Benefactors 2024

Since 2000 ArtSeed has received valuable gifts of money, time, expertise, in-kind goods, professional services and patient inspiration from people in almost every walk of life. More recently we have also attracted the generosity of several funding agencies. We are very grateful for all these various kinds of support. Please let us know if there is someone we should add to this list or if you prefer your name or the level of your contribution to remain anonymous.

**Please note: 2024 donations are being processed and will be added as soon as they come in.**

Precious Pines ($20,000 or more):

Celestial Cedars ($10,000 to $19,999): David Gavrich

Spectacular Sequoias ($5,000 to $9,999): Tina Cervin

Courageous Cottonwoods ($1,000 to $4,999): Budding Artist Foundation, The Eucalyptus Foundation, Kevin Quan & Whitney Huang Quan, Elizabeth Stahl, Josefa Vaughan & Charles N. Boone

Sacred Cypresses ($500 to $999): Beatriz Bonnet, Felicia Zurich Gallagher, Tony & Caroline Grant, Hamilton Zanze Real Estate Investments, William Klingelhoffer and Jill Brindel, Luned Palmer, Rosamund Palmer, The Springer Family Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation, Margaret Sullivan, Randy Varney & John King

Magical Manzanitas ($100 to $499): Dennis & Kate Abbe, Ravi Agarwal, JJ Ammar, Bianca Arrighi, Tom B., Carol U. Barnes, Evalina Barth, Clara J. Basile, Frank Baumgarte, Kate Bedding, Sherwood Bishop, Charles Boone, Jennifer & Kevin Brady, Rena Bransten, Hava Brown, Beau Casey, Beth Cook, Barbara & Bob DeMaria, Patricia Deuter, Jonathan Diamond, Ann Flores, Candace Forest, D Frandy, Raj-Ann Gill, Magda Grant, Paul R. Griffin, Beth Grinberg, Nicole Halbreiner, Thor Hansen, Matt Heckert, Audrey Heller, Rosalima & Roger Ireland, Christine Jegan, Frances Johns, Inge Keuppens, Philip & Sally Kipper, William Klingelhoffer and Jill Brindel, Marissa Kunz, James Lemon, Janis Lipzin, Donna Logan, Joshua Lubensky, Justine Lucas, Sergio Maggi, Bradley Maiorino, Issa Martinez, Gaurav Marwaha, Julianne F. and David J. Mehegan, Wallace D. Mersereau, Dzovag Minassian, Eva Monroe, ARobin Orden, Michael S. Orland & Dr. Henry J. Spiller, Thomas Palmer, Marta Percolla, Nicholas Rau, Blake Riley, Michael Rokeach, Jess Rolls, Greta & Manu Schnetzler, Sheila Schwartz, Saarika Sharma, Frank Shum, Bette Li Spencer, Jennifer Spencer, John Spriggs, Ashley Springer, Savannah Anita Stokes, Valerie Tate, Lance Trexler, Tish Valva, Kathryn Van Dyke, Arwen Vaughan, Charles & Misha Vaughan, Shelton M. Vaughan, The Vaughan Family Charitable Fund, Liz Volchok, Cynthia Wang, Julie & Michael Whitcomb, William Wild, Jill Winegardner, Jenna Wolter

Amazing Acorns ($99 or less): Ronkes Arrighi, Wyatt Arrighi, Edna Arterberry, Xanthe Asher, Clara Azulay, John Balestreri, Matthew Boriskin, Pam Buckles, Brooke Jennings, Teresa Cosgrove, Rob DeVoogd, Melanie De La Cruz, Anonymous Gift of Daffy Charitable Fund, Elizabeth Ditmars, Cherie Evans, Abigail Everdell, Sara Faizan, Cole Ferraiuolo, Dolly Ferraiuolo, Mark Allen Fish, Zoe Garcia, Mai Gigliotti, Narda Gillespie, Jacob Gossard, Holly Gosselink, Tuan Ho, Linda M. Hope, Sanjay Hortikar, Deborah & Bennett Jacobstein, Dan Keller, Chetan Keshav, Sue Kim, Paul Kleyman, Gabriella Kula, Mary A. Kumar, Sara A. Kumar, Paola Lari, Carol Law, June Lee, Leslie Lopez, Nikki Mahmoudzadeh, Eva Maiorino, Jack Maiorino, Vera Maiorino, Trina Martinez, Marilyn Masen, RJ Merck, Annelie Nilsson, Catie O’Leary, Thomas O’Leary, Katherine Onstott, Benita Purifoy, Samantha Razook, Peter Rengstorff, Kai Roath, Rebecca Rothfusz, Paul Saiki, Will Schier, Heather Schoell, Garret Smith, Laetitia Sonami, Astrid Tallase, Jonathea Tallase, Lan Anh Tran, Meredith Tromble, Eileen Tuscano, Velvet Van Bueren, Maysoun Villagracia, Kay Weber, Fiona Westphal, Ann Wettrich, Heather Wilson, Rattanan “Aim” Wonghirundacha

Donations in Support of, or to Honor: For Jeff and Ken: Charles Boone; For Priscilla Arrighi: Ronkes Arrighi, Bianca Arrighi, Wyatt Arrighi; For Sara Faizan: Rattanan Wonghirundacha; For Sabine Gysens: Dennis & Kate Abbe, Ravi Agarwal, JJ Ammar, Tom B., John Balestreri, Frank Baumgarte, Hava Brown, Beth Cook, Cherie Evans, Mark Allen Fish, Candace Forest, Zoe Garcia, Raj-Ann Gill, Audrey Heller, Sanjay Hortikar, Inge Keuppens, Philip & Sally Kipper, Gaurav Marwaha, Dzovag Minassian, Eva Monroe, Annelie Nilsson, Thomas O’Leary, Katherine Onstott, Kevin Quan, Paul Saiki, Greta & Manu Schnetzler, Saarika Sharma, Frank Shum, Lan Anh Tran, Lance Trexler, Randy Varney & John King, Cynthia Wang, Fiona Westphal, Julie & Michael Whitcomb, Heather Wilson, Jill Winegardner; For Jackson Herren: Marta Percolla, Josefa Vaughan “In memory of Rebecca Moore”; For Linh Ho: Mai Gigliotti, Tuan Ho, For Christine Jegan: John Spriggs; For Anna Maiorino: Nikki Mahmoudzadeh, Bradley Maiorino, Eva Maiorino, Jack Maiorino, Vera Maiorino, Garret Smith; For Will Schier: Will Schier, Rattanan Wonghirundacha; For Tom Ferraiuolo: Clara Azulay, Teresa Cosgrove, Dolly Ferraiuolo, Cole Ferraiuolo, D Frandy, Brooke Jennings, Joshua Lubensky, Liz Volchok; For Luned Palmer: Rob DeVoogd, Abigail Everdell, Holly Gosselink, Nicole Halbreiner “In honor of The Fabulous Luned Palmer”, Gabriella Kula, Justine Lucas, Samantha Razook, Jess Rolls, Rosamund Palmer “In honor of Franki + Nico”, Thomas Palmer; For Aber Van Bueren: Evalina Barth, Kate Bedding, Pam Buckles, Melanie De La Cruz, Magda Grant, Issa Martinez, Trina Martinez, Marilyn Masen, Maysoun Villagracia, RJ Merck, Astrid Tallase, Jonathea Tallase, Eileen Tuscano, Velvet Van Bueren; For Josefa Vaughan: Sherwood Bishop “Hello Fefa!”, Charles Boone “In honor of Ms. J. Vaughan”, Rosalima & Roger Ireland, Christine Jegan, Chetan Keshav, Luned Palmer, Kevin Quan, Rebecca Rothfusz, Valerie Tate, Josefa Vaughan “In Memory of Pilar Rubin”, The Vaughan Family Charitable Fund, William Wild, Jenna Wolter “Presidio Hill School thanks ArtSeed for an amazing visit and experience on 3/27! Thank you, Josefa!”; For Michelle Vignes: Paul Kleyman; For Rattanan “Aim” Wonghirundacha: Sara Faizan; For Veterans: Thor Hansen; In Memory of Alan Springer: The Springer Family Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation

Pro Bono/In-kind Donors: Flying Cloud Russian River Retreat thanks to David Gavrich’s dinner and breakfast for 6 with a one-night stay (retail value $4,000); Inn at the Presidio thanks to Terry Haney for a one-night stay for two adults and two children under the age of 15 includes breakfast & daily wine & cheese Happy Hour. (retail value $525.00); Presidio Bowl Center, $119 Gift Certificate, (1 lane, 1 hour, 6 people), thanks to Victor Meyerhoff; Kabuto Japanese Cuisine, $50 gift Certificate, thanks to Eric Cho; Café RX, Two $10 Gift Cards, thanks to Rogelio Colindres; Barbara DeMaria paper, pens & pencils, and artist gifts; Tanya Joyce, 4 tambourines hand-painted by Natica Angilly

Core Volunteers: Adisa Sefic, Christine Jegan, Jackson Herren, Jacob Gossard, Janet Walker, Sara Faizan, Thomas Peter Graves, Thor Hansen, Tom Ferraiuolo, Will Schier

Youth Council: Lelani Wallace-Boston, William S.

Board of Directors: Edna Arterberry, William “Bill” Bicknell, Kevin Quan, William Scott, Josefa Vaughan, Kamara Wilson

Advisory Board: Charles Boone, Matthew Boriskin, Anabel Dias, Tony Grant, Sabine Gysens, Jeff Hastings, Arwen Vaughan

Apprentices & Interns: Kaila A., Patricia Aveni, Karina K., Moselle M., Sasha M.

Core Veteran Participants: Daniel Evenhouse, Thomas Peter Graves, Thor Hansen, Keisha Jones, David Stokes, Janet Walker.

Core Staff: Josefa Vaughan, Founder, Executive and Artistic Director, Lead Artist, Summer Intensive; Rattanan “Aim” Wonghirundacha, Operations Manager; Velvet Van Bueren, Office Manager; Trey Houston, Photography; Rachel Friedland, Bookkeeper.

Teaching Artists & Guest Presenters

Partnerships: Tides Inc./Tides Converge, The Point Studios at Hunters Point Shipyard, California Lawyers for the Arts, Budding Artist Foundation, BATS Improv, Waypoint Wealth Partners, San Francisco Department of Veteran Affairs, LifeSpheres (formerly Ardicare Foundation), Think Round, Inc.