Sponsors & Giving Report
The Folly deeply appreciates each of these donors for their generosity and support. The following gifts were gratefully received between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024, in support of the Folly's general operations and capital improvement projects.
Individual Gifts
| Major Benefactors ($10,000-$24,999) |
| Anonymous |
| Bonnie and Herb Buchbinder |
| Sally Firestone* |
| Tim and Libby Metzler* |
| Gregory Porter |
| Randell Sedlacek and Mary Ventura |
| Benefactors ($5,000-$9,999) |
| Anonymous |
| Pete Browne and Julie Walker Browne |
| Bill and Jill Coughlin |
| Angela and Cole Dimond |
| Stephen Hills and C.J. DiMarco |
| Mark Seely and Ross Haynes |
| William and Jo Ann Sullivan |
| Don and Jean Wagner |
| Patrons ($2,500-$4,999) |
| Anonymous |
| Mike and Debra Gerken |
| Joan J. Horan |
| Kim Jones and Shelly Freeman |
| Stephen and Alison Paddock |
| Ken and Roswitha Schaffer |
| Rick and Aimee Starks |
| Sara E. Welch |
| Brian D. Williams |
| Sponsors ($1,000-$2,499) |
| Anonymous |
| Perry and Kathryn Atha |
| Emily and Richard O. Ballentine |
| David and Beth B. Bock |
| Clifford and Jordan Brazen |
| Kay and John Callison |
| Mark and Susan Carlson |
| Robert Claassen |
| Robert J. Cody |
| Carrie and Jonathan Cohn |
| Don and Pat Dagenais |
| Joe and Sue Fahey |
| Mark Garrett |
| Michael and Carol Gonzales |
| Nathan Haley |
| Donald J. Hall |
| Bill and Paula Hankins |
| Shirley and Barnett Helzberg, Jr. |
| Dan Hubbard and Ron Smith |
| Carol and Tom Hynek |
| Steve Joss |
| Richard Keller and Michael C. Glennon |
| Julie and Mike Kirk |
| June Land |
| Beth and Brian Madden |
| Andrew McDonald |
| Edward Milbank |
| William and Julie Miller |
| Ann and Chad Milton |
| Josh Montes and Kyle Scott |
| Barbara Koval Nelson |
| Chuck and Jane Olsen |
| Stephen Peters |
| Chris Porter and Rorik Peterson |
| Patrick and Jamie Pribyl |
| Danny Ramón and Kane Hosmer |
| Philip and Nancy Reicher |
| J. Michael Sigler and Greg Oborny |
| TJ and Willard Snyder |
| Hoang-Anh Tran and Frank Diez |
| Rick Truman and Jerry Pope |
| Angela and John Walker |
| James and Sarah Weitzel |
| Helen and Frank Wewers |
| Elizabeth and Ronald Wheeler |
| Suzanne and William Whitaker |
| Megan Whitman |
| Lisa Williams |
| Karenbeth Zacharias |
| Advocates ($500-$999) |
| Anonymous |
| Ann Abercrombie and Genny Nicholas |
| Charley Aldridge |
| James W. Allen |
| Marcia H. Bailey |
| Diane Botwin and Mike Vessels |
| Darrel Brenneke and Lance Orozco |
| Richard and Jane Bruening |
| Lee and Kristina Brumitt |
| Chris Coffey and Chuck Michel |
| Cheryl Dillard and Pat Titterington |
| Rick Dodderidge and Vicki Johnson |
| Steve and Cathy Doyal |
| Kathy and Jim Dunn |
| Trask Engel and Jake Phelps |
| Michael D. Fields |
| Paul Fingersh and Brenda Althouse |
| Richard Fox and William Bruning |
| Pam and Gary Gradinger |
| Kelly Hart |
| George Helmkamp |
| Georgina Herrera |
| Lisa Hickok |
| Sharon and John Hoffman |
| Cathy Jambrosic and Michele Stauffer |
| Brad Johnson |
| Mark and Vicki Johnson |
| Kay Johnson and Bill Koenigsdorf |
| Courtney and Peggy Jones |
| Newton Jones and James Corrick |
| James C. Kogel |
| Bill and Regina Kort |
| Nathan Ladd |
| Lisa Leonard |
| David and Janet Loftus |
| Linda and Mike Lyon |
| Bill and Peggy Lyons |
| Madeline McDonough and Cyd Slayton |
| Jacob McMillian |
| Ryan and Josie Metzler |
| Emily Moriarty |
| Jerry Moye |
| Bob Myers and Larry Burks |
| Fred O. Nelson |
| Steve and Kim Nelson |
| Sue and Lewis Nerman |
| Kevin O’Brien and Eddie Gladbach |
| Dave and Sara O’Connell |
| Bob Pauly |
| George and Wendy Powell |
| Merry Quackenbush |
| John Readey |
| Palle and Dennis Rilinger |
| Mark Sappington and David McGee |
| Lisa and Charles Schellhorn |
| Sandy Schermerhorn and Martha Boyd |
| Steve and Terry Schrantz |
| Debbie Scott Williams and Jerry Williams |
| Lonnie Shalton and Rita Leifhelm |
| Stuart and Julie Shaw |
| Edward H. Stratemeier |
| Kaye Summers and Dan Carpenter |
| Ursula Terrasi and Jim Miller |
| Kathleen Tritsch |
| Gene Wayenberg |
| Clyde and Katie Wendel |
| Don White and Greg Thurman |
| Elizabeth Williams |
| Michael J. and Cindy S. Wurm |
| Shareholders ($250-$499) |
| Anonymous |
| Andrea Allison-Putman |
| Carolyn Barnhart |
| Sarah and Jon Baum |
| Irv Belzer and Sue McCord-Belzer |
| Tom Bertoncin and Todd Hesher |
| Larry Braddy |
| Maureen Brown and Steve Sullivan |
| Thomas Brusnahan |
| G. Wayne Burge |
| Wendy and Troy Burgess |
| Donald and Sue Canfield |
| Julie Conn |
| David A. Cooley |
| Suzanne Crandall |
| Doug and Terri Curran |
| Jeremy Dean |
| Nathan Dubose |
| Ann M. Duer |
| Mark and Linda Eagleton |
| Ann Fitzpatrick and Robert Garcia |
| Craig Gaskill and Greg Tobey |
| Mike Goff |
| Lona and Neil Harris |
| Shannon Hennessy and Peg Prendergast |
| Donna Henry |
| Alyssa Bell Jackson |
| Shawn and John Keller |
| Nancy Lee and Jonathan Kemper |
| Patricia Konopka |
| Carl Lange |
| Trudy Longest |
| Andrew Mann |
| Stephan and Terrell Mann |
| Patricia Cleary Miller |
| Ann and Dan Musser |
| Arthur and Nancy Parks |
| Steve Paul |
| Thomas Prazak |
| Stacy Purvis |
| Ann and Bill Rainey |
| Norma Riedel |
| Sarah Rowland |
| Robin and Doris Royals |
| Lee Saylor |
| Allison and James Schwindeman* |
| Dale and Andrea Smith |
| Stewart Smith and Matthew Stretz |
| Dennis Sondker |
| Donna Thomason |
| Jasmine Thompson |
| Anne and Keith Wiedenkeller |
| Tanya Wilcox |
| David Wiley |
| M and John Wood |
| Sheri and Bob Wood |
| Karen J. Wulfkuhle |
| Mary Wurtz and Robert Thompson |
| Eric Youngberg and Gary Krogh |
| Rick and Annie Zander |
| Friends ($100-$249) |
| Anonymous |
| Matt and Kristina Aberle |
| Dennis J. Aguiar |
| Milca Aguirre |
| Carl and Janice Myers |
| Chris Anderson and Lyn Buckley |
| Nathan Anderson and Patty Hayden |
| David and Debbie Angotti |
| Alison Baker |
| Debby and Gary Ballard |
| Douglas Bartel |
| David Basse |
| Irene Bettinger |
| Casey and Anna Birmingham |
| Pat Boston and Joan Albright |
| William L. Brown, Jr. |
| Mary Jo Browne |
| Theresa Browning |
| Peter Cajina |
| Danny Carmichael and Theresa Ryan |
| Karen and Jim Carns |
| Melanie Carter |
| Lorece Chanelle |
| Bob C. Corbett |
| Betty Ann Cortelyou |
| Cindy Craft |
| Wesley Crosby |
| Tom and Margaret Cummings |
| Terry and Tara Cupps |
| Russ Derringer and Dave Hilton |
| Paul Elo and Steve Dodge |
| Martin and Cynthia English |
| Jon and Avis Erickson |
| Shera Farnham |
| Rodney Fleming |
| Jennifer Fox |
| Clint Frazee |
| Sandi and Ed Fried |
| Betse Gage and Bill Chase |
| Debbie Geraghty |
| Douglas and Ann Ghertner |
| Ile Haggins |
| Donald J. Hall, Jr. |
| Laurie J. Hamilton |
| Ann Hauser |
| Shelley and Scott Hecht |
| Dee Henry |
| Chris Hernandez and Paul Monteil |
| Amy Highfill |
| Anne Edwards Hlasney |
| Debra and Keith Hohly |
| David Howe |
| John Hudson |
| Sandra Lee Irving |
| Bill Jennings and Richard Triggs |
| Mary Jordahl |
| Alice Kitchen |
| Douglas Krebs |
| Jody Ladd Craig and Bill Craig |
| Torrence Leathers |
| Christopher Leitch and Stuart Hinds |
| Wayne Lonngren |
| Sharon M. Lundy |
| John and Rudena Mallory |
| Cassidy Manetta |
| John B. Martin |
| Bob Martinez |
| Kent Maughan |
| Joan Maxwell |
| P. Alan McDermott |
| Linda McShann Gerber |
| Ann Mesle |
| JoZach Miller and Peter Bali |
| Susan Moehl, Athena Heironimus and Penni Johnson |
| Ann Mowery and Allan Powers |
| Anna Bazan Munguia |
| Sharlyne Narr |
| Heidi and Nelson Nast |
| Gregory Nichols |
| Kate Nielsen |
| Dan Nilsen |
| Susan Palmer |
| Mark Persson |
| James Ralstin |
| Beverly Rehkop |
| Jeff Remaley |
| Louis and Ruth Rephlo |
| Terrence Ricci |
| Damon Roberts and Jim Pimentel |
| Charlotte and Bob Ronan |
| Matthew E. Rowland |
| Sally Ryan |
| Georgia and Terry Sandlin |
| Philip Scaglia |
| Matt Schulte |
| E. Crichton Singleton |
| Craig Sole |
| Joy Stevenson |
| Gaye McCarty Stevick |
| Lisa Stickler |
| Dee Swindler |
| Linda Sybrant |
| Gale Tallis and Robert Hellweg |
| Tom and Nancy Thornhill |
| Mark Thornhill and Maria Donigan |
| Jill Truitt |
| Stephanie Ulsh and Sarah Morris |
| Irene Varenhorst |
| Marjorie W. Vermillion |
| Curt Watkins |
| Ronald Williams |
| Teresa Woody |
| Marty Yadrick and Eric Chapman |
| Bonnie Zimmerman |
| Beth and Bill Zollars |
| Supporters ($25 to $100) |
| Anonymous |
| Robert S. Adams |
| Greg Aldridge |
| Chris Almvig and Jan Winters |
| Terry Anderson and Michael Henry |
| Lisa Ann Bailey |
| Suzie Aron and Joseph Levin |
| Lisa Bailey |
| Jacques Bredius |
| Megan Buck |
| Laura Burkhart |
| Kay B. Bush |
| Marlee Carroll |
| Scott K. Colebank |
| Ethel J. Davis |
| Suzanne Dell St. Clair |
| Anita and William D. Dixon |
| Patrick Donnelly |
| Shay Elder |
| Thomas Fields |
| Michelle Fox |
| Jeffrey French |
| Karen Garrett and Kevin Hennessy |
| Danielle Gatapia |
| Marianne and Ralph Getchell |
| Char Gould |
| Carla Grant and Sharon McNulty |
| David Gunter |
| Frank and Virginia Hawk |
| Aaron Henton |
| Charles Jenkins |
| David and Lisa Klose |
| Judy Lanes |
| Michelle Lapointe |
| Phyllis G. Leach |
| Gary Lefever |
| Janet Long |
| James Maiden |
| Brett Malone |
| Siobhan McLaughlin Lesley |
| C. Michel Minor |
| Alan Myers |
| Kara Newbanks |
| Lynn Norton and Tina Hacker |
| Doug Obermann and Roger Dawson |
| Kelli Ott |
| Michael Penner and Bob Slothower |
| Timothy Peters |
| Toni Piper |
| Nancy Prantl |
| Juan Ramos |
| Hector Roman |
| Bernard Shondell |
| Melissa Stan |
| Kenneth Stewart |
| Anna Strong |
| Eileen and Jim Terril |
| J. Travis Fischer and Scott Heffley |
| Katie van Luchene |
| Myron and Nicole Wang |
| Courtney Wasson |
| Stuart Woody and Brian Partlow |
Organizational Gifts
| Impresarios ($25,000-$50,000) |
| Anonymous |
| John W. and Effie E. Speas Memorial Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee |
| Lockton Companies, LLC |
| Missouri Arts Council |
| City of Kansas City, Missouri, Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund |
| Stephen Metzler and Brian D. Williams Fund |
| Theater League, Inc. |
| Major Benefactors ($10,000-$24,999) |
| Anonymous |
| City of Kansas City, Missouri* |
| Feist Charitable Foundation |
| Kirk Foundation* |
| Kissick Construction Company |
| Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts – Commerce Bank Trustee |
| Spencer Fane LLP |
| The Ronald D. Deffenbaugh Foundation |
| Benefactors ($5,000-$9,999) |
| Anonymous |
| ArtsKC-Regional Arts Council |
| Children’s Mercy Hospital |
| J.B. Reynolds Foundation |
| Muriel McBrien Kauffman Family Foundation |
| Lon Lane’s Inspired Occasions |
| Oppenstein Brothers Foundation, Commerce Bank, Trustee |
| PGAV Architects |
| PNC Bank |
| Stinson LLC |
| The Breidenthal-Snyder Foundation Inc. |
| UMB Financial Corporation |
| Patrons ($2,500-$4,999) |
| Anonymous |
| Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas City |
| BRR Architecture |
| G. Kenneth and Ann Baum Philanthropic Fund |
| Imperial PFS |
| J.E. Dunn Construction Co. |
| Jackson County Legislature |
| Kansas City Winwater Company |
| Lincoln Financial Group |
| Palacana 4 LLC |
| Richards Financial Services, Inc. |
| Southern Bank |
| Sponsors ($1,000-$2,499) |
| Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. |
| Delta Dental of Kansas |
| Ann and Gary Dickinson Family Charitable Foundation |
| Evergy, Inc. |
| Folly Volunteer Council |
| Hispanic Chamber of Commerce |
| Infinitas |
| Kansas City Testing and Engineering LLC |
| KC Scaffold |
| Keller & Associates |
| Lewer Foundation |
| Liberty Mutual Surety |
| Mazuma Credit Union |
| McCownGordon Construction |
| Merriman Foundation |
| Miller Nichols Charitable Foundation |
| Next Page, Inc |
| Pride Charitable Fund |
| Road Builders Machinery & Supply Co., Inc. |
| Sherman Family Foundation |
| Solorio & Avila Law Firm, LLC |
| Star Signs, LLC |
| The Ingram Family Foundation |
| Twin Financial, Inc. |
| University of Saint Mary Lawrence D. Starr Center for Peace & Justice |
| Advocates ($500-$999) |
| Anonymous |
| 21c Museum Hotel |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City |
| Christensen Group Insurance |
| Culver Family Foundation |
| El Centro, Inc. |
| Grandma’s Office Catering |
| Harriman-Jewell Series |
| Jeffrey Y. Bennett Law |
| Kitchen Studio: Kansas City |
| Lighton Fund |
| Miller-Mellor Association |
| Missouri Humanities Council |
| NE&E Consulting |
| Oracle |
| Park University |
| Skyline Downtown Salon |
| Stretch Zone |
| The Greensman, Inc. |
| The Lewer Agency, Inc. |
| Weber Wenzl Family Foundation |
| Shareholders ($250-$499) |
| Anonymous |
| Aspis, LLC |
| Black & Veatch |
| CBIZ MHM, LLC |
| City Market Coffee |
| Craig Sole Designs |
| Dutzel’s Catering |
| ECCO Select Corporation |
| Gates & Son’s Bar-B-Q |
| Guadalupe Centers |
| Guardian Business Solutions |
| Harry S. Truman Library Institute |
| Heartland Estate Law, LLC |
| Kansas City Kansas Community College |
| Knotty Rug |
| Missie B’s |
| Modern Horizons Wealth Advisors |
| Moderna Therapeutics |
| NAAP-KC |
| Studio Dan Meiners |
| The Better Cheddar |
| The Green Door Antiques |
| Friends ($100-$249) |
| Anonymous |
| Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. |
| Bank of America |
| Bruce Hoffman Fund |
| T-Mobile |
Memorial Gifts
In Memory Of Joan Kent Dillon
Jody Ladd Craig and Bill Craig
In Memory Of Darren English
Martin and Cynthia English
In Memory Of Sally Firestone
Kathy and Jim Dunn
In Memory Of Jane Flynn
Jody Ladd Craig and Bill Craig
In Memory Of Stanley A. Hamilton
Laurie J. Hamilton
In Memory Of Caroline Helmkamp
George Helmkamp
In Memory Of Joan Hubbard
Donna Henry
Allison and James Schwindeman
In Memory Of Hans Johannson
Dennis J. Aguiar
In Memory Of Stephen Metzler
Robert S. Adams
Chris Almvig and Jan Winters
Darrel Brenneke and Lance Orozco
Thomas Brusahan
Donald and Sue Canfield
Robert Claassen
Wesley Crosby
Russ Derringer and Dave Hilton
Jim and Kathy Dunn
Joe and Sue Fahey
J. Travis Fischer and Scott Heffley
Richard Fox and William Bruning
Clint Frazee
Nathan Haley
Dee Henry
Chris Hernandez and Paul Monteil
Dan Hubbard and Ron Smith
Bill Jennings and Richard Triggs
Dr. Newton Jones and James Corrick
Richard Keller and Michael C. Glennon
Christopher Leitch and Stuart Hinds
Linda and Mike Lyon
Ryan and Josie Metzler
JoZach Miller
Susan Moehl
Ann and Dan Musser
Bob Myers and Larry Burks
Kate Nielsen
Doug Obermann and Roger Dawson
Bob Pauly
Michael Penner and Bob Slothower
Jim Pimentel and Damon Roberts
Danny Ramón and Kane Hosmer
Jeff Remaley
Matthew E. Rowland
Mark Sappington and David McGee
Philip Scaglia
Steve and Terry Schrantz
Matthew Schulte
Bernard Shondell
J. Michael Sigler and Greg Oborny
Stewart Smith and Matthew Stretz
Dennis Sondker
Kenneth Stewart
Tom and Nancy Thornhill
David Wiley
Brian D. Williams
Ronald Williams
Stuart Woody and Brian Partlow
In Memory Of Rocky Mountain
Bob Pauly
In Memory Of Erin Orth
Bruce Hoffman Fund
In Memory Of Deceased Folly Volunteers
Richards Financial Services, Inc.
Honorary Gifts
In Honor of William M. Deramus
Don and Jean Wagner
In Honor of June Land
Ann M. Duer
In Honor of Mark Seely and Ross Haynes
Susan Palmer
In Honor of Hoang-Anh Tran
Kay B. Bush
In Honor of Mary Ventura
Randell Sedlacek
In Honor of Michael Warren
Frank and Virginia Hawk
In Honor of Brian Williams
Shay Elder
Linda and Mike Lyon
J. Michael Sigler and Greg Oborny
*Includes gifts to the Endowment and Folly 2020 Capital Campaign.
Donations to the Folly are greatly appreciated, and help preserve the historic structure for future generations, as well as supporting the non-profit theater. To make a pledge, or for information, please contact President and CEO, Rick Truman, or Director of Development, Brian Williams by calling 816.768.6886 or visit follytheater.org/support.