Thank You For Fueling Our Mission!
Whether you are an individual donor, sustaining member, corporation, foundation, or public agency—your annual support means the world to thousands of young people in Los Angeles and beyond. We salute your vital partnership in transforming lives through creative arts learning.
Look at what we've accomplished together! Your dedication to the social-emotional well being and creative potential of Los Angeles youth helped make even 2020 a transformational year. Enjoy this brief video recap celebrating all you helped us realize.
2020 - 2021 DONORS
The following list acknowledges all donor contributions made for the time period July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. We thank our donors for their generous support!
To learn how your support can make a difference, please email Jenifer Fleming, Associate Director of Individual Giving and Events.
L.A. Arts Recovery Fund ($1.2 million)
California Community Foundation
The Lee Graff Foundation
Mythical Entertainment
NBCUniversal
The Theodore J. Forstmann Charitable Trust
Jennifer & Rick Madden
S. Mark Taper Foundation
Anonymous
Vera R. Campbell Foundation
The Carl & Roberta Deutsch Foundation
Harman Family Foundation
Rose Hills Foundation
The Kathryn Caine Wanlass Charitable Foundation
YouTube
AmazonSmile
Ameriprise Financial Foundation
The Annenberg Foundation
Anonymous
AT&T Aspire
Berro Family Charitable Fund
The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation
P.C. and Rosana Hsu Chao Foundation
City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
The Daniel Legacy Foundation
Joseph Drown Foundation
The Fitzberg Foundation
The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Thelma Pearl Howard Foundation
JPMorgan Chase
Los Angeles County Arts Commission
Mentors Foundation
Ann Peppers Foundation
Ross Stores, Inc.
Secret Walls x Bentley
Supreme
Walter J. and Holly O. Thomson Foundation
Walker Living Trust
Anonymous*
Jon Basalone Family
BCM Foundation
Johnny Carson Foundation
Kelley & Eric Coleman
Daydreamer
Don't Back Down!
envato
Genesis Motor America Foundation
The Music Man Foundation
Netflix
The Kenneth T. & Eileen L. Norris Foundation
Pacific Western Bank
Ruth and Joseph C. Reed Foundation for the Arts
Kathleen & Chip Rosenbloom
Linda & Eric Schotz
Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
Taylored Expressions
Trader Joe's
U.S. Bank Foundation
The Walt Disney Company
Warner Music Group
American Business Bank
Anonymous
Armstrong Garden Centers
Tamara & Bill Bagnard
Bel Air Investment Advisors, LLC
Marion and Craig Benell
Cameron Boyce Foundation
Caldwell Cigar Company
California Arts Council
Ben B. and Joyce E. Eisenberg Foundation
Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation
Peter Gal & Jaimie Fauth*
The Getty Foundation
Jackie & Dan Harman
Linda C. Hothem
iBorrow
The Lenart Art Education Foundation
The Harold McAlister Charitable Foundation
Morgan Stanley
notNeutral
RSVP Gallery
Jennifer & Jonathan Schreter
Standard Communities
STICKII
Julie & Tom Stillwell
Strauss Foundation
Ubisoft Film & Television
Whitney Young Children's Foundation
35m Pro Photo Lab
Sophie & Alan Alpert
Anonymous
Amy Aquino & Drew McCoy
Arup
Avery Dennison
Matthew Babrick
Devon Baranski - In Honor of the Benell Family
Nancy E. Barton Foundation
Brittany, Erik and Victory Belz Philantropic Fund
Sandra Berg*
Milton and Ruth Berman Family Foundation
Rachel Bloom*
Bodega LLC.
Bolton
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
Cambria & Jack Cline
Creative Class Collective
Malik Ducard
Edenspiekermann*
Ermantourage
Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects
Kathie Foley-Meyer & Irving Meyer
Heidi Ford
Anne Geffner
Deborah & Jonathan Goldman
Wendy Greene
Pam & Steve Hirsh
Hoodzpah, Inc.
Niels Kantor
Wade Killefer
The Kleiner Cohen Foundation
Barbara Kreitzer
Deb Lacusta & Dan Castellaneta
Laguna Fabrics
LBA Realty
The Chris & Melody Malachowsky Family Foundation
Michael Maltzan & Amy Murphy
The Mill
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Miller
David Miner
Monster Children / Pabst Blue Ribbon
The Morrison & Foerster Foundation
James Mortensen - In Honor of the Animation Community
Jason Mraz Foundation
Night Bass
Pacific Sunwear
Veronica Pedroza*
Farnaz Pourzanjani
Shelley Powsner & Stephen Skrovan
Maura & Mark Rampolla
Alexis Rappaport & Michael Royce*
The Sage Group, LLC
Martha Saucedo
Lisa & Wesley Smith
Socius Foundation
Harriet & Richard Squire
Jennifer Stark
Matthew Steinmetz
TableArt Inc.
David Tishler
Totally Kids Sun Valley*
The TR Family Trust
Darshana Umakanth
WJL Distributors
Wurwand Foundation
XYZ Fund
John Zimmerman
3rd Season
Gayane Ahverdyan*
Amanda Archibald*
BANDITS Bandanas
Richard Bloch
Bonfire
Phyllis Braxton*
Steve Brockmeyer
Jose Castillo
Steaven Chen
Communication Research Associates / Admired Leadership
Katherine Conrad - In Honor of Laura Glover
Counter Oppression Crew
Tina & Dave Dahl*
Clare de Briere - In Honor of Sharon M. de Briere
Katrina Dela Cruz*
Owen Demers
Julia Dittberner
Alex Fink - Fink Instruments Mfg.
Jacob Garcia
Jacqueline Garcia - In Memory of Linda Lee Horner Cunningham
Catherine Geanuracos
Judith Golden
Bobbie Greenfield
Cathy Greenwold
Jonathan Hakakha
Nina Hans*
Gene Heller
Alvaro Ilizarbe
February James
Julia Johnson
Stefan Johnson
K-DEER Inc.
James Kimura-Green*
Anthony King*
Samantha Leddel
Susan Luehrs
John Mulchaey, Ph.D.
Mark D. Muller
Sean Myer
Stephen & Jesse Nathan
Faith Olson*
Julie Penman Livesey*
Ezra Remer
Michelle Rhea
Elizabeth Saiger
Elizabeth Sanders*
Amy Seidenwurm & Russell Bates
Pam Sherman
Michele & Kenneth Silverstein*
Some Girls Film - In Honor of WBTV, Berlanti, Bowling/Miscia and Narrative PR
John Squatritto
Mason Stoops
Ricky Swallow
John Paul Thornton
Will Ullman
Patricia Wheeler & Jon Schotz
W.M. Keck Foundation
Wonderful Giving
Helen & George Abe
Ahliyah Crafts LLC
Cynthia Alexander
Madeline Amos - In Honor of Perry Levine
Samantha Anderson*
Sheri & Noel Anenberg
Anonymous
Steve Applebaum
Bonita Applebaum
Niloofar Ardalan
Lauren Armstrong
Katerina Arroyo
Aaron Atchison
Aull Things Jewelry / Sarah K. Chenault*
Emily Ausbrook
Anina & Nathaniel Bach - In Memory of Ruth Courtland
Nancy I Bagley - In Honor of Graham & Kathy Waldo
Amadea Bailey
Amanda Baker
James Balbin
Jaime Balboa
Bree Barton*
Karli Baumgardner - In Memory of Ruth Courtland
Scott Beiser
Jessica Berdakin - In Memory of RBG
Philip Bergman
Dana Bernard
Lisa Berzack
David Black
Robert Blackmon*
Lauren Blas - In Memory of Ruth Courtland
Angela Body - In Honor of Thomas Body
Samuel Bouffard*
Elizabeth Boykewich*
Haley Bradley
Linda & Steven Brown - In Memory of Peter Meyerson
Stacey Brownfield - In Memory of Bill Brownfield
Susie Buckman
Angela Bui
Elizabeth Burrill*
Oliver Caiden
Forrest Card*
Arthur Carlson*
Jamison Carter
Jamie Cataldo - In Honor of Jackie Piche
Crystal Chambers
Fandra Chang
Mimi Chao*
Dolores Chavez*
Madison Christie-Hamre
Isabel Cisneros*
Anna Clark
Stacey Clerx*
Kimberly Clerx
Cindy Coburn*
Steven Cochran
Andrew Cohen
Dave Coleman
Raymond Colletti
Elsbeth Collins*
The Cook Family
Greg Cortesi
Casey Courey-Pickering
andSons Chocolatiers
Robert Craig
Laura M. Crawford - In Honor of Mayer Hawthorne
Josef Csongei
Amy Cuenco*
Mitch Cullin
Peter Denny
Reena Desai*
Ellen DiResta*
Jacqueline Dorman
Aaron Druck - In Memory of Ruth Courtland
Jessica Druxman & Jacob Weiss*
Derek Drymon
Kathleen M. Duncan
Allison & David Dworetzky
Exhale Productions
Farwest Uniforms & Embroidery
Fashion Brand Company
Jenifer Fleming
Aretta Frazier & William Lamborn
Wenda & Rick Freeman
Kelly & Jeffrey Freid
Joseph Gallimore*
Sydnie & Herb Geismar
Risa Gertner - In Honor of Joel Lubin
Manny Goitia
Amy Goldman - In Memory of Ruth Courtland
Daniel Goldstein*
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon - In Honor of Sue Carls; Joe Cohen; Craig Gering; Brian Lazarus; Brian Loucks; Jordan Neiman; PJ Shapiro; Tiffany Ward
Karen Goodall - In Memory of Ruth Courtland
Allison & Michael Graff-Weisner
Joanne Graham
Phyllis & Michael Greene
April Greiman - In Memory of John and Renee Greiman
Beth Tishler & Tom Grond*
Terry Guy
Cecelia Hale
John W. Hayden - In Memory of Bo White
Julie Hayman
Jeff Heglin - In Memory of Ruth Courtland
Damon Hein
Gregory Heller
Ian Henderson - In Honor of Travis Bean
Max Hernandez
Allison Hertog
Diana Hicken
Jeanne Hoel
Mike Hollingsworth - In Honor of Mike Moon; Elizabeth Porter
Amanda Hovest*
Laura Hubber
Blerinda Idrizi - In Memory of Ruth Courtland
Garrett Immel
Justin Izbinski*
Stanley Jacobs
Rachel Johannes - In Memory of Ruth Courtland
Rosemarie Jones
Bianca Kajlich
Barbara & Richard Karsting
Fiona Kegler
Kevin M. Kershisnik
Karen Kice
Rachel Kim*
Allison Kirkegaard*
Melissa Knight - In Memory of Marta O’Rourke
Margaret Knox-Lee & Robert Lee
Michael Komsky
Barbara Kurshan & Roger Coleman - In Honor of Eric Coleman
Joe Kwaczala
Moira & Jack Lamb
Amy Laun*
Brandon Lawless
James Liddell
Delano Ligu - In Memory of Ruth Courtland
Ellen Lin
Marysa Lin
Tiger Litam
Connie Taylor Lockhart*
The Lombardo Family - In Memory of Irene Adams
Dana Love
Priya Macwan - In Honor of Ashvin Macwan
Fred J. Marcus - In Memory of Ruth Courtland
Travis Marks
Mary & William Martone
John McClure
Lydia Ann McCoy
Lilly Urban & Stephen McLaughlin*
Denise McShane
Susan M. Michiels*
Leighann Miko
Alison Miller
Adina Mills
Charlie Minchenberg
Stacy Minero
Pete Miranti
Robert Mischel
Shari Mo
Jack Moore
Stephen Moore
Craig Morrison*
Consuelo Moran
Debra Moton
Kris Mukai*
Scott Mulder - In Memory of Bruce Mulder
Amy Murphy
Lex Nakashima
Mimi Namdar
Shaun Newlon - In Memory of Bo White
James Newton - In Honor of Hilary Pecis
James Quang Nguyen
Karen Nusbaum
Matthew Nuss
Michelle & Robert Nydam*
Carol & Steven O'Day
Mindy Obrien
Rick Oland
Danielle Orgel - In Memory of Ruth Courtland
Aliud Otw
Elizabeth Owens
Lizette Palacios - In Honor of Britt Bobo and Sean Hess
Irena Panduku - In Memory of Ruth Courtland
Ed Patuto
Lauren Beth Perelmuter
Scott Perlman - In Memory of Bo White
Elizabeth Perry - In Honor of Emily Grant
Leonard Pine - In Honor of Sheila and Paul Ashkenaz
Tom Polenzani
Ana F. Ponce
William Porterfield - In Memory of Bo White
Dominique Powers*
Dallas Price-Van Breda
Albert Radillo - In Honor of Daisy Mendoza
Pamela Rank
Linda & Lawrence Rauch
Linda & Stephan Ray
Ricky Reed
Alexandra Reed - In Honor of VOX, Inc.
Alex Reid
Peggy & Phil Reitz - In Honor of Bo and Dansby White
Mack Reynolds - In Honor of Dansby and Tracey White
Lisa Riggs*
Kevin Rivera - In Honor of Raul Castillo
Jason Roberts
Anna Rodriguez - Little Bird Ceramics
Enrique Romero & Minerva Zermeno
Consuelo Moran
Gardenia Rosales
Janet Roston
Maureen Ryan
Jill Sanford
Brittany Sasson
Lauren Savarino
Stan Schack - In Memory of Bo White
Carol Schary & Barry Beckerman
Andrew Schneider
Antonia D. Schuman
Hillary Seitz & Steven Crystal
Louis Serpico - In Memory of Bo White
Sue & Mike Sfregola - In Memory of Ruth Courtland
Lissa Sherman - In Honor of Equity*
Peter Shin
Michael Soares
Kaveh Soroush*
David Spitz
Susan Smith & Neil Steiner - In Honor of Goldie and Gretzky
Chad W. Stivers
Stonedware Company
Dennis Strum
Kristen Studard
Krisheena & DaVonte Suarez*
Emily Suarez
Ted Sullivan
Matthew Susson
Phil Sutphin
Julia Taylor-Brown
Jennifer Tennis*
Liz Tigelaar*
Phoebe Tillem
Freya Tillem*
Daena Title
Rebecca & Ashish Tolia
Susana & Tri Tran
Susan Truong Wong
Rebecca Tucker - In Memory of Barbara Schreter
TYCHE + ISET EYEWEAR
Valfré
Cora Vander Broek*
Caroline Vanderoef
Mark Wales
Wendy Wallace - In Memory of Ruth Courtland
Tarik Walmsley*
Tracy Walsh & Zach Balin
Jay Waxman
William Weech - In Memory of Ruth Courtland
Russell Wegfehrt - In Honor of Gregory Klinger
Jeffrey I. Weinstein
Mrs. Eva Weisel
Kelly Welch - In Memory of Ruth Courtland
Scott Wendler - In Memory of Bill Brownfield
Josh Wessling*
Tom Wetherbee - In Memory of Bo White
Amy White
Paula Whitney
Dana Wilkins - In Memory of Mark Williams
Janice Wismar
Kerri Wong
Caroline Wright - In Honor of Charley Cochrane
Steve Yockey
Jeff Yorke*
Alexandra Zarubin - In Honor of the Marsh Sisters
Steven Zimmerman
(*) indicates sustaining monthly donor
If any omission has been made, please contact Jenifer Fleming, Manager of Individual and Events Giving.
“I used to be a music teacher before getting into animation, and I cannot possibly put into words how important I believe arts education and resources are for all kids. I believe in your mission 100% and am incredibly honored to have an opportunity to support it!”
– Travis Marks, Donor & Storyboard Artist, DreamWorks Animation Television
