Meet Our Donors

An Enduring Legacy: The Power of a Bequest

In a world where we often hear stories of inheritances dividing families or causing conflicts, there are also tales of individuals whose choices bring beauty and culture to the world—transcending their own lifetimes. More

A Love for All Eternity

Read the love story of Drs. Sarah H. and George Pappas—for one another and for contemporary art. Sarah is using her estate plan to give The Ringling her collection of art, including several paintings by George. More

Bringing the Art of Asia to The Ringling

Museum purchase through the David J. Patten Asian Art Fund, 2020

By donating his annual IRA required minimum distribution to his fund, David has supported the Museum's acquisition of eight works of art from Asia, and he does not intend to slow down. More

Remembering The Ringling: A Story of Giving to a Childhood Love

Hudson Smith and his wife, Anne, have been Circle members at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art for 10 years. After a degree in chemical engineering and a prominent career in the phosphate industry that included travel around the world, Hudson and Anne retired to Venice, Florida, in 2006. More

To Leave a Legacy—Stan and Nancy Kaplan

See how these loyal supporters are sharing their passion of collecting photography and Asian Scholars’ rocks with visitors of The Ringling for years to come. More

Docent Program Receives Legacy Gift

Immediately upon retiring to Sarasota in September of 2002, Joan and José Uranga began their training as docents for the Museum of Art, Ca' d'Zan and the Circus Museum. They felt the legacy of John and Mable Ringling warranted their time as volunteers and that the Museum was vital to the culture of Sarasota. As the two became involved in the docent program, José became qualified as a school tour docent and Joan began to serve on The Ringling board of directors as the delegate from the docent advisory council. More

Art for Today and Tomorrow

The Ringling is excited to announce that Daniel J. Denton, board member, The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art Foundation, and the retired founder of Sarasota Magazine, has included a bequest in his estate plans to establish the Daniel J. Denton Contemporary Art Acquisition Endowment at The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art. The funds will be designated in support of contemporary art acquisitions. More

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