Current Supporters
The activities of National Dance Institute are supported, in part, by public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency; and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
NDI gratefully acknowledges the generous gifts received from the following foundations, corporations and individuals. While space allows us to list only those donors of $1,000 or more, we wish to acknowledge with deep gratitude all contributors who give so generously to NDI's programs.
Gifts received between 5/1/2009 – 6/1/2010
Visionaries ($100,000 and above)
Anonymous
Arison Arts Foundation
Susan and Donald Newhouse
The Starr Foundation
Underwriters ($50,000 - $99,999)
The Balm Foundation
Carnegie Corporation of New York
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Lauren B. Cramer and Demetrius Fexy and the
Daphna and Gerald Cramer Family Foundation
The Irene Diamond Fund**
The Heckscher Foundation for Children
Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund
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Kathy Mele and Dr. Joseph Mele
Henry and Lucy Moses Fund
National Endowment for the Arts
The Shubert Foundation
Helen L. Stambler Neuberger and Jim Neuberger
Judy and Josh Weston
The Winston Foundation
** In 2008, The Irene Diamond Fund established a fund to provide ongoing support for the Irene Diamond Summer Institute.
Benefactors ($25,000 - $49,999)
Madaleine Berley and Arnold S. Penner
Con Edison
Jacques d'Amboise
Elaine Dannheisser Foundation*
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs*
Valerie T. and Charles Diker
Council Member Daniel R. Garodnick
Paula and Jeffrey Gural/Newmark Knight Frank
Carol and Robert D. Krinsky
Betsy and Bryan Lawrence
Marilyn and Bryan Lawrence
Ketty and François Maisonrouge
Newman's Own Foundation
New York State Council on the Arts
The Pinkerton Foundation
Anya Herz Shiva and Dr. Andrew Shiva
Linda Singer and Louis Klein, Jr.
The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust
Patrons ($10,000 - $24,999)
Anonymous
Anonymous
Bloomberg
Conair Corporation
Robert de Rothschild
Nili and Nathaniel de Rothschild
Jennie and Richard K. DeScherer
The Barbara Epstein Foundation
The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation
Edith and Jonathan Fassberg
Susan and John Fullerton
The Howard Gilman Foundation
HBO/ Sheila Nevins
The Hyde and Watson Foundation
State Senator Liz Krueger
Council Member Jessica S. Lappin
The Lauder Foundation
Patricia and Robert A. Levinson
Ann M. Martin
Ron Moelis
One World Fund
Estate of Beatrix F. Padway
The Tony Randall Theatrical Fund
Victoria Ritter
The Jerome Robbins Foundation
Isabel Rose
Joanna S. and Daniel Rose
Beth and David Shaw
The Bernard Lee Schwartz Foundation
Thea and Philip Scotti
The Segal Company
Cathy and Marc Solomon/The Solomon Organization
Barbara C. and Lari Stanton
The Honorable and Mrs. Leon Weil
Partners ($5,000 - $9,999)
Basswood Capital Management
The Bay and Paul Foundations
Joan and Robert Bernhard
Virginia Brody
Counsel Abstract
Joseph and Joan Cullman Foundation for the Arts
Barbara Goldsmith
Judith Uman and I. Michael Goodman
The Lotos Foundation
Blythe Masters and Gareth Evans
Millstream Fund
Jenny Morgenthau and Eugene Anderson
Elinor Bunin and George Munroe
The New York Times Company Foundation
A.F. Petrocelli
Yvonne and Leslie Pollack
Terry and Asriel Rackow
Louise and Len Riggio
The Rudin Foundation
Mara and Ricky Sandler
Jamee and Michael Schleifer
State Senator Eric T. Schneiderman
Andrea Stern
Rhana and Charles Tabouchirani
James S. Tisch/ Loews Foundation
Barbara and Donald Tober
Michael Tuch Foundation
Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation
Supporters ($1,000 - $4,999)
Anonymous
Anonymous
The Joseph and Sophie Abeles Foundation
Carolyn and Andrew Albstein
George F. Allen
Philip and Barbara Altheim
Pilar Arosemena-Aleman and Jamie Aleman
Jody and John Arnhold
Claudia and Fred Bacher
Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust
Betsy and Robert Barbanell
Anne H. Bass
Gary Belsky
Cynthia Wainwright Berger and Stephen Berger
Elissa and Matthew Bernstein
Amelia and Richard Bernstein
The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation
Joan and Louis Boccardi
Sarah Reines and Richard Bornstein
Brookwood Financial Partners
Louise and Ardé Bulova Fund
Dr. Karen E. Burke Gouldandris
Rose and John Cali
California Community Foundation
Paul Cantor
Lisa and Stu Cantor
Vin Carrega and David Barker
Ann Clarke and Jeff Comanici/College of Visual and
Performing Arts/Syracuse University
Gerald L. Cohen
Stuart H. Coleman
Corcoran Cares Fund
Joyce Cowin
James Cross
Lucille O. and Gerald C. Crotty
Susan and Mark Dalton
Laurie Dejong
Claire Edersheim
Sam Ellis
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Emil
Cristina Enriquez-Bocobo
Aniedi and Charles Etuk
Feinberg Foundation
Lisa Fielding
Sabina Fila
Nina and Dr. Scott Fine
Sarah and Peter Finn
Susan and Arthur Fleischer
Margaret and Howard Fluhr
Barbara and Robert Freedman
Friars National Association Foundation
Effie and Robert Fribourg
Alice L. and Lawrence N. Friedland
Elliot Friman
Carol and Tony Friscia
G.A.G. Charitable Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Gardner
Council Member Alan J. Gerson
Mary and Jay Goldberg
Dana J. Golding and Richard Scharf
Dr. Karen E. Burke and Peter Goulandris
Bill Graham Memorial Foundation
Lucia and David Greenhouse
Marjorie and Alan Grossman
Martha M. and David T. Hamamoto
The Harkness Foundation For Dance
Anne and William Harrison, Jr.
Elizabeth D. Heller Fund
Linda and Dennis A. Herman
Liz and David Hinden
Shay and George A. Hirsch
Muna and Basem Hishmeh Foundation
Carol and Richard Hochman
Olivia and Warren Hoge
Honda Foundation
Elise Ingallis-Swanton and Norman F. Swanton
Beverly Jablons
Gary Jacob
Judy Tobey and Ken Johnson
Marcella Kahn
June and George Kalinsky
Yue-Sai Kan
Rachel and Mark Klein
David J. Klein
Debbie and Steven Klein
Barbara and Martin P. Klein
Coco and Arie Kopelman
Dr. Barbara Kravitz
Constance and Harvey Krueger
Barbara H. Landreth, M.D.
Betsy and Stewart Lawrence
Dalia and Laurence Leeds, Jr.
The Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak Foundation
Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo
Randy and Jeffrey Levine
Ellen Liman
Margot T. and Robert E. Linton
Thea and Howard Lorber
Christiane J. MacArthur
Richard Mackool, M.D.
Meryl and Robert Mann
Martha McBrayer
Diahn and Thomas McGrath
Barbara and Arthur Michaels
Allison and Roberto Mignone
Adriana and Robert Mnuchin
Vicki and Fred Modell
Julie and Ken Moelis
Gaye Moelis
Teri and Martin Monas
Mary Tyler Moore and Dr. S. Robert Levine
Donna Nadler and Tom Mingone/
Capital Management Group of
New York
Murray L. Nathan
Gregory M. Nersesyan
William Nesbitt
Jennifer Neuman
Cassidy Noblett
Norvin Partners
Jack H. Nusbaum and Nora Ann Wallace
Nancy and Morris Offit
Jacynth Paterson Orridge
Richard Orridge
Gilles Pajot
Hannah Pakula
Moses L. Parshelsky Foundation
Partners in Arts Education
Eve W. Paul
Rosario P. Perez
William A. Perlmuth/Harkness Foundation For Dance
Sarah Minn and Matthew Pincus
The Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation
Donna Matteo Rabinowitz and Steve Rabinowitz
Roy Reardon and Patricia Hynes
Kammi and Brad Reiss
Vicki Reiss
The Related Companies
Ellen Reynolds
Claire Richardson and Ross Koller
Fatima and Donald Roland
Andy Rosen
Ellen M. Rosen
Evan Rosen
Patty and E. John Rosenwald, Jr.
Susanne Rostock and David Johnson
Frankel Routh Baruch Viertel Group
Allison Rutlege-Parisi and Dr. James F. Marion
+ Christine Sandler
Ms. Ruth C. Schwartz/ Jane Schwartz Foundation
The Seedtime Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Shane EsquireAndrea G. and Michael Shindler
Wendy and Stephen B. Siegel
Juliette Singer and Ian Spinks
Lauren Singer Goldfarb and Steven Goldfarb
Florence and Warren J. Sinsheimer
Haruko Smith
Beth and Zach Solomon
Richard, Ann, John & James Solomon Families Foundation
State Senator Daniel L. Squadron
Steeple Arts Academy of Dance
Storper Family Foundation
Tracy Straus
Susan and Jeffrey Sussman
Catherine E. Sweeney Singer
Susan W. Talbot
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Patty Theis and Salvatore Zizza
The Samuel J. Tilden Democratic Club
Michelle Toll and William O'Flanagan
Gary Tynes/ Cumberland Associates
Ann and Thomas Unterberg
Candace and Charles V. Wait
Mark Waldstein
Grace K. Warnecke
Lynn and Barry Weinberg
The John L. & Sue Ann Weinberg Foundation
Cathy and Stephen D. Weinroth
The Whitehead Foundation
Janice Savin and Christopher Williams
Maya Williams and Barry Lippman
Shelley and Claude L. Winfield
Wolfensohn Family Foundation
Ruth and Paul Woolard
Patricia Schulte and Thomas Yamin
Judith and Stanley Zabar
Isabel and Ambassador Joseph Zappala
*Indicates multi-year support
Donor Profile: Rachel Passaretti ('91)
Attorney and NDI Alumna Rachel Passaretti ('91), never forgot her time with NDI, and she recently had the opportunity to give back to the program that meant so much to her.
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