We extend our deepest gratitude to the dedicated individuals, committed foundations, and community-minded corporations who help us succeed in our mission. These are the people and institutions who support a safe place for youth in Oakland to gather and express their creativity, where they find caring adults to guide them to be exactly who they are meant to be. 

THE FOLLOWING FOUNDATIONS, INDIVIDUALS, AND CORPORATIONS INVESTED IN OUR PROGRAMS DURING THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

Illustrious Supporters ($75,000 and up)
Mervyn Seldon Charitable Arts Trust

Crescent Porter Hale Foundation

Oakland Fund for Children and Youth (OFCY)

Epic Supporters ($50,000 and up)

Quest Foundation

Imaginative Supporters ($25,000 and up)
Golden State Community Foundation

Oakland Arts Pooled Fund

Frances Hellman & Warren Breslau

Comis Foundation

Irvin Stern Family Foundation

Poetic Supporters($20,000 and up)
Adobe Community Fund

Joe Wetzel

Evocative Supporters ($12,500 and up)
Miranda Lux Foundation

Hopelab Foundation

Vivid Supporters ($5,000 and up)
Lauren Kerr

Mike & Adriane Armstrong

Annikka and Erik Berridge

Quinn Delaney & Wayne Jordan

Catherine Hollis & Michael Littleton

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Barrios Trust

Block Inc.

The Hellman Foundation

Indigo Oak Fund

Joseph and Mercedes McMicking Foundation

Wagner Family Trust

Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation

City of Oakland Cultural Affairs

27 Powers

Paul Frankle

Anne Bodel & Edward Hannemann

Jewish Communal Fund

Apur Patel

Jeremy Baird

Karen Harber & Maxim Schrogin

Zack Wasserman

Edith and Herbert Lehman Foundation

Hawkins Project

Oakland Roots Soccer Club

Rotary Club of Oakland

GI Partners

Joyful Supporters ($2,000 and up)
Oakland Unified School District

Daria and Khosrow Khalighi

Lowell Berry Foundation

Plus One

Kate Levinson & Steve Costa

James E Sampson

Athletes Unlimited

Angela Dalton

Patti Birbiglia

Alameda County Arts Commission

Bill Graham Memorial Foundation

Kaiser Permanente

Port of Oakland

Katherine Ishizuka

Benita Kline

Bridge Association of REALTORS® Community Foundation

Philanthropic Ventures Foundation

Jubilant Supporters ($1,000 and up)
Marnie Webb

Linda Minor

Diane Frankle

Michael Lee

Sara Press

Erin Saul

Amanda Feinstein & Paul Leonard

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Michelle & Scott Boyd

Linda Skare

Rupa Chandra Gupta & Deepak Gupta

Lauren Adams

Brett Weinstein

Caroline Wang

Melinda Ellis Evers

Wendy Owen

S and C Blatteis Foundation 

Magical Supporters ($20 and up)
We thank the many donors who supported our youth programs with monthly and one-time contributions up to $999. It takes a village!