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Because of UConn and the School of Fine Arts, the Arts are Everywhere, and rightly so. As we find ourselves increasingly constrained by devices, the need for human creative expression has never been more vital. Your generosity supports our mission to provide exceptional arts education at a public university and ensures that our arts students transition smoothly into their careers. Please consider making a gift to one of the critical funds listed below or any of the 60+ scholarship and support funds that you can find in the drop-down menu.

Whether you have an affinity for one of the academic departments of Art & Art History, Digital Media & Design, Dramatic Arts (with Puppetry), and Music, or any one of our presenting venues of the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, Connecticut Repertory Theatre, the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, von der Mehden Hall, the William Benton Museum of Art, or the Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art at the Avery Point Campus, we are grateful that you are part of our UConn School of Fine Arts family!

The School of Fine Arts critical support funds:

Art Department Friends and Alumni

• Connecticut Repertory Theatre Patrons Fund

Digital Media and Design Program General Fund

• Hewitt Fund for Dramatic Arts

Music Department General

• School of Fine Arts General Scholarship Fund

• School of Fine Arts Support Fund



The UConn Foundation (EIN 06-6070722) is an independent, not-for-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization that exists to support the educational, scientific, cultural, research, and recreational objectives of the University of Connecticut.

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ProjectsDonorsRaised ($)
Benton Museum Fund25$1,575
Edward J. P. O'Connor Scholarship0$0
Marching/Pep Bands2$75
Nafe E. Katter Fund for Theater Production Facility2$150
Hewitt Fund for Dramatic Arts9$485
Graduate Music Scholars Program Fund0$0
Benton Permanent Collection Fund0$0
Jorgensen Circle of Friends1$500
Friends of Music at UConn0$0
Marks Family Endowment in the Fine Arts0$0
Straighter Fund0$0
Opera Workshop1$50
The Paul Zelanski Award of Excellence Fund4$105
The Jean and John Lenard Cello Award0$0
Dr. David L. Mills Marching & Pep Band Fund4$300
Jorgensen Co-Star Fund1$200
Lange Family Art and Art History Scholarship0$0
School of Fine Arts Art World Connection Fund0$0
Robert A. McDonald Semester in London Fund0$0
Jorgensen Outreach for Youth Program5$285
Gus Mazzocca Visiting Artist Fund1$25
Lawrence J. and Natalie Portell Foundation Endowed Scholarship in Fine Arts0$0
Krenicki Arts and Engineering Institute Endowed Fund2$210
School of Fine Arts Building Renovation0$0
Elizabeth Nicholson Memorial Scholarship0$0
BIMP Museum Memberships1$10
Kevin Brian Kleitz Scholarship in Music0$0
Gary and Ayn LaPlant Organ Studies Fund0$0
Art and Art History Consumable Materials Fund0$0
The All-Steinway School Fund0$0
Frank and Adah Ruth Ballard Memorial Fund0$0
Nikolas I. Madych Memorial Scholarship Fund1$20
Art Department Friends and Alumni5$3,275
Music Department General11$695
Jamie Spillane Family Choral Development Fund99$17,350
Amy Oestreicher Memorial Scholarship Fund0$0
Allan E. Gillespie Band Scholarship0$0
Patrons - Connecticut Repertory Theatre25$1,972
Dramatic Arts - Puppetry6$460
Anonymous Donor Museum Education Fund0$0
Digital Media and Design Program General Fund19$1,690
Athletic Bands Travel Fund67$9,941
Judith M. Zachs and Family Fund for Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry in honor of John Bell53$13,636
Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry26$1,450
School of Fine Arts Violin/Viola Award0$0
Shirley Dabora Memorial Endowment0$0
The Deborah and Julio Virella Scholarship Fund0$0
Jorgensen Center Director's Fund4$110
Rhoda Shivers Memorial Award in the Arts0$0
Piano Study Abroad Scholarship Fund0$0
School of Fine Arts General Scholarship Fund7$5,635
A.N. Jorgensen Outreach for Youth Endowment Fund2$20
UConn Choral Ensembles Development Fund2$138
Jorgensen Steinway Piano Fund0$0
School of Fine Arts Art & Art History Ceramics Fund9$1,060
UConn Marching Band Enrichment Fund1$25
Robert Manley Scholarship Fund0$0
Justin Foley Percussion Scholarship1$100
Valerie Schor Memorial Scholarship Fund0$0
Jorgensen Piano Maintenance Fund0$0
William Benton Museum of Art Contemporary World Art Fund1$500
Professor Edvin Yegir Memorial Fund2$35
Lenard Chamber Music Endowment Fund0$0
Gus and D'Ann Mazzocca Award3$1,050
Friends of Music Scholarship4$140
Art and Art History Equipment Fund1$75
The Charles & Lisa Eaton Family Opera Fund0$0
WBMA Museum Memberships5$580
Maria P. Yatrakis Scholarship in Art History0$0
William Benton Museum of Art Endowment Fund1$25
Dean Anne D’Alleva Scholarship0$0
School of Fine Arts Support Fund1$19
Susan Gerbi McIlwain Collections Endowment0$0
The Jean and John Lenard Violin Award0$0
The Gus Mazzocca Visiting Artist Program1$500
Donor Affiliations
Gradhat icon30%Alumni
Suitcase icon17%Faculty/Staff
Friends icon16%Friends
Parent icon13%Parents
Book icon3%Students
Friends icon1%UCH Faculty and Staff
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