Our Supporters

“My mother used the strength of her village to help expose me to dance and dance teachers who opened a different world to me. My focus in returning to Chicago is to provide space, access, and opportunity for other Black children and adults, regardless of socioeconomic status, to experience art and culture.”
— Makeda Crayton, Executive Director, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater

Deeply Rooted is grateful to all our Deeply Rooted Dance Center supporters!
Please join us in thanking our donors listed below.

Corporations, Foundations, and Government

  • • Department of Planning and Development’s Chicago Recovery Grant
    • Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

  • • Chicago Recovery Grant
    • Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
    • Walder Foundation

  • • Alphawood Foundation Chicago
    • The Reva and David Logan Foundation

  • • Bequest

  • • Woods Fund Chicago

Deeply Rooted Dance Theater will qualify for a $2.6M New Market Tax Credit at the conclusion of the Capital Campaign

  • • Daniel O. Ash
    • Pamela Crutchfield

  • • Martha and Donald Farley Jr. Family

  • • Jane Brownley
    • Amina Dickerson
    • Calvin Holmes
    • Kevin Iega Jeff in memory of LaVerne Alaphaire Jeff
    • Laurel Lipkin
    • R. Bernard Mims
    • Philippe Ravanas
    • Parle Roe-Taylor
    • Thurman Smith

  • • Anonymous
    • Markell Bridges
    • Mark Kelly
    • Bill Michel and Mark Botelho

  • • Wei Aniton
    • Judith Cothran
    • Jennifer A. Jackson
    • Linda Loving
    • Armando Martis

  • • Timolin A. Augustus
    • Margaret Balsley-Cross
    • Marjorie C. Benton
    • Joyce E. Chelberg
    • Gwen Cohen
    • Kevin Conlon
    • Alfred Dove
    • Sonia Fischer
    • Ubong Ituen
    • Dan Lustig
    • Otis Richardson
    • Byron Taylor
    • Cheryl Yuen and Thomas Chin

  • • Anne L. Kaplan
    • Janet Carl Smith and Mel Smith
    • Mary Welsh

  • • Anonymous
    • Asher Anderson
    • Lora Branch
    • Penny Brown
    • Samantha Brown
    • Twana Brunson
    • Jeanne Chaney
    • Suzanne Elkins-Rose
    • Pat Erickson
    • Wally Hartman
    • Joanne Howard
    • Wendell Johnson
    • Keenya Lambert
    • Joseph Lawrence
    • Joan Lovell
    • Ed Marr
    • Gabrielle Martin
    • Mary Pat Martin
    • Princess Mhoon
    • Jennifer Miller
    • Angela Mitchell
    • David Mitchell
    • John Mosby
    • Susan A. Payne
    • Sonita Surratt
    • Jerica Swiger
    • Susan A. Trice
    • Pamela Triche
    • Jonathan VanderBrug
    • Latrice Young

Individual Donors