Magical Bridge Year in Review 2024-25

2024-25

A YEAR IN REVIEW

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PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS AUGUST 2024 – SEPTEMBER 2025

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YEARS OF BRINGING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER THROUGH INCLUSIVE PLAY

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BAY AREA DESTINATION PLAYGROUNDS OPEN FOR PLAY

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SCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS MAKING RECESS FOR ALL

PLAYGROUNDS IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

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INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS FROM NEW ZEALAND TO SINGAPORE

PROJECTS IN EXPLORATION

MAGICAL BRIDGE SANTA CLARA

MAGICAL BRIDGE MOUNTAIN VIEW

GRAND OPENINGS Come play at Central Park in Santa Clara and Rengstorff Park in Mountain View

The Magical Bridge team co-sponsored Redwood City's Bravemaker Film Festival, spearheaded by Tony Gapastione with special guest speaker and documentarian Marlee Matlin.

Congratulations to Isabella (Izzy) Grimmer for being named our Kindness Ambassador of the Year. We so appreciate your tireless energy, inclusive leadership, endless creativity, and the kindness you share on the playground and off. Thank you, Izzy!

Magical Bridge welcomes Anne Lyons Johnston back to the team as our full-time Chief Experience Officer to develop inclusive programs, learning tools, and meaningful experiences for all of the communities we serve.

The Musical Bridge™ prototype opened to the public at the Palo Alto Art Center. Designed in collaboration with Dr. Nolan Gasser, Chief Musicologist at Magical Bridge and architect of Pandora’s Music Genome Project, David Torgersen, Exhibit Designer from the San Francisco Exploratorium, and Quantiphi, AI pioneers and NVIDIA Elite Partners, Musical Bridge uses real-time motion tracking and generative AI to transform simple gestures into rich, evolving music.

No screens. No instructions. Just move, tap, and make beautiful original music!

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THE YEAR AT A GLANCE

This past April, Magical Bridge Foundation celebrated its 10th year anniversary with a full day of performances and activities where it all began: Magical Bridge at Mitchell Park in Palo Alto. Looking back, we proudly opened Magical Bridge Santa Clara and Mountain View — and our first middle school solution. Anne Johnston, our newest team member, hit the ground running with a summer full of community, fun, and connections — including Community Partner Day, Summer Concert Series, and Magical Tennis and Fun Camp. Be on the lookout soon for Splicer Film’s magical impact documentary!

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Magical Bridge and the City of Santa Clara celebrated the Grand Opening of Magical Bridge in Central Park with a full day of performances, speeches, play, and magic.

Magical Bridge Marin kicks off with Marin County officials joining North Bay project ambassadors for an inspirational VIP tour of Magical Bridge Santa Clara.

Magical Bridge is named an official programs partner for the City of Palo Alto to develop inclusive Magical Series events on and off the playground.

Hundreds of community members and officials gathered at Rengstorff Park for the Grand Opening of Magical Bridge Mountain View.

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Magical Bridge hosts the first annual community event, Friendsgiving, to bring people of all ages together. This sold-out celebration returns this year — join us!

La Costa Heights Elementary School visits Sacramento to advocate for bringing Magical Bridge and inclusive design to Carlsbad, CA.

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Innovating multigenerational playgrounds, parks, and programs for more inclusive communities.

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The Grand Opening of Magical Bridge Playground and Sports Fields at Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle School.

Splicer Films begins filming an Impact Documentary about Magical Bridge and the vital need for inclusive playgrounds.

We celebrated our 10th Anniversary with an all-day event at Mitchell Park. Pictured: Board Member Todd Parmacek and Palo Alto Mayor Ed Lauing.

Community Partner Days kick off every 1st Sunday in Palo Alto. Kindness Ambassador Izzy launches the Magical Friendship Club, a neurodiverse social club.

NBC Bay Area features Magical Tennis and Fun, a program led by Los Altos teens Sophia and Ava for neurodiverse players.

Palo Alto Art Center hosts the prototype launch of the Musical Bridge where users play along with compositions by Nolan Gasser and music generated by AI.

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OUR TEAM AT WORK

MAGICAL BRIDGE COMMUNITY REACH

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Full or Part-time Team Members

Board of Directors and Advisors

Kindness Ambassadors

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20,660 77,500 Social Media Followers Up 22% over the previous year

Unique Website Visitors Up 33% over the previous year

PARTNERS IN MAGIC Magical Bridge extends deep gratitude to THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION, founded in 2006 by Eric and Wendy Schmidt, for their generous support of Magical Bridge and for their continued leadership in creating a healthy, resilient and secure world for us all.

IN MAGICAL MEMORY: LELAND LEVY

Leland Levy, September 20, 1934 – June 10, 2025 Please join us in honoring our longtime friend and board member Leland Levy. Le exemplified a life full of purpose, family, generosity ... and song. We are proud to establish the Leland Levy Magical Bridge Endowment to honor his support of our mission to bring communities together through inclusive play.

INCLUSIVE PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES AND ABILITIES

Magical Bridge is proud to support the City of Palo Alto as an official partner hosting inclusive community programs on and off the playground. Our Magical Series events welcome people of all ages and abilities to come together for fun activities, performances, and exhibitions at Magical Bridge Playground in Mitchell Park and across Palo Alto. Don't miss our Community Partner Days on the FIRST SUNDAY of each month from 10 AM to 4 PM. Email anne@magicalbridge.org if you’d like to be a part of it!

Beyond inclusion, let’s buildHPplaygrounds where and Magical Bridge launch the everyone belongs.

“Enhancing Employment and Inclusivity

Through Art” partnership to feature original artwork in the playgrounds and host art activities for all ages and abilities.

DONOR SPOTLIGHT The Chen Family “Our family is honored to support Magical Bridge in creating spaces where everyone feels seen and valued. We believe in the importance of inclusive places that bring people of all abilities together. As Fred Rogers said, ‘You've made this day a special day, by just your being you. There’s no person in the world like you, and I like you

Dave Bang Associates in partnership with Magical Bridge

introduceBANG a streamlined process for incorporating truly DAVE ASSOCIATES

inclusive playgrounds for schools and parks of all types.

Dave Bang Associates is California’s leading park + playground outfitter — dedicated to providing Community + Connection + Adventure. With over 50 brands to choose from, we have everything you need, all in one place!

Magical Bridge, in partnership with Dave Bang Associates, can Magical Bridge custom playgrounds redefine what public

Magical Bridge designs award-winning spaces should be: universally designed and intentionally now bring smaller format, budget friendly turnkey Magical Bridge

created for all ages and abilities. Let’s move beyond

multi-generational playgrounds for all

inspiring play spaces where the whole family can play,

physical and social barriers to inspire

ages and abilities. Based on decades playgrounds to schools, neighborhood residential compliance to unite the community with innovative andparks,ofand research, our playgrounds remove

happier, healthier, and more connected communities.

Contact us to see our smaller format concepts. gather, and connect. communities.

just the way you are.’ We’re proud to support this work and look forward to seeing more inclusive play spaces bring joy to communities.”

All Abilities. All Ages. All Welcome.

Visit us to learn about our inclusive playgrounds for schools and parks

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MAGICAL BRIDGE FOUNDATION Magical Bridge Foundation, a non-profit organization headquartered in Palo Alto, California, creates multigenerational playgrounds, parks, and programs for more inclusive communities.

Drawing from over a decade of research-driven innovation, Magical Bridge redefines inclusivity by uniquely exploring the intersection of universal design and community impact to produce outdoor spaces and programs that transcend both physical and social barriers.

With 11 award-winning playgrounds currently open and many more in development around the world, Magical Bridge proudly champions the vision that all ages and abilities deserve to benefit from the magic of play, community connections, and a sense of belonging. Through collaboration with cities, developers, and landscape architects, Magical Bridge extends the impact of its work to public parks, neighborhoods, schools, residential developments, and zoos and museums worldwide. In addition to a turnkey designbuild model, licensing opportunities ensure the Magical Bridge brand, designs, and programs are catalysts for kinder and more inclusive societies everywhere.

Olenka and project ambassadors from Daly City, CA garner community input on the playground coming to Hillside Park.

Magical Bridge invites you to join the movement toward a brighter future where all public spaces and programs reflect the diversity and unity of the people they serve — a world where inclusion means everyone.

THE TEAM MAGICAL BRIDGE FOUNDATION 959A Addison Avenue Palo Alto, California 94301 magicalbridge.org 650-538-2850 Magical Bridge Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Tax ID: #81-2377796

Olenka Villarreal Chief Executive Officer and Founder Elaine Captain Chief Operations Officer Kris Loew Chief Marketing Officer Anne Johnston Chief Experience Officer Harriet Stern Curator of Community Kindness Cynthia Keene Community Engagement Manager

Watch the latest Magical Bridge Foundation Overview Video

Mimi Richart Finance and Accounting Manager

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