Endowments play a vital role in advancing our mission, providing financial support and stability to ensure a bright and lasting future for OBF. The endowments are carefully managed by the University of Oregon Foundation. The principals of the endowments are kept intact, and only a portion of the annual earnings are utilized by OBF, so the endowments can continue to appreciate over time.
Helmuth Rilling Endowment
Named after Maestro Helmuth Rilling, this endowment primarily supports artistic and educational programming and guarantees Rilling’s extraordinary legacy.
Saltzman Scholarship
The Phyllis and Royce Saltzman Scholarship Fund supports scholarships for Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy participants. This transformative program draws some of the best young singers in the United States for world-class musical training, performances alongside professional OBF musicians and a first glimpse of life on a University campus. The program changes lives. Each summer, of the eighty-five singers accepted to the Choral Academy on their performing merit, nearly 50% seek financial help to pay tuition due to economic hardship. While Oregon Bach Festival provides what scholarship assistance it can, there simply isn’t enough to meet the need, and many talented young singers cannot afford to attend.
Saltzman Sustaining Endowment
Named after Royce Saltzman, founding executive director, OBF’s $10 million sustaining endowment helps fund the operations of the world-class festival in perpetuity, fueling the growth of artistic and educational programs and ensuring that people of all ages have opportunities to experience and perform classical music at Oregon Bach Festival.
Named Chairs and Programs
A special thank you to the following generous donors to the Saltzman Endowment, whom we gratefully acknowledge by naming these chairs and programs in their honor:
J. Peter and Mary Ann Moore, Artistic Director
Andrew and Phyllis Berwick, OBF Chorus
Stangeland Family Foundation, Youth Choral Academy
Donald and Willie Tykeson, SFYCA Artistic Director
Christa and Andrew Grant, Master Class in Choral Orchestral Conducting
Donald and Ulrike J. Weaver, Discovery Series
Lorry I. Lokey, SFYCA Choral Teachers Workshop
Tom Ing and Katherine Ing, Vocal Soloists
Betsy Halpern, Vocal Soloists
The Bradshaw and Holzapfel Family, Concertmaster
Robert E. and Mary Ellen McNutt, Principal Second Violin & Principal Trumpet
Nonnie and Paul Cole, Principal Oboe
Tom Phinney and Marian Rice, Principal Keyboard
Charlotte Oien, Principal Clarinet & Chorus Master
Peter & Josephine von Hippel, Principal Flute
Jack and Jill Overley, Principal French Horn
Jane Scheidecker and Duane Partain, Principal Harp
Other Endowments
- The Hinkle Endowment established the annual Hinkle Distinguished Lecture Series through generous underwriting from W.H. “Hal” Hinkle, an alumnus of the Festival’s master class in conducting.
- The Don and Donnie Lutes Endowment supports OBF’s mission through the estate of these devoted patrons, who served for many years as volunteers, board members, and community advocates.
- The Tom Wildish Endowment was also established to support our mission and was named after the Eugene business leader and former OBF board chair.
How to Give to an OBF Endowment
Gifts to our endowments may take several forms. Donors may make an outright gift of cash or pledge a gift that can be fulfilled over several years. Donations of appreciated assets such as stocks may also be advantageous to you. Another option is to make a future gift to the endowment with a planned gift. Gifts of certain levels offer naming opportunities. To make a gift or to learn more, contact Lisa Bostwick.