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 May 22, 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

Karen Artz Ash & David Ash
Robert & Mae Carpenter
Ruth Ferguson
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
Timothy & Sealy Ann Gilles
Lisa Guida
Mark & Emily Hanlon
Moshe Kam
David & Jennifer Lilley Foundation
Bette Rice
Marion & Ronald Stein
The Rothschild Family Trust, in memory of Andrew Rubin
Rosanne Zoccoli

Benefactor’s Circle

$1,500 and above
Karen Bodner
Charles Chromow
Jane A. Gross
Jenny & Chao-Chyan Pai
Cynthia Plawker, in honor of Stephen Weitzman & John Kneapler
The Plunkett Group
Craig & Nancy Shumate

Sustainer’s Circle

$1,000 and above
Stephanie Berger
Dr. David Best, in honor of Stephen Weitzman & John Kneapler
Paul Burkhart & Carl Koivuniemi, in honor of Stephen Weitzman & John Kneapler
David & Aryana Chan
Jodi M. Conti
Edith & Robert DuPuy, in memory of Joanne Lawson
Jenny & Chao-Chyan Pai
The Plunkett Group
Shelly Rintala & Tom LoSavio, in honor of Stephen Weitzman & John Kneapler
Judith A. Rubin
Judith N. Rubin
Sam & Allan Rubin, in memory of Harold Rubin
Collette L. Ryder
Patricia & Douglas Sacks, in honor of Stephen Weitzman & John Kneapler
Jennifer Salant
Jeffrey Sharlach, in honor of Stephen Weitzman & John Kneapler
Ellen L. Sleeter, in memory of Joanne & John Lawson
Daniel Stewart

Supporter’s Circle

$500 and above

Will Ang, in honor of Stephen Weitzman & John Kneapler
Gregory Bauer
Carlin Black
Valerie Blechar
Kaylynn Callister & Jamie Brook Burley
Stuart & Susan Chagrin
Myra & Peter Cole, in memory of Rita Greenstein
John Delfs
Reagan Duffy
Laurie G. Dunn, in honor of Stephen Weitzman & John Kneapler
Dr. Jade M. Felder
Colleen Geier
Mark & Ellie Gordon
Benet Kearney

John & Inge Konther
Grace Lee, in honor of Stephen Weitzman & John Kneapler
David McKenzie
Stephen Menlove
Wesley Moon
Patrick Owens
Russel Paterson Charitable Trust
Jason Rosario
Kimberly Salerno, in memory of Harold Rubin
Susan A. Seigle
Karen W. Solorow
John & Teresa Waldes
Janet Wikler & Arthur Hyams

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
Kaila Barker
Beverley Barrett
Robert Berger
Deborah Craft
Peggy Daniel
Lindsay Davis
Holly Dodge
Richard Einhorn
David N. Ekstrom

Amir Farid
Laura Arenas
Griffin Fitzgerald
Karen Francis
The Gale Family, in memory of Margot S. Romberg
Carolina Garza
Eli Gilbert, in honor of Joanna Grossman
Andrew Gladstone
Ella Hofmann-Coyle
Amy Kossover
Steven E. Lane
Eric Luftig

Isaac Lustgarten, in honor of Stephen Weitzman & John Kneapler
Claudia Marks, in memory of David H. Marks
Aaron Miller
Barbara Bahou Milligan
Andowah Newton
Dianne & Frank Peterson
Dr. Michael Pratts
Soren Reck
Tom & Henri-Ann Reynolds
Francis Rivera-Medero

William Rodarmor
Katherine M. Romberg, in memory of Margot S. Romberg
Jim Rubin
Maria & Norman Schwab
Jonathan Shannon
Clare Sherwood
Alaina Smalley
Karen Snow
Oretel Sparks
Robert Sundeen
David Tucker
Richard Eric Weigle
Philip & Sharri Zelson, in honor of Soren Reck

Monthly Giving Society

Carole Bahou (in memoriam)
Sonia Batten
Stephanie Berger
Karen Bodner
Mario J. Bonsignore & Phil Gautreau
Stewart Clark
John Delfs
Robin Effron
John Fischer
Joanna Grossman
Lisa Guida
Steven Heller
Amy & Jim Kendrick
Corey Kinger
Kristin O’Callaghan
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
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

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