Culture OC will thrive, thanks to community members like you. By supporting our nonprofit newsroom, you help us grow our team and keep our local stories free to read for all of Orange County. We are grateful to the individuals and organizations that make the work of Culture OC possible and are proud to list our supporters.
The Culture 500
THESE ARE OUR FOUNDING SUPPORTERS, the first 500 donors to give in support of Culture OC are part of an elite group we call —
Because Culture OC evolved out of our work at Voice of OC, we have included the names of those who donated to our arts and culture journalism since we began in 2018. We have 208 names and organizations on the list so far.
- Wylie A Aitken
- Fredric Albert
- Anaheim Ballet
- Marco Anderson
- Mike Anderson
- Suzanne Appel
- Arts & Learning Conservatory
- Arts Orange County
- Association of Designers & Artists
- Janice Badgley
- Randy Baker
- Paul Banagas
- Jeanne Barragan
- Mike Bebb
- Phyllis Berenbeim
- Karen Book
- Christine Boyd
- Brea Gallery
- Divya Breed
- Ellen Breitman & Brien Amspoker
- Judith Brower
- Barbara Bruin
- Cecily Burke
- Stephanie Butler
- Michele Cardon
- Dennis Castellano
- Richard Chang
- Steve Chapin
- Chemers Gallery
- Katherine Chidester
- Denise Chilcote
- South Coast Repertory
- Jeffrey Coleman
- Cynthia Corley
- Tina Cremer
- Judy Cunningham
- Jaime DeJong
- Patricia Delaunay
- Joy Dittberner
- Scott Duncan
- Lucetta Dunn
- Vance Durgin
- Cameron Durham
- Karen DuVall
- Zen Edwards
- Zina Edwards
- Linda Ellinor
- Zenthia Everett
- Jeanne Favreau
- Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach
- Festival Ballet Theatre
- Flamenco Arts International
- Rachel Forman
- John Forsyte
- Kedric Francis
- Douglas K. Freeman
- Jane Fujishige Yada
- Christina Garner
- Jessamyn Garner
- Jodie Gates
- Diana Ghoukassian
- Thomas Gibson
- Blake and Char Gould
- Jill Grabowski
- Julie Ha
- Sally Haberlin
- David Hamdorf
- Kathy Harris
- Julie Hatoff
- Lee Healy
- Sue Henger
- Karen Hernandez
- Mark Hilbert
- Hilbert Museum of California Art
- Hoag Foundation
- Paul Hodgins
- The Honarkar Foundation
- Susan Hori
- Michael Hornak
- Jonathan Hubbell
- Judith Hutton
- inquirED
- Ann J Irvine
- Irvine Barclay Theatre
- Evette Jaeger
- Heide Janssen
- Joe & Elaine Janssen
- Alex and Kay Kaplan
- Jerold Kappel
- Kenneth Walker Dance Project
- Mike Kerr and Jenny Backhaus
- Deborah Kim
- Venus Kitagawa-Stojsic
- Lauren Klein
- Melody Kneale
- Peter Koch
- Nick Kremer
- Payal Kumar Avellan
- Laguna Dance
- Mary C. and William B. Langsdorf
- Ysa Le
- David Lieberman
- Lawrence Light
- Casey Long
- Julia Lupton
- Molly Lynch
- Mary Lyons
- Lyric Opera of Orange County
- Edward Mace
- Jerry Mandel
- Kay Marcantonio
- Jeffrey Martin
- Nancy Mastroianni
- Deborah Mayhew
- Molly McClanahan
- Steve McHale
- Barbara McMurray
- Paul McNeff
- Media Arts Santa Ana
- Linda Mendelsohn
- Tracie Metzner
- Lucina Moses
- Laura Mulchay
- Cindy Murphy
- Harish Murthy
- Bowers Museum
- Robbi Nester
- Newport Beach Film Festival
- Newport Beach Public Library Foundation
- Hoang Nguyen
- Todd Nicholson
- Tammy Noreyko
- Wayne Norman
- Cynthia O'Dell
- Jean Oelrich
- Orange County Community Foundation
- Pacific Chorale
- Pacific Symphony
- Cheer Pan
- Sunanda Pandey
- Michael Pang
- Mario & Norma Panoringan
- Jenifer Park
- Joanne Payne
- Kathy Peale
- Marlene Peña-Marin
- Lea Peterson
- Philharmonic Society of Orange County
- Scott Pickard
- Daniel Pietenpol
- Mary Platt
- Joan Podrow
- Lyn Pohlmann
- Pretend City Children's Museum
- Rick Reiff
- Robin Repp
- Roger Richards
- Rose Foundation
- Rubin Institute of Music Criticism
- Amanda Santana
- Lisa Schultz
- Segerstrom Center for the Arts
- Mona Shah
- Don & Sally Anne Sheridan
- Bill & Ronna Shipman
- Sally Simmons
- Six Toes Studio
- Christopher Smith
- Kathryn Smith
- Soka Performing Arts Center
- Steven Sorenson
- Genevieve Southgate
- Andrew Spencer
- Brenda Springer
- Angela Stecher
- Richard and Elizabeth Steele Endowment Fund
- Richard and Alison Stein
- Alex "Alx" Stojsic
- Mary Stradling
- Dahlia Straight
- Sweetgreen
- Alison Tam
- Chance Theater
- JoLane Thomas
- Brendan Timpane
- David Todd
- Paula Tomei
- Christopher Trela
- Richard Turner
- UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts
- Anne Valedespino
- VinoPop
- Voice of OC
- Hao-Nhien Vu
- Jon Wagner
- Theresa Walker
- Nancy Warzer-Brady
- John Webb
- Courtney Widerman
- Carrie William Freitas
- Cory Winter
- Barbara Wise
- Debora Wondercheck
- The Wooden Floor
- Brad Wright
- Kaitlin Wright
- The Emma and Adam Zhu Foundation
- Joyce Zohar
OUR DONORS
Publishers
Giving $5,000+ annually
- Christopher Trela
- The Emma and Adam Zhu Foundation
Headliners
Giving $100/month or $1,000+ annually
- Arts Orange County
- John Forsyte
- Douglas K. Freeman
- Mike Kerr and Jenny Backhaus
- Brenda Springer
- Richard and Alison Stein
- Debora Wondercheck
Champions
Giving $50/month or $500+ annually
- Mark Hilbert
- Julia Lupton
- Carrie William Freitas
Supporters
Giving $10/month or $100+ annually
- Suzanne Appel
- Phyllis Berenbeim
- Karen Book
- Dennis Castellano
- Tina Cremer
- Judy Cunningham
- Scott Duncan
- Lucetta Dunn
- Lee Healy
- Alex and Kay Kaplan
- Mary C. and William B. Langsdorf
- Edward Mace
- Steve McHale
- Harish Murthy
- Tammy Noreyko
- Cynthia O'Dell
- Daniel Pietenpol
- Rick Reiff
- Mona Shah
- Christopher Smith
- Angela Stecher
- Richard Turner
- Anne Valedespino
- Hao-Nhien Vu
- Jon Wagner
- Theresa Walker
- Nancy Warzer-Brady
Friends
Giving up to $100 annually
- Fredric Albert
- Paul Banagas
- Barbara Bruin
- Cameron Durham
- Rachel Forman
- Evette Jaeger
- Ysa Le
- Nancy Mastroianni
- Jean Oelrich
- Jenifer Park
- Marlene Peña-Marin
OUR Sponsors
$5,000+ annually
$2,500+ annually
$1,000+ annually
$500+ annually
$100+ annually
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