Support – Partners & Supporters
Partners & Supporters
Through significant contributions, Griffith Observatory Foundation partners support many of the programs and resources available at Griffith Observatory. For more information on how to become a partner, please contact us by emailing development@GriffithObservatoryFoundation.org or call (213) 473-0879.
Thank you to all of our partners for building a foundation for the future!
Sustaining - $1,000,000 and Above - Lifetime Giving
| The Ahmanson Foundation | The Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Oschin Family Foundation |
| State of California | The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation |
| Ben B. and Joyce E. Eisenberg Foundation | The Rose Hills Foundation |
| W.M. Keck Foundation | United States Air Force |
| City of Los Angeles | Weingart Foundation |
| County of Los Angeles | L.K. Whittier Foundation |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | |
Annual Giving
$50,000 and Above - Annual Giving
| The Ahmanson Foundation | NBCUniversal |
| The Boeing Company | Orr Family Foundation |
| Ben B. and Joyce E. Eisenberg Foundation | The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation |
| Getty Foundation | Windsong Trust |
$25,000 and Above - Annual Giving
| Amazon.com Services LLC | Jess and Palma Morgan Foundation |
| Capital Group | Nesbitt Foundation |
| Carl W. Johnson Foundation | XPRIZE Foundation |
| MUFG Union Bank Foundation | |
$10,000 and Above - Annual Giving
| Maurice Amado Foundation | Steinmetz Foundation |
| BCM Foundation | Teshinsky Family Foundation |
| The Conrad Schlum Charitable Trust | Vanguard Charitable Foundation |
| Salter Family Charitable Foundation | |
$5,000 and Above - Annual Giving
| California Community Foundation | Rotary Club of Beverly Hills |
| Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation | Wells Fargo Bank |
| The Milano Foundation | |
Vanguard Society Partners
The Vanguard Society is dedicated to supporting special projects and played a key role in the development of our new planetarium show, Signs of Life. Thank you to all of our Vanguard Society members!
| Nancy Clark | Arthur Levine |
| Barry and Irena Gernstein | Scott and Valerie Milano |
| Libby Ghekiere | Dana Noble |
| Anita Goswami and Tom Wilson | Kevin Randolph and Oscar Arroyo |
| Ms. Kathy A. Henkel | Mr. Michael Salter |
| Laura and Les Landau | Adam Teshinsky |
| Dr. and Mrs. Hongpyo H. Lee | Doug and Sue Upshaw |
Griffith Observatory Director Roundtable - Lifetime Giving
| Mrs. Susan Bay Nimoy | Mrs. Lois Gunther |
| Ms. Linda Duttenhaver | Mr. Morton La Kretz |
| Lorraine and Jerry Factor | Ms. La Kretz-Blume |
| David Gold and Caryn Espo | Mrs. Lynda Oschin |
| Mrs. Suzanne Gottlieb | Mr. and Mrs. Wilder |
Vega Members
| Agnes Ambrus | Carol Muchin |
| Michele and Travis Beacham | Thomas Neff and Lyndon Haviland |
| Jojo Cheung | Dana Noble |
| Christopher Conrad | Robinson O’Brien-Bours |
| Barry and Irena Gernstein | Patricia Price |
| Libby Ghekiere | Rohit Rai |
| Marcus Gill and Cassandra Clark | Madeline and Bruce Ramer |
| Anita Goswami and Tom Wilson | Kevin Randolph and Oscar Arroyo |
| Ms. Kathy A. Henkel | Samuel Rodriguez and Amy Limas |
| Sean Johnston and Brad Parberry | Jared Ruga |
| Laura and Les Landau | Mr. Michael Salter |
| Dr. and Mrs. Hongpyo H. Lee | Barbara Sanborn |
| Janet Levy and Michael Ross | Joan Seidel |
| James Lintott and May Liang | Keith and Cecilia Terasaki |
| Ms. Janet E. Marott | Adam Teshinsky |
| Scott and Valerie Milano | Doug and Sue Upshaw |
Arcturus Members
| Mr. and Mrs. Martin Bell | Peter Jensen and Mary McGovern |
| David and Amber Bendrihem | Louis Kwong and Charles Kwong |
| Don and Judy Bogart | Joan and James Lindsey |
| Juan Capdet III | Ronald and Gianna Lozano |
| Kristin Chambers and John Borneman | Sally McDonald and Hope Harmel Smith |
| Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gold | Bill Nye |
| Elaine and Alan Greengard | Mrs. and Mr. Suzanne Reinhardt |
| Jacqueline Gutierrez and Francisco Flores | Robert Rosenberg |
| Van Hohman and Susan Goldsmith | Julie Shaperman |
| Ellen Hollander and A Hollander-Urbach | Roy and Ana Williams |
| Jeffrey Horn and Laurie Zaks | |
Rigel Members
| Mitchell Aasted and Saul Aguayo | Sofia Matta |
| Cindy Abrams | Lillian McCain |
| Patricia Baird and J.D. Herron | Therese Menard |
| Michael and Bridget Beckage | Joseph Miano and Xiaoochun Long |
| Ann Marie Bedtke and Marc Moraes | Steve and Jenny Mizusawa |
| Greg Breen and Cindy Quane | Diane Murphy |
| Jeffrey Brooks and Dee Yarnall | Douglas and Hannah Murphy |
| Gaspare Brugnano | Anthony Narvaez |
| Kirsten Caufield and Nelson Vercher | Chris Pahl |
| Rosanne and Kyra Covy | Pauline Parry |
| Jamie Diaz | Steven Partida |
| Eric Doran and Veena Padmanabhan | Gerald Perezchica |
| Douglas Edwards | George A. Ponce |
| Sandra and Howard Einberg | David Press |
| Zane Enright and Amber Drake | Richard Rivera and Nestor Gonzalez |
| Michael Ermer | Leigh Roberts |
| Jody Gerstner and Nancy Frost | Eleanor Ross and John Shaughnessy |
| Valerie Anne Giscard Destaing | Kim and Sandra L Rowlett |
| Ken Goto | Edward Sachtleben |
| Nicole and Alvaro Gutierrez | Mr Hayel Salha |
| Salvador and Adriana Gutierrez | Dr. and Dr. Daniel W. Schaefer |
| Elizabeth Hernandez and Julian Aranda | Kevin Simpson |
| Delphine and Tree Hirsh | Jonathan Singerman |
| Devin Homsey and Doug Roj | Roy Sykes |
| Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Homsey II | Lauren Taiclet and Avery Herzog |
| Mark L. Hummer | Laney G. Techentin |
| Patricia Kao and Richard Benoit | Patrisha Thomson |
| Barbara and Anthony Keyser | Gene and Janet Torncello |
| Daniel and Ann Kim | Heather and Taji Torrilhon |
| Ryan Koppelman and Susana Benavidez | Dr. Richard Ulene |
| Chris Laib and Lon Wahlstrom | Jay and Krishna Varanasi |
| Cynthia and Austin Levenson | Rupert and Kristen Watson |
| Joe and Sally Loevner | Leslie and Ania Zador |
| Gregory Mahoney | |