Exhibits &
Capital Projects
Sereno 1% For Good Charitable Foundation
Mansi Shah
Deena Shakir & Mehdi Alhassani
Shaotran Family Foundation
Jeff & Susan Sher
Skyline Foundation
Christine Smith
Jeff & Jeanese Snyder
Kendra & Remi Sobomehin
Jazmin Sosa
Leslie & Jeff Su
Dr. Edith Sullivan
Chelsea Sun & Mike Pao
Caryl H. & Bernard M. Susman Family Foundation
Meredith & Nicholas Tan
Scott & Shelly Taylor
Margo Thienemann
Susan & Carl Thomsen
Tim Toda
George Tucker
Lauren & Ajit Varma
Don & Anne Vermeil
Emily & Greg Waldorf
Tinwin & Kevin Wang
Kate Wessel
Anne Wojcicki Foundation
Alison Wong
Nansi Xu
Jennifer Yu in memory of Francis Yu
Lianne Zhang
Cassidy Ziemke
Donor-Advised and Employee Fund Donors
Apple Employee Matching Program
Benevity
Chan Zuckerberg Matching
Fidelity Charitable
Goldman Sachs
Google Employee Matching Program
Intel Employee Matching Program
Marin Community Foundation
Micron Technology Foundation, Inc
Morgan Stanley Gift Fund
National Philanthropic Trust
Roblox Employee Matching Program
Schwab Charitable
Silicon Valley Community Fund
Vanguard Charitable
Corporate and Event Sponsors
Brian Krippendorf
Cheeky Monkey Toys
Christian Lee, DDS
Dehoff’s Key Market
Fergus Garber Architects
Lulu’s Mexican Restaurant
OLH Ventures
Penny’s Ice Creamery
Pizza My Heart
Star One Credit Union
Sunrise Pediatric Dentistry, Dental Practice of Sheila Nguyen DDS, MS
Twin Smiles
In-Kind
Abbey Party Rents
Heirloom Catering
Peninsula Party Rentals
Piazza’s Fine Foods
Sweet Nothings
Whole Foods
Acton Family Giving
Marcus & Debbie Aiu
Sarah Ali
Barbara Allen
Peter Allen
Jeanne & Mike Althouse
Carolyn Amster
Wiley & Julia Anderson
Zach & Steph AndersonLauren Angelo
Anonymous (7)
Atkinson Foundation
Roy Bannon
Mary Baptist
Kelly & Clay Bavor
Annette Bialson & Gary Sharron
Jennifer Bienaime
Jon & Colleen Braff
Mariam & Jason Breeding
Keri Brenner
Rebecca & Iain Bridges
Arthi Britto & Jonathan Sujay Dorai
Janet Brownstone & Andrew W. Verhalen Fund
Sibrina Cannon
John & Nancy Cassidy
The Christensen Fund
Courtney Chandler & Tage Howerton
Brittany & Kristian Chavez
Sandra & Harry Cheung
Susan & Jack Choquette
Anne & Terry Clark
Aletha & Denis Coleman
Anh Cohen & Dave Schwab
Vivian Chow Collins & Michael Collins
Susie Cole
Corient
Ailey Crow
Melanie Gabriel Curtiss & Michael Curtiss
Ben Davenport & Lucy Zhang
Gordon & Carolyn Davidson
Martin & Judy Deggeller
Donald Dial in honor of John Foster
Ingrid Donahue
Adam & Andrea Draper
Len & Jennifer Dulski
Lindsay Ehrman in honor of Miya Kang
Susan Elgee
Steve & Pat Emslie
David Ernst in honor of Marilyn Nourse
Kirk & Kirsten Essenmacher
Annette Fazzino
Janelle & Stephen Fodor in memory of Alexander Fodor
Leigh & Scott Foster
Shai Friedland & Andrea Cervaenka
Karin & Daniel Garblik
Anish George & Mahncy Mehrotra
John & Marcia Goldman Foundation
Yael Goshen & Dylan Smith
Jeff Greenfield & Marilyn Keller
Wylie & Janet Greig
Christopher Gunnare in honor of Hannah Schifeling
John Haddock & Julia Chandler
Daniel & Lindsey M. Haddock
HAMS Foundation
David Hanabusa
Jill & Eric Hartnett
Gabriela & Peter Hebert
Rainbow Tunnel
Step into the Rainbow Tunnel and experience a kaleidoscope of color! The JMZ’s newest admission-free exhibit is open to the public, inspiring joy for the entire community. As you enter the tunnel, visitors are surrounded by mirrored panels reflecting the full visible spectrum of the rainbow. The tunnel’s graduated design, which is narrow at the entrance and widens toward the exit, encourages exploration of sound, perspective, and spatial perception, creating an immersive learning experience.
The design and construction of the Rainbow Tunnel was fully funded by the Friends. Created as a welcoming community feature, it reflects our mission to expand access to hands-on science learning for visitors of all ages and to ensure these experiences remain accessible.
We would like to express our gratitude to Edward Whelan and Brian Weinstein, as the designers of the Rainbow Tunnel, and Gizmo Art Productions as the fabricator and installer.
California Dinosaur Garden
The Friends raised $300K for the California Dinosaur Garden, a new exhibit that opened in October 2023. The exhibit offers an immersive experience of the Cretaceous period in California with a garden featuring prehistoric plants within a seasonal marsh landscape, life-size dinosaurs, prehistoric animal sculptures, and interactive exhibits, including a fossil dig. Exhibits are fully inclusive, including wheelchair access to the fossil dig, braille labels, and tactile, sensory-rich elements for children of all abilities.
Michael Hendershot & Melina Patterson
Lisa Hendrickson
David & Barbara Hirsch
Paul & Melissa Hopkins
Elise & Chad Hurley
Zoe & Jared Hyatt
Maria Cecilia Iantosca
Marc Itzkowitz & Julia Kossack
Marie & Larry Ivich
Harshad & Gunjan Junnarkar
Douglas Kalish & Donna Bohling
Miya Kang & Justin Ko
Tina Keegan
Christina Kenrick
Bev & Nick Kerry
Jane & Steve Kikuchi
Irma Kiskova
Kiwanis Club of Palo Alto Charitable Foundation
Mariela Kleiner
Shannon & Nick Kline
Marshall & Heather Koch
Andrea Kossler
Teresa Lau
Karol Langner & Grazyna Olszowa
Peter Levin & Lisa Voge-Levin
Sally & Tom Loverro
Andrew & Worth Ludwick
Elana Manson
Sabah Mansoor & Asim Husain
Barbara Marcum
Whitney Matagrano
Lia McLean
Brian Miller & Bev Morse
Morgridge Family Foundation
Janel Moses
Darius Mostowfi in honor of Sonia and Alex Tramiel
Alice & David Mount
Sunil Nagaraj & Mary Kate Stimmler
Mary Obelnicki & Craig Silverstein
Olander Family Foundation
Palo Alto Community Fund
The Palo Alto Rotary Club
The Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund
Maria Parlante
Aseet Patel
Penner Family Foundation
Stephen & Nancy Player
Allen & Janet Podell
Nicole Pollock
Pallavi Rao
Roxy & Michelle Rapp
William Reller
Jake & Robin Reynolds
Anne Roberts in honor of Brittany Chavez
The Roble Road Fund
Susan Rosenberg
Rebecca Rountree
Jane Rytina & Jonathan Chadwick
County of Santa Clara
Noelle Santamaria
Hannah Schifeling in honor of Zookeeper Lee and Edward, the giant African spurred tortoise
Celestine Schnugg
Kathy Schrader in memory of Waldo Griffin
Jamie Seeba
Evelyn & David Semenza
The New Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo
The JMZ was rebuilt in 2021 thanks to a $15M matching grant from the Peery Foundation and $10M in private donations from local donors. This milestone came after more than a decade of planning, fundraising, and construction. We are very grateful to all of our supporters and donors who helped to make the new Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo a reality.
“The JMZ has demonstrated a consistent commitment to teaching high-quality, hands- on science to generations of children from the Mid-Peninsula – regardless of their economic background – that is transformational in their early education experience. Teachers from East Palo Alto and Palo Alto love these programs in their classrooms, and the children love the JMZ teachers. We are honored to partner with the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo to ensure that it can bring science alive for future generations, as it has done so effectively in the past.”
— Dave Peery, Managing Director, Peery Foundation
Donors to the $25 million JMZ Initiative
Tim and Hilary Gudgel
Alison Hagan
Eric and Elaine Hahn
David Hanabusa
Dr. Harry and Susan Hartzell
Andrea and Ryan Helft
Lisa and Dana Hendrickson
Linda Henigin
Marah and Jonathan Herbach
Harry Hirschman
Tyler and Sharon Hoffman
Ilse Hopkins
Marv and Collette Hopkins
Paul and Melissa Hopkins
Gary Hornbeek and Susan Miller Hornbeek
Huang Pacific Foundation
Brette and Drew Hudacek
Leannah Hunt
Shellan and Robert Isackson
Kingsley Jack
John and Marcia Goldman Foundation
Pitch and Cathie Johnson
Amy and Glen Kacher
Doug Kalish and Donna Bohling
Oshri Kaplan
KC Family Foundation
Chop and Annette Keenan
David and Maureen Kennedy
The Kepner Family
The Kinsky Family
Jon and Karin Kissane
Frank and Trinity Klein with Asian Box
Mariela Kleiner
Josh and Juliet Knowles
Judy Koch
Marshall and Heather Koch
Andrew Krowne
Maya Kumar and Ross Metzger
Ronald Kundich
Cheryl Lathrop and Bern Beecham
The Laurel Foundation
Peter Levin and Lisa Voge-Levin
Paul and Susie Levine
Bruce Lewenstein
Marion Lewenstein
Jacques M. Littlefield Foundation
Richard and Suzanne Liu
Susan and Phillip Lorson
The Ludwick Family
Yvette Ma
Mario Family Foundation
David Markowitz
Marissa Mayer and Zachary Bogue
Walter and Mary McCullough
Courtney Meehan
Bob Meltzer in memory of Betty Meltzer
Ed and Shirlee Miller
Philip and Katy Miller
David and Lynn Mitchell
Moore Family Foundation
Elizabeth and Mark Moragne
Morgan Family Foundation
Elizabeth Morgenthaler
Glen Murphy and Lauren Ely
Merrill and Alicia Newman
Kristin and Peter Norvig, Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Mary Obelnicki and Craig Silverstein
Meredith Ackley and Salvatierra Sisters
Acton Family Giving
Kurt Adzema and Rayme Waters
Carolyn Amster
Melissa Anderson and Howard Look
Lauren and Michael Angelo
Anonymous (6)
Deborah Bailey
The Baker Family
The Baldwin Family
Jeff and Jamie Barnett
Clay and Kelly Bavor
Krishna Bharat and Kavita Thirumalai
Sam Bhaumik
Annette Bialson and Gary Sharron
Jennifer, Aurélie, and Anaïs Bienaimé
Mathew Bigge
Robert Bridger and Wendy Dransfield
The Brin Wojcicki Foundation
John and Susan Cala
Brian and Jennifer Carlstrom
Shawn and Jennifer Carolan
Hui (Debra) Cen
Andrea Cervenka and Shai Friedland
Mathew Chagan
John and Ashley Chambers
Sandra and Harry Cheung
Carmen M. Christensen (1913 –2010)
Terry and Anne Clark
Denis and Aletha Coleman
David and Trish Collins
John and Caroline Cote
The Mark Crady and Lucy Stapleton Fund
Bill and Tammy Crown
Robyn Crumley
John and Allison Marston Danner Family Fund
Ben Davenport and Lucy Zhang
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Mark DeLaurentis and Jackie Turner
Janice Dingler
Phyllis and Bill Draper
The Dave and Cheryl Duffield Fund
Jennifer and Len Dulski
The Elkes Foundation
Steve and Patricia Emslie
Robin and Basil Enan
Tom Evans
Spencer and Stephanie Ewing
Abe Farag and Claudia Truesdall
Flora Family Foundation
The Frahn Family
Stephanie and Ryan Frick
Carol C. and Joel P. Friedman, MD
Marcel and Elisabeth Gani
Jamie and Bryson Gardner Family
The Gawley Family
Max and Nadia Gazor
Jeanne Giaccia
Patrick and Sarah Gibbs
Matt Glickman and Susie Hwang
Leslie Goldman
Claire Goldsmith, in honor of Kelly Bavor
Michael and Loren Gordon
Paul and Colleen Gormley
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gracon, in honor of Leannah Hunt
Tim Guarnieri
Bryn and Barbara Ostby
Peery Foundation
Patricia Phillips
The Phumbhra Living Trust
Allen and Janet Podell
Kendra and Erik Ragatz
The Rakowski Family
Tim Ranzetta and Katherine Eslao
Allyssa Rapp
Chase Rapp
The Rathmann Family Foundation
Ashray Reddy
Steve and Missy Reller
William Reller
Jake and Robin Reynolds
Michelle Richmond
Craig Ritchey
Roger P. Roberts and Ariel Balter
Matt and Laurel Robinson
Susan Rosenberg
Eric Rosenblum and Titi Liu
Peter and Beth Rosenthal
Rotary Club of Palo Alto
Jane Rytina and Jonathan Chadwick
Kelly Sallin
Greg and Sarah Sands
Sereno Group
Katie Shade
Daniel Shader and Lissa Dutton
Jessamyn and Ali Shams-Lau
Mark and Nancy Shepherd
County Supervisor Joe Simitian and Mary Hughes
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Sinton
Chris Skarakis
Ben Smith, Diane Tang and Family
Jennifer Smith and Stephen Borota
Paula and Stephen Smith
Roger Smith and Judy Kay
Jeff and Jeanese Snyder
Julia and Robert Soderbery
Pamela and Mike Steil
Madeline and Isaac Stein
Peter Stewart
The Stitt Family
Dale Stuart and Barbara Gordon
Jason Sydow
Scott and Shelly Taylor
Everley Tejamo
Alex and Nadine Terman
Thelma Doelger Trust for Animals
Jeffrey Thomas
Carl and Susan Thomsen
Simon and Shamim Tong
Zach and Marisol Trailer
The Tsern Foundation
Mike and Ellen Turbow
Joe and Sarah Vaccaro
Virginia and Peter Van Kuran
Don and Anne Vermeil
Rob and Melissa Wagner
Rick and Mara Wallace
David and Malin Walrod
Michele and Ted Wang
Adam Weiss and Lydia Callaghan
Jaime and Elizabeth Wong
Yellow Chair Foundation
Jack Young
Linton and Kisa Young
Andrew and Flora Zee
Employee Matching Programs
Adobe Systems
Google, Inc.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Varian Medical Systems
In Kind
Anonymous
Asian Box
Clay and Kelly Bavor
Cannonball Wine
City of Palo Alto
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati