We extend our deepest gratitude to the dedicated individuals, committed foundations, and community-minded corporations who help us succeed in our mission. These are the people and institutions who support a safe place for youth in Oakland to gather and express their creativity, where they find caring adults to guide them to be exactly who they are meant to be. 

THE FOLLOWING FOUNDATIONS, INDIVIDUALS, AND CORPORATIONS INVESTED IN OUR PROGRAMS DURING THE 2023-2024 FISCAL YEAR.

Illustrious Supporters ($75,000 and up)
Oakland Fund for Children and Youth (OFCY)

Epic Supporters ($50,000 and up)
California Arts Council

Stuart Foundation

Cisco Bay Area Community Impact Grants

Hellman Foundation

Quest Foundation

San Francisco Foundation

Imaginative Supporters ($25,000 and up)
City of Oakland Cultural Affairs

Crescent Porter Hale Foundation

Walter & Elise Haas Foundation

Warriors Community Foundation

Academy of American Poets

Comis Foundation

Poetic Supporters ($20,000 and up)
Irvin Stern Foundation

Morris Stulsaft Foundation

Evocative Supporters ($12,500 and up)
Frances Hellman & Warren Breslau

Block, Inc. 

Mike and Adriane Armstrong 

Lauren Kerr 

Barrios Trust

Betsy Gordon 

Annikka Berridge and Eric Berridge

Karen Harber and Maxim Schrogin

Hawkins Project

McGrath-Pancha Family

Vivid Supporters ($5,000 and up)
Edith and Herbert Lehman Foundation

Joseph and Mercedes McMicking Foundation

Benita Kline 

Anne Bodel and Edward Hannemann 

Laurie Wagner

Philanthropic Ventures Foundation

Kirk Crenshaw and Shawna Wolverton 

Lisa and Jeremy Baird 

Indigo Oak Fund/Vance R and Colleen H Andrus Family Foundation

Zach Wasserman 

Gene Wade and Erin Lewis 

Wilson Family

Joyful Supporters ($2,000 and up)
Erin Saul 

Port of Oakland

Athletes Unlimited/Ruthy Hebard

California Bank of Commerce

Jamie Sampson and Cia Glover

Alameda County Arts Commission

Apur and Liz Patel 

James Irvine Foundation

Kate Levinson and Steve Costa

The Clorox Company

Marnie Webb 

Michael Littleton and Catherine Hollis

Jubilant Supporters ($1,000 and up)
Brett Weinstein 

Oak Life Church

Jenn Guitart and Kevin Boyd 

Evelyn and Ian Gamble 

Melinda Ellis Evers

Janet Heller 

Josh and Ruth Simon 

Caroline and Fong Wang 

Ruth Fletcher

Labcorp Charitable Foundation

Sue Levin 

Sarah Rich and Alexis Madrigal 

S. H. Cowell Foundation

Michael Wong 

Patricia and Chris Zaballos 

Magical Supporters ($20 and up)
We thank the many donors who supported our youth programs with monthly and one-time contributions up to $999. It takes a village!