LAist Major Supporters

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Major Donors

• Robert and Sara Adler
• The Ahmanson Foundation
• Melissa and Bob Alvarado
• The Angell Foundation
• Timothy D. and Sandy Armour
• Atlas Family Foundation
• The Ayrshire Foundation
• Sandra J. Ball-Rokeach
• Brad and Ashley Barrett
• Richard Allan Barry Family Charitable Foundation
• Charles B. Baumer for John and Hilda Arnold Foundation & Charles and Rita Baumer
• Peter Benedek
• Peter and Helen Bing
• Blue Shield of California Foundation
• Harold and Colene Brown Family Foundation
• John and Louise Bryson
• Buffett Early Childhood Fund
• Ying Cai and Wann S. Lee
• California Arts Council
• California Community Foundation
• The California Endowment
• California Health Care Foundation
• California Wellness Foundation
• Glenn Camhi and Paul Felix
• The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation
• Johnny Carson Foundation
• Esther S. M. Chao
• Richard and Karla Chernick
• College Futures Foundation
• Corporation for Public Broadcasting
• Alison Cotter
• Gordon and Dona Crawford
• Sally Graves De Witt
• The Carl and Roberta Deutsch Foundation
• Edison International
• Elyssa and Gil Elbaz
• Daniel and Phyllis Epstein
• First 5 LA
• Marianna and David Fisher
• Lauren and Austin Fite
• Jeff and Namy Folick
• Ford Foundation
• Dianne C. Freeman^*
• Richard M. Friedel and Janet Gardner
• Bryant G. Garth/Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Foundation
• The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation
• Google
• Dan Greenberg^* and Susan Steinhauser
• Dolores Grunigen
• Heather and Paul Haaga
• Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
• The John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation
• William Randolph Hearst Foundation
• Leola I. Hildebrandt
• Karen Hillenburg
• Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
• Jennifer Hinman and Michael Moody
• Larry and Janice Hoffmann
• Hollywood Foreign Press Association
• Peter Yun Huh and Jihee Kim Huh
• William H. Hurt
• Stanley L. Iezman and Nancy Stark
• The James Irvine Foundation
• William and Rebecca Kamer
• W.M. Keck Foundation
• John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
• Kurt Knutzen and Audrey George
• The Kopcho Family Foundation
• LA Partnership for Early Childhood Investment
• Janet and Barry Lang
• Karin L. Larson^*
• Dr. Rosalyn M. Laudati and Dr. James B. Pick
• The Leonetti/O'Connell Family Foundation
• Leonard M. Lipman, M.D.
• Jeff and Rachel Lipp
• Alicia Miñana and Robert Lovelace
• Henry Luce Foundation
• Gene Lucero and Marcia Williams
• Denise and Joseph Lumarda
• Kevin MacCarthy and Lauren Lexton
• Seth MacFarlane Foundation
• Allan H. Markowitz
• Judith and Stephen McDonald
• Mei Hu Chu Foundation
• Betsy and Ted Merchant
• Barry Meyer and Wendy Smith Meyer
• Carolyn Miller
• Jarl and Pamela Mohn
• Molly Munger and Stephen R. English
• Wendy Munger and Leonard L. Gumport
• Drew Murphy
• National Public Radio
• Michael Nissman
• Peggy and Charles Norris
• The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation
• Nous Fund
• Jane and Ron Olson
• Orange County Community Foundation
• The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
• Justine and Julian Wing-Kai Poon
• ProPublica
• QueensCare
• The Reis Foundation, Inc.
• Stewart and Lynda Resnick
• Peter Rice and Megan Haller
• The Ring Foundation
• Barbara U. Roberts
• Virgil and Brenda Roberts
• The Rose Hills Foundation
• Rosenthal Family Foundation
• Roth Family Foundation
• Dinah Ruch
• Marla and Jim Ryan
• Susan Saltz
• Satterberg Foundation
• Katherine Shen and Pei-Yuan Chia
• Linda Silverman and Ercil Brown
• Christine Sorenson
• Greg and Judi G. Stefflre
• Eugene and Marilyn Stein
• Isaac D. and Michal Sudit
• Tom and Marilyn Sutton
• Tikun Olam Foundation
• James R. Ukropina
• Guillermo J. Valenzuela Foundation
• Shaw Wagener and Deborah J. Heitz
• Mary-Jane Wagle
• The Ward Family Foundation
• Neil S. and Eve Weightman
• Joan Wells
• John H. Weston^* and Connie Weston
• Timothy P. Whalen
• James Woodson White
• Suzanne V. Wilson
• Ying and Charlie Woo

* Deceased