Pinnacle Campaign
Dear Supporters,
On behalf of San Francisco Ballet’s Board of Trustees and artistic and administrative staff, please accept my sincere gratitude for your generous support of the Ballet’s Performing at the Pinnacle Campaign. Your willingness to assist the organization helped raise $45 million in support of the Company’s continuing growth as one of the most dynamic and innovative ballet companies in the United States and in the world.
As you well know, an endowment is a sign of an institution’s health. It not only represents the institution’s current ability to meet the demands of an art form that is both labor intensive and financially challenging, but it also builds a firm foundation for future generations. Your contribution to this campaign is a personal acknowledgement of the endowment’s vital and central place in San Francisco Ballet’s day-to-day and long-term goals.
Helgi Tomasson
Artistic Director and Principal Choreographer
Dear Supporters,
Three years after its public phase was announced, San Francisco Ballet’s endowment campaign Performing at the Pinnacle reached its official conclusion on June 30, 2008.
We are pleased to report that the Campaign far surpassed its goal of $35 million, with pledges and gifts totaling $45 million. The Campaign’s extraordinary results stem from the generosity of over 1,000 individual donors, including trustees, subscribers, and ticket buyers, as well as several significant institutional and estate gifts. San Francisco Ballet extends its sincere gratitude to these friends and benefactors for their participation in the Campaign.
The overwhelming success of the Pinnacle Campaign speaks to the devotion that Helgi Tomasson’s vision inspires in our friends and supporters. These endowment funds will provide the critical, long-term financial foundation the Company needs to thrive artistically for generations to come. We cannot overemphasize the importance of this achievement, for both the present and future of the Company.
We are pleased to provide a report of the Campaign’s success and its impact on the Ballet and the Ballet’s endowment.
Sincerely,
James D. Marver Robert M. Smelick
Campaign Co-Chair Campaign Co-Chair
A full listing of campaign donors can be found here
Read the Pinnacle Campaign Report