2025 TACFA Donors
With heartfelt THANKS to our New and Returning Donors for making it possible to continue our mission in 2026.
Creating Community Through the Arts!
BENEFACTOR
$10,000+
Alberta Kimball-Mary Anhaltzer Foundation
Mary Ellen & Thayne R Clark 28
The Machado Family 11
The Murdy Foundation 25
The Edgar & Elizabeth Pankey Foundation 18
GUARANTOR
$5,000- $9,999
Anonymous
Blue Buoy Family Swim School,
Johnny & Cindy Johnson
Carl & Marge Kasalek
Bruce & Kathy Nielsen
Bill & Pat Podlich
Tustin Community Bank
PRODUCER
$3,000-$4,999
Jonathan & Laurie Abelove 9
Covenant Philanthropic Solutions,
Claudia Looney
Eligia Nicolai 6, 16, 37
Jerry & Kathy Dunlap 35
STAR
$1,000 – $2,999
Jordan & Bonny Atzeff 11,14,18
Beightler Squires Charitable Trust
Bender Eye, Dr. Eric Bender
Matt & Carolyn Biller
Peter Brakke Family
Kim DeBenedetto
Rick & Joyce Flower
Carl & Kathy Greenwood
Ed & Lucy Halverson
Hirz Family Foundation 11
Dr. Milton & Susan Legome
Chris & Anne McCormack
Norma Patton 25
Red Hill Winery, Dr. Richard Nelson
Roma D’Italia
Bill & Diana Sanderson 24
Seven Gables Real Estate, Mike Hickman
Smart & Final Charitable Foundation
Alice Stauffer 36
Tustin Dance Center, Jeff & Kelly Meyers
The Tarrant Family 23, 24
Tustin Arco, AJ Jha
ASSOCIATE
$500- $999
Anonymous 11
*Karen Akashi
Balfour Beatty Construction
Donald & Tammis Berkheimer
John & Lynda Bjoin
Libby Buckley
Cazzell Law, APC
Wayne & Carol Clark
Coastal Window Designs Inc., Cindy Brunner
Lee & Janette Ditkowsky 20, 25
Dr. Robin K. Dore
Mark & Debbie Ewing
Fletcher Jones Motorcars
Craig & Janice Furniss 32
Full Circle Fitness, Rosa Coletto
Bob & Dianne Glassman
Guardian Angels Homes, Sonia Garcia-Francia & Kelly Francia-Harlan Howard & Carol Hay
David & Adele Heuer
Erin Kociela, Team Kociela,
First Team Christie’s International 9
Jennifer Matsumoto Real Estate
Pinnacle Financial Group, Ronald Burkard
Kate & Alyssa Pope
Earl & Tina Prescott
Saddleback Chapel
Santa Ana Emblem Club #530 30
Terry & Jayme Schron
Studio 17 Salon & Spa, Kristin Chahbazian
Tustin Area Woman’s Club
Tustin Public School Foundation
PROMOTER
$300 – $499
Benjie’s Deli
Bob & Jeanette Brauchler
Bob & Frances Bridenbecker 16
*Paul & Rose Briscoe
California Bank & Trust
Aram & Kristin Chahbazian
Greg & Linda Cops
Joyce Fairshter
Flacka’s Mexican Cuisine
Kerry Givant/ Merrill Lynch
Gomez-McKeon Family Foundation
The Horne Family/Sunwest Sales 7
Kiwanis Club of Tustin
Jim & Doris Kollias
Leo & Sharon Middleton
Michael & Debra Moss
P.E.O. Chapter GJ
Dr. Marshall & Ronna Rowen
Rundquist/Vasquez/Smithson/Barr
Shalizeh Shokooh & Fred Roessler
PATRON
$100 – $299
*Jan & Linda Adams
Mark & Andrea Akstinas 27
Luis & Elise Ramos Angel
Derek Benson 3
Greg & Michele Boudreaux 1, 2, 11
John & Kathy Brittingham 13
*Becky Cameron
Betty Carle & Claude Morgan 9
Stacey Connolly 31
Marsha Corzine
Mitch DeBenedetto
Carol Atzeff Dymott
Mark Eliot
Alden & Linda Esping 1, 2
Lee & Courtney Fink
*Dennis & Jane Fischel
Steve & Cheryl Fuller
Karrie Good
*Dr. Klane & Amber Hales
Nettie Hershman
Andrew Hillis
Ryan Hillis
Paul & Laurie Holden
Sharon King
Dr. Jim & Nancy Korb
John & Christine Lecce
James & Elizabeth Little
Robert & Carolyn Lopez
Jerry Maki
Joseph & Maureen Neglia
Caron Ory
Bill Parrish 19
Janet Owen Peal 17
Doug & Linda Pollack
*Stacy Polowski
Karen Raab 9
Lon & Lynn Records 1, 2
James & Barbara Reynolds
Reid & Sasha Richards
Roger Rose
*Dick Schmid 18, 21, 25
Dave & Shari Smith 2, 33
*Richard Spehar
*Polly Stecyk 28
*Ju Hsien & Bini Teng
Nancy Valeri 26
Sue Vranich 9
Tom & Lorraine Waldron
*Teresa Williams
Tony Wong
Oliva Woo
Tustin Community Foundation
FRIEND
$25 – $99
*Anonymous 4
Tom Beeman
Charles & Sandra Benz
Dwight & Mary Ellen Bletscher
Barbara Burch
*Michael & Kristie Burns 5
*Dan & Carla Chaplin
Jane Downs 21
*Bruce Junor 8
Sara & Drew Hilinski 1, 2
Drs. Greg & Sue Kaiser 11, 34
Ellen Knopf 8
Dawn Lemond
*Art & Maryanne Leupold
John & Candice Marder
*Dwight & Patricia Martin
*Sally Masteller
Richard & Pam Maxson 12
Patricia McMahon
Francis & Amy Nakamoto
Paymond & Nanette Ng
*Raymond Pinson
Stacy Polowski
*Carmen Ramos 28
Chris Schrader
*Gitte Thacker 29
Brock & Jean Wagner
Memorials
1In memory of Diane Aust
2In memory of Gerry Aust
3In memory of Barbara Benson
4In memory of Warren Burns Binder
5In memory of Phyllis Demler
6 In memory of Pat Graham
7In memory of Roberta Horne
8In memory of Andre Knopf
9In memory of Richard Kociela
10In memory of Yvonne Junor
11In memory of Bob Machado
12In memory of Marilyn Maxson
13In memory of Bob Merritt
14In memory of John & Erma Miller
15In memory of Jack & Joyce Mowers
16In memory of Philip M. Nicolai
17In memory of Charles & Vivien Owen
18In memory of Edgar & Libby Pankey
19In memory of Ginny Parrish
20In memory of Mike Patton
21In memory of George & Maggie Pohlman
22In memory of James Reynolds
23In memory of Betsy Tarrant
24In memory of Chuck Tarrant
25In memory of George & Maxine
Trotter
26In memory of Linda Valeri
27In memory of Donna Wallis
Honorariums
28In honor of Elise Ramos Angel
29In honor of Bonny Atzeff
30 In honor of Sharon Casares Breece
31In honor of Cherrywood Ladies
32In honor of Mark & Debbie Ewing
33In honor of Sue Legome
34In honor of Pat Machado
35In honor of Jeff & Kelly Meyers
36In honor of Kelly Meyers
37In honor of Tim O’Donoghue
*Donations July- December 2025