Cora Dance Supporters
The work of Shannon Hummel/Cora Dance and its education centers - Cora Dance Alleghany (VA) and Cora Dance Brooklyn (NY) - is made possible with the support of public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, New York City Council Member Alexa Avilés, New York State Senator Andrew Gounardes, and the Virginia Commission For the Arts with assistance from The Town of Clifton Forge, Virginia. The National Endowment for the Arts supports Shannon Hummel/Cora Dance’s Crossroads Project as part of its America250 programming in honor of the nation's semiquincentennial in 2026.
Significant institutional support is provided by The Alleghany Foundation; Bath County Arts Association; Sara Coffey/David Snyder Charitable Fund; Copper-Beech Foundation; CruiseNYC managed by NYCEDC; Emmanuel Baptist Church; Goldman Sachs; The Harkness Foundation for Dance; The Abner & Mildred Levine Family Foundation; Michael Tuch Foundation; O’Connell Organization Family Foundation; and the Tiger Baron Foundation.
Corporate support is provided by Alcova, Aramark, Clifton Forge Women’s Club, Covington Moose Lodge, Fidelity Charitable, Highlands Community Bank, Ingevity, Jackson River Credit Union, JPMorganChase, Kroger, Peoples Bank, The Ridgely Bed, Breakfast & Gardens, Team Building Nation, Thunder Alley of Covington, Troddenvale at Oakley Farms. Additional significant support provided by Cora’s generous individual donors. THANK YOU!
Click HERE to support Cora Dance. Thank you for supporting our artists and for keeping our performances and programs free and pay-what-you-can:
$20,001 and above
The Alleghany Foundation
New York City Council Member Alexa Avilés
New York State Senator Andrew Gounardes
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council
New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature
Michael Rupe
$10,001–$20,000
Bath County Arts Association
Sara Coffey/David Snyder Charitable Fund
The Copper Beech Foundation, Inc.
The O'Connell Organization Family Foundation, Inc.
Michael Tuch Foundation
$5,001–$10,000
Aramark
Carolyn Hall and Kelly AuCoin
Melissa Johnson Dallett*
Daniel Wilson Hamilton
Cruise NYC/New York City Economic Development Corporation
$1,001–$5,000
Anya Lypo
APOTHEKE
Pat Bennett-Wilhelm*
Tina Fallon
The Harkness Foundation for Dance
Damian Hummel
JPMorganChase
Kelsey Kramer
Gabrielle Lansner
Julian Maha
Scott Pfaffman
Denise Purvis
Brieann Reid
Janel and Matthew Reynolds*
Michael Rose
Katherine Ryan*
Emma Scott*
Barbara and Syed Shafqat
Tiger Baron Foundation
Virginia Commission For the Arts
Emmanuel Baptist Church
$500–$1,000
Stephen Bush
David Chung
Galois Cohen
Covington Moose Lodge
David and Henrietta Crandall
Lisa and Sean Dunster/The Ridgely Bed, Breakfast & Historic Gardens
Cheryl Lynn Foster
Sandra Guerrant
Sarah Haskas
Highlands Community Bank
Doug and Sue Hirsh
Goldman Sachs
Jackson River Community Credit Union
Jack Mason’s Tavern & Brewery
Megan Klinghoffer
The Abner & Mildred Levine Family Foundation
Pete & Meredith Meyers
Andres Piatti
Peoples Bank
Melissa Franco Reed
Patricia N. Snyder
Team Building Nation
Thunder Alley of Covington
Troddenvale at Oakley Farm
Katherine Willis
Rebekah Windmiller
Wilsey Bennett
Thank you to all donors of every amount for their support of our work. Cora Board Members are marked with an asterisk.
Updated on 7/1/2026.