Corporations, Foundations & Government

The generous support of these organizations allows First State Ballet Theatre to continue to offer spectacular professional ballet productions and high-quality ballet training, outreach and experiences to thousands of Delawareans each year. The following list represents contributions from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2023.

To find out how your foundation or organization can support First State Ballet Theatre, please contact Joan Beatson at 302-658-7897 x 3851 or jbeatson@firststateballet.org.

PARQUET ($25,000 and up)

Crystal Trust

Delaware Division of the Arts

PARQUET CIRCLE ($10,000 to $24,999)

Chichester duPont Foundation

DRESS CIRCLE ($2,500 to $9,999)

A.P. Palladino, LLC

Barclay’s Bank of Delaware

The Carl M. Freeman Foundation

Delaware Community Foundation

Walmart

FAMILY CIRCLE ($1,000 to $2,499)

City of Wilmington

Kent County Fund for the Arts

United Way of Delaware

WSFS CARES Foundation 

BENEFACTORS (up to $1,000)

Amazon Smile

The Delaware Contemporary

Wegmans

MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES

Bank of America

BNY Mellon

Boeing

Exelon

Glenmede Corp.

Incyte

J.P. Morgan Chase

Merrill Lynch

USAA

THE ARTISTRY PROJECT

First State Ballet Theatre thanks the following for their support of The Artistry Project, a one-day workshop created by FSBT alumna Briana Raheem to give student dancers the opportunity to train with world-class dance professionals.

Shirley Allison

City of Wilmington, Mayor Mike Purzycki

George & Connie Majoros, Jr.

Wilmington City Council, President Ernest Congo

Wilmington City Council, Maria Cabrera


This program is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on www.DelawareScene.com


Community Partners