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 2022-23 donors make our dancing dreams come true.
Major Donors
Periluna Circle
($50,000 + up)
Louis L. Borick Foundation
Meri Issel & Patricia Reedy
Walter & Elise Haas Fund
William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Joseph & Vera Long Foundation
Ng Family Trust
Susan Taylor & Robert Fabry
Circle of Tides
($20,000-49,999)
Berkeley Civic Arts Commission
California Arts Council
Clif Bar Family Foundation
Clarence E. Heller Foundation
Helzel Family Foundation Fund at
the East Bay Community Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Josephine Ng
Bernard E. & Alba Witkin Charitable Foundation
Lunar Eclipse Circle
($10,000-19,999)
Alameda County Arts Commission
Karen & Jeff Banks
Banks Family Foundation
Quest Foundation
Carol & Stephen Hart
Pat & Merrill Shanks
Morris Stulsaft Foundation
Lunitidal Circle
($5000-9999)
Heising-Simons Fund, Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Malia Ramler & Robert Ayasse (in honor of Pii’lani Ahuna Ramler)
Blue Moon Circle
($2500-4999)
Anonymous
Ellen London
Melissa Nelken
Katherine Ng
Denise Oldham
Janice & Lanny Weingrod
Harvest Moon Circle
($1000-2499)
Anonymous Fund of MCF
Julie & Rusty Austin
Scott Carino & Will Mallari
Robert R. Cote
Benjamin & Lisa Fabry
The Gornick Fund
Mary Sarvis Fund
Tracy Gallagher
Nancy Geimer
Katie Hanson & Sevag Avanessian (in honor of Denise Oldham)
Meri Issel & Patricia Reedy
Benjamin A. McKee
Nancy Ng
Therese Watkins-McMillan
Winifred & Harry B. Allen Foundation
Steven & Linda Wolan
Full Moon Circle
($500-999)
Anonymous (2)
Beverly Blatt & David Filipek
Linda Cozzarelli
Teresa Geimer
Susan & Brian Hogan
Laura Howard
Craig & Susan Hupper
Marcia Katz
Evangel King
The Estate of Bert May
Rosalina Macisco
Susan Messner-Whipp
Mary Schmidt
Dorothy & Judith Schumacher-Jennings
Annie So
Christine Velez
Dick & Beany Wezelman
Crescent Moon Circle
($250-499)
Carol Barton & Maureen Lynch (in honor of Elliott Barton Gring)
Stephen Bomse & Edie Silber
Jenny Chan
Rita Chenoweth
Michael Cullen
Ray & Carol Ellis
Fidelity Charitable
Debra Estrem
Gina Ferrari
Karen Fox-Reynolds
Laurie & Jon Gibson
Wayne Hazzard
Angela L. Johnson
Jeannette Lakness-King
Colleen Larkin & George Coates
Marica Lloyd
Linda & Bruce McPherson
Louise Music
Megan Nicely
David Oppenheimer & Marcia Kates (in honor of Denise Oldham)
Derek Rusch
Second Evening Art
Helen Zia & Lia Shigemura
Donors
Anonymous (3)
Valerie Abron Harrell
Rossana Alves
Yvonne Arnold
Christine Atkins
Christina Ayala
Dolores Baker
Rachel Barna
Alesia Barrett Singer
Jane Bassett-Rosario
Loreta Barstow (in honor of Ben Oldham)
Margaret Bayer
Cecelia Beam
Lyda Beardsley
Mara Beckerman
Barbara Bernardo
Megan Bierman
Beverlee Blair
Emily Blossom
Anne Bluethenthal
Kathe Burick
Torri Campbell
Cherie Carson
Patricia Cohen
Kathryn Cunnyngham
Caroline Danielson & Raja Sengupta
Tom DeCaigny
Margaret De Coursey
Cheryl & Matt Eccles
Annie Elias & David Sinaiko
Darcy & Lou Ellsworth Yow
Sarah Entine
Rima Faber
Bernard Feather
Susan Felix
Ivy Gallagher
Joan Gallagher & William Hawk
Lawrence Goldman
Jenaver Goodman
Avilee Goodwin
Valerie Gutwirth
Susan Hagstrom
Kris Halverson & Edward Haggerty
Sharon Healy
Patti & William Heidtman (in honor of Ron Reedy)
Mike Hickey & Flo Hodes
Cherie Hill
Denise Hingle & James Webster
Marcia Hofer
Aubrey Hone
Tammy Johnson
Andrea Jones (in honor of Cindy Chan)
Deborah Karp
Leslie Katz
Mary Khan
Aileen Kim
Laela Kimber-Mair & Hazel Osborne
Kelsey Krausen
Sarah Kurtz
Liz Kyburg
Andrea & Tracey LaCampagne in honor of Denise Watkins Oldham
James Larreta-Moylan
Chandra Larsen Elms
Jeanne Lau
Alison Leach
Joyce Lindenbaum
Leona Marx
Steve Masover & Mathew Sun
Laura Mazzadra
Indi McCasey
Janet Meskin
Cindy Miner Kapelke
Jeanette Mone
Juliana Monin
Janine Mortan
Chris Murchison (in honor of Ben Oldham)
Denise Murphy
Claudine Naganuma
Ann Noel
Noel Nurrenbern & Barbara Sardella
Bonner Odell
Elizabeth Ozol & Andrew Steckel
Albertina Zarazúa & Rafael Padilla
David Wick Pancoast Jr. & Carrie Wilson
Denise Pate
Jose Pereña & Barney Pratt
Lilia Calinisan Perena
Kris Perry & Sandy Stier
Phil Porter
Paula Raffaelli
Paul Richman
Elena Ronquillo
Erin Sacks (in honor of Alisa Rasera-Holden)
Sylvia Salgado
Chantal Sampogna
Sharon Sampogna
Avu Sankaralingam
Gabrielle Saponara
Sharon Sasaki
Stephen & Stephanie Sawicki
Helene Scheff
Danielle Scoville
Leah Shana Shelleda
William & Renee Sherer
Mercy Sidbury (in honor of Wayne Hazzard)
Hannah Silverstein
Anna Simmons
Lisa Simon
Genoa Sperske
Susan Stinson
Meg Glaser Teran
Becky Villasenor
Helen Walker
Kathleen Wall
Cathy Lynn Waller-Reece
Erin Walter
Warburton Zenack Family
Gail Ward
John Watkins
Angela West
Ann Wettrich
Linda M. Williams
Riley Wise
Nia Womack-Freeman
Christopher Wu
Jo-Ellen and Ben Zeitlin
*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
Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center
Aurora Catering
Aurora Theater Company
Aveda
Berkeley Ballet Theater
Berkeley Bowl
Berkeley Repertory Theater
The Blue Door
Cal Shakes
CC Made
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
Freight & Salvage
Golden Bug Kids
Insalata’s Restuarant
Isabella Boutique
Janine Watkins Ivie Art
Jason Jones
Juanita and Maude
Keter Salon
Larry Arrington Astrology
Left Coast Sextet
Matthew Felix Sun Art
New Ballet, San Jose
Noor & Sons Rugs
Northbrae Bottle Shop
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 educators who facilitate our Practitioner Exchanges:
Rossana Alves
Christine Atkins
Kristin Burke
Deborah Karp
Julie Lebel
Cindy Miner Kapelke
Alisa Rasera
Sam Stone
Nia Womack-Freeman
Shout out to the volunteers who help Luna flow!
Rossana Alves
Devon Anderson
Christine Atkins
Jessica Bohn
Mary Ford
Suzanne Gallo
Nancy Geimer
Tanya Grove
Sophia Guliev
Julia Ng Heth
Meri Issel
Jessy Kronenberg
Paula Mitchell
Robin Nasatir
Dave Peattie
Serena Redwood
Schuylar Sawicki
Samantha Stone
Fawn Zech