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DONOR LISTINGS

OUR DONORS

WITH THANKS TO OUR DONORS

Our donor community brings magic to our stages by inspiring artistic excellence, investing in our artists and young audiences, and giving us the opportunity to showcase our work worldwide.

* Festival of America donors
^ Stratford Festival Boards and Senate
+Stratford Festival Staff 

LIFETIME DONORS

Reflects gifts to the Stratford Festival and the Stratford Festival Endowment Foundation.

$20 Million +

Ophelia & Mike Lazaridis^

$10 Million to $19,999,999

Daniel Bernstein & Claire Foerster*^
Kelly & Michael Meighen and the T.R. Meighen Family Foundation^
Sandra & Jim Pitblado^
Richard Rooney & Laura Dinner^

$5 Million to $9,999,999

The Birmingham Family^
The late Robert G. E. Murray & the late Marion Murray
Anonymous

$2.5 Million to $4,999,999

The Marilyn & Charles Baillie Fund
Jane & Raphael Bernstein*^
Estate of Mona Louise Campbell
Estate of Estelle H. Cohen*
The Schulich Foundation
Robert & Jacqueline Sperandio*
Mary Winton Green & the late David Green*

$1 Million to $2,499,999

Richard & Mona Alonzo*
Sylvia D. Chrominska^
Dalio Philanthropies*
The Fred A. & Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation*
Mary Ann & Robert Gorlin*^
MEH Foundation
Rita & Rudy Koehler
The Elizabeth Lang Fund
Janet & Richard Lint^
Tim & Alexandra MacDonald^
The Richard James Mackler Endowment Fund for the Stratford Festival
Estate of Nina Martin
The J. W. McConnell Family Foundation
Drs. M. L. Myers & the late W. P. Hayman^
The Northpine Foundation
The Honourable David & Shelley Peterson^
Tim & Frances Price
Martie & Bob Sachs*^
Barbara & John Schubert*^
The Slaight Family Foundation
Andy & Helen Spriet^
The George & Nancy Taylor Fund^
Catherine Wilkes in memory of David
Matilda R. Wilson Fund*
Anonymous (2)

GIFTS AND PLEDGES IN SUPPORT OF PRODUCTIONS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS IN THE 2025 SEASON - Reflects gifts and pledges made up to February 28, 2025

$2.5 Million+
Ophelia & Mike Lazaridis^
Richard Rooney & Laura Dinner^
$1 Million to $2,499,999
Mona Alonzo Trust*
The Marilyn and Charlie Baillie Fund
Catherine Wilkes in memory of David

$250,000 to $999,999

Oriana & Rob Gordon^
The Elizabeth Lang Fund
The Schulich Foundation
Anonymous (2)

$100,000 to $249,999

Tony & Anne Arrell
Shawn & Judy Denstedt
David & Amy Fulton Foundation*
John & Therese Gardner*^
The William and Nona Heaslip Foundation
The Fabio Mascarin Foundation
MEH Foundation
Laurie J. Scott
Robert & Jacqueline Sperandio*

$50,000 to $99,999

Robert & Mary Ann Gorlin*^
Dr. Dennis & Dorothea Hacker
Jody & Debbie Hamade
The Harkins-Manning Family in memory of Jim & Susan Harkins
The Henry White Kinnear Foundation
Dr. Desta Leavine in memory of Pauline Leavine
The Martin Family
The Catherine & Maxwell Meighen Foundation
Peggy Ptasznik in memory of Vic Ptasznik*
Martie and Bob Sachs*^
Three Generations of the Schubert Family*^
Sylvia Soyka
Riki Turofsky & Charles Petersen
Peter & Carol Walters*^
The Whiteside Foundation

$25,000 to $49,999

Karon C. Bales & Charles E. Beall^
Bryan Blenkin & Alan Rowe
Sylvia D. Chrominska^
Priscilla Costello
Cathy & Paul Cotton
Catherine Elliot Shaw
Ann Fairhurst & Mark Cipra*
Marilyn Gropp
Joan & Clifford Hatch Foundation
Jackman Foundation
Doug Kennedy
Jane Fryman Laird*
The Philip & Berthe Morton Foundation
Dr. M. L. Myers^
Esther Sarick^
Dr. Robert J. & Roberta Sokol*
Carol Stephenson, OC^
The Dorothy Strelsin Foundation*
The Tremain Family
Anonymous (3)

$10,000 to $24,999

Kate & Gil Arias*^
Nancy Cobban & Allan Walkinshaw
Donner Canadian Foundation
Julia Fesmire*
Audrey S. Hellyer Charitable Foundation
Huebner Waller Family Fund*^
The Jentes Family*
Mark Monette & Judy F. Lane*
Franklin H. Moore & Nancy S. Moore Foundation*
Sandra Rotman in honour of Louis Applebaum
Anonymous (2)

ESTATE GIFTS - RECEIVED IN 2024

Estate of Catherine Black
Estate of Jean Busch
Estate of Mary Alice Doyle*
Estate of Jane Elizabeth Gale
Muriel Kassimatis Charitable Fund
Estate of Arline Kettle
Estate of Anthony LaMarca*
Marilyn Laughlin Trust
Estate of Laura Lloyd-Carella
Estate of Doris McCarthy
Estate of Margaret McKelvey
Estate of Ellen Pearson
Estate of Vida Peene
Estate of Carole Rankmore
Estate of Cecily Ratney
Sharon Ruble Trust*
Estate of Noelle Saville
Estate of Nancy Schiefer
Estate of Jeremiah Stamler*
Estate of Terrence Smith*
Estate of Cynthia Trainor*
Estate of James Franklin Walker
Estate of Paul Warun
Estate of Stephanie Wellis
Estate of E. Joan Williams