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GIVING CIRCLESMembers of PPIC’s Donor Circle and Corporate Circle are a diverse, engaged, and informed community of stakeholders.

Donor Circle
CALIFORNIA CIRCLE – $100,000+
Arjay Miller higher ed icon statewide survey icon
The California Endowment
David and Susan Coulter
The Dirk and Charlene Kabcenell Foundation
Donald Bren Foundation
Frances and Arjay Miller
The James Irvine Foundation
Jim and Becky Morgan water drop bullet
John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn
John and Louise Bryson
Laural Foundation water drop bullet
Pacific Life Foundation
Raymond and Elsa Watson
Richard J. Riordan
Rosenberg Ach Foundation water drop bullet
S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation water drop bullet
Tom and Marilyn Sutton higher ed icon
TomKat Foundation water drop bullet
Walter B. Hewlett
William R. Hewlett

Redwood CIRCLE – $25,000 TO $49,999
John S. Osterweis water drop bullet

CALIFORNIA GRIZZLY CIRCLE – $10,000 TO $24,999
Colleen and Robert D. Haas water drop bullet
Gary and Delores Arabian water drop bullet
John and Louise Bryson
Nick Graves water drop bullet

BIG SUR CIRCLE – $5,000 TO $9,999
David and Marianna Fisher
Don and Joan Beall
Joanne C. Kozberg
Mark Baldassare and Cheryl Katz
Mas and Marcy Masumoto water drop bullet
Shepard and Melissa Harris water drop bullet
Steven and Elizabeth Olson

JOSHUA TREE CIRCLE – $2,500 TO $4,999
Gary Hart
Karen Skelton and Jeffrey Barbour
Kim Polese
Leon and Sylvia Panetta

GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE CIRCLE – $1,000 TO $2,499
Abby Cook and Ali Mirza
Anthony Barrueta and Erin Meadows
Chet and Laura Hewitt
Cindy and Don Scherer
Frances Spivy-Weber and Michael Weber water drop bullet
Fritz Hitchcock and Nikki Nichols higher ed icon
Joseph I. Castro, President at California State University, Fresno higher ed icon
Kim Belshé statewide survey icon
Larry and Kate Weston
Linda Griego
Lloyd de Llamas
Michael and Susan Kahn
Ophelia Basgal and Gary Fitschen
Phil and Marilyn Isenberg
Richard Rosenberg
Steve and Melva Arditti

CALIFORNIA POPPY CIRCLE – $500 TO $999
A. Marisa Chun
Ann Notthoff and Dwight Holing statewide survey icon
Ashley Boren and Dan Purtell water drop bullet
David and Susan Post
Diana and Dan Dooley water drop bullet
Eddie Corwin water drop bullet
Lenny T. Mendonca
Panoche Water District water drop bullet
Richard Epstein and Gwendolyn Doebbert
Robin M. Kramer
Tom Epstein
William Stillwell and Anne Gero-Stillwell water drop bullet

CALIFORNIA QUAIL CIRCLE – $250 TO $499
Ball/Frost Group, LLC
Barbara Davis-Lyman
Cassandra Pye
David and Donna Neumark
Doris R. Fine higher ed icon
Emmy Cattani water drop bullet
F. Thomas Biglione water drop bullet
Helen Iris Torres
Hon. Gaddi H. Vasquez
Iris Priestaf and Douglas Greenberg water drop bullet
Mary G. F. Bitterman
Nancy Englander, in memory of Harold Williams
Pacheco Water District water drop bullet
Paul Silvern and Judith Meister
Vernon Crowder water drop bullet
William T. Bagley

ADDITIONAL SUPPORTERS INCLUDE –
Abdi Soltani and Grace Kong
Aldo Pineschi statewide survey icon
Andrew T. Chesley
Andrew Hattori
Ann T. Fathy statewide survey icon
Barbara Cady statewide survey icon
Beth and Tait Elder
Carol Enns and Don Nikkel
Charlotte Weizer Joseph higher ed icon
Cherisa Yarkin
Craig and Diane Wilson
Diane Filippi
Dimitar and Rozaliya Delchev
Don and Beth Abbott
Donald and Gloria Yost
Earl W. Phillips, Jr. USN (Ret.)
Ellen and Wayne McDaniel, in honor of Abby
Emily Fay Loeschinger
Hannah Noonan
Jacquolyn Duerr and Albert Balingit higher ed icon statewide survey icon
Jan Moseley
Jane Liang and William Au
Jason and Tishon Bennett higher ed icon
Jean and Gary Pokorny
Jeffrey Bernstein
John Armstrong water drop bullet
John C. Gamboa
Jon and Trish Johnson
Judith and Robert Maben water drop bullet
Kay Busch
Lauren Steely water drop bullet
Lisa Cole and Nima Rezainia
Margi Park-Landau higher ed icon
Mary Kennedy and Michael Nelson
Mary Suzanne Mapes statewide survey icon
Mercy Springs Water District water drop bullet
Michael and Yong Maa
Mick Klasson water drop bullet
Mike and Kathryn Lewis
Paul Milkey
Quinn and Angelo King
Richard Frank water drop bullet
Robert Kimberling water drop bullet
Robert W. Naylor
Rosanna Herber
Sarah Drobshoff
Sarah Kover water drop bullet
Serina Correa
Stephen and Carol Lombardi water drop bullet
Vida Tehrani
William W. Au water drop bullet

Corporate Circle
California Business Properties Association
California Business Roundtable
California Correctional Peace Officers Association
California-Nevada Section, American Water Works Association water drop bullet
Dignity Health
Edison International
Hamilton, Rabinovitz & Associates, Inc.
JPMorgan Chase
Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group water drop bullet
The Walt Disney Company
Western Governors University higher ed icon
Western States Petroleum Association
Yuba Water Agency water drop bullet


GRANTSPPIC receives generous grant support from a diverse group of California and national foundations as well as local, state, and federal agencies.

Anthony Vineyards water drop bullet
Arjay and Frances F. Miller Foundation statewide survey icon
Arnold Ventures
Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy at the Lincoln Institute water drop bullet
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation higher ed icon
Blue Diamond Growers water drop bullet
Booth Ranches water drop bullet
Borba Farms water drop bullet
California Community Foundation
The California Endowment
California Health Care Foundation
The California Wellness Foundation
College Futures Foundation higher ed icon
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation statewide survey icon
ECMC Foundation higher ed icon
Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund higher ed icon
Farming D water drop bullet
Institute of Education Sciences, US Department of Education
The James Irvine Foundation higher ed icon statewide survey icon
Maricopa Orchards, LLC water drop bullet
Research Collaborative Fund at New Venture Fund (Research Collaborative Fund is funded by the Democracy Fund, Ford Foundation, and Wellspring Philanthropic Fund)
S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation water drop bullet
The Sobrato Family Foundation
The Spencer Foundation higher ed icon
Stuart Foundation
US Department of Agriculture water drop bullet
Water Foundation water drop bullet
Water Funder Initiative Water Campaign water drop bullet
Western Growers water drop bullet
William T. Grant Foundation higher ed icon
The Wonderful Company water drop bullet
Woolf Farming and Processing water drop bullet


SPONSORSHIPSA wide range of organizations—including corporations, nonprofits, utilities, and family foundations—support special PPIC events and projects.

PPIC Speaker Series on California’s Future
Support for this high-profile event series helps PPIC raise public awareness and encourage dialogue about building a better future for the state. Sponsors of our 2020 series include:

Applied Materials Foundation
Arjay and Frances F. Miller Foundation
Bank of America
Blue Shield of California
The California Endowment
California Health Care Foundation
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
ECMC Foundation
Edison International
First 5 LA
The James Irvine Foundation
Kaiser Permanente
Lucas Public Affairs
McKinsey & Company
Next Era Energy Resources
Nielsen Merksamer Parrinello Gross & Leoni LLP
Pacific Life Foundation
The San Francisco Foundation
Sierra Health Foundation
Silver Giving Foundation
Stuart Foundation
Wells Fargo
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
PPIC Corporate Circle
PPIC Donor Circle

Annual Support of the PPIC Water Policy Center
Annual support of the water center provides critical resources that significantly increase our ability to respond strategically and thoughtfully to the state’s rapidly changing water policy environment. Annual sponsors include:

Almond Board of California water drop bullet
Association of California Water Agencies water drop bullet
Blue Diamond Growers water drop bullet
California American Water water drop bullet
California Association of Sanitation Agencies water drop bullet
California Trout water drop bullet
California Urban Water Agencies water drop bullet
California Water Service water drop bullet
The Dirk and Charlene Kabcenell Foundation water drop bullet
Driscoll’s water drop bullet
Environmental Defense Fund water drop bullet
Friant Water Authority water drop bullet
Golden State Water Company water drop bullet
Irvine Ranch Water District water drop bullet
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California water drop bullet
Mojave Water Agency water drop bullet
Moulton Niguel Water District water drop bullet
The Nature Conservancy water drop bullet
Northern California Water Association water drop bullet
Rural County Representatives of California water drop bullet
S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation water drop bullet
San Diego County Water Authority water drop bullet
San Diego Foundation water drop bullet
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission water drop bullet
Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority water drop bullet
State Water Contractors water drop bullet
Sustainable Conservation water drop bullet
Walton Family Foundation water drop bullet
Water Foundation water drop bullet
Western Growers water drop bullet
Western United Dairies water drop bullet
The Wonderful Company water drop bullet

higher ed icon Supporter of the PPIC Higher Education Center
statewide survey icon Supporter of the PPIC Statewide Survey
water drop bullet Supporter of the PPIC Water Policy Center[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row vcex_user_access=”logged_in”][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs style=”flat” shape=”square” gap=”2″ active_section=”1″][vc_tta_section title=”Giving Circles” tab_id=”1497477480323-b071cf0a-15db”][vc_column_text] GIVING CIRCLESMembers of PPIC’s Donor Circle and Corporate Circle are a diverse, engaged, and informed community of stakeholders. Donor Circle California Circle – $100,000+ Frances and Arjay Miller David and Susan Coulter Donald Bren Foundation John and Louise Bryson higher ed iconstatewide survey icon John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn Pacific Life Foundation Raymond and Elsa Watson Richard J. Riordan S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation water drop bullet Tom and Marilyn Sutton higher ed icon TomKat Foundation water drop bullet Walter B. Hewlett higher ed iconstatewide survey icon William R. Hewlett Redwood Circle – $25,000-$49,999 The Arjay and Frances Miller Foundation higher ed iconstatewide survey icon California Grizzly Circle – $10,000-$24,999 Colleen and Robert D. Haas water drop bullet Mas and Marcy Masumoto/Masumoto Family Farm higher ed iconwater drop bullet Big Sur Circle – $5,000-$9,999 Barbara and Richard Rosenberg David and Marianna Fisher DSO water drop bullet Gerald L. Parsky Hamilton, Rabinovitz & Associates, Inc. Mark Baldassare and Cheryl Katz Joshua Tree Circle – $2,500-$4,999 Jim Brulte Joanne C. Kozberg Kim Polese Steve Merksamer Western Riverside Council of Governments Golden Gate Bridge Circle – $1,000-$2,499 A. Marisa Chun Abby Cook and Ali Mirza Barney and Marsha Lew Beall Family Foundation Blue Shield of California Center for European and Mediterranean Studies, New York University Chet Hewitt F. Noel Perry Frances Spivy-Weber water drop bullet Fritz Hitchcock Harold M. Williams Julie and Craig McNamara Larry and Kate Weston Laural Foundation Linda Griego Next 10 higher ed icon Ophelia Basgal Paul Rosenstiel and Jan Masaoka Steve and Melva Arditti California Poppy Circle – $500 to $999 Anthony and Deborah Gonzalez Ashley Boren and Dan Purtell water drop bullet Bernard Mikell and Victoria Horton California Council for Environmental & Economic Balance water drop bullet David and Susan Post David W. Lyon and Joan E. Talbert Gayle Ravenscroft and Patrick Murphy Kim Belshé Lenny and Christine Mendonca Mary G.F. Bitterman Matt Cate Robin and Neil Kramer Stephen Halper and Laurie Vender The Weiss Group Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission higher ed icon Additional supporters include – Abdi Soltani and Grace Kong Andrew Hattori Anna Haynes Bonnie Shirley California Executives’ Alliance Christopher Green F. Thomas Biglione water drop bullet Jean and Gary Pokorny Josh Franco and Mayra Chavez Kathryn and Michael Lewis Lauren Steely Leonard and Isabelle Smith Lester Snow water drop bullet Margaret Park Michael Warburton water drop bullet Nicole Van Vleck/Montna Farms water drop bullet Pete and Gina Peterson Richard Frank water drop bullet Robert Kirkwood Ruben S. and Kelly Barrales Stephen and Carol Lombardi water drop bullet Tom Epstein Corporate Circle Abt SRBI Bank of the West Southern California Edison[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Grants” tab_id=”1497477480692-e96180eb-7b4a”][vc_column_text] GRANTSPPIC receives generous grant support from a diverse group of California and national foundations as well as local, state, and federal agencies. Applied Materials Foundation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation higher ed icon The California Endowmentstatewide survey icon California Health Care Foundation California Water Service water drop bullet The California Wellness Foundation College Futures Foundation higher ed icon The David and Lucile Packard Foundation statewide survey icon The Dirk and Charlene Kabcenell Foundation statewide survey icon ECMC Foundation higher ed icon Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund Flora Family Foundation higher ed iconstatewide survey icon Heising-Simons Foundation statewide survey icon Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education The James Irvine Foundation higher ed iconstatewide survey icon LA Partnership for Early Childhood Investment The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust higher ed icon Lumina Foundation higher ed icon National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Russell Sage Foundation S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation statewide survey iconwater drop bullet Silicon Valley Community Foundation higher ed iconwater drop bullet Silver Giving Foundation statewide survey icon Stuart Foundation statewide survey icon Sunlight Giving TomKat Foundation water drop bullet United States Environmental Protection Agency water drop bullet Water Foundation water drop bullet The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation statewide survey icon William T. Grant Foundation[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Sponsorships” tab_id=”1497477493050-6e24e327-412f”][vc_column_text] SPONSORSHIPSA wide range of organizations—including corporations, nonprofits, utilities, and family foundations—support special PPIC events and projects. Events

Event sponsorships help PPIC raise public awareness and encourage dialogue about building a better future for the state. Sponsors of our 2017 Speaker Series on California’s Future include:

The California Endowment California Health Care Foundation The David and Lucile Packard Foundation ECMC Foundation The James Irvine Foundation Kaiser Permanente Lucas Public Affairs McKinsey & Company Rosenberg Foundation The San Francisco Foundation Sierra Health Foundation Southern California Edison Stuart Foundation Union Bank The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation PPIC Corporate Circle PPIC Donor Circle Projects Project sponsorships support PPIC products and activities that provide accessible, nonpartisan information on critical issues of the day. Sponsors of the PPIC Water Policy Center’s 2016 California’s Water briefing kit include:Almond Board of California water drop bullet Association of California Water Agencies water drop bullet California American Water Co. water drop bullet California Trout water drop bullet California Water Service water drop bullet The Dirk and Charlene Kabcenell Foundation water drop bullet Driscoll’s water drop bullet Ecology and Environment Inc. water drop bullet Environmental Defense Fund water drop bullet The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California water drop bullet Mojave Water Agency water drop bullet Morgan Family Foundation water drop bullet The Nature Conservancy water drop bullet Northern California Water Association water drop bullet Pisces Foundation water drop bullet Rosenberg Ach Foundation water drop bullet S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation water drop bullet The San Diego Foundation water drop bullet San Francisco Public Utilities Commission water drop bullet Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority water drop bullet Sonoma County Water Agency water drop bullet Sustainable Conservation water drop bullet The Walton Family Foundation water drop bullet Western Growers water drop bullet The Wonderful Company water drop bullet[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]