A YEAR IN REVIEW
Our Vision Our MISSION
We envision a world in which choral music is a conduit for belonging, a vehicle for participation in the arts, and a means for understanding and exploring commonalities and differences.
We are an independent and innovative professional vocal ensemble that shares the traditional and evolving spectrum of choral music with the widest possible audience.
We advance this art through performance, community education, collaboration, commissioning and recording.
letter from the president & CEO
JEAN DAVIDSONIf the past few years have taught us anything, it’s that we must remain focused on the future while maintaining the flexibility and nimbleness to pivot or change course at the flip of a switch. The pandemic was certainly nothing we’d ever planned for, but we emerged from those trying times with more creativity, innovation, and perseverance than we’d ever thought possible.
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As a result, the Chorale is at the peak of its artistry. We’re fortified with even more ways to realize our vision for a world where choral music is a conduit for belonging, a vehicle for participation in the arts, and a means for understanding and exploring commonalities and differences. We didn’t arrive at this position by accident or luck — our Chorale family, leaders, donors and community carried us through, unified by an unwavering commitment to our mission and a firm belief in the magic of choral music to transform lives. Because of you, we stand here today, ready to face whatever the future holds. Because of you, we’ve seen steady year-over-year asset growth despite significant financial peril. And because of you, we pushed through a year with no live performances that generated the largest surplus in the organiza tion’s history, supported by emergency funding, including a $1.5 million grant from the LA Arts Recovery Fund, almost $700,000 of appreciation in the value of endowment investments, and a programmatic spending hiatus.
We’re so grateful for your support, belief, and partnership. We’re brimming with pride in what we’ve accomplished and filled with optimism for what we will do together in the coming years. Thank you.
Jean Davidson President & Chief Executive Officer
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SURPLUS HISTORY
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2 20 40 60 80 100 ANNUAL EXPENSES BY FUNCTION FYE Jun-18 FYE Jun-17 FYE Jun-19 FYE Jun-20 FYE Jun-21 FYE Jun-22 (Est) 11% 10% 79% 11% 12% 77% 10% 11% 79% 15% 5% 77% 21% 24% 55% 11% 20% 69% From 2006 to 2019 the chorale’s budget grew by 99% The budget is projected to reach between $10 million and $12 million in the next two years. Total employees 280 n Programmatic n Fundraising n General/administration Programmatic spending is typically greater than 75% but was lower during the no-live performance year and the resumption year. PROGRAMMATIC SPENDING BY PROGRAM TYPE 20 40 60 80 100 FYE Jun-18 FYE Jun-17 FYE Jun-19 FYE Jun-20 FYE Jun-21 FYE Jun-22 (Est) 9% 19% 72% 8% 17% 75% 57% 13% 11% 19% 8% 7% 14% 70% 1% 13% 1% 1% 85% 6% 88% 4% 2% n LAMC performances n Contracted services n Education & community services n Touring n Recording n Full-time administrative staff n Rostered singers n Auxiliary singers n Rostered orchestra members n Stagehands n Teaching artists n Education assistant n Intern 100 90 50 18 15 5 1 1 expanding & transforming A LOOK BACK AT WHAT YOU’VE MADE POSSIBLE
INCREASED REACH
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INCREASED AWARENESS AND EXPOSURE
A feature in The New Yorker. An article in the Los Angeles Times. Mul tiple mentions in well-known trade publications and industry reports. The spotlight shining on the Chorale has never been brighter.
A GRAMMY AWARD
For the performance of “Mahler: Symphony No. 8, ‘Symphony of a Thousand’,” the Chorale, along with the LA Philharmonic, National Children's Chorus, Los Angeles Children’s Chorus and Pacific Chorale, earned a 2022 Grammy Award for best choral performance.
BIG SING
Nothing more accurately represents the magic and power of song than Big Sing California, the largest group singing event in state history. Broadcast live to five other California cities and livestreamed online, the 2018 Big Sing joined more than 11,000 voices together in unity.
Making its joyous return in 2022 at the Music Center’s Grand Park, Big Sing repertoire included popular favorites such as The Beatles’ “With A Little Help From My Friends,” Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me,” Quirino Mendoza y Cortés’ “Cielito Lindo,” John Rosamond Johnson’s “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” and Alan Menken’s “A Whole New World.”
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Los Angeles Times, April 6, 2022
The New Yorker, April 11, 2022
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“…the finest-by-far major chorus in America…”MARK
“The adventurous vocal ensemble turns precision into wonder.”ALEX ROSS
LOOKING BACK, MOVING FORWARD
WEATHERING THE PANDEMIC
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As we emerge from the COVID pandemic slightly bruised but fully intact, we know now more than ever that what we do is important. Without the generous support of our donors, our ability to nurture wellbeing and create a sense of belonging and community during physical separation would have been difficult, if not impossible.
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Instead of pulling back, we were able to continue on during the shut down, avoiding furloughing or laying off even a single staff member, and keeping our musicians and staff protected with regular testing and extra precautions. It was the generosity of our donors that maintained us throughout a protracted period of difficulty and positioned us to not just survive but to thrive.
Ticket sales trends illustrate the historical level of ticket support (about $1.5 million/year pre-pandemic).
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In the FYE June 2022 year, audiences are at about 60% of prepandemic levels.
Individual and institutional giving over the years (including pandemic) has remained relatively steady due, in part, to the strength of the annual Gala financial contribution.
The Chorale raised $4.3 million of pandemic-related emergency funding.
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LOOKING BACK, MOVING FORWARD
GRANT GERSHON’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY
In 2022, we celebrated Grant Gershon’s 20th season as the Kiki & David Gindler Artistic Director and his astonishing work transforming the Chorale from its early beginnings as a vibrant volunteer chorus to the largest, most acclaimed independent professional chorus in the country.
GALA 2022
Thanks to our generous supporters, Gala 2022 raised more than $750,000 for the Chorale's education and artistic programs. In cele bration of Grant Gershon’s 20th anniversary milestone, the gala featured performances by the Chorale, the world premiere of a never-beforeheard version of Morten Lauridsen’s “O Magnum Mysterium” featuring acclaimed violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, the world premiere of “The Open Hand,” a new commission by award-winning composer Michael Abels (Get Out, Us, Nope, Omar), and a tribute presentation by com poser and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen.
5 38 commissions 45 world premieres
2022 HIGHLIGHTS
During Grant’s tenure, the chorale has premiered including
66 new works
2021–2022 concert programs
The Chorale’s wildly successful 2021-22 season was both a celebration of our long-awaited return to Walt Disney Concert Hall and a wideranging presentation of feature works by more than 50 composers. Representing a variety of styles, periods, and points of view, the season included beloved masterworks from Rachmaninoff, Handel and Bach; music by the Master Chorale’s Swan Family Artist-in-Residence, Reena Esmail; and works from Medieval composer Hildegard von Bingen to contemporary artists such as Derrick Skye, Gabriel Kahane, and Anna Thorvaldsdóttir.
The 2021-22 season also marked 20 years of the highest artistic aspiration under the direction of Grant Gershon. The outstanding skill and artistry of the Master Chorale singers and the range of programming reflected the impact he’s had on the ensemble and organization as a whole.
2021–22 SEASON
Grant Gershon led Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil, regarded as the highest achievement of the Russian Orthodox Church choral tradition (November 20 & 21, 2021).
Two beloved holiday traditions returned: Festival of Carols (December 4 & 11, 2021), featuring treasured carols and songs, and Handel's perennially popular Messiah (December 19, 2021), performed in its entirety.
A free program, Carols on the Plaza, became our newest holiday singalong event (December 20, 2021).
City Called Heaven featured the live performance debut of Derrick Skye’s Ready, Bright, and world premieres from Saunder Choi, Dale Trumbore, and Gabriel Kahane (January 30, 2022).
Associate Artistic Director Jenny Wong conducted select works by Swan Family Artist-in-Residence Reena Esmail, including TaReKiTa and Frank Martin’s Mass for Double Choir (February 20, 2022).
Handel’s Dixit Dominus and Arvo Pärt’s Te Deum offered two extraordinary settings of sacred texts that capture the full range of the spiritual experience expressed through music (March 20, 2022).
Guest conductor Rollo Dilworth returned to lead United We Sing, a program showcasing the breadth and vitality of the many shared cultures that reflect the musical ethos of America, with music from Dilworth, Alice Parker, Mary Lou Williams, and more (May 8, 2022).
Our season concluded with Bach’s B-minor Mass with Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra and guest soloists, including tenor Nicholas Phan and countertenor Reginald Mobley (June 25 & 26, 2022).
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living our mission
As we look to the future and the next phase in our evolution and growth as the nation’s largest, most acclaimed professional chorus, we will focus our collective efforts on transforming young lives through an empowering city-wide choral music program, expanding our reputation for unsurpassed artistic excellence, and increasing our global reach through expanded touring and digital strategies.
LIVING OUR MISSION
TRANSFORMING YOUNG LIVES
The many health benefits of actively engaging with music are well known and particularly important for children and young adults. With the transformational power to influence and alter the way that the brain processes information, music education enhances perception of language and speech and improves the ability to communicate with others and the world. Following a time of such extreme isolation, expo sure to the teamwork and creativity that singing together creates is a salve that every child deserves.
To this end, the Chorale recognizes a responsibility to create access points and increase exposure to the power of singing together regard less of geographic or financial barriers.
VOICES WITHIN
The award-winning Voices Within is a 10-week artist residency program for fifth grade students who learn to use their imagination to com pose lyrics and melodies of their own original songs and perform them together for an audience of peers, parents and community members.
Meeting the challenge of remote learning in the face of COVID with aplomb and flexibility, the Chorale created “Music Maker at Home” as a new Voices Within program for the digital age. Beginning as an online pilot program with Huntington Park Elementary School, Music Maker at Home continues to serve young people, families and teachers in the virtual world, reaching more than 3,000 households in 2021–22.
ORATORIO PROJECT
The Oratorio Project immerses high school students into a semesterlong collaborative process to write a large, complex work similar to an opera. Combining elements of music composition literacy skills, and 21st century learning techniques like collaboration, digital literacy,
critical thinking, and problem-solving, the program leads students through writing the libretto (the story) and creating the melodies for each movement of the oratorio, such as an aria, duet or chorus.
For 20 weeks, students at Van Nuys High School worked collaboratively with teaching artists from the Chorale to create seven original songs centered around the idea of utopian cities. Presented over two live performances in May 2022, the song cycle featured choir, soloists, piano and spoken word.
HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR FESTIVAL
Since 1989, the Chorale has offered high school students a chance to deepen their exposure and understanding of choral art through a year-long experience that culminates in the annual High School Choir Festival Day. One of the longest-running and widest-reaching arts edu cation programs in Southern California, the festival brings teens from the Greater Los Angeles area to perform in Walt Disney Concert Hall.
In April 2022, the festival returned as an in-person, live performance and welcomed more than 500 high school students to sing as a massed choir in Grand Park.
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LIVING OUR MISSION
EXPANDING OUR ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE
Choral music unifies individual voices as the instrument of storytelling, drawing from an ever-expanding repertoire of lived experiences as much as from the traditional repertoire. It’s at the intersection of glorious tradition and artistic daring where the most magnificent music is created and where the Chorale is at its absolute best.
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
As part of an organization-wide commitment to equity, diversity, inclu sion, and access, and in the spirit of a deeply rooted belief that the culture we create should be the product of all human experiences, at least 50% of the chorus’s programming spotlights work by composers from historically excluded groups in classical music, including people of color and women.
The Chorale also engaged KJR Consulting in 2021 to implement a survey of all board, staff, and musicians to measure workplace engagement. The survey included demographics, which were collected for the first time and will be used as a baseline of the specific metrics we intend to continue tracking as we progress.
Guided by a ratified five-year strategic plan, and the workplace sur vey and baseline demographic report, our work is intensely focused on improving representation at the staff and board levels and continuing to build a more diverse roster of singers, orchestra musicians, composers, and creative collaborators that reflect the vitality of our community.
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INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND ACCESS DEMOGRAPHICS
In October 2021, the Chorale engaged KJR Consulting to conduct an inclusion, diversity, equity and access (IDEA) engagement survey to gain insights into current strengths and opportunities for improvement.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF & SENIOR LEADERS
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LIVING OUR MISSION
INCREASING OUR GLOBAL REACH
During the last full year before the pandemic, we reached more than 175,000 people a year through the concert series at Walt Disney Concert Hall, guest appearances with the LA Philharmonic, and inter national touring of our most innovative works, and our online audience has grown to nearly 500,000 worldwide. The opportunities to share our music with exponentially more people will only continue to grow into the future, and our viability as an arts organization depends on our ability to effectively and creatively harness the potential of digital technologies to reach as far and wide as possible.
RECORDING AND DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT
The Chorale’s circle of audiences widened even more with the recent installation of new, state-of-the-art cameras and recording equipment in Walt Disney Concert Hall. The technology facilitates the ongoing digital releases of segments of live performances, all of which are now searchable in Time Machine, a catalogue of all our concerts, beginning with our debut season in 1965.
TOURING
The Chorale’s reputation and renown has grown significantly over the past several years thanks in no small part to the introduction of national and global touring. Throughout 2018, 2019 and into 2020, the Chorale toured our production of Lagrime di San Pietro, directed by Peter Sellars, to 19 cities in eight countries including Mexico City, London, Paris, Melbourne, and Auckland in addition to opening the Salzburg Festival in 2019.
Building on the success of Lagrime di San Pietro, “Song Mirror,” written by installation artist Doug Aitken, was brought to life in the mountains of Gstaad, Switzerland and performed by six vocalists from the Chorale. “Song Mirror” is just one element of a larger, upcoming feature-length film called LIGHTSCAPE, which is focused on the Chorale's collaboration with Aitken.
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“The voice is the instrument we use to make connections with one another, and we all have a voice.”
REENA ESMAIL The Swan Family Artist-in-Residence
The Chorale has performed in 19 cities in 8 countries over the last three years.
PHILANTHROPY
ENDOWMENT AND PLANNED GIFTS
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Endowment assets have grown over time, but still represent only a fraction of annual operating costs.
Planned gifts have steadily grown throughout the years.
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Our funded endowment increased more than $1 million in three years.
Michael Abels
Michelle Acosta
Dr. Susan Addington
The Ahmanson Foundation
Brian Alcala
James Alderete
Allyson and Todd Aldrich
Rick and Susan Amante
Lisa E. Andersen in memory of Darolyn Andersen
Jill Anderson and Steven Jobst
Robert C. Anderson
Cecelia R. Andrews
Marie Andros
Georgeann Andrus
Anonymous (15)
Diane and Noel Applebaum
Murray Aronson
Linda Atkinson
Austin Au
Luvi Avendano
Cheryl Avirom
Dr. Gloria Avrech
Maggie B. Ayala
Antonio Azar
Christine Buckley
Ruth Bachofner
Louise J. Bahar
Elizabeth Ball
Larry and Judy Ballenger
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Banducci
Clare Baren and David Dwiggins
Gregory and Harriet Barker
Bob Barnes
Janell A. Bartkus
Elizabeth Bartscherer
Leslie Bauce
Queenalyn Bautista
Nancy Griffith Baxter
Jeff and Joan Beal
Marjorie Beale
Lesili Beard and Dr. Iris S. Levine
Candace and Thomas Beck
honor roll
FISCAL YEAR 2022 DONORS
Donna Beckage
Karen Sapio and Anthony Becker
Thomas and Judith Beckmen
Sondra Behrens
Kathryn Bellamy
Joni and Miles Benickes
Dr. Christina Benson, M.D. and Dr. Kenneth Wells, M.D. Lorri and Steve Benson
Bobbie and Paul Bent
Jeffrey and Susan Berman
Julie M. Bernstein
Fabio Bidini
Susan Bienkowski and Wang Lee
Annette Billings
Carol Binion
Regina Birdsell
Ms. Mary Louise Blackstone and Mr. Donald Burnett
Dr. Andrew Blaine and Dr. Leigh Lindsey Daniel Blake and Bonnie Ericson
Candace Blankenship
Reynold M. Blight and Mrs. Joanne D. Saliba
The Blue Ribbon
David F. Bode, M.D.
Charles Bohlen Wilbert F. Bohn
David Bohnett Foundation
Lindsey Boice
Marla Borowski
Kara Bouton
Greg A. Bowden
Debra L. Boyd Kyle Boyd
Calvin Boyer
Ursula Bradshaw
Laura Berns
Mandy and Steve Brigham
Jane E. Brockman
Gordon Brodfuehrer
Onetta Brooks
Jerrie Paula Ortega-Brown and Abbott L. Brown
Suzanne C. Brown in honor of Grant Gershon
Victor K. Brown Jean Bruce Poole Douglas and Jandre Buck Thomas C. Roby
Margaret Burdge Dorli Burge
Kelly Burling in memory of Mark Edwards Jim and Barbara Burns Katharine Burns Benjamin Burt Liesel Maria Butcher Betty Butler Curtis and Jean Byer Anne Byrd Barbara Byrne Don Cadien Rick Cadruvi
Abner Caguioa Kathy Cairo Alonso Calderon
California Arts Council
Dr. Jayne E. Campbell in memory of Nina Henson Rasmussen
Linda Campbell in memory of Thomas A. Techentin
Priscilla Campbell
Miles Canaday
Susan Canjura
Maureen Cantlin Capital Group
Joan L. Cashion
Constance Castro
Catherine Chambers
Renee and Bruce Chapman Kathrin Chase Linda Chase Mary Ann Chausée
July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022.
Juanita Chauvin
Dora Chen
Brendan A. Cheng
Alice Cheung
Billy Childs
Jessica Choi
Marjore Chronister Steve Chucovich
Young Chun
Patricia Churchill
Alicia G. and Edward E. Clark
Jim B. Clarke
John and Sue Clauss Karen Cleaver
Ernest Clements
Frederic Cohen and Antoinette Adams
Dr. Lawrence and Jane Z. Cohen
Marie Cohen
Jacqueline Cohl Colburn Foundation
Brent Collins
Margaret Sheehy Collins
Anne Morss Combs
Eleanor Congdon
Father William J. Connor
Susan Convirs
Donald and Bette Cook Jeanette Corcuera
Priscila Cordero
Edward and Karin Costello
Corinna Cotsen and Lee Rosenbaum
Molly and Walter* Coulson
Michael F. Cowan
Gerald W. Craft
Keith Kajiya in memory of Mark Edwards
Sally Crock
Cathleen Crone
James Cronk
Elizabeth Crooke
Areta Crowell
Doug M. Crowley
Dr. Diane E.A. Cunningham
Jessica Curran
Lisa F. Curtis
Dr. Robert A. Cutietta and Mist Thorkelsdottir
Sandra Cutuli
Harindra Dahanayake
Dan Murphy Foundation
Judi and Bryant Danner
Doris Darre
Jeanne Davenport
German Hipolito David Jean Davidson and Kojiro Umezaki
Carolyn J. Davis
Jayne Davis
Lynette and Michael Davis Martha Dawson
Joseph C. Dayball
Della De La Torre
Jose and Cecilia De Souza
Teresa DeCrescenzo
Catharine Deely
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Deland, Jr. Catherine Dellacamera
Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles
Wayne and Pat DePry
Anne and Ray Destabelle
Craig and Mary Deutsche
Kay Devonshire
Jared Diamond, Ph.D. and Marie Cohen, Ph.D.
Myrna Diaz in memory of William Gershon
Maclaine Diemer
Jennifer Diener
Ani Dikranian
Arline Dillman
Christopher R. Dixon
Sharon Dobbyn
Amanda Doenitz
Becky Doody
Kathleen and Terry* Dooley
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*In memoriam
We’d like to thank our generous donors and friends who supported us between
Thank you for all you’ve done to help us share the spectrum and power of choral music with the widest possible audience throughout the world.
Leslie and John Dorman
Caroline and Donnie Dove
Lamoine Doyle
Kevin and Marianne Droney
Kathleen and James Drummy
Marshall G. Duell
Thomas and Mary Duggan
Dennis Duitch
Dr. and Mrs. William M. Duxler
Frank and Teresa Dvoracek
Dwight Stuart Youth Fund
Thomas Dwyer in honor of Pamela Perkins Dwyer
Jerrold Eberhardt
Kathleen and Jerry Eberhardt
Richard Eberhart
Esther Edber
Margaret Waegell Edmondson
Jamie Edwards-Orr
Nancy A. Edwards
Nicki E. Edwards in memory of Mark Edwards
Randall Edwards
Ann Graham Ehringer
Gail Eden Eichenthal in honor of Jean Davidson and Grant Gershon
Julia and John Eidsvoog
Mirna Elias
Kathleen Elowitt
Barbara and Damien Elwood
Employees Community Fund of the Boeing Company
Peter Epstein
Bonnie Ericson and Daniel Blake
Dr. Annette L. Ermshar and Mr. Dan Monahan
Suellen Eslinger
Ozair and Alda Esmail
Dr. Reena Esmail
Randall T. Espinoza, M.D. Carolyn S. Estrada
Mark Evans
David and Jordan Fabish Mark Fender
Dr. And Mrs. J Murray Fadial in honor of Dr. Mark Berry
David Falconer
Robert and Anna Lee Farber
Gerald Lee Faris
Mike and Virginia Fawcett in honor of Carol Reich and Steven Harms
Michael Fay
Evelyn Feintech
Gordon and Vacharee Fell
Judy and Richard Felton in memory of Mark Edwards Jeffrey Fenner
Dave J. Ferguson
Melodee Fernandez
Corey Field
Lisa Field
Financial Communications Society
Arthur and Marjorie Fine in honor of Bob and Denise Hanisee Maureen Finnerty
Mr. Richard Cullen and Mr. Robert Finnerty
Anthony Brooks Firestone
Jacqueline Fischer-Lougheed
Michael Fishbein
Edward Fisher in memory of Warner Henry Dan Fisk
Jeanie Fiskin
Lorna Fitzgerald in memory of Virginia L. Fitzgerald
Hon. Michael W. Fitzgerald and Mr. Arturo Vargas
Patrick Fitzgerald
Capt. Dundas Flaherty and Ms. Sandra Kulli
Lauren and Patrick Flahive Bill and Patricia Flumenbaum Sarah Forth Jennifer Fortuny
Louise and Thomas Fox Germaine Franco Jeremy Frank Shirley Fredricks
Kathie and Alan Freeman
Friars Charitable Foundation
Roberta Frye
The Daum Family Fund
Peter Furby James Gadd
Jane Galbraith
Jamie Gallo
Jenna Garcia
Lisa Garcia
June Bartczak and Ami Gargir
Julie Garner
Keith Gayhart
Mr. Richard Gerber
Elissa Johnston and Grant Gershon
Bill Gershon*
Elizabeth Gibbar
Steve Gilbreath in memory of Lauran Gilbreath
Robert Gilliland
Suzanne Gilman
Kiki Ramos Gindler and David Gindler
Donald Goldman and Valerie Lezin Ramon Gomez
Camille Gonzales
Nancy and Lenny Gonzales
Michelle M. Gonzalez
Olivia Goodkin in honor of Marshall Rutter Janet Goodwin
Alexandra Grabarchuk
Mr. and Mrs. Scott T. Graff Dr. Dayna Grant Philip G. Grant Anne Grausam
Douglas Green Lauren Green
Dr. Peter J. Green
The Green Foundation
Noreen Greendrew Elizabeth Greenway and Jimmy Greenway
Floyd Gregory
Dr. Kathleen Greider
Elizabeth Grimes
Ms. Diana Gould and Dr. Kirsten Grimstad Harry Groener
Henry Gronnier-Sylvester Annie Gross Martha Groves
GRoW @ Annenberg Rodger J. Guerrero
Jez and Donald Guito Vijay Gupta
Patricia Guy in honor of Martha Groves Alma Guzman Maya Hadar Louise Haglind Erica Hahn
Jeff Hall Denise and Robert Hanisee Amy Hansen
Meredith Harewood, M.D. Berkeley and Kristin Harrison James and Carol Hart Lucas Hausrath
Katherine Hawks Dr. Charles Edward Hay Kendis Heffley
Vince Bertoni and Damon Hein Tyler Heiss
Bonnie Busenberg and Tom Helliwell
Bret Hembd
Timothy W. Henderson John Hendra
Jana Hendricks
Carol and Warner* Henry
Jillian Hessel-Spivak in memory of Edith Bell Hessel Mark Hilt Marsha Hirano-Nakanishi
Ms. Jennifer Hoang and Mr. Brian Krechman
Linda J. Hodge
Greg and Jill Hoenes
Benjamin J. Hoff Cecil Hoffman
Jay A. Holladay
Peter and Cheryl Holzer
Michael Homan
In Sook Hong
Ann and Christine Horton Madeleine Horton
Susan Houser
Richard Howe
Travis J. Howell in memory of James Howell
Marina Hsieh
Joan Huang
Monica Hubbard in memory of Mark Edwards
Catherine and Robert Hudspeth Linda and John Huetinck
Robert Hunka
Margaret Hunt in honor of Jean Davidson
Steve Iglehart
Barbara Isenberg Cynthia Ison Robert Israel Tomoko Iwakawa
Jane Jackson in memory of Thomas A. Techentin Mika Jain
Jeffrey Janis Frank Jarvis
Larry Jarvis and Janet Shaffer
Paul and Missy Jennings
Richard P. Jensen
Barbara Jex Courter Firoza Jhabvala
Christopher Jobst John and Beverly Stauffer Foundation
Jerry Johnson and Leana Kleinman
Margaret Johnson
Stewart Johnston
Curtis Ray Joiner, Jr.*
Carole Jones
Lawrence and Mireya Jones
Molly A. Joseph
Mary Grace Juevesano
Martha B. Jura
Robin and Craig Justice
Diana Zaslove Kahn and George Kahn
David Kalifon
Stephen P. Kammerer
Kate Kaplan
Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Karns
Lawana Tate and Michael Kaylor Dr. Patricia A. Keating
Teresa Keeler Ph.D. Karen M. Keenan
Joelle and David Keene Adrienne K. Keennon Dr, Stephen E. Kellogg
Ann Kelly
Susan E. Kelsey
Renee Kendall
Bill and Priscilla Kennedy
The Kenneth T. & Eileen L. Norris Foundation
Elise Kern
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