Our Donors
Making Waves donors help bring students closer to their college graduation and career dreams
Thank you to our 2023-24 Making Waves Education Foundation Donors!
The following lists reflect donations made to Making Waves Education Foundation between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023.
Lead Donors
John H. & Regina K. Scully Foundation
Individual Donors
Anonymous
Napoleon Albino Baguisi
Sue and Jim Bartlett
The D. Wehlitz & M. Berg Charitable Fund
Derrick Bolton
Gabriella and Stephen Bowling
Don Briggs
Patricia and John Cahill
Andres Campos and Hilda Martinez
Chen Family Fund
Lulu Xue Chen and Qi Ping Tang
Jane Choi
Jacquelyn and James Christensen
Jen Thomas and Brandon Cohan
Helen Jupiter and Matthew Cohan
Mary Ann and Ron Cohan
Lori and Ray Crawford
Edith Bogard Dagley Fund
Darcy and Richard Deming
Theresa and George Eisenberg
Dana and Robert Emery
Laura and Paul Escobosa
Theresa Fay-Bustillos
Willard Felsen
Jane and Paul Foster
Michael and Pam Franklin Gifting Fund
Corina Garcia
Diana and Michael Gilmore
Sharon Henning and George A. Goin
Phillip and Norma Gordon Charitable Fund
Corinne Hedrick
Kristin Hite
Caitlin Holloway
Meka and Ajani Jackson
Claire Janin
Daniel Johnson
Jovita Jordan
Bonnie Levinson and Donald Kay
Jasmine Kim
Alicia Malet Klein and Tom Klein
Sidney Landman and Margalit Ashira Ir
Bridget Anderson and Roy Latka
Loon Point Fund
Juan Sarabia Magana
Malet Family Fund
Margaret and Michael McCaffery
Edward and Betsy McDermott
Sheila McGee
James and Patricia Melehan
George Miller
MMG Gift Account
Edward Moffatt
Hamid and Christina Moghadam
Momsen Charitable Fund
Robert Moor
Hannah Morley
Jennifer Henry and Alton B. Nelson, Jr.
Wendy and Robert Nielsen
Ellen O’Donnell
John O’Donnell
Patrick O’Donnell and Joe Shook
Rachelle Aberin and Andres Orozco
Ann and Michael Parker
Wendy and Fred Parkin
Katie and Dustin Peterson
Marissa and Matthew Purkiss
Molly McGee Randisi
The Arthur Rock Fund
Jani and Terry Ross
Bonnie Shea and Brendan McShea
Barbara and Richard Shoop
Shakti Sotomayor
Madeline and Isaac Stein Family Fund
Chi My Ho and Kevin Tran
Lou Tran
Thomas and Pauline Tusher Family Fund
Jann and Jay Veach
Wilbur Weinberg Charitable Giving Fund
Edward and Lisa Williams Fund
Steve and Chris Wilsey Fund
Macy Yip
Corporate and Foundation Support
5 Ryan Foundation
Activision Blizzard, Inc
Air Products
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Ambrose Group, Inc.
Anonymous
Dodge & Cox
Hendrickson Family Foundation
Jonathan Parker Real Estate
Kim Marie Summers-Silva Trust
La Centra Sumerlin Foundation
Marin County Campaign
Mattress Firm
One Hope
Payette River Foundation
Quest Fund
Silver Giving Foundation
Simpson Strong-Tie
Studio Bondy Architecture
Tipping Point Community
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
Western Alliance Bank / Bridge Bank
Zalec Familian and Lilian Levinson Foundation
Special Thanks
Benevity Community Impact Fund
Fidelity Charitable
Head & Heart Advisory
J.P. Morgan Charitable Giving Fund
Moor Children’s Foundation
Morgan Stanley
Morrison Foerster
Pittsburg Unified School District
San Francisco Foundation
Schwab Charitable
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Stanford Alumni Consulting Team
Stanford University
The Chicago Community Trust
TRUiST by Frontstream
Vanguard Group
Venture Leadership Collective
YourCause
About Making Waves Education Foundation
At Making Waves, we are committed to educational equity. Making Waves Education Foundation is a Bay Area nonprofit that supports Making Waves Academy – a public charter school with more than 1,100 5th through 12th grade students – and leads college and career programming with more than 430 college students.
Knowing the opportunities that come with a college degree, we partner with historically underrepresented and underserved students to help make college affordable and graduation attainable. Centering the journeys of our students, our personalized approach includes college and career coaching, scholarships, and financial planning.
Our alumni network includes more than 730 college graduates, who earn their degrees and land jobs at more than twice the rate of their first-generation, low-income peers, with 85% graduating debt-free.
Making Waves Education Foundation (Making Waves Foundation, Inc.) is 501(c)3 nonprofit with a Tax ID of 68-0204312.
“My life story could never be told without Making Waves being a part of the equation. Without the educational backing and community I’ve had over the years, I wouldn’t be me. Making Waves did—and still does for us—what unfortunately the education system can’t do for many, which is provide a foundation of resources and preparation that I believe is absolutely necessary for a fruitful future.”
Stella nnodim, howard university Graduate
