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Endowment Giving
Madison Symphony Orchestra’s endowment plays a vital role in providing financial support to further the Symphony’s mission. Distributions from our endowment provide approximately 20% of the Symphony’s annual income.
Approximately 3/4 of the investments are held by the Madison Symphony Orchestra Foundation. The remaining investments are held by the Madison Community Foundation.
Endowment gifts may be made for general or specific purposes. Endowment donors of $100,000 or more are recognized as members of the Century Society. Naming opportunities are available at giving levels that have been approved by the MSO Board of Directors.
How can I contribute to the endowment?
- Make an outright gift of cash or other assets during your lifetime. Gifts may be pledged and paid in installments on a schedule to be agreed upon between you and the Symphony.
Please note, due to its classification as a Supporting Organization under section 509 (a) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, Madison Symphony Orchestra Foundation Inc. is not able to accept Qualified Charitable Distributions from Individual Retirement Accounts. If you are interested contributing to the endowment directly through your IRA, please contact us for further instructions.
- Create a bequest or other planned/deferred gift in your estate plan.
Contact
Casey Oelkers, Director of Development, (608) 257-3734, coelkers@madisonsymphony.org
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The Madison Symphony Orchestra is deeply grateful to these generous donors who have contributed $1,000 or more to the Symphony’s endowment. These gifts are invested in perpetuity to ensure the MSO’s continuing fiscal stability and its legacy of great music for generations to come. We also thank the donors who have made endowment gifts up to $999. Century Society members (endowment donors of $100,000 or more) are marked with a (+). Updated as of September 11, 2025.
Alliant Energy Foundation
Altria Group, Inc.
Carla & Fernando Alvarado +
American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation, Inc.
American Girl, Inc.
Anchor Bank
Mel Anderes
Brian & Rozan Anderson
Ron & Sharon Anderson
Estate of Donald W. Anderson
Emy Andrew
George Austin & Martha Vukelich-Austin
Jim & Sue Bakke
Helen Baldwin
Diane Endres Ballweg +
Estate of Betty J. Bamforth
Estate of Helen Barnick
Jeffrey & Angela Bartell
Nancy Becknell
Chuck Bauer & Chuck Beckwith +
DeEtte Beilfuss-Eager & Leonard Prentice Eager, Jr.
Barbara & Norman Berven +
Ed & Lisa Binkley
Robert & Caryn Birkhauser
Tom & Shaila Bolger
Marian & Jack Bolz
Anne & Robert Bolz
Ernest & Louise Borden
Daniel & Stacey Bormann
Carl & Judy Bowser
Patricia Brady & Robert Smith
Nathan Brand
Jim & Cathie Burgess +
Frank & Pat Burgess
Mary P. Burke
Capital Newspapers
Capitol Lakes
Thomas & Martha Carter
Tony & Deri Cattelino
Lau & Bea Christensen
Estate of Margaret Christy +
Marc & Sheila Cohen
Mildred & Marv Conney
Pat & Dan Cornwell +
James F. Crow +
Culver’s VIP Foundation, Inc.
Frances Z. Cumbee Trust
CUNA Mutual Group
Corkey & Betty Custer
Teddy Derse
Dorothy Dittmer
Ruth & Frederick Dobbratz Estate
William & Alexandra Dove +
Philip & Audrey Dybdahl
Dr. Leroy Ecklund
Jim & Marilyn Ebben
Crystal Enslin
Richard & Frances Erney
Eugenie Mayer Bolz Family Foundation +
Ray & Mary Evert
The Evjue Foundation, Inc., the Charitable Arm of The Capital Times +
David Falk & Joanne Robbins
Thomas A. Farrell
Janet Faulhaber
First Business Bank of Madison
First Weber Group
Flad & Associates
John & Colleen Flad
Rockne Flowers
Foley & Lardner
Jean & Werner Frank
W. Jerome Frautschi
Walter A. & Dorothy Jones Frautschi
Friends of the Overture Concert Organ
Clayton & Belle Frink
Paul Fritsch & Jim Hartman
Linda I. Garrity +
John & Christine Gauder
Candy & George Gialamas +
The Gialamas Company, Inc.
Albert Goldstein, in memory of Sherry Goldstein
Dr. Robert & Linda Graebner
Anthony & Linda Granato
Fritz & Janice Grutzner
Betsy & Bezalel Haimson
Terry Haller +
Dorothy E. Halverson
Jane Hamblen & Robert Lemanske
Estate of Martin Hamlin
Julian & Elizabeth Harris
Curtis & Dawn Hastings
Ann & Roger Hauck
Peggy Hedberg
Roe-Merrill S. & Susan Heffner
Jerry M. Hiegel
William & Jane Hilsenhoff
Tom & Joyce Hirsch
Hooper Corp./General Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.
Carl M. Hudig +
J. Quincy & Carolyn Hunsicker
Samuel C. Hutchison
Dr. Stanley & Shirley Inhorn +
J.H. Findorff & Son Inc.
Ralph & Marie Jackson
Allen Jacobson
Kris S. Jarantoski
Peter & Ellen Johnson
Marie & Hap Johnson
Stan & Nancy Johnson
Rosemary B. Johnson
Johnson Bank
Estate of Lois M. Jones
JPMorgan Chase
Darko & Judy Kalan
Carolyn Kau & Chris Hinrichs
Shirley Jane Kaub
Valerie & Andreas Kazamias
Terry & Mary Kelly
Kenneth R. Kimport
Charles & Patricia Kincaid
Joan Klaski & Stephen Malpezzi
James & Andrea Klauck
Robert & Judy Knapp
Patricia G. Koenecke
Patricia Kokotailo & R. Lawrence DeRoo +
William Kraus & Toni Sikes
Estate of Theodora H. Kubly
Estate of Arno & Hazel Kurth +
Michael G. Laskis
Estate of James Victor Lathers +
Renata Laxova
Lee Foundation
Estate of Stella I. Leverson
Ronald L. & Jean L. Lewis
Gary E. Lewis
Robert Lightfoot
Laura Love Linden
Madison Gas & Electric Foundation, Inc.
Madison Investment Advisors, Inc.
Madison Symphony Orchestra League +
Madison Symphony Orchestra New Year’s Eve Ball 2003
Douglas & Norma Madsen
Margaret Christy Revocable Trust
Estate of Jan Markwart
Marshall & Ilsley Foundation, Inc.
Connie Maxwell
Oscar G. & Geraldine Mayer
Hal & Christy Mayer
Clare & Michael McArdle
Richard & Mary McGary
Elizabeth McKenna
Michael & Cynthia McKenna
Richard & Jean McKenzie
Howard & Nancy Mead
Gary & Lynn Mecklenburg
Gale Meyer
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Susanne Michler
Claudia Berry & David E. Miran +
Nicholas & Elaine Mischler +
Dan & Ellyn Mohs
Fred & Mary Mohs
Tom & Nancy Mohs
Alfred P. Moore & Ann M. Moore
Katharine Morrison
Mortenson Family Foundation
Stephen D. Morton
Walter Morton Foundation
Jeanne Myers
Stephen & Barbara Napier
National Guardian Life Insurance Company
Janet Nelson
Vicki & Marv Nonn
Norman Bassett Trust
Daniel & Judith Nystrom
Casey & Eric Oelkers
Sandra L. Osborn
John & Carol Palmer
Park Bank
Estate of Ethel Max Parker & Cedric Parker
Catherine Peercy
John L. Peterson +
Reynold V. Peterson
Larry & Jan Phelps
E. J. Plesko
Thomas & Janet Plumb
Potter Lawson Architects
Martin & Lynn Preizler
Marie B. Pulvermacher
Quarles & Brady LLP
Estate of Josephine Ratner
David Reinecke
Douglas & Katherine Reuhl +
George & Jean Reuhl +
Dr. Joy K. Rice
Thomas & Martha Romberg
Mrs. J. Barkley Rosser
Dan Rottier & Frankie Kirk Rottier
Pleasant T. Rowland +
Rhonda & Bill Rushing
Patrick M. Ryan
Harry Sage +
Douglas Schewe
Stephen & Marianne Schlecht
Richard & Barbara Schnell
Donald K. Schott
Margaret & Collin Schroeder
William & Pamela Schultz
Marti Sebree
Joe & Mary Ellyn Sensenbrenner
Millie & Irv Shain
Twila Sheskey
Terry & Sandra Shockley
Paul & Ellen Simenstad
JoAnn Six +
Lise Skofronick
Joel Skornicka
Eileen Smith
Estate of Chalma Smith
Hans & Mary Lang Sollinger
Glenn & Cleo Sonnedecker
Marie Spec
Spohn Charitable Trust
Mike & Sandy Stamn
Karen & Jacob Stampen
Harriet Statz
Estate of Evelyn Carol Steenbock
Estate of Harry & Evelyn Steenbock +
Steinhauer Charitable Trust +
Joseph & Jamie Steuer
Peg Gunderson Stiles
John & Janet Streiff
Virginia Swingen
W. Stuart & Elizabeth Sykes
John & Leslie Taylor
Gamber & Audrey Tegtmeyer, Jr.
Terrance & Judith Paul Advised Fund
Tom Terry +
Marilynn Thompson +
Estate of Mr. & Mrs. J. Wesley Thompson
Jeff & Barbara Ticknor
Todd & Elizabeth Tiefenthaler
Harry & Marjorie Tobias
Nick & Judy Topitzes +
John & Carol Toussaint
U.S. Bank Foundation
Jon & Susan Udell
Virchow, Krause & Co.
Katherine & Thomas Voight +
W. Jerome Frautschi Foundation
Thomas & Rita Walker
Ann Wallace
Walter A. & Dorothy Jones Frautschi Charitable Trust
William & Joyce Wartmann +
Sally & Ben Washburn
Estate of Sybil Weinstein
Jeff & Cindy Welch
Edwenna Rosser Werner
Bob & Lu Westervelt
John & Joyce Weston
Jerry & Enid Weygandt
Carolyn & Ron White
Wiechers Survivor’s Trust
Thomas & Joyce Wildes
John Wiley & Andrea Teresa Arenas
Elyn L. Williams +
Bill Williamson
Dave Willow
Margaret C. Winston +
Wisconsin Energy Corporation Foundation
Kathleen Woit
Anders Yocom & Ann Yocom Engelman
Jay J. Young
Five Anonymous Friends +