Support Our Mission
More than ever, those who dare to be different – those who dare to put their creativity on display and show their distinctive perspective of the world – need strong and outspoken support.
The children, teens, and adults who express themselves through physicality and humor every day at the Gym are brave. The vulnerability they show when learning new skills and perfecting their timing creates an environment that breeds lifelong friendships. At the Gym people learn to trust and be trusted. Together, our students experiment with the teamwork, discipline, and imagination they need to go out and change their worlds.
There are many worthy causes to support, but given that you’ve already shown an understanding of what the Gym means to kids in Evanston and north Chicagoland, we hope you’ll think of us. We want to keep inspiring and teaching students to be themselves, to be strong, to be balanced, and to fly. To do that, we need your support.
Please consider making a tax deductible donation today!
Our Impact
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Award-winning children’s classes create an outlet for children to express themselves through physicality and humor.
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Through creative arts partnerships, we bring circus skills to hundreds of public school students every year.
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Our breath-taking event entertainment raises the profile of Chicago’s circus community and introducing people to this vital art form.
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Donors
Thank you to our supporters! Below, you’ll find gifts that were received October 1, 2020 – October 1, 2021 and had a significant impact by supporting program operations and community outreach.
Aerialists
James Breen
Anonymous Rosalyn Schultz & Henry Ettman Deborah A. Crimmins & Paul Goerss
The Greenberg Winnick Family
David Hellman & Paula Steiner
Paul Kass
Steve Mayer & Ariel Orlov
Christopher Thangaraj
Timothy & Jacqueline Verrilli
Acrobats
Paul Carapetyan
Larry Distasi
Lisa Greene
The Gross Family
Jill Heyser
Kurt Lorenz & Faye Eisenberg-Lorenz
Sharon Matthews
Lee Nagan & Amy Davis
Peggy Nelson
Yolanda Vanderlaan & Robert Sorensen
Thomas O. Zurfluh
Jugglers
The Aaronson and Sinai Household
Andre Affatato
The Arrington Foundation
Joan & Hank Bliss
Juliet Bond
Devorah Buzil
Pamela Carpentier
Joe & Paula Dempsey
Janis Dufford
Corrinne Fisher
Donnalee & Conrad Floeter
Jill Garfield & Cameron Ellis
Danielle Gennaoui
Char & Jerry Glashagel
William Gordon
Kristin & Brett Gover
Eva Hellman
Andrew & Felicity Hunzeker-Hesed
Mara Jauntirans
Suzanne & Daniel Kanter
Sunith Kartha & Jay Marling
Maggie Kettering & Steve Pickering
Dace Kezbers
Christine Mayer & Rob Coons
Diane Miller
Matthew Moynihan
Dawn Muhammad & Paulette Squire
Janice Nadler & J. D. Trout
Julie & Tom O`Hare
Gianna Petrosino
Denise Pettengill & James Kreider
Kelly Roberts
Kimberly & Drew Scott
Aleksandra Shirman
Joseph & Patt Taylor
Mark Thomas & Pamela Ferdinand
Bonnie & John Vasilion
Anonymous
Wranglers
Phyllis & Ed Aaronson
Judith Affatato
Michael Baker
Jeri & David Baran
Jay Behel
Alicia Berneche & Ben Mueller
Eula Biss
Louis Bluestein
David Borland
Kenneth Bradburd
Eileen Breen
Jacqueline Briskin
Ron Buzil
Beth Buzil
Janet Buzil
Scott Campbell & Stacie Young
Kevin Carl
Jacob Chartoff
Lynda Chick
William Ching
John Chomiak
Todd Clark & Geeta Maker-Clark
Virginia Clores
Klara Comess
Ebony Coward
Amanda Crockett
Averylin Cummins
Lillian Cummins
Smith Damien Noah
Kristen Derby
Maggie Diaz
Joyce Doppelt
Christine Dunford & Daniel Cunningham
Katie Eckstein
Liz Eckstein
Robert Faison & Amy Sheriff-Faison
Patricia Fisher
Sam Fishkin & Kate Tabor
Hannah Fishkin
Lauren Foley
Sara Folger
Kasey Foster
Luis Fowler
Meryl Franke
Anonymous
Molly Gilbert
Lena Goretsky
Anna Gratzl
Helanie Greene
Paige Grivett
Kevin Gross
Tamar Gutman
Aliza Gutman
Katherine Hammond
Anne Hartwick
John Hartwick
Tory & Deborah Henn
Adrienne Hiegel
Jonathan Higgins
Jonathan Hoenig
Becky Hoke
William Horton
Lena Huang
Nolan Irving
Yoli Joseph
Charlene Kass
Julie Koehler
Ken Koski
Jenni Lamb
Faith Laux
Tara Leinenweber
Eugene Limb
Jill & Meghan Lorenzen
Dan Lyonsmith
Jonathan Margulies
Terry Marling
John & Annette Martini
Frank Maugeri
Jeanette Mayer
Lucia Mier Y Teran Romero & Juan Pablo Salinas Olvera
Zoe Miller-Lee
Marje Monroe & Domingo Monroe
Don Monroe & Peg Monroe
Mary Monsell
Samuel Mordka & Michelle Cohen
Jeanne Mueller
Alice Murtas
Erika & Julius Nadas
Dave Nelson
Susan & Art Newman
Grace Norberg
Mary O’Hare
Florence Parks
Jennifer Peasant
Denise Peta
Kefira Philippe
Ariel Polish
Loretta Polish
Linda Ponce De Leon
Greg & Marina Primosch
Kimber Lee Probst
Bridget Ragnarsson
Emily Rauh
Kurt Riemersma & Suzanne Clores
Linda Ring
Michael Rubin & Marci Van Gilder-Rubin
Regina Santanna & Doug Skites
Jason Saul
Rosalyn Schultz & Henry Ettman
Lauren Schultz
Kristine Schutz
Meredith Shaffer
Richard Shapiro
Carrie Sobel
Topher Soltys
Madeleine Steczynski
Christine Sterkel
Marcia Stoll
Emma Stonesmyth
Nyika Strickland
Heidi Thelander
Anne Trompeter
Daniela Val & Mark Kruse
Marci Van Gilder-Rubin
Anthony & Jennifer Viola
Shahina Virani
Lilly Wieber
Jennifer Willbanks
Amy Willen
Ellarose Winston
Lynsey Wollin-Casey
Julie Womack
Nicolle Wood
Sponsors & Partners
We are tremendously grateful to the foundations, government, and business partners who make our educational and theatrical programs possible.
This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, and by a grant from the Evanston Arts Council, a city agency supported by the City of Evanston.
Our sincere thanks for the wonderful support from:
