ANNUAL REPORT 2020
We are Interlochen.
Interlochen Center for the Arts inspires people around the world through excellence in education and the arts, providing dynamic opportunities for artists and arts enthusiasts of all ages. Through Interlochen Arts Camp, Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen Presents, Interlochen Public Radio, and Interlochen College of Creative Arts—Interlochen propels lifelong creativity.
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Dear Interlochen Family and Friends
Thank you for an extraordinary year. Your heartfelt dedication to Interlochen helped us rise to the challenges of these unusual and challenging times, surpassing even my highest aspirations and having more impact than I can convey. Your philanthropy plays an essential role at Interlochen, comprising 18% of our annual operating budget and facilitating the moments that define the Interlochen magic. It is because of you that we have so much to celebrate today and even more to look forward to in the future. Your gifts supported the "ONE" tour in Miami, where, thanks to the gracious hosting and exceptional organization of Valerie Dillon and Daniel R. Lewis, we were welcomed to three days of performances, conversations, listening, and learning that touched the lives of our students, Miami students, and local audiences. Your generosity also made it possible to expand diversity, equity, and inclusion among our students, faculty, and staff, and to connect our students with visiting professional artists in person and virtually. When the effects of the global pandemic reached our enclave in the woods, you responded. Your gifts made it possible for Interlochen Public Radio to continue broadcasting. You supported the dissemination of Interlochen archival performances and other artists’ works to help us stay connected, and you ensured that students could experience Interlochen through your scholarships. Your philanthropy supported our world-class faculty and staff, whose resilience in the face of great change has been nothing short of inspirational. Their ability to gracefully pivot Camp to an online format and to reimagine the logistics of the Academy for a safe return to campus this fall illustrates their incredible character and passion for Interlochen. Interlochen’s most precious asset has always been its people: the students, faculty, alumni, parents, volunteers, and supporters who put our mission into action every day. Your generosity demonstrates the indomitable spirit of Interlochen. It is a privilege to work together to share that spirit with the world.
With gratitude,
Trey Devey President
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Young Artists Connect In March, 118 Interlochen Arts Academy students from all seven majors headed south to Miami, Florida, to connect with fellow young artists, learn about the local arts culture, and present an original, collaborative, and interdisciplinary performance to that community.
ONE
The performance, titled “ONE,” took place at the Frank Gerhy-designed New World Center. “ONE” was derived from the idea of each student speaking with their individual voice, while also speaking with the collaborative voice of their community. The timely, fast-paced performances centered upon themes of citizen artistry, intercultural communication through the arts, and the power of creativity to shift perspectives and inspire change. That authentic voice is thanks, in part, to our students’ collaboration with artist-in-residence Sydney James Harcourt (AS 94, 97, IAA 94-97). Sydney’s advice to students was to, “Be easy to work with, believe in yourself, always do your best work, stay a student, and find a positive community!” Bookended with works by Dmitri Shostakovich, the event featured original songs, poetry, jazz, monologues, and film. Arts Academy dancers performed original choreography costumed in garments created by visual arts students, whose recent works were also featured in a powerful exhibition in the New World Center. With incredible organizational efforts orchestrated by incoming trustee Valerie Dillon, the multi-day tour gave Interlochen students the opportunity to establish and build relationships with young artists in a variety of Miami-based arts organizations, including: Miami Music Project, Young Musicians Unite, UP! Music, and Guitars over Guns. The Miami Music Project, whose students have been attending Interlochen Arts
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Camp and Arts Academy through the generous support of Dan Lewis since 2018, performed side-by-side with Academy students during the "ONE" performance. Interlochen students also performed to a packed recital hall in Vero Beach, hosted by Interlochen Trustee Sara Whiting and her husband, Mike. This once-in-a-lifetime experience of our 118 students was possible thanks to the generous support of Dan Lewis and Valerie Dillon, Joyce and Judson Green, Glynn Williams and Charlene Moore, Upstaging Inc., and Rock-it Cargo.
as "ONE" in Miami
“The opportunity to go on a tour like this means everything. I don’t see any other way I could get that firsthand experience being a touring artist.” — Isabella Farmer (IAC 18, IAA 18-20)
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INTERLOCHEN HIGHLIGHTS June 2019-August 2020
DSO-INTERLOCHEN COLLABORATION CONTINUES During Camp 2019, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) and Interlochen reunited for the first time since 2006. The collaboration included an orchestral performance led by the music director of France’s Ensemble Intercontemporain, Matthias Pintscher; side-by-side opportunities with the DSO and Interlochen students; master classes; and individual training sessions led by DSO musicians. The DSO also joined Interlochen Online in July 2020. The partnership provided orchestral repertoire workshops, practical performance tips with chamber music recordings for small ensembles, and virtual recitals by DSO musicians and Interlochen faculty.
ACCOLADES AND AWARDS Interlochen Arts Academy students received an unprecedented 356 awards in the West Michigan division of the regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, including 196 awards for creative writing students, 146 awards for visual arts students, and senior portfolio awards in each arts area. Sixteen current and former Interlochen Arts Academy students received National YoungArts Foundation awards. Interlochen was the only school in Michigan to receive the prestigious National Green Ribbon Schools Award for our efforts to provide effective environmental and sustainability education and reduce environmental impact.
STUDENT ENROLLMENT
INTERLOCHEN ARTS CAMP 2019
INTERLOCHEN ARTS ACADEMY 2019-20 552 Academy students FROM 45 states & territories AND 25 countries & territories
INTERLOCHEN ONLINE 2020
2,755 Camp students FROM 53 states & territories AND 40 countries & territories
1,441 Camp 2020 students FROM 47 states & territories AND 21 countries & five continents
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INTERLOCHEN BRIDGES COMMUNITY AND CAMPUS Interlochen presented two free performances of The Sleeping Beauty to over 850 local children and families. We also welcomed more than 1,500 children and families for our annual Winterlochen. Student-led activities included face painting, singing with a rock band, conducting the orchestra, writing a poem, painting a mural, sledding, and throwing frozen fish. About 500 participants gathered on Cabutti Field to perform Transient Landscapes, a large-scale participatory sound art project that replicated the sounds of a melting glacier. Composer Matthew Burtner and co-creator/instrument designer Matthew Duvall (IAA 85-89, IAC 84-85) joined students for the performance.
INTERLOCHEN LAUNCHES PARTNERSHIP WITH PARALLEL 45 THEATRE
Interlochen and Traverse City’s Parallel 45 Theatre launched a first-ever partnership that included a six-week residency for directors and theatre-makers to create new material with Academy theatre students. Of Green Gables , based on L.M. Montgomery’s beloved classic, was the result of the residency. The performance was the first joint production of Parallel 45 Theatre and Interlochen; it was recorded and streamed live.
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INTERLOCHEN INNOVATES With COVID-19 Crisis
Since COVID-19's impact hit Interlochen in March, our ability to innovate has soared despite uncertain conditions. Interlochen adapted its artistic and academic education to a virtual format for both the Academy and Interlochen Online, reimagining the 93rd season of Interlochen Arts Camp. Our faculty initiated new ways of teaching and our students found new ways of learning. Dozens of guest artists “Zoomed” in to perform and demonstrate techniques. Interlochen’s best-loved traditions—Festival, Honors Convocation, Commencement, First Gathering, "Collage," and "Les Préludes"—took place virtually in homes worldwide. Interlochen Public Radio remained on-air and served as a lifeline for the northern Michigan community. Interlochen donated hundreds of pounds of organic fruit and vegetables from the R.B. Annis Botanical Lab and Community Garden to a local food pantry. Meanwhile, we planned for reopening Interlochen Arts Academy this fall. Our Campus Health Task Force worked with our nurse practitioner, a contagious disease specialist, to implement stringent health protocols and sanitization standards. We modified our academic calendar and created a contained campus environment.
Through it all you were with us, with your kind, generous support. Academy families donated their room and board refunds to the Annual Fund. Camp scholarship donors redesignated their support to Interlochen Online and Academy scholarships, the Annual Fund, and student hardship support. Camp families refunded deposits back to Interlochen, as did Interlochen College for Creative Arts registrants. And our Board of Trustees committed $1 million to jump start Interlochen’s new Emergency Response Fund. While uncertainty continues, Interlochen’s innovation accelerates—thanks to an incredible campus community and donors like you.
“I am so incredibly proud and impressed of how our faculty and staff embraced the challenges of developing substantive online curricula for Academy and Camp. They showed—once again— Interlochen’s leadership in arts education worldwide.” — Camille Colatosti, Provost
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INSTITUTIONAL HIGHLIGHTS Student Works
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A View of a Powerful Institution - Ann Zhao (IAA 16-20) | Oil on Canvas
INSTITUTIONAL HIGHLIGHTS Student Works
SPRING AND SUMMER, 2017 by Hannah Schoettmer (IAA 19-20)
Back when Charley went by Charlotte, she took me to get soup and complain at a diner just outside the city limits. She bought a papaya from a fruit stand and told me to give it to a friend that I was fighting with, and I did, and he laughed at me. I started spending more time with Charlotte, learning about the Impossible Project and how they acquired Polaroid so now they’re basically Polaroid and what intermittent fasting is and how to trick yourself out of cutting your own bangs at night. She would tell me about her crush on Anakin Skywalker and then go back on that and talk about her crush on Noomi Rapace and then ask me if I’d ever considered going goth or soft girl or something more fun than glasses-wearing and skinny. She herself condensed all her eating into a six hour window and designed a diet consisting largely of hummus and tomato soup and cheat meals and would ask me for metabolism boosting tips. I told her try being born tall and she called me a jerk. I asked her how to stop letting people walk all over me and she said you should grow a pair . When Charlotte nicknamed herself Charley and went south, I realized that I should have left with her, a modern day Thelma and Louise except both the girls have square jaws and they’re on a pilgrimage to the bridge that Kurt Cobain slept under when his parents kicked him out. Instead, I fantasized about the things I thought Charley would be doing—going to the city pool to be baptized
by a Shakira impersonator from Orange County. Shooting an airsoft gun. Taking a papaya, a big green firm unripe one,
and launching it like a bottle rocket so it spun and turned and splatted on the top of a parking garage. Piercing her nose. I began a quest to become Charley. I spun out and skipped town and drove 11 hours to Idaho so I could light a candle on top of a hill that I first visited when I was fourteen and eat Trader Joe’s sushi and Google photos of Noomi Rapace in her goth getup and sit with her, watch the cars on the expressway and laugh at them. When I got home I looked up Charley on Instagram and found out she’d enrolled in a city college, shaved half her head, gotten a cat named Lucille. I considered going to the barber shop, but instead I started Googling colleges on the East Coast and best dog breeds for small spaces and how to grow out your hair .
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Untitled - Maud, visual arts student, Camp and Academy, age 17, Grand Rapids, Mich. | Ceramic installation
Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Go - Ji Hu Park (IAC 15, IAA 16-20) | Sumi Ink on Paper
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Your Philanthropy and Its Impact
The “magic of Interlochen.” Since my June 2019 arrival on campus, alumni, parents, faculty, and friends uttered this phrase again and again. With boundless enthusiasm, they shared stories, memories, and the assurance that I would understand that magic soon enough.
I’ve seen that magic throughout the year, often through the impact of your philanthropic support. For instance...
Escaping the snowy January landscape into the Herbert H. and Barbara C. Dow Center for Visual Arts, I was rejuvenated by the stunning color and energy of a juried student art show, each piece representing months of dedication and hard work by our talented students, applying the highly-specialized training that your gifts make possible... Tuning my radio to Classical IPR on Saturday morning and hearing Music by Request , I enjoyed listening to classical favorites requested by listeners. The all-classical station—one of just 66 in the country—continues to broadcast, thanks to your support... During the remarkable 2020 Miami "ONE" tour, I saw Interlochen students greeted as celebrities after a mini-Collage performance in Vero Beach and again after the performance at New World Center in Miami. The response of the audiences demonstrated the power of the arts to create intergenerational connections. Philanthropic support made that experience possible for 118 Interlochen students. This year, 7,037 individuals and 180 organizations made a gift to Interlochen. If you were one of those 7,217 donors—thank you again. Your belief in the power of Interlochen to inspire and change lives through the arts has manifested extraordinary things, as highlighted on these pages.
Sincerely,
John Bogley Vice President, Philanthropy
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Fiscal Year 2020 in Review:
SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT
OPERATING BUDGET
$18,622,090 in financial assistance
TO OVER 1,419 Academy and Camp students
$48,009,808 Revenue $47,504,390 Expenses Comprehensive financial reports may be requested by calling our Advancement Office at 231.276.7623. Complete audited financial statements are available online at www.interlochen.org/support.
FUNDRAISING
Interlochen Annual Fund:
$3,872,254
Interlochen Public Radio Annual Fund:
$1,680,276
Endowment:
$2,364,470
Plant/Facilites:
$6,673,075
Special Projects (non-capital):
$1,069,176
Total
$15,659,251
THE IMPACT OF YOUR SUPPORT $20,000,000
YOUR SUPPORT BY GIFT SOURCE
3% Government
$15,000,000
6% Corporations
$10,000,000
30% Foundations (non-Family)
$5,000,000
$0
FY20
FY16
FY17
FY18
FY19
PLANT
ENDOWMENT SPECIAL PROJECTS (non-capital)
IPR
ANNUAL FUND
61% Alumni, Parents, Friends, & Family Foundations
Net Tuition 67% $32,167,512
Salaries, Wages, & Benefits 68% $32,316,123
Gifts 12% $5,552,530
Operations 14% $6,878,604
Expenses $47,504,390
Revenue $48,009,808
Ticket Sales 7% $3,225,278
Cost of Goods & Services 7% $3,321,961 General & Administrative 6% $2,662,951
Earned Income (Lodging, retail, sales, other) 8% $4,075,631
Depreciation 5% $2,324,751
Endowment Income for Operations and Financial 6% $2,988,857
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New Era Dawns for Dance
Dance arrived at Interlochen in 1940. Less than a decade later, it found its home in one of the most breathtaking settings on campus, a building that hugged the shore of Green Lake, with windows reflecting the sparkling water. Over the next 70 years, more than 5,000 dance students would be molded by their time spent honing their craft together in the Hildegarde Lewis Dance Building. Meanwhile, the building's limitations grew with each passing decade.
In October 2019, a new era dawned when the power of philanthropy made a dramatic expansion and renovation possible. Faculty, students, and artistic and academic leaders visualized a space combining historic ambiance with modern needs to advance our thriving Dance program. Trustee Nancy Hoagland’s transformational gift and passionate advocacy spurred others to give generously— and to create a facility worthy of the artistic excellence inside.
“When I arrived as a freshman, my dreams were big. I am delighted to report that, four years later, my dreams are even bigger thanks to the inspiration, care, and support I have received at Interlochen. Thank you for believing in our dreams, thank you for creating this amazing space for dance.” — Jonathan Hughes (IAA 16-20)
Opening in January 2021, the expanded and renovated Dance Center will be nearly tripled in size. Located in a spectacular and prominent place on campus, the new facility will enrich and inspire young dancers today, much as it did for those who found their place and their calling at the barre at Interlochen 80 years ago.
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“I can’t think of a more beautiful setting to inspire future generations of performing artists. It brings me great joy to be able to help support the dreams and aspirations of all those who will grace the magical grounds of Interlochen in years to come.” — Cate Caplin (IAC 69-71, IAC Fac 18-19) Dedicated to the Art of Movement
Cate Caplin’s own dance roots are at Interlochen. For two memorable summers, she cultivated her passion in that beloved dance building by the lake. A professional dancer, choreographer, director, and producer, Cate's work includes hundreds of productions from film and musical theatre to dramatic classics. Whether working at the Paris Opera House or on a Broadway stage, Cate cherishes the impact of Interlochen. Cate’s experience came full-circle when she returned to Interlochen in the summers of 2018 and 2019 as Camp faculty, investing her professional expertise directing and choreographing the High School Musical Theatre Golden Age Revue and teaching daily master classes. While on campus, she experienced student needs first-hand, as well as faculty and guest artist challenges in the historic space. When Cate learned of the effort to give dance a new home, she stepped forward with a significant personal commitment—as the last leadership gift needed to reach the $6.9 million fundraising goal. Because of Cate and her family's support, along with many generous donors, this new center dedicated to the art of movement will pulse with the rhythm of the pines, the waves of the lake, and the inspired energy of young dancers for generations to come.
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DOW HOUSE CONNECTS Past with Future
In the 1930s, the Dow family began a legacy of transformational philanthropy at Interlochen. Their generous support helped shape the development of Interlochen’s programs and campus. In 2019, The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation made a $4 million gift commitment to a new residence hall with a visiting artist suites facility. This gracious and highly flexible facility will allow Interlochen to better serve tomorrow’s change-makers, as well as attract and retain sought-after faculty and guest artists. Opening in the fall of 2021, the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow House is the final component of Interlochen’s campus master plan, launched three decades ago. The $11.2 million, 38,000 square-foot facility boasts two wings. One will serve as living quarters for Academy students during the school year, converting to lakeside apartments for Arts Camp faculty in the summer. The second wing will serve as much-needed quarters for guest artists and performers who instruct and create on our campus year-round. The gift from The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation (Mike and Sara Whiting) is the largest outright, non-bequest gift Interlochen has ever received. Additional generous philanthropy from The Herbert H. and Barbara C. Dow Foundation (Hank Dow, Pam Dow Collie) and the Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation (Judy Rumelhart), along with the support of other Dow family members, round out an extraordinary contribution to the future of arts education. Many leadership donors have already stepped forward to help fund this signature project, including a generous $750,000 dollar-for-dollar challenge grant available to Interlochen when we raise that amount by December 31, 2020. Fundraising continues as we look forward to the opening of this stunning new building in its waterfront location.
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“The Dow family and the Foundation share a long history with Interlochen. We are proud to support this extraordinary cultural institution and its mission to develop future leaders whose lives and work will be shaped by rich learning experiences in the arts. The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow House will be home to the very people who will realize Grace’s vision for improving the cultural lives of our communities.” — Mike Whiting, President Emeritus of The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation
VISITING ARTIST SUITES
RESIDENCE HALL
3 floors covering 32,247 square feet 72 student beds through 36 shared student rooms
2 floors covering 6,217 square feet 4 large suite pods that can be divided into 8 living units
DOW HOUSE FEATURES
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ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS Accelerate Artists’ Potential
A scholarship is an investment in potential. Each year, more than 400 of our Academy students and 900 of our Camp students receive scholarships. Of those, 294 young artists had the opportunity to experience Interlochen because a generous donor supported their potential via an endowed scholarship. Endowed scholarships have permanent funding provided by donors. They ensure that current and future generations will have the opportunity to find their passion and purpose at Interlochen. This year, 12 new scholarship endowments were created through new gifts. We are thankful for the giving spirit of these donors including: • Romulus Portwood , who chose to honor his late wife and her family's connection to Interlochen with the Lucas-Portwood Family Camp Scholarship. • George and Miette Michie , who celebrate their fathers' legacies at Interlochen and beyond with the Huybrechts-Michie Endowed Camp Scholarship. • Camp alumnus Nathan and Christie Stark , current Academy parents whose sons have attended both Camp and Academy. Their strong family connection to Interlochen led Nathan and Christie to establish the Stark Family Endowed Camp Scholarship. • Roger and Ann Looyenga , who support an Academy scholarship with first preference for piano students through the Looyenga Family Endowed Academy Scholarship.
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FINDING THEIR PASSION AT INTERLOCHEN
Michael and Anne Poon learned to love Interlochen as Camp and Academy parents. Their son Linus Poon attended Interlochen Arts Camp and then Interlochen Arts Academy, majoring in clarinet. Linus’ transformational experience was clear even continents away. This year, the Poons generously chose to pay this experience forward by establishing the Poon Family Scholarship for students attending Camp. “We feel that Linus’ three consecutive years of Interlochen summer camp experience prior to enrolling at the Academy was pivotal. That was when he found, and let us realize, that music is the passion of his life. We hope this scholarship will give other students like Linus the chance to find their own passion at Interlochen.” — Anne Poon
LIFELONG APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS
Helen and Fred Altman are longtime volunteers and ardent Interlochen supporters. This year, they created their second endowed scholarship at Interlochen, the Otto and Anna Altman Memorial Endowed Camp Scholarship for students studying theatre. This scholarship is in memory of Fred's parents, honoring their deep, lifelong appreciation of the arts. “Thank you for my generous scholarship. I have learned not to be afraid to show personality through dancing, learned how to pick a monologue, and improved my voice. Thank you for all these opportunities!” — Hannah, Musical Theatre Production, Camp, Age 16, Raleigh, N.C. / Otto and Anna Altman Memorial Endowed Camp Scholarship Recipient
Endowed Scholarships
Academy Endowed Scholarship Morton and Barbara Achter Endowed Camp Scholarship* Virginia M. Alten Memorial Scholarship Otto and Anna Altman Memorial Endowed Camp Scholarship Ann T. and Richard G. Anderson Memorial Fund Charles and Rita Anderson Academy Scholarship Diane Anderson Endowed Academy Scholarship endowed by her father John B. Anderson in honor and memory of C. William Trout Dorothy Anderson Memorial Scholarship Katherine McKee Anderson Endowed Scholarship Lois Harper Anderson Scholarship
Judith Andrews Memorial Camp Scholarship Bob Annis Endowed Scholarship Bob Armer Endowed Camp Scholarship George and Dolores Austin Memorial Scholarship Virginia B. Ball Creative Writing Competition Scholarship Martin A. Baloyan Memorial Scholarship
Mandell and Madeleine Berman Foundation Camp Scholarship Berry Family Scholarship Sally Birnkrant-Myers Scholarship Boggess Family Endowed Scholarship Arnold Bourziel Memorial Scholarship Skipper Bourziel Junior Girls Scholarship Boutet Family Endowed Academy Scholarship in Low Brass* Douglas Boyd Endowed Camp Scholarship for Strings Kate Boyd Endowed Camp Scholarship in Piano Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Brakeman Scholarship M. Brandenburg Scholarship Drs. Susan and Neil Bressler Scholarship
Barnes-Womer Camp Scholarship Barstow Foundation Scholarship
Phoebe Nickel Barstow Memorial Scholarship Margaret Dieterle Bausch Memorial Scholarship Donald R. Belcher Memorial Scholarship Madeline Belkin Scholarship Alfred Berkowitz Foundation Scholarship
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Endowed Scholarships - continued
Bressler WYSO Principal Clarinet Chair Scholarship Briggs - McDonald NMC Scholarship Nadine Brunner Endowed Memorial Painting Scholarship Donna Louise Brunsma Endowed Scholarship Camp/Academy Endowed Scholarship Camp Endowed Scholarship Leo P. and Anthony J. Carlson Camp Scholarship Ellen Case Memorial Endowed Scholarship Jerome F. and Blanche M. Cerny Scholarship Clarence & Grace Chamberlin Foundation Academy Scholarship Chormann-Hann Endowed Camp Scholarship Elizabeth & Michael Clark Memorial Scholarship Jonathan David Cohen Memorial Scholarship Margie K. and Louis N. Cohen Music Scholarship Arthur J. and Glenna B. Collins Scholarship Annabel Comfort Memorial Scholarship Golde F. Copeland Memorial Scholarship Dorthy S. Corson and Lillie B. Scheide Memorial Scholarship Janice F. Corson Scholarship
Gerald J. and Beth B. Fischer Scholarship Harriet Flagg Music Scholarship* Lawrence L. Fleming Memorial Scholarship Barrett Foa Endowed Camp Scholarship in Theatre Arts Edward E. Ford Foundation Scholarship Sidney Forrest Scholarship Susan Leigh Foster Endowed Academy Dance Scholarship Edward P. Frohlich Piano Scholarship Edith Davidson Geissler Scholarship Otto W. Geissler, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Generations Fund Scholarship Mary and Donald Gonzales Memorial Scholarship James C. Gordon Memorial Scholarship Mary and Britt Gordon Endowed Scholarship Bertha I. Gordy Memorial Scholarship Betty B. Greenfield Scholarship Cassel Grubb Cello Scholarship Margaret Schuele Haegg Endowed Camp Scholarship Romine G. Hamilton Memorial Scholarship Marge Hammes Scholarship Moe and Francine Handleman Endowed Music Scholarship Julia Hansen Scholarship Ann and Byron Hanson Endowed Camp Scholarship Dr. and Mrs. Howard Hanson Scholarship Francis Harlow Scholarship Henry Harris Memorial Scholarship Naomi Harris Endowed Camp Scholarship Daniel Hartman Memorial Chair Scholarship - Violin II Carl E. and Audrey E. Haskett Memorial Scholarship William Randolph Hearst Foundation Scholarship Bettyjo Heckrodt Memorial Scholarship Pierre V. Heftler Memorial Scholarship Dorothy L. Henricks Memorial Scholarship John and Joan Herlitz Family Scholarship Martha and Jack Hicks Scholarship Ted R. High Memorial Scholarship Barbara B. Hirschhorn Music Campership Endowment Kathy Mason Hodges Scholarship Russell and Annabelle Holcomb Endowed Scholarship Erwin K. Holland-Moritz Scholarship Jan Q. Holmquist Scholarship Jack (John R.) and Mary Lou Hood Endowed Academy Scholarship Pamela and Stephen Horne Family Endowed Camp Scholarship
Dr. Claire Smith Hornung Intermediate Girl Scholarship
Page and Dan Houser Scholarship Marvin C. Howe Horn Scholarship Ruth H. Hughes Endowed Dance Scholarship Lawrence Hurst Double Bass Endowed Camp Scholarship The Huybrechts-Michie Endowed Camp Scholarship* Paul and Leah Israelow and Harriet Israelow Goldner Memorial Scholarship Roger E. & Mary Jane Jacobi Camp Scholarship Roger E. & Mary Jane Jacobi Academy Scholarship Roger E. Jacobi & Edward P. Frohlich Scholarship William and Helen Jansen Memorial Scholarship Donald Johanos Endowed Scholarship Nicholas A. Johnson Memorial Scholarship Paul and Lois Jordan Endowed Scholarship Paul and Lois Jordan Jr. Endowed Scholarship Joy Family Endowed Camp Scholarship in Visual Arts JSJ Foundation Scholarship Mildred and Bernard Kayden Family Endowed Camp Scholarship R. Graham Keevil Memorial Scholarship Caroline Kempton Memorial Scholarship George and Joyce Kempton Academy Piano Scholarship James D. Kent Endowed Music Scholarship Dr. Marvin Klein Memorial Scholarship Klein/Jewell Choral Endowment Scholarship Knight Family Scholarship Jenny H. and Otto F. Krauss Scholarship Laddie A Kubec Scholarship Lorna and Ernest Lender Scholarship Louetta Lerner Endowed Scholarship Harold Levine and Faith Forrest Scholarship Dorothy Lewand Endowed Scholarship Sally A. Lewis Organ Scholarship Richard H. and Carolyn Lineback Family Scholarship Bruce A. Loomis Endowed Scholarship Looyenga Family Endowed Academy Scholarship* Ted Loudermilk Memorial Scholarship Lucas-Portwood Family Scholarship* Catharine E. "Betsy" Davis Luhman Memorial Scholarship Martha Lundy Scholarship Waldemar and Mary Ellen Lungershausen Scholarship Herbert H. Lyon Scholarship Joseph E. Maddy Memorial Scholarship
Cowell Family Camp Scholarship Creative Writing Award Scholarship Allen B. Cutting Scholarship Jean Dake Memorial Scholarship
Marvin and Betty Danto Scholarship David J. Davison Memorial Scholarship Robert Leason Sharpe and Anita C. Dean Scholarship Mary Jane Dempler Endowed Scholarship Lee Wick Dennison Memorial Scholarship Helen L. DeRoy Memorial Scholarship Amy M. Devey Endowed Academy Scholarship in Dance Christina B. Diver Camper Scholarship Alden B. Dow Memorial Scholarship Edward J. and Joyce Downing Scholarship George W. Drake Memorial Scholarship Sandra Aldrich Drew Scholarship Dr. Scholl Foundation Creative Writing Scholarship Dr. Scholl Foundation Scholarship for Orchestra Strings Dr. Scholl Foundation Scholarship for Orchestra Winds Dunbar Percussion or Dance Scholarship Evola Music Scholarship Festersen Family Scholarship
Richard M. Fiegel Memorial Scholarship Morris & Nellie Finkelstein, Doherty and House Memorial Scholarship
* New scholarship since June 2019
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Reuben C. and Edith W. Maddy Scholarship Doris V. Markel Voice Scholarship Jennifer Evelyn Marquette Memorial Scholarship Martin Family Music Scholarship Marvel Family Memorial Scholarship John Rust Mattern Memorial Scholarship Ilse Mayfield Scholarship Aaron McCloud Memorial Scholarship Dr. Robert Montague McDonald Endowed Arts Academy Scholarship Anne McElheny Memorial Music Scholarship Whitney S. McGuire Memorial Scholarship Edward and Cecily McNeil Camp Scholarship Charles K. McWhorter Memorial Scholarship Mekula Family Endowed Camp Scholarship Daniel A. and Vivian Metrick Scholarship Genevieve Rae Miess Memorial Scholarship Miller-Jacobson Scholarship Frank Miller Memorial Scholarship George Roland and Lillian Postles Miller High School Camp Bass Clarinet Scholarship Louise Tuller Miller Scholarship Monticello College Foundation Scholarship Harice K. & Robert T. Monyek Memorial Scholarship Shari Morgan and Clara Sabin Camp Scholarship Lucy B. Morley Scholarship Karen Mumma Endowed Scholarship Kelly Muzzi Memorial Scholarship Lyle Myers Scholarship William and Jeanne Myers Endowed Scholarship National Academy of the Arts Scholarship Donna V. Neal Endowed Scholarship Ralph and Margaret Nehls Memorial Scholarship Ida A. Norlin High School Scholarship Julius & Ruth Novick Memorial Scholarship Clara Noyes Endowed Academy Scholarship Travis N.T. Olson and Lucile M. Olson Scholarship Anne-Marie Oomen and Katey Schultz ICCA Creative Writing Scholarship William and Martha Paine Orchestral Scholars Fred and Marcia Palmer Memorial Scholarship Fred W. Palmer, M.D. and Marcia Weissgerber Palmer Endowed Scholarship Jean Parsons Visual Arts Endowed Scholarship W. Calvin and Marian Patterson Endowed Scholarship Pattis Family Endowed Camp Scholarship in Musical Theatre* Shirley Pauley Memorial Junior Orchestra Scholarship
Helmer R. and Larida Petersen Scholarship Robert C. Pew Scholarship Janet and Lucas Pfeiffenberger Scholarship Polish Endowment Scholarship Herbert & Elsa Ponting Foundation Scholarship Poon Family Fund Scholarship* Portland Bridge to Interlochen Scholarship William and Leota Ponstingle Camp Endowment Scholarship Hortense Cramer Ramsay Scholarship Milton M. Ratner Foundation Scholarship Reader's Digest Endowed Camp Scholarship Reader's Digest Endowed Academy Scholarship David E. Reese Family Foundation Scholarship Mildred Reisner Endowed Scholarship David Scott Rhind Endowed Scholarship Dean E. Richardson Scholarship Josephine F. and N. Sayles Richter Memorial Endowed Camp Scholarship Rollert Music/Science Endowment Scholarship Alicia Steeves Rowe Scholarship Barbara Taylor Sandys Dance Scholarship George and Barbara Schilling Piano Scholarship Robert Scholten Camp Scholarship Charles Ward Seabury Scholarship Doris E. Seitz Memorial Scholarship Selmer Company Scholarship Hamer D. and Phyllis C. Shafer Foundation Scholarship* Ruth Marda Shanberge Family Endowed Camp Scholarship Norma Shaw Endowed Camp Scholarship* Michael D. Silber Memorial Scholarship Jonathan L. Silets Memorial Scholarship Harvey M. Silets Memorial Scholarship Silverton Family Camp Scholarship Werner and Elizabeth Simon Endowed Scholarship Singer-Songwriter Academy Scholarship Harry A. Sisson Memorial Scholarship Marilyn J. and Don L. Smith Memorial Scholarship Laura Sondee Memorial Scholarship Stephen Sprouse Memorial Scholarship Margaret A. Stace Scholarship Stark Family Endowed Camp Scholarship* Stephenson Endowed Scholarship Shirley Stevens Memorial Scholarship Paul R. Stimson Scholarship
James F. Stoddard, MD and Elizabeth A. Stoddard Music Scholarship Mikhail Stolarevsky and Alexander Stolley Concertmaster Scholarship
Esther W. Stone Memorial Scholarship Beth Stoner Wiegand, Marjorie G. and
Richard P. Stoner Endowed Camp Scholarship Marguerite W. Stracke and Alfred O. Stracke Memorial Scholarship Edward Ralph and Kathleen Maguire Sun Music Scholarship Target Foundation Scholarship Laurence W. Thomas Writing Scholarship Lee Madsen Thomas Scholarship Sarah L. Titus and Tilda Morris Endowed Academy Scholarship Tuesday Musicale/Detroit - Gertrude Greer Scholarship Miles I. Tunnacliff Scholarship Alice C. Tyler Trust Endowed Scholarship Frederick S. Upton Foundation Scholarship Stephen E. and Elizabeth Upton Scholarship Margaret Tyler Vial Scholarship in loving memory, Elizabeth Vial Upton William E. Votruba Memorial Scholarship Robert M. and Lenore Wagner Memorial Scholarship Arlene Wangler Memorial Scholarship A. Montgomery Ward Foundation Scholarship Margaret F. Ward Music Scholarship Margaret F. Ward Visual Art Scholarship Jane Weaver Endowed Scholarship Susan Mott Webb Memorial Scholarship Mrs. Richard H. Webber Scholarship Bessie Mae Weissgerber Memorial Scholarship Illene Wenner and Shari Morgan Camp Scholarship* Byrdene M. Wilson Memorial Scholarship Matilda R. Wilson Fund Scholarship World Youth Symphony Endowed Scholarship Ben Wright Scholarship Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation Camp Scholarship WYSO Endowed Strings Scholarship Avedis Zildjian Company Camp Percussion Scholarship Avedis Zildjian Company Endowed Scholarship Francis J. and Margaret S. Zimmermann Endowed Scholarship
* New scholarship since June 2019
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ANNUAL FUND DONORS Lead the Way
Outstanding young artists are the heart of Interlochen, and Annual Fund gifts are its lifeblood. Annual Fund gifts provide scholarships that ensure an exceptional arts education is attainable to promising students from all economic backgrounds. They help attract innovative faculty and guest artists by maintaining an unparalleled space for creative focus and experimentation. And, they facilitate once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for students, like performances and touring, that provide real-world learning. Leadership Annual Giving Leadership support makes the magic of Interlochen possible. Membership in the Interlochen President’s Club ($5,000+ annual gift) or the W. Clement Stone Society ($1,000+ annual gift) signifies a deep commitment to the next generation of artists, audiences, and creative leaders—and their invaluable contributions to the world. We are grateful to the 114 President’s Club members and the 332 Stone Society members who honored their connection to Interlochen this year through their leadership gifts.
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AN INTERLOCHEN LEGACY Cathy Stephenson first came to know Interlochen through her husband, the legendary Camp theatre instructor Dude Stephenson. She deepened that relationship as a Camp theatre faculty member and as a Camp parent, watching her son grow during summers among the pines. As a member of the President’s Club, Cathy’s leadership annual giving is a testament to her family’s Interlochen legacy, honoring today’s and tomorrow’s creative spirits. “Interlochen transformed my life in such a positive, unexpected way that I feel compelled to do what I can to share that experience with those who come after me. Every concert, every performance, and presentation is a gift that transports me back to the very first day I stepped onto campus, and at the same time gives me hope for the future.” — Cathy Stephenson
PAVING THE WAY FOR THE NEXT GENERATION Arts Academy faculty member Brian McCall has been dedicated to Interlochen for more than 20 years. An instructor of history and political science, Brian demonstrates the interconnected relationship between the arts and academics in his classroom every day. Passionate about his students’ dreams, Brian understands the essential impact leadership annual giving has on their Interlochen experience. As both a sustaining monthly donor to Interlochen Public Radio and a member of the W. Clement Stone Society, Brian’s generous and consistent annual giving is paving the way for the next generation of artists and their advocates.
“The arts, music, culture, and the news are essential human needs almost as important as food, clothing, and shelter. Interlochen and IPR are producers and keepers of these critical elements of human—and humane—society. Giving to Interlochen is helping to protect and preserve a place and an idea where art matters.” — Brian McCall, Liberal Arts Instructor
3,070 donors including 907 alumni donors
3,041 individuals and 35 organizations
912 Camp or Academy parent donors
ANNUAL FUND QUICK FACTS
$3,872,254 total annual fund gifts
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Named Annual Scholarships
The Interlochen Annual Fund provides additional scholarship funding for hundreds of our students each year. Thirty percent of Interlochen campers experience a life-changing summer because they receive financial assistance, and nearly 70% of Academy students enjoy an interdisciplinary, arts-focused education because of this aid. A large portion of financial aid comes from Named Annual Scholarships, which are created and renewed annually to support and unlock young artists’ potential. Donors, like those listed here, establish these scholarships with a $10,000 or more recurring gift, or a $5,000 recurring gift that is also supported through the donor’s estate.
FULFILLING A MISSION The Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation was created and funded by the First Lady of Song to help people of all races, cultures, and beliefs by fostering a love of reading and music. For nearly 20 years, the foundation has provided promising young musicians an Interlochen experience as one way of fulfilling that mission. Since 2001, 57 young artists from across the country have flourished at Interlochen as recipients of either the Ella Fitzgerald Foundation Camp or Academy Annual Scholarship.
“The time I have here is precious and I am so grateful for your generosity. Music is such a huge part of my life and being at Interlochen is an absolute gift.” — Ella Fitzgerald Foundation Camp Scholar, Emily Mitchell (IAC 18-19)
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Named Annual Scholarships
Charles Barr Organ Scholarship Judith Haskell Brewer Scholarship Charles Brindis and Jo Ann Brindis Goisman Camp Scholarship
Ken and Penny Fischer Scholarship Fisher Family Dance Scholarship Harris Academy Visual Arts Scholarship William L. Hart Annual Trumpet Scholarship Joseph and Ethel Horwitz Scholarship Jule and Doris Hulman Interlochen Arts Camp Scholarship* Interlochen Arts Academy Relief Fund Interlochen Arts Camp Scholarship Interlochen Arts Academy Dance Scholarship* The Interlochen Sponsors' Scholarship Betty Bonisteel Johnson Camp Scholarship David Klein's Golden Ticket Camp Scholarship Kline Family Opportunity Scholarship
Judy Pinsof Meyer Annual Camp Scholarship in Dance, honoring her mother June B. Pinsof Miami Music Project Opportunity Scholarship Nelson Family Annual Camp Scholarship Academy Opportunity Scholarship Harding and Ouweleen Family Camp Scholarship Riverdale Children's Theatre Opportunity Scholarship Becky Ruthven Camp Scholarship Sage Foundation Scholarship Michelle Slater Academy Scholarship Tad M. and Suzanne B. Smith Scholarship Dude and Cathy Stephenson Musical Theatre Scholarship Camp String Scholarship Booth Tarkington Scholarship Weatherwax Foundation Scholarship Wege Foundation Scholarship
Brookby Foundation Scholarship John Busby Memorial Scholarship Camp Gifts Scholarship Camp Opportunity Scholarship Canadian Friends of Interlochen Scholarship Cincinnati Opportunity Scholarship DeRoy Testamentary Foundation Scholarship Detroit Opportunity Scholarship Detroit Opportunity Scholarship: DSO Civic Youth Orchestra Detroit Opportunity Scholarship: Skillman Foundation Dustin's Dream Camp Scholarship Ella Fitzgerald Foundation Academy Scholarship Ella Fitzgerald Foundation Camp Scholarship
Will and Joan Larson Scholarship Ledden Family Dance Scholarship
Los Angeles Violin Opportunity Scholarship Maui Visual Arts Summer Camp Scholarship Memorial Scholarship
Wiebener Family Orchestral Scholar Young Musicians Unite Scholarship*
* New scholarship since June 2019
POWER OF THE ARTS TO CREATE HEALTHY, VIBRANT COMMUNITIES
The Brookby Foundation was established to promote community well-being, primarily by supporting endeavors that advance artistic and scientific literacy. In 2013, The Brookby Foundation recognized that investing in the energy and talent of our students was a natural alignment with their mission. Last year, the foundation made a life-changing experience possible for five campers and one Academy student, a strong testament to their belief in the power of the arts to create healthy, vibrant communities. “It is at Interlochen where I realize again my passion for music. I re-engage with life in a new way, love art and humanity more. I have matured and grown so much as a musician and a person. That is why I am thankful for the generosity of The Brookby Foundation.” — Peter, cello student, Camp, age 16, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Partner Camp Scholarships
This year, 75 motivated young artists found a place to discover and pursue their purpose thanks to Interlochen’s Partner Camp Scholarships, a focused initiative to increase student diversity, equity, and inclusion at Interlochen Arts Camp. Through partnerships with regional educators, arts programs, and generous donors in targeted areas, students are recruited and receive financial aid to attend Camp. Interlochen has established Partner Camp Scholarships in cities including Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Los Angeles, and Miami. Recruiting partnerships have been established with the Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra Nouveau Chamber Players; Cleveland Digital Arts High School; Harmony Project in NYC; Miami Music Project; MyCincinnati; Omaha Conservatory of Music; Riverdale Children’s Theatre in The Bronx; and Youth Orchestra Los Angeles.
"We are honored as a family to be a small part of these young artists' lives, where the experience of Interlochen has the power to transform lives." — Cynthia Chormann-Hann, Trustee
THE RIVERDALE CHILDREN’S THEATRE OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP One partnership has been funded by the Chormann Family, which includes three generations of family members engaging with Interlochen for more than four decades. The family's connection with Interlochen began in 1978 when Richard and Carolyn Chormann, from Kalamazoo, travelled with their daughter Cynthia Chormann-Hann to participate in Interlochen's All-State High School Band. Years later, Cynthia's oldest daughter found her place among the stately pines as a Junior Girls camper and was joined later by her younger sister. During the time the girls attended Interlochen Arts Camp, Richard and Carolyn became donors. Richard (Trustee Emeritus) joined the Interlochen Board of Trustees in 2010, and Cynthia (current Trustee) joined the Board in 2016. The Chormanns watched their daughter and granddaughters thrive at Interlochen Arts Camp and wanted other creative young people to have the same opportunities. In 2018, Cynthia and the Chormann Family Foundation created a scholarship that provides full tuition for young actors from the Riverdale Children’s Theatre in the Bronx to study musical theatre at Interlochen Arts Camp. In summer 2019, the scholarship supported 10 campers, one of whom returned to attend Interlochen Arts Academy in the fall.
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MIAMI MUSIC PROJECT OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS
TALENTED MUSICIANS EXCEL 47 musicians attended Interlochen Arts Camp in 2019 7 continued to Interlochen Arts Academy in the fall of 2019 68 musicians attended Interlochen Online in 2020 3 continued to Interlochen Arts Academy in the fall of 2020
Valerie Dillon and Dan Lewis believe deeply in the power of music education and the importance of ensuring all young people have access to it. These values underscore their support of the Miami Music Project, an organization that uses music as an instrument for social transformation, providing music education access to some of the city’s students most likely to need supplementary access to music and the arts. In 2017, Dan decided to provide Miami students who had particular passion and talent with the next step in their musical training. By generously funding the Miami Music Project Opportunity Scholarship, these young Miami musicians could enroll at Interlochen with full-tuition Camp scholarships. Three years into this partnership, the opportunities have grown. For instance, more than a dozen former Miami Music Project campers have become Academy students supported by Valerie and Dan’s philanthropy. In the summer of 2020, 56 students from Miami Music Project and another 12 students from Young Musician’s Unite attended Interlochen Online. With Interlochen as an integral piece of these students’ portfolios, many are already pursuing and earning admission to leading music schools.
"Increasing access to arts education and training across cultural and socioeconomic lines positively impacts the lives of Miami youth through music education and drives social change. The partnership with Interlochen continues to change lives and makes both Interlochen and Miami better places." — Valerie Dillon and Dan Lewis
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IPR BUILDS COMMUNITY Locally and Globally
Reporter Dan Wanschura interviews a Lake Michigan surfer in October (Photo by Beth Price Photography)
IPR is the pulse of Interlochen. Our listener-supported News and Classical Music stations connect the people of northern Michigan to each other—and the world—by broadcasting music, news, and culture, with comprehensive listener participation. The IPR signal amplifies the dynamic spirit of our campus, our alumni, and our community both down the street and around the globe. Last year, more than 4,300 people honored the important role IPR plays in their daily lives by making a gift of support. These gifts are essential to providing quality, nuanced programming that reflects Interlochen’s commitment to excellence. Science and Conservation Desk This year, IPR News Radio recognized the need to deepen science and conservation reporting, and asked the community to help fund this initiative. Dozens of generous donors, led by The Brookby Foundation and the Mariel Foundation, came forward to make the Science and Conservation Desk a reality. Their support made it possible to offer residents and visitors a more complete picture of the complicated ecological issues impacting Michigan’s globally rare natural resources, as well as support other data-driven science journalism that impacts their everyday lives.
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