Donate or Sponsor
Your support of this project is crucial. We will not be able to realize a professional level of existence without kind and generous financial support from both businesses and individuals. If you would like to contribute to this effort and endorse this philosophical idea, please use the Go Fund Me link provided below. All donations are gratefully received and proper thanks and citation will be provided on this website and in our concert programs.
Grant Writing and Foundation Requests to date
Season 2 Sponsors and Patrons
The second season of Pinnacle Winds features five concerts and is entitled A Season of Symphonies. The cost of giving a single concert is around $30,000. The budget for the year is $120,000. Without the help of patrons and sponsors, Pinnacle Winds will not be able to achieve its mission of becoming the first civilian, full-time professional wind band in America this century. We need your financial assistance and your endorsement of our activity.
Donors for 2022
Friend (up to $49.00)
Matthew H. Schwartz
Section Member (up to $199.00)
Brooke Dansberger
Thomas E. Drick
Francis F. Hall
Principal Player (up to $499.00)
Dr. Rod Chesnutt
Kathy Feist Vescovi
Sean Jones
Soloist (up to $999.00)
Maestro (up to $1,999.00)
Director's Circle (up to $4,999.00
Goldman's Golden Circle ($5,000 +)
Alisa and John Carmichael
Sponsors for 2022
Instrument Chair Sponsor: $400.00
(2 concerts)
Principal Chair Sponsor: $800.00
(2 concerts)
Quarter Concert Sponsor: $5,000
Half Concert Sponsor: $10,000
Full Concert Sponsor: $20,000
2022 Season Sponsor: $80,000 (NA)
Convergent Dentistry
RC's Restaurant Martin City
Jess and Jim's Steakhouse
The UPS Store, Grandview, MO
Sallas Auto Repair
Red Bridge Animal Clinic
Scissors & Scotch







Pinnacle Winds
2022 Budget
per individual concert
EXPENDITURE (per concert cycle)
Facility rent and fees $1,000.00 est.
Liability insurance $200.00 ($1,000 divided by 5 concerts)
Music licensing $200.00 ($1,000 divided by 5 concerts)
Program and misc. printing $1,000.00 est.
Player payroll $20,000 (50 players times $400 per concert
cycle)
Conductor salary $800.00 (last thing to be covered)
Staffing $1,500.00 (5 paid staff . . . music librarian,
personnel manager, 2 stage managers, tech
director)
Website maintenance $300.00 est.
Administrative Expense $1,000.00 est.
Development + Marketing $4,000.00
TOTAL $30,000.00 per concert
4 concerts times $30,000 = $120,000.00 for the full season
INCOME (per concert cycle)
Ticket sales $3,750.00 (343 at an average of $11.00 per
ticket)
Patronage $1,250.00
Grants $15,250.00
Foundations $10,000.00
Sponsorship $2,500.000
TOTAL $30,000.00
PROJECTED INCOME (per season, necessary to fund the band)
Ticket sales $15,000.00
Patronage $5,000.00
Grants $70,000.00
Foundations $20,000.00
Sponsorship $10,000.00
TOTAL $120,000.00
Grants in process . . . which means the narrative has been written or that the grant has been submitted. Two names on the list have declined.
Proposed budget for a single concert
Conn Selmer Corporation
Yamaha Cares
U-haul
Delta Airlines
American Airlines
McDonalds
The Kauffman Foundation
The Kauffman Foundation
The Hall Family Foundation
Missouri Arts Council
RebuildKC
ArtsKC
National Endowment for the Arts
National Football League
Kansas City Chiefs
Ryder Trucks
Burger King
D'Addario Foundation
ASCAP Foundation
National Association of Music Merchandisers
Americans for the Arts
Be The Music
Sunderland Foundation
Mellon Foundation
Francis Family Foundation
Bebe and Crosby KIemper Charitable Trust
Stueck Family Foundation
The Walton Family Foundation
Miller Nichols Charitable Foundation
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Elon Musk Foundation
Gates Family Foundation
Warren Buffet Foundation Grants
The Ford Foundation
Kellogg Foundation Grants
General Motors Foundation
Helzberg Foundation
Amazon (MacKenzie Scott)
Look to the Stars
SEASON ONE DONORS: 2021
Friend (up to $49.00)
Spencer Byrd
Amy Clark
Robert Cotney
Jennifer Jewell
William Linaman
John Sharp
Aleshia Shouse
Susan Simpson
Vic Stephens
Courtney Thompson
Section Member (up to $199.00)
Amy Baggett
Dr. Rod Chesnutt
David Cunningham
Brooke Dansberger
Donna Suzanne Hall
Paul and Norris Johnson
Sean Jones
Bert King
Travis Miller
Luisa Raigosa
Jessyca Rose
Sandra Sexton
Virginia Smith
Kathleen Thompson
Tyler Thurman
Private donor (New York)
Principal Player (up to $499.00)
John and Alisa Carmichael
Soloist (up to $999.00)
Frances Hall
Anonymous
Maestro (up to $1,999.00)
Director's Circle (up to $4,999.00
Goldman's Golden Circle ($5,000 +)
Sponsors for 2021
Midwest Sheet Music, St. Louis, MO
Supreme Cleaners and Laundry
Red Bridge Animal Clinic
Sallas Auto Repair
Martin City Brewing Company
DeMoulin Uniforms
Kreative Catering Solutions
Bravo Music
Convergent Dentistry
Mark Custom Recording Service