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Rising Star Music Fund Supporters

The Rising Star Music Fund is deeply grateful for the generous individuals, organizations, and partners who help make our mission possible. Thanks to their support, we’re able to bring meaningful music education and inclusive programming to children with special needs and in under-served communities. This page honors those who believe in the power of music and the difference it can make in a child’s life.

Choir Sponsor

Steve Mullaney

Gold Star Donors

Melodie Volante

Gary & Megan Boles
Warner Center Kiwanis
Bruce Resnikoff
Margie Mercer
Doug & Felicia Gearhart
Dennis Pugh
Shari & Richard Foos
Cynthia Hill
Steven & Janet Smith
Universal Music Enterprises
Universal Nashville
Reba McEntire Fund
EMI North America
EMI Nashville

Silver Star Donors

Sandy Knox
Cliff Chenfeld
Dennis & Kathryn Golemba
Daniel & Laurie Hale
Willy & Eva Hostettler
Paul Herskovitz
Katie Gillon
Alexis Davis
Jeff Moskow
Connie Woolsey
Edward Pugh
Darlene CarsonSteve Armistead
Chris Blackwell
Herb Agner
Pam Russell-Jones
The Gary Group
BMI
Laura Rutherford
Tom Rowland
Sony Nashville
Terry Seay
Adam Starr
Jerry Cohen
Luke Lewis
Margie Mercer
Irene Lefton
Ken Batchelor
D. Christopher Butler
California Pizza Kitchen
John Carpenter
Gizella Czene
Jill Ettinger
Jacqueline Freeman
Ute Friesleben
Douglas & Felicia Gearhart
Andrew Labarrere
Frank Lopez
Rhonda Malmlund
Cary Mansfield
Maria Ann & Andrew McKaie
Margie Mercer
Michael Mueller
Anna Mueller
Pam Mueller
David Philp
Laura Rutherford
Mary Sala
Glen Sanatar
Howard Soroka
Adam Starr
Beth Stempel
Jerome Stine
Tricia Tierno-Fenske
Howard Tucker and Suzanne Stangel
Elizabeth Tsuzaki
Nancy Tsuzaki
Gene Zacharewicz
Tom Mueller
Don Terbush
Linda Novak
Marilyn Bencar
JoAnn Frederick

We would like to thank the following for their generous donations to our eBay Fundraising Auctions:

Artists In Residence
Original Recordings Group
Rhino Entertainment
Time Life Music
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group International

How You Can Help

Your support makes a real difference. Every donation helps provide music instruction, instruments, and inclusive programs to children who might not otherwise have access. Whether it’s a one-time gift or ongoing support, your contribution brings the power of music to children with special needs and in under-served communities.

Make a donation today and help us keep the music playing.

“If children are not introduced to music at an early age, I believe something fundamental is actually being taken from them.” – Luciano Pavarotti

The Rising Star Music Fund is a 501(c)(3) public charity dedicated to supporting music education, encouraging the study and making of music, and providing opportunities for children with special needs or in under-served communities to access well-balanced, comprehensive, and high-quality programs of music instruction.

Rising Star Music Fund was founded by Kathy Hale in 2009.

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