Endowments
Leave a lasting legacy by creating or contributing to an Endowment at Wharton Center. When you make an Endowment gift, your gift is not spent on immediate operating needs, but rather it is invested. The earnings from Endowments are spent annually by Wharton Center in accordance with the terms of the Endowment. Because Wharton Center can plan on a fairly consistent contribution from Endowment earnings, these gifts provide for the long-term financial success of the organization.
Currently, Wharton Center has Endowments supporting everything from arts education to musical theatre to jazz performances. Each one of these Endowments allows Wharton Center to provide programming that may not be possible without private support. Below is a list of our current Endowments that you can donate to.
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John D. Barkham Endowment Fund at Wharton Center Supports Wharton Center's purposes at the discredtion of its Executive Director |
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Kenneth C. Beachler Arts Management Internship Provides students the opportunity to gain exposure in arts management |
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John L. and Marie J. Black Endowment for Broadway and Education at Wharton Center Supports Broadway performances and education tied to Broadway and theatre |
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John R. and Martha L. Brick Endowment for Classical Music and Education at Wharton Center Supports Wharton Center's classical music performances and education |
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Christine B. and Gregory D. Brogan Endowment for Dance Performance
Supports Wharton Center's dance performances and education |
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Maxine A. Eyestone Endowment Fund for Wharton Center for Performing Arts Supports presentation of high-caliber Broadway touring productions, classical music performances, and popular artists |
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Foster Swift Collins & Smith Law Firm Endowment for Jazz Performance and Education Supports jazz performance and arts education programs featuring jazz within Wharton Center |
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Dr. Shahriar and Dokhy Ghoddousi Endowment Fund at Wharton Center Supports arts education and outreach programs for K-8th grade students, particularly economically disadvantaged children through scholarship tickets |
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Maxwell Asa and LeAnn B. Goodwin Endowed Fund
Provides general support for Wharton Center |
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Glenn D. and Sherry K. Granger Endowment for Family Performance and Education Supports family performances and education |
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Susanna F. and Gilbert D. Harrell Endowment for Arts Education at Wharton Center Supports arts education programs and outreach including scholarship tickets and other barriers to access |
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Stanley and Selma Hollander Endowment for Chamber Music at Wharton Center Helps support the Chamber Music at Wharton Center |
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Stanley and Selma Hollander Endowment for the Performing Arts Supports classical music performances and new initiatives |
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Annie D. and Robert A. Holmes Perennial Garden Endowment Fund Supports the planting and maintenance of the perennial gardens |
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Marcia and Mark Hooper Endowment for Performing Arts Education Supports performing arts education programs, and provide scholarship tickets for elementary school children to Michigan State students. |
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Carol and Ronald Horowitz Endowment Fund at Wharton Center Supports free scholarship tickets for children |
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In The Wings @ Wharton Center Endowment
Supports scholarship, free and low priced tickets for young people, offsets the cost of transporting students to performances and helps underwrite Wharton Center arts education outreach programs for youth |
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Inner Circle Endowment for Arts Education at Wharton Center Supports Wharton Center's arts education and outreach programs |
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Joanne N. and E. Jerome McCarthy Endowment for Arts Education at Wharton Center Helps support Wharton Center's arts education and outreach programs. |
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Richard D. McLellan Endowment for Dance Performance Supports dance performance and education at Wharton Center |
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MSU Federal Credit Union Institute for Arts and Creativity Endowment Fund
Supports all aspects of the Institute for Arts and Creativity at Wharton Center including but not limited to programs, marketing, and scholarship tickets |
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William R. and Denise Nielsen Performing Arts Management Internship
Provides students will the opportunity to explore a career in arts management |
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Drs. Lou A. and Roy J. Simon Endowment for Jazz Performance and Education at Wharton Center Supports Wharton Center's jazz performances and education |
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Joe and Maggie Trevino Performing Arts Education Endowment Fund
Supports arts education and outreach programs, especially for elementary to high school children, MSU students, and economically disadvantaged young people through scholarship tickets |
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Watson-Shannon Performing Arts Management Internship
Provides students who have a commitment to the performing arts with the opportunity to gain exposure in arts management |
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Richard D. Weingartner Arts Education Endowment
Supports ticket access for economically disadvantaged children to attend performances and/or arts education activities |
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Wharton Center Endowment
Ensures the continuation of diverse programs involving internationally renowned performing arts events from Broadway to dance, jazz to classical music in a state-of-the-art facility; assists in funding new partnerships such as MSU College of Music Jazz Studies |
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William Wright Endowment Fund for New Works and Initiatives Helps to ensure the creation of new works in the performing arts continues in the future at the Wharton Center |
