Funding & Sponsorship

Funding for SpeakeasyDC comes from a combination of earned income from ticket sales, class registrations, and professional contracts and contributed income from local government grants,  private foundations,  and  individual donors.

OUR DONORS FY09-10

Government
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, funded in part by the the National Endowment for the Arts

Foundations
Humanities Council of Washington, DC

Individuals

Catherine Crum & Bo Pham, The Mostyn Foundation

Encore Performance $500
Candace Bertotti, Mike Boyd, Brett Carnell, The Johnson Family Foundation, The Minow Charitable Trust

Standing Ovation $250
Carlos Amaya, John Canon, Melissa Gragert, Jane Materna, Bob Rozier, Amy Saidman, Ellouise & Jim Schoettler, Brian Tefft

Hootin’ & Hollerin’ $100-$249
Nancy Bagot, David Chapman, Rachel Cohen, Michael and Judith Cotter, James Farmer, Gerry Hendershot, Peter Hornbostel, Patricia Jagtiani, Carol Krafka, Joanna Lowell, Meredith Maslich, Laurie Meer, Susan Ogden, Laura Reilly, Judy Robbins, Elizabeth Russell, Cecilia Saad, Amy Wilson, Katja Zastrow

Whistles & Cheers $50-$99
Simi Batra, Amy Couchoud, Becky Eisen, Dustin Fisher, Stephanie Garibaldi, Jody George, Glenn Greene, Deb Grimley, Derek Hills, Jennifer Howe, Noel Johnson, Molly Kelly, Nancy LeRoy, Kareem Mansour & Leslie Andrus, Jim McNeill, Melanie Minzes, Christine Henry-Morelewicz and Peter Morelewicz, Darrell & Delia Perry, Lilah Pomerance, Sinead Quinn, Rob Revere, Robert & Virginia Revere, Gail Rosen & Jo Tyler, Catherine Sheehy, Marc Spiegel, Chris Stacey, Scott Stirneman, Bob Vollinger, Sarah Watkins, Jennifer Westberg, Bill Wright

Enthusiastic Applause up to $49
Jill Applebaum, David Austin, Mark & Annette Benbow, Kriya Kaping, Gregg Kelley, Curt Lund, Joey Maranto, Claudia Marquez, Opal – Dawn Martin, Karen Polis, Sharyn Stein, Shoshanna Sumka, Tricia Wyse