Supporters and Ambassadors
Thanks to our supporters
We gratefully acknowledge the major support of the following contributors to Dance for PD for Fiscal Year 2026 (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026). Supporters at the $1,500 level and above are listed alphabetically. We extend our gratitude to the hundreds of additional Dance for PD members and donors who also provide vital support.
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Abbott Laboratories
American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc.
Ginger Geoffrey and John Andelin
Eve Auchincloss Lilley
Janice Bares White
Billy Rose Foundation
Bossak/Heilbron Charitable Foundation
Lucy Bowen
Hon. Steven Berk and Jennifer Chandler Hauge
Circles for Change
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of Health
Ann and Richard Feldman
Galanthus Foundation Trust
Mrs. Candace and Dr. Vincent Gaudiani
Gay Gellhorn
Gillett Gilbert
Robert Goldberg
Bernice Greene
Elizabeth Lovett Grover
Alice Hofheimer
Mary Neal Jones
Kenneth Aidekman Family Foundation
Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund
Fred and Jean Leventhal
Judith Lubman
Manson Family and Stanley J. Wertheimer Fund Donors
Medtronic
Megara Foundation
Gayle and George Miranda
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council
The New York Community Trust
Steve Offutt
Jill and Geoffrey Parker
David Pomerantz
Mary-Kathryn and Richard Roelofs
Paul Di Vito and John Silvia
Kathy Spiegel
Supernus Pharmaceuticals
Emmanuel Torrijos and Jing Shang Tan
Charlie and Judy Tobey
Bob Turner and Paula Togawa
Cori E. Uccello
Jay and Elaine Unkeless
Dance for PD is also supported by public funds from:
The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council
Council Member Crystal Hudson
We are grateful for members of the Dance for PD Legacy Society, who have pledged to include Dance for PD in their estate plans, ensuring the program’s future while creating a lasting legacy for themselves and their loved ones.
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Lucy Bowen
Cynthia Gilbertson
Mary Neal Jones
Estate of Kathryn (Nan) Wells Little
Claire E. Pensyl
Gregg Rockefeller
Martha and John Veranth
J.D. Bruce Wilson
Dance for PD expresses heartfelt gratitude to these major supporters whose contributions during pivotal moments of the program’s growth had significant impact:
The Altman Foundation
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Gould Family Foundation
The David A. and Mildred H. Morse Charitable Trust
Former Council Member Helen Rosenthal
Stavros Niarchos Foundation
As a program of Mark Morris Dance Group, Dance for PD also receives a portion of all general operating funds. View a full list of the Mark Morris Dance Group’s supporters here.
Program Ambassadors
Toby Beazley
London, UK
Ivan Bodis-Wollner, M.D., Sc.D.
Brooklyn, NY
Allan Bufferd, Sc.D., J.D.
Cambridge, MA
Linda Burt
New Haven, CT
Bevil Conway, Ph.D.
Bethesda, MD
Emme Levin Deland, M.B.A.
New York, NY
Penny H. Feldman, Ph.D.
New York, NY
Brad Fluegel
Deerfield, IL
Pam Gill, R.N., M.A.
Cleveland, OH
Gene Gurkoff, Esq.
New York, NY
Patrick Haggard, Ph.D.,
London, UK
Mark Hallett, M.D.
Bethesda, MD
Claire Henchcliffe, M.D., D.Phil.
Irvine, CA
Stacey Lee, M.S.W.
Boston, MA
Eve Marder, Ph.D.
Waltham, MA
Cynthia McRae, Ph.D.
Denver, CO
Ellen Offner, M.B.A. (Founding Chair)
Newton, MA
Eli Pollard
New York, NY
R. Lucia Riddle
Washington, DC
Robert T. Rubin, M.D., Ph.D.
Los Angeles, CA
Susan Sherwin
Aspen, CO
Laurita Thomas
Ann Arbor, MI
In Memoriam:
Edward I. Rudman
Boston, MA
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