ENCORE!
What is ENCORE?
Welcome to ENCORE!, Ballet Yuma’s family of donors dedicated to ensuring that Yuma continues to have a high-caliber ballet and contemporary dance program available to the young artists within our community.
Ballet Yuma is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to excellence in performance and education, and to enriching the cultural climate of our community. Our three main sources of funding include ticket sales, fundraising activities/events, and donated financial support; we receive no income from monies paid in tuition to the Company’s official school, Yuma Ballet Academy. If you enjoy and appreciate the level of quality that you witness onstage, please consider offering your financial support at any level. Our donors are vital to our success – invest in our community by investing in Ballet Yuma today!
Donations to Ballet Yuma just became easier.
You can now make your donations via PayPal using your credit card. Click on the link below to begin supporting Ballet Yuma today!
How Does ENCORE! Benefit You?
- Donations to Ballet Yuma are tax-deductible because Ballet Yuma is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization
- Donors will receive recognition in our Nutcracker and Spring Concert performance programs
- For our Principal and up ENCORE! members, Ballet Yuma provides many additional advertising opportunities in all marketing materials and media advertising as well as free tickets to some of our performances and Special Events
- Ballet Yuma recognizes Directors’ Gold Circle ENCORE! members at every opportunity, to include an on-stage introduction at our performances
- Donations from our ENCORE! members are the lifeline that keep Ballet Yuma alive and thriving – without these funds, big or small, Ballet Yuma will cease to exist for Yuma’s young artists and for our many loyal patrons
For more information on how to become a member of ENCORE!, please contact Humberto Arcos, company manager [email protected] or [email protected]
Encore Donors
(9/2023-7/2024)
Director’s Gold Circle ($3000+)
Craig & Julia Sampsel* Arizona Commission on the Arts * Arizona Community Foundation – Yuma and San Luis * Bordertown Arts Project * Paul Bensel Jewelers
Prima ($2000+)
Ana Marie Snyder * Caballeros de Yuma * Kim Garcia Photography * Yuma Ballet Academy
Principal ($1,000+)
Kasandra Lor and George Zimmerman * Naomi Amparo, alumni
Soloist ($500+)
Brigitta Kuiper and Gil Urias * The Morris Family * Gary and Linda Munk * Sofia Sanchez, alumni
Demi-Soloist ($250+)
Cam and Emma Cong * Joseph Chavez * Scott and Marilyn Hannon * Brittani Ibarra * Eric Pittman * The Spencer Family * National Association of Hispanic Nurses
Corps ($100+)
Rachel Barkley * Ariane Guthrie, alumni * Kim and Maria Guthrie * Pauline Kuiper * Carol Motley * The Piceno Family * Kimberly Thayer * Bill Toms * Connie Uribe
A Special Thanks to our Many In-Kind Supporters
To all backstage, lobby and “in the background” volunteers who generously donate their talents, time and energy in support of Ballet Yuma – we offer our sincerest thanks. We couldn’t do it without each and every one of you!
Donations to Ballet Yuma just became easier.
You can now make your donations via PayPal using your credit card. Click on the link below to begin supporting Ballet Yuma today!
Thank you, Arizona Commission on the Arts! Ballet Yuma is honored to be supported in part by the Arizona Commission on the Arts, which receives support from the State of Arizona and the National Endowment for the Arts. With these funds, we are able to continue working in our community to meet our mission of bringing quality arts programming to Yuma.
In the past the Arizona Community Foundation of Yuma has generously supported our Outreach programs allowing us to fulfill an important component of our mission.
The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent federal agency that funds, promotes, and strengthens the creative capacity of our communities by providing all Americans with diverse opportunities for arts participation.