Our Support
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Your donation directly supports accessible, high-quality dance education for youth in our community. From studio scholarships to vibrant performances and outreach programs, every dollar helps a student take the stage—regardless of their financial background.
Sponsors & Donors
Bluegrass Youth Ballet is grateful for the many organizations and families that support our mission to engage and inspire youth by providing access to the art of dance throughout our community.
The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, provides operating support to
Bluegrass Youth Ballet with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Office of the Mayor, Linda Gorton * Council Member Jennifer Reynolds, 11th District * Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Parks & Recreation * The Jesse Higginbotham Technology Trust, Inc. * The Jesse Higginbotham Neighborhood Center
Artistic Director ($5,000+)
250Lex
Gwen’s Big Stage Scholarship & Latiff Family
Kentucky Arts Council
LexArts
Opera House Fund
Orphan Society of Lexington
White, Greer & Maggard Orthodontics
Ballet Master ($2,500 – $4,999)
LFUCG
Partners for Youth
Principal Dancer ($1000-$2499)
Conley Salyer
Humana
Karen Cosby
Kentucky Colonels
Mary Kaye Ferry
The Bagley Family
The Katko Family
The King’s Daughters & Sons Foundation of Kentucky, Inc.
Tom Bell
Choreographer ($500-$999)
Mark and Ellen Spivey
Soloist Level ($250-$499)
Bluegrass Serenity Yoga & Wellness
Critchfield Meats
El Mariachi
Howard Hoskin
Kendra Scott
Michelle and Ian Lofwall
Monarch Fitness & Training Co.
Southland Bagel
The Katko-Buchenberg Family
Wildfire Yoga & Wellness
Corps de Ballet Dancer ($10-$249)
Adalhi Aranda
Adam and Carla King
Alex Garcia
Amanda Tipton
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Audrena Warfield
Baby Belly Spa
Backroads Bakery
Bank of the Bluegrass
BJ and Mary Dee Yoblinski
Brian and Melody Jones
Bronwyn Butler
Christina and Drew Mackell
Cindy and John Terbot
Cozy Dancer
Cynthia Clark
Dahlhus Fudge
Dan Hartlage
David and Sandra Givin
Debbie Spike-Pierce
Deirdre Weaver
Elizabeth Carlisle
Emily Jenkins
Faith McBride-Byrne
Flora and Bloom Nutrition
Gathered Play and Create
Glow with Lo
Hannah Tinsley
Headley and Nancy Bell
Heather Lyons
Jared Bryan
Jeana Kleven
Jeanne Elam
Jen Keller
Jennifer Adler
Jennifer and Evan Beauchamp
Jessica Klanderud
Jochen Wols
Jon and Linda Chadwell
KC Wellness, Inc.
Kelly VanHoose
Kim Davis
Kroger
L.A. Wicker
Leo Akiyama
Lexington Cake Pop
Lexington Children’s Theatre
Lisa Lockman
Mami Hayashida
Maria Franzini
Mary Kasibirski
Mary Rose Stelzer-Weis
Matthew Clarke
Megan Adams
Monica Dolua
Nataliya Timoshevskaya
Old Tobacco Farm
Olive’s Apron
Philip and Lowena Latiff
Randy and Becky Latiff
Rob and Joni White
Rompf Family Giving Fund
Sage + Strand
Sara Clark
Sara T. Henry
Sarah Watts and Family
Scarlett Michele Photography
Sienna Hooper
Sterling Hot Yoga
Steve and Connie Williams
Sweet Grass Granola
Sweets from the Hart
The Autumn Spoon
The Back Family
The Cochrane Family
The DePaoli and Schultz Family
The Eads Family
The FitzGerald Family
The Gallagher Family
The Gooch Family
The Harrington Family
The Hauser Family
The Hayman Family
The Hernandez-Romero Family
The Higgins Family
The Horseman Family
The Jenkins Family
The Keese Family
The Kingsland Family
The Leaky Momma
The Lindgren Family
The Milliner Family
The Moody Family
The Mueller Family
The Norris-Canfield Family
The Peace Family
The Reichert Family
The Sacred Stain
The Shreve Family
The Soldato Family
The Stubbs Family
The Tohaneanu Family
The Vicini Family
The Voskuhl Family
The Watts Family
The Willow
The Zehnder Family
Tina Brouwer
Tom @ LocalLex
Tom Fisher
Vickie Batzka
Wild Lab Bakery
Yellow Cocina
Donations as of July 2025-Present
In Memory of Gwen Latiff
Kevin & Megan Latiff
Rebecca Givan
NetGain Technologies
David & Patty Adams
Barbara Baumgardner
Elizabeth & Ralph Burden
Elizabeth Carlisle
Linda Chadwell
Steve & Jami Colegrove
Lisa Heuser
Darius Hoskinson
Carrie May
Benjamin Rasche
Elizabeth Raymer
James & Karen West
Board of Directors
Sarah Zehnder
President
Chris Stubbs
Vice President
Thomas Fisher
Treasurer
Rebecca Keese
Secretary
