Individual Donors
The Percussive Arts Society relies on generous donor support to fund the fulfillment of PAS’s mission each year. We gratefully acknowledge all individual donors for their gifts to the Percussive Arts Society & Rhythm! Discovery Center. Donors are listed according to the total amount of their monetary donations from October 1, 2023 – September 30, 2024.
Your individual donation helps PAS achieve its mission to inspire, educate, and support percussionists and drummers throughout the world. All donors are valued contributors.
PAS is generously supported in part by the following individuals:
* PAS Past President
+ donor for three or more consecutive years
PAS / R!DC General Fund
$9,999 – $5,000
David & Colette Wood
$4,999 – $1,000
Aubrey Adams +
Mickey Price
Michael Rosen
She-e Wu +
$999 – $500
Kathy Ahearn +
Kevin Andrews – In Honor of John Bonham
Michael Balter
Robert M. Campbell +
John P. DeChristopher Sr.
Marcia & Keith Neel +
David Simonds
Karolyn Stonefelt +
Mark & Carrie Swearingen +
Vanguard Charitable – The Richard T. Gillam Fund
$499 – $250
Bradley Anderson
Boeing +
Stephen Crawford +
Diane Downs
David Paul Eyler
Sara Forbes Landrum +
Jonathan Haas +
Terry G. Hanson +
Robert Michael McCormick +
Jason McGerr +
Ben Miller +
Douglas Perkins
Sala & Ira Simonds +
Sarah Tenney +
Nancy Zeltsman
$249 – $100
Kevin B. Andrews
Saulius Stanevicius Auglys
Richard Ault +
Mark Austill – In Memory of Donald G. Bothwell, Karen Ervin Pershing, Jerry Steinholtz, & Mitchell Peters
Michael Bahan
Douglass Bratt
James Campbell
Michael Combs
Matthew Darling
Jason Edwards +
Lisa A. Esperson +
Carlos E. Figueiras +
Maria Finkelmeier +
Mark Goodenberger +
Chris Hanning *
Douglas & Dana Howard
Eric C. Hughes +
Christopher Karow +
James Lane
Lamon Lawhorn
Thomas J. Manenti
Robert Mark
Stephen W. Maxwell
Brenda Myers +
Gary J. Olmstead + *
Scott Reder +
Kirk Rustman
Ruth Simonds +
Sala & Ira Simonds – In Honor of Audrey Simonds
Bob Snider
Saturnino Haili Tiamson Jr.
Leandro Valenzuela
William G. Wiggins +
$99 – $50
Terry L. Applebaum
John R. Beck * +
Robert Bell
Vincent Carrier
Bruce Chapman +
Jason Clinton
Julie Davila +
Richard Farvour – In Memory of Kyle Mariani
Ann Fox
James Gillespie
John Joseph Glozek
Mark Hartinger +
Blair Helsing
Eric Henriksen
Michael Huestis
Matt Larson +
Allen M. Lewis +
Wesley Little
Mike Lynch
Mike Maegly
Darryl J. Mika
Eileen Nivera
Opeyemi Oyediran
Roberto Palomeque
Mark Powers
Sergio D. Quesada Acosta +
Sherry Rubins
George Sandler
Emmanuel Séjourné
Samuel Z. Solomon
Craig Spangler
Julie Spencer
Randall S. Sutin +
Robert Villanova +
Angela Ellen Yarbrough
Barry Zimmerman +
$49 – $20
Doug Auwarter
William Herschel Beathea
Tyler Bock
James F. Bond-Harris +
Richard John Bonenfant
Joseph Bonville
Matthew Bratton
Ramona Ann Brenholen +
Benjamin Thomas Carra
Aaron Carroll
Joe J. Chila
Nick Costa
Macon Dail
Brian DiLeo
Michael Dumas
Rob Eggleton
Gene Fambrough
Rich Fongheiser
Ray Fransen
Adam Christian Gambrell
Bruno Louis Giulini +
Malavika Godbole
Richard P. Guastamachio
Dylan Hall
Thom Hannum
Jvontai Hanserd
Gary Hodges
Bunny Hoover +
John M. Hughes +
Warren Hyer
Dr. Kathleen Kastner
Jim Dean Knutson
Leon J. Larson
Raymond Levier
Amanda Machler
Matteo Manzini
Patricia L. McKenzie +
Barbara Merjan
Gaylord Messick +
Jim Mola
Mary E. Polsgrove
Robert Sears
Ron F. Schermerhorn III
Johnathan P. Schneider
Kristen Shiner McGuire +
David Larry Smith
Judith Spencer
John Stolfe
Susan Martin Tariq
Tom Teasley
Victor Louis Thomas
James Toscano
Bubalou Wilcox
We also thank 41 donors for their contributions of $1 to $19.
Endowed Funds
PASIC Scholarships
Arthur Press Scholarship
$4,999 – $1,000
Michele Press Hurowitz
David & Colette Wood
Jim Coffin Scholarship
$249 – $100
Willis Rapp
Live From My Drum Room Scholarship
$24,999 – $10,000
John P. DeChristopher Sr.
PASIC International Scholarship
$249 – $100
John H. Beck * +
Steve Ettleson Memorial Scholarship
$99 – $50
Terry L. Applebaum
Thomas Siwe Scholarship
$4,999 – $1,000
Don Baker +
$999 – $500
Thomas Siwe * +
$249 – $100
Terry L. Applebaum
Diane & Garry Kvistad, Kvistad Foundation
Avedis Zildjian Co. Scholarship
Bill Platt Memorial Scholarship
Cloyd Duff Memorial Scholarship
George P. Contreras, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Jack H. McKenzie Memorial Scholarship
James A. Sewrey Scholarship
Ludwig Industries Scholarship
Remo, Inc. Scholarship
Remo, Inc. / California Chapter Scholarship
Texas Chapter Scholarship
Val and Venus Eddy Scholarship
William F. Ludwig, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
PAS Educational Scholarships
Armand Zildjian Percussion Scholarship
Fred Hoey Memorial Scholarship
Freddie Gruber Scholarship
Jim Chapin Memorial Teacher Scholarship
John E. Grimes Timpani Scholarship
Larrie Londin Memorial Scholarship
PAS/Hudson Music Neil Peart Drum Set Scholarship
Other PAS/R!DC Funds
Past Presidents Fund
$249 – $100
John H. Beck * +
John R. Beck * +
Gary J. Olmstead * +
Thomas Siwe * +
Ralph Pace Museum Fund
$999 – $500
Kent T. Hillman +
PAS Endowment
$4,999 – $1,000
She-e Wu + – In Honor of Robert Schietroma
If you have questions about donating to an existing fund or starting a new endowed fund, please contact Joshua Simonds, PAS Executive Director, at jsimonds@pas.org.
All Access Friends
Oliver Amore
Emily Amore
Dr. Thad Anderson
Megan Arns
Karl Anders Åstrand
Dr. John Baldwin
John H. Beck *
John R. Beck *
Dr. John Beckford
Robert Bell
Paul Berns
Deb Birnbaum
Joel Bluestone
Gary Bolinger
Doug Bratt
Dr. Michael Bump
Michael Burritt *
Dr. Paul Buyer
Ruth Cahn
Dr. Ben Cantrell
Dr. Omar Carmenates
Robert Cirillo
Cason Clifton
Gary Cook *
James Corcoran
Julie Davila
Diane Downs
Karl Dustman
Jason Edwards
Bill Elliott
Dr. Randall Eyles
Richard Farvour
Carlos Figueiras
Mark Ford *
Brooks Gornto
Michael Gould
George Guest
Jim Guglielmo
Dr. Chris Hanning *
Dr. Andy Harnsberger
Dr. Scott Harris
Douglas Hazelrigg
Braylen Hill
Boston Hill
Rev. George Hill III
George Hill IV
Dr. Julie Hill *
Jim Holland
Richard Holly *
Steve Houghton *
John Immerso
Matthew Jordan
Christopher Karabin
Dr. Gene Koshinski
Michael Kenyon
Glenn Kotche
Jeff Kozol
Johnny Lee Lane
David Levine
Dr. Brian Mason
Mike Mathew
Jason McGerr
William Moersch
Jeffrey Moore
Derek Moore
Valerie Naranjo
Marcia Neel
Charles Nevins
Christopher Norton
Dr. Eugene Novotney
Michael Obemeyer Jr.
Barry Olsen
Gary Olmstead *
Richard Pantaleo
Douglas Perkins
James Petercsak *
Carter Pochynok
Mickey Price
Dr. Willis Rapp
Scott Reder
Jim Roberts Jr.
Dr. Lisa Rogers *
Dr. Patrick Roulet
Jim Royle
Sherry Rubins
Benjamin Scholle
William Sherrill
Brian Simpson
Annie Stevens
Karolyn Stonefelt
Frederick Taylor
Saturnino Tiamson Jr.
Chris Treloar
Andrew Veit
Lauren Vogel Weiss
Dr. Brian West
Jim White
Sean Womack
David Wood
She-e Wu
Angela Yarbrough
Dr. Brian Zator *
Glenn Zeinemann