Thank you to our generous donors

The New Children’s Museum is very grateful to its many donors including those noted below from 2023. Their support helps The New Children’s Museum grow as an important and valued resource to its creative collaborators in the community. Together, we are inspiring curiosity and imagination in San Diego’s children, enabling them to think, play and create with art.

The New Children’s Museum is a 501(c)3 nonprofit and relies on tax-deductible contributions to fund its many programs. If you are interested in becoming a donor and providing your support, please contact development@thinkplaycreate.org.

Albatross Foundation
California Arts Council
California Office of the Small Business Advocate
City of San Diego 
Dr. Seuss Foundation
The G.A. Foster Legacy Foundation 
Getty Foundation, Los Angeles
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Wendi and Neil McKenna
Laurie Mitchell and Brent Woods
Merrilee and Mike Neal
Maryanne and Irwin Pfister
Prebys Foundation
The Rosso Family Foundation
U.S. Bank 

GitHub 
Shelley Goren 
Maha Odeh-Arnold and Antonio Arnold 
The Parker Foundation 

Phyllis and Daniel Epstein
Lynda Forsha and Robert Blanchard
Lynn Gorguze and Hon. Scott Peters
National Endowment for the Humanities 
Elizabeth Phelps
The Rice Family Foundation 
Tom and Cami Rosso
Samuel H. and Katherine Weaver French Fund
San Diego Gas & Electric
Walter J. and Betty C. Zable Foundation 

California Humanities
Cox Communications
Sandra and Augusto Barranco 
Stephanie and Michael Epstein
Epstein Family Foundation
Tonya and Greg Gossard
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
Hervey Family Fund at the San Diego Foundation*
Highland Partners Charitable Fund
Nordson Corporation Foundation
ResMed Foundation
Mary and Lawrence Taylor

Allison and Robert Price Foundation 
Caludia and Jose Amezcua 
Barbara Arledge 
Scott and Lynda Canel 
Cushman Foundation 
First Five San Diego 
The Hampstead Companies 
Joan and Irwin Jacobs** 
Jewish Community Center – Jacobs Family Campus 
Martin Household 
MFIB CA, LLC 
Victoria and Steve Oritz 
Port of San Diego 
Allison and Robert Price 
Karen and Jeff Puccinelli 
Qualcomm 
San Diego Padres 
Phyllis Schwartz and Paul Leavesseur 
Danika and Andrew Webb 

The Arthur P. Pratt and Jeanette G. Pratt Memorial Fund 
Nancy and Matt Browar 
David Bulter 
Children’s Primary Care Medical Group 
Karen and McDermot Coutts 
Jennifer and Kurt Eve 
Henry Harutunian 
Celia Henely 
Chad P. Hoxie 
Allison Scott 
David and Mindy Shanes 
Slate NYC 
Katharine Wardle and Patricia Brennan 

Louise Adler 
Anonymous 
Jules and Michele Arthur 
BAE Systems 
Melissa and Michael Bartell 
Megan and Trevor Blair 
Ellen Boozer 
Barbara A. Bry and Neil Senturia 
Francesca and John Bunje 
Sally and Jeff Busby 
Susan and Charles Butler 
Diane Culp-Colyear 
Jay Cutler 
Joanna Cutri 
Nina and Robert Doede 
Adrian Dollarhide and Keri Potter 
Julia Dorfman 
Betsy Ewan 
Nathaniel Fairman 
Deric and Sharon Fernandez 
Marie Fox and David Nokes 
General Atomics Sciences Education Foundation 
Taryn and Edwardo Gillison 
Madeleine Grynstein and Thomas Shapiro 
Marcia Hazan and Mark Cammell 
Hotel Republic San Diego 
Priya and Andrew Huggett 
Jamie and Deryk Inn 
David and Kloey Jocis 
Lisa and Thomas Kennedy 
Lockheed Martin Corporation 
Jamie and Brian McCarthy 
Danielle Moore 
Ellen and James Moxham 
Tyler Paetkau 
Caroline Perry and Adam Ith 
Richard Peterson 
Pinckes Household 
Linda A. Potter 
Kristi and Jac Potter de Haan 
Tom Ralphs 
Monique Rodriguez and Greg Richardson 
The Samuel I. & John Henry Fox Foundation 
Sempra Energy 
Kristen and Phillip Senescall 
Kim and Keith Shores 
Fern M. Steiner 
Kelly and Edward Szymczak 
Wells Fargo Private Bank 
Elizabeth Yang-Hellewell 
Michael Ybarra 
Rachel Young 

The Abbey Catering and Event Design 
Cox Communications 
GitHub
Ihan Anita Ip
Keane Portrait Studios
La Jolla Playhouse
MUSA Resort-Hotelito
San Diego Opera
Simply Luxe
Slate NYC 

Includes donations between January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023.

We gratefully acknowledge individual gifts of $1,000 or more as members of the Rain House Circle.

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The New Children’s Museum has a donor privacy policy and will not share or sell a donor’s personal information with anyone else, nor send donor mailings on behalf of other organizations.