THANK YOU
Our Annual Supporters
Fiscal Year 2024
We are deeply grateful to the generous donors whose invaluable contributions have shaped the Cayton into the extraordinary place it is today. Together, we are PLAYING OUR WAY TO A BETTER WORLD. With heartfelt appreciation, we thank the following donors for making our mission a reality.
$100,000+
Kevin & Chelsea Washington
Macerich/Santa Monica Place
Mary Kitchen & Jon Orszag
The Derfner Foundation
VCA Animal Hospitals
$50,000+
Andrea & Barry Cayton
Art & Kate Coppola
Kevin & Chelsea Washington
The Derfner Foundation
Haeran & David Zedeck
Jean Cohen & Jennifer E. Cohen
Carl & Jennifer Freed
Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
VCA Animal Hospitals
Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation
Larry Braun
Joy Monkarsh
$25,000
Andy Kaplan and Allison Wright
Courtney Mizel
Danhakl Family Foundation
Fernando and Nadina Szew
Heidi and Jon Monkarsh
Julie Gadinsky & Larry Froch
James Mandelbaum and Steve Byrnes
Jennifer Simchowitz and James Brooks
Julie Gadinsky and Larry Froch
Leo Rosner Foundation, Inc.
Linda Gach Ray and Steve Ray
The Mark Hughes Foundation
Michael Cohl and Lori McGoran
Million Dollar Baby Co.
Sidney Kohl Family Foundation
Westside Regional Center
$10,000+
3 Arts Entertainment, Inc.
Aashika Patel and Jesal Parshotam
Alexa Dell
Allison and Larry Berg
Andy and Lauren Kleinman
Andy Meyers and M3 Creative
Annette and Leonard Shapiro
CCS Fundraising
City of Los Angeles Department
of Cultural Affairs
Craig Erwich
Deborah Dragon and Justin Goldstein
Diane and Dorothy Brooks Foundation
Feigco Entertainment
Goldhirsh-Yellin Foundation
Halle and Oliver Hammond
Heather and Ben Braun
Heather Lindsey
Hillary Mow Cervieri and Peter Cervieri
Joyce Brandman
Lon V. Smith Foundation
Marcia Israel Foundation
Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg
Mort Marcus and Deborah Klein
Ron Perlstein
Sam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation
Susan Goldsmith and Van Hohman
Tom O'Hern
Walt Disney Company
$5,000+
Anoosheh Bostani
Aryeh and Judy Goldberg
Bob and Nita Hirsch Family Foundation
Brittany Shugart Shiba
Cassie and Eitan Weinstock
David Levine
David Straus
Dean Golder
Elkus Family
Esther Netter
Fox Entertainment Global
Gail Buchalter and Warren Breslow
Heather Andrews
Jim Koplik
Judy and Michael Citron
Linda and Steven Brown
Lionsgate
Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture
Lynn and Les Bider
Macerich / Santa Monica Place
Michelle Patel
Moshe and Desiree Netter
Myles Share
NBCUniversal
Paramount Pictures
Pilgrim Media Group
Point Grey Pictures
Richard and Suzanne Norton
Richard Ellis and Geri Lieberman
Rodney and Lauren Freeman
Sally and Dick Lippin
Seth Schulweis
Shari and Michael Weiner
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Stacy and Jesse Sharf
Susan and Aaron Amster
Suzanne and David Robinson
Warner Bros. Television Group
We Are Santa Monica Fund
Wendell and Celeste Birkhofer
$2,500+
42 Management & Production
Alexa and Kevin Koehler
Amanda Moldavon
Andrea and Glenn Sonnenberg
Annie Lukowski
Barbara Lazaroff
The Goldberg Family
Bo Overlock
Brianne and Alex Turtletaub
CalPrivate Bank
Catherine Powers and Grant Withers
Christine and Stephen Lim
Dana and Richard Smith
Diana and Jeff Glasser
Eileen and Bob Stringer
Entertainment One
Henry Appelman
Independent Artist Group
Jean and Jerry Friedman
Jennifer and Andy Wexler
Joseph and Melisa Shalom
Katie and Alexander Grosvenor
Kenneth Lesnik
Larry & Rita Lieberman
Lawrence and Lisa Bender
Lisa and Josh Hofheimer
Mary Kitchen and Jon Orszag
Patty and Peter Best
Sarah Dickerson
Simms/Mann Family Foundation
Stephanie Schaffer and Scott Marlette
Tiffany and Teddy Fong
Wrenn and Bill Chais
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$1,000+
Adam Fakhri and Maliha Fakhri
Adam Waltuch and Carolina Burak
Allison and Duncan Gilliam
Amanda Aronoff and James Keller
Andrea Zalewski
Andrew and Sharon Cushnir
Bill Silva
Brian and Mary C. Smith
Brian Kabatznick
BXP
Corinna Cotsen and Lee Rosenbaum
Dana and Stephen Sigoloff
Dana Wancjer
Daniel H. Adler
Danielle Levy
David Delgado and Silvia Salomon
Deborah and Ivan Kallick
Denise Goldberg
Diane Shader Smith and Mark Smith
Dr. Michael S. Aronoff and Dara Welles Aronoff
Dr. Natasha Trentacosta
Ed Joyce & Linda Gerstel
​Edit and Ed Komberg
EJS & SES
Eric and Debora Edmunds
Erica Gerard and Vin Di Bona
Georgia Simon
Green Dot Public Schools
Guess Foundation
Ian Fried and Meredith Messer-Fried
Jackie & Richard McLaughlin
Jeff Gold and Jody Uttal
Jennifer and Jared Weinman
Jennifer Freed and Rendy Freedman
Joan N. Borinstein
Jocelyn & Luna Solomon
Jodi and Trevor Bryant
Kathryn Avery
Kirby Bumpus
Lacie Liska
Mary Ellen Klee
Meghana Mudiyam and Salil Phadnis
Melissa & Ross Zapin
Michael and Dounia Turrill
Netflix
Paul and Joan Sher
Paul Solit
Pia Mehta
Rebecca Schumer
Rob Six
Sandra Malouf
Santa Monica Cultural Affairs
Saundra and Robert Braun
Selkowitz Family Foundation
Sharon and Herbert Glaser
Sheila and Aaron Leibovic
Sheryl and Jeffrey Wachtel
Stanley and Joyce Black Family Foundation
Stephanie and Harold Bronson
Tara and Jay Reisbaum
The Grinstein/Rabin Family
The Held Foundation
The Zalewski Family
Tina Chu
UCLA - School of Education and Information Studies
Wala Events - Jasmin Wala
Y&S Nazarian Family Foundation