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How You Can Support Sundance Institute

Our community of supporters resemble the artists they champion – dynamic, committed, and diverse – which is why there are many ways to support the Sundance Institute. Whether you’re an individual donor interested in joining our Theatre Circle, a corporation looking to align your brand with the Sundance Film Festival, or a foundation seeking innovative ways to create social change, Sundance Institute connects you to the artists and programs you are most eager to support. Your investment preserves the work of artists in film, theatre, and music allowing thoughtful, provocative, independent voices to flourish.

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Become a Member

Become a Member today and join a community of like-minded individuals who believe in the power of great art. As a Sundance Institute Member, you’ll receive insider information on the best new films, plays and artists while receiving valuable benefits and discounts that complement your enthusiasm for adventurous storytelling. Learn More.

Become an Individual Patron

Whether your love is for theatre, film, the Festival or the Institute overall, we have the perfect program to connect you with your passion. Discover the ways to support Sundance Institute from a one-time gift through the Artist Fund, to joining Sundance Circle for year-round Institute engagement to championing the independent artists and stories you love through Leadership Giving. Learn More.

Become a Corporate Supporter

Sundance Institute builds multi-faceted partnerships for leading brands to engage with a creative community of artists and audiences. From Film Festival sponsorships to named artist fellowships that provide funding to artists during their creative process, there are many unique ways to engage with Sundance Institute Learn More.

Become a Foundation Partner

Foundation Giving enables Sundance Institute to support the vital work of independent storytellers. We work closely with each foundation to connect it to Institute activities that reflect shared values and priorities. Learn More.

Become a Government Supporter

Government partnerships are a vital part of our existence. Contributions from federal, state, and community agencies and embassies serve artists and audiences and provide endorsements for our local, national, and international work. Learn More.

Attend an Event

Sundance Institute hosts special events across the country year-round to celebrate independent artists and to raise funds to support groundbreaking new work for the screen and stage. Join us!

Upcoming Events

At the heart of Sundance Institute is a community of artists, friends, and supporters who believe in the value of bold, creative, independent voices. Throughout the year and around the country, our events connect, grow, and inspire this community by offering resources, sharing new work, and exploring the ideas that shape our culture.

We invite you to join us at our upcoming events to experience the magic of creative storytelling and our Artist Programs. To learn more about an event or see how you can attend please contact giving@sundance.org or call 310-492-2325.

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Engage With Artists

Salons, studio visits, conversations, private screenings, dinners and receptions provide exclusive opportunities to connect directly with independent artists who define our culture.

Open to those who support the Institute at $30,000 and above.

Discover

Parties and screening events hosted by Institute program directors for friends and alumni, as well as private screenings for members and supporters, provide an insider’s view of the newest discoveries and conversations in independent film, theatre, and digital media.

Open to those who support the Institute at $5,000 and above.

Community Events

Educational and screening events where Sundance artists share their voice and stories.

Open to all Sundance supporters.

Benefit Events

Signature experiences that celebrate the Institute’s mission, impact, and community. All Sundance Institute supporters are invited to purchase tickets to our Benefit Events.

Special ticketed events to help Sundance Institute raise funds needed to accomplish its mission.
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What's Your Passion?

Together, we have the power to transform culture by preserving the space for our artists to create and thrive and providing opportunities to introduce their work to new audiences. Explore the programs, festivals, and initiatives of the highlighted programs below and ensure that your contribution supports your passion:

Feature Film

Documentary Film

Theatre

Creative Distribution Initiative

Diversity Initiative

Native Program

Music In Film

Sundance Film Festival

Donor Spotlights

SUPPORT FOR SUNDANCE INSTITUTE

From Individual Donors to Sundance Institute Members and Foundations to Corporate Sponsors, we thank you for your commitment to our mission to advance the work of artists in film, theatre, and music and to promote these important voices in society.

As of December 2016

Endowment support

Dwight Anderson
Ariel Investments, LLC
Lin Arison
Susan Cronyn
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Jake Eberts
The Charles Engelhard Foundation
Entertainment Industry Foundation
Jeanne Donovan Fisher

Ford Foundation
Mellody Hobson
Cindy and Alan Horn
Karen Lauder
LisaBeth Foundation
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Geoffrey K. Sands
Target Corporation
Steve Tisch Foundation
Walter L. Weisman

Individuals

$2,500-$4,999

Edward Abratowski
John Ainsworth & Shawn Ryan
David Amor
Laurence Bardoff & Lilli Alberga
Teresa Beck
Douglas Beckwith
Claire Best
Patter & Thomas Birsic
James Boyd
Leslie Braun
Juanita Bronstein
Marcy Carsey
Jill Carter
Michael Chrabaszcz
Suzette Clarke
Judith Cohen
Julie & Peter Cummings
Deborah & Forrest Danson
Eric Douat
Ruth Duenser
Amy & Harold Eckman
Jill & Andrew Ellner
Nancy Forster
Sheila Forsum
Amy Gary
Diane Geier
Alyssa Geiger
Craig Goldberg
Mary Ellyn & Tom Hogan
Phyllis Hollis
Jessica Houssian
Katherine Immerman
Leanne Jackson
Barbara & Leon Kalvaria
Seth Kaufman
Joy & Joel Kellman
Jungju Kim
Patricia Kivel
Bonnie & Mark Kowalsky
Lisa Koxlien
Jason Langston
David & Lori Larcher
Mary & Lincoln Leader
Larissa Malmstadt
Clare & Jack Marash
Leigh Matthes
Seema & Kevin McGrath
Janet McKinley
Daniel McSwain
Linda & George Mendelson
Lauren Merage
Robert Miller
Constance Mortell
Deena & Edward Nahmias
Sharon Nehls
Judy & Henry Otto
Kelly & Michael Palmer
Mong Penella
Barbara Portman
Leigh & John Reaves
Joyce & William Roberts
Mr. Howard R. Rothwell
Lawrence Rubin
Mara Sandler
Shauna Schmunk
Robert L. Seigel
Valerie Sestito
Deborah Shedlin
Dianna Shpritz
Ms. Kerry Smith
Shayna Smith
Helene Sorin
Pamela & Lawrence Stevenson
Anna Teeples
Elizabeth Tinkham
Dyan Triffo
Rosalind Walrath
Michael Walsh
Tom Warne
Emily White
Kat White
Sue & David Wishnow
Ethan Yake
Thomas Zimmermann
Lisa & Alan Zuccari

$5,000-9,999

Eric Albritton
Carlos Archilla
Stephanie & Daniel Aucunas
Lorna Auerbach & Larry Wheat
Francesca & Christopher Beale
Judith & Thomas Billings
Susan Blachman
Andy & Kathleen Blank
Craig & Dawn Budner
Marguerite & David Camarata
William Cameron
Buffy Castillo
Hannalorre & Mohamad Chahine
Jennifer Chaiken
Katherine & David Cheek
Carol & Larry Clemmensen
Katie & George Coleman
Amanda Corley
Pam Crooke
Margaret Crotty & Rory Riggs
Margaret & Yogen Dalal
Ruth & Phil Davidson
Anne & Pierre De Villemejane
Richard Desich
Karen DiNunzio
Linda & Tom Dupree
Leslie & William Elkus
David Elmore
The Eisenberg Family
Caterina Fake
Deborah Feo
Mary & Ken Ford
Molly Forstall
Pamela & Jeff Foxworthy
Tabitha Furyk
Linda Gelfond
Barbara & Peter Georgescu
Karen & Robert Gober
Andrew Goldstein
Shari Gottlieb
Kimberley Gray
Doris Harrigan
Linda & Malcolm Hastings
Laura & Clayton Heckler
Dayna & Harvey Heller
Don Hendricks
Alan Herzig
Rick Hillstead
Joan & George Hornig
Barbara & Julius Hyatt
Mary Innis
Mary Ishikawa
Karen Jacobson
Barbara & Bob Jones
Janet & Howard Kagan
Jean Kaplan
Heather Kenihan
Stefani & Scott Kimche
Andrea Kirstein
Katherine Kohatsu
Les Kratter
Mike Krieger
Karin Kukral
Frederic Lahey
Sherry Lansing & Bill Friedkin
Mary & Lindon Leader
Shari Levitin
Jeffrey Lindsay
Karen & Gregg Lund
Jennifer Lynch
Susannah Gray & John Lyons
Carey & Royden Maloumian
T.J. Marchetti
Sandra & Maurice McSweeney
Joanna Miles-Basta
Katherine Milias
Dale Miller
Rayna & Glen Mintz
Virginia Mithoff
Laura Moore
Irene & Gary Mottola
Diane Namm & Richard Schirtzer
Beth & Joshua Nash
John Nisson
Bonnie & Paul Offit
Natalie Orfalea Foundation
Kathryn Petersen
Patrice Picone
Jane & David Preiser
Stacey & Steven Rauch
Jen Roddick
Ellen & Mike Rosenberg
Caryn & Barry Rudofsky
Bird Runningwater
Stacey Sachen
Beth Sackler & Jeffrey Cohen
Sonja & Michael Saltman
Laurie & Owen Schwartz
Gary Semrow
Wendy & Frank Serrino
Emily & Rhod Shaw
Maureen & Tom Shea
Lisa & Joel Shine
Evan Singer
Elisa & Brian Slobodow
Linda & Rick Smaligo
Bruce & Joy Soll
Joseph Sorge
Susan Sosin
Betsi Steinberg
Dave Stroeve
Annsley & George Strong
Mary & Peter Tennyson
Elizabeth & James Tozer
Steve Tullman
Kristin & James Ulland
David Vise
William H Voge
Elaine & Joe Weis
Sheila & Walter Weisman
Martin Werner
Tiffany Wince & Patrick Hurley
Gayle & Sam Youngblood
Beth Zollars

$10,000-19,999

Anonymous
Cynthia C. Amitin, MD & Steven C. Ludwig, MD
Frankie & Joseph Armstead
Jennifer Bastos
Phyllis & Scott Bedford
Pamela Boll
Louis Buglioli
Kimberly & Christopher Clarke
David Cohen
Kenneth Cole & Maria Cuomo Cole
Melissa & Bradford Coolidge
Clifford Curtis
Susan Daley
Carlo Enrique Muzquis Davila
Stephanie & Jon DeVaan
Eric Diefenbach & JK Brown
Jill Edelson
Kevin Efrusy
Nina & David Fialkow
Elizabeth & Jesse Fink
Leslie & Jeffrey Fischer
Ronaldo M. Foresti
Nancy & David Garrison
Sally Gepp
Heather Goodman
Green Family Foundation
Frederick Green
Robin & Daniel Greenspun
James Heavener
Janice & Steven Hefter
Suzy Hendriksen
Marleen & David Hood
Karen & Mark James
Ann Kaplan & Robert Fippenger
Patrick Kennedy & Jamie Amos
Sharrington & Parker Kennedy
Jason Delane Lee & Yvonne Lee
George Levie
Lynn Lewis
Rachel McAree
Nancy Medford
Susan & Gib Myers
Lori & Janusz Ordover
Ken Pelletier
Timothy Peterson
William Price
Shari & David Quinney
Jennifer Rainin - in memory of Graham Leggat
Carol Rosebrough
Maile & Brian Roundtree
Jim Scott
Jane Solomon
Sir & Lady Martin Sorrell
Melissa Spellman
Peter Sullivan
Rosalie Swedlin & Robert Cort
Janet Tittiger
Kim & Jeff Trocin
Taika Waititi
Aleda Toma & Mike McCoy
Jenifer & Jeffrey Westphal
George Whipple
Teri Meno Zingale

$20,000-$29,999

Anonymous
Anonymous
Thomas R. Ajamie
Teri & Jeffry Allen
Chris Beck & Jane Wang
Peggy Bergmann
Nancy Blachman & David desJardins
Jason Blum - Blumhouse Productions
Laurence Braitman & Angie Wang
Barbara Bridges
Joseph Casale
Sean Combs & Sarah Snedeker - Revolt Films
Philip Fung - A3 Foundation
Duncan Cole Frates
Susan & Eric Fredston-Hermann & Family
Ken Grossinger & Micheline Klagsbrun - CrossCurrents Foundation
Kathleen Hagen
Jason Hirschhorn
Susan & Joel Hyatt
Caroline & Edward Hyman
Arlene Inch
Blake Krikorian
Kim & Ping Li
Ann Lovell
Michael Luisi
Crystal & Charles Maggelet
Carole Meiselman
Lynn & Tom Meredith
North Texas Young Presidents' Organization
Stuart Pollard
David E. Quinney III
Diana & Bruce Rauner
Gayle & Barry Tyerman
Van Beuren Charitable Foundation
Mark Wawro
Michael J. Zak

$30,000-$49,999

Anonymous (2)
The Baker & Sudler Families
Katherine & Paul Bettner
Elizabeth & Brad Bird
Greg Brockman
Dr. Jan Broberg Carter - Rabbit Road Productions, CEO
Steve Cohen & Paula Froehle - Chicago Media Project
Dwight Curry
Ian Darling
Tamra & Chris Faulkner
Debbie & Alan Gold
Anonymous/Insurgent Media
Melanie & Mark Greenberg
Rachel & Andrew Hee
Geri Hormel
Gillian Hormel
Anthony Hsieh
Ken & Margaret Jacobs
Joyce Keil-Chafin & Bruce Chafin
Philip Kent
Steiner King Foundation
Robert & Shelly Light
Lynn & Bruce Lindsey
Kelley & Stephen Lubanko
Cathy & Alex Mendez
Debbie McLeod & Jay Sears
Ruth Mutch
Kathy & David Perno
Dana DiCarlo & Scott Plank
Joan & Lewis Platt Foundation
Susanne Preissler - Independent Media, Inc.
Robina & John Riccitiello
Rosenthal Family Foundation
Gigi & Andrew Schwertfeger
Marilyn & Thomas Sutton
Quentin Tarantino
Grazka Taylor Productions
M Brent Trostle
Lee Vickers - Trine LA
David Wanek & Maribeth Portz
Marni & Richard Waterfield
Jean & John Yablonski

$50,000 - $99,999

Jill & Ryan Ahrens
Mr. & Mrs. Ed Aldag, Jr.
Charmaine & Sean Bailey
John Boccardo & Derek Esplin
Angus Deardoff
Ted Dintersmith & Elizabeth Hazard
Abigail Disney & Pierre Hauser
Philipp Engelhorn & Cameron Yates
J.A. & H.G. Woodruff, Jr. Charitable Trust
Barry R. Feirstein
Linda & Bob Frankenberg
Aaron Gilbert & Jason Cloth - Bron Studios
Lynn Gorman
Gardner Grout
Donna & Kevin Gruneich
Michael Kaeske & Haven Parchinski
Chris Kelly & Jennifer Carrico
Lisa Leder
Martha & Carl Lindner
Lippman Family Foundation
Katherine Lo
Michael Mailis
Jenny & Andrew Mason
Nion McEvoy & Leslie Berriman
Kate & Michel Merkt
Elizabeth & Chuck Mooty
Manish & Pramila Mundra
Susan Bay Nimoy
James & Laura Parra - Valley Packline Solutions, Inc.
John & Marcia Price Family Foundation
Gigi Pritzker & Michael Pucker
Erik & Melinda Reed
Burton & Stephanie Ritchie - Heretic Films
Thomas Rothman & Jessica Harper
David & Christina Royce
Carolyn & Charles Rozwat
Elena & Geoffrey Sands
Nadine Schiff & Fred Rosen
Spencer Silna & Nicole Barton
Iris & Michael Smith
Jim & Susan Swartz
Wendy Vanden Heuval - Distracted Globe Foundation
John & Marva Warnock
Lynda Weinman & Bruce Heavin
Elizabeth & Kenneth Whitney

$100,000 & above

Anonymous
Bertha Foundation
Frank A. Bennack, Jr. & Mary Lake Polan - Hearst Communications
Robert A. Compton
Jeanne Donovan Fisher
Perry & Martin Granoff
Ruth Ann Harnisch & William Harnisch - The Harnisch Foundation
Cindy Harrell Horn & Alan Horn
Lyn & Norman Lear
Liminal Fund
The Jacquelyn & Gregory Zehner Foundation

Foundations

$5,000–$9,999

The Carrie Louise Hamilton Foundation
Promontory Foundation
The Tony Randall Theatrical Fund, Inc.

$10,000–$24,999

The Film Music Foundation
Firestone / von Winterfeldt Family Fund
Gruber Family Foundation
JL Foundation
Princess Grace Foundation-USA
Zygmunt & Audrey Wilf Foundation

$25,000–$49,999

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Ray and Dagmar Dolby Family Fund
The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust
Threshold Foundation

$50,000–$99,999

The Ammon Foundation
Compton Foundation
LUMA Foundation
Norlien Foundation
The Shubert Foundation, Inc.

$100,000–$249,999

Arcus Foundation
George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation
Embrey Family Foundation
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation
Surdna Foundation

$250,000–$499,99

Cinereach
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Skoll Foundation

$500,000–$999,999

The Charles Engelhard Foundation
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Time Warner Foundation

$1,000,000 and above

The Annenberg Foundation
Ford Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Maurice Marciano Family Foundation
Open Society Foundations

Government Agencies

$5,000–$9,999

French Embassy in the U.S. Mission for Culture and Higher Education
Salt Lake City Arts Council

$10,000–$24,999

President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities
Utah Division of Arts & Museums

$50,000–$99,999

Institute of Museum and Library Services
Salt Lake County Economic Development Department
Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts, and Parks (ZAP) Program
Summit County Recreation, Arts, and Parks (RAP) Tax

$100,000–$249,999

National Endowment for the Humanities
Summit County Restaurant Tax

$250,000–$499,999

National Endowment for the Arts

$500,000–$999,999

Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development

Special thanks to the State of Utah, Utah Office of Tourism, Utah Film Commission, Park City Municipal Corporation, and Park City Visitors Bureau and Film Commission.

Corporations