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Founders Circle

The Founders Circle honors donors who have sustained our Center with $100,000+ in cumulative giving since 1991. Our vibrant community would not be possible without their support.

$1,000,000+

  • Gerald and Xiaoru Hoytt (z”l)
  • Jewish Federation Bay Area
  • Maurice Kanbar (z”l)
  • Koret Foundation
  • The Koum Family Foundation
  • Carol, Duff, and Mikayla Kurland
  • Marin Community Foundation
  • Hilda and Manfred Namm (z”l)
  • Barbro and Bernard Osher
  • Power in Partnership Fund
  • Sandler Foundation
  • Taube Philanthropies
  • Ruthellen and Monte Toole (z”l)

$500,000+

  • EarlyJ
  • FEMA/Cal OES
  • Hellman Foundation
  • Irving and Varda Rabin Foundation
  • Morris Stulsaft Foundation
  • Pell Family Foundation
  • William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

$250,000+

  • Friend Family Foundation
  • Richard and Barbara (z”l) Green
  • Headlands Foundation/Peter T. Paul
  • Anne and Jeffey (z”l) Howson
  • John Pritzker Family Fund
  • Caroline Fromm Lurie and Brian Lurie
  • Newton and Rochelle Becker Charitable Trust
  • Barbara and Joel Renbaum

$100,000+

  • Karen Behnke and Howard Luria
  • Marci and Marc Dollinger
  • Donald and Carole Chaiken Foundation
  • Marie and Lawrence Feldman (z”l)
  • Carolen and Douglas Herst
  • Sylvia and William Jacob (z”l)
  • Jewish Family & Children’s Services
  • Joan and Jim Kirsner
  • Laura and Gary Lauder
  • Laszlo N. Tauber Family Foundation
  • Warren G. Lefort
  • Moses Libitzky
  • Melanie and Peter (z”l) Maier
  • Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund
  • Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund
  • Dorene and Robert Schiro
  • Swig Foundation
  • Christina and Richard Thalheimer
  • Troper Wojcicki Foundation
  • Walter & Elise Haas Fund
  • Anonymous (2)

Legacy Circle

The Legacy Circle honors donors who make gifts in their estates to ensure future generations are able to start their Jewish journeys, find community, and pursue lifelong wellness at the JCC.
  • Geraldine Barr and Maxine Epstein
  • Lee (z”l) and Frank Battat
  • Yvonne and Fred Beller (z”l)
  • Suzan Berns
  • Rosalind and David Bloom
  • Vivien Braly and Ruben Arquelevich
  • Dorothy and Richard (z”l) Breiner
  • Geri and Martin Brownstein (z”l)
  • Marci and Marc Dollinger
  • Judith Einbinder (z”l)
  • George Fernbacher (z”l)
  • Carole and Mark (z”l) Friedlander
  • Vanessa and Marty Friedman
  • Suzanne and Abe (z”l) Froman
  • Elaine and Barry Gilbert
  • Alice Glasser and Jesse Thompson
  • Joanne and Fred Greene
  • Julie and Richard Harris (z”l)
  • Leslie and Steve Isaacs
  • Sylvia and William Jacob (z”l)
  • Emily Jacobs (z”l)
  • Jane and Arnie (z”l) Kahn
  • Rachel and Loren Kertz
  • Sidney Krezmer (z”l)
  • Susan and Mark Lachtman
  • Iris and Michael Lax
  • Warren G. Lefort
  • Marlyn (z”l) and Larry McClaskey
  • Hilda and Manfred Namm (z”l)
  • Cindy Ostroff and Raoul Stepakoff
  • Eda and Joseph (z”l) Pell
  • In memory of Abe and Toba Rashti (z”l)
  • Barbara and Joel Renbaum
  • Barbara and Richard (z”l) Shand
  • Lynne Simon
  • Melissa and Craig Slayen
  • James Sokol
  • Marilyn and Jerry (z”l) South
  • Deborah and Larry Stadtner
  • Debra and Rex Stratton
  • Natalia and Adam Straus
  • Tad Taube (z”l)
  • Ruthellen and Monte Toole (z”l)
  • Herbert E. Wallace (z”l)
  • Carmen G. & Grant M. Welling Endowed Scholarship Fund (z”l)
  • Lisa and Matt Wertheim
  • Judy Wolff-Bolton
  • Michael Young and Grace Young
  • Alice S. and Arthur B. Zimmerman (z”l)
  • Anonymous (4)

Annual Donors

Our Giving Circles are comprised of donors who give $1,000+ to our annual campaign and enjoy exlusive benefits throughout the year. Circle members who have given $1,000+ in each of the last 3 years are highlighted with a loyalty star (★).

July 2025 – June 2026

Leadership Circle

$500,000+

  • Hilda and Manfred Namm (z”l)★

$250,000+

  • EarlyJ★
  • Koret Foundation★
  • The Koum Family Foundation★

$100,000+

  • Anne Howson★
  • Jewish Federation Bay Area★

$50,000+

  • Hellman Foundation★
  • Norman Laboe
  • Barbro and Bernard Osher★
  • Taube Family Foundation★

$25,000+

  • Melanie Maier★
  • Stephenie Morgan and George Mann★
  • Morris Stulsaft Foundation★

$10,000+

  • Nikki Cavalier and Paul Castro★
  • Rick Green★
  • Julie and Richard Harris (z”l)
  • Iris King
  • Carol, Duff, and Mikayla Kurland★
  • Caroline Fromm Lurie and Brian Lurie★
  • Newton D. & Rochelle F. Becker Foundation★
  • Sharon Oviatt and Philip Cohen★
  • Eda Pell★
  • Barbara and Joel Renbaum★
  • Susan and Sanford Schwartz
  • Marika Páez Wiesen and Eric Wiesen★
  • Anonymous

$5,000+

  • Ira and Leonore Gershwin Fund
  • Joanne and Greg Giffra★
  • Gail and Harold Glassberg★
  • Liz and Joe Greenberg★
  • Rachel and Loren Kertz★
  • Susan Kolb★
  • Susan and Mark Lachtman★
  • Momentum Unlimited
  • Ilona and Lorne Parker★
  • Tri Counties Bank
  • Lois and Mel Tukman★
  • Toni Weingarten
  • Diane and Larry Yermack★

Chai Circle $1,800+

  • Devin and Adam Alper
  • Joan Beavin
  • Lynn Blankfort and Steven Martin
  • Ivy Chen and Jack Chou
  • Dimensions in Travel★
  • Gayle Donsky and Morton Stein★
  • Angela and Eric Fleekop★
  • Janet Gallin★
  • Lisa and John Geisse★
  • Rita and Kent Gershengorn★
  • Deborah Gilden and Harry Murphy
  • Ursula Gropper★
  • Carolen and Douglas Herst★
  • Leslie and Steve Isaacs★
  • Linda and Robert Ivory★
  • Laurie Kahn and Jon Tolson
  • Joan and Jim Kirsner★
  • Caitlin and Stuart Landesberg
  • Jennifer and Jonathan Lefferts★
  • Diane Lowenstein
  • Qin Luo and Daniel Schwartz
  • Sonia Lurie and Darren Kuiper★
  • Mangia Nosh
  • Cathy and Raul Nicho
  • Edie Pankratz★
  • Orlee Rabin and David Shlachter★
  • Marc Rochman
  • Tobi and Mark Rubin★
  • Carol Sachal
  • Dorene and Robert Schiro★
  • Susan and David Schwartz
  • Judie and Len Shaw★
  • Madeline and Mark Sheron★
  • Sally and Andrew Shott
  • Jackie and Larry Slayen★
  • Melanie Sperling★
  • Christina and Richard Thalheimer★
  • Judy and Andy Warburg

Century Circle $1,000+

  • Agilent Technologies
  • Michelle and Daniel Barenbaum★
  • Frank Battat★
  • Alan Bear★
  • Nancy Boughey
  • Dorothy Breiner★
  • Joseph Campbell★
  • Kimberly Chen and Eduardo Hariton
  • Stephanie and Gilli Cherrin
  • Carolyn and Richard Cogan
  • Pamela Dekema and Richard Champe
  • Mary and Tom Esperance
  • Lori and Michael Ferguson
  • Melita Figueroa and Peg Sipos
  • Shelley and Jeffrey Finci
  • Suzanne and Abe (z”l) Froman★
  • Elaine and Barry Gilbert★
  • Google★
  • Wendy and Robert Grossman
  • Francesca Guidi and Andrea De Francesco
  • Howard & Irene Levine Family Foundation/Marci and Marc Dollinger★
  • Howard and Amy Finkelstein Foundation
  • Kaili and Praveen Jeyarajah
  • Jim Joseph Foundation
  • Maria Running Fisher Jones and Patricia Korijn★
  • Susan Kelly
  • Lyn and Don Klein
  • Shelby and Robbie Lazarow
  • Lefferts Family Foundation★
  • LinkedIn
  • Thomas Marx★
  • McNabb Foundation
  • Barbara Meislin★
  • Barbara Merino
  • Gerri Miller
  • Judith Miller
  • Bruce Morse
  • Sofia and Bob Nadjibi★
  • Kay and Mark Noguchi★
  • Catherine Pazemenas
  • Mary Rabb★
  • Victoria and Jake Rachleff
  • Patricia and Charles Raven
  • Anne and Marshall Richman★
  • Yetta Robinson★
  • S & A Superior Services★
  • Barbara Sachs
  • Alan Samuel
  • Carla Sokol★
  • Deborah and Larry Stadtner★
  • Carol Tereszkiewicz and Zachary Zimmerman
  • The Carlyle Group
  • Debbie and Eric Toizer★
  • Beth and Michael Vivio
  • Barbara and Scott Waxman
  • David A. Weinstein★
  • Cantor Naomi Weiss and David Weil
  • Nicole and Stephen Wilkes★
  • Judy Wolff-Bolton and Woody Bolton★
  • Judy and Steve Zimmerman★
  • Anonymous

Partners $360+

  • Carly and Daniel Abbott
  • Elizabeth and Howard Anderson
  • Elizabeth Austin
  • Elizabeth Barlow and Stephen McClellan
  • Catherine Blumberg
  • Simone Buchwalter and Hung Nguyen
  • John Burris
  • Jody and Ed Cale
  • Ellen Carroll
  • Rachael and Michael Cervantez
  • Rebecca and William Chadwick
  • Angela and Thomas Chen
  • Maria Jane and Paul Clarke
  • Pat Dafoe and Margery Kreitman
  • Dwight Daley
  • Jeffrey Dollinger and Patricia Wilson
  • Nancy Ellenbogen and Joel Lurie
  • Karen Shapiro Evans and David (z”l) Evans
  • Laurie Ficarra
  • Michelle Friend
  • Sara and David Gabriel
  • K.D. Glikman and J.S. De Laney
  • Ellen and Robert Goldman
  • Shirley Gottesman
  • Monica Haimowitz
  • Debbi Handler
  • Katherine and Newton Harband
  • Roberta and Mark Hoffman
  • Jill Hollander
  • Donna Isralsky and Jodie Silberman
  • Judy Jacobs
  • Helen and Eric Kestler
  • Flavia and Steven Kirz
  • Harriet Kossman
  • Judith and David Layne
  • Paula Love and Larry Reese
  • Danielle and Dekel Mahatzri
  • Cici Malin and Joshua Rai
  • Amanda and Daniel McAdams
  • Susan Morris
  • Susan Mufson
  • Yudith Segev and Alan Markle
  • Jenny and Jake Shemano
  • Laura Sherwood
  • Marsha Silberstein
  • Nancy Smith
  • Deborah Spanier and Ronald Fishman
  • Cindy Tollin
  • Unity Technologies
  • Julie and Tim Van Voris
  • Arlene and Mitch Wakasa
  • Liz Wallerstein
  • Suzanne Waterman
  • Ann and John Wathen
  • Lisa and Matt Wertheim
  • Diane Williams
  • Fengping Xiong and Zhou Dong
  • Hae Suk Yim-Schilling and Michael Schilling
  • Marilyn Zimmerman and Robert Mickel
  • Mollee Sue and Jack Zoken
  • Anonymous (8)

Supporters Up to $359

  • Phyllis Abbate
  • Leah and Maurice Abecassis
  • Arthur Ackerman and Diann Newman
  • Jody Angel and Leonard Simpson
  • Susan Arnot
  • Leila Aveseh and Rostam Karimian
  • Betty Barker and Daniel Fost
  • Lorraine Barry
  • Ethelynne Bates
  • Catherine Bell and Louis Wellmeier
  • Marilyn Beller
  • Taryn and Bryan Beller
  • Olivia and Michael Benesch
  • Celine and David Berman
  • Suzan Berns
  • Catherine Beyer
  • Bridget and David Bischoff
  • Doris Bloch
  • Gayle and Michael Blum
  • Sharon Bozic
  • Janet Braff
  • Amy and Marshall Brinn
  • Gail and Lou Brown
  • Lisa and Charles Buchwalter
  • Marion and Wayne Bulette
  • Barbara Bush
  • Chanel and Matthew Caplan
  • Joanie Ciardelli
  • Cisco Meraki
  • Devon and Bret Clima
  • Joyce and Allan Cohen
  • Suzi Cohen
  • Vivian Cohen and Emil Areton
  • Julia Cohen Sebastien and Paul Sebastien
  • Carol Colbert
  • Laurie Cole
  • Dasha and Matt Cronin
  • Corla and Bob Cubillas
  • Katherine Cubillas
  • Barbara Cullen and Alan Elliott
  • Christina Daley
  • Eunice David
  • Mary De Santis
  • Kerry Deichen
  • Felicia Demann
  • Jessie and Noah Drake
  • Mara Dubey and Jeremy Mintz
  • Farallon Capital Management
  • Gayle and Abe Farkas
  • Joanne and Gabriel Farkas
  • Devora Fine and Michael Cohen
  • Alla and Anatoliy Fortenko
  • Benjamin Fox and Rebecca Gindi
  • Greg Fox
  • Sheila Freedman
  • Vanessa and Marty Friedman
  • Anne and John Fuchs-Chesney
  • Leora and Matthew Fulvio
  • Solange Gabany
  • Mark Gainer
  • Sue and John Gallo
  • Leslie Garber
  • Elena Gataulina and Vladimir Kulikov
  • Angela Giacomini
  • Marilyn and Herbert Goldstein
  • Sigrun Graeff
  • Myrna and Dinu Gray
  • Jeffrey Greendorfer
  • Ann Greenspan
  • Barry Grossman
  • Paula and Howard Haimes
  • Sara Haynes and Michael Scippa
  • Shirley Heiman
  • Monica and Michael Hill
  • Ronni Himy
  • Jessica and Justin Hirigoyen
  • Miriam Hodge
  • Stephanie and Rudy Hoffman
  • Kimberly and William Hughes
  • Janet Hunter
  • Intel Foundation
  • Gail and Jerry Jacobs
  • Merrie and Seth Jaffe
  • Hermia James
  • Elaina Jannell and Edmund Vasper
  • Rebecca and Marc Jedel
  • Erin and Cameron Jones
  • Lillian Kaminer
  • Beth and Martin Katz
  • Lisa Kaufman and Aryaman Shalizi
  • Donna Kaulkin
  • Carolyn and Arlan Kertz
  • Julie King and Donald Abramson
  • Barbara Kirkner
  • Marsha Klein
  • Samantha and John Kniffin
  • Cary and Emanuel Kopstein
  • Lois Kortum
  • Barbara Kraus and Alfred Benesch
  • Zandy Krischer and Al Blank
  • Caryl and Ken Kurtzman
  • Ellen Kutten
  • Thomas Lange and Spencer Lockson
  • Sheri and Jerome Langer
  • Luanne and Ira Lansing
  • Basia and Arthur Leaffer
  • Gretchen Leavitt
  • Martha Lee
  • Catherine LeFevre
  • Naomi and Robert Leonard
  • Leora and Eytan Lerba
  • Levi Strauss
  • Ellen and Victor Levin
  • Nancy and Stephen Levinson
  • Teresa Lim
  • Maxine Litwak
  • Renee Loeb
  • Jennifer Long and Mark Wong
  • Shirley Long
  • Doreen and Frank Malin
  • Ruth and Martin Malkin
  • Alison and Trent Matthias
  • Marie and Stewart McAdams
  • Elaine McKenna and James Tylman
  • McKissock
  • Laura Merlo and Matt White
  • Teo and Tye Merlo
  • Christine Milburn and Richard Riboli
  • Cheri Milrad
  • Jan and David Mishel
  • Maggie and Jeffrey Moore
  • Felipe Munoz and Brad Sherrill
  • Danielle Murdoch and Brett Bass
  • Caroline Nalle and John Quillinan
  • Julianne Nameth
  • Howard Nemerovski
  • Oanh Nguyen and Jason Bedell
  • Renee and Karl Nickenig
  • Dorothy and Allen Nirenstein
  • Daphna Noily
  • Sarah and Eric Nusinow
  • Karen and Kenneth Olshansky
  • Dominique and Alex Oryol
  • Jeanette and David Osias
  • Joan Osterman
  • Cindy Ostroff and Raoul Stepakoff
  • Liz and Marc Paris
  • Patty and Dennis Pasquini
  • Joyce Pavlovsky
  • Elise and Alex Peck
  • Raphael Peck and Dawn Marie Wadle
  • Cristina and Ian Pena
  • Ann Phelan and Vladimir Rabichev
  • Beth and Jeffrey Pierce
  • Bruce Pohoriles
  • Ira Pollack
  • Christine and Paul Prusiner
  • Evi and Howard Rachelson
  • Michelle Rial and Lenny Rachitsky
  • Susan and Joachim Ritter
  • Randy Roberts
  • David Robinson
  • Roblox
  • Jessica Romm
  • Saralee and Lee Rosenberg
  • Peter Rosenthal
  • Shakira Rowyn
  • Sarah and Mark Rudnik
  • Susie and Dennis Sato
  • Carol Savio
  • Gisela and William Schecter
  • Adrienne Schlossberg
  • Meryl Schneider and Neil Kran
  • Morgan Blum Schneider and Brian Schneider
  • Elizabeth Schroeder
  • Ruth Schwab and Alejandro De Simone
  • Kristen Seatavakin
  • Harriet Seeley
  • Sara Seider and Corrigan Neralich
  • Eva Seligman-Kennard
  • Lizet Shamash
  • Matthew and Caitlin Shapiro
  • Susan and Sanford Shapiro
  • Judy and Jack Sherman
  • Sally and Danel Sherrard
  • Jennifer and Daniel Shott
  • Bernie Siegal
  • Paula and Paul Siegel
  • Amy and Lee Silverman
  • Helen Silverstein
  • Todd Silverstein
  • Sarah and Ronald Simon
  • Marcia and David Sperling
  • Joelle Steefel
  • Misha and Todd Stein
  • Lauren and Natalie Stern
  • Erin and Gregory Stolowitz
  • Debra and Rex Stratton
  • Patricia Sullivan
  • Rebecca and Phil Susser
  • Carol Svetcov
  • Judy and Larry Sweet
  • Jessica and Daniel Tabussi
  • Queenie Taylor
  • Emily Thacker
  • Ruedi Thoeni
  • Nicole Tiger and Spencer Coster
  • Robyn Torres
  • Jacqueline and Steven Tulsky
  • Lisa Tunney
  • Ron Tureck
  • Neva Turer
  • Elizabeth Ullrich
  • Susan Weiner
  • Barbara Wenger
  • Carolyn Whitesell and Dennis DeMeyere
  • Tyree Wieder
  • Val and Tony Willemse
  • Sharone and Tucker Williams
  • Betty Wood and Harvey Lerchin
  • Natalie and Tristan Yates
  • Stephanie and David Yatzeck
  • Jerald Young
  • Casey and Jeremiah Zins
  • Susan Zipp
  • Linda and Todd Zucker
  • Molly Zucker and Kyle Carson
  • Anne Zwerner and Andrew Smith
  • Anonymous (24)

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