Our Champions
Thank you to our supporters

Our Sponsors, Partners and Champions

Tilles Center gratefully acknowledges these donors who support Tilles Center's activities with generous contributions to our Annual Fund, Benefit Events, Endowment Fund, and Arts Education Fund. List as of September 2025.

 

Capital Improvement Fund

Dolores and Herbert Goldsmith
Judith and Irwin Tantleff
Dori and Peter Tilles

 

Endowed Funds

The Roayl Philharmonic Orchestra is made possible by a generous gift from
Manuel H. and Claire Barron.

Dance performances are made possible, in part, by the
Eric and Sandy Krasnoff Dance Endowment Fund.

Classical music performances are made possible, in part, by the
Classical Music Fund in honor of Dr. Elliott Sroka.

The Orchestre National de France is the
Joan and David Steinberg Annual Endowed Concert. 

Arts Education Programs are made possible, in part, by the
Gilbert and Rose Tilles Endowment for Arts Education.

Additional funding for Arts Education provided by Tilles Center's
annual Swing for Kids Tournament.

 

2025/26 Season 

Season Sponsor
Catholic Health

Season Supporter
Capital One

Series Sponsors
The Claire Friedlander Family Foundation
Dime Community Bank
Sandy and Eric Krasnoff
Eileen and Jon Otto
The Honorable Roger Tilles (H'05)
Northville Industries
SterlingRisk
Ruth Stober and The Stober Lafer Family Foundation

Sponsors
Dori and Peter Tilles
Cosmo H. Guariello and Lissa V. De Angelis Happiness Fund
Poll Restaurants
Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C.
ALINE Wealth
Jadzia Brown, in remembrance of Donald Brown
County Executive Bruce Blakeman, on behalf of Nassau County 
TD Bank
The Guru Krupa Foundation
London Jewelers 
Buckley Country Day School
Green Vale School
Friends Academy
Portledge School
Long Island Center for Speech and Myfunctional Therapy

The 2025/26 presenting program receives funding from the New York State Council on the Arts with support from the Governor and New York State Legislature.

 

Funding for Arts Education

Barbara Bell Cumming Charitable Trust
The Fay J. Lindner Foundation
Salvatore and Mary Ranieri
The Arlindo and Evelyn Jorge Family Foundation
The Theresa Foundation
The Kroll Family
New York Community Trust - Long Island
Jovia Financial Credit Union
Cona Elder Law
Northeastern Aviation
New York State Assemblymember, Chuck Lavine

 

Tilles Center Leadership Contributors

$500,000+
Catholic Health
The Goldsmith Family
Eric and Sandy Krasnoff
Dori and Peter Tilles 
Ellen and James Weil
The Hon. Roger B. Tilles (H’05)

$250,000 - $499,999
Manuel H. and Claire Barron
Estate of Virginia Marshall
Judith and Irwin Tantleff

$100,000 - $249,999
Estate of Mary D. Lindsay
Mrs. Janet M. Kroll
Eileen and Jonathan Otto

 

Tilles Center Annual Contributors

$50,000 - $99,999
Donald M.and Jadzia rown
Capital One
Claire Friedlander Family Foundation
Estate of Irwin K. Fingerit
The Fay J. Lindner Foundation
SterlingRisk

$25,000 - $49,999

Barbara Bell Cumming Charitable Trust 
Barry and Lilia Bloom
Dime Community Bank 
The Guru Krupa Foundation 
Jovia Financial Credit Union 
Nassau County 
New York State Council on the Arts
Northville Industries Corporation 
Palm Bay International, Inc.
Poll Restaurants 
Salvatore and Mary Ranieri
Taub Family Companies
Rachel and Frank Zuckerbrot


$15,000 - $24,999

Americana Manhasset
Castagna Realty Co., Inc.
The Cosmo H. Guarriello & Lissa V. De Angelis Happiness Fund
Farrell Fritz
First Long Island Investors
Rena and Andy Goodman
The Klar Organization
Assemblymember Charles D. Lavine 
Philip and Stacey Malakoff 
McLaughlin & Stern, LLP
New York Community Trust - Long Island 
Mayor Daniel Serota and Cherie Serota
Sherwood Lumber
TD Bank 


$10,000 - $14,999

Adams & Co. Real Estate
ALINE Wealth Management
Joseph Capone, Total Fire Protection
Caryl Battista
Dr. Kimberly Cline
Gershwind Family Foundation
Bradley Gruber, Uneeda Enterprises
GSE Dynamics, Inc.
George and Nancy Klueg
Laurie Weil Greenberg
KPMG
Jim Krantz 
London Jewelers
Victoria Rodriguez Minowitz and Robert Minowitz
RES Systems
Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, PC
Martin F. Scheinman, Esq.
Robin and Jay Silverman
JoAnn Ugenti Staulcup
The Stober Lafer Family Foundation
Karen Weil
Wells Fargo Bank
Daniela and Marc Wong


$5,000 - $9,999

Accolade Cleaning
The Bahnik Foundation
Bronstein Properties
Buckley Country Day School 
Citizens Bank
Roberta Cohen M.S., R.N., C.S.
Cona Elder Law 
Dependable Mechanical Corp.
Ed and Joan Doherty 
Kenneth Faltischek 
The Galdi Family Foundation
Stephanie and Gregory Gibbons
Green Vale School 
 Amanda and Seth Greenfield 
Mark Halperin
Illuminado Partners
Imperial Cleaning
William M. Joel and Alexis Joel
Sabrina and Jahn Levin 
Stanley Lomangino 
Jeffrey Lee and Susan Moore 
Northeastern Building Maintenance
Perfect Building Maintenance
Janet and Bob Perro
Diana and Randy Plotnitzky 
Portledge School 
Teddy and Jason Richmond
Rosenzweig Family Foundation
Gordon L. Seaman, Inc.
Tri-Star Construction 
Vintage Group
Sol Wachtler
Wells Fargo Advisors
Brenda and Jason Wilensky 
Glen Wolther


$1,000-$4,999

Aluf Plastics
Michael and Mary Jo Anzel 
Benjamin Motors, Inc.
Barbara and Michael Bivona
Bond Schoeneck & King
Robert Brooks
Cathy and Ernie Canadeo
Canon USA
Joan and Robert Catell
Ester Causanschi
Marlene and Angel Cepeda
Heather and Piero Cerbone
Jack Chalikian
Cleaning Solutions
Colliers
Brianna DiCamillo 
Kathleen DiCamillo
Difazio Electric
Don Monti Foundation
Randy Feingold
Caryn Fink
Frederic R. Coudert Foundation
Glen Oaks Philanthropic Fund
Miriam and Paul Gold
Goldman Sachs  
Family of Sue and Tim Gomes
Suzette Gray
Priscilla Smith Gremillion 
Amy S. Groveman 
Edward Hale and Scott Smith
Richard Horowitz
Lucinda Hurley
Patricia and Joseph Iannucci
Jake's 58/Suffolk OTB
Evelyn Kalenscher
Peter D. and Andrea B. Klein
Kerry Kruckel
Lisa and Brian Land
Nancy Metz and George Lindsay, Jr. 
Long Island Center for Speech 
Long Island Imagine Awards 
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick K. Long
Karen Lowenthal
Debra and Dale Lewis
Deirdre Costa Major and Tony Major
Randi and Gabriel Markiz
Chris and Ali Mitchell
Northeastern Aviation 
Len Novick
Louise and Allan L. Pashcow
Purity Products
RemoveItMan
Robert Fine Associates
Jodi and Robert Rosenthal
Neal Rubinstein
Schacker Realty
Micki and Dohn Schildkraut
Silver Ziegler Family Fund
Superior Air Conditioning & Heating Systems
Sandy Tytel
Laurie and Stuart Wilkins
Carlo Zaskorski and Pat Hopkins



$500 to $999

Allan Arker
David Arronson
Douglas and Rosemay Barry
Eleanore and Robert Bass
Radha Bernstein
Henry and Rose Cercone
Hilary and Steven Chasin
Santa Dimatteo
Stefanne Duffy
M. M. Feeley
Lucille Taverna Giardina, MD
Vincent and Janice Hartley
Susan and Steven Holzman
Nancy and Ron Israeli
Barbara Koudellou
David and Martha Maisel
Carolyn and Robert Matzelle
Deborah and Mike Parrella
Joelle and Geoff Serota
Rishi Shah
Jane and John Shalam
Cece and Harvey Sherman
Eric Tveter

 

Encore Society Members

Jadwiga and Donald Brown
Lorinda de Roulet
Mrs. Robert V. Henning
Valda Kalnins-Levy
Catherine Lomuscio


To learn more about supporting Tilles Center, contact Shannon Preston, Director of Advancement, at 516.299.2600 or shannon.preston@liu.edu.

 

Photo: Elvis Costello by Steven Sandick.