniel Stewart
Craig & Nancy Shumate
Sustainer’s Circle
$1,000 and above
Dr. David Best & Will Ang, in honor of Stephen Weitzman & John Kneapler
Karen Bodner
Paul Burkhart & Carl Koivuniemi, in honor of Stephen Weitzman & John Kneapler
David & Aryana Chan
Edith & Robert DuPuy
Robin Effron
Jane A. Gross
New York Life
Jenny & Chao-Chyan Pai
Shelly Rintala & Tom LoSavio, in honor of Stephen Weitzman & John Kneapler
The Rothschild Family Trust
Judith A. Rubin
Sam & Allan Rubin, in memory of Harold Rubin
Collette L. Ryder
Patricia & Douglas Sacks, in honor of Stephen Weitzman and John Kneapler
Jeffrey Sharlach, in honor of Stephen Weitzman and John Kneapler
Ellen L. Sleeter
Michael Smargiassi, The Plunkett Group
Supporter’s Circle
$500 and above
Anonymous
Kaylynn Callister & Jamie Brook Burley
Myra & Peter Cole
John Delfs
Dr. Jade M. Felder
Susan & Eli Gilbert, in honor of Joanna Grossman
Mark & Ellie Gordon, in honor of Stephen Weitzman and John Kneapler
John & Inge Konther
Grace Lee, in honor of Stephen Weitzman and John Kneapler, in memory of Joanne Lawson, John Lawson, and Margot Romberg
Stephen Menlove
Wesley Moon
Patrick Owens & Gary MartinJason Rosario
Judith N. Robin
Kimberly Salerno
Susan A. Seigle
Karen W. Solorow
David Tucker
John A. Vila, in memory of Terry W. Bishop
John & Teresa Waldes
Prelude Circle
$250 and above
James & Carolyn Alley, in honor of Gary Pai
Laura Arenas
Art Student League of New York, in honor of Stephen Weitzman & John Kneapler
Beverley Barrett
Robert Berger
Deborah Craft
Peggy Daniel
Lindsay Davis
Holly Dodge
Reagan Duffy
Richard Einhorn
Terry Fassburg, in honor of Stephen Weitzman and John Kneapler
Griffin Fitzgerald
Karen Francis
The Gale Family, in memory of Margot S. Romberg
Robin Geller
Amy Kossover
Steven E. Lane
Toni Levi, in memory of Harold Rubin
Eric Luftig, in honor of Stephen Weitzman and John Kneapler
Isaac Lustgarten, in honor of Stephen Weitzman & John Kneapler
Claudia Marks, in memory of David H. Marks
Juey Chong Ong, in memory of Harold Rubin
Russell Patterson Charitable Fund
Dianne & Frank Peterson
Dr. Michael Pratts
Tom & Henri-Ann Reynold
Francis Rivera-Medero
William Rodarmor
Katherine M. Romberg, in memory of Margot S. Romberg
Jonathan Shannon
Clare Sherwood
Jonathan White
Janet Wikkler & Arthur Hyams
Philip & Sharri Zelson
Monthly Giving Society
Carole Bahou (in memoriam)
Sonia Batten
Stephanie Berger
Karen Bodner
Mario J. Bonsignore & Phil Gautreau
Stewart Clark
John Delfs
John Fischer
Joanna Grossman
Lisa Guida
Steven Heller
Amy & Jim Kendrick
Corey Kinger
Gary Pai & Kendall Reynolds
Jenny Paulus
Lynda Richards
Judith A. Rubin
We extend our deepest gratitude to the members of our Legacy Society, whose generous foresight ensures the future of the New York Choral Society for generations to come:
Michael Colosi, Esq.
Peggy Daniel
Joanna Grossman
Toni Levi
William Pine
Pamela Reich
Michael Roos
Judith A. Rubin
Susan A. Seigle
Mary Sherwin
Ina Gillers Shivack
Karen W. Solorow
Stephen Weitzman & John Kneapler
We honor the memory of our Legacy Society members who have passed. Their gifts continue to inspire and sustain the future of the New York Choral Society:
Joseph Bookmyer
Dr. Martin L. Finkelman
Reverend Olivia Holmes
Sylvia Hoisington
Margot S. Romberg
Irene Soskin
David Uskali
Thank you for the following foundations and government agencies for their support:
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
New York State Council on the Arts
The Rae Charitable Trust
