Golden Bough capital campaign
Thank you to our Golden Bough Playhouse Renovation Phase II donors.
Thank you to our Golden Bough Playhouse Renovation Phase II donors. Their gifts transformed the historic Golden Bough into the new Founders Theatre, which reopened in September 2024.
Capital campaign projects
Blue Ribbon Wall
Donor recognition in the Golden Bough lobby.
Seating plaque campaign
Take your seat: an engraved plaque on a Founders Theatre seat.
Paver naming campaign
Pave the way with an engraved paver at the Monte Verde Street entrance.
Capital campaign donors
Lead gifts: $1,000,000+
- David & Bertie Bialek Elliott
- Dr. Darnell M. Whitt II & Mildred P. Whitt (Golden Bough Revolving Stage)
- Bill & Nancy Doolittle
- Patrice Pastor, Esperanza Carmel
$250,000+
- Monterey Peninsula Foundation
- Robert & Virginia Stanton Endowment Fund of the Community Fund for Monterey County
$50,000 to $249,999
- Amy Anderson & George Somero (Monte Verde Entry Garden)
- Anonymous
- Barnet Segal Charitable Trust
- Bruce & Anne Bloxom
- Nan Borreson & Fred Terman (Golden Bough Box Office)
- Carmel Rotary of Carmel-by-the-Sea
- Lee & Marilyn Cox
- Sean & Becky Flavin
- Mary Krecki
- Shirley & Hersch Loomis
- Sherrie McCullough
- Pacific Gas & Electric Company (Circle Theatre Control Booth)
- S.T.A.R. Foundation
$25,000 to $49,999
- Blanny A. Hagenah Family Fund (Blanny Hagenah)
- David & Lucile Packard Foundation
- Beverly & Lyman Hamilton
- Paul & Florrie Kagan
- Stan & Sharon Meresman
- Michael & Linda Moody
- Bob & Leslie Mulford
- David & Julie Nee
- Lee & Shirley Rosen
- Phillip & Connie Woodward
$10,000 to $24,999
- William Eggleston
- Carrol Galanti
- Karyl Hall
- Laela Leavy
- Sam Linder
- Diane Mall
- Gloria Mikuls
- Harriet Mitteldorf
- Rick & Tonya Antle Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County
- Steven & Paula Sneddon
$5,000 to $9,999
- Tonya Antle
- Sigrid Banks
- Jean Draper
- Tom & Lisa Hoivik
- Karen Kadushin
- Jerry & Diana Kitchen
- Monterey County Weekly
- Gilbert Neill & Rodney Woodard
- Otto Construction
- Sondra Rees
- Diane Robey
- Dwight & Adrienne Shimoda
- Gloria Souza & Sandie Borthwick
- James Valentine
$1,000 to $4,999
- Ronald & Jeryl Abelmann
- Lebon & Mary Jane Abercrombie
- Roy & Leslie Adams
- Ian Arnof
- Barbara Babcock
- Jim Bennett
- Sarah Berling
- Neil & Karen Bonke
- Paul Brocchini
- Janet Bruman
- Carmel Woman's Club (Tina DeMaria)
- John & Mary Castagna
- Mary Kay Crockett
- Richard Crowell & Sheila Dixon Crowell
- Ray & Lori Depole
- Roderick Dewar
- Susan Ducoeur
- Jean Duff
- Robert Evans
- Ron & Susie Faia
- Roger & Joyce Frasca
- Fresno Fabtech, Inc.
- Judy Furman
- Arnold H. & Diane Gazarian
- James & Kay Guyette
- Burt & Pamela Harris
- Paul & Angie Hart
- Jacqueline Henning
- Don & Carol Hilburn
- Tony & Nancy Hopp
- Joan Hughes
- Jean Hurd
- Birt & Kathleen Johnson
- David & Rina Kempton
- Gifford & Pam Lehman
- Brian & Sara Leidig
- Ritch M. Lewis & Tia Gindick Lewis
- Janette Loomis
- Todd & Kathy Lueders
- Christopher Manke & Lesley Miller-Manke
- Bryan & Lydia Mansour
- Joseph A. & Sheila Mark
- Sue McCloud
- Richard & Mary Pat McCormick
- Michael & Nicki McMahan
- Rod & Peggy McMahan
- Richard M. Moley
- Jo Ellen Moore
- Martha Mulford
- Constance Murray Buckingham
- Donald & Laura Newmark
- Marjorie Nystrom
- Carl & Jane Panattoni
- Melodie Pehr & Mike Mosko
- Timothy Perkins
- Robert Polito & Patti Ross-Polito
- Jack & Jessica Powell
- Todd Reeves & Jeanne Colletto
- Jeff & Marilyn Riehl
- Jean & Kay Rigg
- Nancy Selfridge
- Neil & Jill Sheffield
- Flo Snyder-Speck
- Betty Jean Stallings
- Tim & Kris Stejskal
- Holly Stock
- Dean & Joanne Storkan
- Karen Throop
- Upjohn California Fund
- Val's Plumbing & Heating, Inc. (Claude Bastianelli)
- Alan & Anne Washburn
- Gin Weathers
- Cindy Weiner
- West & Kimberly Whittaker
- Julia Wilson
- John & Diane Young
- Dawna Zullo
$500 to $999
- Keith Antes
- Kit Armstrong
- Geoff & Rebecca Arnold
- James Atherton
- Ara Azhderian & Merry Nelson-Azhderian
- Richard & Tory Beale
- Robert & Charla Bluth
- Alan & Alisa Boehme
- Jean Brenner
- Jane Britton
- Tom & Sally Brocato
- Barbara Bucquet
- Jill Burbidge
- Kay Burbidge
- Carmel Marina Waste Management
- Doug & Pamela Coates
- Bill Colson
- Brandee Cox
- Ila Davis
- Sharon De St Jeor
- Ray & Julie Dormandy
- Terrance & Antone Duncan
- John & Nancy Durein
- Jay & Toby Fleischmann
- Veronica Flores
- James & Renee Fuqua
- Leon & Joanne Garden
- Fran Gaver
- Dan & Pat Gotch
- Patricia Holt
- Ted & Joyce Hughett
- Carlin & Pattee Jardine
- Jesse & Carol Kahn
- Dan & Dasha Keig
- Lloyds Shoes
- Frank Maguire & Gay Dentraygues
- John & Ann Mahoney
- C.A. McAra
- James & Carol McGuire
- Peter & Joan McKee
- Henry & Susan McKendry
- Monterey Ski & Social Club
- Wayne & Shirley Moon
- Karen Stuart Nelson
- Scott & Deberra O'Brien
- William & Carol Pendergast
- Rob & Stacey Profeta
- James & Anna Rheim
- Richard & JoAn Rice
- Lillian C. Rico
- Matthew Simis & Michael Gray
- Ken Smith
- Joseph Sweeney III & Phyllis Grillo
- Mose & Denise Thomas
- Catherine Tiffany
- Christopher & Tara Twomey
- Walker Stone Works, Inc.
- Diana Wheeler