Our Donors

Corporate, foundation and organization supporters

Many thanks to these generous supporters of City Lights! Here’s a partial list.

     

Individual Donors

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The Inspiration Circle ($75,000+)

  • Anonymous
  • City Of San Jose, Office Cultural Affairs
  • The David & Lucile Packard Foundation
  • The William And Flora Hewlett Foundation

The Trailblazers ($50,000+)

  • Knight Foundation Fund, an advised fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation
  • Urban Community

The Groundbreakers ($25,000+)

  • Applied Materials Community Foundation, a corporate advised fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation
  • Chris Heinbokel
  • Jonathan Karpf and Kathleen Zaretsky*
  • Sandra Moll
  • The Shubert Foundation
  • Anita Kapadia and Feroze Taraporevala

The Innovators ($10,000+)

  • Susan Barker
  • Ken Krechmer & Elaine Baskin
  • Cheryl Booton and Bob Mannell
  • Constance & Paul Boulay
  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous
  • Kevin and Noelle GM Gibbs
  • Google Matching Gifts
  • Dan Hill
  • Karen S. Leonard & Cheryl Lander
  • Christy Martin & Cindy Melter
  • Charlie McCollum
  • Nan Ho & Gary Miner
  • Nancy B. Coleman and Paul M. Resch
  • The Resilience Initiative, a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
  • Santa Clara County
  • Mary Lou Torre and Richard Hagan
  • Kevin Ung

The Game Changers ($5,000+)

  • Apple Matching Gifts Fund
  • Marv & Bonnie Bamburg
  • Rick & Violet Boyle, in honor of Lisa Mallette
  • Sarah Clish*
  • Karen DeHart
    Benjamin Hemmen
  • The Hunter-Garcia Family Donor Advised Fund
  • Wanda Kownacki Fund, a donor advised fund, in memory of Rick Holden
  • Kuechler-Montes De Oca Family Fund, an advised fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation
  • Mission City Community Fund
  • Clint Moore
  • Brian & Christine O’Neill’s Giving Fund
  • Bill Porter
  • The Reis Foundation
  • Saratoga Rotary Charitable Foundation
  • Silicon Valley Creates
  • Stella B. Gross Charitable Trust
  • The Valley Foundation Donor Advised Fund
  • Virginia Walbot
  • Mohamed Ismail & Jessica Whittemore

The Movers & Shakers ($2,500+)

  • Niall Adler
  • The Joel Dean Foundation
  • John and Barbara Harriman
  • David and Cheryl Heiman
  • Cayce Hill & Joe Zullo
  • Jan & Sofia M. Laskowski
  • Cliff Maas
  • David & Ada May
  • Lyle Merithew and Sandy Swirsky
  • Douglas Moore
  • Gillian Moran
  • Nvidia Matching Gifts
  • Meredith Orr
  • Mark & Karen Anderson Phillips
  • Matt & Samantha Resch
  • San Jose Water Company
  • The Thermond Philanthropy Fund
  • Suzanne Wittrig and Alfonso Banuelos

The Engagers ($1000+)

  • Linda Anderson
  • Cheryl Barker
  • Dena Behnam
  • Iris Berke
  • Steven & Karin Chase
  • Laura Colunga In honor of Cheryl Barker
  • Sandi & Richard Conniff
  • Patricia Curia
  • Pat Diamond, in memory of Robert Diamond
  • April Durrett & Matt Reilly
  • Brad & Candace Eggleston
  • Laura and Glenn Ellingson
  • Sandra & Clayton Feldman
  • Steven & Dawn Gerdt
  • John & Lucia Gilbert
  • Lucille Glassman Gifting Trust
  • Tom Gough and Luisa Sermol
  • Steve Grant and Marni Kamzan, in memory of Rick Holden
  • The Kieve Foundation
  • Kate & Tim Leehane
  • Marla Lipschultz
  • Christine Lyon
  • McGeever Family Giving Trust
  • Christine Mengarelli and Dale Elliott
  • Vickie Moore
  • Richard Newton
  • Molly & James Olivas
  • Anonymous
  • Noah & Heather Price
  • Barbara Reynolds
  • Myles Rowland
  • Carl & Marianne Salas
  • ServiceNow
  • Seymour Family Charitable Account
  • Alexx Smith
  • John & Amanda Straigis
  • Synopsys Matching Gifts
  • TheatreDNA
  • Carol & Dan Turner*
  • Anonymous
  • Geri Weimers, in memory of Rick Holden
  • Nancy Wheeler

The Dreamers ($500+)

  • 4imprint
  • Adonna J. Amoroso. In memory of Rick Holden
  • Chloë Angst & Ray Burks
  • Anonymous
  • Martha C. Beattie
  • Susan Benjamin
  • Jason and Laura Bennert
  • Janice Berling
  • Tom and Larel Bondi
  • Lisa Buchanan & John Blair
  • Erica Bulycz
  • Barbara Canup
  • Janice L & Gary H Cherrier
  • City of San Jose District 3
  • Rosalee Clarke, in memory of Bob Clarke*
  • Patricia A. Corr
  • Teryn Corsiglia
  • Joseph & Michelle Dittberner
  • William Ereneta*
  • Joan Escover
  • Martin & Barbara Fishman
  • Dan Flynn
  • Pam Foley
  • Jane Frommer and Stephen Boyer
  • Carol Garvey
  • Keith Garvey Good Democrat Foundation
  • The Goldman/Singer Family Fund
  • David & Kate Gross
  • Marcie Gugenheim
  • Nicole Hawkins
  • Susan Hayes
  • Catherine and Judd Heape
  • Rose & John Henderson
  • Brian and Jocelyn Herndon
  • Adriana Hokk
  • Michael Kelley & Jill Huchital
  • James Kleinrath & Melody Singleton
  • Alison & Richard Lane
  • Anna Lee
  • Roy Leonard & Tadashi Oguchi
  • Nicole Letellier
  • Kathleen Magid
  • Judith Marlin
  • Toby McChesney
  • Jason Molenda
  • John Moody & John Morton
  • Michael Mulhern & Glen Cantrell
  • Barbara Murray*
  • Ross Nelson*
  • Cindy Panelli
  • Daniel Pappone
  • Susan Petit Donor Advised Fund
  • Maryellen Petrich*
  • Phil Kurjan Fund, an advised fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation
  • Sal, Amy, Mia and Alex Pizarro
  • Glenn Reed
  • Ray and Katie Renati
  • The Roble Road Fund
  • Ellen and Bryan Shaner*
  • Christopher Slater
  • Andrew Smith & Brian Savard
  • Suits Litigation
  • Susan Tatro
  • Cathy & Randy Warshawsky
  • Winnie Weng
  • Laurie Whittemore
  • James D. Williams
  • Kendall Williams
  • Susan Wong
  • Paul and Anne Younan
  • ZenBusiness

The Doers ($250+)

  • Bill & Marsha Adler
  • Anonymous
  • Applied Materials Corporation
  • Barry Swenson Builder
  • Nancy & Clayton Bavor
  • Jan & Mike Bergkamp
  • Jeffrey Bracco
  • Anonymous
  • Doug Brook
  • Scott Brown and Alex Fitzpatrick
  • Anonymous
  • The Burns Family
  • Anonymous
  • Alice & Bill Cody
  • Dirzo Family
  • Cheryl Duncan & Jit Kapur
  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous
  • Nancy Batiloro Felder
  • Barb & Bob Fraser
  • Bill & Lynn Fuller
  • Ron Gasparinetti & Steve Cortopassi
  • Google Corporation
  • John Angell Grant
  • Phil and Diane Griego
  • Linda Guyer
  • Meredy & Bruce Halen
  • Craig Hamilton
  • Ross Arden Harkness
  • David Heine & Chrisula Bloore
  • Heritage Bank of Commerce
  • Kimberly Mohne Hill
  • Intel Matching Gifts
  • Richard & Peggy James
  • Jon Jenkins and Renee Schell
  • Janikke Klem & Leon Glover
  • Johnny & Katie Kolasinski
  • Sandra Krakowski
  • Jon Kull
  • Anonymous
  • Bill & Rhonda Lakatos
  • Mike Lambert
  • Heather Lerner
  • Sarah & Joshua Levy
  • Andy MacDonald & Renee Verhaegen
  • Lisa Mallette
  • Joyce Manina
  • Gary & Debbi Maxwell
  • Walter Mayes*
  • Hugh & Debbie McDevitt, a donor advised fund
  • Andrea McDonald
  • Bruce McLeod & Carla Befera
  • Charles & Jean Mendoza
  • Micron Technologies
  • Judith Miller
  • Robert Miller
  • The Margot Minnium Olsen Foundation
  • Guillermo Morales
  • Teresa & Dan Morley
  • Neil & Phyllis Newman
  • Vivian and Kevin O’Connell
  • Marlene O
  • Caitlin Papp
  • Lee Ann Payne & Chris Reber
  • Bart Perry
  • Alex Powers
  • Kelly & Velma Priest
  • Sophia Quinlan
  • Jenny Redo
  • The Eddie Reynolds & Hernán Correa Family Fund, an advised fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation
  • Michael Rhone
  • Kimberly Ridgeway
  • Sherri R. Sager
  • AJ Eiserloh & Emily Schwing
  • Sally Scofield
  • Anonymous
  • Joe Singer*
  • Kyle Smith
  • David Snow & Rosemary Elliott-Snow
  • Anonymous
  • Erin Southard
  • Allison & Jonathan Stanton
  • Carl & Frances Stremmel
  • Victoria Taketa
  • Lynn K. Telford
  • James Towery and Karyn Sinunu-Towery, in honor of Caitlin & Olivia for a backstage peek
  • Anonymous
  • Harrison-Ullmann Philanthropic Fund, a donor advised fund at the Jewish Silicon Valley
  • Paul Vallerga
  • Damian I. Vega
  • Tom Wagner
  • Kim Walesh & Steve Polcyn, in memory of Rick Holden
  • Geoffrey Webster
  • Elisa Wells
  • Maggie Wilde
  • Amanda Williams
  • David & Julie Yick-Koppel
  • Susan Zaslaw and Martin Liss
  • Tianbi Zhang
  • Dana Zook

The Believers ($100+)

  • Ameriprise Employee Giving Program
  • Robert B. Ames
  • Deb and Paul Anderson
  • Anonymous
  • Rosalie Arntzen
  • Alex Bailey
  • Tigran Bakchagyan
  • Jamie Baker
  • Rachel & Tom Bakker
  • Jim & Laurie Bamburg in honor of Marvin Bamburg
  • Barb and Bob Baum
  • Thomas Becker
  • Michael Berckart
  • Anonymous
  • Steve Borkenhagen
  • Anonymous
  • Kirsten Brandt
  • Don & Becky Brownson
  • Jospeh Buck & Christine Welsh-Buck Donor Fund
  • Alyssa Byrkit
  • Kendall Callaghan, in honor of John Callaghan
  • Carrier Matching Gifts
  • Anonymous
  • John & Agnes Caulfield
  • Anonymous
  • Barbara Clemmensen
  • Nicholas Cochran
  • Robin Cole
  • Darryl and Carolyn Compton
  • Carolyn Coulson, in memory of Joan Coulson
  • Steve & Suzanne Cowan
  • Mark and Terrie Creamer
  • Elsa Cumpton
  • Bill and Alicia Davidovich
  • Chris del Pilar
  • Denise Delong
  • Louis Delucas
  • Jerry Di Salvo
  • Ramon & Jennifer Diaz-Arrastia, in memory of Jean Buchanan
  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous
  • Rob & Teri Francis
  • Kim Gardner
  • Wayne & Estelle Glass
  • Barbara Goldstein
  • Kathy Gutberlet
  • Beverly Hansberry
  • Brittney Harter
  • Susan Hartt
  • Denise & Jim Heick
  • Leigh Henderson
  • Jane Hiatt
  • Angie Higgins & Tom Shamrell
  • Anonymous
  • Vilma Huertas
  • Anonymous
  • The James Family Charitable Fund, a donor advised fund
  • Holly Johnson
  • Russell Johnson
  • Kathleen Kawakami
  • Katherine Kessler In memory of James Beseau
  • Carol & Roland King
  • Harvey & Perla Kohs, in memory of Rose Kohs
  • Lee Kopp
  • Lucinda Lawson
  • Colleen & Brian Lewis
  • Katherine Linnemann
  • Anonymous
  • Amoreena Lucero
  • Miles Mallette
  • Anonymous
  • Maria & Steve Marquis
  • Jim & Chris Martin
  • Martinka Charitable Fund
  • Lynda Maynard
  • Bill McCraw & Janet Muscio
  • Scott McQueen
  • Anonymous
  • Lisa K. Miller
  • Michael Mitnick
  • Darrel Monda
  • Michael Munck
  • Michael Norris
  • Ed O’Brien
  • Susan Overland In honor of Deb Anderson
  • Anonymous
  • Karen Altree Piemme
  • Basab Pradhan
  • Roneet Rahamim & Max Tachis
  • Jorge L. Reyes
  • Jackie Roach
  • Anonymous
  • Suzanne Rostamizadeh
  • Kirkwood Rough
  • Marko Rukonic
  • Doug and Elizabeth Santana
  • Shannon & Scott Santandrea
  • Anonymous
  • Ken & Margaret Schieck
  • Joyce & Campbell Scott
  • Sempra Engery Matching Fund
  • Ed & Kereli Sengstack
  • Anonymous, in honor of Christy Martin
  • Sally A Slocum
  • Janet Smick
  • Collette Son
  • Harold & Linda Spencer
  • Dave & RuthE Stein, in memory of Todd Wright
  • Laura Sternberg
  • Larry & Carmen Stone
  • David Taylor & Valerie Merklin
  • John & Cici Teter
  • Della Thurgood
  • Ann Timoney
  • Patricia Toft
  • C. Trupski
  • Zach & Christian Vaughn-Munck
  • Patrick Vernaelde
  • Christine Weldon
  • Richard & Carol Wells
  • Laura Westley
  • DJ & Linda Whipple
  • Gerrye and Calvin Wong
  • Charnnee’ Young & Joseph Hidde
  • William Zavlaris In honor of Marv Bamburg
  • Jennifer Zeyl

*Sustained Giving Program
Those donors marked with an asterisk (*) are members of City Lights’ Sustained Giving Program, and have their donations charged automatically each month to provide invaluable, ongoing support throughout the year.

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