ENVI S ION
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REALIZING VISION 2028: PHILANTHROPIC IMPACT PROGRESS REPORT
June 2021 — January 2025
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ENVI S ION
AT 100
Interlochen has come a long way since founder Joseph E. Maddy offered “Just an Idea” in the March 1927 issue of the Music Supervisors Journal . That piece, outlining a summer camp for the nation’s most talented high school musicians, sparked a century of artistry in the northern Michigan woods; thousands would soon experience what pianist Van Cliburn described as Interlochen “magic.” From the very first Camp in 1928 through the present, none of that magic was inevitable. Progress sprang from the tireless commitment and hard work of those who steered Interlochen from one challenge and opportunity to the next. In anticipation of our centennial, on the heels of a successful era of building artistic facilities that rival the finest conservatories and universities, Interlochen adopted a strategic plan — Vision 2028 — that focuses on excellence by making the experience at Interlochen stronger artistically and academically as we make it more affordable. Combined with a plan to amplify the reach of Interlochen Public Radio in a dramatically changing media landscape, that vision is the guiding force for our efforts.
The document you are now reading is our update to you on our progress. And we’re just getting started. Read on to see what you’re already making possible — and how your impact will continue.
Maddy’s words from 1927, once describing the odds of founding Interlochen itself, remain applicable for us today: “The very idea appears to be impracticable from the financial standpoint, but nothing is impossible if the will is strong enough.…”
— Trey Devey, President
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aspirations for our second century VISION 2028
Since June 2021, we have asked you, our closest supporters and friends, to join us in pursuit of three ambitious goals:
Excellence: The Formative Experience Elevate the experience at Interlochen through broad investments in artistic and academic programs, specifically by: establishing and endowing prestigious faculty chairs; increasing the number and raising the profile of visiting artists; making strategic investments in our artistic and academic programs while fostering a more inclusive Interlochen; and developing increased opportunities for student tours.
Access: The Young Artist Destination Make Interlochen more accessible by meeting the demonstrated financial need of every student admitted to Camp and Academy and by increasing merit-based and global scholarships to attract those with the most passion and potential to thrive here.
Amplify IPR Bolster the excellence of IPR’s broadcasts and online offerings by expanding the reach of our news and music programming both in northern Michigan and around the world.
Oh, how you have responded. We thank you. On the following pages, you’ll read about a number of gifts — and see lists of hundreds more — that are already helping us reach our highest aspirations in Vision 2028.
Even as we make the progress shared here, we know that we can and must do more to ensure we are at our best in Interlochen’s second century.
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Our ambitious aspirations, as expressed in Vision 2028, are vital to
Interlochen’s ability to thrive as it enters its second century. As our
faculty and staff commit their work to providing the best in creative
youth development, so too are our supporters redoubling their efforts
to ensure that the arts flourish — and that arts education in this
special place will be accessible to everyone.
Together, our efforts benefit all of Interlochen’s young artists and all
who will be inspired by them, both now and for decades to come.
— Trey Devey, President
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envision
excellence
WORLD-CLASS ARTS EDUCATION
The heart of our enterprise is great teaching. Therefore, we seek to recruit and retain the best faculty. By increasing the number of endowed faculty chairs and investing in competitive compensation, Interlochen will be the institution of choice for those looking to teach and inspire young artists. At the same time, we will increase student tours, providing our young artists with performance opportunities far beyond campus, better preparing them for life and artistry beyond Interlochen. We will also expand our annual roster of visiting teachers and artists-in-residence, because outside perspectives — especially from the world of professional artistry to which so many of our students aspire — are vital to young artists’ growth. In short, we must take the world-class standards for which Interlochen is known and raise them even higher. Success in our Excellence initiative means that an Interlochen experience will better prepare students for all that they will take on in their lives. Philanthropic support is already catalyzing our aspirations for excellence and turning them into reality.
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focusing on
faculty
Since its inception, Interlochen has centered its arts education upon the lessons that endure. Young artists may spend only a few summers or just their high school years on our campus, but the arts education they receive here will reverberate for decades. Interlochen sets their creativity ablaze, broadens their horizons, unlocks new dimensions to their potential, and imbues their lives with a passionate love for the arts and humanities, regardless of what careers they pursue. Education of this sort requires faculty of the highest caliber. Our progress here is as exciting as the potential of building on this great foundation. Linda VanSickle Smith Horn Chair One of the first faculty positions to be endowed was the Linda VanSickle Smith Horn Chair, established by and named after Camp alumna Linda VanSickle Smith (IAC/NMC 57-60), whose successful career in music and social work was sparked by her summers at Interlochen. Smith’s gift will spark countless more journeys of artistry through the teaching position she has now funded permanently. The first person to hold the position is Dr. Lauren Hunt, who joined our faculty in autumn 2023 and also serves as Director of Brass Studies. FACULTY POSITIONS broaden and deepen our curriculum and artistic programs by retaining and recruiting the most accomplished and passionate educators and mentors for our young artists
It’s the permanence of a faculty chair that makes it so deeply valuable. Its dedicated endowment adds a level of prestige to the position and, equally important, signals the seriousness and depth of Interlochen’s commitment to excellence — both to potential faculty hires and to current and potential students and their families. Like the lessons they will impart, endowed chairs such as the Linda VanSickle Smith Horn Chair strengthen Interlochen — forever. Read on to learn more about other new endowed chairs funded as part of Vision 2028.
I’m so excited about this opportunity to work
with Interlochen’s amazing horn students.
Linda’s generous gift will allow the next
generation of young horn artists to thrive in
this unique place.
— Dr. Lauren Hunt, Linda VanSickle Smith Horn Chair
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OTHER ENDOWMENTS CREATING IMPACT
The investment in establishing endowed
faculty chairs is so much more than
financial. The benefits are boundless. These
gifts help us bring inspiring, dedicated
educators into our classrooms, where they
shape our students in ways that last a
lifetime. At Interlochen Arts Academy this
support holds deep meaning. It enables us
to attract visionary artists and teachers
who mentor and guide the next generation
of creative changemakers, performers, and
innovators. Because of these faculty chairs,
we are able to cultivate an environment
where imagination thrives, creativity knows
no limits, and the arts continue to inspire
and transform lives.
— Camille Colatosti, Provost
The endowed Hamann Family Jazz Piano Chair offers private lessons, leads a jazz combo, and teaches classes on improvisation, composition, and arrangement. The first holder of the chair is pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator Bryn Roberts.
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The generosity of another donor family established the endowed Musical Theatre Voice Chair at Interlochen. This leader in vocal education for musical theatre will focus on curricular development, private lessons, group instruction, and vocal coaching for musical theatre productions. Its inaugural holder is nationally recognized vocal coach, performing artist, and award- winning singer-songwriter Jim Van Slyke, who joined Interlochen Arts Academy faculty in fall 2024.
The Allen B. Cutting John Manuel Camp Percussion Chair offers perpetual funding for an Interlochen Arts Camp faculty position in percussion, thereby perpetuating the memory of two men — Allen B. Cutting and Life Trustee John F. Manuel (IAC/NMC 81-82, IAA 82-83) — from families with long Interlochen affiliations. The endowment is funded thanks to gifts from the Cutting Foundation.
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The artistic teachers are so fantastic, and
I feel so lucky to be studying with them.
Specifically, my voice teacher Lisa Sanderson
and my director Matt Lindstrom are absolutely
amazing teachers and also great people to go to,
no matter what the issue is.
— Emma K. (IAA 24-25), Theatre
Interlochen parents and leadership donors, Trustee Emeritus Bill and Linda Nelson were so moved by the transformative experiences of their daughter Carly (IAC 02, IAA 05-07, IAC St 13-14, 17) in the harp studio of teacher Joan Raeburn Holland that they were inspired to establish an endowed faculty chair in harp, ensuring harp instruction of this exceptional caliber and influence. The inaugural holder of the Nelson Family Harp Chair is Joan Holland herself, who has taught harp at Camp and Academy since 1978.
The endowed support of the Marjorie Wood Drackett Piano Chair ensures that the world-class rigor and multifaceted opportunities of Interlochen’s piano studio will continue for future generations of budding young pianists. Its endowment was established by Marjorie Drackett’s children, in loving memory of their mother’s fondness and aptitude for the piano and her passion for arts education. The first teacher to hold the chair is Dr. Kara Huber.
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The Lambert Family Excellence in Teaching Endowment establishes two endowed faculty chairs, one in student counseling and the other in music, production, and engineering; the holders of these chairs are Dr. Michael Kern and Marc Lacuesta, respectively. Upon their retirements at some distant point in the future, the chairs will be renamed in honor of Kern and Lacuesta. The endowment also celebrates faculty excellence and supports our initiative to provide competitive salaries to all faculty.
To be able to study with and receive such
extraordinary support along with guidance
from my first teacher here — Dr. TJ Lymenstull
— was a deep honor and are memories I will
keep close in my heart. To be able to continue
my studies here with Mr. Christopher
Goodpasture, my teacher this year whom I
admire greatly, is my greatest privilege that
your most incredible support has made possible.
— Minh H. (IAA 23-25), Music
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welcoming
VISITING ARTISTS bring specialized expertise, new voices, and innovative methods to our campus and depart as ambassadors for Interlochen
visiting artists
Shirley Young Distinguished Artist Series Generous funding from the US-China Cultural Foundation established The Shirley Young Distinguished Artist Series , which will bring to Interlochen’s campus each summer a classical music icon or rising star to perform, conduct master classes and individual lessons, and inspire our community of musicians and music-lovers. The new series is named after and honors the late Shirley Young, a New York-based businesswoman, cultural diplomat, and Trustee Emerita of Interlochen who established in her lifetime a legacy of support for emerging and distinguished artists — exactly the kind of superlative performers who will grace Interlochen with their presence each year. These virtuosos are some of the biggest names in classical music and will headline a series of concerts leading up to our centennial in 2028. Net proceeds from these events will be directed into an endowment to help fund this visiting artist and performer series permanently, enabling Interlochen to bring classical musicians of exceptional caliber here for generations.
The inaugural performer of the series will be the world- renowned pianist Lang Lang, who is scheduled to join us in the summer of 2025. The following summer, soprano Renée Fleming will grace our campus and stages. In 2027, The Shirley Young Distinguished Artist Series will welcome Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. The US-China Cultural Foundation also funded the Lang Lang Young Scholars , a group of young pianists of exceptional potential from around the world who will spend a week here on full scholarships during our summer Intensives programs in both 2025 and 2026. These talented pianists will participate in master classes and private lessons; they’ll also perform in Interlochen Public Radio’s Studio A and in venues throughout northern Michigan. Like Interlochen’s own potential in its second century, the possibilities are limitless for these and other new visiting artist series, further positioning Interlochen as a national convener for artists of the highest caliber — both the established stars of today and the future stars of tomorrow.
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Since coming here I’ve been presented with
many amazing opportunities that I wouldn’t
have had anywhere else. I was recently able to
participate in a group interactive exhibition.
OTHER ENDOWMENTS CREATING IMPACT
My class installed our work and came up with
an interactive element for the community to
The Omaha Steaks Visiting Artist Endowment helps Interlochen bring United States Artist Fellows or artists from organizations with similar missions to Interlochen’s campus as visiting teachers and artists-in-residence. This endowment enables visiting artist master classes, residencies, and other special projects for students of all disciplines at Interlochen Arts Academy and Camp. This incredible opportunity for Interlochen students was made possible by Todd and Betiana Simon. The Nancy and Phillip Meek WYSO Conductor Endowment ensures that Interlochen Arts Camp’s World Youth Symphony Orchestra will always have funding for musical leadership of the highest caliber. Established through gifts from longtime Interlochen and IPR supporters Trustee Emerita Nancy and Phillip Meek, at least one WYSO conductor each summer will be supported by this endowment beginning in the summer of 2026. The Morris Family Visiting Artist Endowment , established in 2022, supports artist residencies and visiting teachers and presenters, both for Interlochen Arts Academy and Camp. The fund, which puts a special (but not exclusive) focus on musical guest artists, is the gift of Thomas W. Morris (IAC/NMC 59), his wife Jane, and their children Elisa, William, and Charles. Tom currently serves on Interlochen’s Board of Trustees.
engage with. This was done with guest artists
Elaine Gurian and James Volkert, who helped
to guide us. This has helped shape me as an
artist and a person.
— Andi S. (IAA 23-24), Visual Arts
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supporting
student programs
PROGRAM SUPPORT fosters innovation and creativity, opening new horizons in classrooms, rehearsal and performance halls, and studios across campus for all to experience
Greenacres Regenerative Agriculture Feature Film
Imagine: a foundation dedicated to regenerative agriculture is looking to tell its important story to the world. To whom have they turned after turning down opportunities in Hollywood? Interlochen and its Film & New Media division. The Greenacres Foundation, led by Cincinnati philanthropist Carter Randolph, has contracted Interlochen students and faculty to create a feature-length documentary on regenerative agriculture. The foundation is also funding this initiative. Regenerative agriculture is an approach to farming that marries new advancements in technology with traditional agricultural practices to raise crops and livestock in ways that are sustainable, preserve the fertility of the soil, and may even help fight climate change. Interlochen is embarking upon a multi-year journey of ecological discovery in which its Film & New Media students are front-and-center. Guided by dedicated faculty, Academy filmmakers have honed their nonfiction storytelling skills; learned to interview on-camera subjects and to operate the cameras themselves; established relationships with northern Michigan farmers; met with researchers at the vanguard of sustainable farming; and shepherded this film from concept and ideation to photography and production.
The final result, expected in 2026, will be a unique cinematic accomplishment seen by thousands of moviegoers, both via local screenings in northern Michigan and worldwide through online streaming. Michael Mittelstaedt, Interlochen’s Director of Film & New Media, says he also hopes to show the film at national film festivals.
This project gives students a glimpse of what
it might be like to be a professional filmmaker.
To me, it’s a way of entrusting students to be
partners in their own learning.
— Michael Mittelstaedt, Director of Film & New Media
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OTHER GIFTS CREATING IMPACT
Thanks to generous donor support, the percussion modernization initiative has completely re-tooled our percussion instruments. Many decades of use year-round meant the program needed an infusion of cash to provide the quality and breadth of instrumentation necessary to prepare students for conservatory and professional settings. Keith Aleo, Interlochen’s Director of Percussion, says the new and newly restored instruments on which to practice and perform have “made a huge difference in my teaching, the student experience, and making our ensembles sound better than ever... These new instruments help bring Interlochen to the forefront of percussion education.” The Pattis Family Foundation Creative Arts Book Award at Interlochen , an annual competition that began in 2024, identifies and celebrates books that offer illumination, inspiration, and fresh insights into the creative process. The award targets both fiction and nonfiction works that exemplify achievement in areas such as music, visual arts, film and new media, dance, and theatre. The author of each year’s winning book receives a $25,000 prize and holds a multiday, visiting artist residency at Interlochen, in addition to a public event in nearby Traverse City co-hosted by the National Writers Series. Autumn Song: Essays on Absence by Patrice Gopo was announced as the inaugural awardee in the fall of 2024. Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson and The Slip: The New York City Street that Changed American Art Forever by Prudence Peiffer were selected as runners-up.
The Lochlan MacLean “Theatre Stuff” Endowment provides discretionary funds to elevate Interlochen theatre to new heights of expression and excellence. It’s named after recent Academy graduate Lochlan MacLean (IAA 18-20), who found at Interlochen a welcoming home to deepen his love for the theatre and impressed students and teachers alike with his kindness, intellect, and talent. Lochlan died in 2023 at the age of 22 after a two-year battle with metastatic osteosarcoma. His memory and spirit will endure through this theatre endowment, established by parents Brooke and Duncan and supported generously by 130 other family members and friends.
Along with the opportunity to review over 130
books focused on the transformative power of
the arts, we also have the chance to welcome our
winning author, Patrice Gopo, to campus this
spring to work closely with our students and
faculty as well as with members of the greater
community outside Interlochen. This gift and
partnership will allow us each year to bring in a
working artist to add even more to the richness
of the Interlochen experience.
— Eric Blackburn, Dean of Academics and Academic Support
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inspiring
touring & special initiatives
Partnerships with other youth arts educational organizations across the country enhance the excellence of the Interlochen experience. They broaden and diversify the roster of outstanding instructors to which our students are exposed and open the door for more peer-to-peer collaborations and performance opportunities for our students. For decades, Interlochen has been fostering these relationships with partner organizations in greater New York City, among many other metropolitan areas. Given their impact, we are planning to do significantly more touring in the years ahead. New York City Partners Interlochen launched a concerted effort to strengthen its ties to youth arts organizations in New York City. Faculty have traveled from Michigan to New York to conduct master classes with partner organizations and their students. In the springs of 2022-2025, cohorts of Academy students traveled to New York, culminating in combined rehearsals and performances. In 2023, on the stage of David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center, Interlochen debuted the original, multidisciplinary work MUKTI, and our students performed alongside members of the New York Philharmonic. At Merkin Hall, our students have performed in concert with partner organizations each year. TOURING OPPORTUNITIES AND SPECIAL INITIATIVES provide exceptional educational experiences in the arts through timely, focused, and high-impact curricula and mentoring in all Interlochen programs
In return, dozens of NYC-area young artists, many from historically under-resourced communities, were granted newly created New York Opportunity Scholarships to attend Interlochen Arts Camp each summer, thanks to generous gifts from many supporters, particularly the Pinkerton Foundation. Amid the serene but electrifying atmosphere of the northern Michigan woods, New York young artists — some of them now repeat attendees to Camp — have forged new friendships and unlocked new dimensions to their artistic potential amid the world-class faculty, facilities, and educational opportunities found only at Interlochen. All are made better — students, faculty, and staff alike — through these ongoing exchanges of ideas and artistry, and we’re just getting started. Through philanthropic support and the vision of our New York-area partners, these collaborations are poised to continue through our centennial year and well beyond.
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OTHER GIFTS CREATING IMPACT
Donors funded a September 2024 trip of Interlochen Arts Academy animation students to the Ottawa International Animation Festival, an annual five-day gathering of practitioners, students, and avid fans of animation from across the globe. As our Academy’s animation program continues to enjoy rapid growth in the breadth and sophistication of its curricular offerings, off-campus educational trips like these are a vital opportunity for our students, helping them to “rub shoulders” with professional artists and absorb fresh perspectives on what’s possible in their future careers.
Support from Interlochen Arts Camp alumna Roberta Gordon (IAC 53, 55) has established a Piano Touring Fund that revives a once-cherished component of piano instruction at the Academy: piano tours. Led by Dr. Kara Huber, the Marjorie Wood Drackett Piano Chair, Academy piano students traveled to nearby Kalamazoo, Michigan, to take part in the prestigious Gilmore Piano Festival. Students connected with the festival’s education staff, learned from a piano technician, attended a concert by internationally renowned pianist Yuja Wang, and performed at multiple local venues. In 2025, they’re on the road again, this time for a performance at New York’s storied Carnegie Hall. A generous donor gift is the foundation for a spring 2025 New York City premiere of a student-driven theatrical production inspired by the works of William Shakespeare. MUSE: A Shakespeare Mayhem Musical is an original theatrical work that combines student-composed music with an original storyline and dialogue crafted in collaboration between Interlochen Arts Academy faculty and theatre students. It debuted at Interlochen in spring 2024 to resounding success; in March 2025, Academy actors took MUSE to a Lincoln Center stage.
Going on a piano tour to the Gilmore Festival
was so fun! We got to see Yuja Wang, who I
thought I would never see in concert. I recently
performed in Collage, which was the largest
performance I have done in my whole life! I
am so thankful for being able to attend such
a fantastic school and having such awesome
opportunities because of donors like you.
— Kieran A. (IAC 23, IAA 23-24), Classical Piano
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VISION 2028
funding excellence
Listed here are endowments and funds that have received gifts of $10,000+ from June 2021 to January 2025. During this time, thousands of donors have made gifts of less than $10,000 to these and other endowments and funds. Our thanks to all our donors who are enriching arts education at Interlochen.
FACULTY Cole Family Residence Faculty Fund Allen B. Cutting John Manuel Camp Percussion Chair Endowment
STUDENT PROGRAMS Historical Archives Fund Ball Creative Writing Endowment Bonisteel Family Library and Archives Program Endowment
Digital Animation and Art Faculty Position Fund Alden and Vada Dow Family Foundations Film and New Media Fund Marjorie Wood Drackett Piano Chair Endowment Hamann Family Jazz Piano Chair Endowment Howard Hintze Teaching Endowment Kearns Family Counseling Endowment Lambert Family Excellence in Teaching Endowment Musical Theatre Voice Chair Endowment Nelson Family Harp Chair Endowment Linda VanSickle Smith Horn Chair Endowment Stern Family Film & New Media Faculty Endowment Valade Master Teacher Endowment
Camp Dance Program Fund Excellence in Dining Fund
Dining Services Leadership Salary Support Fund Alden and Vada Dow Family Foundations Animation Program Fund Goldstein Family Musical Theatre Endowment Greenhouse - Garden Program Fund Greenleaf Instrument Collection Fund Nancy Hoagland Dance Program Endowment Hood Family Ecology Fund for Campus Sustainability Indigenous Peoples Representation Program Fund Indigenous Student and Faculty Recruitment Fund Stephen John Theatre Design and Production Endowment Dara K. and Jarett Levan Mental Health and Well-Being Fund Lochlan MacLean Theatre Stuff Endowment Music Production and Engineering Fund Oboe Studio Fund The Pattis Family Foundation Creative Arts Book Award at Interlochen Percussion Program Fund Pinkerton Foundation — New York City Youth Organization Partnership Fund
VISITING ARTISTS Carolyn A. Chormann Visiting Artists Endowment for Visual Arts Dr. Michael Coonrod Piano Visiting Artists Fund Corson Skinner Dance Visiting Artist Endowment Corson Skinner Musical Theatre Visiting Artist Endowment Creative Writing Visiting Artist Fund Academy Creative Writing Guest Artists and Masterclasses Fund Visiting Artist Cultural Equity Endowment D27 Foundation Creative Writing Visiting Artist Fund Dance Competition Travel & Guest Artists Fund Alden and Vada Dow Family Foundations Photography Fund Moe and Francine Handleman Visiting Artist Endowment Harding Ouweleen Teaching Excellence Endowment Daniel Lewis & Valerie Dillon Miami Interlochen Visiting Artists Fund Nancy and Phillip Meek WYSO Conductor Endowment Morris Family Visiting Artist Endowment Ron Munson Academy Low Brass Guest Artist Endowment Omaha Steaks Visiting Artist Endowment Guest Artists for Presents Fund Terra Infirma Fund Shirley Young Distinguished Artist Series Endowment
Schamis Camp Dance Program Endowment Singer-Songwriter Program Endowment
Dr. Sheryl M. Szady Recreation and Waterfront Endowment Williams Family Program Support for Music: Saxophone and Jazz The “X” Fund for the Interlochen-Miami Partnership
TOURING & SPECIAL INITIATIVES Music and Art of the African Diaspora Fund Annis Math/Science Director’s Discretionary Fund Artificial Intelligence Project Fund Breibart Family Health and Wellness Endowment Gordon Brunner Family Visual Art Endowment Centennial Celebrations Fund
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Fund Emergency Training and Equipment Fund Foster Family Costume and Set Production Fund Roberta Dee Gordon Extraordinary Opportunities Endowment Roberta Gordon Piano Touring Fund Greenacres Foundation Film Project Fund Imagine US: Celebrating America250, Interlochen Centennial Tour Fund Kayden-Interlochen Juilliard Commissioning Fund Bob Luby Fund for Student Emergencies Miami Music Project Support and Staffing Fund MUSE NYC Premiere Fund New York Philharmonic Tour Fund Mary Ellen Newport Experiences in Ecology Endowment Ottawa Animation Festival Trip Fund
Our upcoming performance at Carnegie Hall
represents an extraordinary milestone for our
piano department, showcasing the exceptional
talent and dedication of our students on
one of the world’s most prestigious stages.
This magnificent opportunity has energized
our entire piano community, inspiring both
students and faculty to reach new heights of
musical excellence while strengthening our
Theatre Leadership Discretionary Endowment Theatre Production Excellence Endowment Upstaging Singer-Songwriter Travel Fund Student Wellness and Resilience Fund thank you
program’s reputation as a leading destination
for aspiring pianists.
— Dr. Kara Huber, Marjorie Wood Drackett Piano Chair
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envision
access
LIFE-SHAPING EXPERIENCES FOR ALL
An Interlochen education is too valuable to be limited only to those with the means to attend.
Our goal: by the end of this decade, we will be able to meet the demonstrated financial need of every student we admit, both to Interlochen Arts Camp and Academy.
All young artists who earn admission must be able to access Interlochen financially so they can say “Yes!” to our offer of admission. Need-based scholarships are essential to this effort. This goal may be the most audacious — and impactful — in our history. As of 2024, Interlochen awards more than $21 million in scholarships for Academy and Camp each year, but we can, must, and will do more with further philanthropic support.
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Even as we meet the demonstrated need of students, we must also compete successfully for the best talent by providing increased merit-based scholarships. Students have options, from great camp opportunities to a plethora of independent, charter, magnet, and other arts education possibilities across the country. Merit award investments will enhance Interlochen’s ability to stand out from these options and attract young artists in the highest echelons of potential. Similarly, our students come from around the world, and we must ensure they have access through increased investment in global scholarships. Success in our Access initiative means that Interlochen will be among a very small number of schools and camps that can make its programs available to all who earn admission, regardless of their financial circumstances. Our progress toward these goals is already enhancing access and providing students from all backgrounds with life-shaping experiences here.
I could never have dreamed how drastically
my world would change after admission.
The Academy has forged collaborations that
have enriched my social, professional, and
musical skills, with one of my favorites being
vocal accompaniment. I also am almost daily
inspired by the constant art shows, concerts,
readings, and theatre performances that
surround me and absolutely influence my own
expression through music. I can’t imagine that
any place could have better equipped me to take
on my aspirations than the Academy, and I
can’t thank you enough for the wonderful work
that has made it possible for me to be here.
— Viviane K. (IAA 22-24), Music
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need-based
access
NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS establish an unprecedented promise to meet the full demonstrated financial need of every admitted aspiring young artist from around the globe
Herrick Foundation It is a profound gift to plant a tree so that generations to come may enjoy its shade. After decades of such visionary support for Interlochen, supporting a wide range of initiatives and projects, the Herrick Foundation planted its largest-yet gift to Interlochen in 2022: a leadership gift whose reach and impact will grow from year to year, unlocking the creative potential of generations of young artists. The Foundation made a five-year pledge to invest in Interlochen’s Endowed Academy Scholarship in Music. The gift establishes perpetual support for Academy students in classical music with demonstrated financial need. The endowment supported its first scholarship award for the 2023-24 academic year. The recipient says the gift has been transformational in her studies and vital in her ability to come to Interlochen.
Having little money, I was worried that I may
not have been able to attend [Interlochen], but
thanks to your donation, I was blessed with
a spot in the oboe studio, [and] I have made
great progress. This year, so far, I have received
two solos. This was made possible due to the
excellent teachers I have been honored to work
with. But it was you who gave me the ability
to even attend Interlochen Arts Academy. I
sincerely appreciate this special gift you have
given me, and I work as hard as possible to
show my appreciation. Thank you for blessing
me with this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Your generosity will be cherished forever.
— Lauren H. (IAA 23-24), Music
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OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS CREATING IMPACT
The Min Family Scholarship Endowment supports need-based scholarships for students attending Camp. It’s a gift of trustee David Min (IAC/NMC 79-80) and Julie Ann Lowery-Min, parents of two sons who attended Camp and Academy and served on Camp staff. Through the Mins’ endowed donation, their scholarship will help generations of young artists experience the joyful, transformative power of a summer at Interlochen. As the proud home of the assets of the Dr. Rosalyn Tureck Bach Research Institute — named after the J.S. Bach scholar and thought leader who was the first woman to conduct the New York Philharmonic — Interlochen is deeply grateful to be able to offer the Dr. Rosalyn Tureck Bach Scholarship annually to a female music student studying piano or keyboard at Academy. The scholarship supports its recipient in all her musical studies, including the study of the music of Bach and a required concert performance on campus. Generous donor Joanne Grabinski established the C Joanne Grabinski Endowed Academy Scholarship in Creative Writing to provide need-based aid for Interlochen Arts Academy students. Interlochen’s Creative Writing division has a proud tradition of excellence; this new scholarship endowment will allow generations of creative writing majors to flourish here.
The opportunities here at Interlochen have
helped me grow as an artist in more ways than
I can count. The ability to work collaboratively
with other artists with the same interests I
have and the way that we’re able to receive
specialized support from faculty and staff have
all been really beneficial and pivotal to my
experiences as a writer and artist as a whole.
Thank you so much for your contribution to my
arts education. I cannot overstate how lucky
and grateful I am for your support!
— Kaydance R. (IAA 20-24), Creative Writing
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merit-based
Thank you for your support and donation
access MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS help Interlochen compete successfully for top young artists whose passion and talent earn them numerous options to pursue their artistic aspirations Interlochen offers something incredible and unique for its students: the opportunity not only to learn from some of the world’s best instructors, but also to be inspired by some of the world’s most talented, fellow young artists. Interlochen parents Bruce Corner and Gaye Gronlund were moved by the transformative experiences of their son Colin (IAC 97-98, IAA 98-99) to establish an endowed merit scholarship in honor of Colin’s double bass teacher, Larry Hurst. The Lawrence Hurst Double Bass Endowed Camp Scholarship provides support for talented double bass players of high school age to attend Camp. Hurst guided Colin through his summers at Camp and then through Indiana University (where he was also on faculty), which led Colin to performing positions with the Oregon Symphony, Grant Park Orchestra, and New Century Chamber Orchestra, among other ensembles, as well as a teaching position at Portland State University. The scholarship honors the impact Larry has had upon generations of Interlochen artists — he has taught at Camp most summers between 1967 and 2024 — and is also funded in part by Larry and his wife, Celeste.
making this possible. It means the world to
me. Words cannot describe the amount of
appreciation, gratitude, and validation [of my
efforts] that this has given me as a musician.
This camp is such an incredible place to be.
With incredible, percussion-sound-filled
rooms, to the incredible teachers: this is a
one-of-a-kind place, and a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity and experience that I will cherish
forever.
— Christopher C. (IAC 24), Music
Thank you so much for your generous donations. It truly means the world that I was able
to work with world-renowned maestro Cristian Măcelaru and [violinist] Ray Chen just
last week. I have made so many lifelong bonds already and have really started to see the
improvement in my musical skills... Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
— Will H. (IAC 24), Music
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OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS CREATING IMPACT
Two new endowed scholarships — the Corson Skinner Dance Scholarship Endowment and the Corson Skinner Musical Theatre Scholarship Endowment — were established to ensure that Interlochen can attract the very best talent. Funded both by a grant from the Corson Family Foundation and a gift from the late Claire Corson Skinner (IAC/NMC 71) and her husband, Jim Skinner, these scholarships recognize the most talented students so that they are more likely to say “yes!” to an admission offer from Interlochen Arts Academy or Interlochen Arts Camp. Claire, who served for seven years on Interlochen’s Board of Trustees, was a generous philanthropic supporter who recognized the importance of merit scholarships and the impact they have on shaping the Interlochen community and experience.
The Herbert H. and Barbara C. Dow Endowed Academy Visual Arts Scholarship was established in 2022 in honor of Herbert H. and Barbara C. Dow, both of whom served on Interlochen’s Board of Trustees. The gift was made by Herbert and Barbara’s children, Willard Henry Dow II “Hank” and Pamela Dow Collie, through the Herbert H. and Barbara C. Dow Foundation. The Dow Family’s generous philanthropy was vital to the completion of Interlochen’s Sasaki campus master plan, which included the construction of the Herbert H. and Barbara C. Dow Center for Visual Arts. This merit-based scholarship advances support for the exceptionally talented students in visual arts.
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international
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GLOBAL SCHOLARSHIPS increase international student representation and help us promote world friendship through the universal language of the arts
The eager creatives who flourish at Interlochen make its community uniquely vibrant through the diversity of perspectives, backgrounds, cultures, and life experiences they bring to campus. Interlochen strives to become an even more inclusive space, and as always, donor philanthropy is leading the way — such as through a new scholarship that offers a special invitation to our neighbors across the northern border. Williams Family Endowed Scholarship The Williams Family Endowed Scholarship is awarded to Canadian students, increasing the diversity of international students at Camp or Academy. Established in 2022, this commitment was born of family affinity for Interlochen: Charlene Moore and Glynn Williams were moved to give after their daughter, Kendra, now a professional actress, enjoyed transformative experiences at Camp and its Interlochen Shakespeare Festival. Glynn serves on Interlochen’s Board of Trustees and has done so for a decade, including four years as its chair. Now, he serves as chair of this effort to fulfill the fundraising aspirations of Vision 2028. The first student to benefit from the Williams’ new scholarship is Chloe S., a visual arts major at Academy from southern Ontario.
Before coming to Interlochen, I had only ever
worked in acrylic paint in my small bedroom
on my farm. Since coming to Interlochen, I’ve
had the opportunity to explore, play, create,
and transform my artistic practice with
various mediums. The visual arts community
at Interlochen has given me unlimited support
and creative freedom to explore myself through
my practice, and in turn, it has given me a
better outlet to understand myself.
— Chloe S. (IAA 23-25), Visual Arts
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OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS CREATING IMPACT
In 2023, Trustee Emerita Judy Dow Towsley Rumelhart (IAC/NMC 50-52) made a generous gift through the Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation to establish the Next Generation International Scholarship Fund . It’s an annual scholarship to help recruit talented international students, especially in dance, for Academy or Camp. Interlochen Arts Camp alumna Nancy Pollack (IAC/NMC 57-61, UNIV 62) has established a new Pollack Family Camp Scholarship to support young artists of any discipline attending Camp. Her gift is an outgrowth of her family’s multi-generational ties to Interlochen, such as Nancy’s sister, Marjorie Schwartz (IAC/NMC 58-63), who shared with Nancy multiple summers between the lakes, and Nancy’s sons Jonathan (IAC/NMC 81) and David (IAC/NMC 81-82). As a Canadian resident, Nancy made her gift through the Canadian Friends of Interlochen.
Camp has been so eye-opening and encouraging
to me through all the fellow campers and
incredible instructors I’ve been able to
meet and learn from. Besides my ballet and
contemporary technique, I’ve been able to
explore and familiarize myself with new
movement and experience so much passion in
one room, which I will never forget and am so
grateful for.
— Mina E. (IAC 24), Contemporary Dance
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VISION 2028
Neill and Ruth Currie Academy Scholarship Endowment Jean Dake Endowment Steven D. Davis Endowed Camp Wind Symphony Scholarship Mary Jane Dempler Endowed Scholarship Denmark-Schwimmer Family Camp Scholarship Endowment Arthur M. Devey, Jr. Music Scholarship Endowment Mary Carol Devey Endowed Camp Scholarship for Visual Arts Robert Dimmick Endowed Scholarship in Theatre Marjorie Wood Drackett Cincinnati Camp Scholarship Endowment Fey and Richmond Family Endowed Camp Scholarship Feyer Family Endowed Camp Scholarship in Memory of George & Judith Feyer Ken and Penny Fischer Endowed Camp Scholarship John R. Gonzales Scholarship in Music Endowment C Joanne Grabinski Academy Scholarship in Creative Writing Endowment Helen Grinnell Academy Scholarship Endowment Helen Grinnell Camp Scholarship Endowment Dr. Erik Hanby Memorial Camp Scholarship Endowment Charlene Handleman Endowed Scholarship Marion and David Handleman Endowed Scholarship Judith Harris Endowment for Academy Scholarship He Lima Kōkua Endowed Camp Scholarship Miriam U. Hoover Endowed Camp Scholarship Joseph and Ethel Horwitz Endowed Camp Scholarship in Music Hrapkiewicz Endowed Camp Scholarship The Huybrechts-Michie Endowed Camp Scholarship Bill and Judy Ichord Trumpet/Brass Endowed Camp Scholarship Laurie Petring Jarrett and Charles Jarrett Camp Scholarship in Music Endowment Sophia Sorensen Jones Memorial Camp Scholarship Endowment Paul and Lois Jordan Endowed Scholarship Joy Family Endowed Camp Scholarship in Visual Art Bonnie Koestner Camp Scholarship in Memory of Maynard Klein Endowment Robert Krause Camp Endowed Oboe Scholarship Jenny H and Otto F Krauss Endowed Scholarship Kyprie Family Endowed Scholarship Jan J. Leeds and Taylor Mitchell Endowed Academy Scholarship in Voice Dara K. and Jarett Levan Scholarship Endowment Dr. Kate Levin Endowed Camp Scholarship Bruce A. Loomis Endowed Scholarship Looyenga Family Endowed Academy Scholarship Shanda Lowery-Sachs Memorial Endowed Camp Scholarship Catharine E. Davis Luhman Memorial Scholarship Richard E. Lunquist Endowed Camp Scholarship in Music Donna Martin Endowed Camp Scholarship Martin Family Endowed Music Scholarship Joel McNeely and Margaret Batjer Endowed Academy Scholarship in Music Arlene and Joseph Meraux Foundation Camp Scholarship
funding access
NEED-BASED Morton and Barbara Achter Endowed Camp Scholarship Adult Symphonic Band - Endowed Camp Scholarship Jay D. Ambrosini Endowment Judith Andrews Memorial Camp Scholarship J. Coleman Bean & Lois Mahoney Bean Scholarship Endowment Helga and Jerry Bilik Endowed Camp Scholarship Bleck Family Endowed Camp Scholarship Lillian Coleman Bonisteel Camp Scholarship Endowment Boutet Family Endowed Academy Scholarship in Low Brass Robert Emslie Bracken and George Thomas Applegate Academy Scholarship Endowment Robert and Margaret Bracken Academy Scholarship Endowment James and Pamela Brandman Family Endowed Camp Scholarship in Music Dr. Michael Jay Bresler M.D. Family Camp Percussion Scholarship Endowment Briggs Family Camp Music Scholarship Endowment Dr. Charles and Debra Brindis Endowed Camp Scholarship Charles Brindis and Jo Ann Brindis Goisman Camp Scholarship Endowment Nancie Witz Burkett Bassoon Scholarship Endowment Caplin Foundation Camp Endowed Scholarship in Creative Writing Caplin Foundation Camp Endowed Scholarship in Dance Caplin Foundation Camp Endowed Scholarship in Film and New Media Caplin Foundation Camp Endowed Scholarship in Music Caplin Foundation Camp Endowed Scholarship in Theatre Arts Leo P. and Anthony J. Carlson Camp Scholarship Endowment The Chormann Family Endowed Camp Scholarship in Music Kristine J. Ciccati Endowed Academy Scholarship in Music Cincinnati Opportunity Scholarship Endowment Jonathan David Cohen Memorial Scholarship Endowment Ralph S. Cohen Endowed Camp Scholarship Cowell Family Camp Scholarship Listed here are endowed scholarships that have received gifts of $10,000+ from June 2021 to January 2025. During this time, thousands of donors have made gifts of less than $10,000 to these and other endowments. Our thanks to all our donors who are providing unprecedented access to Interlochen. Donors also support access through their gifts directed to Annual Fund Scholarships, listed on page 39.
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Miller-Jacobson Scholarship Endowment Mimi’s Camp Scholarship Endowment Min Family Scholarship Endowment Craig and Shari Morgan Camp Scholarship Endowment Shari Morgan and Clara Sabin Camp Scholarship Endowed Academy Scholarship in Music Eldon Nidy Memorial Endowed Camp Horn Scholarship Northern Michigan Opportunity Scholarship Endowment Northwest Lower Michigan Camp Opportunity Scholarship Endowment Oberweis Family Endowed Academy Scholarship Joyce Bockel Osborn Endowed Camp Scholarship Perlman-Epstein Family Academy Interdisciplinary Arts Scholarship Endowment Poon Family Fund Scholarship Renegade Fund Endowed Camp Scholarship Barrett J. Rollins Endowed Academy Scholarship Rudolph Family Endowed Academy Scholarship in Composition Becky Ruthven Endowed Scholarship Benjamin Schore Academy Piano Scholarship Endowment Harold C. Schott Cincinnati Camp Scholarship Endowment Phyllis C. Shafer and Virginia B. Ball Delaware County Camp Scholarship Endowment Gordon Shecket Endowed Camp Scholarship Claire and Jim Skinner Musical Theatre Scholarship Endowment Jonathan R. Slawson Endowed Camp Scholarship Stephen Sprouse Memorial Endowed Scholarship The Stark Family Endowed Camp Scholarship Donald S. Stepita and Dorothy Ruth Darling Pay-It-Forward Endowed Camp Scholarship Olaf and Victoria Stokke Camp String Scholarship Endowment Ronald Stoops Memorial Scholarship Booth Tarkington Scholarship Endowment John Touhey and Patricia Lowry Endowed Academy Scholarship in Dance Towsley Foundation Endowed Northern Michigan Camp Scholarship Dr. Rosalyn Tureck/Bach Scholarship Endowment David Turner Endowed Camp Scholarship in Music Tyler Family Scholarship Endowment Rural Virginia Endowed Camp Scholarship Michal C. Wadsworth Scholarship Endowment Whiting Family Endowed Scholarship Kurtis T. Wilder and Donna K. Fry Detroit Opportunity Scholarship Endowment Williams Family Endowment for Scholarship in Music (Saxophone and Jazz) Lyman O. Williams Endowment
I am from Brazil, and I never thought I
would get the chance to study my passion
at a boarding school abroad. The faculty
and resources here are just amazing,
and I’m grateful to be able to call this my
high school experience. Thanks to your
contributions, I was able to come here.
— Leo M. (IAA 22-24), Visual Arts
MERIT-BASED Corson Skinner Dance Scholarship Endowment Corson Skinner Musical Theatre Scholarship Endowment Herbert H. and Barbara C. Dow Endowed Academy Scholarship in Visual Arts Lawrence Hurst Double Bass Camp Endowment Bonnie Mills and Douglas Eicher Academy Scholarship Endowment Bonnie Mills and Douglas Eicher Camp Scholarship Endowment Sarah L Titus and Tilda Morris Academy Scholarship Endowment
INTERNATIONAL Next Generation International Scholarship Williams Family Endowment for Scholarship for Canadian Students Shirley Young Scholarship Endowment
Matilda R. Wilson Fund Endowment Wu Family Endowed Camp Scholarship
thank you
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