FOUNDING DONORS

 

“It takes a village” to create a new children’s museum! The Modesto Children’s Museum was made possible by countless individuals, groups, and partners. We are forever grateful for the contributions of the founding supporters below!

 

Visionary: $500,000+

The Piccinini Pesco Family Foundation

 

Champion: $250,000+

The Barber Family - In Memory of Ryan Michael Barber
Boyett Family Foundation
Endsley Family Foundation
John & Tami Mayol
Olson Family Foundation

Hero: $100,000+

Jackie & Eli Champion Family
Clarke, Stacey, Joshua, & Madeline Filippi
Joseph & Jenny Kolody
John & Karen McCabe
David & Gloria Mraz Family
Steve & Jennie Zeff and Family

 
 

Creator: $50,000+

Almond Board of California
Max, Katie, Lucy & Milo Burke
Melanie & Kevin Chiesa In Memory of Ciara
Chelsea & Ryan Foy
Tim & Holley Coppetti
The Gagos Family
Golden Valley Health Centers
The Kayla Bernardi BEE Positive Foundation
Trenton & Ivey Mayol
Jeff & Brenda McKay
Modesto Rotary Club Foundation
Dr. Victor Pak, Meiluen, Monique, & Tai Yong
The Paxman Family
Red Inc. Architects
The Soderstrom Family - In Memory of Andy Soderstrom

Believer: $25,000+

Jaime & Dr. Sirina Aguilar
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Baez Geotechnical Group - The Parman & Ribeiro Families
Drs. Robert Altman & Yvonne Brouard
The Brady & Withrow Families
The Burrow Family
Byrd Gutierrez Family
Randy & Sandy Clark
Jerry & Elaine Costa
Direct Appliance Modesto
The Donohoe Family
Dot Foods, Inc.
The Eidenmuller Family
The Etchebarne Family - In Memory of John Arlen Etchebarne
Amanda Farley, DDS
Donna Flanders & Carl Collins
The Ghumman Family
Gianelli | Friedman | Jeffries - In Memory of Jackie Gianelli
Brian & Laura Gini
The Giron Family
Chris & Jessica Godden
The Halvorson Family
Dr. RJ & Diane Heck
Gregory M. Helbig, MD
Matthew & Mary Carol Henderson
Hilmar Cheese Company Inc.
Dan & Jamie Huber - In Memory of Nick Huber
John, Amy, Annora, Arya & Jack Jeffries Family
Tony & Rosi Jordan - In Memory of Giana Marie Jordan
Kiwanis Club of North Modesto
In Loving Memory of Dr. Callin Lee
Lodi Association of Realtors
The MacDonald Group - Jeannie, Jamie & TJ MacDonald
James & Birgitt Mayol
McCulla Family Foundation & Turlock Dental Care
McHenry Bowl - Garrad & Dallas Marsh
The Miller Family
Modesto Teachers Association
Sandra & Joe Muratore
Chris & Rebecca Murphy
Gary & Sharilyn Nelson
Oak Valley Community Bank
Phi Gamma Chapter, Omega Nu
Swim Barbara & The Podesto Family
Dr. Christina Chan, Dr. Russell Porter & Family
Reed Family Companies
The Rego Family
William, Alfie & Robert Scherer
Carol & Mark Scott
Divya Sharma, Mihir Sharma & Ashmi Sharma
Dr. & Mrs. Shinkwin
Skeet's Insurance Service, Inc.
Dr. Todd & Susan Smith
Brett & Melissa Springer
Steves Chevrolet Buick Oakdale
Swatman Orthodontics - Dr. Matt Swatman & Family
The Tamimi Family - Niniv, Mari, Niniv, Ava & Evan
Rebecca & Brian Terpstra
Patricia Hill Thomas
Valley Children's Healthcare
Micah & Shannon Zeff

Ambassador: $10,000+

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The Armour Family
Cardoza Bordona Family Fund - Oakdale
Ron & Lynn Dickerson, In Memory of Ryan Hunter Dickerson
Division 01 CMS
Ben & Jenny Grimes
Grover Family Fund
Ross & Gina Lee
Dr. Filipe & Melissa Lima
Ed & Mimi Maring
Modesto Subaru
The Monday Family
The Sciabica Family
Van Konynenburg Family Fund

Companion: $5,000+

The Daniel Family
Frank & Sharon Farmer
Mickey & Katherine Fernandes
Paul & Margaret Friedrich
Ernest J. Gallo & Ryan Roth Gallo
Greater Modesto Dental Implant & Oral Surgery Team
Families of Jeff, Keith, Janine, & Alexis Highiet
Jessica & Trevor Irish
Ciji & Jordan Jeffries - Lúnasa Wines
The Liston Family
Modesto Sunrise Rotary
David and Roxanne Lemos
Kevin & Stacey Luttenegger
Katherine & Gino Patrizio
Dr. Michael & Lisa Ringer
Takapa Media
Dr. Phil Trompetter & Dawn Cunningham
Dr. Bruce & Grace Valentine
Dr. Wesley & Karen Wong
Janice & Merlin Woodward

Advocate: $2,500+

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Pam Antinetti & Go-Go-Girls, Anita Theiler, Em Rippe - Oakdale
Patty Bahrijczuk
Chris & Elizabeth Battreall
Tim & Lisa Bettencourt
Bob & Phyllis Bordona
The Dance Factory
The Dick Family
Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma
Anna Gomez
Greens on Tenth & Event Collection
Dr. Toshi Hart
Hart-Ransom Elementary School's Students, Staff, & Families
The Richard Higginbotham Family
In Memory of Iain Graeme Macpherson
Dr. Alex Mari
Ken & Katy Menges
Law Office of Gary C. Nelson
In honor of Oakdale Educators - Jon Blanc, Cindy Bellinger, Ben Cortes
Oakdale Elementary Schools - Cloverland, Fair Oaks, Magnolia, Sierra View
Oakdale Families, Educators & Community
Dante & Christine Podesto
Danica Taylor & Easton, Tina Lane, & Jaylene, Hunter, Ellianna Ponce - Oakdale
Preston & Alexandra Poole
The Ringer-Schardt Family
Bruce & Betty Stewart
Maggie & Tong Sun
Matthew and Laura Toste
Burt & Polly Vasche
Tom & Diane VanderVeen
Jake and Maggie Weiler
Cathy & Mike West
Denniz & Brian Wistow
Yogurt Mill
Alan & Kirstie Zacharias

Contributor: $1,000+

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The Alves-Ratto Family
American Professional Manufacturing, Inc.
Atherton & Associates LLP
The Atwal Family
Diana Avalos
S. Rush Bailey, M.D. - Beloved Pediatrician
Stan & Lori Baker
Bank of Stockton
Robert Barber & Anh Vu
Christine Beckstrom
Shawn & Erin Black
Eduardo & Monica Blandon
The Blom Family
Marilyn Boatright
Chris & Peaches Brady
The Brichetto Family
Ellen, Ivan, Noah & Luke Burchett
Joan Cardoza
Central Valley Automotive
Ceres Rotary Club
Rupinder Chahal, DDS
Crossroads Elementary PTA
Dr. Robert Cushing
Tanya Dam
Gary & Kelly Darpinian
Jordan, Mandy, Vivian, Joanna & Jack DeBoer
Dr. Elizabeth A. Demichelis
Roger & Claire Dial
Karlene Duckart
Jim & Patty Duval
DW61 Foundation
Family Health Care Medical Group
Fisher Nut Company
Dennis & Becky Sharp Flores
Susan J. Wollesen Foster
Hugh Franklin
Paul & Michelle Franzia
In Memory of Lacey Reynolds Freitas and Toni Conklin
Giordano Family
Dr. Lynette Renee Grandison
Dr. Richard & Aimee Han
Larry & Diane Haugh - In Memory of Daughter Christy Costa
Edy & Troy Highfield
Ronald Hoffmann
Duane & Deanna Hutton
Dr. Douglas Kendrick & Mrs. Katie Kendrick
The Kipple Family
Nick & Linda Konner
The Koster-Souza Family
James Michael Leupp
The Lopaz Family
Jonathan and Elizabeth Ma
Macpherson Appraisals
Matt & Tara Maring
Zach & Audrey Maring
Randy & Lisa Martin
James B. McKay
MoSt Poetry Center
Kevin & Kristen Murphy
Roy Nahodil - In Memory of Susan “Anela” Azlin
Joe & Janet Neal
Duane Nelson
Avi Nijjar MD
The Justin Norwood Family
Chuck & Kristi O'Brien
Once Upon a Child
Raphael Pabalan & Aracelly Inga
Diane Pallios
Steve & Pam Pallios
The Phelan Family - In Memory of John Patrick Phelan
Bob & Carole Phillips
Phillips Lighting & Home, Inc.
Jordan & Holly Phippen
Eric & Sarah Pineda
Ivan & Patty Ramirez
Ramsbacher Prokey Leonard LLP
Rasmussen-Cummings Family
Frank & Mollie Ratto and Family
Jon & Dawna Rebiero Family
Doug & Frieda Rector
Rocha Transportation
Keith & Elaine Rogers
Sara Sabokrooh
Sukhjit & Sarabpreet Samra
The Shankar Family
Joe and Julie Simonton
In Memory of Lawrence & Irene Serpa
Michael L. Serpa
Cathy & Garth Stapley - In Memory of Theodore Remington Stapley
The Stoker Family
Charles & Cherrie Suntra
TSM Insurance
Twin Commodities Inc.
Steve & Tena Urgo
Ann M. Veneman
Shannon Gilbert Weaver
William Whang & Alice Whang
Daren and Leslie Williams
Zayden King Jeremiah Williams
Catherine Wooley
Zeke Bondy-Villa Memorial Charities Fund, Inc.
Lynn & Sue Zwahlen

Friend: $500+

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Nick & Audrey Baker
Great Grandma Barber
The Bautista Family
Levi & Ashley Cherry
Walt & Leslie Cooley
Darren Davis
Alicia Juan De Cardenas
Richard Fisher
Jaylen & Maria French
Augusta Fund
Mark & Kathleen Heinzinger
Huff Construction
Paul & Madeline Lara
Kate & Branden Mello
Eileen Melson
The Nicholson Family
Christopher & Courtney Ott
Mary Pieczarka & Cal Aukeman
Judie Piscitello
Cory Rivera & Lanelle Teran
Veronica & Donald Shaver
Lisa & Dave Shrock
Sit Means Sit
Kristina Stamper
Stanislaus Dental Society
Joe & Ann Swain
Alan & Carol Toste
United Methodist Women
Pam & Peter Warner
Kelly Wenger
Nicholas Whetstone
Nanci D'Anna Wyatt

Pal: $250+

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Bays Ranch Inc.
Beckwith Veterinary Hospital
Paul Bennett
Emmy Boyce
Elizabeth Buhler
John & Wendy Campopiano
Rangu Chandran, MD
Michelle Chu, MD
Anna Ciccarelli
City Ministry Network
Elsa, Vaughn, Niko, Royce
Frank & Gayle Damrell
Sarah Dentan
Chuck Duchscher
Tom Duchscher
Enslen Elementary School
Eve & Me
Marco Falcioni & Miwako Sato
Lynette & Nathan Fanelli
Ryan & Kendall Ferriera
Alex Greimann
Phillip & Rachel Ha
Kathryn Hall-Boyer
Cortney Hurst
Johnson-White Fund
Will Lambert and Claire Raggatt
Sandra Lenker
Karen Lotko
Elizabeth Lotspiech
Lois Mayol
Christopher & Jennifer McCormick
Eileen Melson
Ken Peterson - Modesto
Clive Riddle & Nancy Bronstein
Mary Sue Shearer
Stanislaus CalRTA Div #38
John Stokman
Steve & Terri Taylor
Rachel & Ryan Thornberry
Dr. Tom & Grace Van Groningen
Wyeth Dairy Inc.