Major Funding Partners
Visionary | $1, 000, 000+
| Claire Giannini Fund | Jack R. Killian Living Trust | Monterey Peninsula Foundation | The California Endowment |
| Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula | Harden Foundation | Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System | The James Irvine Foundation |
| Estate of Terezina Alice Hackney | Andy and Yasuko Matsui | Taylor Farms |
Benefactors | $500, 000+
| Chevron USA, Inc. | First 5 Monterey County | Natividad Medical Center | The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation |
| Community Foundation for Monterey County | Hartnell Community College District | Sally Hughes Church Foundation | |
| Driscoll’s | Dr. James Fassett Trust | Tanimura Family Foundation | |
| Estate of Dorothy and Elmer Eade | Nancy Eccles and Homer M. Hayward Family Foundation | The David and Lucile Packard Foundation |
Champions | $250, 000+
| Anonymous | David and Susan Gill | Monterey County Office of Education | U.S. Department of Education |
| Follett Higher Education Group | HSBC | Joanne Taylor |
Leaders | $100, 000+
| Alisal Union School District | Bill and Barbara Elliott | Konica Minolta | Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation |
| Andrew and Phyllis D’Arrigo Charitable Foundation | Estate of Burrel Leonard | Marcos and Vivian Duran Family Trust | Rava Ranches, Inc. |
| Associated Students of Hartnell College (ASHC) | Estate of June Handley | Margaret D’Arrigo-Martin and Steve Martin | John and Annette Romans |
| Barnet Segal Charitable Trust | Estate of Ruth R. Kaiser | Monterey County Administrative Center | Sam Linder Auto Group |
| California Governor’s Scholarship Program | Foundation for California Community Colleges | Nancy Buck Ransom Foundation | Service League-Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital |
| Carmel Capital Management, LLC | Fresh Express/Chiquita Brands | Ocean Mist Farms | Union Bank of California |
| Coastal Tractor | Granite Construction, Inc. | Pacific Gas and Electric Company | Wells Fargo Bank |
| D’Arrigo Bros. Co. of California | Hospital Council of Northern and Central California | Pacific International Marketing, Inc. | |
| Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. | Huntington Farms | Pebble Beach Company Foundation |
Scholars | $50, 000+
| American Cooling, Inc. | Friends and Family of Sze Soo | Monterey Bay Air Resources District | Dr. Pablo and Patricia Romero |
| American Farms, LLC | Growers Express | Arnold and Nancy Myers | Salinas City Elementary School District |
| Central Coast Federal Credit Union | Dr. Phoebe K. Helm | Noland, Hamerly, Etienne & Hoss | Salinas Land Co. |
| CHISPA, Inc. | Holaday Seed Company | Mike and Mary Orradre | Scheid Family Wines |
| Bud and Rebecca Colligan | Independent Order of Odd Fellows/Gabilan-Gonzales | Osher Scholars-Foundation for California Community Colleges | SSB Construction, Inc. |
| Comerica Bank | John T. Hackney | Pacific Ag Rentals, LLC | Stuart Dufour Trust |
| Confidence Lodge #203 Free and Accepted Masons | Joanne Kanow and Joe Petersack | Pinnacle Bank | Gary and Mayumi Tanimura |
| Dataflow Business Systems, Inc. | Kerry Lee Remarkable Jewelry | Premium Packing | Tanimura & Antle, Inc. |
| Dilbeck & Sons, Inc. | Mann Packing Co., Inc. | Terri Pyer and Dave Edson | The Nunes Company, Inc. |
| Employees of Hartnell College | Dottie Massey | Rabobank | TMD Creative |
| Foundation of CSU Monterey Bay | Mission Ranches Company | Rio Farms, LLC |
Partners | $25, 000+
| 1st Capital Bank | Candi DePauw | Prof. Michael Isaacson | Salinas High School |
| Antle Family Fund | Patricia Donohue | John Steinbeck Foundation | Lance Fors and Shari Selover |
| Sue Antle | Dowd Family Trust | King City High School | Smith Barney |
| Paul and Jeannie Aschenbrenner | Educational Resources of Monterey County | King City Young Farmers | Snow Seed Company |
| Big Valley Labor, LLC | El Charrito Corporation | Albena and Ron Leon | Sons of Italy ‒ Salinas Lodge |
| Cabrillo College | Estate of Kenneth H. Whalen | Sam and Coralee Linder | South Valley Auto Plaza |
| California Orchard Co. | Jim and Karen Fanoe | Long Family Foundation | Sturdy Oil Company |
| California Rodeo Association | Allen and Linda Gin | Lois McFarlane | James and Marjorie Sturgeon |
| California Water Service Co. | Hartnell College Fine Arts Club | Monterey County Sheriffs Posse | The Don Chapin Company, Inc. |
| Dennis and Janice Caprara | Hayashi & Wayland | Alfred and Jacquelyn Muñoz | The Haynes Charitable Foundation |
| Central Coast Builders Association | Hayward Lumber | Mike Thomas and Patty Powell | The Salinas Californian |
| Christopher Ranch | Nate and Cindy Holaday | Jerry and Natalie Rava | Third Sector Capital Partners |
| City of Gonzales | Howard and Pat Hudson | Reiter Affiliated Companies | Wayne and Julie Tucker |
| City of Soledad | I & T Produce | S.T.A.R. Foundation of Monterey County | |
| Crown Packing Company, Inc. | Impact Asset | Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce |
Mentors | $10, 000+
| Able Freight Services | Destiny Packaging Inc. | Itri Corporation | RDO Equipment Company |
| Doris Adams | Sharon Dilbeck | J.T. Healthcare Uniforms | Francis and Lillian Rianda |
| Larry and Elizabeth Adams | Jovita Dominguez | John and Annette Romans Family Fund | Rita and Luis Echenique Charitable Foundation |
| AGC of California, Inc. | AGC of California, Inc. | John and Lois McFarlane Scholarship | Hermelinda Rocha-Tabera |
| AGCO Quinn | Nora Dowd | Drs. Ted Kaczmar and Debra Kaczmar | Dora Sanchez-Mosqueda and Hector Mosqueda |
| Alvarez Technology Group | Margaret Duflock | Kasavan Architects | Santa Lucia Medical Foundation |
| American Institute of Physics | Dr. Theodore D. Englehorn Jr. | Joan Lam | Jean Schmidt |
| Andrew and Cathleen Watt | Enogen | Lavorato & Darling, Inc. | Jim Schwefel |
| Anne Secker and Mark Alderson | Estate of William H. Hargis, Jr. | Dr. Willard and Michele Lewallen | Lucille and Ramon Serrano |
| Arroyo Labor | Fabrikant Fine Diamonds, Inc. | Emmett Linder | Smith-Monterey, LLC |
| Arts Council of Monterey County | Felice Consulting Services | Butch and Vivien Lindley | Claudia Smith |
| AT&T | Dr. William Fellner | Bruce and Elizabeth Lindsey | Gary Smith |
| Nick and Stacy Azcona | Ford Motor Company ‒ San Francisco Region Ctr. | James and Shelley Lipe | Soilserv/John Pryor |
| Edmond Benech | Forest Hill Auto Service | Dr. Kelly and Robert Locke | Soledad Auto Sales |
| Nancy Schur Beymer | James and Jeri Gattis | Vince and Tina Lopez | Soledad Development |
| Susan Black and Aris Angelopoulos | Genesis Freight Lines | Kathy Matsui | Evelyn Starr |
| Shannon Bliss | George Brazelton Family Trust | Matsui Nursery, Inc. | Steinbeck Innovation Foundation |
| Don Bovee | Kurt and Janet Gollnick | Cicely C. McCreight | Dr. Irving R. Stuart |
| Elsa and Jerry Brisson | Henry Gong | Fran McFadden | Jeff and Paula Taylor |
| Paulette and Jerry Bumbalough | Joe and Lori Grainger | Jane McKay | tBP/Architecture |
| John and Janet Buttgereit | Robert and Patricia Gray | Jeanne Mercurio | Thad Evans |
| CA Construction Education & Research Foundation | Beverly Grova | Mexican American Opportunity Foundation | The Fay & Gloria Griffin Trust |
| California Arts Council | Javet Guaracha and Loyanne Flinn de Guaracha | Basil Mills | The Haley Charitable Foundation |
| California International Airshow Salinas | Fred Hackney | Monterey Salinas Transit | The Inmate Activity Group/Phoenix Alliance Scholarship |
| Carol and David Kimbrough | Hartnell College Society of Physics Students | NAACP-Salinas Branch | The McGraw-Hill Companies |
| Carpenters 46 No. CA Counties Scholarship Foundation | Penelope Lockridge Hartnell | News-Press & Gazette Company KION/Telemundo/TheCW | Townsend Management, Inc. |
| Church Brothers | HGHB Architecture, Planning, Urban Design | John Ottone and Barbara Ching-Ottone | United Way of Santa Cruz County |
| City of Salinas / Administrative Office | Health Professions Education Foundation | Pacific Valley Bank | Valley Fabrication |
| Claude Crabb Foundation | Frank Henderson and Jacqueline Thompson | Peninsula Business Interiors Paraiso Vineyards/Smith Family Wines | Valley Guild-Steinbeck House |
| Clinica De Salud Del Valle De Salinas | Pat Horsley | Peninsula Business Interiors | Wayside Garage |
| Coast Hills Credit Union | Louis and Roberta Huntington | PGA Tour Charities, Inc. | George Werth |
| ConAgra Foods Foundation | Jean Hurd | David Phillips | WestEd |
| Jacqueline Cruz | Jody Inman | Quinn Company | Donna Wills |
| Datatel, Inc. | Integrated Crop Management Consultants, Inc. | Bill and Marlene Ramsey | Dr. Ann Wright |
| Charles W. Des Roches | International Produce Group | R.C. Farms, LLC |
Stewards | $5, 000+
| AAUW/Monterey Peninsula Branch | Delta Kappa Gamma-Theta Omicron Chapter | JRG Attorneys at Law, LLP | Regional Health Occupations Resource Center |
| Academy for Educational Development | Dentistry for Animals | Calvin and Rebecca Kanow | Esther Rubio |
| Albert Fisher Holdings Inc. | Alfred Diaz-Infante | Kapor Center for Social Impact | Saguaro Sales, Inc. |
| Laura Alladeen | Eugene Dong | Mark Kelton | Salinas High Music Association |
| American AgCredit | Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Memorial Fund | King City Rotary Club Foundation | Salinas Lodge #204 F. & A.M. |
| American Cancer Society | DUDA Farm Fresh Foods, Inc. | KIS Computer Center | Salinas Valley Federation of Teachers – Retirees Chapter |
| Mrs. Leon Amyx | Earthbound Farm | KSBW | Salinas Valley Ford Lincoln |
| Gary and Judy Andreasian | Elmer Eade | Shelley G. Lee | Salinas Valley Medical Aesthetics Inc. |
| Tonya Antle | Dr. Esmond and Clara Chan | Sam Linder | Jim Sarno |
| Ascend Learning , LLC | Enza Zaden North America, Inc. | Dr. Brian Lofman | Valerie Schlothauer |
| Ausonio, Inc. | FanAngel | Lockwood Vineyard | Cathy Schlumbrecht |
| Axiom Engineers | First Hawaiian Bank | Stephanie Low | Scholarship America |
| Robin Baggett | Lynn Fehnel | Robert Maffei | Albert Schoepf |
| Belli Architectural Group | Michael and Andrea Fling | Diane Mahoney | Scholl & Company LLP |
| Bengard Ranch | Dirk and Maria Giannini | David Marshall | Seco Packing |
| Bill Rawson and Judy Sulsona | Giving Assets, Inc. | Teresa Matsui | Dr. Earl Seymour |
| Biotechnology Innovation Organization | Gold Star Buick GMC | Marian and Loyd Mayer | Esteban and Judy Soriano |
| Michael and Lucia Boggiatto | Oly and Lina Gomez | Margaret Corlett Mayfield | Steinbeck Country Produce |
| Boosters of Salinas Schools | Victor Dahir and Kimberly Burgess | Mark McCarter | Bruce and Linda Taylor |
| Emily Brandt | Drew and Myra Goodman | Mike and Diane Middaugh | The American Association of University Women |
| Thomas Brick | Graniterock Company | Richard B. Miller | The Clinton Family Foundation |
| William E. Brown, Esq. | Bruce and Ana Maria Greenberg | Mission Trails ROP | The J.M. Long Foundation |
| Buttgereit, Pettitt & Davis Agency | Greenfield High School | Moncrief and Hart | The N.R.A. Foundation |
| California Conservation Corps | Grinding and Dicing Services, Inc. | Monterey Bay Area Veterinary Medical Association | Dr. Neal and Margaret Thornberry |
| California Correctional Peace Officers Association | Janice Gryp | Monterey County Association of Realtors | Tides Foundation |
| California Strawberry Commission | Karen Hagman | Monterey County Benevolent Foundation | Col. Hector E. Topete |
| Calpine King City Power Plant | Hancock Timber Resource Group | Monterey County Scholarship Awards Program | Dr. Steven Triano |
| CannonDesign | Harlem Globetrotters | Bronwyn Moreno | UBS Financial Services |
| Carl Christensen and Jo Ann Novoson | Kurt Hartmann | Sherry Morse | Unilever Bestfoods, N.A. |
| Carol Popp | William Head | Alice M. Moser | Dr. and Mrs. Edward J. Valeau |
| CarrAmerica Development, Inc. | Heavy Connect | Mike and Kathy Moser | Tim Vaughan |
| Center for Cultural Inovation | Michele Hedges | MY Jeep Chrysler Dodge | Senorina Vazquez |
| Salvador and Maria Chavez | Arnold and Janet Hedlund | Natividad Medical Foundation | Veteran’s Foundation for Monterey County |
| Children’s Services International | Robert and Anne Herendeen | George and Mimi Niesen | Bart and Wendy Walker |
| Chilton & House | Hesselbein’s Jewelers | Northern California Laborers Scholarship Foundation | Wendy Walker |
| CHISPA Scholarship | Hinman Charitable Foundation | Joan Nucci | Susan Wallman |
| Christensen & Giannini | Brian Hinman | Nutrien Ag Soluctions | Walmart Foundation |
| Sanford and LaVerne Cook | Mike and Alice Hitchcock | Ocean View Veterinary Hospital | David Warner |
| Converted Organics, LLC | Matthew and Stacilee Hosford | Albert and Donna Oliveira | Washington Middle School ‒ Band Boosters |
| Pierre and Mary Cousineau | Jason Hough and Jason Blackford | William Owen and Esmeralda Montenegro Owen | Peter J. Weber |
| Josephine Crawford | Bob and Linda Hurkmans | Erica Padilla-Chavez and Alejandro Chavez | Janeen Whitmore |
| Cream of the Crop | Incotec, Inc., Royal Sluis | Guiseppe and Pauline Patania | Karla Wolf |
| D.H. Morgan Manufacturing, Inc. | International Door Association | Peaceful Planet Programs, Inc. | Brian Worthington |
| Dandy Cooling Company | ISA In Studio Architecture | Perocchi Family Trust | Alla Zeltser |
| Pamela and John Darling | Dr. Romero Jalomo and Rocio Mendoza | Produce Marketing Association, Inc. | Christopher Zepeda |
| Mary Alice Davis | Janet Roberts Fine Arts | Randall and Odette Pura | |
| Mark DeHart | JC Penny Life Insurance Co. | Rancho Cielo Inc. |