Make a gift today to support RYC’s $20K for 20 Years Campaign!
For 20 years, Rainier Youth Choirs has been more than simply a place to sing. It has been a place to belong, a place to connect, and a place to grow. It is a place where young people from across South King County discover their voice, find their community, practice teamwork, build character and self-confidence, and find joy.
In honor of this 20-year milestone, as well as the upcoming retirement of founding Artistic Director, Leora Schwitters, we are kicking off our $20,000 for 20 Years season-long campaign to sustain the organization into the future. Your support is crucial to our continued success, assuring that RYC can continue to inspire the next generation of leaders and changemakers through the transformative power of choral music.
Donations are tax-deductible; Rainier Youth Choirs is a 501c3 Non-Profit Washington Corporation, tax ID #46-3355150.
Checks may be mailed to: Rainier Youth Choirs, P.O. Box 9222, Covington, WA 98042
Rainier Youth Choirs is so very grateful to the foundations, businesses and individuals who support our mission by making a financial contribution. Your generous gifts are vital to our program and to our success.
This list reflects donations and pledges received since November 2025.
We regret any errors or omissions.
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Thank You to Our Donors
Conductor’s Circle ($10,000 +)
- 4Culture Doors Open, King County
Sustainer ($5,000 – $9,999)
- Kathleen L. Hess Living Trust
Patron ($2,500 – $4,999)
- ArtsFund Community Accelerator Grant
- Twyla Brunson
- Larry and Leora Schwitters
Benefactor ($1,000 – $2,499)
- City of Kent Arts Commission
- Hypertherm HOPE Foundation
- Anthony and Bonita Migliore
- Dave and Donna Wenndt
Sponsor ($500 to $999)
- Steven Huff and Jackie McWalter-Huff
- Jocelyn Ann Manzanarez
- Jeff Martin and Keegan Carlston
Contributor ($250 to $499)
- Haylee Ball
- Costco Matching
- Wendy Devore in honor of Katrina Arnold
- Anne Forsythe
- Kappa Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma
- Elissa Leavitt
- Cathryn McDevitt in honor of Katrina Arnold
Supporter ($100 to $249)
- Margaret Baker
- Carissa Eaton
- Michael Hori
- Kevin and Jennifer Jepson
- Kroger Rewards
- Mary Pagni-Leavitt
- Jane Mjelde
- April Shiosaki
- Mark and Cynthia Stoker in honor of Ava Bench
- Linh Tran
Friend (up to $99)
- Barbara J. Anderson
- James Ayers
- Gina Booker
- Tamara Carnevale
- Amber Chapel Ruthford
- Saint Dumandan
- Mark Eaton
- Frank Edman
- ESG Design
- Karen Fulmer
- Jackie Grant
- Kathleen Huff
- Monica Jimenez
- Lorna Jost
- Linda Llavore
- Dana Luhr
- Ben Machado
- Mark McGhee
- Maureen McWalter
- Jane Mjelde
- Erika Nealy
- Kathy Nixon
- Holly Powell
- Gayani Ratnayake
- Divya Singh
- Danielle Strait
- Tha Win
- Emily Winterlich
In Kind
- Dave Davis Davis Piano Service
- Heather Rutledge
- Sonya A. Valentine