Our Appreciation

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We are deeply grateful for the philanthropic partners who have supported us in the 2024-25 school year.

Changemaker $250,000+

  • Ballmer Group
  • Charter School Growth Fund
  • Kenneth Rainin Foundation
  • San Joaquin A+

Friend $50,000+

  • Betsy Ellis Chung and Peter Chung
  • Joseph Drown Foundation
  • Warriors Community Foundation
  • William Zimmerman Foundation

Supporter $10,000+

  • California State University
  • Charles and Karen Couric
  • Elise & Sayed Darwish
  • George and Leslie Hume
  • Jonathan and Kimberly Garfinkel
  • Linda and Richard Leao
  • Louise Muhlfeld Patterson and Arthur Patterson
  • Merrill Family Foundation
  • Mike and Cathy Podell
  • Nancy and Jason Rosenthal
  • Steven Russell and Nancy Wagstaff
  • The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
  • Roberts Foundation
  • Warburg Pincus

Partner $1,000+

  • Agripina Cuellar
  • Mr. and Mrs. Alex Wolf
  • Andrea Gouw
  • Anna and Frank Rolapp
  • Anna Utgoff and Nick Spicer
  • The Baldwin Group
  • Bessie Seybold
  • Beth and Mark Hanson
  • Bibiana Cardoso
  • Billy Harris and Nicholas Casagrande
  • Bradley and Todd Kovacevich
  • Breigh and Andy McCall
  • Brian and Molly Auld
  • Capital Group Companies
  • Carin Fradin
  • Cesar Juarez
  • Cinthia Simon
  • Danielle Simon
  • DeGuzman Family
  • Donald and Linda Wiley
  • Eileen Freiburger
  • Harvey and Rhona Weinstein
  • Heather and Paul Haaga
  • Helping Hands
  • Holly Maddox
  • Joanne Goldstein
  • John Dawson
  • John Maddox
  • Karen Crawford
  • Kathleen and Richard Hoertkorn
  • Laura and Jeff Blankstein
  • Liat Cherkes
  • Louise Bryson
  • Lynzi Ziegenhagen
  • Marsh McLennan
  • Megan Strickland
  • Molly Wood and Dagny Maidman
  • Mona and Nihir Shah
  • Monica Rodriguez
  • New York Life
  • Paritosh and Nisha Somani
  • Peter Denny Thunell
  • Ricoh USA, Inc.
  • San Jose Sharks
  • Stephanie Warren
  • Stifel
  • Umpqua Bank
  • Uvas Foundation
  • Wood Rodgers
  • Young, Minney & Corr, LLP

Patron $100,000+

  • Anupam and Kavita Mishra
  • Beth and Michael Hunkapiller
  • Community Engagement Initiative
  • Silicon Schools Fund

Achiever $25,000+

  • Anonymous
  • Beth and Brian Grossman
  • Irene S. Scully Family Foundation
  • Quest Foundation
  • The S.P. Toku Foundation

Contributor $5,000+

  • AAA
  • Amy and John Underwood
  • Antone and Marie Raymus Foundation
  • Carmen Jiron
  • Dauber Foundation
  • Lilli Rey
  • Lorea Martinez and John Rethans
  • Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
  • Phyllis and Fritz Grupe
  • Richard and Holly Lawson
  • Supna Patel
  • The CarMax Foundation

Donor $500+

  • Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo
  • Blythe Haaga
  • Brooke Kuhn
  • Carol Ornelas
  • Chelsea Woo and Bobby Thompson
  • Dana McCabe
  • Diego Cabrera
  • Edith Hernandez-Cabrera
  • Eli Shapiro
  • Elizabeth Torres
  • Emily and Bryce Chastain
  • Evelyn Ugaz
  • Gina Glaser
  • Greg Bybee
  • Gregory Cordon
  • Jeffrey Crosby
  • Jill and Brian Hetherington
  • JoAnn Howard
  • Jorge Parra
  • Joy Leighton
  • Lija McBride
  • Logan Campbell
  • Manpreet Singh
  • Maria Tijerin
  • Nicholas Frame
  • Peter Gibson
  • Rachel and John Rosenberg
  • Rajesh Varma
  • Raphael Akinsipe
  • Ruth Bryson
  • Silvia Ponce
  • Simpalipreet Kaur
  • Sue Shalvey
  • Victoria Evans

Changemaker $250,000+

  • Ballmer Group
  • Charter School Growth Fund
  • Kenneth Rainin Foundation
  • San Joaquin A+

Patron $100,000+

  • Anupam and Kavita Mishra
  • Beth and Michael Hunkapiller
  • Community Engagement Initiative
  • Silicon Schools Fund

Friend $50,000+

  • Betsy Ellis Chung and Peter Chung
  • Joseph Drown Foundation
  • Warriors Community Foundation
  • William Zimmerman Foundation

Achiever $25,000+

  • Anonymous
  • Beth and Brian Grossman
  • Irene S. Scully Family Foundation
  • Quest Foundation
  • The S.P. Toku Foundation

Supporter $10,000+

  • California State University
  • Charles and Karen Couric
  • Elise & Sayed Darwish
  • George and Leslie Hume
  • Jonathan and Kimberly Garfinkel
  • Linda and Richard Leao
  • Louise Muhlfeld Patterson and Arthur Patterson
  • Merrill Family Foundation
  • Mike and Cathy Podell
  • Nancy and Jason Rosenthal
  • Steven Russell and Nancy Wagstaff
  • The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
  • Roberts Foundation
  • Warburg Pincus

Contributor $5,000+

  • AAA
  • Amy and John Underwood
  • Antone and Marie Raymus Foundation
  • Carmen Jiron
  • Dauber Foundation
  • Lilli Rey
  • Lorea Martinez and John Rethans
  • Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
  • Phyllis and Fritz Grupe
  • Richard and Holly Lawson
  • Supna Patel
  • The CarMax Foundation

Partner $1,000+

  • Agripina Cuellar
  • Mr. and Mrs. Alex Wolf
  • Andrea Gouw
  • Anna and Frank Rolapp
  • Anna Utgoff and Nick Spicer
  • The Baldwin Group
  • Bessie Seybold
  • Beth and Mark Hanson
  • Bibiana Cardoso
  • Billy Harris and Nicholas Casagrande
  • Bradley and Todd Kovacevich
  • Breigh and Andy McCall
  • Brian and Molly Auld
  • Capital Group Companies
  • Carin Fradin
  • Cesar Juarez
  • Cinthia Simon
  • Danielle Simon
  • DeGuzman Family
  • Donald and Linda Wiley
  • Eileen Freiburger
  • Harvey and Rhona Weinstein
  • Heather and Paul Haaga
  • Helping Hands
  • Holly Maddox
  • Joanne Goldstein
  • John Dawson
  • John Maddox
  • Karen Crawford
  • Kathleen and Richard Hoertkorn
  • Laura and Jeff Blankstein
  • Liat Cherkes
  • Louise Bryson
  • Lynzi Ziegenhagen
  • Marsh McLennan
  • Megan Strickland
  • Molly Wood and Dagny Maidman
  • Mona and Nihir Shah
  • Monica Rodriguez
  • New York Life
  • Paritosh and Nisha Somani
  • Peter Denny Thunell
  • Ricoh USA, Inc.
  • San Jose Sharks
  • Stephanie Warren
  • Stifel
  • Umpqua Bank
  • Uvas Foundation
  • Wood Rodgers
  • Young, Minney & Corr, LLP

Donor $500+

  • Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo
  • Blythe Haaga
  • Brooke Kuhn
  • Carol Ornelas
  • Chelsea Woo and Bobby Thompson
  • Dana McCabe
  • Diego Cabrera
  • Edith Hernandez-Cabrera
  • Eli Shapiro
  • Elizabeth Torres
  • Emily and Bryce Chastain
  • Evelyn Ugaz
  • Gina Glaser
  • Greg Bybee
  • Gregory Cordon
  • Jeffrey Crosby
  • Jill and Brian Hetherington
  • JoAnn Howard
  • Jorge Parra
  • Joy Leighton
  • Lija McBride
  • Logan Campbell
  • Manpreet Singh
  • Maria Tijerin
  • Nicholas Frame
  • Peter Gibson
  • Rachel and John Rosenberg
  • Rajesh Varma
  • Raphael Akinsipe
  • Ruth Bryson
  • Silvia Ponce
  • Simpalipreet Kaur
  • Sue Shalvey
  • Victoria Evans

Aspire Public Schools

Board of Directors

  • Beth Hunkapiller, Board Chair
  • Carol J. Ornelas
  • Ay’Anna Moody
  • Lorea Martínez
  • Christina Christopher
  • Veleta Savannah

Aspire Public Schools

Foundation Board of Directors

  • Liat Cherkes, Board Chair
  • Allison Aliaga
  • Greg Bybee
  • Beth Grossman
  • Beth Hunkapiller
  • Dana Nagengast
  • Oliver Enrique Rodriguez
  • Jesa Townsend