2025/2026 New Ballet Donors
New Ballet is grateful to the people and organizations whose generous donations make possible the art we create with our community. This list reflects gifts made between 1/13/2024 and 4/27/2026.
Leading Funder
$100,000 and up
City of San José Office of Cultural Affairs
State of California Office of the Small Business Advocate
Balletomane
$15,000 and up
Anonymous
Mimi & Eric Carlson
Kimberly & Howard Gore
Charles Hanes
John Heineke & Catherine Montfort
Gareth Hughes & Dalia Rawson
Geoff & Qian Mendal
Henry E. Piazza
Rotary Club of San José Foundation
Gordana Seizovic
Leo M. Shortino Family Foundation
Nadine Weil
Elizabeth, Eric, Nate, & Theo Werness
Mark Young
Angel
$10,000 and up
Robin & Stephen Ching
Jasmin & Richard Perkins
Warmenhoven Family Foundation
Impresario
$5,000 and up
Jill Escher
Sharon Mandell
National Endowment for the Arts
Robert Weil
Lourdes & Frank Yashar
Partner
$1,000 and up
Jerry He & Allworth Financial
Apple, Inc
Kristen Bautista & Sean Tyan
Ayla Bell & jory bell
Stephen Boisvert & Amy Nasci-Worden
Joseph & Susanne Cellura
The Gloria & Michael Chiang Charitable Fund
Steve & Jamie Clements
Carol & Michael Cobb
Sandi & Richard Conniff
Suzy & Abe Darwish
Jonah Deitz
Udbhav Desai
Marilyn Devito
Elmer & Manola Garduno
Google, Inc.
Thomas Hassing
Intuitive Foundation
Fiona Kaufman
Mike Lee
Sherry Lee
Zenobia Leung
Marie Lopresto
Margaret Lum
Mei Ma
Kirsten Matyjasik
Brian McGee
Steven & Juanita Mink
Kendra & Joshua Nasseri
Raul Peralez
Bill & Martha Perry
Repechage Group, Inc.
Dr. Eric & Mrs. Zivile Rawson
Sentara Health
Daniel Snyder
Elizabeth Striebeck
Camilo Viecco
Friend
$500 and up
AMD
IBM
Celine Bonutto
Xi Gao
Ravi Ghadia & Manisha Shah Ghadia
Diana Morabito & Keith Ball
Catherine Pike
May Rogers
Aya Saeki
John Salas
Marianne & Carl Salas
Caitlin & Sean Samenfeld-Specht
Aldona Sehgal
Debbie Sharratt
Sheela Sukhdeo
John Thomson & Lyra Eugenio-Thomson
Emilee Wilhelm-Leen
Boris Vulovic
Tahia Zannat
Peijun Zhang
Angelique Zuluaga
Supporter
$350 and up
Adobe
Judith Dunham
Annette Eldredge
Joshua Glenn
Alison Higuera
Rita Horiguchi
Eleen Kamas
Christie Laborin
Jeanne Torre
Rong Zheng
Special Thanks To
The Generous Underwriters of the New Ballet Orchestra
Stephen Boisvert & Amy Nasci Worden
Mimi & Eric Carlson
Sandi & Richard Conniff
Carl Crizer
Jonah Deitz
Charles Hanes
Nienke Heij
Janice Lee
Sharon Mandell
Bill & Martha Perry
Gregory Wohlleb
Our Generous Giselle Tutu Sponsors
Xi Gao
Gareth Hughes
Our Generous Giselle Catering Sponsor
Holy Cannoli
Our Generous Fast Forward 2026 Underwriters
Ayla Bell & jory bell
Margaret Lum
Sharon Mandell
Our Generous In-Kind Donors for Their Contributions to Halloween Gala & Dance Party 2025
13 Orphans Mahjong Lounge
Aesop
Aracheli Studio
Aveda
Bacchus Management Group
Beautiful By Ashley Reardon
Casino M8trix
Children's Discovery Museum
Copita
Del Dotto Vineyards
Elevé Dancewear
Gal in the Glen
Glow Candle Lounge
Higher Fire
Holy Cannoli
Gareth Hughes
Gordon Biersch
Jay Alan Hair
Kendra Scott
Labarre Studios
Lazy Dog
Daniel Le
Naomi Le
Los Lupeños de San José
Deborah Lund
Ma'alot Farms
NVIDIA
Nuvo Hospitality Group
Opera San José
Raul Peralez
Petroglyph
Rosewood Sand Hill Resort
Ritz-Carlton
San Francisco Ballet
San José Museum of Art
Santana Row
Skin Spirit
Elizabeth Striebeck
Sushi Roku
Symphony San José
Tech Interactive Museum
Tony & Alba's Pizza and Pasta
Trader Joe's
Trendy Trends
Urban Putt
Wrights Station Winery
Lourdes & Frank Yashar
