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PROGRAM ENDOWMENTS AND ANNUAL PROGRAM FUNDS
NAMED ANNUAL RESTRICTED PROGRAM FUNDS Adult Band Camp Fund Annis Math/Science Director's Discretionary Fund Artificial Intelligence Project Ball Creative Writing Fund
Every day, philanthropic support is opening doors of opportunity at Interlochen and accelerating progress toward our access goal for Vision 2028: meeting the full demonstrated financial need of every student we admit to Camp and Academy. You are an essential partner in these efforts! On behalf of the students whose lives you will change, we cannot thank you enough. Endowed and named annual scholarships propel us toward this bold, ambitious goal. In the past fiscal year, 28 new scholarships have been established, with $8.3 million committed for the Academy and $3.0 million for Camp. Below, you’ll see the list of new endowed and named annual scholarships. The full list of active scholarships follows the features on a few of the donors who’ve established new scholarships this year.
IPR Sound Garden Project Fund Jazz Department Miscellaneous Expenses Fund Kayden-Interlochen Juilliard Commissioning Fund Lochlan MacLean Theatre Stuff Fund Arlene and Joseph Meraux Foundation Camp Scholarship Support Fund MUSE NYC Premiere Fund Music and Art of the African Diaspora Fund Music and Sound Production Fund Music Production and Engineering Fund New Library - Content Purchases Fund The Pattis Family Foundation Creative Arts Book Award at Interlochen Fund
Coalition for Educator Housing Fund Cole Family Residence Faculty Fund Dr. Michael Coonrod Piano Visiting Artists Fund Counseling Personnel Fund Dance Competition Travel & Guest Artists Fund Dance Production Sets and Scenery Fund Excellence in Dining Film and New Media Fund Foster Family Costume and Set Production Fund Gonzales Murphy Organ Fund Greenacres Foundation Film Project Fund
Percussion Program Fund Photography Program Fund Pinkerton/NYC Organizations Partnerships Fund President's Discretionary Fund Provost's Discretionary Fund Student Wellness and Resilience Upstaging Singer-Songwriter Travel Fund Visual Arts Deptartment Fund Visual Arts Outdoor Sculptures Fund Vocal/Choral Program Fund
NEW ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS Established between June 1, 2024 and May 31, 2025 Michael Berkowitz Memorial Endowed Camp Scholarship Boal Family Endowed Camp Scholarship Dara K. and Jarett Levan Endowed Scholarship Mimi’s Camp Scholarship
Greenhouse - Garden Program Fund Greenleaf Instrument Collection Fund
Indigenous Peoples Representation Program Fund Indigenous Student and Faculty Recruitment Fund IPR Live Programming Fund IPR Science and Conservation Journalism Fund
Northern Michigan Camp Scholarship Prelude Endowed Academy Scholarship Becky Ruthven Endowed Scholarship Rosemary and Mark Schlachter Endowed Scholarship Claire and Jim Skinner Endowed Musical Theatre Scholarship Stevens Family Endowed Academy Scholarship
Lillian Coleman Bonisteel Endowed Camp Scholarship Nancie Witz Burkett Endowed Bassoon Scholarship Kristine J. Ciccati Endowed Academy Scholarship in Music Orien Dalley Memorial Camp Endowed Music Scholarship Stanley and Evelyn Greenhoe Memorial Camp Endowed Music Scholarship
He Lima K ō kua Endowed Camp Scholarship Nicole R. Holmes Endowed Camp Scholarship
Olaf and Victoria Stokke Endowed Camp String Scholarship Towsley Foundation Interlochen Arts Camp Scholarship Whiting Family Endowed Scholarship Kurtis T. Wilder and Donna K. Fry Detroit Opportunity Endowed Scholarship Caryn Zmeskal Wilson Endowed Academy Scholarship
Joseph and Ethel Horwitz Endowed Camp Scholarship in Music Sophia Sorensen Jones Memorial Endowed Camp Scholarship Bonnie Koestner Camp Scholarship Los Angeles-Interlochen Camp Scholarship
NEW NAMED ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS Established between June 1, 2024 and May 31, 2025 Chicago Opportunity Scholarship Lang Lang Foundation Young Scholars Program at Interlochen State Savings Bank Scholarship Richard Winkler Camp Scholarship in Theatre
Inspired Donors Create the Prelude Endowed Academy Scholarship
“As Academy parents, supporting innovation and the integration of artificial intelligence at Interlochen is deeply important to us. We believe AI can be a transformative tool for artists and educators alike, opening new possibilities for learning, creativity, and collaboration. We’re proud to support Interlochen in leading the way in this vital field.” — Ozzy and Zeynep Oguz Interlochen parents Zeynep and Oguzhan (“Ozzy”) Oguz are fascinated by the potential of artificial intelligence to bring broad, transformative impact to society, including in education. That’s why Zeynep and Ozzy established the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology Fund, which has enabled Interlochen to advance our ongoing, investigative project to explore how AI should be responsibly incorporated into our academic, artistic, and professional spaces. The fund supports purchasing new AI-focused hardware and software; guest presentations from visiting AI experts; and training to bolster the AI competence and capacity of faculty, staff, and students.
Longtime Interlochen donors who wish to remain anonymous were inspired to support Interlochen’s top priorities. Meeting full demonstrated financial need for admitted students to the Arts Academy resonated most with them, and they wanted to help right away—and have the impact of their gift last. The donors made a generous gift to establish the Prelude Endowed Academy Scholarship, a significant boost to the Academy’s need-based financial aid capacity in the short and long term. Through their example, they want to encourage other donors to also support this important Vision 2028 priority. They also were inspired to give by the Camp experiences of their children, whose summers at Interlochen were instrumental in their later success in college and beyond, while instilling in them a deep commitment to the arts and culture of their community.
“We have tremendous confidence in Interlochen’s leadership and believe in directing our philanthropy toward their highest priorities. When they identified Academy scholarships as their greatest need, establishing our own scholarship was an easy decision, especially as we are continually impressed by the dedication and talents of Interlochen students. We encourage others to generously support Interlochen at this pivotal moment.” — Anonymous Donors
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2025 ANNUAL REPORT OF GIFTS
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