Luna is able to fulfill our mission thanks to generous donations from our community. Your donations ensure every child has opportunities for dance learning.
Make a Difference
To maximize our impact and continue to spread the culture of dance, Luna raises funds through private and public grants and individual donations. You can join us in making a difference in children’s lives by sending a donation today, asking your employer if there is a matching program, recommending us to your company’s nonprofit giving program. We accept cash and stock donations.
A big THANK YOU to the following individuals and organizations for supporting Luna’s programs and efforts to bring all children to dance. These 2023-24 donors make our dancing dreams come true.
Major Donors
Periluna Circle
($50,000 + up)
Karen & Jeff Banks
California Nonprofit Performing Arts Program
Clif Family Foundation
Walter & Elise Haas Fund
William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Meri Issel & Patricia Reedy
Susan Taylor & Robert Fabry
Circle of Tides
($20,000-49,999)
Berkeley Civic Arts Commission
California Arts Council
Clarence E. Heller Foundation
Helzel Family Foundation Fund at
the East Bay Community Foundation
Louis L. Borick Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
San Francisco Foundation
California Humanities
Lunar Eclipse Circle
($10,000-19,999)
Alameda County Arts Commission
Banks Family Foundation
Morris Stulsaft Foundation
Lunitidal Circle
($5000-9999)
The Barrios Trust
Heising-Simons Fund, Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Yukie Fujimoto & Peter Marchetti
Melissa Nelken & Ronald Lee
Blue Moon Circle
($2500-4999)
Anonymous
Robert R. Cote
Teresa Geimer
Tatiana Hodapp
Denise Oldham (in honor of Beverly Gueno Watkins & Harry Watkins)
David Shanks
Janice & Lanny Weingrod
Winifred and Harry B. Allen Foundation
Harvest Moon Circle
($1000-2499)
Melanie Allen
Rita Blitt Fund
Scott Carino & Will Mallari
Mary & Stan Friedman
Tracy Gallagher
Therese McMillan
Ng Family Trust
Nancy Ng
St. John’s Warehouse
Full Moon Circle
($500-999)
Anonymous (2)
Beverly Blatt & David Filipek
Linda Cozzarelli
Mary Hope Dean
Carol & Stephen Hart
Victor Lee
Laura Marlin
Judith Ng
Malia Ramler & Robert Ayasse (in honor of Pi’ilani Ahuna Ramler)
Second Evening Art (in memory of Bob Hughes)
Judith & Dorothy Schumacher-Jennings
Lia Shigemura & Helen Zia
Annie So
Diane Tom
Crescent Moon Circle
($250-499)
Yvonne Arnold
Jenny Chan
Michele DeRosa
Carol & Ray Ellis
Fidelity Charitable
Wayne Hazzard
Colleen Larkin & George Coates
Rosalina Macisco
Bruce & Linda McPherson
Louise Music
Rebecca Prather
Derek Rusch
Augusta Saulys
Heidi Sawicki
William & Renee Sherer
Lisa Simon
Edie Silber (Bomse/Silber Family Charitable Fund)
Donors
Anonymous
Anonymous (in honor of Carol Kueffer)
Anonymous (in honor of John-Mario Sevilla)
Arvind Acharya
Jane Armbruster
Julie & Rusty Austin (in honor of Annie Jackson Whittemore)
Cheryl Banks-Smith
Carol Barton & Maureen Lynch (in honor of Elliott Barton Gring)
Mara Beckerman (in honor of Iris Beckerman)
Barbara Bernardo & David Counter
Megan Bierman
Emily Blossom
Rita Bryant (in honor of Denise O.)
Lorrania Byrd
Susan Caliri
Mady Cantor
Diane Cash
Cindy Chan
Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen
Thomas Conmy
Patricia Cross
Sarah Crowell
Tina Curran
Katie Curtis
Claire & David De Andrade
Peggy De Coursey & Larry Long
Annie Elias & David Sinaiko
Karen Ensanian
The Estate of Bert May
Rima Faber
Tim Farr
Barbara Foster
Julie Fry
Sarah Gallagher
Giedra Gershman
Robert Goc
Greacian Goeke
Vivian Goo
Maya Gordon
James Greene
Kris Halverson & Edward Haggerty
Patience Hammond & Lawrence Goldman
Vera Hannush
Abe Hardin & Carol Dolcini
Amana Harris
The Himnees
Florence Hodes & Mike Hickey
Marcia Hofer
Margaret Jenkins
Jessica Kantor & Rajit Malhotra (in honor of Chantal Sampogna)
Samia Karimi
Marcia Katz
Mary Khan
April Kinkade
Susan Koff
Adelaide Kuehn
Dawn Kwan (in honor of Jenny Chan)
Andrea & Tracey LaCampagne (in honor of Denise Watkins Oldham)
James & Maritza Larreta-Moylan
Julie Lebel
Bonnie Lewkowicz
Debbie Ling Grant
Marcia Lloyd
Fritz Ludin
Leona Marx
Laura Mazzadra
Janet Meskin
Megan Minturn
Janine Mortan
Denise Murphy
MVP/Good People
Abhishek Nag
Rebecca Navarrete Davis
Noel Nurrenbern & Barbara Sardella
Pat, Kim & Poppy Nye
Carol Opheim
Alicia Orozco (in honor of Albertina Zarazua Padilla)
Carol Ortiz
Phyllis Oyama & Lee Townsend
Elizabeth Ozol & Andrew Steckel
Albertina Zarazúa & Rafael Padilla
Wick Pancoast & Carrie Wilson
Philip Porter
Amanda Possel
Richard Quint
Paul Richmond
Sharon & David Robb
Chantal Sampogna
Gabrielle Saponara
Sharon Sasaki
Erika Seid
Vicki Shabo (in honor of Chantal Sampogna’s 50th bday)
Mercy Sidbury (in honor of Wayne Hazzard)
Anna Simmons
Sandy Stier & Kris Perry
Susan Stinson
Laurelle Thom (in honor of Janine Mortan)
Kim Trudell
Helen Walker
Kathleen Wall
John Watkins
Susan Watts
Ann Wettrich
Christopher Wu
David York & Ellen Sorrin (in honor of John-Mario Sevilla)
*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.
Acme Bread
Alegio Chocolate
Ashby Lumber
Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center
Aurora Catering
Aurora Theater Company
Aveda
Baryshnikov Arts Center
Bay Area Discovery Museum
Berkeley Ballet Theater
Berkeley Bowl
Berkeley Iron Works
Berkeley Playhouse
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Berkeley Symphony
The Blue Door
Cal Performances
Cal Shakes
CC Made
Charles M. Schulz Museum
Cheese Board
Claire Cristobal, Rodan + Fields
Claremont Club & Spa, A Fairmont Hotel
Clif Bar & Company
Darryl Issel Art
Donkey & Goat
Ed Concepcion
eMotion Arts
Five Little Monkeys
Flowerland
Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse
Golden Bug Kids
Gregangelo’s Velocity Arts & Entertainment
Insalata’s Restuarant
Isabella Boutique
Janine Watkins Ivie Art
Jason Jones
Juanita and Maude
Keter Salon
Larry Arrington Astrology
Left Coast Sextet
Lincoln Center Theatre
The Lure Resort
Matthew Felix Sun Art
Momofuku Noodle Bar
Monterey Market
Museum of Craft and Design
New Ballet, San Jose
Noor & Sons Rugs
Northbrae Bottle Shop
Nubo Spa
Oakland Ballet
Oakland Museum of California
Oakland Museum of Children’s Art
Oakland Zoo
ODC/Dance
Pearachute
Rebecca Reedy Hair
Ritual Coffee Roasters
San Francisco Ballet
San Francisco Movement Arts Festival
SFMOMA
San Francisco Symphony
Shotgun Players
Small Press Distribution
Sophie Tivona Illustrations
Spanish Table
Sports Basement
Theresa Cunniff Design
Trader Joe’s
Urban Ore
Urban Putt
Victory Point Cafe
Vintage Berkeley Wine Shop
Shout out to the volunteers who help Luna flow!
Arvind Acharya
Jessica Bohn
Sarah Crowell
Nancy Geimer
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