Education Supporters
The North Carolina Symphony’s music education program is made possible in part by a generous grant-in-aid from the State of North Carolina: the Honorable Josh Stein, Governor; Pamela Brewington Cashwell, Secretary, North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. NCS also gratefully acknowledges the following supporters:
Education Sustainers
The Bastian Family Charitable Foundation
Temple Sloan Family Foundation
Education Benefactors
Anonymous
The Mildred Sheffield Wells Charitable Trust
Education Partners
Catharine Biggs Arrowood
Patty Briguglio
L.J. and Jennifer Brock
Gipson Family Foundation
Rae H. and James C. Gulick
Hillsdale Fund
Robert P. Holding Foundation, Inc.
The Krasberg Mason Foundation
Samuel P. Mandell Foundation
James J. and Mamie Richardson Perkins Memorial Fund
Mrs. Frances P. Rollins
The Titmus Foundation
Mrs. Darliene Sweeten Woolner
Education Supporters
DeLisa K. Alexander
Anonymous Fund
Avidex
The Backyard Foundation
The Harold H. Bate Foundation
Bertsch Family Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Big Pixel
R. A. Bryan Foundation, Inc.
The Cole Foundation
Currin Outdoor Living
William C. Ethridge Foundation, Inc.
George Foundation
Donald and Mary Haile
Mr. and Mrs. David L. Haines
The Hellendall Family Foundation of North Carolina Inc.
HH Architecture
Yaoqing & Shouying Huang Family Foundation
Iredell County Community Foundation
Sandi M.A. Macdonald and Henry J. Grzes
Mid-Atlantic Foundation
The Nash Foundation
Pelora Group, A MassMutual Agency
Samuel L. Phillips Family Foundation
Pure Air NC
W. Trent Ragland, Jr. Foundation
Florence Rogers Charitable Trust
The Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Family Foundation, Inc.
Margaret C. Woodson Foundation
Education Friends
George and Debbie Aiken
Alger Financial
Chip Anderson and Judith LeGrand
Ashe County Community Foundation
Astemo
Jason Austell
Bailey Endowment, Inc.
Barnhill Building Group
Stephanie and Wil Bass
Bass, Nixon & Kennedy, Inc.
Bell Cook Family Foundation
Bertie-Hertford Women’s Fund
The Borden Fund, Inc.
Robert and Susan Boswell
Brighthouse Financial
Colette Burrus
Canopy Talent Solutions
DeLeon Carter Foundation
Carteret Community Foundation
Cary Women’s Giving Network
Dub and Murray Martin Cherokee and Clay County Trust
Craven County Community Foundation
Craven County Government
Edna Williams Curl and Myron R. Curl Charitable Fund
Dr. Albert Joseph Diab Foundation
The Dickson Foundation, Inc.
Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
Dover Foundation, Inc.
Duke Energy
Excalibur Group, LLC
First Citizens Bank
Fox Rothschild LLP
Greene County Community Foundation
Matthew and Deborah Haile
Kate and Jeff Hedges
Mr. Terry A. Henderson
Hoke County Community Foundation
Lawrence S. Holt, Jr. Fund
Jones County Community Foundation
Kane Realty Corporation
John and CeCe Kennedy
The Kyser Foundation
LMCG Investments, LLC
Lee County Community Foundation
Lincoln County Community Foundation
Lundy Fetterman Family Foundation Trust
Jane Marr and the Vance Young Team at Intracoastal Realty
Maynard Nexsen
McDonald York Building Company
MGN Family Foundation
Margaret J. Millett
NACEO
The Nautical Group
OneDigital
Pella Rolscreen Foundation
Rete Mirabile Fund
Deborah Rutter
Salas O’Brien
Hope Seidel
Smith Anderson
Suzanne Stroud
Sandy Sully
Towne Bank
Triangle Chief Human Resources Officer Association (TCHROA)
Triangle Community Foundation
UNC Health
Vance County Community Foundation
Alex and Barbara Wilson Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Woodson Family Foundation, Inc.
Kurt Woolner and Peggy Hall
Rosemary and Smedes York
Music Education Endowment Funds
The Joseph C. and Diane E. Bastian Fund for Music Education
The Ruby and Raymond A. Bryan Foundation Fund
The Dennis Clements and Martha Ann Keels Endowed Fund for Music Education
The Jeff and Jean Corbett Fund for Music Education
The Marilyn Ehrenshaft and John Williamson Young Musician Master Class Endowed Fund
The Mary Whiting Ewing Charitable Foundation Fund
The Hulka Fund for Chamber Music
The Janirve Foundation Fund
The Kimmel Family Fund in memory of Beth Weber Sherry
The Marynancy McLaughlin Fund
The Nagaraj Family Endowed Fund
The Ina Mae and Rex G. Powell Wake County Music Education Fund
The Linda Jenkins Staunch Endowment for the North Carolina Symphony in Craven and Jones Counties
The Jennie H. Wallace Music Educator Award Fund
School System Supporters
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Durham Public Schools
Edgecombe County Public Schools
Harnett County Schools
Johnston County Public Schools
Lee County Schools
New Hanover County Schools
Orange County School District
Wake County Public School System
Supporters are current as of July 2026
To support our music education program, please make a donation. To learn more, please contact Jill Viehweg, Senior Director of Corporate & Foundation Giving, at 919.789.5483 or jviehweg@ncsymphony.org.