Oregon Ballet Theatre

JACQUELINE MARTIN SCHUMACHER ENDOWMENT FUND

Jacqueline Martin Schumacher as a dancer, teacher and now

The Jacqueline Martin Schumacher Fund was established in December 2008 to ensure OBT’s vitality for years into the future. The fund was named in honor of Mrs. Schumacher, a pivotal force in Portland's dance community.

Mrs. Schumacher is a former ballerina with San Francisco Ballet. In 1940 she danced the lead role of Odette in the United States' first full-length performance of Swan Lake. After moving to Portland, she founded a ballet school and taught for 32 years. The excellent training she provided and her dedication to the local dance community planted the seeds for what would eventually become Oregon Ballet Theatre.

In establishing the endowment fund, Mrs. Schumacher worked closely with OBT to create a fund that would best serve the future of our organization. “I love the company, and I would do anything to see it flourish and grow,” said Mrs. Schumacher.

The principal of the endowment fund is carefully invested and each year it generates interest. The interest gives OBT flexibility to meet changing needs and provides essential funding for programs.

SCHUMACHER FUND DONORS

Anonymous
Jean & Ray Auel
Alice Avolio
Gennaro & Marilyn Avolio
Melissa & Stephen Babson
Dr. Donald & Elisabeth Balmer
David & Lynne Bangsund
Linda Besant & Martha Goetsch
Sylvia Bolton
Terry Brock
David & Elaine Brown
Mary R. & John H. Cain
Lance & Deborah Caldwell
Terry & Elizabeth Clifford
Brooks & Dorothy Cofield
Catherine Evleshin
Blair Exall & Misty Schlegel
Electra Gailas Fair
Dottie Fields
Dr. William & Beverly Galen
John & Michele Gardner
Shirley Gittelsohn & Ernest Bonyhadi
Helen Goodwin
Leta & Mark Gorman
Ken & Mary Lou Guenther
James A. Harragin
Jan Hurst
Patricia & Ralph Jones
Margaret Kretschmar
Eva & Arny Labby
Leupold & Stevens Foundation
Helen Libonati & Carmen Saracco
Joseph & Roseann Libonati

Martha J. Logan
Jack & Ann Lozo
Marni Mahaffay
Sharon & Thomas Martin, Jr.
Nancy Martino
Devin Megy
Kirsten & Richard Meneghello
Marilyn & James Miller
Harry Namitz & Gary Barrett
Janice Orloff
Mollie & Francis A. Ratto
Dean M. Richardson
Davia & Ted Rubenstein
Susan Sammons Meyer & Dennis Meyer
Luwayne "Buzzy" Sammons
Jone Sampson & Sam Weirich
Dorothy & Bill Schumacher
Gretchen Schumacher
William W. & Margaret L. Schuster
Terry L. Schwartz
Carol & Dr. Tom Shults
Deane & Sunny Smith
Victor Souvignier
Barbara Stalick
John Strege
Margaret A. Tint
Mary Ausplund Tooze
Jocelyn Vollmar
Sherrie Wolf
Patricia L. & Jack C. Wong
Beverly & Marty Zell
Janet & Alan Zell
Dr. Katharine Zeller & Dr. David Hill