2022-23 Endowment Fund Performance Report

2022-23 ENDOWMENT FUND PERFORMANCE REPORT

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A Message of Thanks

Dear friends,

It is with great pleasure that I share with you our Endowment Performance Report for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2023. This report highlights the many ways the endowment served the CIM community last year, primarily through scholarships, and the funds and donors whose gifts made that robust performance possible.

My gratitude to these donors knows no bounds. Thanks to their generosity, our Second Century Campaign is surging past $25 million, and CIM’s vision of a materially smaller, more affordable institution is closer than ever. Most of the goals we set forth in our centennial plan are now bold accomplishments.

Certainly, when it comes to the endowment, 2023 was an excellent year. Between the much improved performance of the global market and prudent asset management at CIM, the endowment grew by 10.7 percent . Not since the pandemic has CIM been so well equipped to deliver on its mission.

Special thanks is due to those donors who established new endowment funds. Your gifts have empowered CIM to increase the number of full-tuition scholarships it offers and thereby to lower the net cost of a CIM education for the world’s most talented classical music students. This is the reason we’re all here.

I consider it a privilege to serve as Chair of CIM’s Investment Committee. My esteemed colleagues and I take pride in seeing to it that our beloved institution remains financially secure for the current generation and many, many more to come. Thank you again for your generous support.

With appreciation,

Kevin Stein Chair, CIM Investment Committee

CIM Investment Committee

Kevin Stein

Chair

A. Chace Anderson

Cynthia Bassett

Jeffrey M. Davis

Charles S. Marston

Gary W. Poth

Shawn M. Riley

Elliott L. Schlang

Joseph H. Thomas

Susan A. Rothmann, PhD Ex-Officio

Paul W. Hogle Ex-Officio

CIM ENDOWMENT PERFORMANCE REPORT

Results for fiscal year ended June 30, 2023.

The endowment is made up of approximately 260 individual endowment funds that provide perpetual financial support for scholarships, professorships, academic and performance programs, facilities maintenance, and other education-related programs. Approximately 62.5 percent of the endowment benefits CIM as a whole, with the remainder earmarked for individual scholarships. Distributions from the endowment totaled $2.5 million, representing 12.3 percent of CIM’s operating revenue in fiscal 2023.

Investment Objectives

The investment objectives of the CIM endowment are to manage its funds in a manner that will maximize total return on assets to support the programs of the Institute and realize the greatest impact as intended by donors. The objective of CIM’s professional investment managers is to maximize total return on the portfolio (appreciation and income) sufficient to preserve and increase the purchasing power of the assets for both current purposes and to ensure ongoing intergenerational support, with a level of risk acceptable to CIM.

Endowment Highlights

• Total value of endowment (as of June 30, 2023): $50,795,583

• New assets received (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023): $2,600,000

• Investment return (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023): 10.7%

• Fiscal year 2023 draw: 5.2%

• During the 2023 fiscal year, several new endowed funds were established. See facing page.

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New endowed funds established during the 2023 fiscal year:

° Anonymous Scholarship

Established to support Conservatory scholarships.

° Sergei Babayan Scholarship in Piano

Established in the name of longtime CIM faculty Sergei Babayan in appreciation of his artistry and service, with the founding support of Rosemary and David Deioma.

° CIM Second Century Fund

Established by members of CIM’s Board of Trustees in honor of the community leaders who established CIM and have stewarded it into its second century, to support the highest priorities of the Institute.

° Richard J. Clark Scholarship

Established by the Kulas Foundation to recognize the longtime commitment and passion of Richard Clark, who served as the foundation’s Executive Vice President, supporting Conservatory students playing classical guitar.

° Charlie and Grosvie Cooley Scholarship Fund

Established by CIM Trustee Charlie Cooley and Grosvie Cooley to provide scholarship support to full-time Conservatory students.

° Virginia Deupree Crumb Harp Scholarship

Established in memory of harpist Virginia Deupree Crumb (BM ’77) and her parents Carl and Jeanne Crumb, this fund provides scholarship support to full-time Conservatory students studying harp.

° Joy Miller Kiszely Scholarship Fund

Established by Joy Miller Kiszely, a Cleveland native who attended CIM in her youth and later founded the Mainline Conservatory of Music in Philadelphia.

° Judith and James Saks Scholarship Fund

Established in honor of longtime CIM supporters Judith and James Saks to support Conservatory students.

° The Schlang Family Fund

Longtime supporters of CIM, Elliott and Gail Schlang established this fund to deepen collaboration and connection across Cleveland by supporting CIM’s community engagement initiatives.

° Faris L. Azem Memorial Scholarship for Guitar and Percussion

This memorial scholarship award was established to honor the memory of Faris L. Azem in appreciation of his love of music.

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CIM alumni Irad and Rebecca Carmi pay it forward with $300,000 endowed scholarship gift

Irad Carmi (BM ’87, MM ’88) knows what it’s like to be an international student at CIM. He also knows the value of a CIM education. For those reasons and others, he and his wife Rebecca Carmi (BM ’87, MM ’89) endowed and recently expanded the Rebecca and Irad Carmi Scholarship for Israeli Students, now a $500,000 fund.

“The only way to give back is to pay it forward,” said Carmi, a CIM Trustee and a vice president at Oracle Corp. “I definitely count CIM as the source of my success.”

The first of two life-changing breaks for Carmi was a scholarship. Had he not received financial support, he would not have come to CIM, and thus would not have enjoyed an early career as an orchestral flutist or gained the intensity of focus that later fueled his remarkable

achievement as a software executive. He also would not have met Rebecca, his future wife, a voice major who remains active in music as a recitalist, cantor, and opera producer.

The second was finding a personal connection to Cleveland. Had Carmi not found a family friend while at CIM, homesickness might have nipped his career aspirations in the bud.

“The combination of being able to afford CIM and remain connected with home was critical,” Carmi said. “Because of that, CIM was a great experience and a real adventure for me.”

All of that is now proving true all over again for master’s student violinist Hadar Zaidel (I. Kaler), the second recipient of the Carmi

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Scholarship. (The first was composer Yoav Sadeh, who graduated in 2022.)

Zaidel is at CIM with financial support, and she’s successful in part because the Carmis – whose relatives also happen to know Zaidel’s mother – provide vital companionship, helping her feel at home in Cleveland.

“It’s beyond any expectation that I had,” Zaidel said. “Having them here, it’s like having a second family. They’re so nice and sweet.”

Like Irad Carmi decades ago, Zaidel dreams of a performance career; she aspires to join an orchestra or possibly a chamber music ensemble. Recently, she won a seat in Ohio’s Canton Symphony Orchestra.

Also like Carmi, though, she’s open to new possibilities. At CIM, Zaidel has developed an interest in music theory and is now contemplating a turn in that direction. Whether she makes that turn and where it leads remain to be seen. Maybe Zaidel will follow in Carmi’s footsteps and pursue a career of which she as yet has no notion.

Whatever she does, of course, it will only be possible because she attended CIM, which she did because of the Carmis.

“I don’t feel like I’m done studying,” Zaidel said. “I like to open doors. I feel like I still have a lot to learn.”

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FACULTY CHAIRS

Mary Elizabeth Callahan President’s Chair

Established in 1989 by F.J. Callahan in honor of Mary Elizabeth Callahan to support excellence in administrative leadership through endowment of the President’s Chair.

Eleanor H. Biggs Memorial Distinguished Professors

Established in 1988 by Eleanor H. Biggs (HDMA ’88) to support faculty excellence.

Moses William Beckelman Cello Chair

Established in 2007 by Mrs. Ruth Beckelman in honor of her father Moses William Beckelman, a music lover. Mrs. Beckelman established the Cello Chair to support faculty excellence, because “from great faculty come great students.”

Frank K. Griesinger Clarinet Chair

Established in 1994 by Frank K. Griesinger, an active clarinetist who performed with the CIM Orchestra in the war years.

Reinberger Chair in Piano

Established to support faculty excellence through the endowment of the Piano Division Chair.

Dorothy P. Schmitt Chair in Opera

Established in 1986 in the name of Dorothy P. Schmitt to support faculty excellence through the endowment of the Voice and Opera Division Chair.

Vincent K. and Edith H. Smith Chair in Composition

Established in the name of Vincent K. and Edith H. Smith to support faculty excellence through endowment of the Composition Department Chair.

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CONSERVATORY SCHOLARSHIPS

Edward and Gay Cull Addicott Presidential Scholarship

Established in 2018 by CIM Trustee Gay C. Addicott and her husband Edward Addicott, to support full tuition, room, and board to a Conservatory student annually.

Mary Hamlin Memorial Scholarship

Established in 2018 by Dr. Clive Hamlin in memory of Mary Hamlin. The Mary Hamlin Memorial Scholarship supports full tuition, room, and board to one Conservatory student annually.

Robinson Family Scholarship

Established in 2019 by CIM Board Chair Emeritus Barbara S. Robinson, the Robinson Family Scholarship promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion at CIM by removing barriers for those students from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in the field of classical music. The scholarship supports full tuition, room and board, and other related expenses for a Conservatory student coming from a racially diverse background who demonstrates exceptional financial need.

A. Chace and Josephine Anderson Dean’s Scholarship

Established in 2020 by Josephine Anderson and CIM Trustee A. Chace Anderson, this fund provides scholarship support to Conservatory students.

Rebecca and Irad Carmi Scholarship for Israeli Students

Established in 2014 by Rebecca (BM ’87, MM ’89) and Irad (BM ’87, MM ’88) Carmi, to support Conservatory students.

A. Malachi Mixon III & Barbara W. Mixon Dean’s Scholarship

Established in 2019 by first ever CIM Life Trustee and Board Chair Emeritus Mal Mixon and his wife Barbara W. Mixon, to support full tuition to one Conservatory student annually.

Iris and Tom Harvie Director’s Award

Established in 2019 by CIM Trustee C. Thomas Harvie and his wife Iris to support room and board for one Conservatory student annually.

C.K. and Nancy Patrick Endowed Scholarship

Established in 2002 by Nancy A. Patrick, to support Conservatory students.

Hope and Stanley Adelstein Scholarship for Financial Need

Established in 2016 by CIM Honorary Trustee Stanley Adelstein and Hope Adelstein to support Conservatory students with financial need.

John and Elizabeth Aten Endowed Scholarship

Established in 2017 by John and Elizabeth Aten, to support Conservatory students with a financial need.

D. Robert Barber Scholarship Fund

Established in 2004 in honor of longtime CIM Trustee D. Robert Barber to provide funding for Conservatory student scholarships.

Helen and Gene Beer Scholarship Fund for Outstanding Community Service

Established in 2021 by Gene Beer in loving memory of his wife Helen, this fund provides scholarship support to a Conservatory student demonstrating a spirit of outstanding community service.

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M.E. & F.J. Callahan Endowment Scholarship

Established in 1984 in honor of longtime CIM Trustees and supporters M.E. & F.J. Callahan, to support Conservatory scholarships.

Charlie and Grosvie Cooley Scholarship Fund

Established in 2022 by CIM Trustee Charlie Cooley and Grosvie Cooley to provide scholarship support to full-time Conservatory students.

Dr. Mark H. Curley Scholarship Fund

Established in 2014 by Dr. Mark H. Curley to provide scholarship support to full-time Conservatory students.

Roger B. Ellsworth Scholarship

Established in 2020 by CIM supporter Roger B. Ellsworth to support Conservatory students.

GAR Foundation Scholarship Fund

Established in 1991 by the GAR Foundation to support Conservatory students with financial need.

Michelina and Gaetano Gioia Memorial Scholarship

Established in 2010 by Rocco Gioia in memory of his parents Michelina and Gaetano Gioia, to support Conservatory students studying strings or voice.

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CONSERVATORY SCHOLARSHIPS (CONTINUED)

Carter & Ann Kissell Scholarship Fund

Established in 1995 in honor of longtime CIM supporter and Trustee Carter Kissell and his wife Ann, to support Conservatory student scholarships.

Joy Miller Kiszely Scholarship Fund

Established in 2022 by Joy Miller Kiszely, a Cleveland native who attended CIM in her youth and later founded the Mainline Conservatory of Music in Philadelphia.

Mary Eaton LeFevre Scholarship

Established in 2006 in honor of CIM supporter and Women’s Committee member Mary Eaton LeFevre to support Conservatory students.

Rae Lowe Scholarship

Established in 2002 in memory of CIM alumna and pianist Rae Lowe to support Conservatory students with financial need.

Jane Post Scholarship

Established in 2006 in honor of longtime CIM Trustee and supporter Jane Post, to support Conservatory students.

Beryl Rubinstein Fund

Established in 1952 to support Conservatory students.

Elsa Rubinstein Memorial Scholarship

Established in 1963 by friends and family in memory of Elsa Rubinstein to support Conservatory student scholarships.

Judith and James Saks Scholarship Fund

Established in 2023 in honor of longtime CIM supporters Judith and James Saks to support Conservatory students.

Martha Bell Sanders Scholarship

Established in 1989 by the Martha Bell Sanders Trust in honor of CIM’s first executive director to support Conservatory students.

Charlotte Demuth Williams Scholarship Fund

Established in 2000 by Mary Williams Rautenberg (AD ’33, BM ’33) in memory of her mother Charlotte Demuth Williams, to provide funding for Conservatory students studying violin or piano.

Faris Azem Memorial Scholarship for Guitar and Percussion

Dr. Samuel B. Baker Scholarship for Israeli Students

William and Mary Beckenbach Endowed Scholarship

Centennial Scholarship

CIM Second Century Fund

Dr. Starling A. and Elva H. Cumberworth Scholarship Fund

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George and Becky Dunn Scholarship Fund

Louis E. Emsheimer Memorial Scholarship

Elsa Findlay Dalcroze Scholarship Fund

Gertrude E. Freeman and Lisa Freeman Roberts Memorial Fund

Josephine Grasselli Memorial Scholarship

Bob and Sally Gries Scholarship Fund

Robert Hays Gries Scholarship Fund

Gulick Family Scholarship

Daniel and Ethel Hanburger Scholarship

Honor Scholarship

Israeli Student Scholarship Fund

Dr. Sydney & Gussie B. Klein Scholarship

Edwin A. Kraft & Marie S. Kraft Scholarship in Voice or Organ

Charlotte P. Kuhn Memorial Scholarship for Voice or Piano

Lecture Recital Club Scholarship

Robert Ingram & Carrie Scott Leitch Scholarship

S. Livingston Mather Endowed Scholarship

Clara Rankin Scholarship Fund

Charles W. and Louise M. Ritchie Scholarship Fund

Phyllis G. Rosenthal Scholarship

Dorothy P. Schmitt Scholarship

Ruth D. Sihler Memorial Scholarship Fund

Andrew and Susan Talton Scholarship Fund

Alice B. Weeks Memorial Scholarship

Carol Williams Memorial Scholarship

Anonymous Scholarship (2)

String Division

Eric von Baeyer and Ruth Hirshman von Baeyer Memorial Fund

Established in 1990 in memory of Dr. Eric von Baeyer, an avid classical music supporter, to support Conservatory students studying cello.

David and Linda Cerone Scholarship Endowment for Violin

Established in 2007 in honor of past CIM President David Cerone and Linda Cerone, both longtime faculty, to support Conservatory students studying violin.

Ellis A. and Alice S. Feiman Memorial Scholarship

Established in 1997 in honor of Ellis A. and Alice S. Feiman (BM ’32, MM ’36), to support Conservatory students studying cello.

Mort Kadish Scholarship for Violin

Established in 2010 by Dr. Emilie Kadish, to support scholarships for Conservatory students studying violin.

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William Koznarek Endowment Fund

Established in 2021 by Jean and Mark Koznarek in memory of their son Will, this fund provides scholarship support to fulltime Conservatory students studying viola of exceptional talent and need.

Joan A. Siegel Violin Scholarship

Established in 2015 in memory of Joan A. Siegel, retired violinist with The Cleveland Orchestra. The scholarship supports Conservatory students studying violin.

Gladys and David Cavell Memorial Scholarship for Violin

Harry Fuchs Scholarship Fund

John C. Jackson Endowed Scholarship Fund

Rostropovich Cello Scholarship

Elizabeth E. Scherrer Memorial Scholarship in Cello

Anonymous Scholarship

Woodwind Division

Patience Cameron Hoskins Scholarship Fund in Flute

Russell Landgrabe Memorial Scholarship

Laurie S. Lubick Scholarship for Oboe

John Mack Scholarship in Oboe

Marcel Tabuteau Scholarship Fund

Susan Palm Waller Scholarship for Flute

Brass Division

Jean and Richard Hipple Dean’s Scholarship

Established in 2018 by CIM Board Chair

Emeritus Richard Hipple and his wife Jean, to support Conservatory students with an applied brass major.

Hank and Mary Doll Brass Scholarship

Percussion Division

Cloyd E. Duff Timpani Scholarship

Donald S. Krahn Percussion Scholarship

Richard Weiner Percussion Scholarship Fund

Keyboard Division

Lola M. and Bruce F. Rothmann Dean’s Scholarship for Piano

Established in 2021 by CIM Board Chair

Susan A. Rothmann and her husband and son, Philip and Jeremy Paul, in memory of her parents, pianist and concert manager Lola M. Rothmann and former CIM Trustee Dr. Bruce F. Rothmann, both avid northeast Ohio arts supporters.

Vronsky & Babin Memorial Scholarship

Established in 1998 in memory of Victor Babin, director of CIM from 1961-72, and Vitya Vronsky Babin. Both were prolific performers as the Vronsky & Babin piano duo as well as CIM faculty members.

Director’s Award for Piano

Established in 2022 by a dedicated CIM volunteer and donor, this fund supports Conservatory piano students.

Sergei Babayan Scholarship in Piano

Established in 2023 in the name of longtime CIM faculty member Sergei Babayan in appreciation of his artistry and service, with the founding support of Rosemary and David Deioma.

Clara G. Bickford Piano Scholarship

Established in honor of Clara G. Bickford, pianist, teacher, and the first president of the Women’s Committee.

Emil Danenberg Scholarship for Piano

Established in 2008 by the estate of Mary Ann Danenberg in honor of her husband, pianist Emil Danenberg, to support Conservatory students studying piano.

Carmen Mihalache Dimulescu Piano Scholarship

Established in 1995 in honor of CIM alumna Carmen Mihalache Dimulescu to support Conservatory student scholarships.

William O. & Gertrude Lewis Frohring Scholarship

Established in 1985, to support Conservatory students studying piano.

Henry Fusner Organ Scholarship

Established in 2017 in honor of CIM teacher of organ and church music from 1956-70, to support Conservatory students studying organ.

Mildred Drews Gilliam Memorial Scholarship

Established in 1983 by John D. Gilliam in memory of his mother Mildred Drews Gilliam, to support Conservatory students studying piano.

Arthur Loesser Memorial Scholarship

Established in 1964 in honor of internationally known pianist and head of CIM’s piano faculty from 1953-69 to support Conservatory students studying piano.

Marianne Mastics Scholarship in Piano

Established in 1998 in honor of CIM alumna and faculty Marianne Mastics, to support Conservatory students.

Carole Hershey Walters Endowed Scholarship

Established in 2017 by former CIM Preparatory student Carole Hershey Walters, to support female Conservatory students studying piano.

C. Searle Whitney Piano Scholarship

Established in 2015 in support of full-time Conservatory students maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or higher, with preference for students from Plymouth or rural areas of Richland and Huron counties in Ohio. The scholarship is in memory of philanthropist C. Searle Whitney and was funded by the Eleanor Searle McCollum Foundation.

Eugene Bondy Memorial Scholarship

Winifred Boynton Scholarship Fund in Piano

Alice Pond Chisholm Scholarship

Ruth M. Edwards Scholarship in Piano

Priscilla Fullerton Scholarship

Gogolick Memorial Scholarship

Grant Johannesen Endowed Scholarship in Piano

Frances Koma Knapp Scholarship for Piano and Financial Need

Deborah Lynne Kulber Piano Scholarship

Herbert F. Leisy Jr. Piano Scholarship

Rosa Lobe Accompanying Piano Scholarship

Edith G. Orlean Scholarship

Arthur Schnabel Scholarship in Piano

Edith & Vincent Smith Scholarship Fund

Eileen R. Steiger Memorial Scholarship

In Loving Memory of Frank J. & Ellen M. Troha Scholarship

Janet P. Udelson Scholarship Fund

Dorothy Van Sickle Scholarship of The Musical Art Society

Winifred T. Sperry & Meta T. Walker Scholarship for Piano

Guitar Division

Richard J. Clark Scholarship

Established by the Kulas Foundation to recognize the longtime commitment, dedication, and passion of Richard Clark, who served as the foundation’s Executive Vice President, this fund supports Conservatory students playing classical guitar.

Harp Division

Virginia Deupree Crumb Harp Scholarship

Established in memory of harpist Virginia Deupree Crumb (BM ’77) and her parents

Carl and Jeanne Crumb, this fund provides scholarship support to full-time Conservatory students studying harp.

Alice Chalifoux Scholarship

Chalifoux-Salzedo Scholarship

Opera and Voice Division

Emma Lincoln Scholarship for Voice

Established in 2018 by the Lincoln family in memory of their mother, avid Cleveland arts supporter Emma Lincoln, this fund supports Conservatory students studying voice.

Joseph B. McClelland Scholarship for Voice

Established in 2004 by Joseph B. McClelland, to support Conservatory students studying voice.

Eleanor Searle McCollum Voice Scholarship

Established in 2015 in support of full-time Conservatory students maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or higher, with preference for students from Plymouth or rural areas of Richland and Huron counties in Ohio. The scholarship is in memory of philanthropist Eleanor Searle McCollum and was funded by the Eleanor Searle McCollum Foundation.

Laura and Earl Rogers Scholarship for Voice

Established in 1985 to support Conservatory students studying voice.

Dr. Sam & Sarah Sato Scholarship Fund

Established in 1987 in honor of longtime CIM supporters and Trustees Dr. Sam and Sarah Sato, who supported many of CIM’s programs in addition to this scholarship. The scholarship fund supports Conservatory students studying voice.

Jude Stigelman Vocal Scholarship

Established in 2017 by William H. Stigelman, Jr., in memory of his wife, to support Conservatory students studying voice.

James C. Brooks Scholarship for Female Voice

Janet S. Curry Vocal Scholarship

Delores P. Rebman Memorial Scholarship Fund

Ellen B. Thomas Vocal Scholarship

Joy Weinberger Scholarship Fund for Voice

Composition and Music Theory Division

Marcel Dick Scholarship in Composition

Donald Erb Scholarship in Composition

Carl G. Lampl Memorial Scholarship for Graduate Composition Students

Carolyn and Jack Lampl, Jr. Scholarship Fund

Alvaretta West Scholarship for Music Theory

PREPARATORY SCHOLARSHIPS

Hershey Foundation Endowed Fund

Established in 2022 by the Hershey Foundation to support the Musical Pathway Fellowship Program at CIM.

Hilary Ancker Memorial Scholarship

The Hilary Ancker Memorial Scholarship was established in 1988 to provide financial aid to a clarinet student in grades 5-12 with promise from Cleveland Heights schools, or other woodwind student at the discretion of the Preparatory Division, who does not otherwise have the means to study.

Nicholas J. Kusevich Family Scholarship

Established in 2016 by Barbara Allyne Bennet to support female Preparatory students with a financial need, with preference for students participating in the Young Artist Program.

Olga Radosavljevich Endowed Scholarship for Classical Piano

Established in 2000 by Olga Radosavljevich to support students who have a desire for and a commitment to the art of piano playing, as well as a consistent work ethic and strong family support.

Helen L. Baker Scholarship Memorial Scholarship

Ben Belkin Family Memorial Scholarship

Richard S. Bower Preparatory Voice Scholarship

Linda Beth Greenbaum Scholarship Fund

Lillian Husak Endowed Scholarship

Huser Family Scholarship Fund

David I. Kaplan Preparatory Scholarship

Dr. Bernard Mlaver Memorial Fund

Paul-Wells-Klotzman Music Scholarship Trust

Margaret Randall Memorial Scholarship

Mary Williams Rautenberg Memorial Scholarship

Carole A. Rieck Fund for Preparatory Instruction

Sato Center for Suzuki Studies Scholarship Fund

Rhoda Unger Preparatory Scholarship

Josephine Valencic Memorial Scholarship

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HONORS CONVOCATION PRIZE AND AWARD FUNDS

Michael and Amelia Ablan Award in Guitar

Rosalia Ablan Memorial Prize in Guitar

Bernard Adelstein Prize in Trumpet

Hope & Stanley Adelstein Prize for Excellence in Composition & Performance

Max Berman Prize in Voice

Gilbert M. Brooks Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence

Irvin Bushman Memorial Prize in Singing

Alice Chalifoux Prize in Harp

Bruce D. Collie Prize in Percussion

Henry Fusner Prize in Organ

Gladys and Josef Gingold Scholarship

George F. Goslee Bassoon Prize

Dr. Jerome Gross Prize in Violin

Anthony P. Hopkins Memorial Prize for Trombone

Isada-Stillman-Varma Award

Sidney D. and Nina Josephs Chamber Music Prize

Maurice & Judith Kaplow Prize for Uncommon Creativity

William Kurzban Prize in Piano

Jocelyn Chang and Michael Leese Award in Harp

Dr. Bennett Levine Memorial Award in Chamber Music

Cleveland Heights Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon Rosa Lobe Collaborative Piano Award

John Mack Prize for Oboe

Mu Phi Epsilon Scholarship

Beth Pearce Nelson Award in Music Theory

Anna Y. Tringas Award for Violin

Sadie Zellen Piano Prize

PROGRAM AND GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUNDS

Ellen and Joe Thomas Endowed Fund

Established in 2019 by CIM Trustee Joseph H. Thomas and Ellen Thomas to support general endowment and the renovation of the Ellen and Joe Thomas Student Commons.

Cleveland Institute of Music Alumni Fund

Established in 2015 by the CIM Alumni Association to support alumni relations and CIM-related activities such as the Alumni Achievement Awards.

John D. Gilliam Distinguished Visiting Artist Fund

Established by CIM Honorary Trustee John D. Gilliam to support distinguished visiting artist performances and masterclasses.

Edgar A. Hahn Memorial Fund for Opera

A lawyer and philanthropist, Edgar Hahn was founder of the Northern Ohio Opera Association which brought Metropolitan Opera touring productions to Cleveland for almost 60 years. Established in the 1970s to support CIM opera productions and programs, this fund received generous additional support in 2022 from the Northern Ohio Opera League.

Katherine Mulky Warne Milhaud Scholarship

Established in 1986 by the Darius Milhaud Society in the name of French composer Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) to support junior and senior Conservatory students of exceptional accomplishment and academic excellence. The fund also supports the Darius Milhaud Performance Prize and the Darius Milhaud Honors Convocation Award.

The Schlang Family Fund

Longtime supporters of CIM and many other leading local and national organizations, Elliott and Gail Schlang established this fund in 2022 to deepen collaboration and connection across Cleveland. To that end, this fund supports the growth and sustainability of CIM’s community engagement initiatives and partnerships.

Cavani String Quartet Endowment Award

Maxine E. Cummins Memorial Fund

Barbara Eaton Memorial Endowment Fund

Patience Cameron Hoskins Fund for Outreach

Dr. Sydney and Gussie Klein Visiting Chamber Music Ensemble Fund

Laurie Lake Library Endowment

Robinson Family Fund

Frances E. Sykora Outreach Fund

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