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Funders & Sponsors

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival is made possible through the generosity of

City and County of San Francisco
Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy logo
San Francisco Arts Commission
Haas Fund logo
William + Flora Hewlett Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
California Arts Council logo
Svane Family Foundation
Yerba Buena Partnership
The San Francisco Foundation
San Francisco Office of Economic & Workforce Development
Gerbode Foundation logo
Americans for the Arts logo
John and Marcia Goldman Foundation
Grants for the Arts

Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University

Creative West
The Hall SF logo

The Flow Fund

The Gonzalez-Garcia Fund

The Burciaga Family

The Swig Foundation

Center for Cultural Innovation

Hotel Sponsor

Marriott Marquis San Francisco

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SF Station
SF Arts Monthly
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Modern Tribe

Individual Donors

Many thanks to our amazing Festival donors for their generous support!
(Partial list, updated December 2025)

Adam Keats
Alan Crockett
Alleluia Panis
Alma Kamal
Anand Swaminathan
Andrew Klutey
Andy Heller
Angelo Granadeno
Anne French
Anonymous
April Hamilton
Atambir Rao
Ava Tong
Barbara Jue
Ben Pimentel
Benita Benavides
Benita Finley Purifoy
Borenstein-Strauss Family Fund
Catherine Cusic
Chi-Hsin Shao
Choon-mun Hooi
Cornelius Moore
Cristina Ibarra
Daniel Kline
Darlene Tong
David De la Torre
Deanna Ibarra
Debbie Sommer
Deborah Badhia
Destiny Muhammad
Diana Dorinson
Diana Gonzalez-Morett
Diana Teng
Diane Ross
Diane Sanchez
Diane & Peter Lafond
Diane Compagno Miller
Donald McGee
Doris Flaherty
Douglas Hanlin
Eileen Goldman
Elaine Elinson
Elizabeth Biasca

Elizabeth Gessel
Elizabeth Reder
Eric Solano
Erik Lundgren
Ester Hernandez
Felicia Gustin
Garcia-Gonzalez Fund
Gino Squadrito
Greg Landau
Gretchen Mueller
Harrison Costantino
Holly Goodliffe
Iris Fluellen
Jeff Safire
Jennifer Caballero
Jennifer Norris
Jim Watkins
Joanna Ladd
John Calloway
Joseph Lafond
Joseph Omran
Judith Kurtz
Judy Tsang
Justin Wasielewski
Karen Larson
Kathleen Oconnell
Katie Fahey
Kyra Busch
Landau-Holdsworth Family Fund
Larry Magid and Patti Regehr
Leah Edwards
Linda Lucero
Lisa Martinez
Lisa Maslow
LizAndy Fund
Lorinda Lasus
Lucy McKenzie
Maggie Connard
Mara Rosales
Marc Tapia
Margery Norris
Mario & Craig Garcia-Durham
Marion Weber

Mark Allen
Mark Hecht
Marshall Lamm
Matthew Ruggiero
Melinda Mills
Michelle Cooke
Mighdoll Fund
Molly Aplet
Nadhi Thekkek
Narisa Chu
Ned Viall
Noel Voskuil
Paci Hammond
Pamela Klein
Pamela Kramer
Randy Badler
Rena Burns
Renee Baldocchi
Rick Swig Foundation
Robert Fitch
Robert Kim
Rodney Paul
Rosemary Jarrett
Sandra Gonzalez-Morett
Sara Campos
Scott Price
Sharon Pastori
Shaun G
Sheila Mahoney
Sheldon Shi
Shoshana Silberman
Shruti Abhishek
Steve Cho
Susan Munn
Sylvia Sherman
Terezita Romo
Tessa Weston
Thomas Eusterbrock
Thomas McAninley
Thomas Simpson
Walter Panzar
William Carney
William Magid

Thanks to

Diane & Peter J. LaFond for a contribution in memory of Christopher LaFond, to Robert Fitch for a contribution in memory of Shelby Morgan, to Linda Lucero for a contribution in memory of José Guadalupe Saucedo.

Heartfelt appreciation to the generous individuals who support admission-free performing arts in Yerba Buena Gardens.

 
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HISTORY
Before there was a Festival, before there was even a park…
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