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We gratefully acknowledge the following individuals, corporations, and foundations for their generous support of the Fresno Philharmonic. This listing includes contributions received through September 24, 2026.
VIRTUOSO $50,000 AND ABOVE
City of Fresno – Measure P
Daniel R. Martin Family Foundation
MaryAnn Dews Trust
Melody Page
IMPRESARIO $25,000 AND ABOVE
J.P. Lamborn Co.
Leon S. Peters Foundation
Patricia B. Libby
Judith and Donald Peracchi
Spencer Family Charitable Foundation
Al and Dotty Warkentine
Wayne H. Towne Family Foundation
GOLD BATON $15,000 AND ABOVE
A Friend of the Philharmonic
Ann Dellavalle
David Fox, M.D. and Kathy Wosika
Dr. and Mrs. Bernard K. Karian
New Music USA
U.S. Bank
PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL $10,000 AND ABOVE
Mrs. Fermin Campos
Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Fresno Lexus
Christy V. Hicks
Edwin and Kristan O'Neill
Stuart B. Weiser and Jodi L. Nelson
Zenith Insurance Company
CIRCLE OF 25 $5,000 AND ABOVE
A Friend of the Philharmonic
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Henry J. Barkett and Octavia G. Diener
Kenneth and Jane Bedrosian
Dick and Lu Caglia
Eaton and Gibson Family Fund at the Central Valley Community Foundation
Jaclyn and Zachary Kawagoe
Elizabeth and Blair Looney
Lyles Foundation
McCormick Barstow LLP
Radin Foundation
Stan and Darlene Spano
Dr. Richard and Kay Whitten
Thomas F. Zimoski
Evany Zirul, D.O.
ORCHESTRA COUNCIL $2,500 AND ABOVE
A Friend of the Philharmonic (3)
Nancy Baker
Donald S. Black and Deborah A. Byron
Fig Garden Woman's Club
Byrne and Elizabeth Finkle
Drs. Linda and Robert Glassman
Ivan Gomez
Gottschalk Music Center
Larry King and Charlotte Singer
Ben and Clarice Krikorian
Henning and Mindy Rasmussen
Nancy M. Richardson
Adeline E. Ritchie Charitable Trust
Edward J. Shanahan Credit Trust
Jeffrey Taddei
Neil and Linda Thompson
Michelle Tutelian
CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE $1,000 AND ABOVE
A Friend of the Philharmonic (4)
John Arnold
Frank B. Bailey
Peter and Lynn Baldwin
Peter and Susan Bartlett
Anne Betancourt
Gus and Greti Bonner
Kaye Bonner Cummings
Carolyn Chooljian
Avnell Daniels
Nick and Dianne Dibiaso
Mckinley and Alex Edelman
Kimberly Gibson
The Hagopian Foundation
Dr. Anna Hamre and Roxanne L. Bates
Joseph and Bette Hirsch
Carolyn Hodge
Gordon and Ruri Honda
Tom and Keely Hunt
Dr. Ernest Kazato and Dr. Carolyn Sakauye
Marshall and Kerri Krogen
Claude Laval
Melinda Laval
Steven Lum
Mrs. Barbara Marsella
Nathan J. Martin and Blair Smittcamp-Martin
Charles and Genie McAlexander
Heyner Oviedo
Nicholas Don Paladino
Joyce Peloian
Dr. William and Karen Podolsky
The Proverbs 23:5 Fund
Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
Nicholas H. Rasmussen
Pat and Vinci Ricchiuti
Linda S. Richburg
Kimiko Schock
William Sivick and Janice Jansen
Steinway Piano Gallery of Fresno
Jim and Cindy Torrance
Patricia A. Towne, C.P.A.
Graham Van Leuven
Richard and Diane Watters
Stephen Wilson and Martha Brody
Emory and Sydney Wishon
Michael and Susan Woods
Mrs. John L. Woolf
Marilyn Zitterkopf
COMPOSER’S CIRCLE $750 AND ABOVE
Alvin and Sharon Green
Michael D. Manjarrez
Jane Willson and Malcolm MacDonald
PRINCIPAL PLAYER $500 AND ABOVE
Dr. Roberta Asahina
Robert and Tay Cherry
Clu Cotter Charitable Fund
Diane Cross
William and Kathryn Elliott
Paul Emmert
A. Thomas Ferdinandi, Jr.
Ted and Martha Garcia-Jimenez
Claire Gibson and Joe Sanford
Mark Hagopian
Katherine Hart
Jonathan Higgins
David Hill and Dee Lacy
Moises Iraheta
Louis and Lisa Jelinek
Linda Knight and Lorenzo Bassman
Eric and Teresa Kurtz
Richard and Mickey Lord
Lou Gentile's Flower Basket
Miguel Martinez
Bill, Jenny, Emily, and Grace Martinusen
Robert McParland
Wes and Claire Mock
Kathryn Ortega-Jones
Michael and Linda Rogers
The Salvatore Family Charitable Fund
Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio
Dr. David M. and Susan Snyder
Kay Tolladay Pitts
Jose Torres
SUSTAINER $250 AND ABOVE
A Friend of the Philharmonic (6)
Howard and Rose Marie Atamian
Larry Balakian
Bruce and Ivna Beiderwell
The Codell Family
Sierra Favela
Alberta Ferrer
J. William and Karen Finch
David and Karen Gaylin
Patrick and Cynthia Ginn
Edward Gonzalez
Louise Hastrup
Hedrick's Chevrolet
Alan and Karen Hopkins
Wayne and Laurell Huber
Mike and Denise Hurst
Joyce and Bob Kierejczyk
Rose Marie Kuhn
John and Adina LeCompte
Bill and Laurie Leifer
Linder Rempel Family
Ron McLaughlin
Dr. Gerald and Marguerite McMenamin
Elizabeth Mitchell
Anthony and Manina Moles
Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Molina
Joseph Moore
Marie Motta
Kevork Oflazian
Robert and Zandra Ogata
Peña Family
Lyn Peters
Jerry Radinoff and Paula Siegel
Pamela Ann Ripley and Eric C. Christensen
Thomas and Jacqueline Spencer
Dr. Vartuhi Tonoyan
Nancy Van Leuven
Michael and Tresa Varlas
Gillian D. Walke
Mrs. Edward L. Wells
ASSOCIATE $100 AND ABOVE
A Friend of the Philharmonic (12)
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ackerman
Janet S. Adams
Ken and Rachel Aldrich
Nelly Asatrian
Sim Batth Gouldsimon
Brian and Yolanda Berg
Tony Bisuano, Jr.
Robert Boro
Les and Terry Brown
Darla Bussey
Robin Chiero
Pat and Mary Collins
Monika and Robert Comstock
Julia Copeland
Bonnie Corcoran
John Curtis and Karen Yelton-Curtis
Mark Dallos
Celeste DeMonte
Russell and Patty Doyland
Charles and Sheila Dreiling
Lucy Elgin
Susan Fisher and Lee Schultz
Bob and Nada Fishman
Mr. and Mrs. Steven W. Forker
Fresno Arts Council
Karen Gould and Richard Simon
Green/Gaidrys/Cervantes
Steve and Sarah Griffith
Phoebe Hajian
Chrissy Hardcastle
Ellen and Lynn Hemink
Margaret Desmond Hughes
Mary Hung
Pat Hunter
Linda Hurst
Ruth Kallenberg
Rev. Hope Kawashima
Connie Krogen
Richard Kuhns and Marla Weber
Tanya Liscano
Madeline Lynes
Manco Abbott, Inc.
Keiko Maruko
Dr. W. Vincent Moats
Lauryn and Nick Moles
Marianna Moles
Caroline Moranda
F. Mae Morita
Nancy Nersesian
Danielle Newton
Kimberly Nunes
Elizabeth Parker
Danielle Parnagian
The Payne Family
Lua Nadine Pickrell-Marsh
Julienne Rynda
Walter and Daphne Saul
Peter and Carolyn Scheer
Tanya Sheets
Bill and Linda Smittcamp
James St Amour
Susan Steagall
Kathleen Sutherland
Mun Takeda
Michael Tisdale
United Way
Cissy and Peter Van Vleet
Michael and Glenda Van Wyhe
Kristine Walter
Martha and Lawrence Wayte
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Weinberg
Barbara White
Jean Wright
Dr. Janet L. Young
Gifts received after September 24, 2026 will be acknowledged in the next concert program.
Memorial and Tribute gifts will be designated to the Annual Fund unless otherwise requested by the donor or family members. The following list includes contributions received through September 24, 2026.
IN MEMORY OF JOHN H. "JACK" BAKER
Bill, Jenny, Emily, and Grace Martinusen
IN MEMORY OF SYLVIA AND ZAVEN CHOOLJIAN
Carolyn Chooljian
IN MEMORY OF NAT DELLAVALLE
Ann Dellavalle
IN MEMORY OF MICHAEL EMMERT
Paul Emmert
IN MEMORY OF SIERRA FAVELA
Brandon and Rachel Favela
IN MEMORY OF ROBERT AND BEATRICE FLEMING
A Friend of the Philharmonic
IN MEMORY OF DAVID GIANNANDREA
Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio
IN MEMORY OF PAUL GUTIERREZ, JR.
Louise Gutierrez
IN MEMORY OF HENRIETTA HAGOPIAN
Mark Hagopian
IN MEMORY OF ROBERT M. LIBBY
Patricia B. Libby
IN MEMORY OF EDWARD W. LYNCH, JR.
Patricia B. Libby
IN MEMORY OF BARBARA MITCHELL
Larry Balakian
IN MEMORY OF ARA "CORKY" NORMART
Nancy Baker
Robert and Tay Cherry
IN MEMORY OF DR. THOMAS O'LAUGHLIN
Larry Balakian
IN MEMORY OF LLOYD B. PASCHAL
Larry Balakian
IN MEMORY OF IRIS SAHATDJIAN
Larry Balakian
IN MEMORY OF BRADEN SALVATORE
A Friend of the Philharmonic
Bruce and Ivna Beiderwell
Les and Terry Brown
The Codell Family
Mckinley and Alex Edelman
Linda Hurst
Wes and Claire Mock
Anthony and Manina Moles
Elisa and Vijay Moles
Lauryn and Nick Moles
Marianna Moles
The Payne Family
Susan Steagall
IN MEMORY OF DANNY SERIMIAN
Larry Balakian
IN MEMORY OF BERNICE E. STINER
Dr. Janet L. Young
IN MEMORY OF DOROTHY THOMAS
Larry Balakian
IN MEMORY OF DR. NANCY VAN LEUVEN
Danielle Newton
Peña Family
IN HONOR
IN HONOR OF BEN GREEN
Green/Gaidrys/Cervantes
IN HONOR OF REI HOTODA
Christy V. Hicks
IN HONOR OF DAVE AND ADRIENNE KIMBALL
Joshua Perkins
IN HONOR OF JOANNA MCKNIGHT
Joanne Cohen
Richard and Rosanne Weinberg
IN HONOR OF DR. CAROLYN SAKAUYE
Alberta Ferrer