Sponsors & Donors

Brooklyn Arts Music Academy is deeply grateful for the generosity of our donors and sponsors. Your support makes it possible to provide accessible, high-quality music education that inspires students of all ages and backgrounds to grow as musicians and as confident global citizens.

Foundation & Government Grants 2025–2026

This project is supported by a grant from The Endowment.

This project was supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

Support for this project was provided in part by a grant from the Women's Impact Network of New Hanover County (WIN)."

This grant was made possible by the Suzanne and George Taylor Endowment of the New Hanover County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the North Carolina Community Foundation.

Two Music is Life! scholarship spots are made possible by a grant from the Ministering Circle.

The Endowment
New Hanover County
Women's Impact Network
Landfall Foundation
City of Wilmington
Community Foundation
Residents of Old Wilmington
Ministering Circle

Corporate Partners 2024–2025

Platinum

Team Path
Varnam Strings

Gold

The Atrium
Calvary Memorial Cemetery
James E. Moore Insurance
The Ivey
J. Michael's Philly Deli
Jackie's Bookkeeping
Opera Wilmington
Coastal Carolina Veterinary Specialty
Coastal Carolina Pathology
Ironclad Brewery
Danijela Gualdi Intracoastal Realty
WHQR

Silver
Chamber Music Wilmington
Twin Oaks Lawn Care

Friends of BAMA (Individual Donors)

List reflects donations made 7/1/2024–8/17/2025

Benefactor ($1,000–5,000)

John W. and Kathleen Anagnost,   Mary Baggett,    Dan Cameron Family Foundation,    Ed and Karina Gibbs Family Foundation,

John Krupicka,     Cynthia McNeil,    Erin & Joe Payne

Sustaining ($180–999)

David & Emily Brazik,    Kimberly Brinkerhoff,   Albert & Paula Corbett,    Susan Creasy,  Michelle & John Crosbie,   Meg Davenport,  Cindy Davis,     Victoria & Donald Detweiler,   Stewart & Peter DiFiore,  Bryon & Beverly Dorey,    Linda Estep,    Jan & Clay Fairley,    Anne Goins,   William Gramley,     Virginia Hardy,     Bob & Linda Harootyan,     Alisa Harris,   Chris Helak,    Mark & Jean Hellman, Tammy & David Heuring,   Sonda Jaffe,  Tracie & Nick Jernigan,   Beth Klahre,     Patricia & Dan Kopchick,     Natalie Kupinski,    Christina Brier & Matt Laird,     Patricia & Paul Lawler,    Jan Luquire,     Cecilia Macias,      Anna Mansfield,      William Mansfield,     Jared & Hannah Marks,    Jane Martin,    Kelsey Matusak,    Wylene McDonald,    Katherine & Clint Meyer,     Lois Moore,     Kim Murray,       Lance Oehrlein,    Francisca Oller,   Natalie Orner,   Sarah & Rob Parker,    Deborah & Jim Phillips,     Robert & Laura Power,    Lisa Purdom,     Julie Rehder,     Victoria Rexroad,    Rudi Richmand,     Traci Roberts,     Yeraldi Robles,     Susan & David Rose,              Nancy Scheunemann,   Elizabeth & Livingston Sheats,   Ginger Schroeder,    Harry Snelson,     Anne Sorhagen,    South Brunswick Islands Women's Club,   Suzanne & Doug Thatcher,    Richard & Dianne Trubia,     Julie & Adrian Varnam,   Jen & Brad Yinger,     Nancy Zimmerman

Supporter ($25–179)

Michelle Aebi,  Jennifer Altman, Ray & Lynne Barnett, Patty Bowdoin, Paul & Cheryl Canady, Mark & Annamarie Cartret, Dianne Connor, Trish Cook, Isabel Corrales, Jeanne Criscuolo, Karen Crouch, Beverley Dean, Judith Foley, Tim & Pat Ford, Barbara Gallagher, Thomas Gennarelli, Christina Grazer, Nancy Guyton, Moria Hobbs, Larry Hovis, Carter Jewell, Elaine Johansen, Marie Kolodij, Kay Laird, Mary Landen, Elissa Levy, William Lotzman, Cary Luken, Alberto Macias, Daveedth Macias, Paul McGlaughlin, Lauren Mintz, Heather Myers, Royce Nobles, Alexia Nogueira, White Oak, Leticia Ortega, Michael Parish, Roger Paxton, Miguel Perez, Carson Porter, Joan Rosko-Miller, Gloria Sasser, Valerie Scialassa, Amanda Smith, Rob & Trish Spencer, Jordan & Scott Steinhilber, Michael Steinhilber, Melissa Stoll, Rosemary Norris Utvic, Barbara Varnam, Stacy Ward, Parker Wilson, Larry Zimmerman