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

partners & supporters