Luna is able to fulfill our mission thanks to generous contributions from individual community members, public and private grants, and business sponsorships, whose donations ensure every child has access to individualized and holistic dance education.
Make a Difference
Join us in making a difference in children’s lives by donating today! Luna accepts contributions through employer matching gifts, Donor-Advised Funds, cash, and stock payments. View the Luna Guide to Giving for more information.
A big THANK YOU to the following individuals and organizations for supporting Luna’s programs and efforts to bring all children to dance. These 2025-26 donors make our dancing dreams come true.
Major Donors
Periluna Circle
($50,000 + up)
Louis L. Borick Foundation
Clif Family Foundation
William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Circle of Tides
($20,000-49,999)
Banks Family Foundation
California Arts Council
Clarence E. Heller Foundation
Helzel Family Charitable Fund
Meri Issel & Patricia Reedy
San Francisco Foundation
Susan Taylor & Robert Fabry
Lunar Eclipse Circle
($10,000-19,999)
The Barrios Trust
Berkeley Civic Arts Commission
Sally Davis-Rhodes
The Quest Foundation
Bernard E. & Alba Witkin Charitable Foundation
Lunitidal Circle
($5,000-9,999)
Anonymous (in honor of Josephine Y.W. Ng)
Yukie Fujimoto & Peter Marchetti
The Susan Haddox and Victor Lee Charitable Fund
Tatiana Hodapp
Melissa Nelken & Ronald Lee
Nancy Ng
Blue Moon Circle
($2,500-4,999)
Anonymous
Anonymous donor advised fund at The Chicago Community Foundation
Alameda County Arts Commission ARTSFUND
Winifred and Harry B. Allen Foundation
Berkeley Rotary Club
Commercial Bank of California
Intrepid Philanthropy Foundation
Mary Sarvis Memorial Fund
Red Oak Opportunity Foundation
Janice & Lanny Weingrod
Harvest Moon Circle
($1,000-2,499)
Alpha Plus Corporation
Anonymous
Rita Blitt Fund
Gracie Coates
Robert R. Coté
Mary Hope Dean
Fegelah Fund of Horizons Foundation
Margaret Fisher (in honor of Bob Hughes)
Teresa Geimer
Heising-Simons Fund, Silicon Valley Community Foundation
The Estate of Bert May
Janet Meskin
Katherine Ng (in honor of Josephine Ng)
Liz Ozol & Andrew Steckel
Pat & Merrill Shanks
Therese Watkins McMillan
Denise Hingle & James Webster
Beany Wezelman
Shelby Winkler & Mary Schmidt
Full Moon Circle
($500-999)
Anonymous
Asian American Lesbian Impact Fund of Horizons Foundation (in honor of Patricia Reedy)
Karen & Jeffrey Banks
Torri Campbell
Nancy Geimer & Chris Vance
Carol & Stephen Hart
Carina Ho
Randi Kofman
Mariam Martirosyan
Susan Messner-Whipp
Denise Oldham
Malia Ramler & Robert Ayasse
Chantal Sampogna
Judith & Dorothy Schumacher-Jennings
Katherine Welch
Julia Zolinsky
Crescent Moon Circle
($250-499)
Carol Barton & Maureen Lynch (in honor of Elliott Barton Gring)
Marlene Beam (in honor of Cecelia Beam)
Morgan Bromstad
Michael S. Cullen
David & Claire de Andrade
Carol & Ray Ellis
Ben & Lisa Fabry
Mary & Stan Friedman
Wayne Hazzard
Shirley Issel
Marcia Katz
James & Maritza Larreta-Moylan
Marcia Lou Lloyd
Rosalina Macisco (in honor of Isabel Gelabert)
Patsy Mickens
Claudine Naganuma (in honor of Josephine Y.W. Ng)
Sarah Nguyen
Jane & Richard Rosario
Derek Rusch
Lisa Lee Simon
Peter & Laurelle Thom (in honor of Janine Mortan)
Becky Villaseñor
Linda & Steve Wolan
Donors
Anonymous (10)
Anonymous (in honor of Carol Kueffer)
Jamie Albrecht
Yvonne Arnold
Julie & Rusty Austin
Margaret Bayer
Barbara Bernardo & David Counter
Megan Bierman
Emily Blossom
Anne Bluethenthal
Diana Bohn
Diane Burbie
Susan Bustamante
Susan Caliri
Cindy Chan
Jenny Chan
Cari Cheney
JoAnne Craig-Ferraz
Sarah Crowell
Kathryn Cunnyngham
Patricia Curtis (in honor of Barbara Bernardo)
Caroline Danielson
Margaret Daoud-Gray
Peggy De Coursey
Annie Elias & David Sinaiko
Rima Faber
Tim Farr
Barbara Foster
Sam Fuchs
Ivy Gallagher
Tracy Gallagher
Judy Gantz
Julianne Gaynor
Annie Gilbertson
Vivian Goo
Maya Luz Gordon
Kris Halverson & Edward Haggerty
Patti & William Heidtman (in honor of Ron Reedy)
Florence Hodes
Lilly Jacobson
Margaret Jenkins
Jennifer Jung
Laura Kline
Susan Koff
Clio Korn
Adelaide Kuehn
Janet Kuo
Linda Kushi
Liz Kyburg
Joe & Laura Landon
Bonnie Lewkowicz
Mirah Love
Karen Lowhurst
Vincent Macalou
Kelsey Magnuson
Anna Mansbridge
Leona Marx
Care Morgenstern
Meghan Murphy
James Nati
Judy Nishimoto
Noel Nurrenbern & Barbara Sardella
Carol Opheim
Casey Passmore & Joseph Swisher
Denise Pate
Stephanie Phalip
Kerstin Phillips
Mandy Possel
Alisa Rasera & Wally Holden
Julie Regalado
Sarah C. Rich
Sharon Robb
Sharon Sampogna
Cecilia Segal
Erika Seid
John-Mario Sevilla
Mercy Sidbury
Audrey & Bruce Silverman Foote (in honor of Gabriella ‘Gabby’ Freitas)
Alesia & Andrew Singer
Ellen Sorrin & David York
Sandy Stier & Kris Perry
Susan Stinson (in honor of Patricia Reedy)
Rachel Terp & Owen Poindexter
Luna, Matt, and Tori Thom (in honor of Janine Mortan)
Ann Tran
Māhealani Uchiyama
Tiffany Vermillion
Erin Walter (in honor of Patricia, Nancy, & Jochelle)
John Watkins
Maia Weiss
LaWanda Wesley
Lisbeth Woodington
ChingChi Yu
Samantha Zenack & Ted Warburton
Mark Zuckerbrow
*We apologize for any inadvertent omissions. Please contact us and we will correct immediately.
Businesses & In-Kind Donors
Luna is very pleased and grateful to acknowledge the following businesses and individuals who provide goods and services to Luna’s programs. Please support these friends of Luna.
Andronico’s Community Markets
Aster Jewelers
Bae Boats
BAMPFA
Berkeley Bowl
Berkeley Ironworks
Berkeley Playhouse
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Berkeley Symphony
Bisou Chocolate
Janis Brenner
Broc Cellars
Cal Performances
California State Railroad Museum Foundation
Nicole Chabot
Charles M. Schulz Museum
Clayroom Oakland
Costco
Cultured Pickle Shop
Donkey & Goat Winery
Karen Ensanian
Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse
GolfTec
Hammerling Wines
Janine Watkins Ivie Art
Patricia Jayo
Christine Jowers
Juanita & Maude
Kahnfections Bakery
The Lawrence Hall of Science
Little Saint
Caren Loebel-Fried
Monterey Market
No Fricking Way, LLC
Noor & Sons Rugs
Numi Organic Tea
Oakland Zoo
Paradox Events, LLC
Peet’s Coffee and Tea
RAMONA
Eric Read
Rebecca Rigert
Reeve Wines
San Francisco Ballet
Sconehenge
Spicy Vines
Spoon Korean Bistro
Sports Basement
Teresa Cunniff Design
Trader Joe’s
Susan Watts
Lanny Weingrod
Shout out to the volunteers who help Luna flow!
Arvind Acharya
Jessica Bohn
Sarah Crowell
Nancy Geimer
Avilee Goodwin
Meri Issel
Erica Rose Jeffrey
Deborah Karp
Erin Lally
James Morris
Robin Nasatir
Chantal Sampogna
Heather Stockton
Antigone Trimis
Becky Villasenor
Erin Walter
Aijeron Wilson