Thank you so much to all the incredible supporters of The Heart of America Shakespeare Festival in Kansas City! Your generosity is truly the lifeblood of our organization. We are deeply grateful for your commitment to the arts in our city.
2025 Major Sponsors
Muriel McBrien Kauffman Family Foundation
Theater League
Edward P. Milbank
Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund
Missouri Arts Council
Sunderland Family Fund
Shirley & Barnett Helzberg Jr. Donor Advisory Fund
Hulston Family Foundation
Jim and Diana Cusser
Jack and Karen Holland
Francis Family Foundation
Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts
Sarah Yé
Dr. Marc and the Hon. Stephanie Taormina
Robb & Robb LLC Charitable Foundation
William J. Brace Charitable Fund, BOA Trustee
William T. Kemper Foundation
Peter G. and Elizabeth Torosian Foundation
LEGACY FUND DONORS
Francis Family Foundation
Eileen and Ron Grebowiec
Paul and Marilyn Dongilli
Gayle and Bruce Krigel
Tom and Loretta Mentzer
Donald Wakefield
Susan and Jason Waldron
Joan M. Bruderer Trust
Ann and John Readey
$5,000 – $9,999
Hallmark Corporate Foundation
Blake and Lisa Wendelburg
Steve and Cathy Doyal*
Dr. Scott and Bernadette Ashcraft*
Dr. Robert Cusser
Ann and Gary Dickinson Family Charitable Foundation
Dr. Andrew and Anne Cusser
Sarah Cusser, PhD
Deanna and Greg Graves Family Foundation
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Sosland Foundation
Ingram Family Foundation
$2,500 – $4,999
Susan and Jason Waldron*
Topeka Community Foundation
Gabe and Megan Egli*
Darren Sextro and John Rensenhouse*
American Century Investments Foundation
Robert and Barbara Bloch
Dean and Patricia Davison*
Bank of Blue Valley
Robert Bloch Charitable Foundation
Creative Planning Foundation
Stacey Deere Brown
Rick and Barbie Dierks
Country Club Bank
Karen Seaberg
Jim and Ellen Glynn Family Foundation
Miller Nichols Charitable Foundation
Husch Blackwell
Chris and Sheila Gramling*
Camps For Kids
$1,500 – $2,499
Beverly and Erik Elving
Rob and Amy Pennington
Eileen and Ron Grebowiec*
Peggy Beal
Gillian Flynn Foundation
Tom and Loretta Mentzer*
Crosby Kemper III* and Deborah Sandler Kemper
John and Linda Perkins
Malorie McCandless Becker
David Wiley
Danny Clark*
Ed and Bridget Gramling*
Carol and Allan Hallquist
Kamal and Mary Lynn Mikhail*
Drs. Charles and Susan Porter*
Amy Embry
Daniel Bukovac
Tim and Deanna Diebolt
Jerry Katlin and Dan DeLeon
DONORS IN MEMORY OF JIM JACKSON
Francis Family Foundation
O’Connell Family Foundation
Maureen Kelly
Dan DeLeon
Scott and Gloria J. Smith
Beth and Cris Assif
Peggy and Andrew Beal
Joan Dean
Paula and Steven Gabrault
Sidonie Garrett
Damian Lair
Nancy Lewis
John and Linda Perkins
Wendy Powell
Bill and Julia Sanders
Annette Smith
Jim and Jill Thomson
William Tretbar
David Wiley
Jennifer Ailor
Paula Barba
Mark and Jean Boehms
Joanna and Larry Glaze
Laura and James Lloyd
Roshann Parris
Heather Paxton
Rozanne Prather
Rebecca Pryor and Stephen Phillips
Ann Readey
Bernard Shondell
Bonnie and Dave Smith
Marya Stallard
Nancy Fletcher
Sharon Murray-Mueller
Bruce and Page Reed
Margaret Tretbar
* denotes a Good Will Society member
