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ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN
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HELP US REACH 100K
Your contribution to the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art is critical to our success. Serving the community through educational, cultural, and fulfilling opportunities requires assistance from a range of resources.
Thoughtful donations by members and patrons help us keep our four museums in Altoona, Bedford, Johnstown, and Ligonier open to the public free of charge. Donations also help fund world-class exhibitions and a diverse range of programming from tours of rotating exhibitions, signature fundraisers, traditional workshops and art camps for all ages, innovative Arts-in-Education programs in our schools, and more.
2025 LEGACY CHALLENGE
Your gift to the annual giving campaign touches every aspect of museum operations and allows SAMA to continue to bring innovative Arts-in-Education programs to our schools and celebrated American art to your hometown.
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The Gallery triannual newsletter of articles from directors on current programs
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The Annual Review magazine measuring the success of the past year's programs
ALL CONTRIBUTIONS OF $1000 OR MORE WILL BE LISTED on this page.
Director’s Circle - $10,000+
Benefactor - $7,000 - $9,999
Connoisseur - $4,000 - $6,999
Enthusiast - $1,000 - $3,999
Sustainer - $500 - $999
Contributor - $200 - $499
Associate - $100 - $199
Friend - $50 - $99
Thank you to our 2024 Supporters!
GRANTS AND FOUNDATIONS
AVK Foundation
Altoona Curve Foundation
Bedford County Visitors Bureau
Central Pennsylvania Community Foundation
Central Pennsylvania Community Foundation-Altoona Rotary
Central Pennsylvania Community Foundation-Syra Bettwy Fund
Cleveland H. Dodge-In Memory of Mary Weidlein
The Colcom Foundation
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development
Community Foundation for the Alleghenies
City of Altoona
The Eamon Foundation
Emma Clyde Hodge Foundation
Frankenthaler Climate Initiative
The Glannon Family
Grable Foundation
Henry Luce Foundation
Hope Springs Eternal: the Holocaust Project
Jack Buncher Foundation
Laurel Highlands Conservation Landscape
Laurel Highlands Visitor Bureau
Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor
National Endowment for the Arts
Pennsylvania ARPA Covid
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
Robinson Family Foundation
Rotary Club of Altoona: Grapes for Good
Scott and Diane Little Fund of the
Community Foundation for the Alleghenies
Walmart Foundation
Westmoreland Tourism Marketing Grant Program
The Wolf Kuhn Foundation
EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT TAX CREDIT (EITC) PROGRAM
Benzel’s Bretzel Bakery, Inc.
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF $1,000+ DONORS
Cindy and Woody Acker
Altoona Grand Hotel
Jan and Dave Andrews
Dr. Magdi and Karen Azer
Kathy and Timothy Balconi
Bedford Borough
Ann and Bill Benzel
Benzel’s Bretzel Bakery, Inc.
Blair Companies
Blue Spark Financial
Maureen and Paul Calandra/JennMar
Nicole Carnicella
James Cayce and Tom Dosh
Centre Dental Care
Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation, Inc.
Coldwell Banker Town & Country Real Estate of Altoona
Concurrent Technologies Corporation
Joseph Coray
Courtesy Motor Sales, Inc.
Honorable Timothy P. Creany and Dr. Anne Creany
Fred Danziger
The Bruno & Lena DeGol Family Foundation
Debra Dellaposta
Lori Demko
Sandra and Paul Detwiler, III
DiAndrea Media
Doing Better Business, Inc.
Parie and John Duggan, Jr.
Everite Door Company
Fallingwater
Glenda and Michael Forosisky
Lynn and Steve George
Scott Gongaware
Helen Gorsuch
John Hammond
Joan and Jerry Hawk
Amber and Scott Hendershot
Jane and Lee Hite and Family
Holiday Pools
Timothy Inglis
Jersey Shore State Bank
Dr. Alice Joyce and
Cong. John Joyce, MD
Dede Kazmaier
Barbara and J. Martin Kooman
Kranich’s Jewelers
Laurel Auto Group
Elizabeth Lee
Paula and H. Dean Lemley
Leonard S. Fiore, Inc.
Diane and Dr. Scott Little
Dr. Renee Martin-Nagle, Esq.
McLanahan Corporation
McQuaide Blasko, Inc.
Richard A. Mellon
Susan Michael
Sandy and Thomas Minichiello
Joanne Morgan
Dr. Owen K. and Marian Morgan
Mount Aloysius College
Joan and Ted Mudge
Nestlerode & Loy, Inc.
Barry H. Newborn
Barbara O’Brien
Omni Bedford Springs
Catherine O’Neill
ORX Railway
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Dr. Melissa Peppetti and Atty. Joel Peppetti
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Lawrence Savino
Elliott Shaffer
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Sheetz, Inc.
Florence and Mark Shuss
Smail Auto Group
Somerset Trust Company
Jana Standford Sidler
Margaret and Michael Strueber
Tiffany and Matt Stuckey
Stuckey Automotive
The Elmhurst Farm
Mrs. James Titelman
Tussey Landscaping, LLC
UPMC Altoona
UPMC Altoona Foundation
Debora Van Duren
Chantel Ventura
Ehrin and Bill Ward Jr.
Ward Transport & Logistics
Wessel & Company
Dr. and Mrs. Philip Woo, Jr
Wolf Kuhn Foundation
Laura Wray
Young Oakes & Brown Co.
Aileen B. Zollweg