We acknowledge individual contributors, our partners in the community, and foundation and corporate supporters who, through their commitment to bringing art and culture to diverse audiences, support the work of Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning.
Special Thanks
The Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning is housed in a landmark building owned by the City of New York and is funded with public funds provided through the New York State Council on the Arts, celebrating 50 years of building strong, creative communities in New York State’s 62 counties; the New York State Senate and Temporary President Malcolm A. Smith; the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs with support from Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg; Cultural Affairs Commissioner Kate D. Levin; the New York City Council; Council Speaker Christine Quinn; the Queens Delegation of the Council; Deputy Majority Leader, Councilman Leroy Comrie; Councilman James F. Gennaro; and Queens Borough President Helen M. Marshall.
Support of the Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning is also provided, in part, by:
The Achelis Foundation
AHL Foundation
Milton & Sally Avery Arts Foundation
Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust
The Barker Welfare Foundation
The Bay and Paul Foundations
Bloomberg Philanthropies
C.V. Starr & Co., Inc.
Capital One Bank
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Department of Transportation Urban Art Program
Jean and Louis Dreyfus Foundation
The Economist Group
The Glickenhaus Foundation
Greater Jamaica Development Corp
Greater Queens Chapter of the Links
Jamaica Center Business Improvement District
Korean Cultural Services of New York
Materials for the Arts, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs/NYC Department of Sanitation/NYC Department of Education
Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation
Mertz Gilmore Foundation
New York Community Bank Foundation
New York Community Trust
Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation
JCAL also receives in-kind support from the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation, Arizona Beverages, Costco Wholesale #310, Jamaica Multiplex Cinemas and Wendys.
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The renovation and construction of the Jamaica Performing Arts Center was made possible with generous support from the Office of the Mayor, present and former Queens Borough Presidents Helen M. Marshall and Claire Schulman, the New York City Council Deputy Majority Leader Councilman Leroy Comrie, former City Councilman Archie Spigner, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and Commissioner Kate D. Levin, Citibank, and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
In addition to the support of our contributors listed above, we acknowledge individual supporters and our partners in the community who, through their commitment to audience development and interest in art and culture, support the work of JCAL.
JCAL acknowledges the following individuals for their generous support:
Steward
Judith Rivera*
Sonia Rivera*
Joseph and Jeannine Bersito
Patron
Jennifer Chiang
Anita Segarra
Supporter
Louise Barry
Jerry Bright
Denise Brown
Leilani Brown
Susan E. Chapman
Christopher Clements
Joi Corrothers
Michael V. Daniels
Natasha Davids
Sonya Geder-Diggs
Regina Hammock
Arlene Isaacs-Lowe
Rachel Kobren
Maria A. McCoy
John L. Moore
Gail C. Noble-Robinson
Linda Onyeagoro
Archie Spigner
Eleanor Woods
Friend
Maryette Bailey
Hayneth Bellan
Nadja Bellan-White
Harold & Beulah Bell
Julia D Bien-Aime
Cashel Campbell
Linda Clark
Alfred Cockfeild
Howard E. Cooper
Lisa Copeland
Mr. & Ms. Cosmas Bonaparte
Thomas Crater
Connie Danglar
Theora R. Davis
Sharon R. Devonish
Paula Fisher
Valerie Garvin
Jennifer Gellineau
Kendell Harrington
Marion Hawkins
Fay D. Hill
Doris Houston
Ann Jacobsky
Dana T. Johnson
Jean K. Kellman
Eva Keith
Deborah Khan
Larry Kirton
Haejae Lee
Regine Leys
Ishbelle R. Martin
Marcia Y. McCalla
Sylvette Miralla
Leroy Nesbitt
Edriel M. Noel
Theresa Osborne
Germaine Alexander Parker
Ivory Parris-Dunn
Mayreni Polanco
Patricia Ralph
Ivette Rivera
Paul Rivera Sr.
Juergen Riehm
Melanie Thibeault
Helena Thomas
Dethress D. Ulmer-Lesley
Sophia Walsh
Rudolph E. Walters
Ygmar E. Wiel
Wai Wong
* JCAL would like to extend a special thanks to our Arts Partners, who have committed to make a donation each month. Your generosity helps to sustain our organization’s work, and we truly appreciate your dedication.
