EXCELLENCE | The Formative Experience
Donor Impact
As Interlochen’s centennial approaches in 2028, the depth and breadth of the Interlochen experience are advancing. Visionary philanthropic leadership is the catalyst behind achieving our excellence goals for Vision 2028, pushing the boundaries on how impactful and transformative an Interlochen education can be. Your generosity is making Interlochen Arts Camp and Academy even more exceptional places for young artists to grow in artistry, find creative and personal confidence, and transform their passion and potential into purpose. Thank you! New endowments and funds established this year to support programs, faculty, and special initiatives are listed immediately below, followed by several donor snapshots and a comprehensive list of our active endowments and funds.
From Miami to the Stately Pines: Philanthropists Change Artists’ Lives
NEW PROGRAM ENDOWMENTS Established between June 1, 2024 and May 31, 2025 Bonisteel Family Library and Archives Program Endowment Moe and Francine Handleman Visiting Artist Endowment Nancy Hoagland Dance Program Endowment Music Center Endowment Dr. Sheryl M. Szady Recreation and Waterfront Endowment Wu Family Conductor Endowment Shirley Young Distinguished Artist Series Endowment
NEW NAMED ANNUAL RESTRICTED PROGRAM FUNDS Established between June 1, 2024 and May 31, 2025 Centennial Celebrations Digital Animation and Art Faculty Position Fund Hood Family Ecology Fund for Campus Sustainability Imagine US: Celebrating America at 250 Instrument Services Lang Lang Foundation Young Scholars Program Dara K. and Jarett Levan Mental Health and Well-Being Fund Northern Michigan Journalism Project Terra Infirma
Guns, and Arts Access Miami—bringing 427 students to Interlochen. To date, 16 Miami students have continued to Interlochen Arts Academy, with scholarship support funded by Dillon and Lewis as well as Interlochen’s own scholarship budget. The partnership’s impact continues to grow. It’s been a model for other regionally-based partnership programs in seven other cities around the country—all of which have been possible through donors’ generosity in those respective areas. And Dillon and Lewis have recently set their sights on expanding our partnership efforts in Los Angeles. For the Miami students—many of whom have returned to Camp for multiple summers and returned home poised to be leaders and role models among their peers—the experience has been life-changing.
2025 marked the eighth year of a donor-sparked artistic exchange that has transformed the lives of young musicians in Miami, accelerating unprecedented momentum toward Interlochen achieving both greater excellence and access. In 2018, the visionary philanthropy of Dan Lewis and Valerie Dillon catalyzed a partnership between Interlochen and the Miami Music Project, a nonprofit that uses music education to uplift and empower youth in greater Miami, especially those from historically under-resourced communities. Through full-tuition scholarships, Miami students came to Interlochen Arts Camp to hone their craft and broaden their horizons. Faculty from both Interlochen and Miami also partnered with each other through networking and providing master classes. Since 2018, the collaboration has expanded to affinity organizations—Young Musicians Unite, Guitars Over
Preserving the Bonisteel Library’s Past and Future
The transformative impact of an Interlochen education can happen in a series of moments—artistic encounters, discoveries, and revelries of inspiration—as our young artists progress in their journeys. These moments of growth may occur on the stage, in the studio, or in quiet study, which is why a new endowment is dedicated to the Bonisteel Library, one of the quietest and most important places on our campus. The Bonisteel Library is a gathering place and repository of knowledge for students, faculty, and staff throughout the year. A welcoming home for reading, researching, and checking out materials from plays to scores, the facility bears the name of the Bonisteel family, whose foundation was instrumental in the creation of the central library. The building started life as a gymnasium for the Academy. In the late 1990s, with a leadership gift from the Bonisteels, the space was converted into the current library. Books and an extensive music library that had previously been scattered throughout campus were ultimately pulled together in this one, multi-level, accessible space. This year, the Bonisteel family has made another significant commitment to Interlochen. The Bonisteel Family Library and Archives Endowment ensures that the library and its archives will have a permanent source of funds for use at the discretion of library leadership.
“As we prepare to sunset the Bonisteel Family Foundation, we’re so proud that part of its legacy of giving will be perpetual support for the vital center of learning and discovery that already bears our family name. Interlochen is where future generations of leaders find their purpose and direction, and Bonisteel Library is an essential part of those life-changing academic and artistic journeys.” — Sidney Johnson Beckwith and Liz, Fran, and Katie Johnson, Bonisteel Family Foundation
“Since 2018, more than 300 students from the Miami Music Project have directly benefited from participating in Interlochen Arts Camp and Academy, returning with new skills and experiences that have not only shaped their lives, but also inspired and impacted hundreds of their peers. This is what true transformation looks like— this is real impact, possible only thanks to the power of a strong partnership.” — Anna Klimala, President and CEO, Miami Music Project
“At Camp, I learned how to be unapologetically myself and how to connect with others from around the world, which I will be taking with me to USC and beyond. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.” — Natalie B. (IAC 19-24), viola student
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2025 ANNUAL REPORT OF GIFTS
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