Our Sponsors and Funding Partners
2026 Festival Sponsors
Diamond
- Larry and Shannon Bell Donor Advised Fund
- Bronson Healthcare
- Roger Gauntlett – Endowed concert in honor of Uncle Irving
- Greenleaf Hospitality Group
- Anne and Doug Petersen
- Tyler Little Family Foundation
- Western Michigan University
Platinum
- A Friend of The Gilmore, with gratitude to Kalamazoo arts supporters
- DeNooyer Jaguar
- Dorothy U. Dalton Foundation
- Curtis Hall and Susan Houseman
- Patti and Bob Huiskamp
- Wally and Becky Knack
- The Marvin and Rosalie Okun Foundation
- Suzanne U. D. Parish Foundation
- PNC
- William and Melinda Scott
- Peter and Elizabeth Seaver
- Michael and Lindy Storms
- Stryker
- Three Rivers Manhattan Club
- Harold and Grace Upjohn Foundation
- Heinrich von Schreiner in memory of Mary von Schreiner
- Rosemary Willey
Gold
- Carol and Tom Beech
- Sandra Edwards and Alfred Garcia
- Greenleaf Trust
- Kalamazoo College
- Martha and Scott Larsen
- Timothy and Joy Light
- Peregrine Company
- The Christopher Roberts and Nancy Zannini Family Fund
- Michael Shubeck and Nancy Monsour
- Steinway & Sons
- David and Susan Thoms
- Edie Trent
- Meyer C. Weiner Company
- Zoetis
Silver
- A Friend of The Gilmore
- The Burdick-Thorne Foundation
- Michael and Lori Lee Curley
- Discover Kalamazoo
- First National Bank of Michigan
- Havirmill Foundation
- Howell Parfet & Schau
- Hugh and Marian Beattie Family Fund of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation
- Judy Jolliffe
- Kalamazoo Community Foundation
- Kalamazoo Public Schools
- Alice Jane Kraatz
- Tom and Donna Lambert
- Tim and Ping Liang
- Martin & Associates Environmental, LLC
- Ann and Don Parfet
- Kevin and Gina Paul
- Zaide Pixley and John Fink
- Janet and Arthur Riley
- Drs. Cynthia and Gary Ruoff
- UHY
- Carolyn H. Williams in Memory of Sidney B. Williams, Jr.
- Yamaha
Bronze
- A Friend of The Gilmore
- Elizabeth Burns and Roger Zinser
- Joanna and Scott Dales
- Linda and George Dunn
- Deborah and David Dunstone
- Don Flesche in memory of Grace Flesche
- Heritage Community of Kalamazoo
- Bill and Jeannette Maxey
- Ed and Jan Sackley
- Doreen and Ed Thomas
- John and Linnaea Thomas
- Tropical Smoothie Cafe
Copper
- DeMent & Marquardt, PLC
- Dan Guyette and DeNel Stoltz
- Deborah and Reid Hudgins
- Miller – Davis Company
- Raymond James and Associates, Inc.
- Jacob and Naomi Stucki Fund of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation
- Jamie and Katie Williams
2025 Rising Stars Sponsors
- The Wattles Family in memory of Helen Fischer Wattles
- Robert and Marianne Denes
- John Stites Jazz Awards
- Wanda Pagel Herman Estate
- Three Rivers Manhattan Club
- Ed and Jan Sackley
Additional Support
This activity is supported in part by the Michigan Arts and Cultural Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.
