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2020 CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL DINNER
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2020 CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL
DINNER
S A N F R A N C I S C O B A L L E T A S S O C I AT I O N , S U N N I E E V E R S & R O B E R T S H AW
Co-Chairs of the Board and Executive Committee
H E LG I TO M A S S O N
Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer
&
K E L LY T W E E D DA L E
Executive Director
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 & SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2020
Welcome you to the
CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL DINNER
Cover: Dores André and Joseph Walsh in Rowe’s For Pixie // © Erik Tomasson
SPECIAL THANKS
CREDO
JULIA MORGAN BALLROOM
LOUIS SHERRY
WISH SOCIAL EVENTS
Jola Anderson
Kristen A. Avansino
Richard C. Barker†
Karen S. Bergman
Lydia Bergman
Gary Bridge
Christine Leong Connors
David C. Cox
Lisa Daniels
Susan P. Diekman
Shelby M. Gans
Richard Gibbs, M.D.
Beth Grossman
Thomas E. Horn
Hiro Iwanaga
Thomas M. Jackson, M.D.
James C. Katzman
Yasunobu Kyogoku
Kelsey Lamond
Brenda Leff
Marie O’Gara Lipman
Alison Mauzé
Marissa Mayer
Jeff Minick
John S. Osterweis†
John T. Palmer
Fritz Quattlebaum
Christine Russell
Randee Seiger
Christine E. Sherry
Charlotte Mailliard Shultz
Catherine Slavonia
David Hooker Spencer
Fran A. Streets
Judy C. Swanson
Richard J. Thalheimer
Jennifer M. Walske
Timothy C. Wu
Zhenya Yoder
Janice Hansen Zakin
SAN FRANCISCO BALLET ASSOCIATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2020-2021
Carl F. Pascarella†
Immediate Past Chair
Diane B. Wilsey
Vice Chair
Susan S. Briggs
Assistant Secretary
James H. Herbert, II†
Vice Chair
Nancy Kukacka
Treasurer
Helgi Tomasson
Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer
Lucy Jewett
Vice Chair
Jennifer J. McCall
Secretary
Kelly Tweeddale*
Executive Director
Sunnie Evers & Robert G. Shaw
Co-Chairs of the Board and Executive Committee
Michael C. Abramson
Thomas W. Allen
Marjorie Burnett
Robert Clegg
Charles Dishman
Garrettson Dulin, Jr.†
Millicent Dunham
Stephanie Barlage Ejabat
J. Stuart Francis†
Sally Hambrecht
Ingrid von Mangoldt Hills
Pamela J. Joyner†
David A. Kaplan
Mary Jo Kovacevich
James J. Ludwig†
James D. Marver
Nancy H. Mohr
Marie-Louise Pratt
George R. Roberts
Kathleen Scutchfield
Robert M. Smelick
Susan A. Van Wagner
Dennis Wu
Akiko Yamazaki
Michelle Gilman Jasen*
President, San Francisco Ballet Auxiliary
Steve Merlo*
President, BRAVO
Jamie Lee Taylor* & Gary S. Williams, Jr.*
Co-Presidents, ENCORE!
Paula Elmore* & Susan Marsch*
Co-Chairs, Allegro Circle
† Past Chair *Non-Trustee
TRUSTEES EMERITI
ASSOCIATE TRUSTEES
John S. OsterweisPresident Emeritus Thomas E. HornTreasurer
Robert Fore ‡Chief Financial Officer
Elizabeth Lani‡Assistant Secretary
Richard C. Barker Susan S. Briggs Hilary C. Pierce Larissa K. Roesch
‡ Non-Director
SAN FRANCISCO BALLET ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2020-2021
Nancy KukackaPresident
Esteban Hernandez and Max Cauthorn in the “Jockey Dance” from Bournonville’s From Siberia To Moscow // © Erik Tomasson
WELCOME TO OUR NEW DANCERS
NIKISHA FOGOPrincipal Dancer
JULIAN MACK AYPrincipal Dancer
RUBÉN CÍTORESCorps de Ballet
LUCA FERRÒCorps de Ballet
ADRIAN ZEISELCorps de Ballet
T YL A STEINBACHCorps de Ballet
SUNMIN LEECorps de Ballet
LLEY TON HOCorps de Ballet
Nikisha Fogo // © Marian Furnica; Julian MacKay // © Nicholas MacKay; Rubén Cítores // © Chris Hardy; Luca Ferrò // © Alberto Crupi; Lleyton Ho // © Chris Hardy; SunMin Lee // © Chris Hardy; Tyla Steinbach // © Chris Hardy; Adrian Zeisel // © Chris Hardy
Jennifer Stahl in Caniparoli’s Foreshadow // © Erik Tomasson
ARTISTS OF THE COMPANY 2020-2021 SEASON
PRINCIPAL DANCERS
Dores André Ulrik Birkkjaer Max Cauthorn† Frances Chung
Herbert Family Principal Dancer Sasha De Sola
Diane B. Wilsey Principal Dancer Nikisha Fogo Benjamin Freemantle† Mathilde Froustey Angelo Greco Tiit Helimets Esteban Hernandez Luke Ingham Misa Kuranaga Julian MacKay Wona Park† Aaron Robison Jennifer Stahl† Yuan Yuan Tan
Richard C. Barker Principal Dancer Sarah Van Patten
Diana Dollar Knowles Principal Dancer Joseph Walsh
John and Barbara Osterweis Principal Dancer
Wei Wang† WanTing Zhao†
PRINCIPAL CHARACTER DANCERS
Ricardo Bustamante† Val Caniparoli†
Anita Paciotti†
SOLOISTS
Cavan ConleyDiego Cruz†Daniel Deivison-Oliveira†Isabella DeVivo†Lucas Erni†Jahna FrantziskonisEllen Rose Hummel†Madison Keesler†Steven Morse†
Sasha MukhamedovElizabeth Powell†Julia Rowe†Henry Sidford†Myles Thatcher†Lonnie WeeksHansuke Yamamoto
CORPS DE BALLET
Kamryn Baldwin†Sean Bennett†Ludmila Bizalion†Samantha Bristow†Thamires Chuvas†Rubén Cítores†Estéban Cuadrado†Megan Amanda EhrlichLuca FerròMax Föllmer†Gabriela GonzalezLleyton Ho†Anatalia Hordov†Jasmine Jimison†Blake Johnston†SunMin Lee†Elizabeth Mateer Norika Matsuyama† Carmela Mayo† Swane Messaoudi† Davide Occhipinti† Kimberly Marie Olivier† Lauren Parrott† Joshua Jack Price† Leili Rackow† Nathaniel Remez† Alexander Reneff-Olson†Jacob Seltzer†Natasha Sheehan† John-Paul Simoens†Tyla Steinbach†Bianca TeixeiraMingxuan Wang†Joseph Warton†Maggie Weirich†Adrian Zeisel†
APPRENTICES
Alexis Aiudi†Olivia Brothers†Andris Kundzins†Gregory Myles†Pemberley Ann Olson†Alexis Valdes†
BALLET MASTERS & ASSISTANTS TO THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Ricardo Bustamante†
Felipe Diaz†
BALLET MASTERS
Tina LeBlancAnita Paciotti†
Katita Waldo†
COMPANY TEACHERS
Helgi TomassonPatrick ArmandRicardo Bustamante†Felipe Diaz†Tina LeBlanc
CHOREOGRAPHERIN RESIDENCE
Yuri Possokhov
MUSIC DIRECTOR & PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR
Martin West
†Received training at San Francisco Ballet School
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & PRINCIPAL CHOREOGRAPHER
Helgi Tomasson
Wona Park and Wei Wang in Gsovsky’s Grand Pas Classique // © Erik Tomasson
PROGRAM O1
GRAND BENEFACTOR SPONSOR
Mrs. Henry I. Prien
LEAD SPONSORS
Mary Jo and Dick KovacevichSan Francisco Ballet Auxiliary
MAJOR SPONSORS
Lydia and Steven BergmanStephen and Margaret GillJim and Cecilia HerbertElaine Kartalis
SPONSORS
Brian and Rene HollinsChristine and Pierre LamondMr. and Mrs. Norman C. PeaseBarbara and Stephan Vermut
CINDERELLA
2020 REPERTORY SEASON SPONSORS
Misa Kuranaga and San Francisco Ballet in Wheeldon’s Cinderella© // © Erik Tomasson
Cinderella© by Christopher Wheeldon
LEAD SPONSOR
Shelby and Frederick Gans
MAJOR SPONSOR
Michael and Mary Schuh
SPONSORS
Kacie and Michael RencO.J. and Gary ShansbyPaul A. Violich
SANDPAPER BALLET
PROGRAM O2
Sasha Mukhamedov and Cavan Conley in Morris’ Sandpaper Ballet // © Erik Tomasson
PROGRAM O3
MAJOR SPONSOR
Brenda and Alexander Leff
SPONSORS
Karen S. BergmanLarissa Roesch and Calder RoeschSF Ballet Allegro Circle
THE INFINITE OCEAN
LEAD SPONSORS
Christine Russell and Mark SchlesingerRandee Seiger
THE BIG HUNGER WORLD PREMIERE
LEAD SPONSOR
Dr. Sunnie Evers
SPONSOR
BRAVO
ÉTUDES
San Francisco Ballet in Lander’s Études // © Erik Tomasson.
GRAND BENEFACTOR SPONSOR
Yurie and Carl Pascarella
LEAD SPONSORS
Kelsey and David LamondDiane B. Wilsey
MAJOR SPONSORS
Innovation Global Capital Nancy A. KukackaMarie and Barry LipmanRobert and Diedre ShawCatherine and Mark Slavonia
SPONSORS
John G. Capo and Orlando Diaz-AzcuyMs. Laura CliffordJoseph and Marianne Geagea
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
PROGRAM O4
Esteban Hernandez and Cavan Conley in Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream // Choreography by George Balanchine © The Balanchine Trust // © Erik Tomasson
PROGRAM O5
PROGRAM O6
LEAD SPONSORS
Fang and Gary BridgeTeri and Andy Goodman
MAJOR SPONSORS
David and Vicki CoxKathleen Scutchfield
7 FOR EIGHT
LEAD SPONSORS
Thomas E. HornMr. and Mrs. John S. Osterweis
MRS. ROBINSON WORLD PREMIERE
SPONSOR
Joan and Alan Henricks
CLASSICAL SYMPHONY
SPONSORS
Almaden Kara and Charles Roell
APPASSIONATA
MAJOR SPONSORS
Kathleen Grant, M.D. and Thomas Jackson, M.D.Beth and Brian Grossman
SPONSORS
ENCORE! Dr. Timothy Marten and Ms. Mary Heylin
ANIMA ANIMUS
MAJOR SPONSOR
Mrs. Joyce L. Stupski
SPONSOR
Denise Littlefield Sobel
THE SEASONS SF BALLET PREMIERE
PROGRAM SPONSOR
The Bernard Osher Foundation
JEWELS
PROGRAM O7
MAJOR SPONSORS
Marissa Mayer and Zachary BogueJohn and Amy Palmer
EMERALDS
SPONSORS
James C. GriesJames C. Hormel and Michael P. N. Hormel
RUBIES
MAJOR SPONSORS
Sue and John DiekmanMr. and Mrs. James C. Katzman
DIAMONDS
San Francisco Ballet in Balanchine’s Diamonds // Choreography by George Balanchine © The Balanchine Trust // © Erik Tomasson
JEWELS
LEAD SPONSORS
Mr. Richard C. BarkerMr. James D. MarverAlison and Michael Mauzé
MAJOR SPONSORS
AnonymousJudy C. SwansonRichard Thalheimer
SPONSORS
Ms. Laura CliffordKatherine and Gregg CrawfordAlex and Carolyn MehranWylie Peterson and Anne-Marie Peterson
ROMEO & JULIET
PROGRAM O8
Mathilde Froustey and Joseph Walsh in Tomasson’s Romeo & Juliet // © Erik Tomasson
LUCY AND FRITZ JEWETT SATURDAY NIGHT SERIES
SATURDAY NIGHT SUBSCRIPTION SERIES
Yuan Yuan Tan in Liang’s The Infinite Ocean // © Erik Tomasson
GRAND BENEFACTOR SPONSOR
Denise Littlefield Sobel
LEAD SPONSORS
Jim and Cecilia HerbertBarbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation
MAJOR SPONSOR
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Osterweis
COPENHAGEN THE ROYAL DANISH OPERA HOUSE
OCTOBER–NOVEMBER, 2019
TOURING
Ludmila Bizalion in Tomasson’s Romeo & Juliet // © Erik Tomasson
Elizabeth Powell and Max Cauthorn in Liang’s The Infinite Ocean // © Erik Tomasson
SF Ballet 2020 Opening Night Gala with décor by J. Riccardo Benavides // © Devlin Shand for Drew Altizer Photography
PRESENTING SPONSOR
Osterweis Capital Management
BENEFACTOR DINNER SPONSOR
KPMG
PATRON DINNER SPONSOR
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
COCKTAIL RECEPTION SPONSOR
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
WINE SPONSOR
Rodney Strong Vineyards
SPARKLING WINE SPONSOR
Scharffenberger Cellars
SPELLBOUND: SF BALLET 2020 OPENING NIGHT GALA
2020 SEASON EVENTS
2020 SEASON EVENTS CONTINUED
SF Ballet Nutcracker Benefit Luncheon: Land of Dreams // © Drew Altizer
NUTCRACKER BENEFIT LUNCHEON: LAND OF DREAMS
SPONSORS
Dodge & CoxJimmy ChooKPMG
WINE SPONSOR
Ernest Vineyards
SAN FRANCISCO BALLET SCHOOL 2020 SPRING FESTIVAL
COMING TO YOU SPRING OF 2021
PRESENTING SPONSOR
Sam Malouf Authentic Luxury
FASHION SHOW: FEATURING MAISON RABIH KAYROUZ
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT OF OUR ADDITIONAL EVENTS
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM OPENING NIGHT DINNER
San Francisco Ballet’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream Opening Dinner at the Conservatory of Flowers // © Nikki Ritcher Photography
2020 SEASON EVENTS CONTINUED
COMING TO YOU SUMMER OF 2021
YUAN YUAN TAN’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER
2020 SEASON EVENTS CONTINUED
A SAN FRANCISCO BALLET AUXILIARY EVENT
SNOWFLAKE SOIREE
Sensorium 2020 // © Nikki Ritcher Photography
SENSORIUM
GREAT BENEFACTORS
$10,000,000 AND ABOVE
Grants for the Arts
The Hellman Family
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Lucy and Fritz Jewett
$5,000,000–$9,999,999
The Herbert Family
Estate of Dora Donner Ide
The James Irvine Foundation
Mrs. Jeannik Méquet Littlefield
National Endowment for the Arts
The Bernard Osher Foundation
John Osterweis and Barbara Ravizza
Diane B. Wilsey
$2,500,000–$4,999,999
Richard C. Barker
California Arts Council
Chevron Corporation
First Republic Bank
Ford Foundation
Diana Stark and J. Stuart Francis
Gaia Fund
Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund
Estate of Richard B. Gump
Mimi Haas
Estate of Katharine Hanrahan
The Hellman Foundation
Donald F. Houghton
G. William Jewell
Koret Foundation
James D. Marver Family /
James and Stephanie Marver
Yurie and Carl Pascarella
Kenneth Rainin
Mr. George R. Roberts
Kathleen Scutchfield
The Swanson Foundation
Phyllis C. Wattis
Wells Fargo
$1,000,000–$2,499,999American Airlines
Estate of Helen Anderton
AT&T
Bank of America Foundation
Bingham McCutchen LLP
Athena and Timothy Blackburn
BRAVO
Fang and Gary Bridge
Jennifer Caldwell and
John H. N. Fisher
The State of California
Estate of Lewis and Emily Callaghan
Mrs. Daniel H. Case III
David and Vicki Cox
Estate of Barbara A. Daily
Deloitte
Susan and John Diekman
Suzy Kellems Dominik
Rudolph W. Driscoll
Kate and Bill Duhamel
Sonia H. Evers
Ann and Robert S. Fisher
Flora Family Foundation
Estate of Georg L. Frierson
Shelby and Frederick Gans
Stephen and Margaret Gill
Family Foundation
Colleen and Robert D. Haas
Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
Walter & Elise Haas Fund
Estate of Lillian Hastings
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Hays
William Randolph Hearst
Foundation
The Edward E. Hills Fund
James C. Hormel and
Michael P. N. Hormel
The William G. Irwin
Charity Foundation
George F. Jewett Foundation
George F. Jewett, Jr. 1965 Trust
Estate of Mildred Johnson
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Maurice Kanbar
Dr. and Mrs. Jerome
Ormond Kirschbaum
Diana Dollar Knowles
Estate of Diana Dollar Knowles
Mary Jo and Dick Kovacevich
Kelsey and David Lamond
The Charles Henry Leach, II Foundation, Jennifer Jordan McCall, Foundation Trustee
Catherine Lego
Paul Lego
Marie and Barry Lipman
Alison and Michael Mauzé
Marissa Mayer and Zachary Bogue
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Nicola Miner and Robert Mailer Anderson
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
The Thomas J. and Gerd Perkins Foundation
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Mrs. Henry I. Prien
Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock
Bob Ross
Gordon Russell
San Francisco Ballet Auxiliary
The San Francisco Foundation
Randee Seiger
O.J. and Gary Shansby
Shubert Foundation, Inc.
The Smelick Family
Denise Littlefield Sobel
Estate of Norma Stanberry
Estate of Natalie H. Stotz
Joyce Stupski
Estate of Arlene H. Sullivan
Richard J. Thalheimer
Ms. Susan A. Van Wagner
Visa Inc.
Wallis Foundation
Estate of Mason B. Wells
The E. L. Wiegand Foundation
Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang
The Zellerbach Family
PAST CHRISTENSEN SOCIETY HONOREES
1990 Lucy Jewett
1991 Gisella Christensen
1992 Anna Logan Upton
1993 Donald F. Houghton
1994 Ruby Asquith Christensen
1995 Jocelyn Vollmar
1996 L. Jay Tenenbaum
1997 George B. James
1998 Maestro Denis de Coteau
1999 Evelyn Cisneros and Sabina Allemann
2000 Phyllis C. Wattis
2001 Ingrid von Mangoldt Hills
2002 Joanna Berman
2003 Sally Hambrecht
2004 Patricia A. TeRoller
2005 Helgi Tomasson
2006 James J. Ludwig
2007 Chris Hellman
2008 Glenn McCoy
2009 Kathleen Scutchfield
2010 Sunnie Evers
2011 Jola Anderson
2012 Richard Gibbs, MD
2013 Ann and Robert S. Fisher
2014 Roy Malan
2015 Richard C. Barker
2016 John S. Osterweis
2017 Mark G. Lopez and Alison Mauzé
2018 Kristen A. Avansino
2019 Betsy Erickson and Anita Paciotti
Sasha De Sola and Benjamin Freemantle in Thatcher’s 05:49 // © Erik Tomasson
ANNUAL SUPPORT
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S COUNCIL
GRAND BENEFACTORS
$250,000 AND ABOVE
AnonymousMargaret and Will Hearst Mr. and Mrs. John S. Osterweis Yurie and Carl Pascarella Mrs. Henry I. PrienDenise Littlefield Sobel Diane B. Wilsey
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S COUNCIL
$100,000–$249,999
Mr. Richard C. Barker Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Fang and Gary Bridge David and Vicki Cox Dr. Sunnie Evers Mr. Ian Friedland Shelby and Frederick Gans Teri and Andy Goodman Beth and Brian Grossman Jim and Cecilia Herbert Thomas E. Horn Mary Jo and Dick Kovacevich Kelsey and David Lamond Marie and Barry Lipman Mr. James D. Marver Alison and Michael Mauzé John and Amy Palmer Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Christine Russell and Mark Schlesinger Randee Seiger David H. Spencer Judy C. Swanson Richard Thalheimer
CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL
PRODUCER’S COUNCIL
$75,000–$99,999
Nancy A. Kukacka
PRESENTER’S COUNCIL
$50,000–$74,999
Anonymous Lydia and Steven Bergman Ms. Laura Clifford Sue and John Diekman Drs. Richard D. and Patricia Gibbs Margaret and Stephen Gill Kathleen Grant, M.D. and Thomas Jackson, M.D. James C. Hormel and Michael P. N. Hormel Lucy Jewett Mr. and Mrs. James C. Katzman Brenda and Alexander LeffMarissa Mayer and Zachary Bogue Michael Moritz and Harriet Heyman Michael and Mary Schuh Kathleen Scutchfield Robert and Diedre Shaw Catherine and Mark Slavonia Mrs. Joyce L. Stupski Jennifer and Steven Walske Ms. Zhenya Yoder
SPONSOR’S COUNCIL
$25,000–$49,999
Anonymous (2) Gioia and John Arrillaga Karen S. Bergman Ron and Susan Briggs Ms. Eliza M. Brown John G. Capo and Orlando Diaz-Azcuy Katherine and Gregg Crawford Dana and Robert Emery Carol Emory and The Wingate Foundation Mr. John Garfinkle Ms. Jane M. Gitschier James C. Gries Brian and Rene Hollins Fred Isaac and Robin Reiner Ms. Jeri Lynn Johnson Mr. David A. Kaplan and Mr. Glenn Ostergaard Mrs. Maja Kristin Reiko and Yasunobu Kyogoku Christine and Pierre Lamond
Kelsey Lamond Scholarship Fund Dr. Timothy Marten and Ms. Mary Heylin Nion McEvoy and Leslie Berriman Alexander R. Mehran Roland G. Ortgies and Carmela C. Anderson-Ortgies Mr. and Mrs. Norman C. Pease Wylie Peterson and Anne-Marie Peterson Kacie and Michael Renc Mr. Jeremy Rishel and Dr. Heather Irina Rishel Mr. and Mrs. Edward Roach Mr. George R. Roberts Larissa Roesch and Calder Roesch O.J. and Gary Shansby Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Smelick The Spero Family Mr. and Mrs. William Truscott Barbara and Stephan Vermut Paul A. Violich
CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL
$15,000–$24,999
Anonymous (4) Mr. Joseph AlegreMaya Alex Brenton and Lysbeth Warren Anderson Rosemary B. Baker Courtney Benoist and Jason M. Fish Diana Bersohn Ms. Susan Blake Bruce Braden Rachel Brass and Richard Foster Stacey B. Case Antoinette Chatton Rosalyn Chen Chavez Mr. and Mrs. Sol Coffino Mr. and Mrs. Scott Connors Michèle Beigel Corash and Laurence Corash Mr. and Mrs. Seth Dallaire Jill Daly Dr. Jordan Deschamps-Braly Paula M. ElmoreLynn Feintech and Tony Bernhardt Mrs. Mortimer Fleishhacker
ANNUAL SUPPORT
CHAIRMAN’S COUNCILCONTINUED
$15,000–$24,999
J. Stuart Francis and Diana Stark Marilyn & Robert Funari Family Foundation Patty Garbarino Ms. Brett E. Gardner and Mr. Joe Stampleman James K. and Helen L. Goodwine Brian and Elizaveta Gustafson Katherine Harris/ The Hegardt Foundation Cynthia Hersey Mr. and Mrs. Terry Houlihan Ms. Kathryn Huber and Mr. William Larry Binkley Basheer Janjua Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jasen John G. Kerns William and Gretchen Kimball Fund Arlene and Steve Krieger Katherine and James Lau
Ms. Anne A. Lawrence Roberto and Kevin Lee-Ruiz Patrice and Walther Lovato Melanie and Peter Maier, John Brockway Huntington FoundationMs. Susan Marsch Mr. Gregg Mattner Jane and Roger McCarthy Stewart McDowell Brady and Philip Brady Linda and Benjamin Miller Mrs. Stuart G. Moldaw Mr. David Morandi Marta L. Morando Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Newman Karl F. Nygren and Beth DeAtley Michel and Mekhala Oltramare Mr. and Mrs. Michael O’Sullivan Mr. James Parsons and Ms. Andrea Hong Ms. Elizabeth A. Peace Dave and Judy Redo Glenn H. Reid
Christine Sherry and Lawson FisherMiriam Sedman and Ralph NyffeneggerMarc Sinykin and Kevin Osinski Michael and Susanna Steinberg Mr. and Ms. Keith Stephens Ms. Nadine Tang and Mr. Bruce Smith Adam J. Thaler Mr. and Mrs. William R. Timken Mr. and Mrs. Alan B. Vidinsky Daniel and Marie Welch Cynthia and Edgar Whipple The Whitman Family Foundation Ms. Patricia Wyrod Sharon and Robert Yoerg Diane and Howard Zack
San Francisco Ballet in Tomasson’s Concerto Grosso // © Erik Tomasson
FOUNDATION & GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
CORPORATE SUPPORT
GRAND BENEFACTORS
$250,000 AND ABOVE
Hearst Foundations The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Koret FoundationSan Francisco Grants for the Arts
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S COUNCIL
$100,000–$249,999
Hellman Foundation The Bernard Osher Foundation
PRESENTER’S COUNCIL
$50,000 -$99,999
Flora Family Foundation George F. Jewett Foundation The Diana Dollar Knowles Foundation National Endowment for the Arts The Shubert Foundation, Inc.
SPONSOR’S COUNCIL
$25,000 -$49,999
California Arts Council The Charles Henry Leach, II Fund Bob Ross Foundation
CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL
$15,000 -$24,999
The Guzik Foundation Mimi and Peter Haas Fund Hurlbut-Johnson Charitable Trusts Jerome Robbins Foundation The Woodbury Foundation
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S COUNCIL
$100,000–$249,999
First Republic BankOsterweis Capital Management
PRESENTER’S COUNCIL
$50,000 -$99,999
Bank of America Chevron Innovation Global Capital JPMorgan Chase & Co. Kaiser Permanente KPMG
CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL
$15,000 -$24,999
Freed of London Gibson Dunn
IN-KIND SUPPORT
GRAND BENEFACTORS
$250,000 AND ABOVE
Bay Area Rapid Transit
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S COUNCIL
$100,000–$249,999
J Riccardo Benavides McCalls Catering & Events Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
PRESENTER’S COUNCIL
$50,000 -$99,999
FITNESS SF Rodney Strong Vineyards
CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL
$15,000 -$24,999
Allegra Entertainment & Events Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc. Piedmont Piano CompanyScharffenberger Cellars
Frances Chung in Wheeldon’s Cinderella© // © Erik Tomasson
Cinderella© by Christopher Wheeldon
SAN FRANCISCO BALLET ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION
Anonymous (9) Michael C. Abramson Fund Lois and David Anderson Fund Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Baird Fund* Rosemary and Edward D. Baker III Foundation Fund Richard C. Barker Fund William Bason Fund* Ernest A. Bates New Works Fund Nancy and Joachim Bechtle Fund Philip P. Berelson Scholarship Fund* The Bertelsen Family Fund Davidson Bidwell-Waite and Edwin A. Waite Touring Fund Wendy and W. Richard Bingham Fund Blum Family Foundation Fund Christopher Boatwright Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund Deborah and Richard A. Bocci Fund Ron and Susan Briggs Fund Eva Benson Buck Charitable Trusts Fund Edith Bundy Fund* Burnett Family New Works Fund S. E. Bush, Jr. School Fund* Peter Byram Fund* Jennifer Caldwell and John H. N. Fisher Fund Lewis and Emily Callaghan Fund* Dr. and Mrs. John N. Callander Dancer Wellness Fund Christina E. Carroll Fund Margaret Carver Fund Dan and Stacey Case Fund Dan and Stacey Case New Works Fund Dr. and Mrs. George Cassady Student Scholarship Fund Harold and Ruby Christensen Scholarship Fund Robert Clegg New Works Fund Angelina and Christopher Cohan Fund Columbia Foundation Music Fund Columbia Foundation New Works Fund Ruth A. Copley Endowed Scholarship Fund* David and Vicki Cox Fund Mary B. Cranston New Works Fund Lee R. Crews School Fund* Barbara A. Daily Scholarship Fund* Barbara A. Daily Fund* Timothy Dattels and Kristine Johnson Fund Sue and John Diekman Fund Earl Diskin Fund*
Suzy Kellems Dominik New Works Fund Suzy Kellems Dominik School and Education Fund Phyllis and Bill Draper Fund Rudolph W. Driscoll Fund Kate and Bill Duhamel Fund Joseph B. Durra Fund Jacqueline and Christian P. Erdman Fund Sarah C. Evans Fund* Sonia H. Evers Fund Sonia H. Evers New Works Fund Sonia H. Evers School Fund Concepción S. and Irwin Federman Fund Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Felson Fund The Fifth Age of Man Foundation Scholarship Fund Jason M. Fish and Courtney Benoist Fund Ann and Robert Fisher Fund Doris and Donald Fisher Fund Elizabeth and Robert Fisher Fund Kirby Ward Fitzpatrick Fund* Frannie and Mort Fleishhacker Touring Fund Thomas W. Flynn Music Fund Ford Foundation New Works Fund Diana Stark and J. Stuart Francis Fund Diana Stark and J. Stuart Francis New Works Fund Gaia Fund Frances and Theodore Geballe Fund Tricia and Richard Gibbs Philanthropic Fund Stephen and Margaret Gill New Works Fund Stephen and Margaret Gill Family Foundation Touring Fund Teri and Andy Goodman Touring Fund Margaret Stuart Graupner Fund* Eugene H. and Stephanie Gray Fund* James Gries Fund Richard B. Gump Fund* Rita A. Gustafson Scholarship Fund* Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. New Works Fund Mimi Haas Fund Mimi Haas New Works Fund Mimi & Peter Haas Fund Mimi & Peter Haas New Works Fund Walter & Elise Haas Education FundWalter & Elise Haas Fund Walter & Elise Haas New Works Fund
Kathryn A. Hall and Thomas C. Knutsen Fund Sally and William Hambrecht Fund Sally and William Hambrecht New Works Fund Philip and Alicia Hammarskjold Fund Edith Hammerslough Fund* Katharine Hanrahan Fund* The Lloyd Harper Patron Fund Lillian Hastings Fund* Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Hays Fund The William Randolph Hearst Foundation Building Fund The William Randolph Hearst Foundation Scholarship Fund Libby and Craig Heimark Fund Eric Hellman Scholarship Fund The Hellman Family Fund* The Hellman Family New Works Fund The Hellman Family Touring Fund Chris and Warren Hellman Endowed Scholarship Fund Rosalie G. Hellman Fund Rosalie G. Hellman Memorial Scholarship Fund Mrs. Louis E. Hendricks Fund* Cecilia and James Herbert Fund Cecilia and James Herbert New Works Fund The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation New Works Fund Richard S. Hirsch Fund* Hank J. Holland Fund Brian and Rene Hollins Fund Mr. James C. Hormel and Mr. Michael P. N. Hormel Fund Thomas E. Horn Fund Donald F. Houghton Fund* Donald F. Houghton Innovation Fund* Donald F. Houghton New Works Fund*Donald F. Houghton Touring Fund* William S. Howe, Jr. Fund* Dr. Samuel C. Hughes Fund* Hurlbut-Johnson Charitable Trusts Introduction to Ballet Scholarship Fund* Dora Donner Ide Fund* Joan J. Jacobs Fund* The James Family Endowed Scholarship Fund George B. James New Works Fund Dorothy and Bradford Jeffries Scholarship Fund
We’re honored to list the following named funds that have been created as of August 2020. Those highlighted with an asterisk (*) were fully or primarily funded through bequests and other planned gifts.
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G. William Jewell Dance in Schools Endowed Scholarship Fund* G. William Jewell Fund* G. William Jewell Touring Fund* Lucy and Fritz Jewett Fund Lucy and Fritz Jewett New Works Fund Grace Eleanor Johnson Fund* Mildred Maureen Johnson Fund* Ruby Rae Pinochi-Johnson Fund* Pamela J. Joyner and Alfred J. Giuffrida Dancer Wellness Fund Pamela J. Joyner and Alfred J. Giuffrida Touring Fund Katzman Family Fund Heinrich J. Killian Fund* Dr. and Mrs. Jerome Ormond Kirschbaum Trainee Fellowship Fund The Diana Dollar Knowles Fund* Mr. and Mrs. Gorham B. Knowles Fund* Mary Jo and Dick Kovacevich Family Foundation Fund KPMG Fund The Charles Henry Leach, II Fund for DISC Scholarships The Charles Henry Leach, II Fund for School Scholarships Richard LeBlond Fund* Catherine P. Lego New Works Fund Paul G. Lego New Works Fund Mark and Debra Leslie Education and Outreach Fund Susan B. Levine and James W. Lauer Fund The Debra Leylegian Adagio Fund Irv H. Lichtenwald and Stephen R. Ripple New Works Fund The Marie O’Gara Lipman Endowment for Dance Education in the Public Schools George W. Lord Fund* Carol Lovell Fund, in memory of Kenneth Hynes* James J. Ludwig Fund Daniel E. Malkin Fund* Marver Family New Works Fund Alison and Michael Mauzé Fund Russell J. Mays Fund* Glenn McCoy Executive Director’s Fund Glenn McCoy Touring Fund Alexander Mehran Fund Julia O. Merriman Fund* Byron R. Meyer Choreographers FundNatalie Lauterstein Miller Memorial Fund Vinie and J. Sanford Miller Touring Fund
James E. Milligan Fund Tamra and Kurt Mobley Fund C. Kenneth and Maureen M. More Fund* Milton J. Mosk and Thomas Foutch Fund Berit and Robert A. Muh New Works Fund Elizabeth H. and Bradford G. Murphey Fund* National Endowment for the Arts New Works Fund Phyllis W. Nelson Fund Phyllis W. Nelson Scholarship Fund* Phyllis W. Nelson Touring Fund* Melvin Novikoff Trust Fund* The Bernard Osher Foundation Touring Fund Osher New Work Fund John Osterweis FundJohn Osterweis and Barbara Ravizza Fund Barbara Ravizza and John Osterweis New Works Fund Shirley Black Palmer Scholarship Fund Yurie and Carl Pascarella Fund Greta R. Pofcher Fund Marie-Louise and David L. Pratt Fund Melinda and Paul Pressler Fund Virginia and Walter Price Fund Jessica M. Putney Fund* Janet L. Pynch Fund* Kenneth Rainin Fund Kenneth Rainin New Works Fund* George R. Roberts Fund Mr. and Mrs. Claude N. Rosenberg, Jr. FundBob Ross Foundation Touring Fund Bob Ross New Works Fund Bob Ross Scholarship Fund Kate and George W. Rowe Fund Kate and George W. Rowe New Works Fund W. David Rozkuszka Fund* Leontine Sassell Fund* Marjorie K. Sawyer Fund* Franca Schilt Fund* Delores M. Schweizer Fund* Kathleen Scutchfield Fund Randee and Joseph Seiger Education and Outreach Fund The Seiger Family Foundation Fund O.J. and J. Gary Shansby Fund Anne and Michelle Shonk Touring Fund Dr. Lawrence Loy Shrader and Hisako B. Shrader Fund* The Honorable and Mrs. George P. Shultz Fund The Smelick Family New Works Fund
Gail and Robert M. Smelick Fund Gail and Robert M. Smelick New Works Fund Cherida Collins Smith Fund K. Hart Smith Fund* Michael Smuin Memorial Fund Mr. Scott C. Sollers Fund Donald G. Speakman Fund* Jeanette Sperry Fund* David Stanton and Shanna McBurney Fund Natalie H. Stotz Fund* Maureen and Craig Sullivan Family Fund The Swanson Foundation Fund Joyce Taylor Education Fund Gretchen and L. Jay Tenenbaum Fund TeRoller Fund for New Productions* Richard J. Thalheimer Fund Richard J. Thalheimer New Works Fund Olivia Thebus Fund* Carmen S. Thornton Fund* Helgi Tomasson Innovation Fund Helgi Tomasson School Fund for New Work Charlotte and Harry A. Turner DISC Family Fund Marion Ury Fund* Susan A. Van Wagner Fund Mrs. S. W. Veitch Fund Helen Von Ammon New Works Fund Harry J. Wagner Fund* The Lonna Wais Endowment Fund Gene Walker Fund* Elizabeth F. Wallace Fund* The Walske Foundation Fund Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Wattis III Fund Phyllis C. Wattis Fund* Karen and David Wegmann New Works Fund Keith White Scholarship Fund Diane B. Wilsey Tutu Fund Diane B. Wilsey Fund Laureen and Wayne R. Woodruff Fund* Timothy C. Wu Fund Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang New Works Fund Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang Touring Fund Janice and Jonathan Zakin Fund CiCi and Stephen Zellerbach Fund William Zoller Fund*
San Francisco Ballet in McIntyre’s The Big Hunger // © Erik Tomasson
