Supporters

 Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival Contributors 2026

The Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival is deeply grateful to the many individuals, businesses, foundations and government agencies that enrich the lives of participants and their communities through their generous support.

The Festival is made possible by financial and in-kind gifts, and is supported in part by corporate and business sponsors, as well as generous donations from individuals, foundations, and arts organizations.

Special thanks to the following donors for our current year of operations. If your name or organization was inadvertently left off of this listing, please kindly inform the administration office 907-474-9600 immediately so that we may update our records. 

Gold — $15,000 and up

J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation

Silver — $10,000 up to $14,999

Alaska State Council on the Arts Bi-Annual Grant
Anonymous

Bronze — $7,500 up to $9,999

Alaska Airlines

Sponsors — $5,000 up to $7,499

The Bill Stroecker Foundation
University of Alaska, Fairbanks Music Department
Susan and Timothy Rice

Guarantors — $2,500 up to $4,999

Joan Soutar

Directors — $1,000 up to $2,499

Pick.Click.Give
Tracie and Don Pendergrast 
Kari Burrell
The Usibelli Foundation
Terese Kaptur
Fred and Sylvia Burns
Sherry Abrahams
Don and Carolyn Gray
Anonymous
Thomas and Nancy Hallinan
ND Systems Mental Health and Counseling
Roger and Sylvia Burns

Benefactors — $500 up to $999

Dr. Ronald Teel, DDS
Don Meares
Leigh Cox

Patrons — $250 up to $499

SBS Retirement Consultants
Peg Willett-Bowers
Mark Chapin

Sustainers — up to $249

Kroger donors program
Bernardo Hernandez and Bernadeta Burzynska
William Post
Anonymous (restricted: Ball in the House) 
Katie Sanders
Karen Kelly
Marsha Sousa
Peter Bente
Barbara Braley
Mary Ann Nickles
The Steiner Family

In-Kind Gifts