Music Director Courtney Lewis conducts Florida’s Jacksonville Symphony. Photo by James Gilbert.
In Thursday’s (4/24) Philanthropy News Digest, an unsigned article states, “The Jacksonville Symphony has announced a $3 million gift from the Terry Family Foundation in support of programming and renovations to the Florida-based orchestra’s performance space. The award from the foundation established by the late C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry—who died in 1998 and 2022 respectively—will bolster the arts organization’s long-term financial stability and help expand its Pops Series. In addition, the gift will fund a portion of the improvements to Jacoby Symphony Hall, the orchestra’s home, which will have its main level renamed for the foundation. The funding boosts giving by the Terrys and their foundation to $6.3 million. Mary Virginia Terry was a long-serving member of the Symphony’s Women’s Guild. ‘We are happy to carry on and expand my aunt and uncle’s support,’ said Terry Family Foundation president Betsy Cox. ‘Not only did they enjoy attending orchestra concerts, they also believed that the Jacksonville Symphony was a vital investment in the northeast Florida community—a sentiment still shared by the foundation as we continue their legacy of support.’ ” Earlier in April, the Jacksonville Symphony announced a $15 million gift from an anonymous donor.
