Donate or Sponsor
Grant Writing and Foundation Requests to date
Your support of this project is crucial. We will not be able to realize a professional level of existence without the 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 PayPal link provided below. All donations are gratefully received and proper thanks and citations will be provided on this website and in our concert programs.
Season 3 Sponsors and Patrons
The third season of Pinnacle Winds features six concerts and is entitled A Season of Symphonies. The cost of giving a single concert is around $25,000. 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 support and your endorsement of our activity.
Donors for 2023
Friend (up to $49.00)
Dan Robinson
Robert Maynard
The Shultz Family
Section Member (up to $199.00)
Joseph Wise
Ellen Zeller
Nicholas McWilliams
Principal player (up to $499.00)
Soloist (up to $999.00)
John and Alisa Carmichael
Maestro (up to $1,999.00)
Director's Circle (up to $4,999.00
Dr. Richard Lundahl
Goldman's Golden Circle ($5,000 +)
Sponsors for 2023
Instrument Chair Sponsor: $500.00
Principal Chair Sponsor: $1,000.00
Quarter Concert Sponsor: $2,500
Half Concert Sponsor: $5,000
Full Concert Sponsor: $10,000
2023 Season Sponsor: $60,000
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) 4 concert model
Facility rent and fees $800.00 est.
Liability insurance $100.00 ($400 divided by 4 concerts)
Music licensing $100.00 ($400.00 divided by 4 concerts)
Program and misc. printing $240.00 est.
Player payroll $20,800 (52 players times $400 per concert
cycle)
Conductor salary $800.00
Staffing $500.00 (5 paid staff . . . music librarian,
personnel manager, 2 stage managers, tech
director)
Website maintenance $100.00 est.
Administrative Expense $400.00 est.
Development + Marketing $400.00
TOTAL $ 24,240.00 per concert
INCOME (per concert cycle)
Ticket sales $4,200.00 (300 at an average of $14.00 per
ticket)
Patronage $1,000.00
Grants $10,000.00
Foundations $8,000.00
Sponsorship $1,100.00
TOTAL $24,300.00
PROJECTED INCOME (per season, necessary to fund the band)
Ticket sales $16,800.00
Patronage $4,000.00
Grants $40,000.00
Foundations $32,000.00
Sponsorship $4,400.00
TOTAL $97,200.00
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