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Support About Face Theatre
About Face Theatre is a 501(c)3 non-profit devoted to advancing LGBTQ+ equity through community building, education, and performance. Whether you contribute on an annual basis or this is your first time making a donation, thank you for your generosity!
Deepen Your Impact With a Recurring Donation
Recurring donations are one of the most effective ways for you to pledge your support and invest in the company’s future. Members of the Sustainers Circle are acknowledged in every play program and on our website. From our donation page, you can select the option to make your donation recurring.
Our Supporters
About Face Theatre relies on individual, corporate, foundation and government contributions from our community to support our mission to create exceptional and innovative theatre. Without this support, we would not be able to develop exciting new work in collaboration with the finest emerging and established artists in the nation, nor would we be able to provide exceptional education programming to LGBTQIA youth and their allies.
Institutional Funders
Below is a list of our institutional funders for our 2023-2024 season.
John R. Halligan Charitable Fund
Individual Donors
The below list is a complete list of supporters who donated between September 1, 2023 and August 31, 2024. This list is updated every September (at the end of our fiscal year).
Founders Society
With a generous annual contribution or monthly gift totaling $1,000 or more in a year, Founders Society members support today’s LGBTQ+ artists creating About Face Theatre’s mainstage performances as well as tomorrow’s leaders with AFT’s youth and outreach ensembles.
$70,000+
Estate of Karl H. Anderson
$10,000+
Nan Schaffer
$5,000-$9,999
Cheryl Lynn Bruce & Kerry James Marshall
Jason Held & John Sanders
Soloman H. & Elaine B. Snyder Philanthropic Fund
$1,000-$4,999
Anthony Ackerman
Geoffrey Anderson
Mr. Jim Andrews*
Jim Bennett
Derek Blin
Judge Tom Chiola (ret.)
Biz Wells and Jessica Carson
Steve Cross
Eileen Dordek and Chris
Landgraff
Prof. James A. Glazier
Becky Huinker
JP Morgan Chase
Robert LoPrete
Robert McCamant
Bill Michel & Mark Botelho
Sergio Puente
Geoff Robinson
Katherine Soodek Foundation
IMA
Ed Talideh and Will Roberts
Brent Warburton
Brian Woodworth
Worthwhile Events NFP
$500-$999
Michael & Robin Carney
Mrs. Victoria Carney
Mr. Victor L Corder
Pat Ewert
Mr. Howard Heyman
Mark Kaplan
Sharon Mylrea
Clark Pellett
Charles Rhee
John Rooney
Nicolas Stolfa
Nicholas Terrell
Kurt Trentch
Joshua Turnbull
$100-$499
Reginald Alston
Dorian Bezanis
Roger J. Bialcik
Mark Brewer
John Callen
Sister Margaret Carney OSF
Dr. John Carlsen
Jeffery Christ
Alan Eddington
John D’Emilio
Joshua DE MERS
Lynda Berge Disser
Deanna Dunagan
Joseph Dyer II
Heather Dyer
Kenneth East
Michael Elkow
Michal Eskayo
austin fogle
Lisa Freeman & Heather Schmucker
Keira Fromm
Spencer Gartner & Michael McAdams
Ethel C. Gofen
Garrick Gorden
William Greaves
Susan Greenberg
Steve & Jo Ellen Ham
Christina Hales
Denise Hazaga
HCA Healthcare
Kenneth Huckle
Amy Hutchison
Keita Inaba
Ruth Johnston
Pat Kane
Beth Kapotas
Mr. Henson Keys
Kim & Ed Kleine
sovrinn konsval
Sara Laford
Charles Leuver
Eric Lofdahl
Ann Marie Lonsdale
Marty’s Martini Bar
John E. Matthews
Michael McAdams
Bill Melamed
Andreas Melinat
Dustin Moinichen
Carolyn Miller
Cody Miller
Dean Ogren
Arnaud Poitras
Matthew Polzin
Krystal Raymond
Josh & Erin Reid
Daryl Ritchie
Michael Robertson
Margaret Rooney
Lauren Sack
The Saints
Mr. W. Curt Schade
David Schoon
Steve Scott
Marsha Siciliano
RJ Silva
Bernadette Smith
Amanda Suckow
Brad Suster
Brandon Tauscher
Martin Till
Thomas Timp
Patricia Wagner
Charlotte Walker
Janella Watson
Jeremy Wechsler
Mrs. Joan K. Wells
James Wiltshire
Christopher Young
$1-$99
Patricia S Alexander
Alfred & Rosanne Andrews
Thomas Aulino
Rex Babiera
Jonathan Becks
Nic Benacerraf
Alex Bellisle
Dave Bentlin
dinah berkeley
Brandon Bishop
Tara Bouldrey
Erin Shea Brady
Michael Bredenkamp
Zandry Bullock
Jerry Caldwell
Daniel Callahan
Mrald Calhoun
Gerald Cholewa
Kelliann Cirone
Thom Cox
Alexander Czubak
Benedict DAlessandro
Jason Delgatto
Gabriela Diaz
KC Dolder
Frank Dutkiewicz
Rachel Ebeling
Megan Elk
Helen Ella
Steven Emanuelson
Kathleen Engman
Xavier Esters
Kelly Fitzgerald
Landree Fleming
Keri Foley
Norden S. Gilbert
Mandy Gittler
John Golanty
Markie Gray
Kailey Azure Green
Lisa Harriman
Melissa Hoffman
Gina Holechko
Ryan Holman
Aoko Hope
James Horne
Human Values Collective
Mary Hungerford
Mikaela Jaszka
Jane Jones
Mia Kleine
Melissa Landfield
Kate Lechler
Jamie Link
Dr. Paul M. Lisnek
Laura Lopez
Teri Lopez
Jennifer Lowe
Francene Machetto
Rachel Marsh
Becky Mock
Bucky Motter
Stephen Nehlsen
Elissa Newcorn
Rachel Newhouse
Kim Nguyen
David Niemeyer
Kisten Nolan
Aren Christian Panganiban
Helen Quinn Pasin
Kristin Patton
Christopher Pherson
Rivkah Reyes
Doyle Reynolds
Sofia Ripley
March Saper
Skyler Schmidt
Peggy Shinner
Megan Shuchman
Mike Sladek
Amy Smith
Patrick Stengle
Richard Stuckey
Julie Taylor
Gina Tarullo
Chris Toft
Terrence Tong
Moises Villada
Greg Vinkler
D. Gray Vogelmann
Matt Thekkethala
Kate Warner
Julian Weslander
Maxwell Winston