Friends of Theater J

Theater J gratefully acknowledges the following donors who have given to Theater J from December 1, 2024 through December 1, 2025

Leading Producer ($100,000+)

Covenant Foundation +
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Δ
Robert M. Fisher Memorial Foundation Δ
Arlene and Robert Kogod, The Robert and Arlene Kogod Family Foundation

Sponsoring Producer ($25,000–$99,999)

Cathy S. Bernard
CANVAS
Cheryl Gorelick ◦
Norbert Hornstein and Amy Weinberg ◦
Sari R. Hornstein
Kay Richman and Daniel Kaplan +◦
The Marinus and Minna B. Koster Foundation Δ
Dianne and Herb Lerner
Alfred Munzer and Joel Wind Δ +◦
Patricia Payne ◦
Revada Foundation of the Logan Family
Hank Schlosberg*
Shapiro Family Foundation, Inc. Δ
Share Fund Δ
The Shubert Foundation
George Vradenburg
Helaine Zinaman and Roselyn Abitbol*

Supporting Producer ($18,000–$24,999)

The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
Bruce A. Cohen*
Patti and Mitchell Herman Δ ◦
The Morgan Fund at the Seattle Foundation ◦
Nussdorf Family Foundation
April Rubin and Bruce A. Ray
Helene and Robert Schlossberg ◦
Bella Rosenberg ◦ ¶

Leading Angels ($10,000–$17,999)

Friends at the Theodore H. Barth Foundation
James Beller and Christopher Wolf ◦
Andrea Boyarsky-Maisel
James A. Feldman and Natalie Wexler
Meg and John Hauge
Marion Ein Lewin ◦
Paul and Zena Mason ◦
M. Craig Pascal

Diane and Arnold Polinger
Ilene and Steven Rosenthal
Evelyn Sandground and Bill Perkins ◦
The Leshowitz Family Foundation, Terry Singer Δ +
Manny Strauss and Betsy Karmin +

Sponsoring Angels ($6,000–$9,999)

Michele and Allan Berman ◦
Stuart and Martha Bindeman Charitable Trust ◦
Mara Bralove and Ari Fisher
Susan and Dixon Butler
Bunny Dwin
Myrna Fawcett
Ann Gilbert ◦ ¶
Rae Grad and Manuel Schiffres ◦

Daniel Hirsch and Brenda Gruss ◦
Aimee Imundo and Neil Gurvitch
Karen E. Lehmann ◦
Sherry Nevins ◦
Nora Roberts Foundation
Dr. Kathryn Veal +
Judy and Leo Zickler

Supporting Angels ($3,000–$5,999)

Anonymous
The Family of H. Max & Josephine F. Ammerman and Andrew R. Ammerman ◦
Bonnie and Louis Cohen
Clark-Winchcole Foundation
Bunny Dwin ◦
Lois and Michael Fingerhut ◦
David and Patricia Fisher ◦
Jay Freedman and Irma Reshefsky ◦
Mindy Gasthalter ◦ ¶
Rae Grad and Manuel Schiffres ◦
Martha Winter Gross and Robert Tracy ◦
Bonnie and Alan Hammerschlag
Arlene and Martin Klepper
Barry Kropf
Sandra and Stephen Lachter ◦
Jacob and Charlotte Lehrman Foundation
Ellen and Gary Malasky ◦

Howard Menaker and Patrick Gossett ◦ ¶
Jeff Menick
Carl and Undine Nash
Nancy and Saul Pilchen ◦
Gerald Robinson
Linda Rosenzweig and Sandy Bieber
Mita M. Schaffer and Tina M. Martin* ◦
Rhea Schwartz ◦
Leslie Sewell and James Jaffe
Barney Shapiro and Susan Walker ◦
Les Silverman ◦
Stuart Sotsky ◦
Patti and Jerry Sowalsky ◦
The George Wasserman Family Foundation
Helene Weisz and Richard Lieberman
Joan S. Wessel


Enthusiasts ($1,000–$2,999)

David and Deborah Astrove ◦
Sherry and David Berz ◦
Joyce and Fred Bonnett
Carol and Robert Burman ◦
Johanna Chanin and Randall Levitt ◦
Larry and Helen Charlupski
Debra Lerner Cohen and Edward Cohen
Marcy and Neil Cohen, Ryna Cohen
Dave Connick
Janet and Michael Cornfeld ◦
Michelle and Glenn Engelmann
Gary Fontaine
Dina Gold
Linda Goldsmith and Howard Berger
Michael Gross
Susan and Allen Hannenbaum ◦
Erez Harari
Richard Kaufmann ◦
Hillel Kaye
The Matthew Korn & Cynthia Miller Family Foundation
Kenneth and Amy Krupsky ◦
Nancy Limprecht and Rich Haines
Meredith Margolis and Gary Goodweather
Mary Lynne Martin
Alan McAdams and Ellen Dykes
Rona and Allan Mendelsohn ◦
Rona and Allan Mendelsohn
Jean and Richard Meyer ◦
Morgan Stanley Foundation
Iris and Gene Rotberg ◦
Steve and Ann Roth ◦
Trina and Lee G. Rubenstein ◦
Ruth and Samuel Salzberg Family Foundation
Pat and Bob Shapiro ◦
Peggy and David Shiffrin
Mindy Strelitz and Andrew Cornblatt
Philip Teitelbaum
Ziva and Aaron Tomares
Bunny Weinstein ◦
Jeff Weiss ◦
Helene Weisz and Richard Lieberman

Admirers ($500–$999)

Anonymous ◦
Friends at Temple Beth Ami
Susan and Steven Bralove ◦
Enrique and Suzanne Fefer
Lois Fields
Gail Ginsberg
Helaine Harris and Jody M. Tavss
Connie Heller
Lucia and Frederic Hill
Toby May Horn ◦
Lauren and Glen Howard ◦
Andrea Kasarsky
Kyle Kerr
Kenneth Kramer
Wiliam Kreisberg
Carol Mates and Mark Kahan ◦
Winto Eaheart Matthews, Jr.
Gary Mintz ◦
Samatha Noland and Randall Speck
Cathy O’Kelly ◦
Vicki Robinson
June and Marvin Rogul
Leonard Schreiber
David Sellers
Steuart & Linda Thomsen ◦
Elisse Walter
Donald and Loretta Walters ◦
Diane Abelman Wattenberg
Jonathan Weinberg ◦
Sandy Willen
Janet and Robert Wittes ◦
Richard Young◦


*Of blessed memory

¶ Denotes a member of the EDCJCC’s Community Pillars program. These supporters have committed to leaving a legacy by including Theater J in their estate planning.

+Denotes support of our New Play Development programs

Δ Denotes support of our Family and Education Programming

◦ Denotes support of the 2025 Theater J Benefit

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