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.
Angels ($100,000 and above)
Arison Arts Foundation
Elaine Dannheisser Foundation*
The Irene Diamond Fund◊
Susan and Donald Newhouse
Nili and Nathaniel de Rothschild
The Starr Foundation*
The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust*
Judy and Josh Weston Fund
◊ In 2008, The Irene Diamond Fund established a fund to provide ongoing support for the Irene Diamond Summer Institute.
Underwriters ($50,000 - $99,999)
The Balm Foundation
Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund
Carnegie Corporation of New York
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
The Heckscher Foundation for Children
ING
JPMorgan Chase and Co. Foundation
Carol and Robert D. Krinsky
Margaret Cuomo Maier, M.D. and Howard Maier
Kathy and Joseph Mele, M.D.
Helen Stambler Neuberger and Jim Neuberger/
The Roy R. and Marie S. Neuberger Foundation Inc.
The Picower Foundation
Mrs. Marinela Servitje
The Shubert Foundation
Norman and Rosita Winston Foundation, Inc.
Benefactors ($25,000 - $49,999)
Bloomberg, L.P.
The Buck Family Foundation
Con Edison
The Dana Foundation
Valerie T. and Charles Diker
Paula and Jeffrey Gural/ Newmark Knight Frank
Ms. Anita Jaffe
Ms. Jaynne C. Keyes and Mr. Michael Del Giudice
Henry and Lucy Moses Fund, Inc.
National Endowment for the Arts
New York Department of Youth and Community Development/ Councilmember Jessica Lappin
New York State Council on the Arts/Empire State Partnerships
Madaleine Berley and Arnold S. Penner
Ms. Isabel Rose
Mr. and Mrs. José Serrano
Ms. Linda Singer and Mr. Louis Klein, Jr.
Vada and Ted Stanley
Barbara and Donald Tober
Patrons ($10,000 - $24,999)
The Barker Welfare Foundation*
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bernstein
Susan Blaustein and Alan Berlow
Louise and Ardè Bulova Foundation*
Citi Foundation
Ms. Glenn Close
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald B. Cramer
CVS Caremark Charitable Trust
Mr. Robert de Rothschild
Jennie and Richard K. DeScherer
Lauren B. Cramer and Demetrius Fexy
Ray Debbane and Caroline Flandrin
The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.
Susan and John Fullerton
The Howard Gilman Foundation
The Muna and Basem Hishmeh Foundation*
The Hyde and Watson Foundation
Patricia and Robert A. Levinson
The Lotos Club Foundation
Ketty and François Maisonrouge
Ms. Ann Martin/ The Ann M. Martin Foundation
Ms. Blythe Masters and Mr. Gareth Evans
MetLife Foundation
Ms. Mary Tyler Moore and Dr. S. Robert Levine
Mr. Murray Nathan
Newman’s Own Foundation
The New York Times Company Foundation*
Ms. Rosario Perez/ ConArte
Pzena Investment Management, LLC
Mrs. Heather Randall/The Tony Randall Theatrical Fund*
Ms. Victoria Ritter
The Jerome Robbins Foundation
Joanna and Daniel Rose
The Rudin Foundation
Ms. Liliana Melo de Sada
Ms. Roslyn R. Schwartz
The Bernard Lee Schwartz Foundation
The Segal Company
Thea and Philip Scotti/ P.J. Clarke’s
Donna and Elliott K. Slade, III
Cathy and Marc Solomon/ The Solomon Organization
Toni and Martin Sosnoff
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Spitzer
Lari and Barbara Stanton
Mabel S. and Leon J. Weil
Janice and Christopher Williams/ The Williams Capital Group, L.P.
Ms. Lisa Wishnick/ The Robert I. Wishnick Foundation
The Wooden Nickel Foundation
Partners ($5,000 - $9,999)
Anonymous
Carolyn George and Jacques d’Amboise
Mr. Miguel Aleman Velasco
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Anderson
Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust
The Bay and Paul Foundations, Inc.
Amelia and Richard Bernstein
Champion Garage Management
Mr. Bruce E. Clinton
Mr. Gerald L. Cohen
George and Sophie Coumantaros
Governor and Mrs. Mario Cuomo
Mr. Gonzague De Luze
Ms. Helena Durst/ The Durst Organization
Mr. Sam Ellis
Gilder Foundation, Inc.
Ms. Barbara L. Goldsmith
Heinz Family Foundation
Gayle and Leo-Arthur Kelmenson
Mary, Marie, and Richard Lanier
Mrs. Christiane J. MacArthur
Ms. Jenny Morgenthau and Mr. Eugene Anderson
Elinor Bunin and George B. Munroe
Beverly and Attilio F. Petrocelli
The Rudin Foundation
Ms. Dorothy Salant/ G.A.G. Charitable Corporation
Andrea and Michael Shindler
Flo and Warren J. Sinsheimer
Syracuse University
Eva-Maria and Hans Tausig
Jennifer and Erick Tenglesen
Wellfleet Foundation
The Whitehead Foundation
Wolfensohn Family Foundation
Judy and Stan Zabar
Supporters ($1,000 - $4,999)
Anonymous
The Joseph and Sophie Abeles Foundation
Richard and Iris Abrons
Ms. Amy Bermant-Adler and Mr. Elliott Adler
Shahara and Jaylaan Ahmad-Llewellyn
Carolyn and Andrew W. Albstein
Barbara and Phil Altheim
Lisa Antonoff, D.D.S., P.C.
Mr. Mitchell Arkin
Ms. Leslee Asch
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barbanell
Beckelman and Capalino, LLC
Cynthia and Stephen Berger
Elissa and Matthew Bernstein
The Birk’s Works Foundation, Inc.
Lisa and Jeff Blau/ The Related Companies
Joan and Lou Boccardi
Mary Beth and Walter Buck
Rose and John J. Cali
Mr. Stu Cantor
Ms. Rosemary Carey and Mr. Ed Hynes
Mr. Vin Carrega and Mr. Norman Livingston
CB Richard Ellis, Inc.
Ellen and Richard Chassin
Ms. Angela Comeau
Corcoran Group Cares
Mrs. Daniel Cowin
Mrs. Mary Sharp Cronson
Lucille and Gerald Crotty
Elizabeth and Allen Cutler
Mrs. Marcela Orvañanos De Rovzar
Mr. François de Visscher
Mr. Andrew H. Decker
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Desmarais
Ms. Joan K. Easton and Mr. Arthur Richenthal
Mrs. Gaetana Enders
Dinah and Uri Evan
Ms. Lisa M. Farrell
Mr. Pierre Fay
Ms. Dagmar Feldman
Ms. Shiuan Chen and Mr. John J. Feeney
Ms. Sabina Fila
Sarah and Peter Finn
The Joseph L. Fisher Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Flicker
Margaret and Howard Fluhr
Mr. Michael S. Forrow
Mrs. Mary Ann Fribourg
Alice and Lawrence N. Friedland
Mr. Elliot Friman
Arlyn and Edward L. Gardner
Mr. Marshall Geller
Monah and Alan Gettner
Pamela and Saverio Giarusso/ M&T Bank
Edythe and Mike Gladstein
Lynn and Carl Goldstein
Patricia and Bernard Goldstein
Nancy and Jeff Goldstein
Ms. Judith Uman and Mr. I. Michael Goodman
Ms. Agnes Gund
Mr. Carlos Bremer Gutierrez
Mr. and Mrs. Vartan Gregorian
Barbara and Mark Handler
The Harkness Foundation for Dance
Ms. Barbara Harris
Bill and Anne Harrison
Ms. Sylvia K. Hassenfeld
Ms. Maureen Hayes
HBO Documentary Films
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. Herman
Mr. Robert Herrmann
Dorothy and Daniel Hines
Shay and George Hirsch
Carol and Richard Hochman
Ms. Gretchen F. Huff
Hycliff Foundation
Ms. Beverly Jablons
Mr. Gary Jacob
Ms. Judy Tobey and
Mr. Ken Johnson
Ms. Marcella Kahn
Barbara and Harry Kamen
Ms. Patricia Farrelly-Keresztes and Mr. Roger Keresztes
Ms. Irene Miller and
Mr. Anoush Khoshkish
Peggy Ann and William Klein
Peggy M. Brooks
and David J. Klein
Barbara and Martin Klein
Ms. Shahnaz Batmanghelidj
and Mr. Radford Klotz
Ms. Victoria Labalme
Ms. Sheila LaBrecque
Linda and Paul Lee
Randi and Jeff Levine/ RJL Charitable Foundation
Margot and Robert E. Linton
Ms. Patricia Lizarraga
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lobel
Mr. Roderick MacLeod
Mr. Martin Maleska
Ann and Jeffrey Mann
Mr. Michael D. Manshel
Ms. Allison Rutlege-Parisi
and Mr. James Marion
Marie and James C. Marlas
Mr. and Mrs. John Mason
Ms. Elizabeth J. McCormack
Sue and Gene Mercy, Jr.
Ms. Victoria J. Mericle
Sandra and Edward Meyer
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Modell
Mr. Martin Monas
Eve and Dennis Mykytyn
Mr. William Nesbitt
Ms. Kara Unterberg-Niederhoffer
and Mr. Roy Niederhoffer
Mr. Jack H. Nusbaum and
Ms. Nora Ann Wallace
Mrs. Jacynth Paterson Orridge
Mr. Jeffrey L. Orridge
Mr. Richard Orridge
Ms. Hannah Pakula
Moses L. Parshelsky Foundation
Ms. Janice N. Pastorek
Ms. Eve W. Paul
Ms. Mayalen Uribe and
Mr. Raul Pineda
Yvonne and Leslie Pollack
Ms. Donna Matteo Rabinowitz
and Mr. Steve Rabinowitz
Mr. and Mrs. Asriel Rackow
Mr. Robert Rauschenberg
Mr. Harvey Ravner
Ms. Katherine Reeves
Rabbi Sarah Reines
Kammi and Brad Reiss
Ms. Ellen Reynolds
Nataly and Toby Ritter
Indre and Justin Rockefeller
Mrs. Frederick P. Rose
Drs. Herman and Pola Rosen
Ms. Meira Rosenberg
and Mr. David Friedman
Nora Kaye and Herbert Ross
Foundation
Drs. Sonia E. and Jeffrey Sachs
Mr. Stanley Sanders
Joan and Arthur Sarnoff
Jamee and Michael Schleifer
Ms. Anne Schulhof
Mr. Robert A. Schulman
Ms. Liz Hinden and
Mrs. Ruth C. Schwartz
Ms. Judith Selkowitz
Beth and David Shaw
Ms. Jane Silver/ Irene Diamond Fund
Ms. Catherine Sweeney Singer
Ms. Virginia Sloane
Mr. Bruce Slovin
Ms. Vera Stern
Mr. Dan Storper/ The Storper Family Foundation
Mr. Barnard S. Straus and
Ms. Marjorie Hyman
Ms. Tracy Straus
Ms. Elise Ingallis-Swanton and
Mr. Norman F. Swanton
Liz and Kent Swig
Ellen and Bill Taubman
Beth and Beau Taylor
Alice and Thomas Tisch
Lee and Marvin Traub
The Michael Tuch Foundation
Joanne and Arthur Weinbach
Lynn and Barry Weinberg
Ms. Lucille Werlinich
Mr. Jeffrey Wiesenfeld/
Alliance Bernstein
Michelle and Zachary M. Williams
Shelley and Claude L. Winfield
Mrs. Shirley Young
Ms. Kathleen MacLeod and
Mr. Michael Zacharias
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Zipser
Ms. Marlene Hess
and Mr. James Zirin
*Indicates multi-year support
Donor Profile
“Watching these masses of children from different backgrounds, neighborhoods, even countries, working together and having a wonderful time, I knew I had found a purpose. I would not allow the children from my school, or the surrounding schools, to be sheltered, to be deprived of this incredible experience. I would make sure all of them could participate in NDI.”
— Harry Yuen
2nd Grade Teacher, PS 130;
NDI In-School Coordinator and Volunteer
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