Classical Action:
Performing Arts Against AIDS
A Program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Annual Report 2018
October 1, 2017 – September 30, 2018
✛ From the President and the Executive Director
August 2019
Dear Friend and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Supporter:
In a moment in history defined by heartbreaking headlines and vitriolic political leaders, it can often feel difficult to do good and make an impact. However, taking a moment to look back and reflect on all we accomplished during this past fiscal year is a welcome reminder of the unflappable and vital support of the theatre community and our supporters, and the incredible difference you’ve made.
Thank you for taking the time to learn more about Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS through our online Annual Report for fiscal year 2018 (October 1, 2017 – September 30, 2018). Throughout the past fiscal year, through record-breaking annual events, audience appeals and fundraising efforts, Broadway Cares is more committed than ever to sharing your incredible generosity with people in need within the theatre community and across the country.
Because of your help, in fiscal year 2018 we provided support to 471 HIV/AIDS and family service organizations in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, DC, supporting food banks and meal delivery programs, health clinics, housing programs and more.
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS continues to offer a safety net to our friends and colleagues in the entertainment community through The Actors Fund. We support The Actors Fund’s essential social service programs including the HIV/AIDS Initiative, the Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative, the Artists Health Information Resource Center, Addiction and Recovery Services, The Career Center, The Dancers’ Resource and The Samuel J. Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts. In 2018, Broadway Cares expanded its support to include The Actors Fund’s Safe Workplace Initiative, senior care services and Looking Ahead, a program offering services for young performers. With your support, everyone in the industry has access to The Actors Fund’s lifesaving services.
In total, Broadway Cares’ support for the programs of The Actors Fund reached $5.9 million in fiscal year 2018, while our National Grants Program awarded $7.3 million to social and medical service organizations nationwide.
Thank you, in the middle of this unsettling time in our nation’s history, for continuing to prove that what we do together makes a difference.
Sincerely,
Robert E. Wankel, President
Tom Viola, Executive Director
Robert E. Wankel, President
Tom Viola, Executive Director
✛ Where Does All The Money Go?
✛ Financial Statements Fiscal Year 2018 (PDF)
✛ IRS Form 990 Fiscal Year 2018 (PDF)
✛ The Actors Fund
The life of an entertainment professional is often romanticized, but when it comes to having comprehensive and affordable health care, the industry can be unreliable. “It’s a great business, except when it’s not,” lamented Broadway stalwart Ann Harada.
Harada was among a group of Broadway luminaries who recently underscored the importance of the safety net provided by the vital social service programs of The Actors Fund and funded by supporters of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
“They are our safe place,” actor Wesley Taylor said. Two-time Tony Award nominee Kate Baldwin added, “They are completely essential to our community.”
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is the single largest financial supporter of these indispensable programs. What started as support for The Actors Fund to help those living with HIV/AIDS get financial assistance and essential case management has grown to include a wide spectrum of support for everyone in “the business,” reflecting the evolving needs of professionals in the industry.
2018 marked the 30th year of Broadway Cares’ support of the programs of The Actors Fund. Since 1988, Broadway Cares and The Actors Fund have remained committed to providing a helping hand and supportive shoulder to everyone in the entertainment industry and performing arts when they’re in a time of need, crisis or transition.
Since 1988, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS has granted more than $94 million to The Actors Fund to support these vital initiatives and programs.
In fiscal year 2018, Broadway Cares awarded $5.9 million to The Actors Fund.
Support for The Actors Fund
HIV/AIDS Initiative | $2,000,000 |
Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative | $850,000 |
The Friedman Center for the Performing Arts | $900,000 |
Artists Health Insurance Resource Center | $450,000 |
Addiction and Recovery Services | $450,000 |
The Dancers’ Resource | $300,000 |
The Career Center | $300,000 |
Safe Workplace Initiative | $250,000 |
Looking Ahead Center | $100,000 |
Senior Services | $100,000 |
Total: $5,700,000 |
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS also supported The Stage Managers’ Project with a grant of $100,000 for the print and online version of The New York Stage Managers Unofficial Health Directory, as well as $96,575 for The Actors Fund annual gala, memorial donations, benefit support and other smaller donations.
“We are proud stewards of this support,” The Actors Fund Chief Executive Office Joe Benincasa said. “How Broadway Cares inspires our community is absolutely miraculous and it makes The Fund’s good work possible.”
For more information about The Actors Fund, visit actorsfund.org.
✛ National Grants
Even with today’s medication and treatment options, the burden of living with HIV/AIDS can weigh heavy on those with living the disease. This stress is intensified when the individual lives in regions plagued by stigma and a lack of open conversation about the disease.
In rural Alabama, an area where shame toward HIV/AIDS runs rampant, a lack of acceptance and tolerance creates a toxic environment for HIV-positive residents.
“Stigma is a big issue in a rural community because you have close-knit communities where everyone knows everybody’s business,” said Robbie Hines, a medical case manager at Health Services Center in Anniston, Alabama. “We have patients who travel from Chambers County, which is two hours away. They come all the way to Anniston just so they don’t have to be in their community to receive treatment.”
For Hines’ clients and similar individuals across the country, services from organizations fueled by grants from Broadway Cares allows clients to live with dignity and a vital support system.
In fiscal year 2018, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS awarded $7.3 million to AIDS and family service providers through the National Grants Program.
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS awards its national grants in three rounds. The first round funds food service and meal delivery programs, which are essential for lifesaving medical regimens to have a lasting impact. The second round provides grants to nationally recognized AIDS service organizations, health clinics and advocacy organizations.
The third round supports social service organizations whose essential work enhances the quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS and supports the integrity of families, by every definition of the word, who live each day with the multiple challenges of this disease. This grant round covers four categories: Direct Services; Emergency Financial Assistance; Harm Reduction Programs and Quality of Life Services.
In addition to the three grant rounds, Broadway Cares shared a series of one-off support throughout the year, including emergency grants and grants to theatre community service organizations, research and Physician Volunteers for the Arts. Additionally, a special grant was made to the Hispanic Federation in response to the devastation of Hurricane Maria.
2018 National Grants
Food Service and Meal Delivery Programs | $2,015,000 |
Nationally Recognized AIDS Service and Advocacy Organizations | $1,150,000 |
Local AIDS Service Organizations | $2,227,500 |
Supplemental Emergency Grants | $448,191 |
Theatre Community Service Organizations | $152,500 |
Research Grants, Special One-time and Share Support | $865,550 |
Hurricane Relief to Hispanic Federation | $350,000 |
Physician Volunteers for the Arts | $85,000 |
Total: $7,293,741 |
“Imagine if you’ve come to a clinic and have been given a chronic diagnosis but you have nothing,” Hines said. “You have nowhere to live, you need medication or food, and your community has turned its back on you. The services you’re providing by supporting Broadway Cares are changing so many lives for the better.”
2018 National Grantees by State
Please use the drop-down box below to view all the agencies BC/EFA funded in Fiscal Year 2018 by state.
✛ International Grantees
International actors and Broadway shows originating overseas have long been participating in Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ twice-yearly audience appeals. They are valued and crucial fundraisers for the organization. To celebrate their efforts, Broadway Cares grants a portion of the funds they help raise to HIV/AIDS service organizations in their native countries.
These international charities are chosen and introduced to Broadway Cares by the company members who inspired the donation. Once the organization’s charitable status has been confirmed by Broadway Cares, a grant on behalf of the company is donated abroad.
In fiscal year 2018, Broadway Cares made grants to international organizations totaling $461,000 to AIDS service organizations outside the United States.
A key focus for Broadway Cares’ international grants round is South Africa. The incidence of HIV/AIDS in South Africa remains among the highest in the world as 7 million people live with the disease. It’s a reality that continues to hit close to the heart for many in the cast of Disney’s acclaimed production of The Lion King. As natives of South Africa, they’ve seen the epidemic’s toll first-hand in their hometowns and villages.
Inspired by The Lion King‘s enthusiastic fundraising efforts, more than $5.1 million has been awarded in grants to South African HIV/AIDS organizations since The Lion King opened on Broadway. In 2018, $418,500 was shared with 18 service providers identified by the South African actors in the Broadway and national touring companies of The Lion King. As the AIDS pandemic continues to devastate this region, funding for South African organizations will remain a priority for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
2018 International Grants
South Africa | $418,500 |
TheatreMAD and others | $42,500 |
Total: $461,000 |
✛ Angels Circle
Angels are donors who support Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS with unrestricted gifts of $1,000 or more during a single fiscal year. These gifts are especially notable as they are a unique, special core of donors whose gifts were not in relation to the purchase of merchandise or event tickets. These generous donations directly fund Broadway Cares’ grants, which are ultimately distributed to the vital social service programs of The Actors Fund and HIV/AIDS service organizations in all 50 states.
In Broadway terms, an “angel” is an investor in a theatre production. In exchange for the financial investment, angels are historically given the best seats in the house as the show could not exist without their contribution. The Angels Circle creates a similar tradition, granting Broadway Cares Angels VIP status within the organization, along with numerous additional benefits.
In addition to the Angels Circle, significant funds are generated through various BC/EFA annual and one-time special events, such as Easter Bonnet Competition, Gypsy of the Year, Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction, Broadway Bares and Broadway Backwards. Considerable financial support also comes to us through our Care-Tix and CareCard programs. Contributions from all these sources are vital to Broadway Cares.
The names below are those who have supported Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS with contributions of $1,000 or more during our fiscal year 2018, from October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2018.
Names in bold indicate Archangels, donors who have increased their gift by 25 percent or more over the past year.
Executive Producer
(Gifts of $100,000 and above)
The Fred Ebb Foundation
Harriett D. Kittner Foundation
Producer
(Gifts from $50,000 to $99,999)
Dwight H. Curry, “Dream Alliance”
Mary D. Fisher
Thomas Schumacher & Matthew White
Secret Villas of Key West
The Shubert Organization
Brian S. Snyder
Lizzie & Jonathan M. Tisch
Director
(Gifts from $25,000 to $49,999)
Ingrid Arneberg & Will Marin
Laura M. Boedeker
Jules Fisher & Graciela Daniele
Friends of William Megevick in memory of Larz Anderson
Myrna & Freddie Gershon remember Richard Salfas, Marvin Hamlisch, Peter Allen, Tom Eyen, Arthur Laurents, Marty Richards and Lou Reed
H. van Ameringen Foundation
William J. Levy
Jane Morison
The Palette Fund
The Richmond/Ermet Aid Foundation, San Francisco
Mickey Rolfe & Bruce Tracy
Amy Sherman-Palladino
Happy Shipley in honor of Tom Viola
Hollis Stern
The Ted Snowdon Foundation
House Seat
(Gifts from $10,000 to $24,999)
Sam Altman in memory of Murray Schapiro and Shirley Herz & Jerry Tischman
Roy Brayton & Mickey Sullivan
City National Bank
The Column Awards
Deborah Dakin
Scott Dainton
William W. Donnell
Frank Duff & John Okuloski
Tobi & Eugene Faut
Vincent Gaeta
George & Irina Schaeffer Foundation
Philip Hodges & Scott Nevins
James C. Hormel & Michael P. Nguyen
The Joe & Hellen Darion Foundation, Inc.
Larry L. Luing Family Foundation
Deirdre & Mark LeMire
Paul & Florence Rowe Libin
Richard Lin & Evan Zazula
Stephanie & Carter McClelland
Marty Richards & the Mary Lea Johnson Richard Foundation
William Megevick in memory of Larz Anderson
Abigail Merrill
Stacey Mindich
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Calvin Mitchell
Stanley Newman & Dr. Brian Rosenthal
Newman’s Own Foundation
NJ Center for Pain & Rehabilitation LLC, Jose Rojas Jr.
Lee Perlman & Linda Riefberg
Reel Time Video Production: Jonathan Frank & Alex Pearlman
Ann Reinking
Jeffrey Seller
Sweet Hospitality Group
Theatrical Stage Employees Local One/IATSE
Bob Tuschman
John Voege & Geoffrey Paul
The Waldman Foundation
Barbara Whitman
Diane M. & Kevin Wilshere
Anonymous
Orchestra Seat
(Gifts from $5,000 to $9,999)
ATPAM – Association of
Theatrical Press Agents & Managers
Joe Baker in loving memory
of Stuart Thompson
The Barrington Foundation Inc.
Ben & Jerry’s Times Square
Robert Billig & Richard Vida
Cabaret For Life Inc.
The Carl Jacobs Foundation
Cathy Chernoff
Gloria & Charles I. Clough Jr.
David J. Cohen
Samantha & Drew Cohen
in memory of Richard Salfas
Dr. Mitchell A. Combs
& Frank C. Druse III
Todd Davis
The Dorothy Strelsin Foundation
Doug Eichman & Michael C. Yount
James & Anna Fantaci
Maggie Flanigan & Richard Dow
The Fosdick Fund
Kenneth R. Fulton
Dan Goggin
Sherri Goldberg
Steven Goldstein
& William Popeleski Jr.
Jill & Marty Handelsman
Robert Hickman
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
in memory of Florence Henderson
George E. Jordan
in memory of Michel G. Delhaise
Benita & Joe Kaminkow
Karma Foundation
Michael A. Leppen
Tom Lombardi
Fran Macferran
Clif Mathews & Brian Lurie
Mary McColl
David R. McShane
& The Samantha Fund
Marianne McGrath Mills
Miriam Schaeffer Family Foundation
Jerry Mitchell
Ira Mont & Jill Cordle Mont
in memory of Annette Mont
James L. Nederlander
Phyllis Newman
in honor of Adolph Green
Joseph Obermayer
Tony Origlio
Stephen Paine
The PATH Fund/
Rockers on Broadway
Anthony Pisano
in memory of Jim Casey
Playbill Inc.®
Michael C. Ray
Michael Raymond & Andrew Moyer
Merle Reskin
Bob Rhodehamel & Dana Snyder
Rose Brand
The Ross Foundation
Lauren Class Schneider, Broadway Fantasy Camp
Frank Selvaggi & Bill Shea
James L. Simon
Steve Sweet
Andrew Thaman
Theatrical Wardrobe Union
Local 764 IATSE
Woodford Van Meter
David Wackman & Jason Rardin
Michel Wallerstein
Weinberg Family Foundation
Peg & Gary Wendlandt
Nina & Gary Wexler
Russ Woolley
Wyncote Foundation
Anonymous
Box Seat
(Gifts from $2,500 to $4,999)
Actors Federal Credit Union
Ken Adler
in memory of Ellen Adler
and in honor of Jon Adler
John R. Alchin & Hal Marryatt
Sara M. Allan
Richard Ambrose
James J. Andrews*
Gerald M. Appelstein*
David Glenn Armstrong &
Jeffrey Miller in memory
of Todd Coroliuc
Sarah Ashman & Ron Gillespie
in honor of Howard Ashman
Bob Avian & Peter Pileski
Jennifer Balbier
Paris Baldacci & Andrew S. Dolkart
Anne Banfield
Jordan Barbakoff & Philip Jeffery
in loving memory of Rob Sinacore
John Barnes & Charles Champagne
Brian Bates
in memory of Larz Anderson
Douglas Bella & David Hunt
David Benaym*
Nan & Joe Benincasa
Nancy Duggan Benson
Elaine D. Berger
George L. Bielitz & John Derco
Terry & William Biggins
Blaine
Walter Bobbie & David Frye
Tina & Jeffrey Bolton
John Bowab
Briggs, Inc.
Cristina Carlson
David Cartee
Raul Castro-Cerrato*
Deborah & Steven Cavalier
CESD Talent Agency
Stockard Channing
Paul & Kelly Cole
John Contratti
Kenneth E. Cooke
Corey Brunish
&Jessica Rose Brunish
Larry Cosand
Thomas Cott*
in memory of Philip Carlson
Michael David & Lauren Mitchell
Ken Davies
Paula Kaminsky Davis
Merle Debuskey & Pearl Somner
Jamie deRoy
in memory of Bradshaw Smith
Drew Desky & Dane Levens
Maria Di Dia
in loving memory of Doug Salmon
Toni Downey
Anthony, Kristina
& David Ellenbogen
Joe Evall & Richard Lynn
Bill Evans & Chuck Fischer
in memory of Mike Nichols
Robert Evers
Peter Farrell*
James Fedigan
Feinstein’s/54 Below
Doug Fiebelkorn & Andrew Hall
Kenneth & Caryl Field
Kevin Foley-Littell & Stephen Littell
Keith L. Fox
Sean Free
Marianne Ganzer
in memory of John Ganzer
Richard Gerrig & Timothy Peterson
John Paul Geurts & Robert W. Stolt
Alma Guimarin
Roger Gindi & Gregory Victor
Dale Glasser
in memory of Steven Glasser
Robert D. Gonzales
Emily Grishman
& Susan Sampliner
James F. Haag
Richard Hester & Michael Mastro
Susan & Neal Hirsch
Geoffrey Hoefer & Thomas Wei**
William S. Hoover, M.D.
The Horchow Family
Jerome S. Glazer Foundation
Ilana Kameros
Kelly Karavites
in memory of my spouse
Francis P. King
Amy Kaufmann & Ruth Ro
Howard Kellman
Karen Kellman
Kelpie Arts
Karen E. Kennedy
in memory of Muriel
& Bob Kennedy
Mark Koblenz
Dr. Ram Koppaka
Lillian Kraemer
Dawn Landino
William Lauch
Stephanie Lee/
Group Sales Box Office
Dr. Rick & Yaffa Lukash
William Ludel & Tracy Cohen
Kevin R. Lyle & Renee Chatelain
John J. Mackerey
Marangi Disposal
Tom Marshall & Kathy Keneally
James Martin
Leslie & Jordan Mayer
Matt McClanahan & Ed McCarthy
Richard McCune & Brian Carroll
City National Bank**
Peter McKown & Kenneth Heng
Svend Mejdal
Michael Halebian & Co. Inc.
Jonathan Mintzer
Brian Stokes Mitchell
& Allyson Tucker in honor
of Tom Viola
Ruth Neale
Judith A. Nelson**
in memory of Wayne McCarthy
Nora Roberts Foundation
Rob O’Neill & Shawn Anderson
David Oviedo in memory of
Warren Anthony Perkins
Michael Paleos
Bonnie & Alan Petsche
Theresa & Pete Piliero
Randall Pinder & Paul Pearson
Brad Plunkett
Dr. Amit Rakhit
& Mr. Brad Senatore
Richard E. Rauh
Jonathan Rebell & Noah Levine
Monica & Greg Reid
Stephen Kroll Reidy*
Richard F. Walsh/
Alfred W. Di Tolla/
Harold P. Spivak Foundation
Warren D. Riffle & Kurt A. Fleagle
David Romero & David Greiss
Amy Rosenthal
Meryl Rosofsky
& Stuart H. Coleman*
Phil & Dawn Rudolph
Bill & Deb Ryan
Steven Schnepp & Mark Basile
in memory of Paul Penfield
& John Heppenstall
Adam Schwab
Will Schwalbe & David Cheng
Elliott R. Sernel
Joseph Short
In memory of Michael Smith
Stainmaster
in memory of Will Macadam
Timothy Stevens & David Czekaj*
Katherine Sulenski
Matthew D. Tumminello
& Dominick J. Marangi
Robert Tyrer
Joyce Van Patten
Tom Viola
Carol Waaser
Cory Scott Whittier
in memory of David Rupert Hewes
Jayne A. Williams
Terrence J. Witter
& Artie de la Cruz
Jeff Woodman
in memory of Melvin Bernhardt
Anonymous (3)
Front Mezzanine
(Gifts from $1,000 to $2,499)
in loving memory of our cousin
Thomas H. Anderson
Catherine Adler
Jonathan Adler
Gerry & Hank Alpert*
Lee R. Anisman M.D.
The Apatow-Mann
Family Foundation
The Arthur Loeb Foundation
Jay Axelrod
Christopher & Paris Barclay
Clay & Karen Barnes
in honor of Gracie & Christina Barnes
Scott Barnes & Brian Kellow
in honor of Alix Korey’s glorious
return to Broadway
Ivan M. Bart
in memory of Adam Balzano
Beech Street Foundation
Alan Bell & David Ziff
Andrew Berdon*
Russell Berg
in memory of Roni Daniel
Cheryl Bergenfeld*
Mark Bernhardt*
Claude Bernstein & Melody Wang
James C. P. Berry
Phillip Bettencourt
Phil & Mary Beuth
Jon Bierman
Chuck Blasius
in memory of Linda Accardi
Casey Blass & Lee Manford
Miranda Book & Linda Dingler
Dave Boone Ann Marie
& Robert Borsdorf
Joan C. Bowman*
Loraine Alterman Boyle
Don Branford
Russell Brent & Nicholas Hodges
Priscilla Brewster
Susan Brewster
Arthur Brost
Barry Brown
& Douglas Cohn, D.V.M.
Michael Buchanan
Don Buchwald & Associates
Melissa Buenaventura
James & Debbie Burrows
Katherine Burton
in honor of Dale Ellen Leff
Michelle L. Butler
Peter J. Butler
Michael-Demby Cain*
Robert Callely
Steven M. Caplan Esq.
Len Cariou & Heather Summerhayes
Debra & Kim Carmichael
Carleton Carpenter
Frank Carucci & David Diamond
celebrating our marriage after 35
years of unwedded bliss
Ronald Casty
Jamie Cesa & Joseph Schmaderer
David & Paula Leggett Chase
Charles & Margaret Levin
Family Foundation
Jonah Chasin
Sam Cheow*
in memory of Gordon Avard
Donna & Edward Chernoff
Geoff Christiansen
Edward M. Coffina
Evan Cohen
Brad & Kyong Coleman*
Frank Conway*
Casey Cook & Gary Steinkohl
Veronica Coyle
Clayton Crawley & Roy Kim
William C. Cubberley*
Mark Dalton
Duke Dang & Charles Rosen*
in loving memory of David Panzer
Sharon Daniel
in honor of Ben Daniel
Felipe de Bustamante
Christine De Lisle & Ken Klein*
Louis J. Denkovic
Mark David Desky
Charles Deull
Alvin Deutsch
Kelly Devine
Salvatore E. Dirschberger
John, Barb & Ginna Doyle
The EACH Foundation
Thor Eckert
The Edgar Foster Daniels Foundation
Maryann Edgecomb
Valerie Eigner
Alan Eisenberg & Claire Copley
Steven Elkin
Peter Entin & Barbara Janowitz
Bonnie Pfeifer Evans*
Shane Ewen
Laura G. Fahsbender
Ken Fakler
Vicky Feather
Richard Ferranti
in honor of Mindy Rich
Steven Filenbaum
& Matthew Woolf, CFP
Donald M. Filicetti
Ken Finkelstein
& James Higginbotham
Elliot Fishman & Dale Abrams
Kevin & Helen Flanagan*
Edward & Lori Forstein
Sam Fortenbaugh
Hervé Foulard & Jonathan Gold*
Clay Francis
Joan Fraser
Steve Frasheur
Fraydun Foundation, Inc.
Barbara H. Freitag
Bart Freudlich & Julianne Moore
James B. Freydberg
David A. Friedman in memory of
my mother Shirley Friedman
Merle Frimark
in loving memory of Ruth Frimark
Pierre Frinault
David M. Fromm in memory of
my partner Robert Motley
Nancy Gallt
Derek Danton & Robert Berk
Marsi & Eric Gardiner
Thomas Garner*
David Gaudette & David Maue
Bruce & Alice Geismar
Barry Gelda
in memory of Irene Lucille Bunis
The Gelfand Family Foundation
Thomas Gentile
Amy Gewirtz
John R. Gibson
Sue Gilad
Joanna Gleason & Chris Sarandon
Gleiberman Family Fund of the
Jewish Community Foundation
Jan & Steven Golann
Barbara Golden
Dr. Stan Golden
Dr. Guido Goldman*
Sam Gonzalez
Stefanie M. Gorman
Barbara Gottlieb
Ann & Eddie Graf
Dane Grams
in honor of Danny Whitman
Mike Greenly
Howard Grossman, M.D.
Barry & Maggie Grove
Marc J. Gurell
Edward E. Hale Jr.
Alan Hall & Ruth E. Rinklin
Diann Hall
in memory of John Rainwater
John Halpin
in honor of the Leadership Council
Brian Hamel
Mr. & Mrs. S. Matthews V.
Hamilton Jr.
Thomas Hamlin
David G. Hanna*
Jane Hanson
Alexandra Harper
Carrie Anne K. Harrell
Michael P. Harrell
Jennifer Hatch & Sue Smith
Jeffrey Hayenga
& Michael Belanger
Michael & Jean Hearne*
Joseph R. Heller, Ph.D.
& Frank Ptak, II in memory of
Michael Simmons-DeFord
Dena Henry
Joy Henshel
Highlight NY LLC*
The Hilaria & Alec Baldwin
Foundation
Karen Hoefer
Phil Hoefer
Jim Hoelz & William Welsh
Craig J. Horsley
Bill Hutton in memory
of Dr. Joel D. Weisman
Peter L. Ianniello, PhD
Marjorie & Harry Immerman
Ira M. Resnick Foundation
Zhila Ismaili
Jeanne & Waldo Jackson
in memory of our
son Robert Jackson
Roberta & Robert Jacquet
Tracy Jamar
in memory Monty Silver
Keith & Patti James
Janis & Alan Menken Charity Fund
Cate & Gregg Jarrett
in memory of Larz Anderson
Thai Jason in honor of Tom Viola
Jerl Machine Inc.
Joe Allen Restaurant
Earl Johnson & Douglas Ward
Barbara Josso & Liz Miloscia
Nicole A. Jussen
Peter Kaczorowski
Chad Kaydo
Jodi, Jim, Matthew & Allison Kaye
Karin & Greg Kayne
Thomas Kazmierczak
& Ted Blankenship
Gail Kee & Javade Chaudhri
James Kelliher
Samantha S. Kennedy
Jeffrey Kent
Alan Klein & Jeffrey Erb*
Gary Knapp
Ron Kollen
Konigsberg Family Fund
Alix Korey & Randy Hansen
Raquel & Tomislav Kostadinov
Hilda Kraker*
Nancy Kronheim
John Kuehn & Elaine Crowley
Robert J. Kunikoff
Michael Kuzma
LaFountaine Family Foundation*
Nathan Lane
in memory of Stanley DeSantis
Angela Lansbury
Jay Laudato & Thomas Watson
Law Offices of Kimberly A. Smith
Scott Lazarus & Julie Farmer
Brian Lawlor
Winston Bernard Layne*
Christopher Leary*
Jay H. Lefkowitch
Ann M. Lehman in loving memory
of Rick Burglund & Gary Warren
Hal & Jill Leibowitz
Phyllis Levinthal in memory of
Ruth & Sheldon Levinthal
Bjorn Liencres
Rosalind Lippel*
Diane Lippert
Stuart Lippner
Kris Lockley
Michael Lombard
The Lovito Family
Arwen Lowbridge & Michael Lane
Dr. Rick & Yaffa Lukash
Steve Lukens
Mark & William Macatee
Maidstone Productions
in memory of Ted Tulchin
Scott Mallalieu & Nat Fuchs
Barbara Manocherian
Jesse Manocherian
The Marcy & Alan S. Honig
Charitable Foundation, Inc.
The Margolies Team
at Compass Real Estate
Thomas Marino
MASIE Productions
Scott & Harriet Mauro
Jo Mayer
Joe McCaddon
Elizabeth I. McCann
Eric McGahhey
Kati Meister
Bill Melamed Jr. & Jamey Lundblad
in honor of Judy Dove
& Frank Conway
Jeff Meleski & Steve Markov
Allen T. Mercer
MeritDirect, LLC
Mr. & Mrs. E. Van R. Milbury
Marilyn Miller
in memory of Trygve F. Wasbotten
Michael J. Zamkow & Sue E.
Berman Charitable Foundation
Michael Mills & Mark McGrath
Mirador Real Estate
Andrea Mitchell
Kathleen Moloney
Joey Monda
Debra Monk
Arthur H. Moore
Oscar E. Moore
William Moore
William Morey
Javier Morgado
in memory of Eddie Sweetnam
Sally Campbell Morse
Elizabeth Morton
in memory of Elizabeth Wilson
Jason & Debbie Moss
Gene Murray
Eric Nelson
Joseph A. Neese
in memory of Virginia McFarlane
& Rodger McFarlane
Bebe Neuwirth & Chris Calkins*
Nicholas C. & Allison M.
Moore Fund
Steven Noss
Dr. Sharon Novak
David O’Brien
Mark Olander & Nancy Farwell
Christopher Oram
John K. Orberg
Lisa Orberg
Janice Oresman
Samantha Orleans & Kevin Hansley
Outer Critics Circle
on behalf of the songwriting team
of SpongeBob SquarePants
Ron Painter
Dominic Paolillo & Itai Shamir
Philip Paroian
Gregg Passin
David Pedemonti
Ralph L. Pellecchio
& James C. Wernz, M.D.
Charles A. Pellicane
Michelle M. Peters
Donald R. Pickens
Erik Piecuch & Alex Wright*
Gloria Piraino
Rose Polidoro
Michael & Jo-Ann Price
Sarah Prinsloo & Dean Rosow
Frances Pu
Ronald J. Rafay
Anthony Ramos
Steven Rank
Melissa Rauch
David Reich & Keith Marran
Teresa Reyes & Martin Monas*
Edward H. Richard
& Warren P. Kendrick
Michael Risinger
Ed Roberts & Elaine Krauss
Jonathan Rock & Patrick DelaCruz
Larry Rogowsky
Moe & Jack Rouse
Paul Russell & Beryl Raff
Albert Russo*
Susie Sainsbury
Wynn J. Salisch
Riccardo Salmona & Bill Doyle*
Amelia Salzman & Randal Milch
Wendy B. Samuel
Aaron Sanko: The Cruxory Group
Eddie Sarfaty & Court Stroud
Megan M. Savage
Gloria Schallop
Carolyn Schiff & Noah Millman
Fred Schiffman
Jack Schlegel*
Michael Schober & Don Harrison
Susan & Clark Schubach
Jennifer Scott
John Eric Sebesta
& William Tomai
Debra & Michael Segal
Barbara & Bob Shelley
in memory of Larz Anderson
Kenneth G. Shelley
Jayne Baron Sherman
Andrew Shore
in memory of Larz Anderson
Richard Siegmeister
David Siewers
Lisa Simmons
Ed Simonelli
& Hernando Cortez Jr*
Charles B. Slutzky
Iris Smith
Michael Smith
Michael J. Smith
Society of American Fight Directors
James Spiegelhoff
Susan Strauss
Eric Stine
Meryl Streep & Don Gummer
Brian Strumwasser
Stuart S. Applebaum
Giving Foundation in memory of
Mr. Vincent Zito
Flody Suarez
Christopher Swope & John Flippen
Synergist Consulting LLC
in honor of Charlotte St. Martin
Rod Tailford & Mark Flickinger
Dan & Lynn Tarrence
Peter M. Taub
Hal Tepfer
John Henry Thomas III
Henry Tisch
Lila & George Todd
Tim Tompkins
Elizabeth V. Toperzer
Stephen & Valerie Toups
Jeffrey Trachtman
Tracy Ann Dulworth Fund
of The Dallas Foundation
Jennifer Trepeck
in honor of Sue Gilad
Truworthy Productions
Twelfth Night Club Inc.
Mark Tynan
Beth M. Uffner
Richard J. Underwood
Sally Unger
Emily Vacher
in honor of Javier Muñoz
Beth Van Schaack,
Stanford Law School,
in honor of Tripp Zanetis
J. Vincent & Michael Eidelman
Richard & Debra Voller
Marcie Vort
Suzyn Waldman
Adam Wallace
Tom & Connie Walsh
Alice Wang
Arthur E. Webster, Esq.
Wayne Wei
Ira M. Weitzman
John F. Welch
Lucille Werlinich
Mr. & Mrs. Cortright Wetherill Jr.
Nancy A. Wheeler
Frederick M. White
& Greg Kammerer
Todd M. Whitley
& Gary O. Holder*
in loving memory of James Roe
Danny Whitman & Robert Bartley
in memory of Francine Whitman
Lois Whitman
Channing Wickham
Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Wiggers
in memory of T. Thorne Wiggers
Miles Wilkin
Margo Wintersteen
Sarah Wolff & Joel Handelman
John Wuertz & Abzal Ayubeally
Lori A. Yaspan
Ilana Zablozki-Amir M.D.
Jeff Zadroga
in memory of Maestro Jack F. Lee
Sonni Zambino & Judy Allen
in memory of Panchali Null
The Ziegfeld Club
George Zuber & Anthony Snyder
Charitable Fund at Our Fund Inc.
Zufall Family Foundation*
Elliot Zulver & Sally Gold
Anonymous (9)
*Indicates members of the DRA Angels Circle
**Indicates members of the Broadway Cares and DRA Angels Circle
As of September 30, 2018
✛ Corporate Support
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is fortunate to have the continued support of a broad range of corporate partners.
CORPORATE PARTNERS
CORPORATE SPONSORS
As one of the largest charities representing Broadway and the American theatre and the ninth-largest AIDS grant-making organization in the world, BC/EFA is able to connect major corporate brands with one of the nation’s foremost creative industries and our most loyal supporters. We are also able to ensure that a corporation’s support reaches into nearly every community in the country through our National Grants Program. Our Corporate Partners are able to build brand loyalty among millions of people associated with Broadway, be it on tour, onstage, backstage or in the audience and those passionate about the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Companies can partner with BC/EFA on a broad range of projects, including annual partnership, event sponsorship, cash and in-kind donations that directly support our programs and specialized, cause-related marketing.
With the creation of Broadway Delivers! in 2001 a new way for Broadway Cares and corporations to work together was born. Many of the events that BC/EFA produced through Broadway Delivers were originally produced for existing corporate clients such as Anheuser-Busch and Target, bringing new corporations into the Broadway Cares family.
We salute the generous companies that provide major support of our programs.
✛ Colleen Dewhurst Society
The Colleen Dewhurst Society is the planned giving program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, honoring those who have included Broadway Cares in their estate plan or will.
The society is named for the late Colleen Dewhurst, the Tony Award-winning actress and past president of Actors’ Equity Association. She pioneered the formation of the Equity Fights AIDS Committee, which merged with Broadway Cares in 1992 to become the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS of today.
“I’m so proud of what we do for each other. There are so many people who thought this thing would never go. That it couldn’t be done. But it happened anyway because so many people came forward and, in many different ways, made it happen. And to this very day, I love you all for that.”
– Colleen Dewhurst, June 1991
Dewhurst’s legacy will forever reflect her love for the theatre community and boundless compassion for the disadvantaged and underprivileged, as well as her incredible vision for AIDS fundraising within the Broadway community.
Joining the Colleen Dewhurst Society allows Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS supporters to create their own legacy of benevolence for the most vulnerable for years to come
In fiscal year 2018, gifts to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS were received from the following estates.
Estate of Kenneth Scott Kasman
Estate of Linda Lipson
Estate of Christine Plath
Estate of Katherine Schrier
The following people have provided for an estate or other planned gift to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Lee R. Anisman M.D.
Jordan Barbakoff & Philip Jeffery
Phil & Mary Beuth
Ann Marie & Robert Borsdorf
Paul Boskind
John Bowab
Katherine Brader
Marcie Brooks
Robert L. Bullock
Kirsten Burkhart
Priscilla Calder-Spielholz
Robert Callely
Liz Caplan & Doug Maxwell
David Cartee
Dr. Oscar Chamudes
Tiffini Chow & Graham Hill
Frank Conway
Larry Cosand
Jamie deRoy
Marion Duckworth Smith
Danny Duncan
Alan Eisenberg & Claire Copley
Robert Evers
Judith A. Fanelli
Kenneth R. Fulton
Dane Grams
Joseph R. Heller, Ph.D. & Frank Ptak
Melody Henshaw
Jerry Herman
Geoffrey Hoefer & Thomas Wei
Carol A. Ingram
Jeffrey L. Jackman
Barry Allen Johnson
Henry Kaplan
Milton Kean
Karen Kellman
Robert W. Kilgore & Edward A. Richmond
Belinda J. Kotin
Robert J. Kunikoff
Jay Laudato & Thomas Watson
Bruce H. Lipstadt
Steven F. Lutz
Mark & William Macatee
James S Marcus
Richard McCune & Brian Carroll
Peter McKown & Kenneth Heng
David R. McShane
Robert Meier
Terri Miller
Jerry Mitchell
Debra Monk
Oscar E. Moore
Michael Morris
Gilbert Parker
Thompson Patton
Bobby Pearce
Lee Perlman & Linda Riefberg
Bob Rhodehamel & Dana Snyder
Michael Risinger
Amy Rosenthal
Marion J. Ross
Stuart Ross
Ben Ryan
Esta Jo Schifter
Margaret Small
Frank Spring
Eileen T. Stapleton
Alfred Szymanski
Mark Viviano & Randy Triezenberg
Carol Waaser
Douglas J. Ward & Earl Johnson
Terrence J. Witter & Artie de la Cruz
Philip Wright
Carolyn Zaput
We salute our many friends and colleagues who are no longer with us and left planned gifts to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Louise Alexander
Walter Alford
Florence Anglin
Frank Argiro
Rose Ascenzi
Marie Becker
Francine Beers
Melvin Bernhardt
Eva Block
Robert L. Borod
Lester Bowman
Monica Boyar
Roy Bradley
Aron Bromberg
Alice C. Brown
Frances S. Chaiken
Jerome S. Clark
Alvin Colt
Dolores Gray Crevolin
Patricia Croft
Alvin C. Davis
Gene Dickey
Elaine D. Dooman
Sophie Eisler
Michael Filerman
Murray Fishman
Aaron Frankel
Roger Franklin
Dr. Vincent Gambino
Harry S. Gold
Joyce Golden
Christopher Gorman
Andrew J. Greenhut
Michael F. Hartig
Joan Houseman
Barry Allen Johnson
Mary L. Laslo
Richard Alan Lerner
Paul R. Lipson
Howard L. Marcou
Reverend Richard Mietzelfeld
Jason J. Moyer
Edward Orgoglioso
Richard D. Overton
Gail Perlman
Warren Pincus
Bernard B. Plotkin
Heinz Poll & Thomas Skelton
Abraham Raskin
Marty Richards & Mary Lea Johnson Richards
Gerald L. Ritholz & Ray Jarvis
Paul L. Ross
Gordon T. Salter
David Semonin
Eileen R. Shields
Robert Sinacore
Milton J. Tatelman
David Paul Taylor
Gwen Verdon
Samuel J. Waddell Jr.
Marcella Weinberg
Julius Wittman
✛ Board of Trustees
Officers
Robert E. Wankel, president
Thomas Schumacher, executive vice president
Ira Mont, first vice president
Mary McColl, second vice president
Sherry Cohen, third vice president
Philip Birsh, treasurer
Judith Rice, secretary
Paul Libin, president emeritus
Trustees
Joe Baker
John Barnes
Scott Barnes
Joseph Benincasa
David Binder
Chris Boneau
Barry Brown
Kate Burton
Robert Callely
Kathleen Chalfant
Alan Cumming
Gavin Darraugh
Michael David
B. Merle Debuskey
Maria Di Dia
Paul DiDonato
Sam Ellis
Richard Frankel
Roy Harris
Richard Hester
Cherry Jones
Nathan Lane
Jay Laudato
Peter Lawrence
Joe Machota
Nancy Mahon
Kevin McCollum
Terrence McNally
Jerry Mitchell
Bernadette Peters
Jordan Roth
Nick Scandalios
Robert Score
Kate Shindle
Philip J. Smith
Charlotte St. Martin
David Stone
Tim Tompkins
Tom Viola (ex-officio)
Channing Wickham
As of October 2018
At the October 2018 meeting of the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Board of Trustees, those in attendance presented Joe Benincasa, executive director of The Actors Fund, with a check for $5,896,575, representing Broadway Cares’ support in the fiscal year 2018.
✛ Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Staff
Tom Viola, Executive Director
Lane Beauchamp, Director of Communications
Larry Cook, Director of Finance & Administration
Valerie Lau-Kee Lai, Producing Director
Danny Whitman, Director of Development
James Cella
James Darrah
Trisha Doss
Nathan Hurlin
Jason Kooistra
Dan Perry
Scott T. Stevens
Josh Blye
Mo Brady
Michael Carmine Di Bianco
Angelica Franklin
Remy Kass
Victor Rodriguez
Francesca Toscano
Aaron Waytkus
Development
Sara Accardi
Sarah Cardillo
Frank Conway
Gary Damiano
Cat Domiano
Ashley Melón
Michelle Abesamis
Ngoc Ha Bui
R. Keith Bullock
Ed Garrison
Donald Huppert
Rose M. James
Michael McLean
Brian O’Donnell
Roy Palijaro
Michael Paulsen
Madeline Reed
Peter Borzotta
Feliziano Flores
Andy Halliday
Mark Irish
Dancers Responding to AIDS
Denise Roberts Hurlin
Knox Martin
Adam Rei Siegel
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