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, Josefa Vaughan & Charles N. Boone
Sacred Cypresses ($500 to $999): Tony & Caroline Grant, Hamilton Zanze Real Estate Investments, William Klingelhoffer and Jill Brindel, Luned Palmer, Rosamund Palmer, Margaret Sullivan, Randy Varney & John King
Magical Manzanitas ($100 to $499): Dennis & Kate Abbe, Ravi Agarwal, JJ Ammar, Bianca Arrighi, Tom B., Evalina Barth, Frank Baumgarte, Kate Bedding, Sherwood Bishop, Charles Boone, Hava Brown, Beth Cook, Candace Forest, D Frandy, Raj-Ann Gill, Magda Grant, Beth Grinberg, Nicole Halbreiner, Audrey Heller, Rosalima & Roger Ireland, Christine Jegan, Inge Keuppens, Philip & Sally Kipper, William Klingelhoffer and Jill Brindel, Joshua Lubensky, Justine Lucas, Bradley Maiorino, Issa Martinez, Gaurav Marwaha, Julianne F. and David J. Mehegan, Dzovag Minassian, Eva Monroe, Thomas Palmer, Marta Percolla, Jess Rolls, Greta & Manu Schnetzler, Saarika Sharma, Frank Shum, Jennifer Spencer, John Spriggs, Valerie Tate, Lance Trexler, Arwen Vaughan, Charles & Misha Vaughan, Josefa Vaughan, The Vaughan Family Charitable Fund, Liz Volchok, Cynthia Wang, Julie & Michael Whitcomb, 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, Cherie Evans, Abigail Everdell, Sara Faizan, Cole Ferraiuolo, Dolly Ferraiuolo, Mark Allen Fish, Zoe Garcia, Mai Gigliotti, Narda Gillespie, Holly Gosselink, Tuan Ho, Sanjay Hortikar, Deborah & Bennett Jacobstein, Chetan Keshav, Gabriella Kula, Sara A. Kumar, Paola Lari, Nikki Mahmoudzadeh, Eva Maiorino, Jack Maiorino, Vera Maiorino, Trina Martinez, Marilyn Masen, RJ Merck, Annelie Nilsson, Thomas O’Leary, Katherine Onstott, Benita Purifoy, Samantha Razook, Kai Roath, Will Schier, Garret Smith, Astrid Tallase, Jonathea Tallase, Lan Anh Tran, Eileen Tuscano, Velvet Van Bueren, Maysoun Villagracia, Kay Weber, Fiona Westphal, Heather Wilson, Rattanan “Aim” Wonghirundacha
Donations in Support of, or to Honor: 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, 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, Valerie Tate, Josefa Vaughan “In Memory of Pilar Rubin”, The Vaughan Family Charitable Fund, Jenna Wolter “Presidio Hill School thanks ArtSeed for an amazing visit and experience on 3/27! Thank you, Josefa!”; For Rattanan “Aim” Wonghirundacha: Sara Faizan
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: Willow L., Moselle M., Sasha M., Shoshana P., Josh S., William S.
Board of Directors: Edna Arterberry, William “Bill” Bicknell, Kevin Quan, Josefa Vaughan
Advisory Board: Charles Boone, Matthew Boriskin, Annette Brinton, Tony Grant, Sabine Gysens, Jeff Hastings, Marissa Kunz & Peter Mann, Bryant Lui, Arwen Vaughan, Ann Wettrich
Apprentices & Interns: Kaila A., Patricia Aveni, Karina K., Moselle M., Sasha M.
Core Veteran Participants: Daniel Evenhouse, Thomas Peter Graves, Thor Hansen, Brent Rowden, David Stokes, Janet Walker
Core Staff: Josefa Vaughan, Founder, Executive and Artistic Director, Lead Artist, Summer Intensive;
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.