New York Youth Symphony

The core teaching programs of the New York Youth Symphony are made possible through leading support of the Surdna Foundation.
"Get-On Music," a project to bring students from New York City's diverse neighborhoods to performances and to meet the musicians has been made possible in memory of Ruth and Lenard Mandel.
"Performances for Special Audiences," bringing music to children with special needs, has been made possible through the generosity of The Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation.
Expansion of the Recruitment Program has been made possible through the generosity of the Altman Foundation.
First Music 26, the twenty-sixth season of new works by the nation's most outstanding young composers commissioned by the New York Youth Symphony, is made possible through a generous grant from the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust.
The New York Youth Symphony is the recipient of funding through the MetLife Music for Life initiative of the Metlife Foundation.
Funding for sheet music for the members of the New York Youth Symphony for rehearsal and performance has been graciously provided by The Marble Fund. MRS. M. WILLIAM LEVY, President
Funding for the Growing Music Initiative of the New York Youth Symphony has been graciously provided by The New York State Music Fund established by the New York Attorney General at Rockerfeller Philanthropy Advisors.
	Support for the programs of the New York Youth Symphony has been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, and by the citizens of New York City through the Department of Cultural Affairs, KATE D. LEVIN, Commissioner.

The Next Generation Fund

Encouraged by a challenge grant of $300,000 from the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, the New York Youth Symphony is undertaking a campaign with the goal of increasing its endowment and reserve funds to $4 million.

Learn more or contact the New York Youth Symphony at 212-581-5933.

Contributors: Annual Giving Campaign
(Dec 1, 2007-Jun 1, 2008)

$50,000 and above
Booth Ferris Foundation	The McCutchen Foundation	New York State Music Fund
Surdna Foundation	Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation	Mrs. Roy H. Durst
Johanna and Lesie Garfield	Anonymous
$25,000-49,999
Altman Foundation	Carnegie Corporation of New York	Michael and Emilie Roy Corey
The Irene Diamond Fund	The Dreitzer Foundation	National Endowment for the Arts
Robert J. Levine and Joan Mirviss
$10,000-24,999
The J. Aron Charitable Foundation	Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust	The Aaron Copland Fund for Music
The Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation	The Goodman Memorial Foundation	The Dana and Jesse Lehman Foundation
The Marble Fund	MetLife Foundation	The Henry Nias Foundation
Kanti and Susan S. Rai	The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation	The Scherman Foundation
The Ted Snowdon Foundation	The Starr Foundation	Jean L. and Robert A. Stern Foundation
Christine van Itallie	Mr. and Mrs. Slade Mills, Jr.	New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
David and Peggy Levin	The Argosy Foundation Contemporary Music Fund
$5,000-9,999
Roslyn M. Allison and Bert Lewen	The Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation	The Jephson Educational Trust
The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation	The Jean and Louis Dreyfus Foundation	Proskauer Rose LLP
The Sarah I. Schieffelin Residuary Trust	Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Poster	Drs. Arnold Strashun and Nancy Howanitz
Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Stuart, Jr.	Bernard and Anne Spitzer	Carolyn Strashun
Cory A Garfield	Robert Winans	The Pamela and Richard Rubinstein Foundation
*Dr. Gudjon Hermannsson and Mrs. Yingxing Wang	ASCAP Foundation Joseph and Rosalie Meyer Fund	Anilesh and Tania Ahuja

$2,500-4,999
The Hildegarde D. Becher Foundation	BMI Foundation	Mr. and Mrs. Benson J. Chapman
Rhea Graffman Cohen	Judith H. and John G. Day	Julian and Judith Jadow
The Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University	Ian C. Schaefer	Edith and Martin E. Segal
Carolyn Strashun	Michael H and Georgia DeHavenon	Elliot Goldenthal
The Helena Segy Foundation	Bridgemill Foundation	Anonymous (1)

other donors available by request.