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.
2026 Major Sponsors
Muriel McBrien Kauffman Family Foundation
Mark Edelman Theatre Fund at Jewish Community Fund of Greater Kansas City
Dr. Marc and the Honorable Stephanie Taormina
Missouri Arts Council
Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund
Shirley and Barnett Helzberg Foundation
Geraldine and R.A. Barrows Foundation, UMB Bank, n.a., Trustee
Francis Family Foundation
Hulston Family Foundation
Robb & Robb Charitable Foundation / Gary C. Robb and Anita Porte Robb
Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts
Edward P. Milbank
Sarah Ye’
Anonymous
McMeel Family Foundation
William T. Kemper Foundation
Dr. Scott and Bernadette Ashcraft *
Peter G. & Elizabeth Torosian Foundation
Sosland 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
Kansas City Costume Company
$5,000 – $9,999
Drs. Charles and Susan Porter *
Hallmark Corporate Foundation
HMX Live / Harvest Productions
Tiffany Patterson
Gabe and Megan Egli *
Patricia Konopka *
Dean and Patricia Davison *
Bridget McMeel Rohmer
Jim and Sarah Weitzel *
Ed and Bridget Gramling
Maureen McMeel Carroll
Shirley and Barnett Helzberg, Jr. Donor Advisory Fund
Jim and Diana Cusser
Steve and Cathy Doyal Fund
Greg and Deanna Graves Family Foundation
The Ingrams Family Foundation
Dan and Michele McClain
Suzanne McMeel
Kamal and Mary Lynn Mikhail
Jacklyn Moore Charitable Endowment Fund
Kelly and Joseph Privitera
$2,500 – $4,999
Tom and Loretta Mentzer*
Lathrop GPM LLP
R. Crosby and Deborah Sandler Kemper
Robert L. Bloch Charitable Foundation
John Rensenhouse and Daren Sextro*
Susan and Jason Waldron *
Peggy and Andrew Beal *
John and Linda Perkins
Anonymous
Linda Hall Library
Husch Blackwell
Creative Planning
Dr. Jeffery Brown and Stacey Deere
Camps For Kids
Miller Nichols Charitable Foundation
Copaken Family Fund
Jim and Ellen Glynn Family Foundation
Greater Plains Trust Company
$1,500 – $2,499
Beverly and Erik Elving *
Kristan Ammatelli
Dan Meiners and David Brinkerhoff
Sun Life Financial
Dan DeLeon and Jerry Katlin
Jill Reynolds and David Christian
Valerie and Mark Andruss *
Shirley & Barnett C. Helzberg Jr *
Ron and Eileen Grebowiec *
William and Suzanne Raney *
Allen and Cameron Rostron *
Tim and Deanna Diebolt *
Jason and Jessica Chanos
Kathy and Lowry Anderson
Dan and Ginnie Bukovac
Victoria James and Drew Hodgon
Don Mackey and Linda Word
Rob and Amy Pennington
DONORS IN MEMORY OF JIM JACKSON
Glion and Marilyn Curtis
Francis Family Foundation
Sidonie Garrett
Terri Henges and Chuck Haddix
Pamela Heaton
Edward and Kimbrough Higgins *
The Ingram Family Foundation
Tom and Ann Isenberg
Merrily Jackson
Margaret and Mark Latshaw
Local 1371
Deb Martin
Native Sons & Daughters of Greater Kansas City
Geoffrey Betsy Parker
Heather Paxton and Joe Vaughn
Drs. Charles and Susan Porter *
Nick and MaryAnn Powell
Richard and Beverly Rush
John and Jenny Ryan
The Stolzer Family Foundation
Timothy Verbanic
Louis and Jane Wetzel
Robert Wiltshire
Donors for The African Company Presents Richard III
Tiffany Patterson
Muriel McBrien Kauffman Fm. Fndtn
The Sosland Foundation
Keen Wealth Advisors
Gabe and Megan Egli
Bev and Erik Elving
Barbara and Robert Bloch
Drs. Charles and Susan Porter
Pat Konopka
Patty Gee and Nick Nicholson
John Pinkerton
Becky Blades
Judge Jon R. Gray and Dr. Valerie Chow
Morris Pitluck
Sherrod and Gena Taylor
Bob Merrigan
Evelyn Otsuka Davis
Helen Thompson
Charlotte and Bruce Davison Family Fund
Script Sponsor – Rainy Day Books
(As of 5.1.2026)
* denotes a Good Will Society member
