2025-26 School Year Impact Report
Thank you for supporting local students and teachers in the 2025-2026 school year!
Inside the Report:
2025-2026 Financials
Thanks to donors like you, in 2025-2026 we invested more than $1 million to support learning and growth for Sonoma Valley youth.
2025-2026 School Year - Program Highlights:
Teacher & School Grants: You funded grants for 98 local teachers, providing educational materials, supplies, and field trips. You also opened new doors for teens by removing cost barriers to college applications, AP exams, and leadership experiences.
Middle Math, Major Impact: Thanks to your generosity, 63 middle school students participated in high-impact math tutoring during the school day, and 42 students took the Elevate [Math] summer program.
Student Wellness: You kept two on-campus Wellness Centers open during the school day and funded free individual and group counseling, serving more than 1,300 students in all.
Empowerment Academy: With a new expanded space on the Sonoma Valley High campus, support from donors like you allowed Empowerment Academy to serve 316 teens with life skills workshops, homework help, and peer tutoring.
Music Education: Thanks to a generous legacy gift and contributions from donors like you, SVEF partnered with the school district to launch a centralized instrument lending library.
Middle Math, Major Impact: Thanks to your generosity, 63 middle school students participated in high-impact math tutoring during the school day, and 42 students took the Elevate [Math] summer program.
Student Wellness: You kept two on-campus Wellness Centers open during the school day and funded free individual and group counseling, serving more than 1,300 students in all.
Empowerment Academy: With a new expanded space on the Sonoma Valley High campus, support from donors like you allowed Empowerment Academy to serve 316 teens with life skills workshops, homework help, and peer tutoring.
Music Education: Thanks to a generous legacy gift and contributions from donors like you, SVEF partnered with the school district to launch a centralized instrument lending library.
Thank You to All Our Generous Supporters!
$10,000 + |
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Anonymous (2)
Benziger Family Winery Clark-Janis Family Foundation Clay Foundation - West Martin and Kathleen Cohn The Donnelley Foundation Amy Fanning and David Grodin Gemma Gallovich Donna Halow and Paul Luca Imagery Estate Winery Impact100 Sonoma Jonas Family Foundation Bharath and Kalpi Kadaba Carol and Steve Latimer Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation |
KHR McNeely Family Foundation
Kathryn B. McQuade Foundation M.W. Murphy Foundation Nugget Markets JaMel and Tom Perkins Purdom Family Fund of CFSC Robert and Mary Jane Smith Foundation Elaine and Graham Smith Giorgio and Shelley Sorani SPARC Ken Stokes and Dana Simpson-Stokes Sutter Health Vadasz Family Foundation Wedekind Family Fund of CFSC Chuck and Cathy Williamson |
$5,000 - $9,999 |
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Anonymous
The Bigglesworth Family Foundation Joan and Michael Buckley Fund of CFSC Leland and Karen Bushnell Joe and Renee Capriola James Cashel and Anne Ching David E. Donnelley John and Sara Donnelly Paul and Mary Favaro Bancroft Sonoma Fund Kryzanowski Family Fund Thom Kuhn and Dianne O'Connell |
Laurent Orthodontics
Jennifer Ramsey Redwood Credit Union Sangiacomo Family Wines SchoolsRule Sonoma County Daniel Swann and Sally Brian Bob Tanner Diane and Toby Taylor Gera Vaz and Randy Reimer Tim and Patsy Wallace Malcolm Walter and Liz Fisher |
$1,000 - $4,999 |
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Jean Afterman
Kent and Patti Anderson Anonymous Ann and George Arabian Dave Arntz and Pilar Duran Arntz Marc and Linda Aronson Tom and Julie Atwood Russ Bair Bank Of Marin Teresa Barnes-Eisenstark and Howard Eisenstark The Benevity Community Impact Fund Mary and Mike Benziger Kathy and Dennis Bloch Mark and Linda Brewer Merrill and Shelley Burns Beth and Eliot Carter Gracie Construction The City of Sonoma County of Sonoma, Board of Supervisors Jessica and Joe Cuneo Arleen Curry and Ann Weeks Gabe and Cameron Dobbs Edward Jones Jan Erickson Michael Fleischman and Allison Funk Friedman's Home Improvement The Julio R. Gallo Foundation |
Gretchen and Bob Gardner
Joanne and Joel Green Gundlach Bundschu Winery Mariah Hanson and Maureen Vanderpool The Heck Foundation Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation Jack London Yacht Club Bryan and Amanda Jones Jeff and Anne Katz Anne Kenner and James Scopa Jerry and Mary Klenow Debby and Bob Kweller Caroline Laurent and Nick Lopez Leavitt Family Fund Nancy and Tony Lilly Nancy D. Lilly Fund of CFSC Gordon and Joan Marks Paul Martin and Patricia Kozlovsky Teresa and David Martinelli Hugo and Delia Mendoza Diane and Rich Merlo Nancy Atkinson Mulligan and Kirk Mulligan Napa to Sonoma Half Marathon Napa Sonoma Oral Surgery & Dental Implants Jeffrey Norby and Avis Shapiro Page Family Fund of CFSC Sherry and Rich Preiss |
Quattrocchi Kwok Architects Inc
Bette Quinn The Red Grape Ann and Barry Reder Safe Harbor Wine Storage Sage Marketing LLC John Sheela Karen Sherman Bob and Ellen Smoke Sonoma Valley Authors Festival Sonoma Clean Power Sonoma Raceway Sonoma Springs Rotary Foundation Speedway Children's Charities Elizabeth Stelluto Dunaier and Howard Dunaier Sidney Stern Memorial Trust Dennis and Polly Stroud Steve Sullivan Barbara Talbott and John Riley Alison and Jeff Thompson Sylvia Toth and Zsolt Takacs David Waldron Jeffrey and Valerie Walter Westamerica Bank Marcy Winget and Yutaka Yasui Judy Young |
Up to $1,000 |
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Francis Abella
AD-Vantage Marketing Inc. Paula and Mike Aja Sheryl Alexander Steven Alves Bob and Linda Alwitt Bob Anderson Anonymous (3) Danielle Azzalino Hodge Sharon Balding Jean Barnier and John MacConaghy Meg Beeler and Tom Von Tersch Dan and Debbie Benzon Selma Blanusa Simon Blattner Family Foundation Mike and Susan Bobbitt Boden Plumbing, Heating, & Air Toni Bodenhamer Nancy Bond Adrienne Bragdon Susan Brandt Daniela Bravo Tom Bakke and Linda Brekken Ray and Ann Brown Jillian Buckley Jim and Nancy Bundschu Pamela Clair and Robert Clair Dr. David and Dr. Janet Cain Sarah, Zachary, and Tallulah Carroll Gail Chadwin and Jerardo Martinez Scott and Brooke Cheeseman Matthew Clark Cathy Coleman Kit and Vic Conforti Congregation Shir Shalom Rev. Norm Cram Sylvia and William Crawford Roy Tennant and Gina Cuclis Jan and Ed Davis Terry DiCarlo William and Janace Dimick John and Gail Diserens Sandy Donohue Kate and Phil Eagles Jad Elkhoury, DDS Deborah Emery |
Patricia England
Sandi and Ron Everett Andrew Ewing Elaine Fenton First National Bank Mark Foote Jette and Michael Franks Cam and Kim Fraser David and Ginny Freeman Sam Freeman Maureen Keesey Fuentes Geoff and Susie Gallo Maria Gobbee Micki Goedewaagen Rhonda Guaraglia Liz Habkirk Beth Hadley Chris Hanke and Kathy Mason Julie and Curtis Hanlon Roger and Kay Heigel Diana Heinrich Robert Hesse J William Hoban III and Tina Luster Wendy Huckstepp Jaclyn Jackson Pat Jensen and Dick Adam Donna Dolislager and Alan Johnson Amy Jones Valentina Kimily Jones Debbie and Chris Lammers Joseph and Carole Latorre James and Marcia Levy Peggy and Michael Lipson Linda Liscom Myron London Geeta Malik Helen Marsh Pat Matthews and Patti Paulson Peter & Karina Mc Cauley Donald and Linda McPherson Joel and Mary Mellinger Carmela Mezquita Joyce E. Miller Michael and Elizabeth Minigan Andy and Emily Mughannam John and Mirja Muncy |
Alida and Jose Navarrete
Bryon and Jennifer Nichols Kelley E Nolan Barbara Nuss Patricia O'Connell Janice Oneto Lauren Papadin Diane Parish B. Joyce Parker Ian Pearson Bev and Lew Perlson Kerri Randles Amy Rassen Suzanne Rawlings and Ric Day Maricarmen Reyes Sheridan and Gary Richards Maggie Salenger Frank and E. Michele Samson Victoria Scharnikow Sandra Schlezinger Jean and Bud Schuerman Scotchloff Giving Fund Christine Segerhammar Gary Seifer and Claudia Sims Steven and Gail Shak Vineet Sharma Cheryl Shimek Snipz Sonoma Syrup Co. Tom Sours Rich and Laura Stanfield April Starke Tim and Kathryn Statton Wendy and Dan Swanson Mary Sweeters Karen Taylor Catherine Thorpe Naomi Thorpe Susan and Robert Vargas Chuck and Pamela Vetrano Ron Wallachy and Judy Bjorndal Judith Walsh Sue Warnock-Brooks and Michael Brooks Briana Yarbrough Natalie Zdimal and Joel Burt Jeff and Laura Zimmerman Zip Code Sonoma |
In-Kind Donors |
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Adair Family Wines
Gundlach Bundschu Winery Hamel Family Wines, LLC Jad and Stacie Elkhoury New York Yankees Preferred Sonoma Caterers Sciambra-Passini French Bakery Sonoma Materials Sonoma Splash |
Sonoma Syrup Co.
The Beekman Hotel The Donum Estate Three Sticks Wines Valley of the Moon Music Festival WALT Wines Whitney Museum of American Art Wing & Barrel Ranch |
