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 April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025.

$100,000+

Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation

$50,000-$99,999

Sharon Simpson

$20,000-$49,999

Shari Ward

$10,000-$19,999

Tim Carlson
Jon Dickson and Dee Formusa
Abby Dye
Karin Eames

Rod Mickels and Lisa Franzel
Mechanics Bank
Musicians Performance Trust Fund
Orchard House

Michael Lazur and Mary Ellen Rockdale
Jeanne Ryan
Sunjams Foundation
Hal and Marcia Wilson

$5,000-$9,999

William H. and Navid Armstrong
Bob and Carlotta Dathe
E M Downer Foundation
Carl Graziani and Nancy Hart

Ralph and Loella Haskew
Robert and Alice Bridges Foundation
Sandy and Marc Macaulay
Alfred and Meryl Norek

Ruth Reeves
Ruby Robins
Michael and Denise Weiner
Janet Welter

$2,500-$4,999

Laura Bass
Ed and Denise Del Beccaro
Anthony Bernhardt and Lynn Feintech
Mike Elmore
Laura and Andrew Glenn
Barbara and Roy Hodgkinson

Stephen Ingraham
Richard and Sigrid Jarrett
Robert and Shirley Kramer
Barton and Nadine Lane
Susan and Stephen Philpott
Martha Pigeon

Jack and Jennifer Pohlman
Peter and Irene Reich
Cindy and Tom Silva
Allan and Carol Tobias
Susan Weinstein

$1,000-$2,499

AAA
Kim Asher
Jessica and Alfred Beerbaum
Janet Black
Angie Coffee
Conradi Family Trust
Robert Corning
Kevin and Alicia Cragholm
Kelly Crawford
Jed Daniel
Raleigh and Helen Davis
Debra Deitch
Monika Deutsche
Gwen Buchholz and David Durand
William Eames
Troy and Denisa Feddersen

Joseph Ficurelli
Angela Franz
Nell Fraser
Jan Geahry
Joanne Ghiglieri
Barb and Phil Gottlieb
Jayne and Jim Hegenbart
David Halligan and Simone Hoelck
Martha Holstlaw
Sue Hoyt
Linda Ingham
Steve Berg and Claire Kinney
Richard Leffingwell
April MacDonald
Laurence McEwen and Kathy McKeown
Dirk Mellema

Gilbert Merrill
Mary Leigh Miller
Christina and Kirk Miller
David and Robin Minor
Peter Newell
Dianne Nicolini
Kathleen Quinlan and Marc Parham
Edith Richter
Gary and Kathi Ryness
Elizabeth and Jeff Siegel
Kenneth and Carol Soult
Betsy Templeton
Thomas Terry
Lisa Dell and Cory Tiffin
Mike Tuciarone and Nadine Peterson
Theresa Yarborough-Fields

$500-$999

Allen Biggs
Neil Brennan
Jacqueline Carson and Alan Cox
Marc and Caryn David
Geraldine Dye
Jane and Roger Emanuel
Marco and Christine Gonzales
Google
Barbara Greeno

Manya Helgerson Casto
Dick and Lynne Hildebrand
Bette and Joe Hirsch
Marilyn Hughes
In memory of Fred Smith
Aimee Johnson
Mary Knott
Catherine Lau

Frederick Lezak
Carole Lyons
Augustus Morr
Russell Nelson
Deborah Orel-Bixler
Jen Martin and Steve Pugh
Nan Reuther
Audrey Richards

$250-$499

Linda and Mike Bandler
Linda Barron
Carol Baskett
Julie Basque
Catherine Bradford
Carolyn Bybee
Donato Cabrera
Sue and Darrell Cannon
Sandra M Cavallo
Graham and Peggy Crow
Diane Crowley Young
Darren and Sunshine Deffner
Nina Dickerson
Thomas DiSanto and Oud O’Brien
Linus and Stephanie Eukel
John and Jean Fiske
Robert and Carrol Foxall
Matt and Samantha Francois
Gail Gabriel
Donna Green

Gail Stevens and Hank Grimmick
Brittain Habegger
Charles and Susan Hanson
Celia Hasbrook
Toni Hassard
Carolyne Hudson
Natalie Inouye
Barbara Kuklewicz
Robert and Gay Laaback
Juliette LeBlanc
Cal and Agatha Sue Lee
Emily Lieu-Harris
Bev Louie
Theresa Madeira
Silvano and Gerarda Marchesi
George Mathews and Lora Osterloh
Dylan Mezzio
Richard Miles
Jacqueline Mills
Emma Moon

Christine Monsen and Amal Moulik
Nancy Mueller
Gail Murray
Mark J Powers and Albert E Moreno
Ron and Cathryn Ramin
Carol Santa Maria
Jean Shuler
Audrianna Sibiski
Catherine A. Smith
Kristine Soorian and Bryce Ikeda
Julie Steinberg
Tom Stone
Visit Walnut Creek
Dyanne Vojvoda
Shannon Murphey
Mark and Christine Weaver
Joyce Wells
Adam and Jennifer Wells
Barbara Whysong
Kevin and Jill Wilk

$100-$249

Judy Cabrera
Janine Collins
Ray Triana and Mary Gray
Maureen Vavra
Michael Baker
Ronald Rogness
Nashelli Tavi
Carolyn Anderson
Claude and Carol Benedix
Ellena Bloedorn
Lou and Lynnette Cabrera
Deanne Gilbert
Zev Kahn
Birgit Karlsson
Barbara Langerman
Jane Mowry
Victor and Jess Oliveros
Patsy Ronat
Linda Furlong
Donna Steinrok
Kimetha Vanderveen
Kenneth Albert Bartsch
Leslie De Giere
Carolyn Wilson
James Dubrin
Eric and Marissa Gayden
Scott and Shirlee Graff
Hannelore Harwood
Susan Heffernan
Kristen Klehr
Mary Koch
Rennett Macintyre
Thomas Savignano
Ron and Anne Woods

Adele Bailey
Barbara Duff
Martha Jo Cazenave
Elizabeth Summer
Victoria Bissell
William Cande
Carleen Goeckel
Chevron Employee Matching Fund
Tom and Annette Alborg
Ronald P. Anderson
Barbara Angius
Ron and Haleen Armijo
Nabil Azzam
Anne Broome
Louis and Stephanie Brooner
Bruce and Mary Jo Byson
Genoveva Calloway
Rebecca Calzia-Bhatt
Helene Cavior
Sally and William Clarke
Robin Collins
Freeman and Catherine Cullom
Dale Deffner
Casey Dixon
Beverly Dubrin
Kurt and Charleen Elste
Charlotte Foley
Patti Forte
Susan Foxall
Sherrie Fraser
Jan Geahry
Pat George
John Gravell
K. Gutierrez

Peter Heyman
In memory Of Rosemary Yencha Daniel
In memory of Ruth and Doug Waterman
In memory of Ted Toland
Ed and Marge Joehnk
Matt Jones
Jim Keldsen
Bill and Sue Kidd
John Klein
Barbara and Walter Knoll
George and Edith Kohut
Barbara and Robert Lenox
Niklas Lindberg
Catherine Locke
Spencer and Kelly Mains
Charlotte McConkie
Mia Mehdikhan
Gerda Mueller
Alex and Nicole Orfaly
Andrea Patridge
Leslie Pfeifer
Nathanael Rakestraw
Fred Riccio
Kathleen Rowland
Fran Schap
Patricia Shanahan
Neil Sitzman
Belinda Smith
Joy Todd
Calvin Tucker
Skip Wagner
Lisa Waterman
Sydne Weiner
Michael Wilt