We ❤️ Our Donors

The California Symphony gratefully acknowledges the members of our ever-growing donor family! These individuals and organizations have demonstrated a commitment to the arts and improving our community. The following reflects gifts and pledges received from January 14, 2025 through January 15, 2026.

$100,000+

Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation
Herring Family Trust

$50,000-$99,999

Sharon Simpson

$20,000-$49,999

Orchard House
Michael and Denise Weiner
Mike Lazur and Mary Ellen Rockdale

$10,000-$19,999

Alfred and Meryl Norek
Beverly Louie
California Arts Council
Estate of Helen Elaine Halliday

In Memory of Fred Smith
Janet Welter
Jeanne Ryan
Jon Dickson and Dee Formusa

Paul Cortese
Sandy and Marc Macaulay
Shari Ward
Sunjams Foundation

$5,000-$9,999

Abby Dye
Barbara and Roy Hodgkinson
Carlotta and Bob Dathe
City of San Pablo
E M Downer Foundation

Hal and Marcia Wilson
Hazel Eshleman
Karin Eames
KPMG LLP
Michael Elmore

Robert and Alice Bridges Foundation
Rod Mickels and Lisa Franzel
Ruth Reeves
Timothy Carlson
William H. and Navid Armstrong

$2,500-$4,999

AAA
Allan and Carol Tobias
Angela Franz
Anthony Bernhardt and Lynn Feintech
Cindy and Tom Silva
David Halligan and Simone Hoelck
Edith Richter

Joseph Ficurelli
Kenneth and Leslie Lawrence
Kristen Klehr
Laura and Andrew Glenn
Laura Bass
Linda Ingham
Mark and Christine Weaver

Monika Deutsche
Randy Soso
Richard Goodman
Ruby Robins
Richard and Sigrid Jarrett
Stephen Ingraham
Susan and Stephen Philpott

$1,000-$2,499

Alan Bergstein and Carol Joffe
April MacDonald
Audrey Richards
Augustus Morr
Barbara Greeno
Barton and Nadine Lane
Betsy Templeton
BlackRock Charitable Fund
Christina and Kirk Miller
Conradi Family Trust
Dave and Madeleine Carlsen
David and Robin Minor
Debra Deitch
Diane Crowley Young
Dirk Mellema
Doris Marx
Dr. William Coby and Teresa Rasfeld
Ed and Denise Del Beccaro
Gary and Kathi Ryness

Gretchen Doolittle
Gwen Buchholz and David Durand
Jacqueline Carson
Janet Black
Jed Daniel
Jessica and Alfred Beerbaum
Kathleen Quinlan and Marc Parham
Kathryne and Calvin Tucker
Kelly Crawford
Kenneth and Carol Soult
Kevin and Alicia Cragholm
Kim Asher
Laurence McEwen and Kathy McKeown
Marc David
Martha Holstlaw
Mary Leigh Miller
Mike Tuciarone and Nadine Peterson

Natalie Inouye
Peter and Irene Reich
Peter Newell
Pleasant Hill Community Foundation
Ralph and Loella Haskew
Robert and Shirley Kramer
Robert Corning
Russell Nelson
Steve Berg and Claire Kinney
The Ronald and Katherine Stupak Foundation, a Donor Advised Fund of Renaissance Charitable Foundation
Theresa and Alex Madeira
Theresa Yarborough-Fields
TJT III Gifting Foundation
Troy and Denisa Feddersen

$500-$999

Aimee Johnson
Barbara and Phil Gottlieb
Bradley and Kelly Kaplan
Carl Graziani and Nancy Hart
Carol G. Smith
Carole Lyons
Deborah Orel-Bixler
Donna Green
Frederick Lezak
Geraldine Dye
Ivor Silver

James Reiter
Jan Geahry
Jane and Roger Emanuel
Jen Martin and Steve Pugh
Joseph and Bette Hirsch
Kenneth and Candy Caldwell
Kurt Riemer
Linda Barron
Lucy Ober-Silvey
Manya Helgerson Casto
Mark J. Powers and Albert E. Moreno

Mary Knott
Mr. Larry and Nancy Ludgus
Neil Brennan
Pamela McGrath
Patsy Ronat
Penny Meyerhoff
Rebecca Calzia-Bhatt
Richard Leffingwell
Robert and Gay Laaback
Robin Collins
Sara Soltan
Susan Hanson

$250-$499

Andrew Naumov
Annette Stiefbold
Barbara Langerman
Barbara Whysong
BlueSnap
Brian Deans
Carleen Goeckel
Carol Baskett
Carol Santa Maria
Carolyn Bybee
Carolyne Hudson
Catherine A. Smith
Catherine Bradford
Charlotte Foley
Christine Monsen and Amal Moulik
Daniel Levenstein
Darren and Sunshine Deffner
Dianne Nicolini
Dick and Lynne Hildebrand
Dyanne Vojvoda
Dylan Mezzio

Earl Turner
Elizabeth Summer
Gail Gabriel
Gail Givens
Gail Murray
Gail Stevens and Hank Grimmick
Gary Wong
George Mathews
Jack and Carole Kay Lynn
Jean Fiske
Jill Fernald and Charles Levine
John Duarte
Joyce Wells
Julia Novak
Kathe Mitchell
Ken Bartsch
Kenneth Gutierrez
Kevin and Jill Wilk
Kristine Soorian
Leslie Pfeifer
Linda and Mike Bandler

Linus and Stephanie Eukel
Lou and Lynnette Cabrera
Marco Gonzales
Matt and Samantha Francois
Michel Taddei
Mrs. Greta Zielinski
Nancy Mueller
Natalie Inouye
Nina Dickerson
Paul Menkes and Judith Rosen
Robert and Carrol Foxall
Ron and Cathryn Ramin
Sandra M Cavallo
Sepideh Ghafari and Joshua Weiner
Sherrie Fraser
Stephen and Laurel Epstein
Sue and Darrell Cannon
Thomas DiSanto
Toni Hassard
Victoria Bissell
Visions in Education

$100-$249

Alan and Joanne Nadritch
Ann Moriarty
Anne Hayden
Barbara and Walter Knoll
Barbara and Robert Lenox
Barbara Angius
Barbara Kuklewicz
Belinda Smith
Bill and Susan Kidd
Birgit Karlsson
Brittain Habegger
Cal and Agatha Sue Lee
Carolyn Anderson
Carolyn Wilson
Casey Dixon
Celia Hasbrook
Charleen and Kurt Elste
Charlotte McConkie
Chevron Employee Matching Fund
Christoper and Rene Rores
Claude and Carol Benedix
Dale Deffner
Dana Norton
Deanne Gilbert
Dee Thompson
Diane L Choquette
Donna Steinrok
Ed and Marge Joehnk
Elaine Wong
Ellena Bloedorn
Eve Gordon

Fran Schap
Fred Riccio
Freeman and Catherine Cullom
Gerda Mueller
Gordon Berke
Hannelore Harwood
Helene Cavior
Ingrid Hempell
James and Beverly Dubrin
Jane B Mowry
Jen Whalen
Joan and David Pierce
John And Joan Hines
John Gravell
John Klein
Joy Todd
Kathleen Rowland
Kathy Briner
Laura Reynolds
Laurence Berger
Laurence S Oppenheim
Leslie De Giere
Linda Furlong
Linda Hastings
Louis and Stephanie Chase Brooner
Marilyn Mansfield
Marta VanLoan
Mary Koch
Michael Baker
Michael Wilt
Ms. Sandra Berggren

Nabil Azzam
Nancy Tomkins
Nathanael Rakestraw
Neil Sitzman
Pat George
Patricia Shanahan
Paul and Cathy Witkay
Paul Miller
Peter Heyman
Peter Lindberg
Rennett Macintyre
Ricardo Liberman
Robert Moon
Ron and Haleen Armijo
Ronald Rogness
Sally and William Clarke
Sarah Hartglass
Scott and Shirlee Graff
Shinji Eshima
Shuki Chan
Steven Lowe
Susan Boreliz
Susan Foxall
Susan Heffernan
Tom Stone
Valerie Petersen
Vera Bulaevskaya
Yvonne Knight
Yvonne LaLanne
Zev Kahn