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Donating to the Santa Monica Symphony helps keep high-quality classical music free and accessible to everyone in our community. Your support directly funds performances, music education programs, community outreach, and opportunities for emerging artists. Every gift—large or small—sustains a vibrant cultural tradition and ensures that music continues to inspire, unite, and uplift for generations to come. The Santa Monica Symphony is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and all donations are tax-deductible and deeply appreciated.
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Santa Monica Symphony Association
P.O. Box 3101
Santa Monica, California 90408-3101
MATCHING GIFT
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MAKE A SPECIAL GIFT TO HONOR A LOVED ONE
Honor a beloved family member or friend with a gift “in honor of” or “in memory of”. Your donation of $50 or more will be listed in concert programs and on the Symphony website for a full year. Simply click here and enter your donation amount. Add your honoree’s name when the credit card/Paypal site prompts “add special instructions to the seller”.
SANTA MONICA SYMPHONY ROSTER OF SUPPORTERS
The Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra would like to extend its deepest appreciation to all of its donors.
This roster reflects gifts from December 1, 2024, to December 1, 2025
ANGEL
($100,000 & ABOVE)
Anonymous
Mary Elizabeth Booth
Janice D. Myatt
GOLD CIRCLE
($10,000 & ABOVE)
Anonymous
Anonymous
Artigas-Etchegaray Family Foundation
David Bendett
California Community Foundation
City of Santa Monica
Conklin Family Trust
Kadlec Family Trust
Music Performance Trust Fund
Smart Grid Options
SILVER CIRCLE
($5,000 TO $9,999)
Anonymous
Anonymous
County of Los Angeles
Dorothea Kehler
Nick & Laurel Gallucci
Jenay Root
Sidney Stern Memorial Trust
BRONZE CIRCLE
($2,500 TO $4,999)
ENKI Technologies
Sarah & Michael Hannallah
Manus Family: Iris, Renée & Ron
Morley Builders
Pacific Ocean Pediatrics
Jordan & Kylee Teti
Drs. André Vanderhal* & Nancy Robbins
CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE
($1,000 TO $2,499)
Anonymous
Andrew Brettler
Dr. James Cherry
Kelly Cohen
Paul Dolid*
Eve Espey
Walt Fidler
George Goldberg*
Susan Greenberg* & Michael Norman
Richard Kellam
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Westside Coalition
Ohr Family Fund
Ted & Nancy Sanborn
Santa Monica Bay Woman’s Club
Richard & Andreia* Silvera
Kelly & Sean* Stackpoole
Philomena Tam
Tom & Susan Weisner
BENEFACTORS
($500 TO $999)
Zenovia Edwards* & Andrew Beer
Emily & Matthew Benedetto
Phil Brock, Santa Monica’s Mayor (ret)
Lawrence & Zan Diener
Sharon Hauptman
Reginald* & Anita Jackson
Daisy & Joshua Julian
Edward Kehler
Virginia Kohfeld, in memory of James Kohfeld, who treasured playing under the baton of Maestro Lamell
Nancy Lamell, in loving memory of Maestro Guido Lamell
Amy & Chuck Martinez
Dr. Skorn Ponrartana
Proel North America
Jezzamine Quibal
Rebecca Rodman*
Carol Sandstrom*
Susan Siphron
Gayle Taylor
SUSTAINING MEMBERS
($250 TO $499)
Anonymous
Marsha Berman
Stephen & Evelyn Cederbaum
B. Erickson
Denise Gerber* & Stuart Perlman
Michael Graff–Weisner*
Khin Khin Gyi, M.D., Ph.D.
Judith Hopkins
Mary Ichiuji, in loving memory of Maestro Guido Lamell
Marcia & Keith Jablon
Larry Johnson
Daniel Persitz*
Adrian Reyes*
Robert Ryemon*
Jeffrey Smith*
Matthew Vander Wilt
PATRONS
($100 TO $249)
Mrs. Elizabeth Abbe & Mr. Lewis
Anonymous
Andrew Apter*
Jason Axe
Thomas Belin
Liz & Dale Bell
Barry Bernstein
Barbara Blake
Patricia Blakemore
Rich & Marcia Capparela
York Chan
Thomas E. Cleys
Eve & Donald Cohen
Kenneth & Stephanie Cooper
Israel Coutin
Karen Dreyfuss
Kit Dreyfuss
Barbara Erickson
Mike & Virginia Fawcett
Antonio Ferranti
Diyamante Garber
Lawrence & Roberta Goodfried
Fernanda Gray
Gerald Grossman
Alison Hagoski
Justin Hamilton*
Susan Hannan
Bruce Hayes
Sean Hennigan
Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles
Kandell-Estrin Charitable Fund
Michael Kerekes
Bui Khanh
Jeanne Laurie
Monica Minden*
Robin O’Connell
Quinlan Family
Mimi Rose
Richard Ross
Barbara Rubens
Daniel Seabolt
Leslie Shapiro
Tim & Rosalie Sheridan
David Sherr
Margaret Shipman
Joanne Sinaiko
Jeffrey B. Smith
Mary
Margaret Smith
Judith Spector
Carole Stein
Linda Stein
Li-Han Tseng
Janice Warne
Drs. André Vanderhal* & Nancy Robbins, in honor of the 90th birthday of
Virginia Kohfeld and in memory of Jim Kohfeld
Monika Winkler
Pamela Worden
Joe Young
Zhu Giving Fund
Ben Zuckerman
SUPPORTERS
($50 TO $99)
Shahira Badran
Greg Cheng
Henry Chilvers
Paul Diamond
Stephen & Marlene Friedlander
Elizabeth Galton
Angelica Hurtado
Phyllis Kelleghan
Alvin Lau
Richard & Charlene Lawrence
Gwynn Lewis
Susan Lorenzini
Alex Novakovich, Celebrating Virginia Kohfeld
Chris McPherson
Kiyomi Mizukami
Rebecca Nunnelee
Vivian Petit
Sarah Phillips
Helene Phipps
Julie Schatz
Christian Serge
J. Donald Smith
Mary Souther
Kristina Sunness
Adam Taylor
Teryl Warren
Amy Zhang
* Indicates Orchestra Member
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