Individual Support

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Swiss Institute is grateful to our donors for their generous support of our mission and programming.
Individual gifts play an integral role in ensuring free admission to Swiss Institute.

Friends of SI (Individual $ 900, Couple $ 1,600)
• Invitation to VIP events with previews and opening dinners
• Exclusive artist studio visits
• Invitation to Art Basel lunch 
• Invitation to annual SI Art Basel Miami Beach event 
• Invitation to dedicated Friends of SI Day in New York 
• 10% off purchases at Printed Matter / St Marks

Patron of the Arts ($ 3,250)
Supporters at this level receive all Friends of SI benefits, plus:
• Provide VIP passes to Art Basel and Frieze upon request
• Exclusive SI art travel opportunities
• Invitations to select dinners in major art cities throughout the year
• Private tour during Art Basel and Art Basel Miami Beach with SI Director upon request
• Membership savings towards SI’s online shop
• Name and recognition on website and donor wall

Director’s Circle ($ 7,500+)
The Director’s Circle exclusively supports our exhibition programming, which is SI’s distinctive curatorial vision.
Supporters at this level receive all Patron of the Arts benefits, plus:
• Premium seating at the Annual Benefit Dinner
• Invitations to all opening night dinners
• Invitations to an exclusive annual Director’s Circle dinner
• Recognition on website and donor wall as as members of the Director’s Circle

 SI Architecture and Design Council ($ 5,000)
• The Architecture and Design Council provide SI with a critical source of support for the acclaimed architecture and design exhibition series.
• Supporters at this level receive all Friends of SI Patron of the Arts benefits, specifically focused on the Architecture and Design exhibition series.
• Pre-opening tour with SI Director and Exhibition Curator
• 2 invitations to the exhibition’s opening dinner
• Name recognition on all exhibition related materials including any accompanying publication materials
• Receive a copy of the publication for the Architecture and Design Exhibition
• 2 invitations to The Architecture and Design cocktail at a notable private residence

Corporate Friends of SI ($ 5,000)
 • Recognition on website and donor wall as Corporate Friend of SI

For major gifts or participation in the Artist Vision Fund or Leadership Council, please contact Katherine Ahn, Senior Development Manager at katherine(at)swissinstitute(dot)net; +1 212 925 2035

SI extends its deepest gratitude to the following individuals for their generosity in supporting our mission:

Board of Trustees
Maja Hoffmann, President
H.E. Ambassador Niculin Jäger, Honorary Chair
Michael Ringier, Treasurer
Olivier Audemars, Daniel Baumann, Philippe Bertherat, Francesco Bonami, Monique Burger, Simon Castets, Bice Curiger, Latifa Echakhch, Alexandra Economou, John Garcia, Florian Gutzwiller, Sam Keller, Dominique Lévy, Christian Marclay, Richard Phillips, Lisa Schiff, Iwan Wirth, Peggy Yeoh

Advisory Council
Francois Barras, Sherica Bryan, Dora Budor, Rosanna Flouty, Steven Johnson, Julien Nguyen, Raúl de Nieves, Mai-Thu Perret, Michael Wang

38 St Marks Alliance
LUMA Foundation, Stiftung Usine, Michael Ringier, Florian Gutzwiller, Monique & Max Burger, Iwan Wirth, Garcia Family Foundation, Nicoletta Fiorucci, Fundación Almine y Bernard Ruiz-Picasso para el Arte, Rachel & Jean-Pierre Lehmann, Dominique Lévy, Shelley Fox Aarons & Philip E. Aarons, Alexandra Economou, Suzanne & Eric Syz, Sarah Arison, Bridgitt Evans, Lisa Schiff, Fabienne & Charles Abrecht, Peter Handschin, Martin Hatebur, Susanne von Meiss, Gaby Nahmani

Artist Vision Fund
Exhibitions are made possible in part by the SI Artist Vision Fund with leadership support from SI Board of Trustees, Ghislaine Brenninkmeijer, the Kevin Wendle Foundation, and the Freedman Family Foundation.

Leadership Council
Ini Archibong & The Archibong Heritage Foundation, Ghislaine Brenninkmeijer, Pierre-André Maus, Maren Krass

Director’s Circle
Shelley Fox Aarons & Philip E. Aarons, Sarah Arison, Marian Goodman, Marija Karan, Jean-Claude Gandur, Rachel and Jean-Pierre Lehmann, Almine Rech and Bernard Ruiz-Picasso, Clarice O. Tavares, Nicole Timonier

Builders Council
Dayle Bechtler-Lustenberger, Massimo De Carlo, Milan / London / Hong Kong, Paula Cooper Gallery, Carolyn and Neil Coplan MD, Heather Flow, Gladstone Gallery, Xavier Hufkens, Lisson Gallery, David Kordansky, kurimanzutto, Sprüth Magers, Jack Bankowsky and Matthew Marks, Pace Gallery, Mathieu Paris, Metro Pictures, Eva Presenhuber, Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery, Peter and Adelaide Sutter de Vries

SI Architecture and Design Council
Annabelle Selldorf, Chair, Andreas Angelidakis, Marc Benda, Anna-Sophie Berger, Felix Burrichter, Alexandra Cunningham Cameron, Demisch Danant, Alia Farid, Fredi Fischli and Niels Olsen, Beatrice Galilee, Martino Stierli

Education Council
Fundación Almine y Bernard Ruiz-Picasso para el Arte, Co-Chair, Monique Burger, Maja Hoffmann, Raúl de Nieves, Francesco Scribani Rossi, Peter Tan, Clarice O. Tavares

Patron of the Arts
Burt Aaron, Dayle Bechtler-Lustenberger, Agnes Gund, Christine Halter and Amalaswintha Oppelt, Walter and Daphne Kielholz, Jill and Peter Kraus, Grażyna Kulczyk, Maria Larsson, Svetlana Marich, Kimberly Marrero, Pierre Mirabaud, Richard and Gaby Nahmani, Catherine Petitgas, Eva Presenhuber, Gerd Schepers and Martina Vondruska

Friends of SI Switzerland Committee: Dayle Bechtler-Lustenberger, Co-Chair, Michèle Sandoz, Co-Chair, Marius Neuenschwander, Treasurer, Anne-Shelton Aaron, Nicolas Bernheim, Florian Gutzwiller, Sabine Parenti, Susanne von Meiss, Oskar Weiss
Friends of SI US Committee: Esteban Arboleda, Artemis Baltoyanni, Justine Durrett, Alexandra Economou, Heather Flow, Marjorie Mayrock, Katja Zigerlig

Friends
Anne-Shelton Aaron, Shaune Arp, Charles & Fabienne Abrecht, Jeanette Apitz, Esteban Arboleda & David Haskell, Eric & Fabienne Bernheim, Doris Beyersdorf, Katherine Bishop, Martin & Helena Bjäringer, Chantal Blatzheim & Augustin Dufrasne, Martin Bölsterli & Gitti Hug, James Keith Brown & Eric Diefenbach, Spencer Brownstone, Matthias Brunner, Marietta Budiner, Cathrine Anne Burda, Monica de Cardenas, Paula Cooper, Regula & Beat Curti, Andrée Darphin, Karolina Dankow, Elizabeth Dee, Alexander Feldman, Birgit Filzmaier, Julia Fischbach, Peter & Kathrin Friedli, Eliane Ganz, Christophe & Corinne Gautier, Gregor Gerlach, Leila Greiche, Damian & Melanie Grieder-Swarovski, Martin Hatebur & Peter Handschin, Katharina Hempel, Javier Hinojosa, Frédérique Hutter, Sonja Kehl, Peter Kilchmann, Thomas Koerfer, Nadine Kriesmer, Sarah Levine, Inès Lombard, Siegfried Marissens, Servane Mary & Jose Martos, Bettina Meier-Bickel, Monika & Simon Michel, Rosmarie Muster, Michelle Nicol, Carolina Nitsch, Jutta Nixdorf, Marina Olsen, Evrim & Jessica Oralkan, Claudia Paetzold, Maureen Paley, Mariana Pictet, Edgar Rappold & Gertie Guertler, Thomas Reinshagen, Corinne Rohner, Thomas Schneider, Kurt Schwarz, Diana Segantini, Silvie Seidlitz, Carole Server & Oliver Frankel, Irit Fine Sommer, Lori Spector & Max Lang, Peter & Adelaide Sutter De Vries, Peter Trueb, Rebecca Von Bachelle Zaidman, Stefan von Bartha, Stella Wang, Ruedi & Janine Wassmer, Charlotte Weinberg-Steiner, D. Ellen Wilson, Yvonne & Peter Winkler, and Anonymous

SI gratefully acknowledges the TOY Family as Friends of SI
Anna Abrell, Satyam Abishek Advani, Thorsten Albertz, Lukas Amacher,  Albert Anneler, Tiffany Woodt-Arnt and Matthias Ardnt, Daniel Arsham, Evelene and Noraya Avanthay, Diego Baldenweg, Lionel Baldenweg, Nora Baldenweg, Deborah and Gioele Balmelli, Mirko Baselgia, Joel Basman, Beat Berger and Christophe Graber, Nicolas and Maria Bernheim, Dvang Bharania, Julie Boldt and Dhruv Yadav, Zandie Brockett,  Zoe Buckman, Monique and Max Burger, Beat and Simone Burger, Maxime Castric, Carla Chan, Isaac Chong, Barbara Corti, Marcel Crespo, Timothy Curtis, Filipe Da Costa Leite, Melanie Da Costa Leite, Kim and Timothy Dale, Gabriel Delponte, Branca and Stefan Dorfmeister, Rose Elbaz and David Kolinski, Alexandra Ettlin and Tobias Kappeler, Filippo Fiocchi, Andi Fischer, Benedikt Fischer, Nico Form-Zuellig, Tina Marie Fung and Ashraf Razaque, David Gleitman, Jennifer Greenland and Luca Pessina, Alex and Nirit Gruenwald, Luisa Gui and Christian Wassmann, Johannes Hoerning, Sonja and James Holloway, Cindy Holzbauer and Klaus Gabriel, Laura Hilber, Paul Hutchinson, Mike Imam, Gianni Jetzer, Nadia and Timo Kaabi-Linke, Titus Kaphar, Maria and Claudio Koller, Laura Krul-Harris, Karen-Sofie Kvamme, Joanna Lisiak, Daniela Maerky and Alain Vaucher, Doreen Merkel and Akshay Bajaj, Fabian Marti, Madelyne Meyer, Natalie Meyer, Enrico Nahoum, Elaine Ng and Fabio Rossi, Amina Omani and Ouali Omani, Yasmine and Joao Philippe Orléans e Braganca, Charlotte Phillips, Cynthia Philips, Jacqueline Phillips, Michael Phillips, Yasmin Rahmatullah, Prashanti Ravindran and Nicolas Mathier, Michael Reinhold, Silvia Ruiz Meron  Michael Sandmeier, Constantin Schenker, Evita and Anja Schildknecht, Terry Schmassmann, Annabelle Schneider, Falk Schweitzer, Maria Sieper and Maleachi Buehringer, Tina Soroush and David Trenhondart, Franziska Stilli and Clement Poch, Maximilian Stolberg, Tavares Strachan, Aita Sulser, Elizabeth and Stefan Suter, Emilie Suter, Katharina Suter, Melanie Tang-Simunovic and Nick Simunovic, Dagny and Richard Telfer, Bianca Ulrich-Heller and Stephan Ulrich Alexandra Verney, Andrea Wild Botero and Raphael Kappeler, Natalie Williams, Philipp Wille, Cassandra Wong and Otto Brockway, Esther YS Wong, Vidur Yadav, Alison Mary Ching Yeung