medaase
Medaase means “Thank you” in the Twi language of Ghana.
Medaase to the following supporters of Joel Hall Dancers & Center, our programs, and our community.
$100,000 and up
International Association of Blacks in Dance
A Road Together - MacArthur/Field Foundation
$75,000 and up
Chicago Cultural Treasures
$50,000 and up
Anonymous
Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project
$25,000 and up
National Endowment for the Arts (50th Anniversary Programming
State of Illinois - Illinois Arts Council Agency
$10,000 and up
Arts Work Fund
City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
Conagra Brands (Chrysalis Project)
Connor Dance (Sponsor: 2024-2025 Season, Flavors 2025)
Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
League of Chicago Theatres ComEd Powering the Arts (Chrysalis Project)
Marshall Merrick Mitchell
$5,000 and up
The Helen Brach Foundation (50th Anniversary Events)
Marjorie Hobley
Leah O’Riordan
Polk Bros. Foundation (D.I.A.L.)
Sara West
$1,000 and up
Beth & Phil Ames
Craig Caffarelli
Dictionary Films
Nicole Jackson-Whitehead
Carroll Joynes & Abby McCormick O’Neil
Ines Le Cannellier
Myriam Le Cannellier
Joseph Pindelski
Glenn Tisdale
$500 and up
Mel & Janet Carl Smith
John Carlsen
Sarai Hoffman
Patricia Pindelski
Symerrian Sullivan
Caryl H. and Bernard M. Susman Family Foundation
Tracey Valcy
Walmart Facility 5402
$250 and up
Claudette Cohen
Megan Cusick
William Demaree
Cindy Hieggelke
Michael McStraw
Melissa Thodos
Kristine Weaver
Sanda Zakowski
$100 and up
Annaliisa Ahlman
Tim & Marco Boisvert
Robin Bronstein
Bryan Brown
David Byrne
Michael Callahan
Angela Davis
Craig Davis
Joseph DeFeo
Susan Dickson
Joseph DiGiacomo
Barbara Ellis Racic
Eric Filson
Maggy Fouche
Barry Grant
Aaron Greer
Annie Hackett
Paula Hawkins
Alison Hinderliter
Christine Hollingsworth
McKinley Johnson
Virginia Johnson
Claire Kaplan
Robin Kelly
Sydni Knox-O’Reilly
Barbara Kosiek
Elaine McLaurin
Katherine Mielke
Mark Rothas
Katherine Rush
Howard Sandifer
Emily Schcolnik
Elizabeth Smith
Ginny Sykes
August Tye
Pamela Young
Joyce Zimny
Up to $100
Lane Alexander
Sheila Ashby Schultz
Dominique Atwood-Hamilton
Elizabeth Bagby
Adrienne Baker
Beth Braun
Homer Bryant
Erin Buero
Marcellus Burt
Katie Campana
Rebecca Crystal
Risa Davis
Deidre Dawson
Deirdre Dillon
Jill Domke
Margaret Dospiljulian
Melinda Dunker
Up to $100 (cont’d)
Kenneth Epting
Jacob Fabbri
Rosetta Fair
Angela Flenoy
Shellee Frazee
Joanna Furnans
Laurie Gauger
William Gill
Erecka Glass
Julissa Gonzalez-Kotvasz
Martin Grochala
Winifred Haun
Jean Helfer
Lisa Hish
Kareen Hopkins
Lavoris Howard
Kristen Jacobson
Elvin Nathan Jones
Fran Kaplan
Sherry King
Rachel Koch
Karin Korth
Susan Lazaris
Jane Leder
Kathleen Lewis
Isabella Mahoney
Michael Manaa-Hoppenworth
Constanza Mendoza
William Michel
C. Jaye Miller
Maureen Mudron
Mary Okiersey
Erika Olson
Margaret Orlando
Chip Payos
Mark Ray
Tonna Reinhold
Jody Richardson
Steve Robinson
Cecilia Salvatore
Jennifer Samples
Jacquelyn Sanders
Cynthia Schauer
Lisa Schrempp
Alicia Simeran
Donald Sprague
Kim Sturm
Lynn Vani Teng
Serena Towne
Farah Tunks
Elizabeth Vandercook
Angela Vecchione
Kathryn Wiencek
Jackie Williams
Terri K Woodall
Total giving recorded between July 1, 2023 and January 31, 2025
corporate sponsors
Connor Dance is a sponsor of the 2024-2025 Joel Hall Dancers season and the 2025 Flavors Festival of Youth Dance
Athletico is the official physical therapy sponsor of Joel Hall Dancers & Center