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2019 ETF Annual Report

LEADERSHIP

Dear Friends and Supporters,

The stories of ETF in 2019 are the stories of how theatre has shaped all of us: kids looking forward to going to school to sing and dance, individuals with soaring confidence after progressive accomplishments on stage, theatre having a therapeutic impact by bonding a group of students as a family.

What makes ETF unique is that we are funding these kinds of experiences in communities which otherwise would not be able to offer them: cities recovering from disasters, programs with no budgets for teacher professional development or student festival participation, and schools who previously had no theatre at all.

This was a momentous year as we expanded grant programs for schools and established new regional sites for the JumpStart Theatre initiative. We also grew our stature with prominent galas in New York and Los Angeles, celebrating the inspiration of students and bringing new supporters into our circle.

We are so grateful to our donors and sponsors who partner with us to make dreams come true. Without you, these transformations would not happen. With you, the potential for progress in individuals, schools and communities is unlimited. 2019 was effectively the second year of operation for ETF, and we are proud of the path we are on. Let’s keep going and growing together!

Sincerely yours,

Julie Cohen Theobald, President, ETF

Students performing in the JumpStart Theatre Showcase at The Children’s Theatre in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Timothy Allen McDonaldiTheatrics, Founder and CEONew York, NY

Megan Tulac PhillipsMcKinsey & Company, Head of Marketing and Communications, Enterprise AgilitySan Francisco, CA

John PrignanoMusic Theatre International, COO and Director of Education and DevelopmentNew York, NY

Kim RogersActor, Arts Advocate, ETF VolunteerNew York, NY

David Redman ScottDisney Theatrical Group, Director of Theatrical LicensingNew York, NY

Abbie Van NostrandConcord Theatricals, Vice President, Client Relations & Community EngagementNew York, NY

Mark WeinsteinHilton, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Customer Engagement, Loyalty, and PartnershipsMcLean, VA

Preston WhitewayEugene O’Neill Theatre Center, Executive DirectorWaterford, CT

Honorary BoardJohn CarianiAward-winning actor and playwright

Viola DavisAward-winning actress and producer

Freddie GershonMusic Theatre International, Co-Chairman

Robert GreenblattWarner Media Entertainment and Direct to Consumer, Chairman

Val KilmerAward-winning actor

Charlotte St. MartinThe Broadway League, President

Thomas SchumacherDisney Theatrical Group, President

Deborah VoigtAward-winning opera soprano

Advisory BoardSarah Jane ArneggeriHeartRadio Broadway, DirectorNew York, NY

Aretta BaumgartnerCenter for Puppetry Arts, Education DirectorAtlanta, GA

Dori BerinsteinDramatic Forces, Producer New York, NY

J. Jason DaunterProduction Stage ManagerNew York, NY

Debby GibbsETF Legacy Circle, ChairTupelo, MS

Jeff HallETF Chapter Advisory Committee, Co-ChairPortland, OR

Brad KoepenickAward-winning theatre teacher and filmmakerLos Angeles, CA

Michelle MossPlaytime Theatre Company, FounderArkansas Thespians, Board of DirectorsJonesboro, AR

Sharon PazAgents of Change, Founder and talent agentLos Angeles, CA

Pat SantanelloOhio Thespians, Chapter DirectorETF Chapter Advisory Committee, Co-ChairDublin, OH

Cheri SteinkellnerAward-winning producer, writerSanta Barbara, CA

Jennifer TepperFeinstein’s/54 Below, Creative and Programming Director and author of The Untold Stories of BroadwayNew York, NY

Marty WiviottPantages Theatre in Hollywood, General ManagerLos Angeles, CA

National Board of TrusteesMatt Conover, ChairDisney Parks Live Entertainment, Vice President of Disneyland EntertainmentAnaheim, CA

Hunter Bell, Vice ChairTony-nominated playwright, EdTA Board of DirectorsNew York, NY

Nancy Aborn Duffy, SecretaryEducator, Former Broadway Licensing Company OwnerNew York, NY

James A. Miller, TreasurerBartlett Wealth Management, Principal and ChairmanCincinnati, OH

Alex Birsh Playbill, Vice President and Chief Digital OfficerNew York, NY

Sean CerconeBroadway Licensing, PresidentNew York, NY

Mark DrumActor, Arts Advocate, EdTA VolunteerNew York, NY

Coty FornoMountain City Center for the Arts, Executive DirectorFrostburg, MD

Kevin E. FortsonWarner Horizon Television, Senior Vice President of ProductionBurbank, CA

Carolina GarciaNetflix, Director of Original SeriesLos Angeles, CA

Jason GoldsteinBookTix, Co-OwnerEast Brunswick, NJ

Jim HoareTheatrical Rights Worldwide, Vice President of Education and Community InitiativesNew York, NY

Gai Laing JonesVeteran theatre educator, EdTA Board of DirectorsOjai, CA

Alvin KatzKatten Muchin Rosenman LLP, PartnerChicago, IL

Matt Conover, Chair, National Board of Trustees

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Diondre was involved in the JumpStart Theatre program from 2016 through 2019 at Aiken New Tech High School in Cincinnati. He always dreamed of performing but lacked confidence and opportunity. When Aiken introduced the program, Diondre secured an ensemble role in Once on This Island JR. and was surprised to discover how accepting and encouraging his castmates were.

“My biggest fear was rejection, and I never thought I could be talented enough to be doing things like this. I’ve grown. My first year may not have been my best year, but I really turned up.” Diondre worked hard, supported by his new theatre family, and earned the role of Mr. Mayor in Seussical JR. during Aiken’s second

When you attend a theatre production in the cafetorium at Clark Montessori High School in Cincinnati, you’ll see an improvised tech booth to the right of the front row. There you’ll find Paul Tran, a math and science teacher, working with students to run the light and sound cues. Tran’s calm, positive presence gently motivates his students to build their technical theatre skills. 2019 was Clark Montessori’s third and final year of JumpStart Theatre.

“JumpStart Theatre has changed the way our kids look at school,” said Tran. “They are more motivated. Kids are now coming straight off the bus, jumping onto the stage with dancing and choreography.”

For Tran, JumpStart Theatre has brought positive changes not only to his school and community, but also to his personal life as well. “The [JumpStart Theatre] bootcamps really got me out of my comfort zone,” he said. “I’ve always been the math and science guy, quiet and observant, but as I have gone through each bootcamp, I’ve become more and more relaxed. I feel like I’ve transformed into a person who can just jump

year, followed by the major roles of Wilbur Turnblad and Mr. Pinky in Hairspray JR.

Diondre’s confidence has soared. At the 2019 Jumpstart Theatre Showcase, Diondre addressed a large audience of participating schools saying, “I’ve learned so much about stepping out of my comfort zone, expressing myself, and, most important, the value of trust in your fellow cast and crew members and respect for your director. Being a part of this production has changed how I felt about my school, because I never knew how supportive, talented, and special we were or that we were even capable of putting on a show so beautiful and excellent.”

up, not care who is looking at me, and dance and sing and feel like I fit in with other people in other schools.”

Tran and his fellow Clark Montessori theatre team members, Brenda Bushong and Mary Gibson, have produced three successful musicals through JumpStart Theatre. They look forward to carrying on the theatre tradition for many years, using the resources and training they acquired through this ETF program.

Diondre, left, performing in Hairspray JR..

Students and teachers of Clark Montessori High School’s production of Annie JR.

Hairspray JR. cast at Aiken New Tech High School in Cincinnati, Ohio.Diondre, left, performing in Suessical JR. Paul Tran and student in tech booth.

“I’ve learned so much about stepping out of my comfort zone, expressing myself, and, most important, the value of trust.”

“JumpStart Theatre has changed the way our kids look at school,” said Tran. “They are more motivated. Kids are now coming straight off the bus, jumping onto the stage with dancing and choreography.”

JUMPSTART THEATRE — THREE YEARS THAT LAST A LIFETIME

Diondre, Aiken New Tech High School, Cincinnati

Paul Tran, Clark Montessori High School, Cincinnati

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Uniquely situated in a rural area, Mountain City Center for the Arts’ (MCCA) sphere of influence reaches into three states: Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. While the center’s JumpStart Theatre process began in the fall of 2019, regional hunger for children’s performing arts was demonstrated by the strength of the student response to the opportunity. One area school has 20 percent of student population—54 students—participating, and another school has 33 percent participation. The average number of students participating in a JumpStart Theatre program is 30 students annually, so these schools are significantly above average.

MCCA founder and owner Pete Forno said, “Having been chosen for JumpStart Theatre makes us extremely proud of the environment we’ve created at MCCA. The overwhelming response to it reinforces how important JumpStart Theatre is to our rural area. The reach and power of this program is incredible. We’re honored to be part of it.”

Students rehearsing at Mountain City Center for the Arts.

Mountain City Center for the Arts

JUMPSTART THEATRE — THREE YEARS THAT LAST A LIFETIME PROGRESS — GRANTS WITH LIFELONG IMPACT

The JumpStart Theatre program creates sustainable theatre arts programs in middle schools where there previously were none. Participating schools are chosen through a rigorous application process and receive training, materials, and budget support to produce their first full-scale musical production. The support continues for three years until the program becomes self-sustaining. Non-theatre teachers are equipped with skills and resources to produce their school’s first musical through a proven combination of bootcamp style training and hands-on mentoring. The Educational Theatre Foundation operates JumpStart Theatre through a national network of regional theatre company partners who are selected based on their track record of success in running educational programs for children.

Students rehearsing on stage at Mountain City Center for the Arts.

La JollaPlayhouseLa Jolla, Calif.

The Children’sTheatreCincinnat, Ohio

JumpStart TheatrePartners

Mountain CityCenter for the ArtsFrostburg, Md.

StagesSt. LouisSt. Louis, Mo.

AllianceTheatreAtlanta, Ga.

The Educational Theatre Foundation oversees a number of scholarship and grant programs for inducted Thespians, their teachers, and their schools.

Academy of the Pacific Rim, Troupe 6647

“Our Thespians are motivated to move mountains,” said Meegan Gliner, director of Thespian Troupe 6647. “Going to International Thespian Festival (ITF) was their dream.”

In 2019, thanks to ETF’s Send a Troupe to Festival Grant, 10 Thespians and two chaperones from the Academy of the Pacific Rim saw their dream come true. At ITF, the nation’s premier summer event for high-achieving students and their teachers, they participated in Freestyle Theatre and Tech Challenge, auditioned for colleges, and more.

At the Boston-area school in Massachusetts, Gliner’s theatre troupe doubles as a leadership program, providing grades five through 12 with a place to grow, showcase talents, and entertain their community. Approximately 20 percent of the school’s population participates. The Send a Troupe to International Thespian Festival grant is available to troupes demonstrating financial need who have never attended ITF. Each year up to two Thespian troupes receive a one-time grant of up to $10,000 to help cover registration fees and travel expenses for a teacher, Thespians, and additional chaperones.

Gliner called their ITF 2019 experience “truly transformative.” While there, the troupe daily compared notes about workshops, performances, and networking. “I will always remember their excitement, how it was transforming their lives, and seeing them bond as a family,” she said.

Immediately upon their return, the troupe began fundraising for 2020, when the troupe plans to return to ITF with 18 students.

Send a Troupe grant recipients, Thespian Troupe 6647

Send a Troupe to 2019 International Thespian Festival Grant Recipient

Thespian Troupe 6647 students en route to ITF.

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Valerie O’Riordan

Valerie O’Riordan, San Francisco, California

Valerie O’Riordan has been an EdTA professional member, serving as the International Thespian Society troupe director at an all-boys Catholic high school in San Francisco, California, for 19 years. For the last four years, she has lacked the funds to attend the EdTA National Conference, or in fact, any outside form of professional development.

In her application for a Booktix National Conference Grant through ETF, she wrote, “Attending this Conference allows me, and all of us (in that very special choir) to simply enjoy the magic and learn from one another — then share it honestly and passionately with our students.”

As one of the seven 2019 BookTix grant recipients, O’Riordan reflected afterward, “Just sitting in the main room, with all of those other drama teachers had an impact on the inspiration that I still feel from the Conference. The playwriting workshop with John Cariani, author of Almost, Maine, was awesome, and I am going to use it in my introduction to acting class.”

O’Riordan added, “I didn’t expect to have a workshop with Sue Hamilton, who is a former student of mine! Hamilton, an award-winning director and acting

teacher, asked us to look at our personal and professional goals, and she helped me realize that mine are not too far and wide to achieve at this point in my career.”

PROGRESS — GRANTS WITH LIFELONG IMPACT FOR STUDENTS, SCHOOLS, AND TEACHERS

Tornado damage to the community surrounding Washington Middle School.

Two schools damaged by recent natural disasters received grants in 2019 to aid their recovery, thanks to an ETF grant funded by licensing agency Music Theatre International (MTI) and Oregon Thespians. The grant recipients are Washington Middle School of Cairo, Georgia, and Palm Bay Prep Academy of Panama City, Florida.

Washington Middle School, home to Junior Thespian Troupe 88011, was impacted by a tornado that hit Cairo in March 2019. Palm Bay Prep Academy, home to both Thespian Troupe 7949 and Junior Thespian Troupe

89159, faced severe damage by Hurricane Michael in October 2018.

Washington Middle School planned to use the grant money to fund the backdrops and sets for its 2020 spring musical, Grease. Junior Thespian Troupe Director Austin Harrell says that the tornado struck three weeks before the Washington/Shiver Drama Club production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. With the loss of seven school days, many area teachers canceled field trips for their students to see the production, resulting in a significant reduction in ticket sales.

“We are a rural, Title One school as it is, and this loss of revenue has greatly impacted our show season,” Harrell said. “We are not in a position to raise these extra funds as our community is still recovering from this devastating tornado.”

The grant money will fund Palm Bay Prep Academy’s school musical, Seussical Jr., as well as a curtain and sound and lighting equipment. Thespian Troupe Director Shelly Blancq said, “Our theatre classroom, which housed our entire script library, and the auditorium, our performance space, was part of

Damage to Palm Bay Prep Academy by Hurricane Michael.

Natural Disaster Grants Aid School Theatre Recovery

BookTix National Conference Grant Recipient

the demolished buildings.” Since the rebuilding costs exceeded the school’s insurance payouts, extracurriculars were left to fend for themselves.

However, Blancq and her troupe remained hopeful. “Our students have proven the old adage, the ‘show must go on.’ Despite these hardships, we still managed to participate in both state and district Thespian festivals in the high school and middle school levels.” She said, “Theatre can be extremely therapeutic, and, in my opinion, there is no better way to build a sense of community than through a strong connection in the arts.”

The ETF grant application site remains open to assist any middle or high school theatre program affected by natural disasters. Impact may include damage or destruction of equipment and facilities, cancellations of events, loss of projected revenue, dislocation of faculty

and students, and related issues.

ETF President Julie Cohen Theobald said, “We are so grateful to generous donors and partners such as MTI who appreciate how having theatre in schools has a positive impact on the entire school and its community. These grants are in direct support of ETF’s mission to provide financial support where it is needed most.”

MTI President and CEO Drew Cohen said, “In a perfect world, there wouldn’t be a need for these grants, but these schools have demonstrated quite clearly why, in the real world, it is imperative for organizations to provide support when circumstances warrant. The theatre community prides itself on being there for one another, and we are proud to work with ETF to be there for these schools and their students.”

Of course, teachers are impacted when their students and schools get a boost. And that impact works both ways, such as when teachers themselves get grants. The impact ripples through their classrooms and schools.

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Thespian Musicalworks rehearsal at the 2019 International Thespian Festival.

More than 1,100 students benefited from the Next Generation Works program in 2019. “Next Gen,” as it’s affectionately referred to, culminates at the International Thespian Festival (ITF) as a suite of programs designed to promote original writing by and for high school student members of the International Thespian Society.

The Next Gen program includes Thespian Playworks, Thespian Musicalworks, Thespian Filmworks, and Thespian Criticworks, which result in four plays, a musical, a film, and critiques written by Thespians. Next Gen also commissions a play and a musical written by professionals expressly for Thespians.

NURTURING TALENT

During the week of ITF, the student writers work with professional directors, dramaturgs, and musical directors, as well as student crews and casts. It all culminates with staged readings of the works, and a screening of the film, before a live audience at ITF. The students’ musical and plays also get printed in Dramatics magazine, which has been published for high school theatre students by the Educational Theatre Association for 90 years.

All in all, more than 1,000 students attended the performances of these original works. More than 100 volunteered to be members of the eight casts, and about a dozen volunteered as crew. Fourteen students were selected, out of 109 entries, as Next Generation finalists.Whatever the future of the writers or their scripts, these programs offer an in-depth experience in a creative discipline seldom taught in high school.

As a bonus, for the last three years, the Dramatists Guild Foundation, whose mission is to support theatrical writers, has hosted the Next Gen play and musical winners at its New York City gala in November. This year’s experience included a master class from Andrew Lippa, DGF board president, as well as one-on-one time with other writers and a chance to get firsthand encouragement from masters of the craft.

Taking New Works from ‘Page to Stage’

Dramaturg Nick Pappas and Thespian writer Breanna Spink

Thespian Musicalworks Finalists

Thespian Playworks Finalists

Thespian Filmworks Finalists

Thespian Criticworks Finalists

Jared GoudsmitWrath of the PTATroupe 748Kirkwood H.S.Mo.

Max ReinertWrath of the PTATroupe 748Kirkwood H.S.Mo.

Gabi GarciaIsmeneTroupe 5604Sunset H.S.Portland, Ore.

Samuel KaplanMemories of VichyTroupe 5869Denver School of the ArtsColo.

Gabriel DeGraeveTroupe 1Natrona County H.S.Casper, Wyo.

Evelyn GranadosTroupe 7093Western Guilford H.S.Greensboro, N.C.

Walker DixonTroupe 3617Annapolis H.S.Md.

Christopher MartellTroupe 7644New Kent H.S.Va.

Sarah Lina SparksSilent NightTroupe 6826Orange County School of the ArtsSanta Ana, Calif.

Breanna SpinkAll Things ConsideredTroupe 4101Lake Dallas H.S.Corinth, Texas

Savannah HornerTroupe 7993Grimsley H.S.Greensboro, N.C.

Kea KamiyaTroupe 7937State College of Florida Collegiate SchoolBradenton, Fla.

Janie NalbandianTroupe 3950School for Creative and Performing Arts, Cincinnati, Ohio

Josephine PalmariniTroupe 3950School for Creative and Performing ArtsCincinnati, Ohio

Thespian Musicalworks finalists Max Reinert and Jared Goudsmit

Thespian Playworks finalists Gabi Garcia, Samuel Kaplan, Sarah Lina Sparks, and Breanna Spink.

Thespian Filmworks finalists Savannah Horner, Evelyn Granados, and Gabriel DeGraeve.

Thespian Criticworks finalists Josephine Palmarini, Janie Nalbandian, Walker Dixon, and Christopher Martell.

Next Generation Works is sponsored by National Theatre InstituteThespian Playworks is sponsored by Concord Theatricals. Thespian Musicalworks is sponsored by TRW.Thespian Filmworks is sponsored by New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts.

Susie Sits Shiva by Arlene Hutton was the 2019 play commission, sponsored by Dramatists Play Service.

Dreamland, with music/book by Chris Miller and book/lyrics by Nathan Tysen, was the 2019 musical commission, sponsored by Concord Theatricals.

Thespian Next Generation Works Sponsors

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GALAS RAISE $335,000, HONOR LEGENDS, CELEBRATE STUDENTS

The fifth annual ETF Broadway Back to School benefit gala gathered together Broadway stars, current Thespians, and an audience of theatre education supporters in New York’s Edison Ballroom to honor Broadway icons Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, as well as Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The event raised more than $155,000 to support theatre education programs for underserved schools.

The event featured entertainment by Laura Benanti,John Cariani, Gavin Creel, J. Harrison Ghee, and Carla Stickler with tributes from Patti LuPone and Chita Rivera. The evening was co-hosted by actress Laura Benanti and recent Thespian alum Brannon Evans, winner of the Democracyworks essay contest and recipient of a scholarship funded by the Broadway production of To Kill a Mockingbird through ETF.

Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman at the 2019 Broadway Back to School.

Thespians performing at the 2019 Broadway Back to School.

Julie Cohen-Theobald and Matt Conover. Marc Shaiman performingBrannon Evans and Laura Benanti. Thespians performing

Broadway Back to School honors Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman

Shaiman and Wittman received the Broadway Back to School Award in recognition of their impact as key leaders in the theatrical industry and education, building access and excellence in school theatre. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, a valued charitable partner of EdTA for two decades, received the Standing Ovation Award in recognition of an organization which supports the principles and mission of the association.

Chita Rivera Patti LuPone J. Harrison Ghee as Crystal Demure

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Broadway legend Bernadette Peters was the guest of honor at the fourth annual ETF Thespians Go Hollywood gala, supporting theatre education programs in need by bringing together film, theatre, and television professionals with current high school Thespians. Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures received the ETF Entertainment Industry Award, which took place at the Avalon Hollywood and raised over $180,000.

Hosted by actress Nia Vardalos, the evening’s performers and presenters included Rachel Bloom, Merle Dandridge, Megan Hilty, Cheyenne Jackson, Jennifer Kumiyama, Matthew Morrison, Juan Pablo Di Pace, and Marissa Jaret Winokur.

Peters received the Craig Zadan Theatre for Life Award, which recognizes an individual who has dedicated their life to promoting and preserving the joy of theatre, inspiring young artists, and leaving a lasting impact on generations to come. The award is named after the late producer Craig Zadan, who received the award posthumously in 2018 along with his producing partner, Neil Meron. They were recognized as pioneers in redefining and increasing access to musical theatre for a new generation.

In accepting her award, Peters told the students onstage, “The only job that young people have is to stay open, open to your teachers and your inspiration,” before performing “Children Will Listen” from Into the Woods.

The original Hairspray duo, Matthew Morrison and Marissa Jaret Winokur, presented the ETF Entertainment

Bernadette Peters performing at the 2019 Thespians Go Hollywood.

Jennifer Kumiyama

Bernadette Peters honored at Thespians Go Hollywood

Thespians performing at the 2019 Thespians Go Hollywood.

Bernadette Peters and Neil Meron Thespian cast and crew join professional cast and honorees post-performance

Industry Award to Mark Kaufman, executive vice president for Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, in recognition of their commitment to ETF’s mission and vision of shaping lives by financially supporting school theatre, making theatre more accessible, as well as building the national audience through high standards in theatrical production.

Juan Pablo Di Pace Megan Hilty and Cheyenne Jackson Merle Dandridge

GALAS RAISE $335,000, HONOR LEGENDS, CELEBRATE STUDENTS

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The Educational Theatre Foundation (ETF) was launched in 2017 by the Educational Theatre Association (EdTA) as a supporting foundation to raise funds for charitable programs that benefit theatre students and teachers as well as school theatre programs.

ETF also serves as a national community foundation for school theatre, offering EdTA chapters and International Thespian Society troupes an opportunity to have professionally managed investments and endowed funds, as well as planned giving programs, and to benefit from donor-advised funds. ETF can also assist chapters and troupes when they receive special gifts, such as securities, stock, or real estate.

ETF TO LAUNCH INITIATIVE FOR RACIAL EQUITY IN SCHOOL THEATRE

The foundation’s Initiative for Racial Equity in School Theatre will work to increase access to school theatre in communities facing racial disparity. Each year, ETF will award grants to schools to produce a musical or play with the support of a professional production team of color, brought in to act as mentors to students.

The establishment of the initiative is inspired by the life mission of Craig Zadan, a musical theatre visionary with a lifelong commitment to addressing issues of diversity. Before his untimely passing in 2018, he had agreed to accept ETF’s Theatre for Life Award, along with his producing partner Neil Meron, at Thespians Go Hollywood. The award recognized their unique contributions in fostering racial equity and their pioneering work to redefine and increase access to musical theatre for new generations.

His passing sparked an outpouring of love and concern, resulting in $280,000 in donations to the Craig Zadan Memorial Fund. These gifts serve as seed money from

• Management and General: $40,295

• Special Events: $52,500

• Program and Scholarships: $626,372

• Fundraising & Development: $419,235

• Management and General: $68,247

• Special Events: $149,371

• Program and Scholarships: $418,456

• Fundraising & Development: $225,248

• Support to Funded Entity EdTA: $127,588

• Contributions and Grants: $1,455,188

• Other Income: $10,000

• Contributions and Grants: $1,269,815

• Other Income: $13,450

2018REVENUE

2018EXPENSES

2019EXPENSES

1%

99%

3%

5%

55%

37%

JumpStart Theatre students from Roberts Academy in Cincinnati, Ohio.

which ETF will grow a permanent fund to support the initiative’s vision.

The initiative is currently in a formative stage; watch for updates throughout 2020. For more information, please contact Marion Combs at mcombs@edtfoundation.org.

In 2019, Oregon Thespians became the first chapter to establish both an investment fund and a chapter endowment fund through ETF, followed by similar investment funds established by the Arizona, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, and Ohio chapters.

ETF investment funds serve to relieve volunteer leaders of fund management responsibility for large sums of money from donations, bequests, or surpluses.According to ETF Vice President of Development Marion Combs, “Individual donors can also work with ETF to set up annual awards or scholarships, or may designate their gifts or bequests to benefit a specific chapter or troupe.”

Craig Zadan

PHILANTHROPIC PARTNER FOR EDTA CHAPTERS & ITS TROUPES

OPERATING REVENUE & EXPENSES

42%

15%

23%

7%13%

2019REVENUE

1%

99%

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DONORS We are pleased to acknowledge the following donors for their generosity and support of the Educational Theatre Foundation in 2019.

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Dramatic ArtsRealtime Music SolutionsSeat YourselfMark WeinsteinT

• Director ($3,000 - $4,999)The American Academy of Dramatic

ArtsBMD – Broadway Media DistributionCoty & Pete FornoBob & Marti FowlerJohn Goldwyn & Jeff KleinLincoln Convention & Visitors BureauHarley Neuman & Kevin Yorn

• Designer ($2,000 - $2,999)Abingdon Theatre CompanyAmy Bennett FoundationJess CagleCalifornia ThespiansSandra & Sheldon CohenMatt ConoverT

Dramatic Publishing CompanyGeorgia ThespiansEmily Gerson Saines & Andrew

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FoundationKatten Muchin Rosenman LLPStephen LlanusaMax MutchnickNebraska ThespiansLee PerlmanTony Phelan & Joan RaterWorldStage

• Performer ($1,000 - $1,999)The Angelson Family FoundationGigi Cohen & Michael LevinBarnes DennigHunter BellT

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Danny StrongT

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• Advocate ($500 - $999)The Allstate FoundationAnonymousArkansas Thespians Laurie BaskinT

BTOTS KidsT Debbie CorbinJake CullensT

Brian CurlBrandon DixonHelen Duranleau-BrennanPhilip Elhai & Krista Carson ElhaiBarrett FoaT

Richard FrazierSteve HalperDavid Tate HastingsT

Herbert and Gertrude Haverstadt Foundation

Adam Hayward Jeffrey HuntIowa Thespians Laughter Unlimited Inc. Maryland ThespiansGloria McIntyreDessie MoynihanT

New Jersey ThespiansJoe NortonT

Justin PaulJennifer SalkePat SantanelloSusan SchwarzSouth Carolina ThespiansCandy SpellingCatherine ThermondVirginia ThespiansSam WattersT

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• Enthusiast ($250 - $499)AnonymousAlabama ThespiansRalph BernsteinCarrie CasselmanDonna GerardiDebby GibbsNancy GibbsT

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• Visionary ($25,000 and up)Concord TheatricalsThe Diller-Von Furstenberg Family

FoundationThe Ford FoundationRobert Greenblatt Music Theatre International On The StageOregon Thespians Dean Pitchford & Michael MealiffePlaybill

• Benefactor ($15,000 - $24,999)AMDA College & Conservatory of

the Performing ArtsAnonymousBroadway.comBroadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDSDisney Parks Live EntertainmentDisney Theatrical GroupHBOShowTix4UThe Shubert OrganizationWarner Bros. Theatre VenturesThe Wunderkinder Foundation

• Underwriter ($10,000 - $14,999)Atticus LLCBodymicsBooktix: Online Ticketing SolutionBroadway Licensing/PlayscriptsDramatists Guild Foundation Dramatists Play ServiceMark DrumT

Nancy & Ken Duffy HiltonGai Laing Jones & Wendell JonesAlvinT and Elizabeth Katz The Austin E. Knowlton FoundationThe Mackintosh Foundation Irene M. MecchiJames & Lauren MillerNational Theater InstituteNBC Universal The Shubert FoundationAaron SorkinTheatrical Rights WorldwideJulie Cohen Theobald

Broadway Circle

• Producer ($5,000 - $9,999)A + E NetworksBright Lights Big City Tours LLCBroadway Across AmericaFrederic R. Coudert FoundationLila Gallimore TrustThomas & Ellen HobermanJunior Theatre GroupThe Lightning Thief: The Percy

Jackson Musical

Ben SlabachLori ValentineAbbie Van NostrandWendy Wachtell & Bob GrazianoScott WilsonT

• Patron ($100 - $249)Harold BarnesT

Hilary BergmannT

Rachel BloomT & Dan GregorCait BothwellT

Cory BoydDavid ChaseTheresa CollinsT

Marlyse CohenRussell CohenRebecca ChildsJohn ConoverChristine CoxT

Jim CurtisJ. Jason DaunterT

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William HalcombJessica HarrisBeth KleinBrad KoepenickT

Donna Langley Carol LommenGeoffrey LowerT ITS #1 NCHS ‘81Ben MartinT

Brett MarzJulie McDonaldJustin & Mikaela McSherry Victor T. MitchellMimi MollerJoey, Sydney and Iyla MonkRayT & Courtney PalaszDylan PassT

Ruthy PincusTodd RobinsonAndrea RoneyJudy ScanlingT

Lauren SchneiderMary SchuttlerBryan & Kat ShaimanChrista & Stephen SkilesNicole Snyder & Eric CharmeloLaura StoneT

Successful Products CompanyKeith VogtT

John David WilliamsAngel WuellnerAileen Zeigler

• Donor (up to $99)AnonymousKehinde Oluwaponmile AkinyemiTiffany Benjamin

Brian BenzGail BernsteinCammy BihlT

Gary D. BrewerT

Broadway Fantasy CampNancy BrownSammy BuckGinny ButschT

Megan CaseT

Marlyse Cohen Nancy CohenSheri CokerJennie Gordon CoonT

Marci CoopersteinMargy CrosbyT

Taylor DavisT

Chris DickonJohn Michael DurnilT

Rilla Foster Sandy & Joel FriedmanRona GabinJohn M. HardawayT

Jessica Harms & Robbie HeathIrene ImbodenT

Sharon KneipAshley L. KrugerDavid LaFlecheMarcy Lebovitz Tiffany LeeT

Kit LindblomT, MFANick, Amy & Cecilia LorenzT

Andrew MaddocksT

Jessica Mallery Melvin S. MarshT

Kathleen MartinT

Scott & Jimmy Matejek-MorrisMolly McGeeIsabelle MeyerSandy MorganMiranda MorrisT

Chris MurphyT

Caela O’ConnellLiz OldsKim OsmondT

Jesus PerezT

Brooke PhillipsT

Laura PojeT

Rachel ReinerT

James SchererT

Tammy SchneiderAllison SchraderT

Anne SchwartzCaroline SimendingerBetsy Singer-LeftonSucherman GroupDavid SutherlandT

Joann H. TaylorChristina TeedLouis VolpeT

Ariana Wermer-ColanGavin Alexander WilsonT MDAli WintersT

Jennifer Wyatt

Matching Gift CompaniesAbbott LaboratoriesApple, Inc.The Bank of America Charitable

Foundation, Inc. Caterpillar FoundationKeyBank FoundationMagid Glove and SafetyManheim, Inc. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &

Garrison LLCPella Rolscreen FoundationPrudent Financial, Inc. Sony Pictures EntertainmentWalt Disney Company FoundationWeingart Foundation

Endowed and Major Gifts The Educational Theatre Foundation wishes to permanently recognize operating, endowment, program, and capital contributions of $25,000 and above. Thank you for making a lasting impact on theatre students and teachers:

Eleanora C.U. Alms Trust, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee

The Greater Cincinnati FoundationThe Diller-Von Furstenberg Family

FoundationThe Ford FoundationRobert GreenblattBequest of Melba Day Sparks

Henning (1993)The Lehrer-Seller Family FundThe H.B., E.W., and F.R. Luther

Charitable Foundation, Fifth Third Bank and Narley L. Haley, Co-Trustees

NBC Universal National Endowment for the ArtsOregon ThespiansDean Pitchford & Michael MealiffeThe Shubert FoundationThe Wunderkinder Foundation

T denotes Thespian alumni and member of Club 29, the International Thespian Society alumni annual giving program

We greatly appreciate each gift given in support of the Educational Theatre Foundation, and we have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of this listing. Please notify Cait Bothwell, Development Associate, of any inaccuracies or omissions by contacting her at 513-977-5529 or cbothwell@edtf.org.

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