Luna Dance Institute 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 2019-20 donors make our dancing dreams come true.
Major Donors
Periluna Circle
($50,000 + up)
California Arts Council
National Endowment for the Arts
William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Circle of Tides
($20,000-49,999)
Berkeley Civic Arts Commission
Karen & Jeffrey Banks
Clif Bar Family Foundation
Louis L. Borick Foundation
Meri Issel & Patricia Reedy
Lunar Eclipse Circle
($10,000-19,999)
Walter & Elise Haas Fund
Josephine Ng
Quest Foundation
Morris Stulsaft Foundation
Susan Taylor & Robert Fabry
TRIO Foundation
Bernard E. & Alba Witkin Charitable Foundation
Lunitidal Circle
($5000-9999)
Arts for Oakland Kids
Clorox Company Foundation
Carol & Ray Ellis
Nancy Geimer & Chris Vance
The Gornick Fund
Sam Mazza Foundation
Pat & Merrill Shanks
Janice Weingrod
Blue Moon Circle
($2500-4999)
Therese Watkins-McMillan
Harvest Moon Circle
($1000-2499)
Scott Cirino & Will Mallarie
Alameda County Arts Commission
Yukie Fujimoto & Peter Marchetti
Teresa Geimer
Heising-Simons Foundation
Kahn Foundation
Melissa Nelken & Ron Lee
Malia Ramler
Jane Bassett-Rosario
Chantal Sampogna
David Shanks
Full Moon Circle
($500-999)
Julie & Rusty Austin
Bob Cote
Linda Cozzarelli
Michael Cullen
Tracy Gallagher
Carol & Steve Hart
Laura & Rod Howard
Louise Music
Nancy Ng
Leann Pereira
Judith & Dorothy Schumacher-Jennings
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Crescent Moon Circle
($250-499)
Anonymous
Christina Ayala
Stephen Bomse & Edie Silber
Scott Carino
Rita Chenoweth-Surman
Michael Cullen
Tina Curran
Claire & David de Andrade
Carol & Ray Ellis
Dorothy & Steve Eppler
Margaret Fisher
Molly M. Heth
Karen Jackson
Ann Law
Cory Levenberg
Susan Messner-Whipp
Katherine Ng & Becky Villasenor
Sarah Nguyen
Aimee Reedy
Bill & Renee Sherer
Lia Shigemura
Annie So
Nia Womack-Freeman
Dick & Beany Wezelman
Adrienne Wong & Jon Simms
Donors
Anonymous
Karla Aguilar
Melanie Allen
Carrie Anderson
Robin Anderson
Yvonne Arnold
Christine Atkins
Theresa Ayala
Aaron Baker
Dolores & Scott Baker
Deanna Bangs
Marge Bayer
Mara Beckerman
Ellen R. Bepp
Amy Berlin
Barbara Bernardo
Megan Bierman
Beverlee Blair
Beverly Blatt & David Filipek
Anne Bluethenthal
Steven Boone
Ruth Botchan
Karen Bowen & Beth Gerstein
Loren Bucek
Kathe Burick
Lorrania Byrd
Kimberly Carlyle
Cindy Chan
Amanda Chiado
Amita Chollate
Ifan Chou
Patricia Cohen
JoAnne Craig-Ferraz
Kathryn Cunnyngham
Patricia Curtis
Caroline Danielson
Jeanne Darrah & David Robinson
Carla Danziger
Ryanne DeGood
Clara Di Bona
Mike DiFilippo
Vanina Doce-Mood
Clement Donahue
Cheryl & Matthew Eccles
Annie Elias & David Sinaiko
Darcy & Lou Ellsworth Yow
Didem Eransen & Yesse Lyon
Rima Faber
Ben & Lisa Fabry
Bernard Feather
Bernard Feather
Barbara Foster
Laurie & Jon Gibson
Jennifer Gong
Amy & George Gorman
Tarin Griggs
Susan Hagstrom
Sophie Hahn & Eric Bjerkholt
Kris Halverson & Edward Haggerty
Patience Hammond & Lawrence Goldman
Wayne Hazzard
William & Patti Heidtman
Barry Hessenius
Steven Heth
Cherie Hill
Denise Hingle & James Webster
Florence Hodes & Michael Hickey
Marcia & Ricardo Hofer
John A. Hogan
Susanna Li & Richard Jue
Cynthia Kapelke
Samia Karimi
Leslie Katz
Aileen Kim
Evangel King
Beat Knusel
Clio Korn
Rhea Kostecka
Kelsey Krausen
Jessica Kronenberg
Sarah Kurtz
Elissa Lee
Victor Lee
Bonnie Lewkowicz
Joyce Lindenbaum
Marcia & Arthur Lloyd
Lynn MacDonald
Rosalina Macisco
Leona Marx
Barrie McClune
Michaelle McGaraghan
Diane McKallip
Karen McKie
Bruce & Linda McPherson
Marilyn Merlino
Teddy Milder
Cindy Miner
Janine Mortan
Denise Murphy
Claudine Naganuma
Judy Nishimoto
Noel Nurrenbern & Barbara Sardella
Carol Opheim
Elizabeth Ozol & Andrew Steckel
Frank Padilla
Vicki Parks-Cochrane
Jose K. deBourcier Pereña
Phil Porter
Richard D. Quint
Jill Randall
Jane Real
Sharon & David Robb
Shirley Rodenborn
Derek Rusch
Erin & Andrew Sacks
Heidi Sawicki
Bob & Marianne Sawicki
Stephen & Stephanie Sawicki
Robert Sawicki
Nick Scandy
Helene Scheff
Mary Schmidt
Erika Seid
Terry Sendgraff & Aileen Moffitt
Grace & Solomon Sevy
Leah Shelleda
Mercy Sidbury
Michele Simon
Alesia Singer
Mariana Sobral-Vega
Margaret Southerland
Sandy Stier & Kris Perry
Bob & Kelli Stockton
Patty Taylor
Meg Glaser Teran
Diane Tom
Daphne Trager
Ellen Uyenco
Dana Uzzo
Orly Wahba
Kathleen Wall
Ann Wettrich
Jill & Michael Wild
Linda Williams
Carrie Wilson
Linda & Steven Wolan
Christopher Wu
Leva Zand
*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.
Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center
Aurora Theater Company
Aveda
Alegio Chocolate
Acme Bread
Berkeley Ballet Theater
Berkeley Bowl
Berkeley Repertory Theater
The Blue Door
Cal Shakes
Cheese Board
Claire Cristobal, Rodan + Fields
CC Made
Clif Bar & Company
Costco
Darryl Issel Art
eMotion Arts
Five Little Monkeys
Freight & Salvage
Golden Bug Kids
Insalata’s Restuarant
Isabella Boutique
Janine Watkins Ivie Art
Jason Jones
Juanita and Maude
Keter Salon
Larry Arrington Astrology
Matthew Felix Sun Art
McCutcheon Construction
New Ballet, San Jose
Noor & Sons Rugs
Nubo Spa
Oakland Museum of Children’s Art
Oakland Zoo
Pearachute
Rebecca Reedy Hair
San Francisco Movement Arts Festival
SFMOMA
San Francisco Symphony
Shotgun Players
Small Press Distribution
Sophie Tivona Illustrations
Theresa Cunniff Design
Trader Joe’s
Urban Putt
Victory Point Cafe
The amazing choreographers who presented last year at 20 Points of View:
Mary Armentrout
Arletta Anderson & Adam Smith
Byb Chanel Bibene
Janet Collard
Colette Eloi
Katie Faulkner
Cherie Hill
Antoine Hunter
Deborah Karp
Evangel King
Clarissa Ko
Claudine Naganuma
Juliette Paramor
Randee Pauvfe
RagBag Dance
Carmen Roman
Sam Stone
Simpson/Stulberg
Latanya d. Tigner
Molly Rose-Williams
The amazing panelists who presented last year at our Inclusion panel:
Suzanna Curtis
Jennifer Dennehy
Eric Kupers, Dandelion Dancetheater
Dwayne Scheuneman, AXIS Dance Company
Julie Slater
Judith Smith, AXIS Dance Company
Shout out to the volunteers who help Luna flow!
Devon Anderson
Christine Atkins
Jessica Bohn
Kris Bradburn
Susan Brand
Kristin Burke
Madaline Duran
Mary Ford
Nancy Geimer
Greacian Goeke
Tanya Grove
Sophia Guliev
Julia Ng Heth
Meri Issel
Kip Kipperman
Jessy Kronenberg
C.J. Logel
Paula Mitchell
Dave Peattie
Rebecca Prather
Serena Redwood
Schuylar Sawicki
Felisa Simon
Jonathan Simon
Samantha Stone
Joe Vega
Lanny Weingrod
Maura Whelehan
Nia Womack-Freeman
Fawn Zech
Paul Zinnes