Current Major Donors

We are extremely grateful to the following individuals, businesses and organizations for their generous donations in 2023.

ANGEL ($100,000+)

Arts Council for Long Beach, Long Beach
Duane L Rose Trust, Long Beach

GUARANTOR ($25,000+)

County of Los Angeles
Evalyn M. Bauer Foundation, Long Beach
Paul Garman, Laguna Beach
Los Angeles County Arts & Culture
Joe P. Moore, Jr. & Edna Moore, Hacienda Heights
Dottie Reiner, Long Beach
Don Temple Family Charitable Foundation, Long Beach
Joan Wells, Long Beach

BENEFACTOR ($10,000-$24,000)

Marilyn Bates, Los Alamitos
Don Black & Judy McNulty Black, Seal Beach
Breslauer-Soref Foundation, Cypress
Harold R. Brown Foundation, Long Beach
Kathy Baker Campbell, Huntington Beach
Carpenter Performing Arts Center, Long Beach
Jim & Vicki Cunningham, Long Beach
Janis Fox Thompson, Huntington Beach
Tony Gagliardi, Long Beach
Dean Garrison & Gail Meredith, Long Beach
The Grand, Long Beach
Shell Whitney Grossman, Huntington Beach
Kelly Janousek, Huntington Beach
Gene & LeAnn Johnson, Upland
Brian and Jana Kelly, Rancho Palos Verdes
Elizabeth Kennedy, Stanton
Richard Lederer, Long Beach
Long Beach Community Foundation
Lisa Maloney, Long Beach
Dian R. Morris, Long Beach
MTW Footlighters, Long Beach
MTW Guild, Long Beach
Larry & Shari Nemirow, Seal Beach
Port of Long Beach
Mark & Suzie Price, Long Beach
John & Rita Primrose, Long Beach
Douglas & Suzette Senecal, Long Beach
Diane Spiegel, Long Beach
Cynthia Terry, Long Beach
Avalee Wagner, Long Beach
Pete & Beth Young, Huntington Beach
Jan Hall Zolin, Long Beach

SPONSOR ($5,000-$9,999)

Ellen Chase, Torrance
Gloria Deukmejian, Long Beach
Bob & Janice Dominguez, Long Beach
Gary & Dorothy Ewell, Los Angeles
Dr. David R. Federick, Marina Del Rey
Joel & Karen Fierberg, Torrance
Rhonda Finby, Seal Beach
Janice Fischer & Jack Van Horn, Long Beach
Janice Frank, Lakewood
Bess J. Hodges Foundation, Long Beach
Gary & Rebeccah Kirkpatrick, Sherman Oaks
Nancy Koblensky, Los Alamitos
Long Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau
George & Celeste Macer, Lakewood
Richard & Beth Moran, Rancho Palos Verdes
Joalyn Mushin, Cerritos
Jane Netherton, Long Beach
Kathryn Choppin Wavell, Long Beach

CELEBRITY ($2,500-$4,999)

ACI Logistix, Long Beach
Linda Barnett, Anaheim
Barbara Blackwell, Long Beach
Dr. Myron J. Bloom, Long Beach
Angela Burkard, Long Beach
Brenda Carpenter, Long Beach
Samnuel Chua, Seal Beach
Stanley Cohen, Escondido
Bob & Nancy Conger, Long Beach
Craig Doughtery, Signal Hill
John & Nancy Eilers, Long Beach
Jan Foster, Long Beach
Dr. Wayne & Karen Freeman, Long Beach
Randall Goddard, Long Beach
Barbara Goen, Long Beach
Dr. Robert & Susan Green, Lakewood
Haus of Portraiture, Santa Monica
Ken & Sue Hawkes, Whittier
Donna & Jim Hibbert, Seal Beach
Mari Hooper, Long Beach
International City Bank, Long Beach
Annette Kashiwabara & Marty Isozaki, Long Beach
Drs. Aaron & Leslie Kern, Seal Beach
Sharon Kirkpatrick, North Hollywood
Roxanne Korzeniowski, Cypress
Jayne Lastusky, Long Beach
Enrique Luna, Long Beach
McCarty`s Jewelers, Long Beach
Schulzman Neri Foundation, Seal Beach
Edward Parker, Los Angeles
Timothy Rosbottom, Long Beach
Rachel Schwenn, Long Beach
Robert Sciortino, Long Beach
Ethel Severson, Long Beach
Signal Hill Petroleum
Ami & Beverly Silverman, Long Beach
Sherri Sobel, Los Alamitos
Lawrence & Pamela Solig, Huntington Beach
Keith & Lety Somers, Long Beach
Terry & Linda Stephenson, Seal Beach
Andrea Szeredy, Downey
John Thomas & Chris Launi, Long Beach
Ben & Norena Thompson, Long Beach
Jim & Karen Wells, Long Beach
Loyd & Ginnie Wilcox, Long Beach
Mahlon & Gwen Woirhaye, Whittier

STAR ($1,000-$2,499)

James Allen, Bellflower
Howard & Nikki Applebaum, Chino Hills
Linda Arndt, Seal Beach
Nancy Ashcraft, Pasadena
Virgie Barnes, Long Beach
Paula Bawden, Lakewood
Terry & Diane Beeman, Anaheim
Mike & Kathy Biggs, Long Beach
Jerry Bloeser, Long Beach
Toni & Brett Brock, Burbank
Morgan Brown, Norco
John & Marilee Bryant, Los Alamitos
Brooks Burkhalter, Long Beach
Shirley Callan, Long Beach
Caplin Foundation, Washington
Jerene Chiaro, Long Beach
Jim & Melanie Choura, Long Beach
Andrew Choy & Constance Yamaguchi, Seal Beach
Bob & Gwen Clemmons, Irvine
Anthony Conway, Long Beach
Deborah Cordano, Pasadena
Lisa & Kevin Corrigan, Anaheim
Cindy Costello, Long Beach
Stephanie Davis, Signal Hill
Dena Deck, Seal Beach
Eugene & Gail Dermody, Lakewood
Eva Dover Trust, Long Beach
Pamela Duran, Long Beach
Pat Estrellas, Anaheim
Michael & Eileen Fields, Long Beach
Martin & Joan Flax, La Palma
Linda Fletcher, Long Beach
Sheila Fulmis, Manhattan Beach
Marilyn Gabel, Long Beach
Janet Galvan, Lakewood
Lenore Garman, Laguna Beach
James Gatzke & Christine Neal, Rancho Mission Viejo
Alex & Georgia Gilderman, Huntington Beach
Richard & Marie Gleerup, Redondo Beach
Frank & Sharon Govern, Newport Beach
Bryon Graulich & Leslie Tinnaro, Indio
Stuart & Adrienne Green, Long Beach
John & Kelly Greet, Long Beach
Sammy & Marissa Halo, Orange
Paul & Dawna Heising, Huntington Beach
L.R. Hensley, Long Beach
Pamela Herzer, Solvang
Steven Hicke, Long Beach
Neale & Dane Hickerson, Long Beach
Hyatt Regency Long Beach
Laila & Kim Jacobsma, Norwalk
Don Johnston, Fountain Valley
Bill & Terri Jones, Rossmoor
Allen & Shonna Josephson, Mission Viejo
Susan Joy, Paramount
Bryna Kane, Long Beach
Keesal Young & Logan, Long Beach
Cam Doherty Killingsworth, Lake Forest
Don & Julie Knabe, Cerritos
Joan Knight, Long Beach
Barry & Sandy Lakin, Cypress
Karen Larson, Long Beach
Alyce LaViolette & Gail Billings Beck, Long Beach
Timothy & Dana Leach, Long Beach
Tom Lederer, Lakewood
Marnos Lelesi, Long Beach
Desiree Lin Yan Hui, Long Beach
Emily Lloyd, Long Beach
Richard & Karen Lockwood, Orange
Philip & Marcie Marte, Long Beach
Theresa Marte, Long Beach
Warren McElroy, Signal Hill
Sue E. McKee, Tustin
Terri & Ron McKeever, Los Alamitos
Craig McManigal, Wenatchee
Cheryl McNulty, Long Beach
Evelyn Meacham, Long Beach
Mekjian Family Charitable Trust, Las Vegas
Peggy Miller, Culleoka
John Montgomery, Whittier
Gloria Nelson, Long Beach
Frank & Margie Newell, Long Beach
Linda Oberholtzer, Whittier
Phil & Susan Osterlind, Long Beach
Ken & Joan Parker, Redondo Beach
Lori Pinkerton, Los Alamitos
Keith Ian Polakoff, Irvine
Dennis Poulsen, Long Beach
Tom & Jayni Rhoads, Long Beach
Peter & Cathleen Ridder, Long Beach
Marjorie & Robert Rivera, Long Beach
Patrick Russell & Terry Royce, Long Beach
Hilton & Michelle Schlosberg, Irvine
Richard Schott, San Pedro
Chris & Janet Schwabe, Long Beach
Carol Senske, Long Beach
Robert & Linda Seplak, Cypress
Mike & Sharon Sheffield, Long Beach
Jean Bixby Smith, Long Beach
Karen Snepp, Kirkland
Gerald & Suzanne Socea, Henderson
Sally Sopkin, Newport Beach
Darlene Sowers, Hermosa Beach
Maryan St. Claire & Hoyt Bostick, Newport Beach
Peter & Alexandria Strelow, Newport Beach
Henry & Julia Taboada, Long Beach
Garrett & Marjorie TeWinkle, Seal Beach
Ed Toole, Long Beach
Stella Ungar, Long Beach
Oscar Vasquez, Long Beach
Albert & Janie Von Seggern, Seal Beach
Lietta Wagner, Long Beach
William & Deborah Wallace, Redondo Beach
Art & Jody Walters, Carson
Steve & Lenette Wardinski, Santa Ana
Josephine Weber, Torrance
Bill & Evelyn Weisman, Long Beach
Sherry Weismann, Long Beach
Lynnette Weiss, Cerritos
Ray Working, Long Beach
James & Margaret Zelenay, Redondo Beach

CORPORATE SPONSORS

Arts Council for Long Beach, City of Long Beach, KJAZZ, Los Angeles County Arts & Culture, Port of Long Beach

We also want to thank the donors who contributed $50-$999 last year. For more information on how to get involved with our donor programs, please call or email Yadira Del Rincon

[email protected]

(562) 856-1999 ext. 229