Our Partners
Community School of the Arts relies on generous support from individual donors, public funding sources, regional private foundations, and corporate sponsors. We take pride in fiscal responsibility and accountability to donors. Thank you to our current 2026 and 2025 donors.
2026 Supporters
Last updated September 28, 2026.
2026 CSA Giving Circle
$10,000+
Bernau Family Foundation
St. John's Endowment
$5,000-$9,999
Home Federal Bank
Diana Samples
Tennessee Arts Commission
$2,500-$4,999
Tommie Rush and Richard Jolley
Cecilia and Caesar Stair
$1,000-$2,499
Ann and Steve Bailey
Martha Begalla
Elizabeth Craig
Amy and Dr. Jeff Gilbert
Marilyn Kallet and Lou Gross
Janice Hixson
Dr. Anthony Wilson and Tyler Janow
Leslie and A. Sidney Johnson III
Barbara Johnston
Ellen and Steve Markman
Fifth Third Bank
Linda and Joel Morris
Margie Parrott
Jennifer and Matthew Sepaniak
Tiffany and Tommy Siler
Dorothy and L. Caesar Stair III
Margaret Kim Stephens
Jan and Mike Threlkeld
Bill E. Willard
$500 - $999
Sherri and John Bevis
David Butler and Ted Smith
Ellen Capito
Nancy and Jim Carmon
Janet Harper
Anne Jackson
Becky and Rick Jenkins
David Martin
Sara and Stephen Mundy
Stephanie and Justin O'Hara
Anne and Gaines Pittenger
Charles Vanbeke
Ronald Watkins
Meridith and John Worden
$250-$499
Midge and Thomas M. Ayres
Eden and Chris Bishop
Andrew Ari Clibanoff
Allison Page and Connor Coffey
Donald Dally
Terrissa and Larry Danner
Karen and N. Brooks Clark
Ellen and Gordon Fowler
Dottie and John Habel
Kimberly Hays
Judith Penry
Jenni and Keith Poveda
Nathan Rowell
Amy and Scott Simmerman
Jennifer Willard
Chase Womble
$100-$249
Mary Isaac and David Bechtel
Ann and Jerry Bodie
Anne Bonnyman
Art Market Gallery
Burke Brewer
Laurie Craig
Robert R. Croley
LaVance Davis
Susanna and Tony Deaton
Cindy DiAngelo
Susan Dominick
Samuel Elliott
Tessa and Charles M. Finn
First Horizon Foundation
Marcia Goldenstein and Tom Riesing
Marsha and Duane Grieve
Jean Hannan
Cheryl Herbold
Connie and Ron Hutchins
Melinda and Michael Kelley
John W. Kelley
Kennedy Real Estate & Auction
Mary Knepper
Maribel Koella
Susan and George Krisle
Daniel Kurtz
Sherri Parker Lee
Carol and Alfred Legendre
Tasha and Dr. Shannon Mahurin
Nancy McGlasson
Susan McGuire
Verna McLain
Judy and Brent Moore
Carolyn Noey
Joanna and Ryan O'Hagan
Dervy Romero and Thomas Papenbrock
Dee and Mark Pierce
Martha Pryor
Elaine Ralston
Jennifer and Paul Ritter
Dr. Bernard Rosenblatt
Brittany Rogers
Dervy Romero and Thomas Papenbrock
Glenn Rowell
Donna Schroeder and Sidney Hall
Dr. Vicky Shelton
Gloria and Dwight Smith
Andrea Cartwright and Dr. Alan Solomon
Nancy and James Staub
Jennifer Linginfelter and Drew Thurman
Alice Torbett
Paige Travis and Greg Horne
Susan and Roger Travis
Zayna Trammell
Marilyn Turner
Suzanne Wedekind
Linda and Mrs. Stephen R. Wise
$1-$99
Kathleen Bullock
Whitney Ray-Dawson and Channing Dawson
Dallas DeArmond
Jill Frere
Lacynda and Felix T. Harris
Karen Hurst
Janice Irwin
Brian Johnson
Juliana LeClair
Sally and Donald Lighter
Suzanne Matheny
Ruth and Rich Melton
Nancy Ramsey
Jennie Ritchie
Ryan Sarrocco
Peter Scheffler
Kate Spencer
Dylan Stewart
Julie Thornburg
Jeremiah Washington
Yolanda and Eric Washington
2025 Supporters
2025 CSA Giving Circle
$10,000+
Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville
Bernau Family Foundation
St. John's Endowment
$5,000-$9,999
Home Federal Bank
Lindsay McDonough
Diana Samples
$2,500-4,999
Bailey Foundation
Steve Boyce
Birgitta Clark and Ashley Capps
Tommie Rush and Richard Jolley
Carol and Stephen Krauss
Webb School of Knoxville
$1,000-$2,499
Martha Begalla
Chrisanne Haynes
East Tennessee Foundation
Janice Hixson
Dr. Thomas Hood
Tyler Janow and Dr. Anthony Wilson
Ellen and Steve Markman
Linda and Joel Morris
Margie Parrott
Judith Penry
Jennie Ritchie
Mary Jane and James Rogers
Samuel Shadwell
Pamela and Jeffrey Smith
Cecilia and Caesar Stair
$500 - $999
Elizabeth Craig
Janet Harper
Kimberly Hays
Diane Humphreys-Barlow and Dr. Jack Barlow
Barbara Johnston
Indya Kincannon and Ben Barton
Sandy and David Martin
The Melrose Foundation
Judy and Frank Rothermel
Matthew Sepaniak
Pam Teague
Jennifer Willard
$250-$499
Art Market Gallery
Midge and Thomas M. Ayres
Lisa and George Bitzas
C. Howard Capito
Robert R. Croley
Tesa and Charles M. Finn
Darla and Marc Gamble
Janet and Dr. Thomas P. Garst
Dorothy and John Habel
Ms. Tanya Hairston
Shane Jackson
Tyler Janow
Robin and Robert Jenkins
Kelly McDaniel
Ginny and William Morrow
Christy and Davis Overton
Robert Shipley and Tim Powell
Dorothy and L. Caesar Stair III
Nancy and James Staub
Marilyn Turner
White Realty & Service Corp
$100-$249
Carla Bailey
Church Street United Methodist Church
Pat and Dr. Len Bellingrath
Sherri and John Bevis
Ann and Jerry Bodie
Cynthia Moxley and Alan Carmichael
Andrea Cartwright and Dr. Alan Solomon
Jenny and Dan Cheatham
Karen and N. Brooks Clark
John Collins
Laurie Craig
Gregory Crane
Terrissa and Larry Danner
Susanna and Tony Deaton
Susan Dominick
Lynn and Walter Fain
Ellen and Gordon Fowler
Jean Hannan
Janet Harper
Carol and Tony Heath
Becky and Daniel Hoag
Sheree and Greg King
Sheree and Dr. Greg King
Susan Knowles and Andy Saftel
Linda and Wayne Kramer
Cherie and Paul Larson
Carol and Dr. Alfred Legendre
Kay Luttrell
Pamela and Barry Michelson
Brad Nance and Rev. Catherine Nance
Carolyn Noey
Valeta Norris
Dee and Dr. Mark Pierce
Keith and Jenni Poveda
Dervy Romero and Thomas Papenbrock
Glenn Rowell
Dr. Vicky Shelton
Mary Ann and Dr. Jan Simek
Shirley and Edgar Ray Smith
Alice Torbett
Susan and Roger Travis
Coral Turner
Karen Varner
Donna and David Walker
Stephen Walling
Dr. Carol and Dr. Sam Weaver
Stuart Worden
$1-$99
Dr. Fay Adams
Alfredo Becerril
Lisa and George Bitzas
Suzanne Cada
Patricia Clendenen and Sven-Erik Hansson
Ruth Coughlin
Melinda Derrick
Rachel Watson Dey and Michael Dey
David Doyle
Samuel Elliott
Anne Ensor
Lewis Fowler
Margaret and Russell Harris
Michael Jordan
Julia and Daniel Kelley
Jimmy Martin
Suzanne Matheny
Verna McLain
Ruth and Rich Melton
Martha Pryor
Stephen Richardson
Jenn and Paul Ritter
Rusha Sams
Katie Scheetz
Donna Stinnett
Virginia and Norman Swain
Julie Thornburg
Chase Womble
Community School of the Arts is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization under the IRS Employer Identification Number 62-1500977.
In-Kind Donations
Church Street United Methodist Church
Church Street United Methodist Church has generously provided space to Community School of the Arts since 2017. In addition to space, CSUMC provides additional administrative support and covers all building costs including utilities, security, piano tuning, and building maintenance. Thanks to this generosity, CSA is able to direct more funding to our program costs and stretch resources to serve more students. This iconic building and its spacious classrooms provide our students with a beautiful setting for classes. Thank you to the CSUMC staff members, leaders, congregation, and CSUMC Board Members for supporting the work of CSA in so many tangible ways for the past decade.
Outreach Programs
CSA builds partnerships with other community organizations by providing off-site art, music and dance therapy programs. We have collaborated with service organizations, such as The Salvation Army, New Life Inn of Knox Area Rescue Ministries, Helen Ross McNabb Center, YWCA Phyllis Wheatley Center, East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, Montgomery Village Child Development Center and Wesley House Community Center.
The school maintains ongoing and long-term partnerships with the Crutcher Memorial Youth Enrichment Center (our “sister” organization), Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC), Knox County Homeless Tutoring Project and “My Place” homeless summer camp at Sarah Moore Greene Elementary School.
We are eager to collaborate with organizations to expand our community’s resources for underserved and at-risk children and youth. If an organization has a project or proposal that you would like us to consider, please call 865-523-5684 or email info@csaknox.org.