The Tyler ISD Foundation hosted its 2025 Gala, Cirque Du Soiree, on Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Willow Brook Country Club. The special celebration brought together more than 200 guests and raised more than $80,000 for Tyler ISD teachers and students.
The event, led by our Gala planning committee and our Executive Director, transported guests to an evening of magnificent wonder under the Big Top while supporting the foundation's mission.
The Gala celebrated thirty-five years of impactful partnership between Tyler ISD and the Tyler ISD Foundation. Brookshire Grocery Company was honored as the recipient of the 2025 Bonnie and Tab Beall Impact Award for its many years of generosity and support of the Tyler ISD Foundation. Sandra Stanley received the 2025 Dr. Gary Gross Service Award for her thirty-five years of dedicated volunteer service to the mission and work of the Foundation.
The tremendous success of this year’s event would not have been possible without the generous support of Gala Presenting Sponsor, Sunbelt Equipment Marketing, Inc. (SEMI).
Top event sponsors also included: Iglesias Law Firm, Fitzpatrick Architects, Ken Kaminski, MD - Azalea Orthopedics, Stephanie and Chris Taylor, TXU Energy, SCI Construction, LTD, The University of Texas at Tyler, Nueva Land Management, Classic Toyota, Ellen and John Musselman, Cooperative Teachers Credit Union, UT Health East Texas, Sharon and James Wynne, Corgan Associates, Inc., CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System, Patty and Hub Coleman Family, The Rogers Foundation, Bonnie and Tab Beall, Southside Bank, Greg Guinn, Chick-Fil-A, Dr. Shirley Marks, Tyler Radiology Associates, A.S. Genecov Foundation, Hoar Construction, Randall Goodspeed, Oncor, Citizen’s 1st Bank, and EMA Engineering & Consulting.
Gala Planning Committee Members: Rebecca Ballard, Tonia Rider Bickham, Elva Estrada, Kevin Holland, Ann Marie Hoover, Jill Johnson, Meghan Reily, Melissa Taylor, Stephanie Taylor, Lisa Williams, Amy Valladares, Kelly Youngblood, Rita Roman, and Suzette Farr.
About Tyler ISD Foundation:
The Tyler Independent School District Foundation is the non-profit, philanthropic partner of Tyler ISD, providing resources to inspire learning, enrich teaching, and enhance opportunities for our students through exemplary programs. We know that Tyler ISD is one of the primary economic mobility engines for the City of Tyler and will continue to be for decades to come. As such, the Tyler ISD Foundation's commitment to investing in our public school system runs deep. Since its inception in 1990, the Foundation has donated over $4.1 million to the district. Tyler ISD Foundation is an independent 501(c)3 organization; all donations are tax-deductible.