Spellbound

THANK YOU to everyone who supported the Impact Challenge throughout the 2008-2009 Season! We’re adding up the last gifts we received before the Impact Challenge ended on June 30. Final results and a complete donor listing will be posted in late July. Please check back again to read about our Challenge results.

More music, more artists, more access, more of what you love and more of a future. That’s the result of a simple combination: Boston Lyric Opera and you.

To that end, BLO Directors Linda Cabot Black and Jody and Tom Gill have generously issued the 2008-2009 Season Impact Challenge, totaling $400,000, in honor of new General & Artistic Director Esther Nelson. In a nutshell, if BLO raises $400,000 in new or increased gifts by June 30, the Impact Challenge will double it. Now your gift can have twice the impact!

Every dollar from gifts that are made by June 30, 2009 and meet the Challenge criteria below will be matched by a dollar from the Impact Challenge, up to $400,000. Your gift can be matched dollar-for-dollar if it is:

  • An increase over your total giving from the 2007-2008 Season (only increased amount will be matched)
  • A gift in addition to what you have already given for the 2008-2009 Season (between July 1, 2008 and November 17, 2008)
  • A new or increased matching gift from your employer
  • A new gift

Don’t underestimate the impact you can have!

Donations of any size add up, and after all, with this opportunity, it’s like giving twice the amount!

Can you help us meet the Challenge by June 30?
Make a gift online
or download our donation form.

Thank you to the many generous friends who have had twice the impact on the 2008-2009 Season! Below are those who have participated in the Impact Challenge with new or increased gifts as of June 5, 2009.

Linda Cabot Black Jody & Tom Gill
   
Jane and Steven Akin Dorothy and David Arnold

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Ms. Carmela Abraham
Ms. Virginia Adams
Shoma Aditya
Mr. John Ainley
Mrs. Betty Allen
Mr. James Allmendinger
Ms. Ann E. Alspach
Mr. and Mrs. Colin F. Anderson
Ms. Judith Anderson
Richard and Donna Anderson
Charles Angell
Ms. Karen V. Anigbo
Mr. Kevin D. Ankiewicz
Dr. and Mrs. Clemens Anklin
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Anthony
Yonca Aral
Mrs. Sara Arshad
Ms. Gwen Art
Nayiri Arzoumanian
John and Rosemary Ashby
Sarah E. Ashby
Ms. Jennifer Ashford
Mr. Richard Askenase
Dr. and Mrs. J. Harvey Atkins
Mr. Donald Bachman
Mr. Ernst Badian
Ms. Barbara Bailey
Mr. John E. Baker
Ms. Christine E. Bancheri
Ms. Meghana Baphna
Marc and Carol Bard
Mr. Jeff Barovich
Dr. Duarte Barral
Dr. and Mrs. C. Redington Barrett
Michael Barza and Judith Robinson
Mr. Ilya Bass
Mr. Mark Bauer
Mr. John Bavicchi and Beverly Lewis
Ms. Joy Robbins Beckwith
Dr. Elaine Beilin
Mr. Erasmus Belden
Mrs. Lisa Bell
Ms. Eva Benda
Ms. Roberta F. Benjamin
Mr. Paul C. Benoit
Mr. Russell Berg
Abraham Berger
Mrs. Patricia W. Berger
Ms. Lena Berman
Ms. Marilyn Bernard
Leonard and Jane Bernstein
Mr. Gerald J. Betro
Ms. Suzanne Bickley
Annabelle and Benjamin Bierbaum
Andrew Billings and Susan Block
Mrs. Constance Bingham
Ms. Petrina P. Biondo
Bruce Bissett and Sherrill Harris
Ms. Elizabeth Q. Bjorkman
Mr. and Mrs. Les Blicher
Timothy and Rebecca Blodgett
Ms. Jill Bloom
Mr. Mel Bobick
Ms. Adria Bodell
Mrs. Katharine Boden
Mr. Peter Bohnert
Mr. Marco Bonito
Mr. Anthony Bordon
Ms. Carol Bosch
Ms. Christine Bosworth
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Bradley
Ms. Kristin Bray and Mr. Dickson
Ms. Laura Brewer
Ms. Mary H. Briggs
Dr. Kenneth Brink
Ms. Lillian Broderick
Ms. Diana Bronner
Ms. Phyllis Brooks
Mrs. Joseph Broude
Ms. Anne Brown
Ms. Carol A. Brown
Mrs. Fred Brown
Lee and Shep Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Brown
Ms. Theresa Brown
Ms. Meredith Browne
Ms. Marietta Bruno
Dr. and Mrs. Eric Bucher
Mr. Alexander J. Budney
Ms. Janet Buecker
Mr. Richard Bunbury
Ms. Sandra L. Burgoon
Jack and Barbara Burke
Ms. Magda Butnaru
Pauline Ho Bynum
Ms. Ellen Cabot
Mr. John Y. Campbell
Ms. Patricia Cardarelli
Ms. Julianne Carney
Ms. Christine Carosella
Ms. Francesca M. Carriuolo
Ms. June Carter
Elizabeth Carvelli
CGR Strategies
Ms. Cecilia Chapdelaine
Ms. E. Ann Chaplin
Ms. Lily Chen
Ms. Mei Po Cheung
Ms. Yong Cho
Mr. Aaron Chow
Lynda and John Christian
Mr. John A. Christopher
Ms. Manya Chylinski
Ms. Vicki Citron
Ms. Anna Clark
Ms. Elizabeth Clark
Bob and Laurie Cleveland
Ms. Keena Clifford
Mr. Brian Clifton
Scott Close and Marilyn Franklin
Marylou Cocci
John F. Cogan, Jr. and Mary L. Cornille
David T. Cohen
Ms. Judith Cohen
Ms. Nina Cohen
Ms. Jacqueline Colby
Mr. Bernard Cole
Michael's Embroidery
Ms. Lillian Condon
Ms. Gretchen Conklin
Dr. and Mrs. John D. Constable
Ms. Nancy Conway
Xiomara Corral
Ms. Doris J. Costello
Ms. Annette M. Cote
Cathy Coviello
Mr. Eugene Cox
Mr. John Crimlisk
Mr. Paul A. Croce
Ms. Carolyn Cromwell
Ms. Patricia Cronin
Rita and George Cuker
Ms. Frederica M. Cushman
Mr. James D'Agostino
Gene and Lloyd Dahmen
Mr. David Daiute
Dr. James S. Dalsimer
Arthur and Kathy Creegan Damaskos
Ms. Victoria Danberg
Mr. Anthony D'Andrea
Ms. Alexandra Dane
Mrs. Ethel Daub
Ms. Glorianna Davenport
Mr. and Ms. Allen David
Ms. Catherine David
Mr. David Davis
Mr. and Mrs. George Abbot Davis
Ms. Jennifer Davis
Wayne Davis and Ann Merrifield
Mr. Thomas Dawkins
Ms. Aileen Day
Mr. Alfonso De Benedictis
Ms. Colette Debrouwer and Mr. Frank Arany
Ms. Karen Dederyan
Ms. Francoise Delaforcade
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Del Sesto
Mr. Hendrik DeMoor
Ms. Stella Detlefsen
Dr. Rustam DeVitre
Mr. Ghanda Difiglia
Mr. Victor DiFranco
Ms. Alexandria Diskin
Robert Doane
Mr. Paul Doerr
Ms. Claire Dondis
Mr. Mark Donohoe
Ms. Catharine-Mary Donovan
Mr. Jan Dovenitz
Ms. Alicia Downey
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dratch
Ms. Nancy Dredge
Mr. Mark J. Driscoll
Mr. Michael Driscoll
Mr. Joseph Dyer
Mr. Alan R. Dynner
Robert and Susan Eastman
Ms. Jennifer Eckert
Mr. Lewis Edgers
Bob Eldredge
Mr. Martin Elvis
Ms. Susan Emanuel
Glenn Engler
Mrs. Nancy English
Mrs. Susan Epstein
Mr. Robert Erwin
Mr. Louis Esposito
Ms. Roxanne Etmekjian
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Fairbrother
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Faling
Ms. Nicole Faulkner
Dr. Judith Feldman
Dr. Justino Fernandes
Mr. Douglas C. Fiero
Rachel Filler
Mr. Henry Finch and Ms. Patricia Robinson
Ms. Kate S. Flather
Mr. David Fleming
Ms. CJ Flemming
Michael S. Flier and David E. Trueblood
Ms. Marjorie Fogg
Ms. Barcy Fox
Ms. Michelle Franchini
Mr. Kenneth C. Frederick
Mr. William Fregosi
Mr. J. Walter Freiberg
Ms. Evie Frost
Mr. Vince Frost
Mr. Manuel Fuentes Garcia
Mrs. Sarah Fullerton
Ms. Anna Gabrieli
Mr. Edward N. Gadsby
Ms. Teresa M. Gallinaro
Ms. Sarah Gallivan
Ms. Karin Galmarino
Richard B. and Nicki Nichols Gamble
Mr. Philip Gambone
Mr. Francisco A Garcia
Mrs. G. Peabody Gardner
Mr. and Mrs. M. Dozier Gardner
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Garwood
Mr. Christopher Gates
Mr. Peter Gates
Ms. Rachelle Gaudet
Ms. Alyson Gauley
Mr. David C. Gaynor
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gelsthorpe
Ms. Judith Gentile
Mrs. Sylvia Gesell
Mr. Charles Getchell
Ms. J. Stephanie Giacalone
Dr. and Mrs. James M. Gibbons
Mr. Paul Giese
Ms. Gladys Gifford
Ms. Victoria Gifford
Mr. Joseph B. Gill
Mr. James Gips
Dr. Deborah Gobetz
Ms. Nancy Golden
Ms. Susan Goldie
Mr. Jonathan Golding
Carl Goldman and Renee Rubin
Ms. Dina Goodfriend
Ms. Pam Goodman
Ms. Caroline Gottesman
Ms. Ann Gough
Ms. Sheila Gough
Laurie Gould
Mr. William Gouveia
Marion Grabhorn
Jeanine Grachuk
Ms. Nacie Graves
Robin Greeley
Ms. Amanda Green
Mr. Michael A. Greenstein
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Grein, Jr.
Mr. Stephen Grubaugh and Ms. Carol McGeehan
Dr. Martha Guastella
Mr. Terrence J. Guiney
Ms. Carol Haber
Peter and Andrea Hacker
Ms. Martha Hackett
Ms. Eleanor Hadley
Jean R. Haffenreffer
Ms Paula Haimes
Susan M. Halby
Mr. Joseph Hammer
Mr. Stuart Hammer
Ms. Christine G. Hannon
Jamie and Ashley Harmon
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Harper
Anne and Neil Harper
Conley Harris
Mr. and Mrs. James Hartmann
Abbe A. Hasenbush
Ms. Christine Havelock
Mr. James Haviland
Ms. Jasjit Heckathorn
Dr. and Mrs. Bernhard Heersink
Mr. Jeffrey Henderson
Tom and Anneliese Henderson
Julie and Bayard Henry
Dr. Robert Henry
Mr. Martin Herbordt
Ms. Sarah Heywood
Mr. Scott Hicks
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas High
Ms. Elizabeth Hinkley
Mr. Roger Hinman
Mr. Jaakko J. Hintikka
Ms. Carole Hirsch
Mr. Robert Hirschkron
Ms. Barbara Hirshfield
Ms. Margaret Hoag
Mr. and Mrs. Morton Hodin
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hofer
Ms. Jeanne Holland
Mr. Hubert Holley
Mr. Richard Hooper
Mr. Henry Hoover
Ms. Lucia Hotton
Ms. Margaret Meo Houlahan
Ms. Deborah Howitt Easton
Ms. Emily Hoyler
Christopher V. and Dorothy S. Hughes
Ms. Jean Humez
Mr. Robert Hunter
IBM Corporation
Marianne M. Ichbiah
International Music and Arts Foundation
Eleanor Iselin
Mr. Benjamin T. Jackson
Ms. Susan Jacobs
Madeline Brandt Jacquet
Ms. Deborah Jameson
Mr. Jeffrey Jampel
Mr. Robert Jampol and Ms. Dahlia Rudavsky
Dr. and Mrs. Steven E. Janko
Ms. Karen Jeng
Ms. Cicely A. Jette
Ms. Ann Johnson
Karen Johnson and Hope Abramson
Ms. Louise Johnson
Paul and Alice Johnson
Ms. Angela R. Jones
Gary and Lisa Jones
Ms. Elizabeth A. Jordan
Ms. Flora M. Joyce
Mr. Steven Kanes
Ms. Susan Kaplan
Ms. Geraldyne M. Karle
Ms. Ann Karnovsky
Mr. Steven Katz
Ms. Amelia Katzen
Mr. Jack Kay
Ms. Ardis Keefer
Ms. Joyce Keenan
Ms. Anne Keller
Ms. Inez S. Keller
Mr. Robert A. Keller
Ms. Jean Kelley
Ms. Patrice Kellogg
Ms. Anne Kelly
Ms. Ann Kenney
Mr. and Mrs. Samer Khanachet
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kirby
Ms. Mary Knasas
Mr. Peter Kniaz
Mrs. Jean Kofol
Drs. Lauren-Anne and Daniel S. Kohane
Mr. Thomas C. Kohler
Dr. Claire Sheff Kohn
Mr. Janos Komaromi
Ms. Florence Koplow
Ms. Mary Kornacki
Mr. Jeffrey Korzenik
Ms. Susan Kosoff
Mr. Robert M. Kowalik
Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Krumpe, Jr.
Ms. Cynthia Krusell
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Kucharski
Ms. Leah M. Kumin
Stephen and Lois Kunian
Mr. Dan Kunitz
Lawrence and Maureen Kunz
Ms. Jo Hanna Kurth
Mr. Ken Kuske
Ms. Karin Kutrib
Mr. William Kuttner
Ms. Yuriko Kuwabara and Dr. Sunny Dzik
Mr. Thomas Kwei
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Lacy
Mr. Ian S. Lai
Mr. Peter Lambert
Ms. Marilyn Lampe
Butler and Lois Lampson
Mr. Dennis Lamser
Terry and Jonathan Lane
Saundra Lane
Ms. Anne Larner
Roberta Lasnik
Ms. Linda Last
Mr. Hewmun Lau
Mr. Michael Lauber
Mr. Thomas Lavin
Chryso Lawless
Mr. Thomas Lawrence
Mr. R. Alan Lawson
Mr. Edwin Leach
Joseph F. Leary, Jr.
Mr. Robert Lebowitz
Mr. Dennis Leclaire
Mr. John Ledoux
David Lehman and Bettina Bentley
Mr. Robert J. Lender
Ms. Mary Leonard
Mr. Eric A. Lerner
Mr. Donald H. LeSieur
Ms. Mary Lesko
Drs. Lynne and Sidney Levitsky
Karen and George Levy
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lichtenstein
Ms. Judith Lieberman
Dr. Julie Lin and Dr. Frank S. David
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lindamood
Mr. and Mrs. S. Bradford Lingham
Dr. Charles Lipson
Mr. and Mrs. James Lober
Mr. Guy Lochiatto
Mr. John Loder
Ms. Joyce A. Lonergan
Mr. Peter Lou
Ms. Anne Lowell
Ms. Lois Lowry
Ms. Sarah Lucy
Mr. Martin Lueck
Ms. Lorraine Lyman
Mr. Robert Lyons
Ms. Anne MacAskill
Mr. Alan MacDonald
Mr. Bob MacIntyre
Ms. Karen E. Macrae
Peter and Betsy Madsen
Ms. Kathleen Malley-Morrison
Ms. Jeanne Maloney
Ms. Barbara Manzolillo
Ms. Anne Marchant
Mary Ellen Margosian
Mr. Steven R. Mark
Ms. Betty Lou N. Marple
Christopher Marrion
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey E. Marshall
Shirley Marston
Dr. Caroline Marten-Ellis
Mrs. Dorothy Martin
Ms. Frances L. Martin
Ms. Kathleen Martin
Mrs. Richard Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Marx
Abigail B. Mason
Ms. June Matte
Mr. Howard Mayne
Rita M. McAteer
Mr. William L. McCabe
Mr. Mark McCarthy
Mr. Richard McCarthy
Mr. John McClain
Mary and Michael McConnell
Ms. Marion V. McEttrick
Dr. Maura McGrane
Ms. Shari McGuire
Mr. Christopher McHugh
Mr. David S. McIntosh
Ms. Carol McKeen and Mr. John Dunton
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McKersie
Mr. and Mrs. Don McLagan
Daria McLean
Mr. and Mrs. John McSweeney
Mr. and Mrs. Russell P. Mead
Mr. John Meleney
Mr. James M. Melnyk
Ms. Gledis Memelli
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Menger
Grier Merwin
Mr. L. Laszlo Meszoly
Mr. Frederick Meyer
Mr. Peter Meyer
Mr. Stephen L. Michaels
Ms. Carol R.H. Miller
Ms. Hilary Miller
Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Miller
Dr. William Miniscalco
Ms. Dolores Mitchell
Ms. Rita Moerschel
Lee Mondale
Ms. Yelena I. Mongayt
Gregory E. Moore and Wynne W. Szeto
Ms. Sandra Moose
Mr. Harold J. Moran
Mr. Keith H. Morehouse
Ms. Caroline Morrison
Maureen Morrissey
Mr. and Mrs. Morse
Nicola Moscufo
Mr. Matthew P. Mullane
Ms. Alice Mullen
Ms. Diane J. Murphy
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Murray
Mr. Aldo Musacchio
Mr. Gary Muscanell
Ms. Mary Mutschler
Dr. Carol Nadelson
Dr. and Mrs. Edward Nalebuff
Ms. Theresa Z. Natti
Ms. Beatrice D. Nazzaro
Ms. Shahpar Negahdaripour
Ms. Mary H. Nelson
Varouj Nersesian
Ms. Judith Nies
Mr. Christopher Niessen
Claudia S. Nimar
Mrs. Marilyn C. Nissenson
Mr. and Mrs. George Noble
Ms. Margaret Noce
Ms. Lisa Novakoff
Mr. and Mrs. John O'Brien
Mr. and Mrs. William F. O'Brien
Mr. and Mrs. John J. O'Donnell
Mr. Philip Olander
Ms. Diana Forbes Olney
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Olney III
Helen O'Malley
Ms. Kait O'Neal
Caroline M. O'Neill
Mrs. Yuko Ono
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Ordemann
Ms. Christine M. Ortolani
Mr. Jack Osgood
Ms. Diane Ota
Ms. Lana Owens
Mr. Sebastian Paci
Mr. and Mrs. D. Cosmo Papa
Ms. Virginia Papa
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Pappalardo
Ms. Arleen Paquette
Ms. Elizabeth Park
Mr. and Mrs. David Parker
Mr. Alan Pasnik
Dr. Lewis J. Patchiavos
Ms. Ruth Paven
Ms. Susan Peirce
Mr. Ed Peltier
Ms. Donna Pereira
Ms. Patricia Petrou
Ms. Andrea Phan
Mr. Ryan Robert Phelan
Mrs. Amy Pike
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pike
Ms. Tina Pizzotti
Mr. Larry B. Pletcher
Mr. Anthony Polito
Mr. Raymond J. Pomerville
Hilary Poriss and Christopher Bailey
Mr. Josef Porteleki
Mr. Richard Possemato
James and Jeannette Post
John and Susanne Potts
B. A. Pound
William and Helen Pounds
Mr. Christopher Powell
Ms. Bethany Pratt
Ms. Shirley Pratt
Ms. Ramona Preston
Ms. Mary Preyer
Dr. Ned Price
Mr. Jerome Priest
Mr. Jason N. Proman
Mr. Bruno Psujek
Mr. Ronald A. Quay
Mr. and Mrs. William Quigley
Ms. K. Jean Quinlan
Mrs. Adrienne N. Rabkin
Ms. Marilyn Rackley
Reverend James Rafferty
Mr. Eben C. Rauhut
Ms. Lynn S. Rawlings
Payne Bouchier Inc.
Ms. Joan E. Reals
Mr. David M. Reed
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Reed
Ms. Tommye Reede
Dr. Douglas Reeves
Ms. Jacqueline M. Regan
Mr. James Regis
Linda and Laurence Reineman
E.M. Richardson
Mr. and Mrs. James V. Righter
Ms. Rita Riley
Ms. Linda Rinearson
Ms. Elizabeth A. Rintels
Mr. Charles Ritz
Mr. Edward Robinson
Dr. and Mrs. John Robinson
Ms. Sue Robinson
Mrs. Hope Rogers Haff
Ms. Berenice Ronthal
Dr. J. Myron Rosen
Isadore and Rosetta Rosenberg
Ms. Marcia Rosenberg
Mr. Donald Rosenfield
Ms. Elizabeth Rosselot
Mark and Lori Roux
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Roy
Ms. Caryanne R. Ruffin
Ms. Deirdre Russell
Ms. Mary Ryan
Mr. Paul Ryan
Ms. Renee Sack
Ms. Diane Sakakini-Rao
Ms. Naomi S. Sales
Mr. Robert Santoro
Mr. Philip Sbaratta
Ed Schein
John and Ruth Schey
Ms. Anne Schneider
Ms. Jan Schwartz
Ms. Martha Schwarzkopf
Dr. and Mrs. R. Michael Scott
Ms. Susan K. Scott
Mr. James Seagle
Ms. Linda Senecal
Ms. Eleanor Serafini
Ms. Sandra L. Serkess
Ms. Margaret Setchkarev
Mr. Jason J. Sgro
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Shafir
Dr. Varda and Israel Shaked
Susan R. and L. Dennis Shapiro
Wendy Shattuck and Samuel Plimpton
Mr. Michael Shear
Mr. John Sherff
Mr. David H. Sherr
Ms. Els Shine
Mr. and Mrs. David Shrestinian
Dr. Susan Silbey
Ms. Rena Silevitch
Robert V. Sillars and Mildred G. Worthington
Ms. Rosemary A. Simmons
Ms. Carole Simon
Ms. Michelle Simpson
Ms. Susan Singer
Mr. Donald S. Sisson
Ms. Elizabeth Sluder
Ms. Beverly Smith
Mr. Cameron L. Smith
Ms. Doris L. Smith
Ms. Sheila Smithie
Mr. Richard Snow
Mr. Scott Snow
Mr. Carl A. Soderland
Jason and Marion Lee Sokolov
Mr. Steven Solomon
Ms. Alexia Sontag
Ms. Emese Soos
Dr. David I. Soybel
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Spielman
Ms. Cindy Spies
Judy and Herb Spivak
George and Judith Sprott
Ms. Charlotte C. Stanley
Mr. Ronald Steffek
Mr. Anthony C. Stevens
Mr. Christopher B. Steward
Ms. Mary Stokey
Ms. Deborah L. Stone
Mr. Henry Stone
Mr. Lanse Stover
Ms. Jillian Strang
Dr. and Mrs. Peter Stringham
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sudofsky
Ms. Joan Suit
Anne M. Sullivan
Mrs. Catherine Sur
Mr. Dan Swanson
Mrs. William Sweet
Mr. Francis Sylvia
Mr. Andrew Szentgyorgyi
Marcos and Faith Szydlo
Ms. Mary Beth Tabacco
Jean D. Taft
Dr. and Mrs. Carter Tallman
Mr. Stan Tanenholtz
Ms. Isabel Tappan
Mr. Stephen J. Tarsa
Steve Tavan and Ellen Laderman
Carol M. Taylor and John H. Deknatel
Ms. Mildred Taylor
Mr. Scott Taylor
Mr. David Teller
Ms. Elizabeth Tereshko
Mr. Peter Tetrault
Mr. Lavell L. Thompson
Ms. Loyce Thomson
Faith and Joseph W. Tiberio Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald S. Tiberio
Mr. Frederick G. Tilley
Ms. Gayathri Tirthapura
Ms. Susanne E. Tompkins-Sterman
Ms. Mayumi Tonegawa
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Townsend
Mr. Nicholas Tranquillo
Ms. Marion Tratnyek
Mr. Michael Tronic
Mr. Debbie E. Tucker
Mr. David Tuerck
Mrs. Olga Eldek Turcotte
Ms. Barbara F. Turner
Mr. and Mrs. Wat H. Tyler
United Technologies
Ms. Sabra Upjohn
Mr. Terry Vazquez
Ms. Laurie Veal
Mrs. Josephine A. Venti
Ms. Brigitte Ventura
Ms. Yun Vermeule
Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation
Ms. Susan L. Vogt
Anton C. Vrame
Mrs. Corinne Walker
Mr. George Wallis
Mr. Lee A. Warren
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey A. Wartosky
Mr. Peter Watchorn
Emma Weiler
Ms. Amy Weinberg
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Weinstein
Mr. Ronald M. Weintraub
Ms. Bonnie Weiss
Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Weld
Ms. Meredith West
Dr. Ruth Westheimer
Mrs. Henry Wheeler
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Wheeler
Siobhan Wheeler
Mr. Jerry Wheelock
Ms. Emily R. Whelan
Ms. Maureen Whelihan
Ms. Sandra Whiston
Ms. Lisa White
Ms. Mary Lou White
Ms. C. Julie Whitlow
Mr. Lawrence Wick
Mr. Russell Wilcox
Ms. Linda Wildes
Ms. Mary Wilinsky
Mr. Brad Williams
Ms. Katherine Williams
Mr. Stephen F. Williamson
Kathryn A. Willmore
Frank Wisneski and Lynn Dale
Ms. Dorothy Wolf
Mr. Tory M. Wolff
Toni G. Wolfman
Mr. Jonathan Wood
Ms. Margaret Wood
Ms. Dawn E. Woodhouse
Ms. Vera Woodley
Ms. Emily C. Woods
Ms. Melissa Woringer
Dr. Fifield Workum
Mr. Carl Wrubel
Ms. Janet Wysocki
Mr. Chris Yabut
Dr. Ioannis Yannas
Mr. James J. Yeannakopoulos
Ms. Gale Young
Norma and Gunars Zagars
Cheryl and Mark Zarrillo
Mr. Samy R. Zekhout
Ms. Tania Zouikin



Challenge Grant FAQ

  • Why is BLO offering a Challenge Grant?
    BLO is an arts organization here to stay. Today, in times more uncertain than any of us like, the Company is reducing expenses wherever possible without compromising artistic standards. But contributions still play the key role in BLO’s fiscal stability and growth. The success of the Impact Challenge helps ensure that stability — without jeopardizing mainstage offerings or education or the promise of BLO’s future.

  • When did the Challenge Grant start?
    The Challenge Grant began on November 18, 2008. Gifts and pledges made this season before that date do not qualify for the match. If you gave before that date and wish to make an additional gift this season, your additional gift will be matched.

  • What is the deadline to make a qualified gift to the Challenge Grant?
    Gifts must be received by June 30, 2009 to qualify for the Challenge Grant.
    This is officially the last day of the 2008-2009 Season and the end of BLO’s fiscal year.

  • I have never made a gift to BLO. How will my gift be counted?
    If you make a donation to BLO before June 30, your entire gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Challenge Grant.

  • I gave a gift to BLO many years ago. Will my gift this season count toward the Challenge Grant?
    Yes! If you last gave to BLO prior to June 30, 2007, your gift this season will be treated as a new gift for the Challenge Grant. Your entire gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar.

  • I gave a gift (or more than one) to BLO last season. What do I need to give to be counted for the Challenge Grant?
    You must give an increased gift over your total giving for the 2007-2008 Season. The amount of the increase will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Challenge Grant.

  • I already gave a gift to BLO at the beginning of the season.  Did it qualify for the Challenge Grant?
    Gifts received or pledged before November 18, 2008 do not qualify for the Challenge Grant. If you gave before that date and wish to make an additional gift this season, your additional gift will be matched. Additional gifts must be received by June 30, 2009.

  • I still have questions and am unsure how much I gave last season or this season. What should I do?
    Call 617.542.4912 x230 or email donorservices@blo.org with any other questions about the Challenge Grant or to check your giving history.