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Manhattan Beach Education Foundation P.O. Box 1110, Manhattan Beach, CA 90267-1110

MANHATTAN BEACH EDUCATION FOUNDATION

ANNUAL REPORT & HONOR ROLL 2025-2026

DEAR FRIENDS OF MBEF – On behalf of the Manhattan Beach Education Foundation, we are proud to share the 2025–2026 Annual Report and Honor Roll—a reflection of a community that rises together in support of its schools, meeting challenges with generosity, purpose, and an unwavering commitment to students. This past year brought one of the most difficult budget cycles our District has faced in recent memory. Yet our community rose to the challenge in extraordinary fashion, helping MBEF commit a record $8 million grant to MBUSD—the largest investment in our history. Your generosity prioritized smaller class sizes, sustained vital counseling and enrichment programs, and helped reduce the number of educator reduction in force notices issued for the coming year. The financial challenges facing MBUSD over the past several years have demonstrated that the future of educational excellence in our schools depends not on short-term solutions, but on a strong and sustainable foundation of community investment. While MBEF continues to meet today's needs, it is equally focused on preparing for tomorrow. This year, MBEF launched the Grow $5 Million in 5 Years campaign to expand support for the MBEF Endowment, reinforcing its commitment to building a permanent source of funding that will help sustain exceptional educational opportunities for generations to come.

INSIDE The Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 The Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The Impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 MBEF Grants to Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Successes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 MCHS College Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 MBEF Funding Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 The Annual Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 The Endowment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Grow $5 Million in 5 Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Lifetime Donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 The Honor Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Community Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Community Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 The Manhattan Wine Auction . . . . . . . . . 59 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Join the Effort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Gratitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

As you explore this annual report, you will see how your commitment is making a tangible difference—in classrooms, across campuses, and in the lives of every MBUSD student. We are deeply grateful for your continued partnership and investment in the full potential of our students. With heartfelt appreciation,

Mike Brunick President, MBEF

Roger Spencer

President, MBEF Endowment

Hilary Mahan

Executive Director, MBEF 1

THE MISSION

The Manhattan Beach Education Foundation is a community driven fundraising organization, which supplements state funding for programs that inspire learning, enrich teaching, and promote innovation and academic excellence in the public schools of Manhattan Beach.

THE VISION

We envision a united and collaborative community where public education is fully supported and deeply valued. Together, we champion innovative, enriching, and equitable learning experiences for every student—guided by a shared commitment to excellence, ethical stewardship, transparency, and strong partnerships.

CORE VALUES COLLABORATION

INTEGRITY

Partner with stakeholders —the parents, school district administration, PTAs, MBX and booster clubs, teachers, students, local businesses, and other members of the community—to make MBUSD schools a model for public education

Conduct activities with honesty, accountability, and adherence to the highest degree of ethical standards

EXCELLENCE

Consistently evaluate resources and expertise to ensure continuous improvement in advancing the mission

STEWARDSHIP

Commit to the objective and exemplary management of resources TRANSPARENCY

Share information about Foundation performance and governance to ensure community trust

THE NEED

$4,000 LESS <23% MBUSD receives

California once ranked among the nation's leaders in public school funding when local property taxes were the primary source of support. That changed with the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978, which significantly limited property tax revenue and shifted school funding to the state. Today, despite being the world's fourth-largest economy, California continues to underfund public education. The challenge is even greater in Manhattan Beach. Although local property values are high, only 23% of property taxes support local schools. Since the adoption of California's Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) in 2013, MBUSD has remained among the lowest-funded districts in the state, receiving approximately $4,000 less per student than the statewide average—even after directed support from MBEF. Local sources, including MBEF, account for 16% of MBUSD per-pupil funding. In 2026, this long-standing structural funding gap reached a critical point. Declining enrollment, the expiration of federal COVID relief funding, and rising costs for pensions, healthcare, and special education created a multi-million-dollar budget deficit for MBUSD. To present a balanced budget, the District issued more than 60 preliminary staff reduction notices—a stark reminder that exceptional schools cannot be sustained through state funding alone. More than ever, community investment has become essential to preserving the quality of education that defines Manhattan Beach.

per student than the state average

Less than 23% of Manhattan Beach property taxes fund local education

16%

Local sources, including MBEF, account for 16% of MBUSD per-pupil funding

CALIFORNIA DISTRICT PER-PUPIL FUNDING SOURCE COMPARISON The chart below illustrates the significant variation in funding among districts and highlights the substantial impact of local support on education funding.

PALO ALTO

INGLEWOOD

SANTA MONICA

CALIFORNIA STATE AVERAGE

State & Federal Funding Basic Aid — Excess Property Taxes

SAN MARINO

Parcel Tax MANHATTAN BEACH

Other Local Funding — PTAs, City, Leases Education Foundation

PALOS VERDES

REDONDO BEACH 0

$5K

$10K

$15K

$20K

$25K

$30K

$35K

$40K

Data from Ed-Data 2024-25 School District Financial Reports 4

THE IMPACT

For decades, MBEF has partnered with our community to provide exceptional educational opportunities beyond what state funding alone can support. Every donation helps fund outstanding educators, smaller class sizes, and innovative programs that inspire academic excellence, creativity, and student well-being. This year, that partnership was more important than ever. As MBUSD faced a multimillion-dollar budget deficit and more than 60 preliminary staff reduction notices, MBEF accelerated its grantmaking timeline, committing $7.6 million months earlier than usual to help preserve critical educational programs before the start of the school year. MBEF also extended its Annual Appeal while mobilizing families, students, educators, and community leaders to advocate for increased state investment in public education. Together, those efforts resulted in MBEF's largest grant ever—more than $8 million for the 2026–27 school year. More than $4 million supports reduced class sizes, while additional funding preserves the teachers and programs that define a Manhattan Beach education. This year demonstrated the extraordinary impact of a community united behind its schools. Together, we protected educational opportunities for today's students while strengthening the future of our schools. MBEF GRANT HISTORY 9

$8,026,400

MBEF GRANTS TO SCHOOLS

MBEF grants fund the people and programs that bring learning to life in our schools and reflect the evolving needs of our students and community. Each year, donations to MBEF provide countless sources of discovery to enrich the lives of our students today and empower them for success tomorrow. The funds raised in a given fiscal year determine the amount of funding that MBEF can grant to our schools in the year that follows. Our fundraising efforts in 2025-2026 resulted in over $8 million to support specific educator positions and programs in the 2026-2027 school year.

CLASS SIZE REDUCTION

2026-2027

MBEF GRANT GUIDELINES The MBEF Grants Committee works closely with district and school leadership, educators, and parents to identify funding priorities according to the following grant guidelines: ● Strengthen Schools from Transitional Kindergarten to Graduation

GRANT ALLOCATION $8+ MILLION Literacy & Writing

Size 53% Class Reduction

● Support Academic Excellence and Personal Growth ● Reach the Most Students Possible ● Ensure Parity Among Elementary Schools ● Promote Innovation in Teaching and Learning ● Align with Parent, Teacher and District Priorities

COUNSELING & SUPPORT

LITERACY & WRITING

Counseling & Support

6% Physical Education

20%

Visual & Performing Arts Pathways

13%

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

STEAM: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART & MATH

$4,232,900

$1,584,000

$271,500

● Elementary 4th and 5th Grade – 8.5 Teachers and 4 Teaching Assistants

● Elementary School Counselor

$490,000

● Library Resource Specialists

$1,018,000

● MBMS School Counselors

● Physical Education Teachers

● Literacy Programs

● MakerSpace Specialists

● Middle School Core Instruction Teachers – 39 Sections ● High School Core Instruction Teachers – 65 Sections

● MCHS School Counselors ● College & Career Center Counselors ● Educator Grants ● Teacher of the Year Awards

● Science Lab Teachers ● S TEAM Pathway Elective Teachers

STEAM Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS

$430,000 ● Music Teachers ● V isual & Performing Arts Pathway Elective Teachers

● Science Lab Assistant ● S TEAM Program Support

● Zero Period Teachers – 16 Sections

Class Size Reduction SMALLER CLASSES, BIGGER IMPACT

Zero Period MBEF funds 16 additional sections to accommodate high school students who want to maximize their schedule to benefit from the array of elective course options and activities. More than 25% of MCHS students take advantage of the extra period before the traditional school day to expand their course load.

Few educational investments have a greater impact on student success than smaller class sizes. Research—and the experiences of both parents and educators— consistently demonstrates that students thrive when they receive more individualized attention and meaningful interaction with their teachers. Beyond third grade, California does not set class size limits for core academic instruction. MBEF bridges this critical gap by funding Class Size Reduction (CSR) in key grade levels, ensuring students continue to benefit from optimal learning environments. Smaller classes give teachers greater flexibility to personalize instruction, address individual learning needs, foster stronger relationships, and engage every student more effectively.

Elementary School Teachers Class sizes naturally increase in 4th and 5th grades as students develop greater independence, stronger foundational skills, and the ability to engage in more complex group work. MBEF donations fund 8.5 additional classroom teachers to maintain smaller class sizes, reducing the average class by FOURTEEN students districtwide and creating more opportunities for personalized instruction..

NEW! Elementary Teaching Assistants MBEF is introducing a pilot program to fund trained teaching assistants to work alongside classroom teachers in classes with more than 30 students to provide targeted small-group and one-on-one instruction, reinforce classroom learning, and support differentiated instruction.

Middle School Teachers MBEF funds 39 additional sections in core instructional courses—English, Humanities, Math, Science, and Social Science—to significantly reduce class size for all students. Without MBEF, all core classes at MBMS would have approximately TWELVE additional students per class.

High School Teachers Directed funding from MBEF supports 65 additional sections in core instruction— English, Math, Science, Social Science, and World Language—to reduce class size across the campus. This significant funding directed towards class size reduction at Mira Costa High School decreases the average class size by EIGHT students.

Counseling & Support CARING FOR THE WHOLE STUDENT A robust school counseling program provides critical social-emotional and academic support, fosters a sense of connection on campus, and sets students on a path for postsecondary success. Research shows that smaller student-to-counselor ratios lead to increases in standardized test performance, attendance, GPA, and graduation rates. MBEF funding increases the number of counselors to reduce the counselor to student ratio by at least 50% at MBMS and Mira Costa.

Student Services Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) MBEF funds a Student Services TOSA to promote a climate of care across the District, with a particular emphasis on Manhattan Beach Middle School. This role supports the development and implementation of key student support systems, including Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP). The TOSA coordinates professional development for staff, learning experiences for students, and parent partnerships.

NEW! Elementary Counselor A dedicated elementary counselor ensures TK–5 students have access to consistent, districtwide social-emotional and behavioral support through classroom instruction, individual and small-group counseling, crisis support, and collaboration with teachers and families. The counselor helps students build resilience, strengthen interpersonal skills, overcome challenges, and develop confidence in their formative years.

Middle School Counselors MBEF funds THREE additional School Counselors, bringing the student-to-counselor ratio to 300:1. MBMS School Counselors play a vital role in helping students develop essential skills in communication, conflict resolution, and self-advocacy as they navigate adolescence, increased academic expectations, and shifting peer dynamics.

High School Counselors MBEF funds FOUR additional School Counselors to support MCHS students as they progress through high school. With a student-to-counselor ratio of approximately 300:1, Mira Costa School Counselors can provide timely support, build stronger relationships with students and families, and create a safer, more inclusive environment that promotes both personal well-being and academic success.

College & Career Center Counselors With support from MBEF, THREE expert college admissions counselors are available during and after the school day to provide personalized guidance on college admissions, career exploration, and life after graduation. The CCC counselors host approximately 120 college visits each year, assist with college application essays, and provide one-onone support. Families benefit from workshops, resources, and dedicated expertise every step of the way.

Physical Education HEALTHY BODIES, STRONGER MINDS MBEF funds FOUR expert PE teachers at the elementary level to ensure students receive 100 minutes per week of high-quality physical education. These classes promote movement, coordination, teamwork, and lifelong wellness habits—all of which support success in and out of the classroom.

Literacy & Writing FOSTERING LIFELONG READERS Strong literacy and writing skills are the foundation of lifelong learning and academic success. Through engaging instruction and enriching experiences, MBEF-supported programs inspire students to become confident readers, effective communicators, and critical thinkers who are prepared to succeed in school and beyond.

Library Resource Specialists In addition to classroom instruction, our students have access to a dedicated campus library and staff to support reading proficiency, comprehension, and research skills, while cultivating a love of reading with books that engage and challenge them. MBEF funds FIVE Library Resource Specialists to support school libraries districtwide.

Historical Literature & Cultural Experiences Funding provides all 5th and 8th grade students with the opportunity to study "Number the Stars" by Lois Lowry and "Maus" by Art Spiegelman respectively. The literary works are paired with educational visits to the Holocaust Museum or Museum of Tolerance. Together, these experiences deepen historical understanding while fostering empathy and compassion.

Super Literacy Quiz Bowl A beloved elementary tradition, the Super Literacy Quiz Bowl is a friendly, grade-level team competition that inspires a love of reading as students work collaboratively to demonstrate their knowledge of literature while building teamwork, confidence, and critical thinking skills.

STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math PREPARING STUDENTS FOR A CHANGING WORLD STEAM education develops the skills students need to thrive in a modern, global society—creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, persistence, and problem solving. MBEF funding supports engaging, hands-on programs that bring STEAM learning to life at every grade level.

MakerSpace Specialists MBEF funds THREE trained MakerSpace Specialists at our elementary schools to guide TK-3rd grade students through the creative design process. By learning to think like engineers and inventors using everyday tools and materials, students develop a strong foundation for the increasingly sophisticated STEAM experiences they encounter in Science Lab and advanced middle and high school courses.

Science Lab Teachers MBEF supports THREE credentialed elementary science teachers who bring science to life for all elementary students through engaging experiments, engineering challenges, and inquiry-based learning. By connecting classroom curriculum with hands-on experiences, students develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and scientific reasoning skills while building a strong foundation for advanced science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) coursework in middle school, high school, and beyond.

STEAM Pathway Electives

Science Lab Assistant

STEAM Program Support

MBEF connects the curiosity and foundational skills developed through elementary MakerSpace and Science Lab programs with a robust progression of STEAM opportunities in middle and high school. By providing access to innovative, hands-on elective courses, students are empowered to explore their interests, develop technical and creative problem-solving skills, and prepare for college, careers, and a rapidly evolving world.

At Mira Costa, MBEF funds a dedicated Science Lab Assistant to provide critical support for our advanced lab science teachers by preparing materials, maintaining laboratory equipment, and ensuring a safe, efficient learning environment. This behind-the-scenes support gives students greater access to meaningful, hands-on laboratory experiences that reinforce scientific concepts and develop essential investigative skills.

Directed funding from Chevron supports districtwide STEAM programs, materials, and technology that enhance hands-on learning and foster innovation across all grade levels. From materials to professional development, this investment helps ensure that teachers are able to support their instruction with engaging, real-world learning experiences that build critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

MBMS – STEAM electives—including

MCHS – A wide range of advanced

a 6th grade STEAM Wheel, 7th and 8th STEAM Wheel, Fab Lab and Advanced STEM—provide students with opportunities to explore engineering, design, fabrication, coding, and emerging technologies while discovering their individual interests.

electives—including Astrophysics, Biotechnology, Coding, Data Science & AI, Engineering, Marine Science, Robotics, and many more—allow students to pursue specialized areas of study, engage in authentic, project-based learning, and build the knowledge and skills needed for future STEAM fields and beyond.

VAPA: Visual & Performing Arts INSPIRING CONFIDENT, CREATIVE THINKERS Arts education is more than an elective—it is an essential part of a well-rounded academic experience. MBEF funding ensures that students have access to awardwinning programs in music, drama, film, and visual arts that encourage active learning and a deeper appreciation of the arts.

Music Education Teachers The music program begins in elementary school with vocal, wind, and string instruments. MBEF funds SIX certificated music instructors and assistants who foster a love of music that continues into the secondary level, when students can specialize in the instrument of their choice and participate in a variety of electives and ensembles.

Visual and Performing Arts Pathway Electives MBEF helps cultivate creativity and artistic expression by supporting a continuum of visual and performing arts experiences that begin in elementary school and expand into a diverse range of elective opportunities in middle and high school. These courses foster creativity, collaboration, communication, and confidence while encouraging students to explore their passions and develop lifelong appreciation for the arts. MBMS Students can deepen their artistic interests through electives including Advanced Film, Art, Band, Choir, Drama, and Yearbook, building both technical skills and creative confidence. With the implementation of California's Proposition 28, Mira Costa’s visual and performing arts electives are now supported through dedicated state funding. This shift allows MBEF to continue investing strategically in innovative enrichment opportunities that complement and expand arts education across the District while ensuring students continue to benefit from exceptional creative learning experiences.

SUCCESSES

Celebrating Excellence in Our Schools

California Department of Education

Our District continues to shine as a leader in public education—locally and nationally. From impressive academic achievements and national rankings to championship athletic seasons, award-winning arts and STEAM programs, our schools exemplify a well-rounded commitment to excellence. These accomplishments reflect the hard work of our students, the dedication of our educators, and the steadfast support of our community. Together, we are building a legacy of pride and performance that sets our schools apart.

MBUSD Rates Above Standard Districtwide

State and County Honorees

Award Winning Band, Choir and Orchestra Programs

#FEC424 C: 0 / M: 24 / Y: 94 / K: 0

#034913 C: 85 / M: 43 / Y: 100 / K: 49

Award Winning Model United Nations Program

All Schools Districtwide

#FCFCFA C: 1 / M:0 / Y: 1 / K: 0

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE

#FEC424 C: 0 / M: 24 / Y: 94 / K: 0

#034913 C: 85 / M: 43 / Y: 100 / K: 49

COLORADO (23) Colorado School of Mines / 1 Colorado State University / 2 University of Colorado Boulder / 18 University of Denver / 2

CLASS OF 2026 MIRA COSTA HIGH SCHOOL

#FCFCFA C: 1 / M:0 / Y: 1 / K: 0

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (6) American University / 1 The George Washington University / 1 Georgetown University / 3 Howard University / 1

15 2 19

301

4 8 25

4 14 22

5 ALABAMA (1) Auburn University / 1 ARIZONA (14) Arizona State University / 2 Northern Arizona University / University of Arizona / 10 CALIFORNIA (301) Biola University / 1 California Polytechnic State University, Pomona / 1 California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo / 18 California State University, Chico / 2 California State University, Dominguez Hills / 2 California State University, Fullerton / 2 California State University, Long Beach / 5

California State University, Los Angeles / 1 California State University, Monterey Bay / 1 California State University, Sacramento / 4 California State University, San Marcos / 1 Chapman University / 4 Claremont McKenna College / 1 El Camino Community College / 56 Long Beach City College / 3 Los Angeles Pierce College / 2 Loyola Marymount University / 7 Modesto Junior College / 1 Occidental College / 1 Otis College of Art and Design / Pepperdine University / 4 Point Loma Nazarene University / 1 San Diego City College / 1 San Diego State University / 15

17 1

2 3 6

San Jose State University / 4 Santa Barbara City College / 20 Santa Clara University / 3 Santa Monica City College / 8 Stanford University / 5 University of California, Berkeley / 21 University of California, Davis / 5 University of California, Irvine / 9 University of California, Los Angeles / 25 University of California, Merced / 1 University of California, Riverside / 6 University of California, San Diego / 6 University of California, Santa Barbara / 26 University of California, Santa Cruz / 8 University of San Diego / 1 University of Southern California / 17 West Los Angeles Community College / 1

MICHIGAN (12) Michigan State University / 2 University of Michigan / 10 MISSISSIPPI (2) University of Mississippi / 2 MISSOURI (1) Washington University in St. Louis / 1 MONTANA (2) Montana State University / 2

FLORIDA (7) University of Miami / 6 University of Tampa / 1

NEBRASKA (2) Creighton University / 1 University of Nebraska-Lincoln / 1

GEORGIA (1) University of Georgia / 1

NEW HAMPSHIRE (2) Dartmouth College / 2

HAWAII (5) University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa / 5

NEW JERSEY (2) Princeton University / 1 Seton Hall University / 1

ILLINOIS (8) DePaul University / 3 Loyola University Chicago / 1 Northwestern University / 2 The University of Chicago / 1 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign / 1 INDIANA (25) Indiana University Bloomington / 20 Purdue University / 4 University of Notre Dame / 1 IOWA (1) University of Iowa / 1 LOUISIANA (5) Loyola University New Orleans / 1 Tulane University / 4 MAINE (1) University of Maine / 1 MARYLAND (3) Johns Hopkins University / 1 United States Naval Academy / 1 University of Maryland / 1 MASSACHUSETTS (17) Berklee College of Music / 1 Boston University / 4 Emerson College / 3 Harvard University / 2 Northeastern University / 5 Smith College / 1 Tufts University / 1

NEW YORK (30) Colgate University / 2 Cornell University / 6 Fashion Institute of Technology / 2 Fordham University / 2 Iona University / 1 Marist University / 1 New York University / 6 Pace University / 2 Rochester Institute of Technology / 1 Sarah Lawrence College / 1 SUNY Geneseo / 1 Syracuse University / 5 NORTH CAROLINA (7) Duke University / 2 High Point University / 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill / 2 Wake Forest University / 2 OHIO (4) Baldwin Wallace University / 1 Ohio State University / 1 University of Cincinnati / 1 Xavier University / 1 OREGON (9) Oregon State University / 1 Portland Community College / 1 Reed College / 1 University of Oregon / 5 Willamette University / 1

PENNSYLVANIA (7) Carnegie Mellon University / 1 Duquesne University / 1 Lehigh University / 1 Pennsylvania State University / 2 University of Pennsylvania / 2 RHODE ISLAND (1) Brown University / 1 SOUTH CAROLINA (3) College of Charleston / 1 Tri-County Technical College / 1 University of South Carolina / 1 TENNESSEE (4) University of Tennessee, Knoxville / 2 Vanderbilt University / 2 TEXAS (22) Southern Methodist University / 5 Texas Christian University / 12 University of Texas at Austin / 5 UTAH (19) University of Utah / 18 Utah State University / 1 VIRGINIA (3) University of Richmond / 1 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University / 1 Virginia Tech / 1 WASHINGTON (5) University of Washington / 5 WISCONSIN (15) Beloit College / 1 University of Wisconsin-Madison / 14

INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES (10) UNITED KINGDOM (3) Durham University / 1 Kings College London / 1 University of St. Andrews / 1 CANADA (5) McGill University / 1 Queens University / 1 University of British Columbia / 2 University of Toronto / 1 FRANCE (1) The American University of Paris / 1 OTHER (1) Verto Education / 1

*Data collected electronically as of June 10, 2026 by the MCHS College & Career Center 24

MBEF FUNDING SOURCES

There are a number of ways MBEF raises funding to support its mission of providing more educational opportunities in our schools. All sources are critical to MBEF’s efforts to supplement state funding—the collective investment in education has an impressive impact on student learning through grants to the Manhattan Beach Unified School District for specific educator positions and programs.

16%

Community Events*

Interest and Other Income

Endowment Disbursement

Corporate and Foundation Grants

Community Partner Program

67%

Annual Appeal Donations from Parents * excludes the MB Legacy and Manhattan Wine Auction revenue which benefit the Endowment

THE ANNUAL APPEAL Funding Possibilities For All Students Today

2026-2027

ONLY POSSIBLE THROUGH YOUR SUPPORT

The Annual Appeal accounts for the most significant portion of MBEF’s total funding directed towards educator positions and programs in our schools. The participation of every family is critical to sustain the high-quality education we expect. Each family is asked to consider a donation of $2,500 per student, and if that is not possible, to participate with a donation within their means. Every contribution—no matter the size—makes a difference. This year, MBEF set a goal of $5.2 million to sustain programs and positions. In response to mounting budget challenges facing the MBUSD, MBEF extended the Annual Appeal through May 30, inviting continued participation to help offset the impact. Our community ultimately raised $5.7 million in the Annual Appeal alone—far exceeding the original goal—reinforcing the strength of our collective commitment to invest in the opportunities that ensure bright futures for our students.

THE ENDOWMENT

Shaping A Strong Tomorrow Starts Today The MBEF Endowment provides a permanent, stable source of funding for our schools, now and for generations to come. Established in 1986 with just $10,000, the Endowment has grown to over $30 million and now contributes more than $1 million annually to our schools—more than 15% of MBEF's total grant to MBUSD. Modeled after university endowments, this growing fund ensures a self-sustaining investment in our students and programs year after year. Unlike the Annual Appeal, which funds programs in the current school year, the Endowment's principal is never spent—each year, a portion of its investment earnings is distributed to support MBEF-funded programs, while the fund itself continues to grow.

ANNUAL DISBURSEMENT

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GROWTH IN BALANCE MEANS GROWTH IN DISPURSEMENT WHILE PROTECTING PRINCIPAL

Grow $5 Million in 5 Years Campaign This past year, MBEF launched an ambitious new campaign, Grow $5 Million in 5 Years, with the goal of growing the Endowment's principal by $5 million over the next five years. The campaign officially launched with the Paddle Raise at the 32nd Annual Manhattan Wine Auction and raised more than $800,000 toward this goal. The challenges facing California's public-school funding continue to underscore the need for long-term financial stability. The Endowment protects the quality of public education in Manhattan Beach schools from economic uncertainty and shifting state priorities—allowing MBEF to plan for the future, protect critical programs, and keep our schools strong for the next generation of learners.

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GG's Family Foundation Rachel and Garret Giglia

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Burke Family

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Ann and Mitchell Ozawa

Maryanne and Robert Petersen Lisa and Adam Quarello Tiffany and Dave Quick Joni and Duilio Ramallo Jillian and William Robertson

Katrina and James Stephens Lindsey Stone Ronnie and Adam Sullins Nina and Mike Tarnay Sheryl and Jeff Thaler Sarah Clark and Timothy Thomas Elissa and Michael Unton Erin Murphy and James Upchurch Waller Family Wysh and Dan Weinstein Virginia Sogomonian and Rich Weiss Erica and Kyle Wheeler William M. Keck, Jr. Foundation Shannon and Michael Williams Withycombe Family

Nathalie and Jim Rosen

Sasha and Steve Wylder

Donna and Gary Rosenthal

Jennifer and Bryan Yee

Caneel and Roy Rosenthal

Yoffe Family Bea and Larry Zimbalist

LIFETIME DONORS

Lynn Hopton-Davis and Greg Davis

MBEF proudly honors the families and organizations who have contributed $100,000 or more in their lifetime to MBEF and the Endowment. These visionary supporters share a deep commitment to educational excellence and a belief in the power of investing in our students. The Seeds of Knowledge art installation in Metlox Plaza stands as a lasting tribute to their extraordinary generosity—and to the educators, parents, students, and volunteers who champion public education. $ 1 MILLION+ Bay Club

The Dewitt Wilson Family

ABAR Foundation

Chevron

Michael Greenberg

Ashley McCarthy and Bret Barker

SKECHERS

William M. Keck, Jr. Foundation

Kim and Craig Blum

Kinecta Federal Credit Union

George Bordokas

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Penny Bordokas

Laurie and Tom McCarthy

Joan Hood Jones The Pipkin Family Ellen and Mike Rosenberg Virginia Sogomonian and Rich Weiss

The Schlehuber Family

Lydia and Michael King

Serena and Regan Scott

Lily Chang and Jeff Konsmo

Sherine and Sasha Siddhartha

Charlotte and Russ Lesser

Angie and Jared Smith

The Livingston Family The Lupton Family

Yvonne Stevens and Paul Schickler

Clare and Tim Flynn

Kate and Neil Malik

April and Roger Spencer

Kim and Jon Friedman

Valerie and Paul Mellinger

Sandy and Joel Sprague

Nancy D. and Gregory L. Geiser

Marissa and Ben Messer

Fran Sweeney

GG's Family Foundation

Ania Borysiewicz and John Mistler

Sheryl and Jeff Thaler

Moss Adams, LLC

Mariel and Remco Waller

Shannon and Robert Nicholson

Wysh and Dan Weinstein

Katy and Robert Nickell

Erika and Paul White

Sherolyn and Mike Duckworth Lorin and Doug Dust Lorena and Andrew Ellis Exer Urgent Care Jennifer and Chris Fenton

Sandi and Michael Gleason

Anonymous (2)

Joanne and Jim Hunter

Suzy and Mike Sadilek

The Keller Family

Kristie Daniel-DiGregorio and Gino DiGregorio

Gillespie Host Group

Kami and Jim Armstrong

Continental Development Corporation

The Rotondo Family

The Karros Family

$ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 +

Anonymous (1)

$ 5 0 0 ,0 0 0 +

$2 5 0,0 0 0 +

Cindy and Michael Kaplan

Rita and Adam Goldston Cathey and Tim Graves Michelle and Cyrus Hadidi

Jeanne and John Oshiro

Dana and Greg Hartmann

Bonna and Amit Patel

The Hirshberg Family

Susan and Todd Purdy

Chris and Geoffrey Bremer

Ellen and Mark Hotchkis

Tiffany and Dave Quick

Corina and Dave McGovern

Tanja and Ralph Canada

The Hott Family

Jackie and Tom Ray

Northrop Grumman

The City of Manhattan Beach

Donna and David Hughes

Robyn and Daniel Rogoff

Carolyn and Bill Powers

Jennifer and John Cochran

Karen and Ted Iantuono

Michelle and Greg Rosen

The Seiffer Family

Michelle and Dave Cormack

G. Bradford Jones

Barbara and Richard Rosenberg

Lan and Desmund Shirazi

The Cravatt Family

J.P. Morgan

Caneel and Roy Rosenthal

Ann Marie and Rich Whitney

The Cronin-Hurst Family

Wanda and Chuck Kaminski

Alison and Scott Rosenthal

Jean and Jim Van Zanten

Shannon and Michael Williams The Withycombe Family WM W.M. Keck Foundation Wells Fargo Capital Finance Wells Fargo Private Bank The Zisette Family

THE HONOR ROLL

MBEF’s support of Manhattan Beach public schools in 2026-2027 is made possible by the generosity of those who gave to the Annual Appeal, Paddle Raise and the Endowment in the 2025-2026 fiscal year. VISIONARIES

Marissa and Ben Messer

Anonymous (2)

Ania Borysiewicz and John Mistler

$100,000+ ABAR Foundation Bay Club Chevron GG's Family Foundation SKECHERS Sandy and Joel Sprague

VISIONARIES

$25,000+

Anonymous (2) Taryn and Van Hess Lydia and Michael King

Lundberg Kaba Family Caneel and Roy Rosenthal

Schmale Family Angie and Jared Smith April and Roger Spencer Virginia Sogomonian and Rich Weiss William M. Keck, Jr. Foundation

INNOVATORS

$15,000+

Anonymous (2) Lauren and Erik Benny Jodi and John DeWitt Janna and Stephen Dormer Sherolyn and Mike Duckworth

Leena Rao and Suneel Gupta Dana and Greg Hartmann Jennifer Pham-Hott and Douglas Hott

Brenda and Nathan Pingelton Lisa and Adam Quarello Tiffany and Dave Quick

Fereshta and Mark Roberts Nathalie and Jim Rosen Alison and Scott Rosenthal Lan and Desmund Shirazi

Black: Annual Appeal Blue: Endowment and/or Paddle Raise Green: Annual Appeal + Endowment and/or Paddle Raise Bold: 5+ Consecutive Years of Giving Gold: Lifetime Giving $100K+

Sherine and Sasha Siddhartha

Snyder Family Alyse and Erik Stranberg

Courtney and Bill Dramis

Christine Ngo and Dat Trieu

Dunbar Family

Limor and Dave Vidor

Christina and David Finlay

Wysh and Dan Weinstein

Franklin Zamanoff Family

Withycombe Family

Theresa and David Gendron

Zangiabadi and Vossoughi Foundation

Jennifer and Sterling Hathaway

BENEFACTORS

$10,000+

Anonymous (1) Amezquita Family Askari Family Ashley and Charles Atkinson

Beaupain Family Torre and Joseph Berro Yifat and Michael Block Emily and Mike Brunick Dr. Alice Kuo and Dr. John Chang

Alexys and Oscar Coronel Jen and Bill Cram Cravatt Family

Jessica and Ted Holzman Trisha and Michael Husson Joan Jones Ella and Phil Kenney Monica and Vivek Khurana

Caroline McKenzie and Michael Leo Ariel Boorstin and Scott Leslie Estela and Daniel Levin Patricia and Richard Lucy Lupton Family

Annie and Andy Mackenzie Malik Family Laurie and Tom McCarthy

Heather McCauley Nora and Matt McCormack

Cunningham Family

Vivien Chang McIntosh and Travis McIntosh

Angela and Christopher Jones

Elissa and Thomas Davidson

Valerie and Paul Mellinger

Lauren Estabrook and Andrew Kwasnowski

Dax Family

Lauren and Ryan Miller

Andriana and Chris Day

Tanya and Liam Monaghan

Shivani and Raj Mehrotra

Natasha and Robert Derow

Kelly and Edward Moyzes

Katie and Brett Johnson

Monika and Aaron Mugg

KEY

Mamta and Ujjual Nath

Monica and Xavier Gentzschein

Lauren and Ted Swick

Elisa and Shane Nickerson

Rachel and Garret Giglia

Elissa and Michael Unton

Minna and Duncan Orrell-Jones

Vanessa Camelo and Dean Gray

Karen and Scott Van Cleave

Angela and Kenneth Otstot

Gustafson Family

Lena and Bryan Vann

Ann and Mitchell Ozawa

Katherine and Thomas Harwood

Lindsay and Patrick Wade

Sonal and Shailendra Panchal

Sylvia and Jonathan Hastanan

Jessica and Stuart Waldman

Lynsey and Lazaros Papademetropoulos

Ashley and Nathanael Heiselt

Danielle and Zachary Weiss

Bonna and Amit Patel

Lauren and Michael Hennessy

Lauren Wells

Jordan and Brad Holtmeier

Maria and Alexander Wheeler

Sally and Jason Peel

Tanya and Aaron Perlmutter Peto Family Colleen and CJ Pipkin

Mary Elizabeth and Claude Rankin Tara and Matthew Riley Jillian and William Robertson Constança and Olav Sorenson Mandy and Mylan Stepanovich Ronnie and Adam Sullins

Ushino Family Waller Family

Kelly and Scott Irwin Madeline and Craig Kaplan Julia and John Kennard Melissa and Terrence Kim Corinne and Edward King Linda and Michael Kirton Melissa and Jeff Koskinen Christy and Andy Kubitz Jessica and Bryan LaCour

Mariya and Matt Levy

Alexa and Matt Young

Hilary and Rob Mahan Romina and Jeffrey Manson Christine and Nicholas Matthews

Julie and Chris Mays

Anjili Singh and Sandeep Acharya

Jennifer and Tony Nguyen

Yujin and Curtis Anderson

Jeanell and Alex Novak

Ashley McCarthy and Bret Barker

Jennifer and Alejandro Otero

Natalie and Kevin Bjelajac Hayley and Clay Blockley Erica and Rob Buxton Joanna and Jason Cardema

Ally and Casper Choffat Jeanette and Sung Chun Heather and Brett Dallas Angela and Malcolm Davies Alyse and John DeCarlo Lana Choi and Kurt Decko Margaret and Martin Dehler Jun and Tim Fogaren Kimberly and Matthew Friesl Denise Kwok and Roy Fu Stacey and John Fundingsland 36

Cynthia and Jaime Marian

Anonymous (1)

Birkhofer Family

$5,000+

Anonymous (6) Paige and Andy Abdelmalek

Accordino Family

Tracy and Chris Lombardi

Ivane Chou and Alex Beregovsky

ADVOCATES

Liesl Taylor Leikarts and Martin Leikarts

Shannon and Michael Williams

Lisa Bennett

Janette and Jordan Yu

Dr. Mona Madani and Dr. Aamir Abdullah

Sarah and David Lohrey

$7,500+

Sasha and Steve Wylder

Jennifer and Neil Laws

Jennifer and Michael West

LEADERS

Peggy Ting and Eric Woon

An and Liviu Panait

William and Hannah Passavia Shailen Bhatia and Sai Patil Alison and Jason Quinn Joni and Duilio Ramallo Jenn and Jeff Remillard

Leah and Greg Rodgers Brittany and Tyler Rothenberg Tracy and John Sager Allison and AJ Scarinzi Schlehuber Family Mojgan Vakili and Paul Shaheen Amber Klinck and Walker Shiflet Gisela and Michael Shin

Jennifer and Lon Sorensen Starling Family

Stocco Family Rebecca Foster and Jonathan Straub

Adams Family Adler Family

Donna and Raymond Ahdoot Annie and Mike Alexander Lauren and Bill Allred Tisha and Charles Anderson

Raika and Nikolay Angelov Anvaripour Family Armstrong Family Emily and Matt Arneson Krystal and Michael Back

Kailee and Terence Balagia Andrea and Jeffrey Barker Angela and Tim Barrett Melanie and Ryan Barrows

Heather and Scott Beatty Vanessa and Michael Beckett Lara and Kyle Bender Benhanan Family Melanie and Todd Bennett

Bergsma Family Siri and Jeff Berting Michelle McDonald and Dan Blakey

Jennifer Jackson and Wayne Bush

Bethany and Kelsey Francis

Butler Family

Carolyn Nguyen and Mark Francisco

Danielle and Nick Buzas

Lindsey and John Fraumeni

Sarah Gippin and Renny Cabreros

Michelle and Steve Gable

Jessica and Chase Cairncross

Alexandra and Sean Gauss

Camras Family Alison and Ross Cardell Schuyler and Dennis Chang Lorelei and Jason Chao Mary Wu and Alex Chen Kirsten and Michael Chen Elizabeth Park and Jack Cheng

Jennifer and Michael Gale Vicki and Darrick Geant Geida Family

Geiger Family Yumiko and Jason Geiger

KEY Black: Annual Appeal Blue: Endowment and/or Paddle Raise Green: Annual Appeal + Endowment and/or Paddle Raise Bold: 5+ Consecutive Years of Giving Gold: Lifetime Giving $100K+

Meghan and Grover Geiselman Robin and Grant Geisen

Cho Family

Amber McGovern and Scott Gelber

Myriam and Kristofer Jones

Eunice and Brian Cho

Emma and Jonas Gillberg

Karen and Alex Chong

Goulding Family

Katherine and Britt Joyce

Michelle and Isaac Chu

Kimberly and Adam Grablick

Jennifer Hodulik and Andrew Jurkowski

Lisa and Peter Chu

Michele and David Graeler

Naomi and Sascha Kaeser

Nancy and Eric Clapp

Graham Family

Kao Family

Kathy and Robert Clarke

Heather and Rick Grandy

Cindy and Michael Kaplan

Clawson Family

Linda and Benjamin Green

Komal and Puneet Kapoor

Chrissie and Harrison Clay

Greenstone Family

Alyne and Michael Kassardjian

Cole Family

Amanda and Heath Gregory

Michelle and Jason Katzen

Erin and Brian Coppola

Grey Family

Monica and Gary Kelly

Danielle and Robert Curzi

Katie and Dan Grody

Meegan and Levant Kenney

Nicole and Ryan D'Arcy

Halem Family

Sharmi and Paul Kerwin

Kristen and Mike Del Pero

Jenna and Mike Hall

Caroline and George Ketigian

Alice and Michael DeMartino

Lisa and Simon Kim

Faith Derbyshire

Kelly and George Randy Hamilton

Nina and Ankur Desai

Holly Masel and Chris Handman Hanlon Family

Chiaki and Aaron Klapper

Doherty Family Andrea and Kevin Donahue

Elizaveta and Arsen Harutyunyan

Paola De Blasi Kobylko and Guilherme Kobylko

Katie and Shane Donohue

Brooke and Mike Hayes

Joyce and Stanley Koh

Lisset and Jason Durand

Hennessy Family

Pinky and Jim Kottoor

Claire and Juan Carlos Durand

Julie and William Hermant

Karina and Brandon Kraines

Cindy and Joshua Emanuel

Janine and Thomas Higbie

Lisa and Evan Kransdorf

Ence Family

Hirshberg Family

Elizabeth and Mark Krojansky

Christy and Mike Fach

Winnie and Chanson Ho

Lahoud Family

Lauren and Christopher Fagan

Monika and Scott Hoffman

Laing/Ursini Family

Claire and Christopher Fanning

Jennifer Peterson and Hanley Holcomb

Landau Family

Kristi and Brent Horstman

Kristen and Morgan Langley

Ellen and Fernando Fayzano Christie Ly and Bruce Feldman Lisa and Daniel Fetters

Alexis and Chris Howard

Kimberly and Robert Jones

April and Michael Kinninger

Amy and Bill Lange

Lisa Manley and Khemaridh Hy

Leila Khoury and Matthew Laycock

Christine and Peter Boyd

Marget Thomas and Seth Fishman

Swati and Sukesh Jakharia

Lazor Family

Ashley and Sean Bradbury-Kane

Farnaz and Lawrence Flechner

Genevieve and Constantine James

Irene and Bernard Lee

Katherine and Edward Brown

Heather and Mark Fleming

Courtney and Michael Jarick

Jukyung Kim and Brian Lee

Burke Family

Carla and Ryan Flynn

Fnu Harsimrat and Hardeep Johar

Anne and Jay Lee

Jen and Ed Burke

Foltz Family

Caroline and Douglas Johnson

Jane and Michael Lee

Amy Gimlen and Scott Burrin

Andrea and Amir Fouladgar

Lauren and Michael Johnson

Leslie and Michael Lee 37

Kim and David Lemire Marsha Brown and Adam Lerner Carolyn and Rick Leserman Debbie and Beau Lewis Erica and Randy Lewis Valerie and Ryan Lewis Sibil and Tim Lin

Christina Sung and Casey Lindbeck Jennifer and Blake Linney Jamie and Matt Lipson

Jenny and Andrew Loeb Liv and Steven Long Shannon Anderson and Ryan Lubner Tracy and James Lundie Lynch Family

Lyon Family

Shipra and Neal Sainani

Trenkle Family

Gwendolyn and William Artope

Tristao Menezes Family

Julie and Todd Arutunian

KEY

Danielle and Branden Neal

Salah Family Sondra and Russell Samuels

Susan and Scott Trout

Megan and James Atkinson

Black: Annual Appeal

Sapanza Family

Deborah Tsao

Heather and Paul Baboolal

Sarah and Aaron Sapiro

Tucker Family

Blue: Endowment and/or Paddle Raise

Dina Treyger and Evan Sauer

Marin and Taylor Turney

Elzbieta Choina and Bartosz Bachorski

Paula and Bruno Schirch

Erin Murphy and James Upchurch

Candice and Michael Schmitt

Lorraine and Peter Van Gelderen

Scholz Family

Erin and Michael Vancura

Emilie and Steve Schroeder

Jessica and Glenn Vanzura

Ashley and Steve Scott

Katie Osley and Kushagra Verma

Serena and Ted Scott

Anita Isanto and Pieter Viljoen

Susan and Neerav Shah

Elizabeth and William Von Fumetti

Shannon and Robert Nicholson Lynn and Steve Noh

Stephanie Spencer and Stephan Nourmand Karen and Daniel Novotny Jenny and Mark Nugent Melody Hildebrandt and Thomas O'Brien

O'Byrne Family Leah and Brandon O'Dell Nikhil and Sapna Pandya Hannah and Robert Park Pasquali Family Kelly and Nicholas Pellico Kate and Nick Pennino

Jennifer and Jason Shamaly Shamji Family Vanessa and Jack Shay Summer and Tom Sheets Nicole and Steve Shepley

Nicole and Charles Lyons

Cindy and Rob Perelson

Kristina Fernandez Mabrie and Cameron Mabrie

Genevieve and Jose Perez

Sarah and Dustin Perlberg

Julie and Loren Macklem

Selena and Neal Perlmutter

Sonia and Vikas Malhotra

Alan Dubovsky and Andrew Perlstein

Erica and Michael Siegel

Maryanne and Robert Petersen

Erika and Viney Singal

Kara and Rob Peterson

Sandesha and Kapil Singh

Jessamyn and Nathan Piehl

Skaar Family

Kristina Iskander and Cory Pike

Fay and Mitch Sklar

Katie and Brian Pincus

Laurel and Colin Smith

Tricia and Eric Pritz

Kimberly and Justin Solomon

Danielle Sterrenberg and Ryan McGuire

Erin and Stu Purdy

Shlee and Joo Song

Jacqueline and Steve Rad

Ravin and Charu Soni

Michelle and George McNee

Sarah and Mike Rainey

Melissa and Rod Spiegel

Meenaghan-Walter Family

Katie and Jason Ranne

Rachel and Scott Steuber

Elizabeth and Raj Mehta

Shef and Raj Rao

Leah and Cory Stigile

Erin and Sanjeev Mehta

Ritu and Milan Rawal

Emily and Matt Stratton

Catherine and Kyle Messman

Iris and Chris Reekie

Christina and Tyler Messner

Mary and Jeremiah Mann

Marsha and George Mansour III Matai Family Jess and Phil Mause

Michiko and Akibo Shieh

Christina and Vivek Shivpuri Christine and Jeffrey Shultz Amelia and Mark Sikorski

Melissa Graf and Eric Bacura Bailey Family

Bailey-Nowicki Family Sadaf Barati Holly and Tony Barberi Selale Tuzel and Murat Bayiz

Beh Family

Wander Morris Family

Behan Family

Virginia Chan and Edward Wang

Belden Family

Michelle Watts

Tamany Vinson Bentz and Darnel Bentz

Mindy and Marc Wilcox Sonia and John Wilmarth Mayuko and Casey Winn

Erin and Adam Wolfson Rachel and Jason Worrel Laurel and George Wright Tiffany and Hans Yang

Hueywen Lii and Tsung Ying Yang

Bold: 5+ Consecutive Years of Giving Gold: Lifetime Giving $100K+

Rebecca and Nathan Bavolek

Saloni and Raman Walia

Weitzman Family

Green: Annual Appeal + Endowment and/or Paddle Raise

Amy and Joseph Bernatowicz

Melissa and Andrew Bernstein Berry Family Amy and Donald Bindler Maryl and Dave Binney Courtney and Michael Black

Blocker Family Jessica and James Blue

Castillo Family Betsy and Scott Castle

Faye and Todd Cavanaugh Vanessa and Mike Cavanna Caroline Graeff and Charles Chabert

Kristen and Robert Chambers Chau Family

Jennifer and Christopher Chen Gloria Chiu and Jesse Chen Ting Xiang and Ming Chen Rachel Cho and Stephen Chen Linda Lai and Gene Cheng Christina and Jay Chiu

Maddie Woods and Evan Zarider

Heather and Alex Bobo

Angelica Ortega Zelada and Jorge Zelada Getty

Lillian and Mike Bohannon Michelle and David Bols

Elizabeth and Steven Cho

Mina and Andre Zimmerman

Amanda Luftman and Stephen Boren

Caroline and Daniel Chon

Joyce and Peter Chung

Laurie and Michael Zugay

Borow Family

Erica and Michael Cohen

Bower Family

Coit Family

PATRONS

Bradley Family

Diana and Radu Coman

Heather and Tom Brady

Congdon Family

Anonymous (29)

Julie and Thierry Brame

Emily and James Cook

Sugiura Family

Aarti and Kyle Brinkman

Jacey Binkow and Robert Cooper

Maria and Justin Reese

Jess and Zach Aaronson

Vanessa and Michael Sullivan

Broberg Family

Corpin Family

Wimberly and James Meyer

Jaime and Ian Reichbach

Reshma and Rahul Aggarwal

Tina Kim and Jimmy Suruki

Sara and Corey Brown

Cozad Family

Lindsey and Troy Mileham

Reisenweber Family

Alexander Family

Cassidy and Jonathan Taksa

Nicole and Dan Brozost

Kathryn and Tim Crawmer

Emily and Matt Miller

Jennifer and Adam Reiss

Taubman Family

Rachel and Christopher Alexander

Melinda and Newton Crenshaw

Mokhtari Family

Robin and Brett Rice

Varona Nikore and Bhavik Thakkar

Les Allan

Catherine and Timothy Bruning

Rivera Family

Kerry and Drew Thelen

Allocca Family

Kimberly and Chris Crisera

Michelle Morales

Justine O'Neill and Michael Brunner

Jenny and Tyler Morant

Roenick Family

Thorrington Family

Nikki and Ted Allred

Jennifer and Brent Buchsbaum

Savanna and Michael Mothner

Courtney and Christian Rogge

Kim and Jim Tilander

Nicole and Jason Alm

Burroughs Family

Cristina Sampaio and Marcus Cunha

Rosabel and Michael Murai

Taleene and Spencer Rose

Almajed Family

Caes-Luksacheer Family

Krysti Sam and Dave Dang

Murillo Family

Alexis and Dustin Rosenberg

Swati Mehta and Karteek Tirumalasetti

Nicole and Nicholas Ameln

Jennifer and Peter Calabrese

Darcy Family

Lauren and Devon Murray

Donna and Gary Rosenthal

Katy Rockwell and Robin Titus

Amir Family

Emily and Stephen Caldwell

Amanda and Ryan Davis

Jacqueline Ho and Ryan Nageotte

Ashley Schiller Rossman

Katie and Ned Tomasevic

Jori and Joe Arancio

Connie Lee and Thomas Calvert

Madhuri and Puneet Dhawan

Rachel Henderson and Douglas Rusnack

Grace and Gilbert Tong

Ashley and Damian Areyan

Elizabeth and Brian Carroll

Dixon Family

Chloe and Scott Trebilco

Arroyo Family

Cascio Family

Jen and Jay Dohner

Samantha and Scott Maynard Laura and Brian McDonnell Emily and Stephen McGee

Wendy and Raj Nair

Maria Crisanta Castro and Justin Naoe

Zipperman Family

$2,500+

Cho Family

Hilary and Dayne Crist

Ying Liang and Suguang Dong

Lisa Hvolboll and Gregory Fink

Betty Wei and Brent Hawkins

Mariel Furst and Mike Israeli

Donlevy Family

Laura and Wilson Fisher

Bri and Matt Haydis

Sarah Nerger and Dieter Iveson

Dosch Family

Nadine and Gary Flam

Hayner Family

Draizin Family

Dawn Tamir and Jason Frank

Healy Family

Kathy and Robert Dugdale

Frymark Family

Heather and Jason Hearne

Duong Family

Jody and Brandon Gale

Eaves Family

Garma Family

Megan and Brent Edgecumbe

Kelly Frazier and Scott Gautier

Elenitsky Family

Gurveen Sandhu and Neil Gehlawat

Elliott Family Manjiri and Mike Evans

Anna and Ben Evers-Swindell Eyer Family Christine Lew-Fan and Ayres Fan

Dow-Li Kou and Steven Farber Natalie and Danny Farbman Catherine Gunther and Alistair Farquharson Kathleen Hughes and Nick Fasano

Natalie and Ryan Feeney Jade and Chad Feilke

Ariel and Craig Ferguson Denise and Luca Ferrari Raquel and Jose Fiallos

Garima Goel and Puneet Khurania

KEY

Debbie Gezon and Doug Jacobs

Kilic Family Caitlin and Grant Kim

Black: Annual Appeal

Kathleen Paralusz and Brad Jacobson

Marisa Quintanar and John Kim

Tracie and Brian Held

Emma and Michael Jacobson

Christina and Peter Kim

Sascha and Michael Henry

Lisa and Mike Jadon

Amy and Sam Kim

Katie Patton Herdman and Jeff Herdman

James Family

Joanne Lee and Steve Kim

Melia Jones and Scott Hernandez

Jill and Ramin Javahery

Laura and John Kimble

Laura and Christopher Jenks

Kingsley Family

Marian Guirguis and Emad Georgy

Bridgette and Justin Hightower

Olesya and James Giovino

Katie and Cory Hill

Andrea and Greg Golovko Stephanie and Michael Graham

Kelli and James Granello Cathey and Tim Graves

Caitlin and Bradley Green Debra Lotstein and Bruce Greenspon

Courtney and Barry Hill Lisa and Josh Hill Hilt Family Jennifer and Eric Ho

Hoover Family Nicole Moriarty and Matthew Horvath Brittanie and Mark Howard

Colette and James Griffin

Julie and Henry Hsiao

Apar and Jason Gupta

Wendy and Brian Huang

Christine and Matt Haight

Karen and Jim Hunt

Lisa C. Hall

Jenny and Andrew Huynh

Kathleen and Sean Hannaway

Melissa and Sal Iacono

Chelsea and Mohsin Fidai

Hasson Family

Shruthi Dyapaiah-Fielder and Shawn Fielder

Travis and Christine Haussler

Lauren and Tyler Hathaway

Christina and Iehab Ibrahim Gianna and Rick Ingram

Noelle and John Isbell

Lisa and James Jewell

Molly and Andy Jolls Amanda and Edward Jones

Tanya and Matt Jones Cinthia and Peter Joyce Jung Family Payal and Amit Kachalia

Vera and Michael Kahn Wanda and Chuck Kaminski

Hitomi and Toki Kamiya Tania and Jack Kappe

Yelizaveta and Pavel Kasavets April Lane and Ethan Kaufman Claire and Robert Keane Kehagiaras Family Rebecca and Chris Kelley Vivian and Matthew Kelly

Ria and Trent Kitsch

Blue: Endowment and/or Paddle Raise Green: Annual Appeal + Endowment and/or Paddle Raise Bold: 5+ Consecutive Years of Giving Gold: Lifetime Giving $100K+

Monika and Zygimantas Kiznis

Klein Family Ellen and Marc Klein

Jenny Kleinberg Carol and Quentin Kluthe Kristen and James Knauf Rita and Shahin Kohan Kristin and Kevin Kolodinsky Kong Family

Justine and Aleksey Korolyov Catherine and Kevin Kramer

Joanne and Steve Kreindel Emily Mitchell and Adam Kreutner Anicia Mendez and Adam Krikorian

Michelle Krzmarzick Niki Desai and Tushar Kumar Paula and Mitch Langstein Izumi and Mark LaRoque

Maitri and Anush Laxpati Alice and Griffith Lee

Leite Family LeMieux Family Amelia and Scott Lentz

Chickie and Jim Leonard Leopard Family Erin and Steve Levin

Fanny and Roy Liao Lan Luo and Quentin Lilley

Peggy and Dave Lin

Lisa and John Meyer

Monica and Lance Pherson

Mallory and Evan Serdensky

Jan and Branko Svec

Rachel and Brandon Liston

Sandra and Tim Meyer

Nadia Sarkis and Chris Piazzola

Seto Family

Nicole and Scott Swenson

KEY

Elizabeth and Andrew Little

Nahal and Cannon Milani

Pickett Family

Taylor and Aaron Seyler

Tina and Mel Tang

Black: Annual Appeal

Deling and Simon Liu

Lauren and Scott Moffat

Leslie and Jereme Pitts

Corinne and Tarek Shaer

Deepal and Ravi Tanuku

Portia Geng and Ting Liu

Tara and Munish Mohendroo

Peilin and Christopher Pratt

Sayana and Anurang Shah

Nina and Mike Tarnay

Blue: Endowment and/or Paddle Raise

Jaimee and Joseph Longo

Courtney and Marc Montpas

Prelle Family

Ankita and Nilay Shah

Christina and Jason Taylor

Anneka and Gerald Lopopolo

Laura and Gil Moran

Kiran and Jateen Prema

Shepard Family

Sheryl and Jeff Thaler

Erica Mui and Albert Lu

Simin Bahrami and Shayne Morgan

Monique Fleming and Joe Priester

Casey and Jason Sherman

Heidi and Justin Thompson

Hannah Mulderink

Linda Peak and Paul Pugh

Stephanie and Jeffrey Shieh

Kimi and Michael Thompson

Deborah and Gerry Mullins

Sandy and Kevin Quigley

Vicky and Dominic Shields

Carolyn Fair Tis and Eric Tis

Shauna and Steven Mullins

Kristen and Tom Quimby

Sheri and Louis Shoch

Mao and Jeremy Tooke

Melanie and Nicholas Murray

Racanelli Family

Amy and Brett Shore

Pegah Ashrafi and Vartkes Torunyan

Musselman Family

Mylien and Scott Rackett

Ruth-Anne and Daniel Shue

Patrice and Andy Radden

Dorothee and Daniel Silvera

Selena and Steve Toth

Rachel Apirian and Keith Myers

Raful Family

Christine Bullock and Robert Simon

Denise and Gregg Towsley

Christy and Cameron Myronowicz Julie and Ihor Nadberezny

Isabel Chen and Kyle Ragins

Simpson Family

Heather and Ari Nagler

Joanne Trealoff

Ralla Family

Kate and Michael Sinclair

Anjali and Samir Naik

Stephanie and Sean Tretiak

Shelley Arredondo and Martin Ratcliff

Natalie Zelta and Ron Sklash

Alisa and Nathaniel True-Daniels

Didi Rayman

Smith Family

Candice and Culbert Lu

Ellen and Alex Lubman Pamela and Matthew Luce Catherine Lucy Jennifer Chung and Sean Lucy Christine and Benjamin Luedeke

Vivian Li and Vincent Luo Lisa Hemmat-Lupercio and Levi Lupercio Roneete and Jeff Lynas Kira and Brendan Lynch

Dipsy Kapoor and Sameer Maggon

Namnath Family

Ashley and Brian Magovern

Nelson Family

Heather Schwartz and Eli Mahl

Allison and Jack Newcombe

Anna Vitale and David Makharadze

Alexandra and Joshua Newell

Ai Yaegashi and Sam Mannan

Jennifer and Billy Newton

Ashley and Kevin Ritter

Andrea Ngan

Caroline and Nicholas Robbins

Leah and David Niehaus

Roberts Family

Jane Tanpattana and Paul Nimitsilpa

Jocelyn and Orion Robinson

Lisa Benacquista and Paolo Marescalchi

Noroski Family

Marr Family

Suzy and Jonah Manning

Gretchen and Jim Newman

Reese Pak Family Hayley and Ty Renbarger Jennifer and Russell Reyes

Teresa and Nicholas Rish

Tamara and Eric Smith Cindy and Michael Smith Jessie Hale and Thomas Smith Tracey Smith

Solinger Sapienza Family Tara and Scott Sorensen

Trutanich Family

Tsai Family Jackie and Robert Tulk

Yesim and Ozgur Turkgench Stella Marie and Michael Ritchie Ty Megan and Mark Udis

Cassandra and Jess Unruh

Lyn and Joe Soriano

Olga Gonzalez-Silen and Jonathan Uslaner

Josh Spector

Jennifer and Eric Van Fossen

Danielle Shebby and Christopher Spicer

Marlo and John Vandemore

Rogin Family

Heidi and Mark O'Brien

Robyn and Dan Rogoff

Spiegle Family

Julie and Brian Romias

Cory and Mark Sprague

Susan and Carlos Vigon

Micki and Eric Marseglia

Aubrie McDonald and Terrence O'Connor

Katy and Andrew Martin

O'Gorman Family

Neeraj and Sam Rotondo

Sprenkle Family

Stephanie and Mark Maruyama

Olness Family

Ryan Family

Jamie and Danny Spyra

Carla Laur and John Mascarenhas

Alison and David Orkin

Stacie Duncan and Jason Ryan

Stahl Family

Alice and Scott Sadowski

Amy Walser and Dylan Standish

Ivana Darmawan and Arthur Wang

Katie and Bobby Massoudian

Alexandra and James Ostridge

Yasmin Keyvan and Hani Salehi-Had

Stanisich Family

Jacki Chou and Cliff Wang

Tracie and Michael Stearns

Jamie and Kevin Sanderson

Azenith and Peter Ward

Judy and Erick Stella

Sapadin Family

Maria and Jeff Warner

Chrissy and Cory Stephens

Bunta and Bret Sarnoff

Michelle and Simon Waters

Dina and Kevin Stephens

Doreen and Loren Saxby

Stephanie and Benjamin Stewart

Jacqueline Brabyn and Chris Weber

Julia Mao Maggie and Cliff Maraschino Kimberly and Michal Marczak

Sarah and Brandon Matloff

Jeanne and John Oshiro Lisa and Lawrence Ou

Katherine and Bojan Matovic

Jamison and Blake Overend

Kristen Tasca and Brian Mayeda

Melissa and Trent Overholt

Christine and Michael Mayer

Ellen and Benjamin Padnos

Vanessa and Ricardo Mazry

Marsha and Kevin Panzica

Katherine McClure

Kavita and Ajay Patel

Julie and Jon McElvain

Drs. Sheena and Anand Patel

McIntyre Family

Kelly and Sam McKendry

Holly and Bryon Rockwell

Schauwecker Family

Nikki and Dave Venouziou Toni Knight and Tony Vinciquerra Walsh Poston Family Betty and Raymond Wan

Fara and Steve Weiner

Bold: 5+ Consecutive Years of Giving Gold: Lifetime Giving $100K+

Devon and Randy Wilson Jennifer and Ross Wilson

Lauren and Robert Wilt Emily and Bryce Winkle Nancy and Scott Witlin Chris Witte Courtney and Christopher Wolf Rachel Hoang and Anthony Wong Kirsten and Derrick Wood

Woolliscroft Family Woolway Family Lynn Garofalo-Wright and Hamish Wright

Yang Family Jacqueline and Joshua Yang Jennifer and Bryan Yee

Yoffe Family Christina Lee and Jason Yoo Julieta and Roberto Isaias Zanatta

Noriko and Steven Zaw Zhang Family Zhang Family Helen Shi and Li Zhang Bea and Larry Zimbalist

Tracy and Brian Zirbel Carrie Wambach and Bill Zotti

PARTNERS

$500+

Anonymous (87) Janel and Matthew Ablon

Wendy and Michael Stillman

Laura Brassard and Jeremy Weiss

Jamie Patton

Shirley Lin-Schneider and Josh Schneider

Emily and Matt Stimpson Megan Stokke

Ava Cato-Werhane and Andrew Werhane

Iris and Sagi Paul

Laurel and Michael Schwartz

Urmi and Kevin Storli

Gina and Michael H. West

Melissa and Vincent Allan

Kristi and John Meek

Pazzia Family

Mary Wilson and Kyle Scoby

Karen and Tom Sturges

Caroline and Mark Wilhelm

Carol and Michael Amir

Megaw Family

Amy and Bobby Pearce

Serena Polonis and Regan Scott

Katherine and Alex Suh

Jeanne and Monte Williams

Shara and Nic Angell

Kristi and Michael Peyser

Donne and James Segil

Renee and Gene Sullivan

Christina and Maxwell Willis

Aranda Family

Lauren Meichtry 42

Stacy and Beau Nellor

Sara and Troy Smildzins

Kelly and Timothy Tran

Green: Annual Appeal + Endowment and/or Paddle Raise

Lisa and Jim Schlager

Abrishamian Family Kerry Riccio Aguero

Au Family

Brooks Family

Heath Tucker and Carlos Avilas

David Brown

KEY

MATCHING GIFTS

Stephanie and Matthew Ayers

Brownsberger Family

Black: Annual Appeal

Alice Repetto and Ramin Baghai

Brian Buchhagen

Allison and Tome Baldocchi

Bujard Family

Blue: Endowment and/or Paddle Raise

Many companies offer matching gift programs that multiply the donations their employees make to nonprofits like MBEF. Thanks to the generosity of these programs and our committed donors, MBEF raised over $500,000 in corporate matching gifts during the 2025–26 Annual Appeal.

Balik Family

Blake and James Bullock

Cathy and Sean Banchik

Buoncristiano Family

Samantha and Seth Barnes

Andrea and Mark Bures

Lory and Chris Barra

Lauren and Kent Burton

Barton Family

Vincent Busam

Katherine and Ryan Bast

Severine Guiliani Buschaud and Francois Buschaud

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

CB Richard Ellis, Inc.

J.P. Morgan Chase

Robert Half

AEW Capital Management/Natixis

City National Bank

Jackson National Life Insurance

S&P

Bauman Family

Safehold

Brittany Sheehan and Alexander Beinfield

Agron, Inc. Air Products Alexion Pharmaceuticals Amgen, Inc. Apollo Global Management, Inc. Apple, Inc. Ares Management Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Athene Asset Management Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Baird Bank of America Barings BNY Mellon Boeing BP Broadcom, Inc. Brookfield Property Partners

Corebridge Financial Costco Wholesale Cross River Bank

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Johnson & Johnson

DIRECTV

K1 Investment Management

DocuSign

Kilroy Realty Corp

Edgewell Personal Care

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

Edison International Edwards Lifesciences Estee Lauder Companies Everest Fidelity Flex Technology Group Fox Corporation Gartner, Inc. Gen Digital Genentech, Inc. Gilead Sciences GitHub GoDaddy

LinkedIn Magnite Microsoft Mitchell International Morgan Stanley MUFG Union Bank Netflix New York Life Nike, Inc. Northrop Grumman Northwestern Mutual Nvidia

Goldman Sachs & Co.

Oaktree Capital Management

ByteDance

Google

Oracle

California Resources Corporation

Hasbro, Inc

Pacific Life

Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management

Palo Alto Networks

The Capital Group Companies

Humana

The Carlyle Group

IBM

CarMax

Incyte Corporation

Cathedral Holdings

ING Financial Services

Causeway Capital Management

Comcast

The J. Paul Getty Trust

Ankur and Rohit Batheja

Gailor Large and Scott Dilloff Kristin and Brandon Dion

Jieying and Evan Dobrowolski

Kimberly and Rolando Capinpin

Jayshree and Rupesh Doshi

Brittney and Christopher Bello

Casas Family

Spencer Bendell

Patricia and David Doumeng

Sempra

Cebula Family

Bender Family

Dreyer Family

Sirius XM

Chamberlain Family

Kristi and Jeff Benjenk

Duncan Family

Eartha and Jamie Chang

Lisa Kaufman and Louis Benowitz

Laurel and Wes Duquette

Araceli and Steve Charelian

Madeleine and Dennis Durkin

Paula and Todd Cogan

Janny and Paul Eastman

Wendy Coldesina

Neda and Matthew Elijah

Salesforce.org Schneider Electric Foundation

Sixth Street Sony Interactive Entertainment Sony Pictures Entertainment Stifel

Maira Wenzel and Marcelo Bellinaso

Sarah and Brian Beran

Paul Beswick Ana and Alexander Biegert Tiffanie and Gregory Bierer

Heather and Chris Conaway

Lorena Espinoza-Ellis and Andrew Ellis

Liz Gallucci Bird

Tawna Boucher and Michael Conyer

Megan and Michael Ellis

Takeda

Jill and Curt Birkmann

Caroline and Jeff Cook

Teradata

Bisland Family

Cooper Family

Emma Hite and Brandon Emerson

Alex and Nate Blake

Lisa and Stuart Coppedge

Sandra Enriquez

Hayley and Michael Blanchard

Crista and Christopher Cordeiro

Eslambolchi Family

Lisa and Travis Boatman

Stephanie and Kevin Covert

Lindsay and Joel Everman

Janet Canon and Ken Bodek

Amanda and Christopher Coye

Daniela Salazar and Tyson Bolliger

Jacqueline and Mebane Faber

Shuwei Wang and Hao Cui

Emily and Nicholas Farrell

Jenny Marashi and Seth Curkin

Jennifer and Matthew Faulk

Katie and Andy Curtis

Jenna Luu and Howard Fein

Michelle and Ben Dale

Ferguson Family

Danch Family

Susan Stelter and Sam Fernandez

Thomson Reuters The Trade Desk UBS UnitedHealth Group Verizon Viasat The Walt Disney Company

Beth Levy and Lloyd Bookman Marika and Joseph Booth Sonia Keuroghlian and Dr. Dennis Boparai Sarah and Reid Brackin

William Blair

Lisa Bragg

Pfizer

The Wonderful Company

Vanessa Beer and Gabriel Brakin

Raytheon Company

Yahoo!

Riot Games

Comas Family

Stryker

John Bowes

Related Companies

Gold: Lifetime Giving $100K+

Christina Burton-Cantrell and Kevin Cantrell

Wells Fargo

RBC

Bold: 5+ Consecutive Years of Giving

Tanja and Ralph Canada

Warner Bros. Discovery

Payden & Rygel

Charlene and Kevin Cady

Green: Annual Appeal + Endowment and/or Paddle Raise

Kathleen and John Danner

Marrah Elorza

Darrow Family

Bob Fielding

Dasse Family

Sally and Peter Flack

Danielle and Mark Davis

Laura and Michael Flores

Dazé Family

Alice and Glenn Fluker

Jane and John DeFrance

Elizabeth and Aaron Fong

Gina and Keola Delatori

Sarah Settano and John Ford

Dina Deragisch

Formiller Family

Rina and Maninder Dhillon

Katie and Jason Francis

Brennan Family

Taya and Vincent Dicarlo

Michelle and Alan Franz

Zoila Deleg-Bricker and Dale Bricker

Lauretta Logan and Alex Diehl

Misty Newton and Patrick Frasier

Diep Family

Paul Frederick

Chrissy and Mark Braibanti Alexandra and Walter Brasch Jami and Derek Brauch Braunstein Family Chris and Geoffrey Bremer

Heather and Jason Freelin

Ingrid Chang and Timothy Hong

Kim and Jon Friedman

Alyson and Kyle Hopkins

KEY

RuthAnne and David Frigerio

Karyn and Edward Horasz

Black: Annual Appeal

McCluskey Family

Fritz Family

Amy and Mark Howorth

Jennifer and Kevin McDonald

Molly and Michael Fulbright

Alice and Marcus Huang

Blue: Endowment and/or Paddle Raise

Ganchev Family

Jennifer and James Hunt

Alexandra Beers and Gregor McIver

Jennifer Sprague and Neil Gass

Jan and Tracy Inoue

Mimi and Olivier Gauriat

Davina and Michael Jaboury

Green: Annual Appeal + Endowment and/or Paddle Raise

Ghukasyan Family Andrea Arnold and Richard Gifford Girvan Family Alison and Jeffery Goad Goldman Family Emily and Alan Goldstone Cheryl and Daniel Gonzalez Kelly and Ryan Gordon

Laura and Edward Gowing Grabiec Family Graham Family Michelle and Jonathan Gray Grayver Family Brandi and Bruce Greenberg

Grings Family Sok and Benjamin Grubbs

Kirstin Masters and Mitch Hagerman Lydia and Andrew Hale Linda Rasheed and Neil Hammad Theresa Griffin and Christopher Hammar Bre and Brandon Hance Jan and Jennifer Handzlik Megan Gong and Matthew Harris Joan and Tom Hastings Eleanor and Bryan Hayame Abigail Raish and Adam Heeg Annie and Jonathan Hendrickson

Megan and Stephen Herrera Hingorani Family Hiranburana Family

Hitnariansingh Family Rebecca and Colin Hitschler Hively Family Ann Ly and William Ho Hoffer Family

Jacobson Family Nancy Hesterberg and Chris James

Bold: 5+ Consecutive Years of Giving Gold: Lifetime Giving $100K+

Shelley and Mark Jamison Egle Viliute and Andrius Janavicius Jesman Family Hao Xu and Jinyu Jia

Sarah Lee and Jarod Lam

Valerie Minor Johnson and David Johnson

Anica and Duane Lamkin

Anna Bargagliotti and Joseph Johnson

Ji Hyun and Lloyd Lee

Superna and Nandan Kalle Shweta and Sidarth Kapoor

Zoya and John Matich

Ashley and Thomas McGuinness Jennifer and Michael McManus Elea and Daniel Medina Margarita Casanova and Kanan Mehren Nancy and Jon Meislin Holly and Jimmy Messer

Monica and Christopher Lachance

Radhika and Glen Jonas

Varsha and Siddharth Mathur

Nancy and Tyler Le Janet and Spencer Lee Lisa Stott and Daniel Lemieux Carey and Greg Lesser

Milito Family

Nicole Tenpas and Brian Miller Dana and Mike Miller Vicki and Rocky Miller Allison and Martin Mitchell Mjos Family Shannon Whaley and John Moraytis

Nancy and Tarrant Moses Harold Mulderink

Charlotte and Russ Lesser

Christine and Nathaniel Mundy

Trava and Scott Letourneau

Maiko and Brian Murphy

Lisa and Mitchel Karp

April and Cash Levy

Lynn and David Murray

Amy Tu and George Karthan

Nedda and Scott Lewers

Sarah Molasky and Tony Napoli

Miriam and John Keaney

Tracy and Eddie Lewis

Pat and Bill Nault

Jina and John Kennedy

Lin Family

Neal Family

Parinaz and Hushidar Kharas

Katherine and Steve Lin

Cassandra and Chris Neman

Kheiri Family

Julie and Mark Linnecke

Naomi Neville

Ines and Hicham Khoumsi

Liu Family

Jennifer and Clay Newbill

Caroline and Lorcan Kilmartin

Kun Pu and Dapeng Liu

Joanne Le and Minh Nguyen

Kim Family

Mia and Gregory Lockwood

Trang Le and Steven Nguyen

Julie and Brian Kim

Victoria Slago and John Long

Jillian and Jonathan Nichols

Emily Hsu and Gabriel Kim

Heather Lucas

Teresa and Brian Nielsen

Kathy Huang and Michael Kim

Rudina and Mergim Lumi

Sara and Mehdi Nouri Kolouri

Anthi Nguyen and Long Ly

Wes Kauble and Saxon Nowotka Kitty and Philip Nussbaum

Sarah and Eric Kjellberg

Laurin Beazley and Chris MacArthur

Christy Tillman and Brian Kniffel

MacEachern Family

Jennifer Kalvestran and Daniel O'Brien

Knijn Gonzalez Family

Amy and Jason MacMaster

O'Donnell Family

Jennifer and Kregg Koch

Donna and James Maertz

Ogrin Family

Marija Kosanovich

Maria and Patrick Maloney

Dana and Tyler Old

Kosmont Family

Hava and Jason Manasse

Zaphiroula and Jerry Kostas

Manhattan Beach Rotary Club Charitable Foundation

Jeanelyn Kwong and Timothy Olshefski

Sabina Randhawa and Ashwin Karamchandani

King Family

Mardi Norman and Dave King

Susan and John Krambeer

Erin and Jeffrey Ostrick Karen and Jack Overstreet

Heather and Bob Hoffman

Pooja Naithani and Sanjeev Kumar

Corina Riba and Rob Marckel

Dana and Warren Kushner

Lindsay and Miguel Marco

Nicky Painter

Jamie Eng and Jeff Holland

Diana Kussman

Kathryn Johnston and Michael Masenga

Sormeh and Arash Panah

Selena and Steve Hollich

Krisa and Jeromie Park

Honea Family

Jiyeon and Andrew Kwon

Maggie Nesbitt and Chris Mason

Pascu Family 47

Carrie and Anthony Scott

Lenie and Rob Trent

Andrea Shin and Nirav Patel

Courtney and Daniel Shabani

Lauren and Peter Tripp

$499 AND BELOW

Bueno Family

KEY

Budde Family

Toral and Rick Patel

Azin and Amar Shah

Tsan Family

Anonymous (103)

Dajana and Darren Buonaguidi

Black: Annual Appeal

Pavelka-Schneeloch Family

Lauren and Ahmad Shahriar

Joy Higa and Chris Tuffli

Elizabeth Adamis

Melissa and Kevin Burke

Bita Sadeghi and Michael Pearson

Shamos Family

Brooke and Chris Tuppan

Mona and Afshin Afrashteh

Sage Asteak and Dennis Burrell

Blue: Endowment and/or Paddle Raise

Farah Kamal and Eduardo Pech

Sharp Family

Rebecca and Ryan Tyni

Shelton Family

Vaishnav Family

Marlene Zepeda and Sergio Aguinada

Burrows Family

Fernanda and Gustavo Peixoto Joseph Peri

Nazila and Payam Shenasi

Flora and Vince Valdez

Perscheid Family

Shepherd Family

Valentin Family

Pettay Family

Suzette Molinos and Jay Shimamoto

Monika and Jakub Valkoun

Melissa Vocke and Jake Pike Paige and Art Pinn Mandy and Phillip Poliner

Vanessa and Devin Poolman Tamara Ritchey Powers

Purdy Family El and Charles Raker Jen and Carlos Ramirez

Reierson Family Johanna and Derek Rigaud

Angie and Dan Rimmon Christy Robinson Leticia Mesquita Oliveira and Thiago Rodrigues Nancy Velasquez and Jose Rodriguez

Shin Family

Esther and Danny Valoy

Joel and Danielle Aiello Elen Akopyan Akture Family Alavi Family Sydney and Shaun Albin

Amudalat and Karim Busari Katie Sullivan and Eric Butz Michelle and Craig Cagney Laurie and Andy Caine

Lauren and Kirk Campbell

Bold: 5+ Consecutive Years of Giving Gold: Lifetime Giving $100K+

Asya and Michael Campbell

James Shu

Kathleen Newell and Jeremy Vereecke

Manette and Stephen Sinkus

Jurgita and Einaras Von Gravrock

Linda and Phil Alfandary

Hilary and Tom Skinner

Vranicar Family

Coleen Sullivan and Justin Allen

Laurie and Peter Skuts

Julie and Rob Waller

Altamura Family

Jean Slater

Sophia Lapidus and Tim Walling

Gillian and John Cato

Jennifer and Cameron Smith

Heidi and Jim Walsh

Julia Kornilova and Boris Amelyan

Ali and Zach Smith

Lynn Chen and Edward Wang

Andrew Family

Sarah and Paul Snow

Lilian Lin and Ethan Wang

Lori and Brad Angeleri

Sangeeta Muthu and Vivek Chandra

Jan and Ronald Sorensen

Rebecca and Eric Warfield

Jenna Stark and Matthew Antle

Ching Family

Jill Birnbaum and Chris Sorley

Kimberly and Mark Wasiljew

Elizabeth and Gregg Apirian

Danielle and Ameet Chopra

Marjorie and Frank Soto

Weaver Family

Araujo Family

Wendy and Channing Chor

Spencer Family

Weinbaum Family

Ashly and Brett Armstrong

Valerie Tse and Ben Chou

Quincy and William Backer

Allison Yen and Elijah Chung

Bado Family

Churchill Family

Ursula Moran Bagley and Matthew Bagley

Cimmarusti Family

Bajer Family

Cohen Family

Erica and Dave Bakalyar

Christina and Kirk Cole

Ballard Family

Nora Amaral and Robert Collins

Cindy and Steve Bandel

Jessica and Scott Collins Sandra and Brent Conkling

Alexander Family

Green: Annual Appeal + Endowment and/or Paddle Raise

Cannon Family Katie and Robert Carley Irene Gonzalez-Castillo and John Castillo Michelle and Scott Champagne

Erin Dowgiert Lauren Francis and Brandon Duarte Stephanie and Ori Dugary

Lilian Dunker Cruz Penny and Mike Earnest

Grace Edgington Edmunds Family Kiki and Benjamin Einziger Juri Sasaki and Kei Erer Erzen Family Sara Aguilar and Jose Fernandez

Sreejit Family

Erica and Kyle Wheeler

Jessica and Robert Stanbrook

Matt Wheeler

Pennie and Frank Stepczyk

Heather Wilcox

Katrina and James Stephens

Shani and Jeff Williams

Laurie and Benjamin Stern Sabine and Tim Stickelbrucks

Allison Layton-Winer and David Winer

Lisa and Bill Stirewalt

Etel and Tyler Wolf

Lindsey Stone

Melanie Cook and Woody Woods

Ursula Ster and Phil Stover

Amy Ferris and Samuel Wookey

Dave Barakat

Julie Davidson and Jeff Strnad

Xiaolin Lei Family

JaNaea and Ray Barnes

Lisa and Thomas Cook

Serena Mo and John Sun

Meina Xu

Amanda and Wesley Bauer

Jessica and William Cornelison

Connie and John Tan

Nancy Huh and Isaac Yang

Ryan Baukol

Nhu-Y Nguyen and John Cortez

Rachelle and Fenton Sanger

Susmita Patnala and Venkatesh Tatineni

Mary Helen Immordino-Yang and Kyle Yang

Sabrina and Jonathan Benassaya Billett/Eich Family

Elisabeth Costa de Beauregard Segel

Santoro Briggs Family

Deborah and Raymond Tellis

Jennifer Lin and Robert Yap

Alyson and Kyle Darr

Becky and Brad Schaefer

Catherine Chen and Alex Teneyck

Sudi and Omid Yazdi

Christopher Carter and Derek Billings

Culpo-Bortone Family

Linda Pollard and Rodger Yeaton

April and Chris Blackadder

Jen and Kevin Davis

Christiane and Wilhelm Schaeffler

Hansni and Praveen Thadhani

Dazé Family

Sharon Gardner

Sarah Clark and Timothy Thomas

Kelly and Christopher Yeo

Blake Family Alison and Brent Blakely

Shani and Matthew Thome

Laura and Matt Thorson

Alexandra Triumph and Jordon Bloch

Jessica Gatewood

Mark Schelbert

Sarah and Shaun Yosslowitz

Caitlin O'Rourke and Rigoberto De Alba Landeros

Julie Ann and Peter Gatchalian

Schaub Family

Max Yoffe

De Leon Family

Lisa and Tim Gibson

Susie and Thomas Schilling

Liugen Gao and Xuefeng Tian

Boag Family

Kelly and Chris de Virgilio

Shelley and Nicholas Gil

Schrift Family

Teresa and Kirk Tittle

Charlotte and Tucker Booth

Anna and Joe Del Riego

Carrie and Greg Gilmer

Stephanie and David Schroeder

Pooja Gupta and Sanjay Tolia

Jacqueline and Mark Dewey

Michelle Glaser-Weiner

Sarah and Jason Schulberg

Tran Family

Iwona Drabik and Edwin Zeelmaekers

Caroline and Frank Borawski Ali and Joe Branca

Diaz Family

Angela Glassman

Shana Green and Mark Schuler

Christie and Stephan Tran

Yan Guo and Chunbo Zhang

Catherine and Todd Brilliant

Dill Family

Julia and Roy Gonella

Inna and David Schwartz

Alanna and Christopher Trautner

Xia Xia and Xin Zhong

Kathleen and Geoff Brown

Tiffany and Jared Dougherty

Gonzalez Family

Nadine and Randy Roisman

Romagnoli Family Christina and Ashton Rose Elizabeth and Bryce Ross

Roy Family Rubinstein Family

Cecilia Rubio Adrienne and Erik Russell Rebekah and Jung Ryu Viktoria and Ed Salcedo

Rudy and Catherine Salo

Caryn and Sunil Saxena

FRIENDS

Nina and Jayesh Patel

Elly and Dave Young

Alice and Mike Zandpour Dianna and Jon Zarkos

Kimberly and Matthew Clark

Samantha and Eric Fishkin Lyn Fishman Jia and Danny Fong Katherine and Robby Forbes

Jeanne and Vincent Ford Gretchen and Andrew Fowler Kate and Todd Franke

Frash Family Chanel and Ryan Frech Cara and David Freeman Andrea Herrera and Nicolas Friedemann Friedlander Family

Gafni Family Garcia Family Gardner Family

Gordon Family

Alison and Ian Jones

Allison and Jason Madison

Nora Barak and Tadhg O'Connor

Tiffany and Evan Scott

Jennifer and Craig Gordon

Patricia and Jeffrey Jones

Maguire Family

Oletti Family

Bree and Wayne Seligson

KEY

Helen Bellocq and Matthew Gordon

Juberg Family

Karissa and Todd Marsh

Beth and Aaron Orozco

Nora Beteri and Ambrus Seres

Black: Annual Appeal

Emily and Adam Gould

Juge Family

Julie Dolan and Alastair Martin

Lisa and Jeffrey Jutras

Kerry Buzzell and Daniel Martin

Lolly Enriquez and Dennis Ortiz-Luis

Jaclyn Becker Servia and Oriol Servia

Blue: Endowment and/or Paddle Raise

Erika and Ronny Kalash

Nancy Uaje and Larry Mathewson

Cynthia Bugarin-Ostergar and Allen Ostergar IV

Allison and Jason Shanks

Nicole and John O'Toole

Carolyn Woodson and William Shepler

Green: Annual Appeal + Endowment and/or Paddle Raise

Natasha and Darrell Graf Melissa and Collin Grant Ingrid and Rod Greene Greenwood Family Grimes Family Grogan Family Elena Buchkovsky and Shawn Groshans

Kathleen and Ugis Kanders

Kathuria Family Sarah Keasler Kelli Keller Erin and Ryan Kelly

Jill and Mike Matthews Obe and Chris Maydaniuk Amy and William McCance Tim McClellan

McCoy Family

Brittney and Trevor Oystrick

Denise and Adam Shipley

Bold: 5+ Consecutive Years of Giving

Patman Family

India and Trevor Shoush

Gold: Lifetime Giving $100K+

Tracee Knott and Zach Siegel

Sandra Weiss-Pean and Jean-Christophe Pean

Marianne and Coby McDonald

Tanya Forsheit and Reginald King

McMurrey Family

Caitlin Colvard and Nima Mehran

Nina Wennerstrand and Todd Penn

Calista Ming and Kevin Kischuk

Haley Mehren

Kate and Ryan Hall

Madeleine Black and Aaron Klafter

Jeanette and Jon Halvorsen

Danielle and Matt Klafter

Han Family

Harry Knapp

Hansen Family

Nicole and Stephen Koshgerian

Erynne and Ryan Hart

Heather and Dev Krishnan

Hartley Family

Heather and Brian Krueger

Sharon and Eric Hartmans

Lakoff Family

Cheryl and Michael Hauck

Jennifer Gerjarusak and Juan Lam

Grumley Family Irina and Iurii Gruzdeva Alice Hsu and Matthew Guhl

Hazard Family Elizabeth Mitchell and Matthew Hennessy Meike and Blake Hennon

Yvonne Co and Thomas Hicks Mai Vu and Daniel Higgins Jennifer and Scott Hochstadt Natalia and Stephen Hodgson Hayley Hoffman Aya and Daisuke Horiguchi Sarah and Andrew Horn Horton Family Sepideh Foroughi and Kaveh Hoss Jessie Yu and Jeff Huang Nina Huckabay

Jennifer Huynh J. Pritchard, LLC Monica and Hugh Jackson Joan To and Walter Jefferson Amy Jensen Anna Debecki and Thomas Jeschke Barbie and Sergio Jimenez Penny and Adam Johnson Jaclyn and Wade Johnson

Catherine Paras and Jordy Lee Lara Kimberly and Abbott Lawrence Ingrid and Prentice Le Clair Betty Chang and Raymond Lee Megan and Aaron Leon Whitney and Andrew Leung Carol and Paul Levin

Jonathan Lin Jenny and Stan Lin Nelly and Jason Lindsay Wendy Carson and Michael Lindsey

Alice and David Liu Livesey Family Locke Family Leila Hiromi Kurosawa-Long and Justin Long Aida Lopez

Roberta and Robert Shanman

Jennifer Garrett and Ashwin Patil

Jennifer Kim

Grow Family

Kalra Family

Gretchen Silva Olga and Aurelien Simon

Tracey and David Windes

Sinay Family

Jessica and Steve Witherow

Evelin Lopez and Cesar Perez

Tracy and Joshua Skinner

Sharon and Mike Witzansky

Julie and Filippo Meo

Anna Peterson

Leah and Steven Smadja

Wixom Family

Holly and James Merrill

Petersson Family

Anna and Scott Womack

Michaels Family

Laurie and Henry Phan

Lindsay Newby-Snode and Ryan Snode

Chelsea and Sam Michaels

Phillips Family

Allison Sousa

Taylor Martin and Paul Worgul

Julie Saleh and Mark Michail

Aurelia and Matthew Pifer

Sheri and Cas Milewski

Ann and Mike Pitts

Melissa and Gabriel Miller

Pliaconis Family

Nikki Tolt and Van Miller

Sumire and Bradley Polito

Ann Milligan Ach

Mindi and John Prather

Teresa Wang and Min Mo

Shayla Malauulu and Alex Probasco

Mio Hidaka and Brian Monje Kristen and Tyler Monroe Megan Montz

Moore Family Jennifer and Tyler Moore

Jill Mordy and Michael Chase Mordy Gloria Muleady Mulholland Family Muñoz Family Crystal and David Murakami Murashko Family Jacqueline Murphy

Jennifer Procopio and Christopher Nashawaty Anna and Jonathan Navarro

Anita and LeRoy Nelson Nguyen Family

Stebbins Family Ashley and Sean Stell

Sumyk Family Christopher Talbott Tassone Family

Wood Family Wright Family Ying Tong and Yue Yang Erica and T.J. Yerke Shannon and Donald Yocum

Lisa and Joshua Taub

Porntiwa Yangthung and Arnie Yuan

Yelena and Vincent Tibone

Rehana and Andrew Zamfotis

Jillian and Lucas Puente

Aileen and Jade Torres

Crystal Shi and Ben Zhang

Bridgitte and Beverly Pugh

Tran Family

Heba Khorshid and Amr Radwan

Jennifer and Andrew Tretten

Sana Muttalib and Mujtaba Ziauddin

Sam and Jim Rapier

Katherine Brechtelsbauer and Michael Truong

Isabelle Wijnolst and Harry Ratcliff

Jody Burrows and Nikola Turner

Nicola Harrison and Greg Ray

Marianne and Ryan Turner

Watita and Andrew Real

Tasha Gunn and Kyle Uno

Reid Family

Lauren and Chris Updegrave

Amanda Rhoads

Ustick Family

Lindsay and Matt Rhodes

Dana and Aaron Vaccaro

Bruna Riccioppo

Peter Van Mieghem

Piper and Matthew Rissmiller

Velasquez Family

Elizabeth Sivitos and Matthew Roberts

Gina Duong and Son Vo

Taylor Roggin

Waern Family

Rovner Meyer Family

Rowker Family

Jessica and Joey Luengo

Nguyen Family

Sofia Rodriguez Luis and Giovanni Luis

Stefanie Ziller and Albert Nguyen Todd and Kristin Nickerson

Erin and James Lutz

Sanchez Family

MacDonald Family

Rachel Johnson and Richard Nigro

Chelsea Kamish and Michael Macias

Ginger and Zachary Nix

Sauro Family

Molly and Eric Norberg

Tracy Barr and Philip Schwartz

Nichole Rupert Salomone Family

Santa Maria-Gronholm Family

Anjali and Jaron Vogelsang

Johanna Rothlaender and Gustav Ziolkowski Rachel and Josh Zuckerwise

In spite of our best efforts, errors and omissions may occur. To inform us of any inaccuracies, please contact the MBEF office at 310-303-3342.

Christine Wang Hilary and Jeffrey Weston Jill and Ryan Whan Abigail and Kevin Whilden White Family Indra Widjaja Hasmig Derderian and Tom Williams

CH A MPION S $ 1 0 0,0 0 0 +

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Local Businesses, Lasting Impact MBEF is proud to partner with local businesses that share our commitment to strong public schools and a vibrant Manhattan Beach community. Over the years, these Community Partners have played a vital role in helping our schools thrive through their generous support. We are deeply grateful to those who continue to invest in our schools by participating in the MBEF Community Partner Program.

INNOVATOR S $ 1 5 ,0 0 0 +

Please support the businesses that support our schools—they help make Manhattan Beach one of the best places to live, work, and learn. B E NE FAC TOR S $ 1 0,0 0 0 + 2026

DRE# 01874517

@jenny_morant

A DVO C ATE S $ 5 ,0 0 0 +

PATRON S $2 , 5 0 0 +

FR IE N DS $ 1 , 5 0 0 +

ARCO ampm

Downtown Manhattan Beach Business & Professional Association

California IP Law

Balfour Beatty Construction Coastal Interactive Fresh Brothers Kinecta Federal Credit Union Legends MBS Media Campus

Gillespie Host Group LAcarGUY Lazy Acres Natural Market {pages} a bookstore

Chase Law Group, P.C. The Copy Shop Dunham Stewart, Vista Sotheby’s Manhattan Bread & Bagel SouthBay Can Cleaners WM

To learn more about becoming a Community Partner, contact Development Director Marian Guirguis at marian@mbef.org or call 310-303-3342. 52

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk The 17th Annual Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk brought a record-breaking 3,000 MBUSD participants together on October 19, 2025, celebrating the generosity and community spirit that define Manhattan Beach. Led by event founder and Skechers President Michael Greenberg, the Walk has raised more than $31 million for education and youth organizations since its inception. In 2025, more than $2.7 million was distributed to neighboring school districts and nonprofit partners, including a $280,000 grant to MBEF.

TEDx The 16th Annual TEDx Manhattan Beach welcomed more than 1,000 attendees on November 15, 2025, for a day of inspiring ideas and thought-provoking conversations. Centered on the theme UNSTOPPABLE, the event featured speakers whose perseverance, creativity, and determination are driving positive change, including Mira Costa High School senior Zoe Nicols and graduate Tyler Tang. MBEF is proud to support TEDx Manhattan Beach, which celebrates curiosity, lifelong learning, and the spirit of innovation that defines our community.

Rock the ASK The MBEF Board of Directors welcomed Annual Appeal supporters to the third annual Rock the ASK celebration on March 14, 2026, recognizing families who contributed the ASK of $2,500 per student. Hosted by longtime community partner Kinecta, the afternoon featured live music, food and beverages from MBEF sponsors, and an opportunity to celebrate our community’s shared investment in Manhattan Beach public schools.

PA R T I C I PAT I N G PA R T N E R S

Raising Cane’s CANN Social Tonic El Segundo Brewing Company Gelson’s Gray Whale Gin The Habit Burger Kona Big Wave Pretty Tasty Saint Rhum Tiki Kai Tito’s Handmade Vodka Uncorked

MB Legacy Open Golf Tournament

PA R T I C I PAT I N G PA R T N E R S

The second annual MB Legacy Open Golf Tournament, presented by LourdMurray, welcomed 132 golfers to Old Ranch Country Club on March 30, 2026, for a day of friendly competition and community spirit. Participants enjoyed on-course contests, prizes, and opportunities to connect with fellow supporters of Manhattan Beach public schools. The tournament raised $70,000 for the MBEF Endowment, helping provide sustainable support for future generations of students. 57

The Exer Urgent Care Grand View Gator Run The Exer Urgent Care Grand View Gator Run returned on May 3, 2026, with a record turnout of more than 700 runners, walkers, and families. A beloved Manhattan Beach tradition for more than two decades, this year’s event directed 100% of the proceeds to MBEF to help restore educator positions, raising more than $30,000. Thank you to the Grand View Elementary PTA, title sponsor Exer Urgent Care, and the many sponsors, volunteers, and participants who made this event such a success.

The Manhattan Wine Auction The Future In Bloom THE 32ND ANNUAL MANHATTAN WINE AUCTION SET A NEW RECORD, RAISING AN EXTRAORDINARY $2 MILLION TO SUPPORT MANHATTAN BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOLS. A sold-out crowd of 2,250 guests gathered for an unforgettable evening of exceptional wine, food, and community. The event featured culinary creations from 50 South Bay restaurants and wines, spirits, and craft beer from over 80 beverage partners. Together, our generous supporters celebrated the power of community while making a lasting investment in educational excellence for every MBUSD student. We are deeply grateful for everyone who helped make this milestone year possible.

LEGACY AWARD

E VENT HOST

FO UNDING SP ONSOR

ES TATE SP ONSOR S

RICH WEISS

Established in 2020, the Manhattan Beach Education Foundation Legacy Award recognizes individuals whose exceptional leadership, philanthropy, and commitment to public education have had a lasting impact on MBUSD and the Manhattan Beach community.

VIS TA SP ONSOR S

This year, MBEF honored Rich Weiss with the 2026 Legacy Award in recognition of his extraordinary leadership, philanthropy, and enduring commitment to public education. A South Bay resident for nearly four decades, Rich and his wife, Ginny, raised their three daughters in MBUSD, inspiring his enduring dedication to ensuring future generations have access to an exceptional education. Professionally, Rich has spent more than 40 years in investment management and currently serves as Chief Investment Officer of the Multi-Asset Strategies Division at American Century Investments, bringing his expertise in long-term strategy and financial stewardship to both his career and his volunteer service.

CELL AR SP ONSOR S

GALE, LIU, MANSON, PASSAVIA, SIMON, AND TAKSA FAMILIES

Over the past 17 years, Rich has provided visionary leadership on the boards of MBEF and MBEF Endowment, drafting the original Endowment investment policy, leading the successful $20 Million by 2020 Endowment Campaign, helping establish the Manhattan Wine Auction as a key source of Endowment funding, and serving as Chief Investment Officer of the Endowment. His expertise in investment management has helped grow and safeguard this vital resource for generations of MBUSD students. Beyond his leadership, Rich is a familiar face at the Manhattan Wine Auction, generously donating wine and volunteering each year—embodying the hands-on spirit of service that makes the Manhattan Beach community so special.

M AJ OR IN-KIND SP ONSOR S

C ABERNET SP ONSOR S

PADDLE RAISE

GROWING THE MBEF ENDOWMENT The launch of the Grow $5 Million in 5 Years Endowment Campaign at the 2026 Manhattan Wine Auction was a defining moment for MBEF. Building on the vision of those who planted the first seeds of the Endowment, our community raised more than $800,000 through the Paddle Raise, creating a lasting investment that will continue to enrich education and support Manhattan Beach students for generations to come.

Arneson, Atkinson, Balagia, Beregovsky, & Hawkins Families

Bedner, MacDonald, Meyer, Mokhtari, Monaghan & Padnos Families

Balfour Beatty & HMC Architects

City of Manhattan Beach Dust Liesy Family

Barker, Brown, Choffat, Quarello, Schelbert & Wheeler Families

Ellis Law Corporation

AdMax Local

Beale Lauridsen Family

Fouladgar, Fundingsland, Searles, Smith & Weinstein Families

The Gibbs Family Gimlen Orthodontics Jones, Lohrey, Michail, Weitzman & Wood Families Kinecta Federal Credit Union LA Chargers MidFirst Bank

Richard Montgomery & KOSMONT Companies – Larry Kosmont Robinson Di Lando Law Firm Rosen, Rosenthal, Shaheen, Sprick & Womack Families Taos Footwear Verizon

IN-KIND SP ONSOR S

COASTAL INTERACTIVE 60

IDEAL 55 WINE LOCKERS

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BES T OF THE 2 02 6 M ANHAT TAN WINE AU C TION BEST WINERY Uncorked BEST DISTILLERY Saint Rhum BEST RESTAURANT Stecca Taverna

C O M MUNIT Y W I NE D ONOR S

LIVE AU C TION D ONOR S

Rachel & Christopher Alexander

The 1916 Company

Ashley McCarthy & Bret Barker

AVP

Cathy & Quinn Barrow Chris & Geoffrey Bremer Emily & Mike Brunick Angela & Jake Dax Courtney & William Dramis Annie & Amir Fouladgar Kim & John Friedman Justine & Andrew Hunter Wanda & Chuck Kaminski Cindy & Michael Kaplan Lily Chang & Jeff Konsmo Anicia Mendez & Adam Krikorian Pat & Richard Lucy Jennifer Chung & Sean Lucy Ashley & Brian Magovern Valerie & Paul Mellinger Wimberly & James Meyer Lauren & Scott Moffat Kelly & Edward Moyzes Jeanne & John Oshiro Lisa & Adam Quarello Michelle & Greg Rosen Shayan Rostam Sherine & Sasha Siddhartha Kim & Justin Solomon April & Roger Spencer Brent Sprenkle Karen & Scott Van Cleave Susan & Bill Weintraub

Ashes & Diamonds Winery Bloomfield Family Chevron DJ Manna Fach Family Four Seasons Resort and Cabo Del Sol

WI NE C O M MIT TEE

Ally Choffat-Van Der Boon Tammy Choy Michael Cohen Maribeth Cunningham Bill Dramis Mike Fach Stacey Fundingsland Garret Giglia Chris Hartley Dana Hartmann Rich Janson Katie Johnson Andrew Kwasnowski

Gregory Family

Jen Linney

Los Angeles Angels Los Angeles Kings Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair Memento Mori Wimberly and James Meyer

Carolyn Leserman Ellen Lubman Mark Maruyama Samantha Maynard Ashley McCarthy Erin McMurrayMendenhall Cas Milewski Richard Montgomery Kelly Moyzes

The Tiny Bird

John Oshiro Amy Pearce Adam Quarello Matt Riley Nathalie Rosen Caneel Rosenthal Shayan Rostam Denise Shipley Sasha Siddhartha Sara Smildzens Justin Solomon Roger Spencer Brent Sprenkle Karen Van Cleave Rebecca Warfield

William Cole Vineyards

Alex Yoffe

Napa Valley Wine Train P/S LAX Pasha Fine Jewelry Sheth Family Simms Hospitality Group Gale & David Slay SoFi Stadium Stanly Ranch Auberge Resort Stecca Hospitality Group Surf Air Taub Family Vineyards – Sign of the Dove

D A T E

Terence Balagia

Kristal Lane

Lido Bakery

T H E

Lisa Quarello, Co-Chair

Four Seasons Resort and Residences Vail Hunter Family

S A V E

Jake Dax, Co-Chair

SATURDAY JUNE 5, 2027 BENEFITTING THE M A N H AT TA N B E AC H E D U CAT I O N F O U N D AT I O N E N D OWM E N T

Zislis Family

Virginia Sogomonian & Rich Weiss Kristen & Alex Yoffe

RESULTS

2025-26 LEADERSHIP

To ensure effective planning, the results of fundraising efforts in one year fund the grants of the following year—meaning that the funding raised from the 2025-26 Annual Appeal will fund the programs in the next school year. MBEF will grant over $8 Million to our schools in 2026-27 because of our community’s generosity in 2025-26.

MBEF

Lisa Quarello

Mike Brunick President

Tiffany Quick

Raj Mehrotra Vice President

Scott Rosenthal

Terence Balagia Secretary

Kate Sinclair

MBEF’s strong financial health, accountability, and transparency has earned the highest honors from both Charity Navigator and Candid who independently evaluate non-profits to ensure the suitable governance and integrity of the organization. MBEF’s Audit Committee oversees a full audit conducted by independent finance professionals each year with financial statements that are found to be presented fairly and accurately in all material respects.

All donations to MBEF and the MBEF Endowment are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Below is a detailed account of the 2025-26 unaudited financials. All audited financial statements from previous years are available on the MBEF website at www.mbef.org. FUNDING SOURCES R AISED DURING THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR* Individual Contributions Corporate Matching Gifts Community Partners & Sponsorships Corporate Grants MBEF Endowment Annual Disbursement Community Events** Interest, Investment Gains & Other

$ $ $ $ $ $ $

5,1 4 1 ,069 529,940 89,443 598,263 1,400,5 17 314,322 449,543

Total Funding

8,523,097

Total Expenses

Lorelei Chao Treasurer

$ $ $

609,533 383,12 5 992,658

Maribeth Cunningham Kim Grablick Samantha Maynard Amy Pearce Jillian Robertson Kathryn Withycombe

CL A S S T WO D IR EC TO R S Aamir Abdullah Wayne Bush Farnaz Flechner

*Unaudited Results **Proceeds from the MB Legacy, 2026 Paddle Raise, and Manhattan Wine Auction benefit the MBEF Endowment

7,179,589

Stacey Fundingsland Dave Gendron Garret Giglia Brett Johnson Alice Kuo Andrew Kwasnowski

All donations to MBEF and the MBEF Endowment are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Michael Unton Bea Zimbalist

Roger Spencer President

Jennifer Cram

Total Grants

Roger Spencer

PTA/PTSA Representatives

Grants & Program Services Class Supply Grants PTA Program Grants

7,136,974 17,674 24,941

Tarek Shaer

E NDOWME NT

GR ANTS DISTRIBUTED FOR THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR FROM THE 2024-25 ANNUAL APPEAL* $ $ $

Nathalie Rosen

CL A S S ONE D IR EC TO R S

Jennifer Yee

2025-26 EXPENSES* Fundraising Management & General

The MBEF and Endowment Boards of Directors consist of community leaders, PTA representatives, local entrepreneurs, educational leaders and parents who are dedicated to the MBEF mission. In partnership with an experienced executive management team, the directors actively participate as volunteer ambassadors to support the foundation's fundraising, stewardship and grant management efforts. Site and Student Ambassadors build important awareness and support of MBEF's Annual Appeal campaign at each school site.

Erin Levin Ellen Padnos Sally Peel

Rich Weiss Chief Investment Officer Michael Husson Secretary Mitchell Ozawa Treasurer D IR EC TO R S Geoff Bremer Mike Brunick Mike Duckworth Michelle McDonald

Caroline Chon Development Coordinator Robyn Rogoff Operations Manager Joni Ramallo Financial Consultant S ITE A MBA S SA DOR S

Charlie Rogoff Lead Ambassador Collin Tarnay Lead Ambassador Evelyn Green

Crisa Castro Naoe

Isabella Jacobson

Stephanie Stewart Meadows Elementary School Christina Davis

Rachel Hang-Rothman Drew McElvain Frederick "DJ" Prelle Mary Rothermel Griffin Sagadevan

Kat Harwood Pacific Elementary School Maribeth Cunningham Claire Durand Pennekamp Elementary School Kailee Balagia Robinson Elementary School

MB E F A ND E N DOWM E NT TE A M

Kim Grablick

Marian Guirguis Development Director

Aviva Flechner Lead Ambassador

Grand View Elementary School

Remco Waller

Hilary Mahan Executive Director

S TUDE NT A MBA S SA DOR S

Alyne Kassardjian Manhattan Beach Middle School Kirsten Chen

Kathleen Hughes Community Relations and Events Director

Samantha Maynard

Erin Garcia Development Manager

Amy Pearce

Mira Costa High School

OUTGO IN G BOA R D ME MB E R S Thank you to the following MBEF and Endowment Board Members for their service and dedication to the MBEF vision of excellence in our schools as they complete their terms. Dave Gendron Brett Johnson Erin Levin Ellen Padnos Scott Rosenthal Kate Sinclair

JOIN THE EFFORT

MBEF is more than a fundraising organization—it represents a community united by the belief that public education deserves meaningful investment. Together, we are creating opportunities, shaping futures, and ensuring every student has the tools to shine. Your continued support makes it all possible. Let’s keep moving forward—together.

Volunteer

For information on volunteering for MBEF, contact Community Relations & Events Director Kathleen Hughes at kathleen@mbef.org.

Donate

Visit www.MBEF.org for more information on how to donate to MBEF’s Annual Appeal or the Endowment or call 310-303-3342.

Serve

For information on serving on the MBEF Board of Directors, contact Executive Director Hilary Mahan at hilary@mbef.org.

Partner

For information on partnering with MBEF as a Community Partner, contact Development Director Marian Guirguis at marian@mbef.org.

Ask

For general information regarding MBEF and its mission visit www.MBEF.org or email communications@mbef.org.

GRATITUDE

This was a challenging budget year, and our community answered with extraordinary generosity to preserve the educators and programs that define excellence in Manhattan Beach schools. As a result, MBEF was able to direct more than $8 million to MBUSD for the upcoming school year—the largest grant in MBEF's history. We are profoundly grateful to every donor, volunteer, and advocate who made this possible. Your support reaffirmed what has always defined this community—when we come together in support of our schools, every student benefits. If you haven't joined in the collective support of MBEF, we invite you to be part of the community’s meaningful tradition of giving. Together, we are investing in the bright future of our students. 68