Our Donors
and In-Kind Supporters

We are eternally grateful for everyone who has made our work possible.

Our original supporters were elementary school parents and local artists who felt strongly about staying in proximity to our students and growing organically. Our philosophy remains the same.

*Supporters listed reflect gifts made between November 1st 2024 and November 1st 2025.

  • Bill and Nancy Abernethy •  Dr. William B. Abernethy •  Cory and Eruch Adams •  Joel and Marla Adams •  Rodrigo and Luci Afanador •  Erin and Will Allen •  Altura Architects •  ananda team •  Maggie Carnevale and Brent Campbell •  Karen and Sanford Hodges •  Anonymous •  Jodi & Joseph Antinori •  John Whitener and Antonio Saldana •  Casey and Christopher Arbor •  David P Ardito •  Lois Ardito •  Lynda Ardito •  Bruce Armstrong •  Asheville Eye Associates •  Jessica Auge •  Margaret Averyt •  Asheville Area Arts Council •  Charles and Stephanie Baer •  Rod and Bess Baird •  Baird Foundation, Inc •  Baird Private Wealth Management •  Matt and Nicole Baker •  Lance Ball and Katie Langwell •  Clay and Jenny Ballantine •  Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund •  Sherry Banner •  Lynette Barker •  Carla Barnard •  Patricia and Ben Bass •  Bass Charitable Fund •  Judy Hoffman and Alan Baumgarten •  Bears Smokehouse •  Jennifer Beasley •  Judy Beck and Jerome Hay •  Stuart & Courtney Bell •  Gina Bender •  Hunter Berry •  blu29 •  Blue Ridge Event Staffing •  Linda J. Blum •  Laura and David Bourne •  Kellye and Alan Bradshaw •  Sarah Warren and Brian Asbill •  Kristin and Ross Britton •  Mead Britton •  Jeremy Brooks •  Lisa and Alan Brookshire •  Amanda Brown •  Bridget Browne •  Lauren and Andrew Brunk •  Brunk Auctions •  Buncombe County •  Jessica Burgess •  Erica Burns •  Burroughs Wellcome Fund •  Beverly and Terry Burt •  Bonnie L Butler •  John Butts •  Nicholas Butts •  Joan and Donald Calder •  Cameron Stone and Stephanie Marlowe •  Al and Libby Campbell •  Susan Cannon •  Adair Caperton •  Birch Carlson •  Norma Carroll •  Matthew Casale •  Dee Cash and Frank Goldsmith •  Leslie and Daniel Casse •  Chai Pani •  Jill and Chris Champlin •  Charlotte Haynes Robuck Family Foundation •  Charmed Boutique •  Erin Chester •  Victor Chiarizia •  Jane and Vincent Childress •  Christine Cicotello •  City of Asheville •  Betty Clark •  Sandra and Edward Clark •  Kelly Cleghorn •  Kevin Click and April Liou •  Jeremy Cohen and Katherine Preston •  Gabrielle Colliot •  Community Foundation of WNC •  Kathleen Corcoran •  Molly Courcelle •  Keira and Tate Coverdale •  Regine Criser •  Jeanne and Charlie Cummings •  DAFgiving360 •  Jeff Dalton •  Ellen Williams and Tom Milton •  Beth and Brian Davis •  Preston and Dennis Davitt •  Thomas Dawson •  Bob Day •  Caprice Deaton •  Jeffrey and Jan Dektor •  Jennifer Demers •  Steven Dennis •  Theresa Harrison and Dennis Defoe •  Susan and Frank Devine •  Meg and George Dewey •  James & Debbie Diaz •  Jen Ramming Diaz and Jim Diaz •  Traci Diblasio •  Rob Dickson •  Joya and Michael Distefano •  Dogwood Health Trust •  Christine Dowd •  Pamela and Robert Drew •  Dudley and Constance Godfrey •  Carol and Spencer Duin •  Anna E Dwoinen •  Bridget and Rick Eckerd •  Stephen Edge •  Constance Ensner •  Victor and Sharon Fahrer •  Andy Farkas •  Radix Faruq •  Pave the Way Foundation •  Arleen Ferrera •  Sandy Feutz and Brian Repass •  Fidelity Charitable •  First Citizens Bank •  Kathryn and John Fleer •  Whight Floyd •  Richard M Ford Jr. •  Brandon Fonville •  Deborah Francis •  Susan and Mike Frisch •  Kendra and Matt Gaffney •  Adam Garry •  Erika Gifford •  Give Lively Foundation Inc •  Louise Glickman and Daryl Slaton •  Dudley and Constance Godfrey •  Lucho Gomez •  Mary Goodkind •  Gower Corporation •  Greater Horizons •  Green Man Brewing Co., LLC •  Clemie Gregory •  Jean Groves •  Bernadette Guzzy-Blaurock •  Courtney and Ryan Hamner •  Bonnie Snyder and Ben Hamrick •  Elise Hamrick •  Chyrisse and Pete Hannan •  Tricia Hargrove •  Julia Harrison •  Andrew Harston •  Ronald Hart •  Ellen Helms •  Will Rice •  Bonnie Henderson Schell •  David Hendrick •  Grant and Lee Henegan •  The Landwirth Family Foundation •  Carolyn Herbst •  Luke Hernandez •  Lulu Hettleman •  Molly and Dan Hitchcock •  Derek Hoffman •  Gregory Holden •  Andrew Holland •  Jim Holtzman •  Lynne Horgan •  Nycole and Eric Howard •  Sarah and Lucius Howell •  Jennifer and Ted Hull •  Shannon and Kenneth Hunt •  Miranda Hunter •  Susan and Tom Hunter •  Hunter Auto Group •  Hunter Hometown Foundation •  Hunter Volvo •  IBM •  Anne and Jeff Imes •  Nicki and Bobby Ingle •  Ingles Markets •  Jack Kent Cooke Foundation •  James G.K. McClure Educational & Development Fund •  Susie Jameson •  Charles Jansen •  Diana Stoll and Jeff Kinzel •  Jettie Rae's Oyster House •  Matthew and Caitlin Johnson •  Sarah Johnson •  Jill and Bill Jones •  Lauren Jones •  Katherine Miller and Andrew Jones •  Meghan Jordan •  Diana Anthony and Kaushik Chakravarti •  Amanda Meade and Kevin Keating •  Amanda Keiser •  Kendall Wright Oliver Charitable Fund at CFWNC •  Jane Kendrigan •  Mara Kent •  Kentucky Fried Wishes •  Stella and Herbert Kinobe •  Kelly Kinzle •  Chrissy & Ed Kizer •  Heidi Koester •  Kenn Kotara •  Michelle Kotara •  Mabelle Krasne •  Jason Kratzer •  Meta Laabs •  LabCorp Charitable Foundation •  Michelle Lairson •  Debbie and Robert Lampton •  Theresa and Gary Landwirth •  Jean and Jack Langdon •  Jan Lange •  Larry Turner and Joann Powers •  Chris Larson •  Susan and David Leader •  Kaitlyn Leaf •  Leaf Global Arts •  M Leifert •  Steven Lerner •  Steven and Betsy Levitas •  Likewise Commercial Real Estate •  Lisa and Mark Lindsay •  Shana and Daniel Lopez •  Louis Manes Foundation •  Marlene Arzola and Louis Zaretsky •  Abbott Eaton Lowell •  Ls3P Associates Ltd. •  Luellas Bbq •  Bhim Luitel •  Barbara Macdonald •  Kelly & Doug Macmillan •  Mag Mutual Insurance Co. •  Nancy and Tom Maher •  Jan Maloney •  Hanna and Michael Manes •  Jan and Bruce Manes •  Steve Mann •  Marquee •  Briar Buchanan and Andrew Mastriani •  Holly McArthur •  Lynda & Robert McArthur •  Gail McCarthy •  Sue and Raymond McClinton •  Angie McDonald •  Grace McDonough •  Jan Fisher and Jim McDowell •  Allen and Nell McMurtry •  Barbara McWicker •  Merrill Lynch, Piece, Fenner & Smith Incorporated •  Declan Mettee •  Microsoft Corporation •  Ashley and Jeff Miller •  Kelley Miller •  Mills Family Foundation •  Stosh Mintek •  Lizzy and Oscar Montes •  Christine Montione •  Martin Moore •  Samuel Moore •  Judy and George Morosani •  Morosani Foundation •  Rebecca P. Morse •  Jennifer Mullendore •  Camryn Muzzy •  New York Life Foundation •  Rebecca and Michael Newcomer •  Rebecca and Harry Norris •  Kimberly & Dave Novak •  Gisselle and Jim O'Brien •  Grace Chappell and Patrick O'Cain •  Kendall Oliver •  Oliver Family Fund at CFWNC, •  Sasha and Matt Osada •  Osada Construction •  Robin and John Oswald •  Judith and Rick Ott •  Packs Tavern •  Page and George Bradham Family Foundation •  Russell Park •  Dana Parseliti •  Carly and Grant Penny •  Carol and Bo Perry •  Bennet Phillips •  Kaye and Todd Phillips •  Pat Phillips •  Pine Gate Renewables •  Pisgah Investments Foundation •  Marty and Cathleen Pittman •  Ava Plachter •  Mandara Hospitality Group, LLC •  Terry Powell •  Sandra Pyeatt •  Dosty and Alex Quarrier •  Janet & Ray Quate •  Arjun Raja •  Hedy Fischer and Randy Shull •  Milbrey Sebring Raney •  Julie and Ed Ransdell •  Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund •  Karen Ziff and Richard Wasch •  Kelly Ridinger •  RiNo Country Club LLC •  Jennifer Rish •  Riverlink •  Robert Fearheiley and Katherine Courtney •  Julie and Bob Roepnack •  Julie Rose •  Rotary Club of Asheville •  Amy Rowe •  Dawn and David Rubin •  Lilly Rubin •  Sean Ryan •  Cherry and Paul Saenger •  Salvage Station •  Justin Salvetti •  Samara Fund Inc •  Kim McGuire and Jim Samsel •  Josie Schneider •  Jennifer Schoolfield and Tom Bendon •  Nancy Schuman •  Laurie and David Serfas •  Shaun Edward Stuart Fund •  Barb and Mark Shevory •  Walter Shields •  Tomer Shvueli •  Bee Sieburg •  Pam Siekman •  Rebecca Hedly and David Sims •  Marcy and Scott Sirkin •  Sisters of Mercy •  Jeff and Debra Slosman •  Barbara Sloss •  Andra Smith •  Jody Smith •  Red Smith •  SoulKu •  Bonnie and Tom Spradling •  Square Peg Construction •  Kim Stevens •  Bonnie Stewart •  Laurel, Lucia and Eli Stolte •  Rebecca Stone •  Jan Sturgis •  Lizzy Summerlin •  Susan Swiger •  Janet and Taylor Sword •  Paul and Tish Szurek •  Table Wine •  Jane Ann and Josh Tager •  TELUS North Carolina Community Board Fund •  The Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc. •  The Beattie Foundation •  The Duke Energy Foundation •  The Glass Foundation Inc •  The Hop Ice Cream Cafe •  The Orleans Belle Fund •  Wendy and Dennis Thies •  Michael Thompson •  Brenda Thornburg •  Joyce and Warren Thornburg •  Elizabeth Tindall •  Stephanie Tomatis •  Brooke Townsend •  Toxaway Falls Garden Club •  Deaver Traywick •  Trinity Episcopal Church •  Art Trunkfield •  Denise & David Turner •  Robert Turner •  Winslow Tuttle •  United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County •  Uplift Pathways Consulting LLC •  Leah and Jim Usedom •  Katie and Steve Valieka •  Amy and David Vance •  Nina and Tracy Veteto •  Kelle and Gus Vickery •  Vinnie's Neighborhood Italian •  Eric and Ellen Vontillius •  Cindy and Scott Walton •  Laura and Dan Walton •  Amanda Ward •  Susan and Donald Watson •  Howard Waxman •  Laura Webb and John Hoskins •  Paul Weichselbaum •  Maureen Weintraub •  Jasmin Welter •  James Whitehouse •  Lindsay Hearn and Whitney Montgomery •  Diane and Tony Wilkey •  Julie and Paul Willard •  Christine Wilson •  Hayden Wilson •  Pam Winkler •  Winston Salem Foundation •  Woolworth Walk •  Meg and Win Word-Sims •  Dianne and David Worley •  Frank Wright •  Corinne Wullimann •  Jane Yokoyama •  Allan Zullo

  • ABYSA •  Jordan and Shifra Ahlers •  Bruce Armstrong •  Asheville Art Museum •  Asheville AV Club •  Asheville Charcuterie Co. •  Asheville Youth Sailing •  AVL Cake Lady •  Sarah Barkley •  Casimir Bationo •  Linda Bellengi-Wilson •  Bender Gallery •  Blue Ridge Orthodontics •  BMW Performance Driving School •  Lynn Bregman Blass •  Burroughs Wellcome Fund •  Camp Bangin' and Sangin' •  Camp Rockmont •  Carol Spags Photography •  Carolina Native Nursery •  Chick-Fil-A •  City of Asheville •  Jeremy Cohen and Katherine Preston •  Keira and Tate Coverdale •  Daddy Mac's •  Devil's Foot Beverage Company, LLC •  Kim Dow •  East Village Grille •  Constance Ensner •  Pave the Way Foundation •  Firefly Valley Pottery •  Whight Floyd •  Frugal Framer •  Gan Shan West •  Louise Glickman and Daryl Slaton •  Pam Granger Gale •  Green River Preserve •  Megan and David Hartman •  Shari Hayes •  Luke Hernandez •  History @ Hand •  HomeTrust Bank •  Huckleberry's •  Humanity Liquified •  Mary Jaeger-Gale •  Junior Champions Tennis Camp •  Kentucky Fried Wishes •  Kelly Kinzle •  KP Volleyball Training Camp •  LabCorp Charitable Foundation •  Jan Lange •  Likewise Commercial Real Estate •  Colleen Lineberry •  Luminosa •  Jan Maloney •  Microsoft Corporation •  New York Life Foundation •  OG Synergy Lifestyle & Culture •  Joseph and Gael Pearson •  Jeremy Phillips •  Pat Phillips •  Rhona Polonsky •  Professional Party Rentals •  Purple Pig Catering •  PUSH Skate Camp •  Scorch Fitness •  Walter Shields •  Sisters of Mercy •  SnowShoe Resort •  Alan and Hollie Spade •  Sarah St Laurent •  Sun Soo Martial Arts •  TELUS North Carolina Community Board Fund •  The Duke Energy Foundation •  The Never Ending Flower Farm •  The Rhu •  Yvonne van der Meer Lappas •  Christy Vonderlack •  Warren Wilson •  White Fawn Group LLC •  Willow's Dream •  WNC Food Coalition •  Woollcott •  Wyndham Hotels and Resorts •  YMCA Camp Watia •  Yonder Luxury Vacation Rentals

Thank you to our corporate sponsors!