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Since 2000 ArtSeed has received valuable gifts of money, time, expertise, in-kind goods, professional services and patient inspiration from people in almost every walk of life. More recently we have also attracted the generosity of several funding agencies. We are very grateful for all these various kinds of support. Please let us know if there is someone we should add to this list or if you prefer your name or the level of your contribution to remain anonymous.
**Please note: 2017 donations are being processed and will be added as soon as they come in.**
Precious Pines ($20,000 or more):
Celestial Cedars ($10,000 to $19,999): The Cervin and Gavrich Family, The Sam Mazza Foundation
Spectacular Sequoias ($5,000 to $9,999):
Courageous Cottonwoods ($1,000 to $4,999): Anonymous, Tony and Caroline Grant, Lapsley Malcolm McAfee, The Quan Family Trust: Kevin Quan & Whitney Huang, Josefa Vaughan & Charles Boone
Sacred Cypresses ($500 to $999): San Francisco Federal Credit Union
Magical Manzanitas ($100 to $499): Ravi Agarwal, Carol Barnes, Christopher Bigelow & Livia Blankman, Sherwood Bishop, Victor Bonfilio, Charles Boone, Pete Brannigan, Nathan Brennan, John Burke, Thomas R. Burke, Diana Canant, Chris Chisnall, Susan D. Commins, Foster & Margaret Cope, Jon Diamond, Krista Farey, Richard Felciano, Guy & Ann Flores, Erin I. Gallup, Raj-Ann R. Gill, Malcolm Gissen and Judith Cohen, Magda Grant, Sasha S. Grant, Tony Grant, Nicole A. Halbreiner, Marc Ellen Hamel, Audrey Heller, Kay Huettmann, Roger & Rosalima Ireland, Jeffrey W. Jeung, Frances Johns, Margaret M. Jordan, Ronald Karpowicz, Liz Keim, Sally A. Kipper, William L. Klingelhoffer, Karl Kohn, June Lee, Caroline Liddell, Janis Crystal Lipzin, Donna Logan, Samuel J. Losh, Sergio Maggi & Rebecca Triggs Maggi, Wallace Mersereau, Cory Modlin, Samantha R. Murphy, Elaine Myers, James & Jane Ivory Newman, Catherine O’Leary, ARobin Orden, Rosamund Palmer, Thomas Palmer, Linda Quan, Owen Rescher, Barbra A. Richardson, Kendall Riding, Aina B. Roberts, Pilar Rubin & Maria Rubin, Heather Schoell, Sheila Schwartz, William, Jennifer & Joshua Schwartz, Constance B. Shanahan, Thomas W. Smith, Bette Spencer, Savannah Anita Stokes, The Terzian Family & the Point at Hunters Point Shipyard, Patricia Valva, Velvet Van Bueren, Kathryn Vandyke, Arwen Vaughan, Russell Vaughan, Shelton Vaughan, Christopher Webber
Amazing Acorns ($99 or less): Jacqueline Adams, Monique Albert, Meghan Arnold, Joy Baker, Mike Balistreri, Jorge Barajas, Andrew Bateman, Alexandra Bayer, Anne T. Beazley, Gerhard F. Bedding, Gino Bella, William Bicknell, Anne Bluethenthal, Ann M. Bogan, Lewis Bowen, Alex Bringas, Louise China Brotsky & Daniel Roth, Jacob & Evelyn Brumleve, Nick Buchannan, Patricia Castaneda-Davis, Lara N. Charneco, Zoe Ciupitu, Melisa Coburn, Beth Cook, Dorothy Cook, Nikki Culpepper, Christine Curry, Michael Dalal, Mehul Dave, Lena De Kesel-Lams, Manjushree Deshpande, Betsy & Ivan Ditmars, Zoe Dunnington, Kelly Dwinells, Vladimir Dyrma, April Elkjer, Mary Epstein, Lisa Farmer, Mark A. Fish, Alexandra Fraser, Heather Freedman, Diane Fulton, Catherine M. Grieves, Paul Griffin, Claudia Grubler, Tomi (Amy) Hougen, Nirmal Iyengar, Deborah Jacobstein, Byron Johnson, Nicholas Jones, Jewli Judd, Simone Kennedy, Sue Kim, Ann King, John King, Nancy Koch, Suzanne Koppelman, Gabi Kula, David Kumar, Mary Agnes Kumar, Sara A. Kumar, Marissa Kunz, Carol Law, Brian Law, Michelle Lee, Narissa Lee, Kenneth, Noah, & Ikumi Leung, Ri-Xi Liang, Lynnell Lohr, Jennifer Lu, Justine Lucas, David Madrid, Shauna P. Maguire, Patrick Maley, Peter Mann, Barbara Maricle, Missy Martin, Gaurav Marwaha, Robert J. Merck, Jenn & Leo Miller, Kavya Mohankumar, Rik Myslewski & Marilyn Bancel, Rajiv Narayan, Nate, Ines Nikolovski, Kelsee M. Noggle, Andrew Noon, Tom O’Donnell, Thomas J. O’Leary, Raquel Misty Ongos, Michael Orland, Richard Ozer, Bina Patel, Krina Patel, Phyllis Peyron, Andrew Poli, Miles Portek, Richard Quan, Gary Rabkin, Kinnera Rao, Ann Reesman, Peter Rengstorff, Sarah Roos, Elizabeth Rothwell, Nan T. Rothwell, Marco Rubin and Florence Jones, Joseph Saah, Jordan Sach, Bekki Sadler, Daniel Sadler, Scott Samels, Arvind Saxena, Heather Schoell, Andrew W. Schwartz, Scott Schwartz, Denise Selleck, Betsy Shafer, Saarika Sharma, Lynne Siracusa, Jason Slate, Alan Smith, Allan Solidum, Courtney E. Sparks, Hollyanne Sparks, Jennifer Spencer, Cynthia Stevens, Ute Stohner, Margie Sullivan, Astrid Tallase, Richard Tirtoprodjo, Amy Ukena, Peter & Ruth Veres, Maximilien Volckaert, Priti Vora, Connor Wallace, Cynthia B. Wang, Dan Weiss, Jenni Welliver, Liana Wenger, Fiona Westphal, Ann Wettrich, Kim Whitney, Heather L. Wilson, Karsten Windt, Jill Winegardner, Nic Winstead, Abigail Wyant, Matt Yoho, Toyomi Yoshida, Kaliya Young
Donations in Support of, or to Honor:  For ArtSeed: Anne T. Beazley, Gerhard F. Bedding, Robert J. Merck, Richard Ozer, Astrid Tallase, Velvet Van Bueren, Josefa Vaughan. For ArtSeed Mentorships: Claudia Grubler, Tomi (Amy) Hougen, William L. Klingelhoffer. For Louisse & Olivia Bella: Gino Bella, Peter & Ruth Veres. For Michael Curran: Nicholas Jones. For Leslie Terry & Matt Goldberg, Town School: Tony Grant. For Sabine Gysens: Ravi Agarwal, Meghan Arnold, Andrew Bateman, Ann M. Bogan, Thomas R. Burke, Patricia Castaneda-Davis, Lara N. Charneco, Susan D. Commins, Beth Cook, Christine Curry, Michael Dalal, Mehul Dave, Lena De Kesel-Lams, Manjushree Deshpande, Mary Epstein, Mark A. Fish, Alexandra Fraser, Erin I. Gallup, Raj-Ann R. Gill, Audrey Heller, Nirmal Iyengar, John King, Sally A. Kipper, Nancy Koch, Gaurav Marwaha, Kavya Mohankumar, Thomas J. O’Leary, Bina Patel, Krina Patel, Kevin Quan, Kinnera Rao, Owen Rescher, Kendall Riding, Arvind Saxena, Heather Schoell, Andrew W. Schwartz, Constance B. Shanahan, Saarika Sharma, Ute Stohner, Richard Tirtoprodjo, Priti Vora, Cynthia B. Wang, Fiona Westphal, Heather L. Wilson, Karsten Windt, Jill Winegardner. For Heidi Hardin: Diana Canant. For Annika Houston: Narissa Lee, Andrew Poli, Jason Slate, Toyomi Yoshida. For Jewli Judd: Josefa Vaughan. For Paola P.: Josefa Vaughan. For Luned Palmer: Melisa Coburn, Heather Freedman, Sasha S. Grant, Nicole A. Halbreiner, Byron Johnson, Simone Kennedy, Suzanne Koppelman, Gabi Kula, Justine Lucas, Shauna P. Maguire, Samantha R. Murphy, Rajiv Narayan, Ines Nikolovski, Rosamund Palmer, Thomas Palmer, Miles Portek, Elizabeth Rothwell, Nan T. Rothwell, Scott Schwartz, Alan Smith, Thomas W. Smith, Dan Weiss, Abigail Wyant. For Craig Perry: Lisa Farmer, Josefa Vaughan. For Susan Rumsey: Ann King, Amy Ukena, Josefa Vaughan. For Kinnari Saraiya: Josefa Vaughan. For John Scheib: Aina B. Roberts. For Courtney E. Sparks: Alex Bringas, Nick Buchannan, Catherine M. Grieves, Jeffrey W. Jeung, Margaret M. Jordan, David Madrid, Nate, Kelsee M. Noggle, Raquel Misty Ongos, Hollyanne Sparks, Jenni Welliver. For Jennifer Spencer: Chris Chisnall, Bekki Sadler, Daniel Sadler, Bette Spencer, Josefa Vaughan. For Town School art teachers, Leslie Terry & Matt Goldberg: Caroline & Tony Grant. For Velvet Van Bueren: Magda Grant. For Josefa Vaughan: William Bicknell, Sherwood Bishop, Charles Boone, Anthony L. Grant, Frances Johns, William Klingelhoffer, Malcolm McAfee, Kevin Quan, Barbra A. Richardson, Margie Sullivan, Patricia Valva, Arwen & Heather Vaughan. For Nicolas Winstead: Scott Samels, Josefa Vaughan.
Pro Bono/In-kind Donors: A Child’s Delight, Aaron Brothers, Artist & Craftsman, Matt Boris (for Art-a-thon bibs & safety pins), Cumaica Coffee, David’s Tea, Giorgio’s Pizzeria, Green Apple Books, House of Bagels, Inn at the Presidio, Caroline Liddell (handmade quilt), Park Life, Richmond Republic, San Francisco Federal Credit Union, William, Jennifer & Joshua Schwartz, Sessions at the Presidio Restaurant, Starbucks on Letterman, Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA, Terra Mia Ceramic Studio, Thorough Bread & Pastry, Walnut Cleaners, Wee Scotty
Core Volunteers:Â Tim Abeyta, Charles “Trey” Houston, Malcolm McAfee, Luned Palmer, Craig Perry, John Scheib, Betsy Shafer, Josefa Vaughan, Jan Van Buyten, Xander Weaver Scull
Board of Directors: Edna Arterberry, Sabine Gysens, Kevin Quan, Barbra Richardson, Josefa Vaughan
Youth Council:Â Liora A., Louisse B., Sara C., Kimberly H., Dina K., Jade K., Ramsha I., Junaid I., Jade K., Miles M., Paola P., Tamia G.
Advisory Board: Julie Blankenship, Charles Boone, Adam Frey, Tony Grant, Paul Griffin, Jeff Hastings, Malcolm McAfee, Dave Parker, Bob Stenson, Arwen Vaughan, Ann Wettrich, Steven Wolf, Allison Wyckoff
Apprentices & Interns: Timothy Abeyta, Louisse Bella, Kinnari, Jazmine Lopez, Dina MIlovanov, Kinnari Saraiya
Volunteers: Oscar Arteta, Rosa Artetz, Shelly Auyeung, Kathy & Alicia Balistreri, Sophia Bayson, Daphne Blumenthal, Andrea Chagoya, Angela Chagoya, Miguel Chagoya, Jack Clark, Raymond Coats, Linda Deven, Steve Deven, Greer Famous, Madera Famous, Sedona Famous, Rebecca Feng, Connie Freeman, Tamia Gilton, Aiden Gower, Ed Gower, Isla Gower, Claudia Grubler, Kier Holmes, Colly Hossfeld, Katie Hossfeld, Mary Hossfeld, Annika Houston, Chizu Houston, Melissa Izumi, Jade Kikuchi, Ellie Koster, Jonas Koster, Marissa Kunz, Audrey Law, Christine Law, Anne Long, Ben Long, CJ Long, Vivi Long, Matt Jaffe, Patrick Malley, Peter Mann, Maleda McAfee, Milo Meadows, Bob Odell, Shoshana Priel, Teddy Priel, Toby Priel, Cherrie Russell, Esther Tapia, Maximilien Volckaert, Ada Wimmer, Amy Wimmer, Evelyn Wimmer
Core Staff: Josefa Vaughan, Executive Director; Gino Bella, Outreach & Logistics Manager; Jewli Judd, Studio Assistant; Jennifer Spencer, Office Assistant; Charles “Trey†Houston, Video & Photography; Devin Kyle Marshall & Jennie Brick, Bookkeeper & Accountant
Teaching Artists & Guest Presenters: Nelly Anstruther, Jan Van Buyten, Kathryn Kain, Malcolm McAfee, Susan Peterson, Bette Li Spencer, Xander Weaver Skull
Partnerships: Â Presidio & Tule Elk Park Early Education Schools, San Francisco Public Montessori School, The Montessori Academy, Saint Brigid School, Tides Inc., Presidio Trust, The Point Studios at Hunters Point Shipyard
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