Corporate Giving

Become a Corporate Sponsor
Lyric Opera corporate contributors receive prominent acknowledgment in front of our loyal, well-educated, affluent and diverse patrons while enjoying networking opportunities, select benefits, and value-added opportunities. From production sponsorships and special event sponsorships to support for our education and community-engagement programs, the Lyric Opera has numerous opportunities for your business to join the civic leaders that are part of the Lyric Opera Donor Family.

Lyric Opera Corporation and Foundation Support Levels

Lyric Opera Underwriters - $100,000 or more
Richard J. Stern Society - $50,000 - $99,999
Overture Patrons - $25,000 - $49,999
Maestro's Circle - $10,000 - $24,999
Impresarios - $5,000 - $9,999
Bravissimo Patrons - $2,500 - $4,999
Aria Society - $1,000 - $1,499
Virtuosos - $500 - $999
Comprimarios - $250 - $499
Lyric Opera Chorus - $100 - $249

Contact Kate Rieke, Manager of Corporate Giving, at 816-471-4933 x112 or krieke@kcopera.org to become involved.

2011-2012 Lyric Opera Corporation and Foundation Donors

Lyric Opera Underwriters
Anonymous
Hall Family Foundation
Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation
William T. Kemper Foundation, Commerce Bank, Trustee
Lyric Opera Circle
Lyric Opera of Kansas City Foundation
Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts, Commerce Bank, Trustee

Richard J. Stern Society
Hallmark Corporate Foundation
Lyric Opera Guild
The Lyric Opera of Kansas City, The William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund
Missouri Arts Council
National Endowment for the Arts
Courtney S. Turner Charitable Trust, Daniel C. Weary and Bank of America, Trustees

Overture Patrons
Cyr Family Charitable Remainder Trust
Arvin Gottlieb Charitable Foundation, UMB Bank, n.a., Trustee
The Kansas City Star
Oppenstein Brothers Foundation

Maestro's Circle
Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City, ArtsKC Fund
Francis Family Foundation
Garmin International, Inc.
Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation
The H&R Block Foundation
Helen and Sam Kaplan Charitable
Foundation Trust Fund, Country Club Trust Company, Trustee
Metropolitan Performing Arts Fund, UMB Bank, N.A., Investment Advisor and Custodian
Neighborhood Tourism Development Fund
Polsinelli Shughart
Residence Inn by Marriott on the Plaza
Shumaker Family Foundation
The Sosland Foundation
Sprint Foundation

Impresarios
Baird & Co.
Frontier Airlines
The Kirk Foundation
Lathrop & Gage LLP
Master Craftsmen Foundation

Bravissimo Patrons
Bartlett and Company Grain Charitable Foundation
Country Club Bank
DeBruce Companies
Dickinson Financial
DST Systems, Inc.
Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLP
Martha Lee Cain Tranby Music Enrichment Fund
McCownGordon Construction, Mr. and Mrs. Pat McCown
Miller Law Firm
Shook Hardy & Bacon
George and Ada Ultch Memorial Fund
Woman’s City Club Charitable Foundation – Laverna Yashin Cox Child Development Fund

Aria Society
Breidenthal-Snyder Foundation
Central States Beverage Company
Hartley Family Foundation
Lyric Opera Foundation – Polsky Fund
The Parmelee Foundation
Edward A. and Beth K. Smith Philanthropic Fund
The Trudy Foundation

Virtuosos
Anonymous
DePriest Family Foundation
OPERA America
Performing Arts Scholarship Foundation

Comprimarios
Sam’s Club Foundation
Spectra Energy Corporation

Lyric Opera Chorus
Bristol-Meyer Squibb Company
IBM International Foundation
Merck Partnership for Giving
Padgett Family Foundation

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