Thanks to Our Donors

Thanks to Our Donors

Celebrating DONORS and volunteer leadership PHOTO: LISA KYLE 2004 Left to right: Dolly Ellenberg, Vice President, Development; Suzy Broadhurst, Chair, Board of Trustees and Interim President; Maxwell King, President, Heinz Endowments; and Janet Sarbaugh, Program Director of the Heinz Endowments Arts & Culture Program 36 CARNEGIE • SUMMER 2005 Traditionally, the role of museums was primarily to preserve the past. Today, museums —particularly the four Carnegie Museums —play a Some of the key people we must thank for helping us reach these much more important role in people’s lives and in the development achievements are: of the communities they serve. Time after time, our museums amaze • Janie Thompson, chair of the Trustee/Board Annual Giving Fund us with the thought-provoking exhibitions, innovative educational and Development Committee. programs, special events, and community partnerships they develop and the impact they have on our region. • Peter Veeder, chair of the Annual Sustaining Fund. • Ray Steeb and Lou Cestello, co-chairs of the Corporate Yet, none of these things would be possible without the generosity of Committee. our many wonderful supporters, some of whom you’ll read about on the following pages. Carnegie Museums has always been inspired to • Debbie Dick, chair of the Individual Gifts Committee. reach out to the region and do great things by the passionate support These individuals give so much of themselves year after year and truly and strong commitment of our donors —and we’ve thrived as a result. lead by example. We are thankful for their support and friendship. Over the years, one of our most remarkable supporters has also We would also like to take this opportunity to recognize three other been one of our most steadfast: The Heinz Endowments. generous gifts we received last year: Led by President Maxwell King, the Heinz Endowments demonstrate • In early 2004, an anonymous donor contributed $1 million for a passion for the Pittsburgh region, its citizens, and its educational our unrestricted endowment. and cultural organizations that is hard to match. We consider our- selves extremely fortunate that since the 1980s, Carnegie Museums • PNC Financial Services Group donated $1 million in support has been the recipient of several significant Heinz Endowments Arts of operations and programs at all four Carnegie Museums & Culture Program grants totaling more than $38 million. over the next seven years. • In the 1980s, Carnegie Museums received more than $15 million •And a gift from the RK Mellon Foundation helped bring for various projects that were part of the Institute’s Second Century Carnegie Museum of Natural History $3 million closer to its Fund capital campaign. goal of raising $35 million for Dinosaurs in Their World. • In 1992, The Heinz Endowments contributed $2.5 million to Together, their donations reinforced the community’s strong commit- acquire and renovate the North Shore building that houses ment to our four museums. The Andy Warhol Museum. The community’s high regard for Carnegie Museums was also made • In 1997, The Warhol was once again the recipient of a generous apparent to us last year when our trustees and senior management $1.25 million grant in support of the museum’s endowment. team embarked on an Institutional Planning process to help Carnegie Museums position itself for an exciting future. One of the first phases • Last year, when the Museum of Natural History was searching for of the planning process involved interviews with some of our peers in funds to meet its fundraising goal for Dinosaurs in Their World, the cultural community, government officials, foundation and corporate the Heinz Endowments stepped up and contributed $4 million. leaders, and individual donors and members of the museums. What • Most recently, Teresa Heinz Kerry, on behalf of The Heinz they had to say was very empowering: Carnegie Museums, they Endowments, presented a $4 million gift to The Andy Warhol agreed, was the most influential cultural institution in the region. Museum, once again in support of its endowment. Recently, we completed the third phase of our Institutional Planning We are grateful for all the Heinz Endowments have done and process; and our new president, David Hillenbrand, will soon begin continue to do to strengthen Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh’s putting many of the recommendations into practice. position as one of the leading educational and cultural institutions in the region. Their encouragement and support continue to motivate Like any large institution, we will face numerous challenges in the us to reach for even higher goals. months and years ahead, but with the extraordinary support of so many donors, volunteer leaders, corporations, foundations, and Led by the Heinz Endowments, our members, donors, corporate friends we are certain we will continue to thrive and excel. partners, and other supporters contributed a total of $17.5 million in 2004 —a 9 percent increase over 2003. Giving to the Annual Our heartfelt thanks to everyone who honored us in 2004 with their Sustaining Fund increased by 3 percent thanks to increases from our generous gifts. Trustees (up 8 percent), Patrons Circle donors (up 3 percent), and friends in the foundation community (up 41 percent due to an anonymous challenge grant). Total dollars raised through the Annual Sustaining Fund and membership totaled $5.9 million. Suzanne W. Broadhurst Dolores F. Ellenberg Chair, Board of Trustees Vice President, Development and Interim President CARNEGIE • SUMMER 2005 37 We recognize with gratitude Carnegie Patrons Circle donors who made leadership gifts of $1,895 or more to Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh’s 2004 Annual Sustaining Fund. These gifts helped to provide critical operating dollars needed to sustain our four museums. We thank the following Patrons for their generosity. Carnegie PATRONS CIRCLE Carnegie Founder’s Society Mrs. Philip Dressler (+) Mr. and Mrs. William R. Caroselli Craig A. Marshall $25,000+ Mr.* and Mrs. George F. Eichleay Barbara and Gerald E. Chait Sara Marshall Mr.* and Mrs. Henry J. Gailliot Otto H. Chu* and Victoria Lee Susan and Christopher Martin William Gregg Hansen (+) Mr. and Mrs. Ira H. Gordon Marion W. Cohen W. Dwight Mayo Mrs. William S. Hansen Jean and Bill Hauber Dr.* and Mrs. Jared L. Cohon Grant and Audrey McCargo Drue Heinz* Mr.* and Mrs. William E. Hunt Janice and Jim Colker Mr. and Mrs.* C. Hax McCullough, Jr. Mr.* and Mrs. Henry L. Hillman Mr.* and Mrs. Gregory B. Jordan Mr. and Mrs. William W. Cooley Mr.* and Mrs. J. Sherman McLaughlin Teresa Heinz Kerry* Mr.* and Mrs. Marshall P. Katz Mr. and Mrs. David M. Curry Mrs. William A. Meyer Mr. and Mrs. Demetrios T. Patrinos Mrs. Frank W. Lang Mr. and Mrs. Douglas D. Danforth, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. James C. Michel John G. Rangos, Sr.* Mr.* and Mrs. Howard M. Love Ronald R. and Judith M.* Davenport Janet and Donald I. Moritz William P. Snyder III* Mr. and Mrs. J. Donald McKinney Mr.* and Mrs. John P. Davis, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gerd D. Mueller Robert M. Thompson, Jr.* Sam Michaels Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. DeBaldo Ronna and Joshua Nagin Mrs. John F. Walton, Jr. Nancy and Albert C. Muse Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Dell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs.* B. Gordon Nelson Mr. and Mrs. John B. Newman Deborah G. Dick Noel M. Newell President’s Society Mr. and Mrs. I. Hale Oliver Mr. and Mrs. John F. Donahue Patricia K. Nichols $10,000 –$24,999 Mrs. David B. Oliver II Lowrie C. Ebbert Mr. and Mrs. Francis B. Nimick, Jr. Nancy and Woody Ostrow Mr. and Mrs. Curt P. Ellenberg Robert W. Off Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. James L. Parker Mr. and Mrs. Steven G. Elliott Nancy and Paul O'Neill John A.* and Lisa A. Barbour Evelyn B. Pearson Mark* and Jenifer Evans Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Peirce, Jr. Allen Baum and Leo M. Phillips Robert and Kim Fanelli Lila Penchansky and Daniel Russell Elizabeth Witzke-Baum Donald M.* and Sylvia Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Timothy O. Fisher Gregg and Susie Perelman Mr. and Mrs. James S. Beckwith III Mr.* and Mrs. Frank Brooks Rebecca Foster and William D. Pettit Paul G. Benedum, Jr.* Robinson, Sr. Michael Leon Kazar John E. Quinn Bozzone Family Foundation* Wallace W. and Patricia O. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Donald D. Funnell Mr. and Mrs. Edward V. Randall, Jr. Suzy* and Jim Broadhurst Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Taylor Ruth and Myron Garfunkel Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Calihan, Jr. Ellen and Jim* Walton Dr. and Mrs. David M. Garzarelli Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Rooney Mr.* and Mrs. Milton Fine Milton* and Nancy Washington William H. Genge Louisa Rosenthal Edith H.* and James A.* Fisher Mr.* and Mrs. Joshua C. Whetzel, Jr. Jean George Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence C. Ruffner Mr.* and Mrs. Lee B. Foster Mr.* and Mrs. Jerry R. Whitaker Margaret Good and Treasure and Bruce D. Sachnoff Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Graham James* and Susanne Wilkinson Thomas Von Lehman Dan* and Bonnie Sandman Irv and Aaronel deRoy Gruber S. J. Zoerb Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Graf, Jr. Robert D. Sansom and Mr. and Mrs.* Stanley R. Gumberg Mrs. Charles L. Griswold Edith L. Eligator Joe* and Kathy Guyaux Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Haller, Jr. Mrs. Edward R. Schatz Mr.* and Mrs. James R. Johnson Curator’s Society Mr.* and Mrs. Stephen C. Hansen Mr. and Mrs. Edwin F. Scheetz, Jr. Mr.* and Mrs.* Martin G. McGuinn $2,500 – $4,999 Jane Z. Haskell* and Mr. and Mrs. K. George Schoeppner Christine J. Olson* Mr. and Mrs. Goerdt K. Abel Sidney Alexander(+) Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Soffer Helen and Henry Posner Mr. and Mrs. James R. Agras Thomas and Kathy Hewitt Thomas W.

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